Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-09-27

To-day is a day of sunshine.

Colonel Dell, OF MOnteSano, was in
the Capital City on business TODAY.
A very enthusiastic Democratic raj
ly was held at South Bay last night.
Major Hilton will lecture on prof.
bition this evening at Columbia Hall.
The streets that have been graded
are In excellent condition for driving.
Everybody is interested in the Capt.
tai question. A good and noble cause.
Mr.. McCausland, who fractured his
arm yesterday, is resting easy to-day.
Jane 7. Cameron, of Pittsburg, is
in the city. Mr.. C. is on pleasure
trip.
A social tea party was given last
night at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Cowles.
A Jewish celebration to-day. All
the stores were closed until six o'clock
ehis evening.
The MultnOmah arrived this morn
ing with a number of excursionists, to
view the Capital City.
Hop-picking is almost over and In
dams can be seen sitting on the streets
III their old accustomed way.
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Circulars are being received by our
citizens, requesting them to support
North Yakima for the capital.
Three new patients We're received at
st. Peters hospital last night, from
this county, suffering from typhoid
fever.
The men at work putting in the
incondescent lights and electric call
bells in the new hotel, will finish their
work this week.
A team of small and very beautiful
black Shetland ponies, attached to a
small wagon. attracted considerable
attention on our streets this morning
Mr.. Fred Guyot, the junior member
of one of our leading real estate firms
has withdrawn from the same to ac
cept a position at the Hospital for the
Insane.
The Signal Service Office reports the
minimum thermometer Al degrees
maximum thermometer 70 degrees
weather cloudless, no rain; barometer
falling from 3O.16 to 1905.
Mr.. Henderson informs us that the
sale of real estate made by him to-day
was due to the fact that the city haC
contracted for an introduction of the
Holly system of water supply.
A large black bear skin was on exhi
bition and for sale this morning, or
Main street, by a party of Indians
which was bought by one of our citi
zens at at a remarkable low price.
Mason Irwin, Esq, the Republican
candidate for Superior Judge for thi
district, was in this city Tuesday, ant
yesterday morning left to visit Levi
and Mason counties, and will be at tn
Elma Fair on Friday.
Mr.. Collins, who lately purchased tn
Offut place, has just completed ditcl
which is q mile long and seven fee
I. wide, with depth of four to eight fee
by means of which he has been ena
bled to drain about two hundred acre
r of land.
Z Judge Hewitt was accidentally sho
by his son, last night. His son, Will
in the act of shooting skunk, sho
his father in the knee. The doctor
decided it would be dangerous Il
8 probe for the shot and so left them il
his leg. He is now resting easy.
Read your ticket before voting, ant
see if Olympia is printed on it. "Al
ounce of prevention is worth pount
of cure" You cannot vote twice. 81
make sure the first time, for one vot'
lost here is giving our competitors {
big advantage, and We have no vote
to throw away.
Mr.. Furge F. Foster, a capitalist o
Pasadena, CAL, has been visiting thi
city, the past few days, and seem
much pleased with what he has seen
! He is especially interested in timbe
Interests, and has made thorough
examination of the Black Hills, will
a view of obtaining data on that re
. source. He left for Portland yester
day morning, and will return in a few
days with others to make a fuller in
vestigation.
Articles of Incorporation were FLEE
in the Secretary's Office to-day, by tn
following persons: Henry w. Masor
and Ira Jones, of Portland, and E. D
Miner, of Washington, constituting
the Colville Water and Light Company
! with capital stock of $4,000, ant
the Methodist Episcopal Church o
Tacoma, and by the Rochester Ger
man Insurance Company, of Roches
ter, New York, with headquarters fol
) this Territory at Seattle.
1t is rumored that a company is be
ing formed in this city for the purpose
of constructing standard-guage rail
road from Tacoma to Olympia ant
thence ON to Gray's Harbor. The
! parties having the matter in charge
have already received great encourage
ment in Chehalis valley and Olympia
and if they can secure in their favor
the Tacoma capitalists, the railroad
will undoubtedly be built. This en-
terprise will be great benefit to the
Capital City.
Messrs. Henderson & Guyot, las
Saturday sold three acres on Westside
e, ty,n Austin plare tn n Portland MGR