Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

. confirm the impression that Olympia
is fer many reasons the best point on
. the Sou ID for the development of the
smaller enterprises.
The contract for driving the piles
for the renewal of Loug Bridge has
been awarded to Mckenon & Co, of
Seattle, for SIS per pile for driving,
Gaping and securing caIs b? drift
bolts. The only other bid submitted,
was by Mr.. Cha>. Granger, at - 80
per IL. The work is to be COM
pletcd by ;hv 18th OF q trter, and
work wi!l begin next week. The
new structure will be bull. on the
north side OF the present bridge.
Mcssrs. Allen q Hardness have the
contract for furnishing the caps and
pianking, the former at Zoe per lineAi
foot ard the lumber at Sll per thou
sand.
/ THE frost has nippcl high prices in
+ the bud a. The aiiiJrEia ,rrocery.
The Gid Fellows Temple viii afford
two ell CANT stores On the ground
floor 30XlO0 feet in size; the second
story % rooms, divided into suits of
two and four rooms, each, and the
third story lodge room 33x72, an
Encampment room 24x62 feet, a ,
library room l5x26, with various ante +
and reception rooms. The building
has been admirably planned and every
thing conducive to the convenience 7
and comfort Of its occupants provided J
for. The roof will bc completed bv /
the latter part OF next week, and it j. ,
thought that the whole building will |
be finished before the i.iclement /
weather sets in.
BIGGEST quantity and best quality for
the money at the California Grocery.
Mr.. A. d. Whitney and his estma-
Bile wife have returned to Olympia and
will resume personal charge of the
Carlton House, which achieved such
an enviable reputation under their
management several years ago. Mr.
Whitney has since he left this city
been building mp u first-class business
in Seattle He took charge of the
Occidental Hotel in that city after it
had been turned over to an association
OF capitalists for the purpose of max
ing it rival of the famous Tacoma.
at the terminus, and If he has not
fully succeeded in the cndeavor it
is owing to the circumstances neces-
sarily attending mixed ownership OF
property that must, TO be successfully
operated, be under the sole control of
a man OF experience and good judg-
ment. Our people will extend Mr.
and Mrs. Whitney a cordial welcome
to their old field Of labor.
ANSWER this question: Where can you !
do better than at the California Grocery? !
The old assertion making man the !
only creature endowed with the faculty /
OF smiling has just received II stun
ming 81 W, and if the fossilized theory
is not exploded, it is most severely frac /,
tured. An Olympia lady found Il
mouse in her parlor, the other day,
and after vainly trying TO drive the lit !
tie intruder through the open door. she
resorted to the novel expedicnt OF pelt-
ing him with big apples. This mode
of eiectment so aroused the curiosity
of mousey that he boldly Numbered
upon footstool TO get good view OF
the lively bombardment and there
posted himself bolt upright, a splendid
target. The lady, having filed her
apron with pound-pippins, took her
station at short range and opened hos
tili:ies. The first apple left her hand
at an angle OF about forty-tive degrees
with the horizon, struck the middle of
the ceiling, bounced from the opposite
wall and fell harmlessly upon the floor.
This brought AN audible grin from the
mouse. The second apple dislodgel a
large picture from the wall behind the
lady and broke the glass into flinders
To say that the mouse laughed at this
would be tame expression. The lady
began to get lawfully" angry, now.
and resolved to call all the muscles OF
her arm into requisition and take more
accurate aim. Well, the third apple
struck the floor with Il stunning bang,
gracefully bounded three feet over the
head of the mouse and then went
crashing through window-pane, across
the front yard, over the fence and into
a baby carriage, awakening the little
innocent, by a rude thump, from a
sound sleep. This was too much for
the mouse. Giving one piercing squeal
of delight, ne vanished into an adjoin
ing bedroom. At last accounts the
mouse-killer and the baby's mother had
ceased to speak as they passed by"