Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-31
MERE MENTION.
From the daily OF Friday.

Strawberries are ripening quite
rapidly nowadays.
The new sidewalk around Younc's
hotel is being laid to-day.
&C. Calkins, a prominent real estate
man OF Tacoma, is in the city.
J.R. Garland, OF Bucoda, was in the
city last night, and LETT this morning
for Tacoma.
4 new sewer has been ordered on
Fifth street, to run from Washington
eastward to the bay.
An alleged case OF small pox is in the
family OF Charley Storrs, to the rear
Of the Masonic Temple.
Giles market is scrving its custom
crs to-day with slices of As pound
salmon, received last night.
Nelson Bennett, the railroad con-
tractor, has the contract for grading
the Port Blakely road to Montesano.
Since the 7. J. Potter was put on
the Victoria route, the Emma Hay
ward is on the Olympia and Seattle
route.
Major Hayden, who has recently
been appointed Receiver OF the L. S.
Land Office at Seattle, will take charge
OF the Office June lst.
The central telephone office, in ting
second story OF the Talcott building, il
being fitted up to day. There will be
about 35 telephones in the city.
Among the numerous recent addi
tions to the professions in Olympia is
that of DR.. South, from Minneapolis,
who will Office with DR.. Flanagan.
&C. Williams, the bill poster, has
deliberately swindled this office out of
a bill OF few dollars, and VIC note the
fact that others may not lose by him.
There is rumor in steamboat circles
that the r. r. Thompson will be taken
from the Columbia river run, and put
in place of the Potter. while the latter
is on the Olympian's Victoria run.
Mr.. E. E. Gregg, who recently ar
rived in this city from New York, has
been appointed Olympia correspondent
of the Post-Intellioeneer, vice Mr.. Geo.
G. Mills, whose resignation takes effect
June lst.
Prof. L E. Follansbee, Of the Cole
giate Institute, is receiving numerous
requests from county superintendents
and teachers in different parts of the
Territory to conduct teachers insti-
tutes during the summer. As an edu-
cational worker, Prof. F. takes high
rank.
Last night Sam Peters was arrested,
charged with stealing set OF furs q
few weeks ago from Mrs. Graves, who
keeps a boarding house on Main street.
This afternoon he was arraigned be-
fore Justice Sparks who set the hear
ing for tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
and required bail in the sum OF 800,
which was given.
There is considerable doubt in the
city about the case OF smallpox, al
legged to be in the family Of Mr.. Storrs,
the idea being quite general that it is
only case of chicken-pox. 1t is best
that all parties exercise due caution
until developments determine the ac-
tual malady. In the meantime the
health authorities are taking the nee
essary precautions.
The bondsmen OF Nicholas Smith
who, last week, left switch open on
the Satsop railroad, in Mason county,
thus imperiling the lives OF the em-
ployes surrendered Smith yesterday
and asked to be relieved OF the obliga-
tions of the bond, whereupon Smith
was committed, and last evening Con-
stable Geo. Vogtlin brought him to
Olympia, and he is now boarding at
the Hotel de Billings.
The real estate transfers in Thurs
ton county for the first three weeks OF
May, as published to-day, have a de-
cidedly healthy appearance, and show
that Olympia is not so dead as some
of the cities on the Sound would have
investors believe. The fact is, the Cap
| ital City is getting a move on herself.
Whenever a prospector stays here a
day or two and studies our natural adj
vantages he is sure to remain.
Capt. Medoram Crawford, OF Yam
hill county, Oregon, paid this city a
flying visit to-day, to call upon some OF
his old friends. upon his return trip to
spokane Falls, whittier he has been
Capt. Crawford came to Oregon IN
llS42, of which State he has been res
ident ever since. Few names are
more intimately interviewer with
the early history Of Oregon than his
and there are few indeed who bear the
| frosts of seventy winters with the eas'
and grace with which he carries them
He was 80 we'll pleased with his shor
stav and the hearty reception he re
ceived, that he has promised to return
next July and make good visit
James Newton Gale, one oi our old
est and most respected citizens, die
last night about II o'clock, after
protracted and painful illness. MI
Gale was born in Indiana, in 1881, an
came to this coast (Oregon) in lS1;
and to this Territory in 1862. II
was a man OF firm convictions, bu
liberal belief; an energetic citizen, an
fo;r and conscientious in all his dea
.,ns He was for several yeara put
= ,;sh,- ri the Echo, temperance pape
and afterwards OF the Nsar Transcrip
journal devoted to liberal thought