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

cents per box.
New peas from olympia gardens
are on the market.
Mr. Arthur Datis lest this morning
for business tip to Montcsano.
The flower gardens Of the city are
vieing with each other in loylincss.
Memorial services were held ye-,cr-
day in some oi Inc churches OF The
city.
\ light gale Of wind blew up last
evening about eight o'clock. No dam
age done.
Olympia has more beautiful flower
gardens than any other city in the
Territory.
An era OF prosperity il about to set
in in favor OF Olympia Let everyone
help it along.
Several loads OF strawberries were
brought in to-day and found ready sale
at the fruit stands
A little scrapping match on Main
street this morning attracted the
attention OF the police.
Mr.. J. W. Roberts has force Of
about % men at work on the hotel
and the brick work is going rapidly
forward
The efforts O. AMY oi our citizens
in cleaning the streets about their res
licences and places OF business is com
mendable
DIR. Flanagan reports case OF
smallpox in a family by the name of
Bernard, on Fosters ranch, about eight
miles from town.
The returns from Asotin, Jefferson,
Lincoln, Whatcom, Snohomish and
Pacific counties were received at the
office OF Secretary White to-day.
Messrs. Bickle e. Co, have arranged
a trap-door attachment to the window
in the front of their confectionery store
that permits the display OF fruit in a
fine manner
Ben. Vincent has the boss shoe for
loggers. While it has "corks" that
will enable a man to stick to the slip
peryist logs, it is as soft and comfort
able to the foot as "a slipper.
Now that Olympia is starting out
with new birth, as it were, many res
licences need new furniture and car
pets To such the furniture parlors of
A. Ellis present many attractions.
Members of the Board of Trade
should not fail to attend the meeting
tomorrow evening as the future well
fare of the city depends, to great cx-
tent, upon the matters to be discussed
and considered at this meeting
Foster & Laberee have just added to
their already complete list of vehicles,
a handsome landau that is as fine
chariot as any in the northwest.
With their line OF cabs they have a
stable equal to any in the Territory.
There are no new developments in
the smallpox case. Mr. Storr is able
to be about, and doubts as to the mala-
tHbeing the smallpox is quite general,
although DIR. Flanagan pronounccs it
such. The place is still quarantined
From the number of dogs now run
ming ABOUT Olympia, it is evident that
the City Marshal will have his hands
full, after the LIST of June, at which
time the new canine ordinance lately
passed by our City Fathers, goes into
effect.
Rev. Mr.. Langden received Mr. Pres
ton Troy, of New Dungincss, and Miss
Emma st. John, Of Tacoma, into the
NJ. f. Church last evening, and adj
ministered the ordinance of baptism to
Miss st. John. Both are students at
the Collegiate Institute.
Mr. NJ. Stuth, who resides on First
street, returned home Sunday morn
ing to find the dread messenger had
entered his household Saturday night,
taking his son Freddie, a bright little
boy, aged years and IL months.
The funeral took place this forenoon.
Always talk in favor of Olympia. I'll
as easy to say good word for the city
before strangers as it is to speak dis
couragingly of it. Many good man,
ofttimes a man OF money, is turned
away from place by a thoughtless,
disparaging remark, that could as
we'll have remained unsaid
Mrs. Mamie Simpson, who has been
confined at St. Peters Hospital for
some time past, suffering from ner-
vous affection, died yesterday. Fun
eral services were held this afternoon
at Ne Congregational church. The re-
md ,ns will be taken to Portland in the
morning for interment.
Mr.. Esterly, at Tumwater, is doing
splendid business in all sorts of wood |
furnishings for buildings, such as
mouldings, frames, blinds, brackets,
etc. There are two reasons for this !:
First, we have entered upon prosperous |
era, and second, he docs good and sat !
isfactory work. We are glad to note
his success.
Plans and specifications have just
been completed by Hartsuck & White,
architects, for a fine block at the cor
ner of Fourth and Washington streets
for Mr.. County Treaurer, c. B. Mann.
The building will be 6Ox9O feet, two sto-
ries. with three store rooms below and
Offices above. The building will cost
about 5000.
Plans are being completed by Hart
suck & White, architects, for row of
flats at the corner of Fourth and |
Adams streets for Mrs =. c. Hale, Of |
Olympia. The building will have a
s.,..oa ~ 81 feet IN Fourth street