Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-14
MERE MENTION.
From the daily of Monday


of lemonade and ice cream.
What effect will the influx OF the
Seattle Cinnamon have upon wash
bills?
The strawberry crop is nearly in, vet
good rain would greatly increase the
supply.
The crop prospects in the Black
River valley are unusually promising
this season.
Mr.. J. F. Mechlin, Of the firm OF
Bar5ee & Mechlin, is visiting his fam
lily at Portland.
Saturday night about fifty Chinese
came to the city from Seattle-rats
leaving burning ship, as it were.
Mr. Mailing OF the real estate firm OF
Mailing & Taft, OF Aberdeen, is in the
city to-day, on his way down the Sound.
Mr.. Byrne's new store on Fourth
street is about finished He will prob
ably occupy it himself with stock OF
groceries.
The pile-driver is engaged in driving
piles on Eastside to extend the. area OF
some waterfront lots belonging to
Prof. Henderson.
Saturday night the Emma Hayward
brought in $50 passengers and 81, 24O
pounds OF freight--general merchandise.
Yesterday morning she took out 137
passengers and returned last night
with l12. This morning lO3 passen
gers went out and an even 5000
bounds OF freight.
Saturday night the fire engine
pumped the water out OF the Fleetwood
after the tide went out, when the boat
was Strengthened up and brought to the
dock by the Josephine. She was not
much injured and is being cleaned and
fixed up to-day, and will 60 out on her
regular time tomorrow morning.
District Court opened again this af
ternoon with the case of the Territory
against Holmes and Mrs. Chaenn,
charged with adultery. The trial last
week resulted in hung jury, eleven
for conviction and one for acquittal.
Considerable time was consumed in
securing a jury qualified to try the
case.
The Signal Service Office to-day re-
ports: Minimum thermometer, %
degrees; maximum up to p. NJ, Sc
degrees; weather cloudless, no rain;
barometer rising slightly during the
forenoon, but from IL o'clock to 3 p. NJ.
falling from 5000 to 5000 inches.
Yesterday the mercury stood at 50 de-
grees.
There is an unusual demand for
suitable dwelling houses in this city.
Several families have recently visited
Olympia and having been unable to Sc
cure suitable accommodations have
gone elsewhere. There are several
houses in the process of erection, and
no doubt, ere long the demand will
be partially supplied,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. P. Berry, of Colfax,
Requests at the Carlton. Both are
oid-time residents of Olympia, and n
host of friends will be pleased to renew
the acquaintance of +" Aud lang syne."
Mrs. B. will remain ON the Sound dur
ing the summer, as means Of restor-
ing her health, which for some time
past has been somewhat impaired.
The owners of the Fleetwood this
morning informed the gentlemen who
had chartered the boat to carry the
engine and firemen to Seattle, on the
night of the fire, that they had no bill
for that service, and would gladly de-
note the expenses of the trip to the
worthy object that was subserved.
Such generosity is worthy of note,
and as DR.. York would say, "Well
stick a pin there" to commemorate it.
This morning at a quarter to three
o'clock, fire broke out in the round
house of the Olympia and Che
halls Valley Railway Company at Te-
nino, consuming the round house,
new passenger coach and an engine.
About the time the fire broke out, two
men were seen running from the place
and the act is thought to be that of in
cendiaries. The new car burnt was
one that the company was having
built to accommodate the increased
travel that will set in about the first of
July, and was about completed. The
loss to the company is between $1,000
sand $4,000.
From the daily Of Tuesday.
The city is filled with visiting stran-
r. , ..,, ,,,,,,
guests.
Work on the hotel has been sus
pended while waiting for lumber.
Mr.. G.. E. James has up the frame OF
residence on his lots in Swantown.
A son was born to the wife of VIM.
D. Hudson, at the Central Hotel, Sun
day night.
Mr.. Edwin Eels, OF Puyallup, super
intendent of Indian affairs, is in the
city to-day.
The votaries of the Compass and
Ccr.-o 10 vvalcOme to the freedom OF