Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-01

lie town Is TO be divided into mission
districts, each district to presided over
by competent person appointed for
that purpose.
Mrs. a. f. Young, OF Little Rock, in
this county, died last Tuesday, and
was buried in Masonic cemetery yes
terday. Her age was ii years. She
leaves a husband and several children
to mourn her loss She was an eXem-
plary woman and their loss is likewise
that OF the community.
No grander star scenery is ever pre-
sented to the eye than is now on exhi
bition every clear night. Prominent
among the larger consultations favor
ably situated for observation in the
earlier hours OF the evening may be
noted Orion, Ursa Major, and CASH
opeia. No special knowledge is needed
to find these and trace their various
members.
A mechanic in Washington, District
of Columbia, writes to brother crafts
| man in Olympia, inquring about bus
mess prospects in the various indus
trial pursuits. The writer states that
an advertisement in the WASHINGTON
STANDARD prompted him to make the
inquiry So the STANDARD is unwit-
tingly acting the role of an effective
emigration agent.
The bids for printing assessment
blanks for the current year were open
ed last Saturday, and a contract for
printing 10000 detail lists was awarded
to Mr.. c. B. Bagley, OF Seattle, at $l1
per thousand, and for 10000 census
blanks, to the saYe gentleman, at $3.50
per thousand. The contract of ruling
printing and binding assessment rolls
was awarded to Mrs. Phebe Howe, OF |
Tacoma, at 81 per quire.
Mr.. L. E. Follansbee is in receipt |
of urgent letters from various dis !
tinguished educators in the Atlantic |
States inviting him to go thither and
conduct educational institutes next
summer. While such solicitations
from abroad speak in flattering terms
of the estimation in which the re-
cipient is held, it is generally con- !
coded that this Territory cannot
afford to part with Mr.. Follansbee.
On Saturday evening the 9th inst. /
the pupils of Mrs. S. NJ. F. Jones mu-
sic class will give an enterta inment in |
Columbia Hall, consisting of several
new and interesting features in the
musical line, one of which will be a
rendition of Haydn's Symphony by /
twelve instruments in concert, for the |,
first time in this city. Another will
be the fairy drama of " Beauty and the
Beast" The entertainment will be in
terspersed with tableaux, vocal and in
strumental music, etc. Reserved seats !
may be had at Van Epps' Bookstore,
on the Friday preceding the enter
tainment
At last the" Carrie Allen property"
on Westside has passed into the pos !
session of owners who will soon place it |
in the market as residence lots. 1t
was bought, We understand, by parties
in Tacoma, who are represented, by
Messrs. Samuel C. Woodruff and r. G. |
O'Brien, who likewise own an interest |
in the property. The price paid was
$4,000, 1t will be plated and ready !
for sale in about forty days. On dit !
that Mr.. Woodruff will resign his po-
sition rs accountant at the hospital
for the Insane, and return to Olympia
to assume personal management OF
his large interests here.
The new real estate firm of Sawyer !
& Co. is a welcome addition to that |
business element that is now doing SO
much in developing the latent re-
sources of our town and county. They
come from Tacoma, and bring with
them that same spirit OF enterprise
which has done so much for our neigh
Dor. The firm is composed of gentle
men of eminent standing ard their
shrewd business tact enables them to |
grasp the possibilities in store for our
community. They have leased their
present elegant quarters for two years,
/. which indicates that they are per-
manent acquisition to our city.
The following officers of Tacoma
Lodge, No. 4, l. o. G. T., were elected
on Friday evening: w. H. Roberts, c.
T.: Mrs. Mary Burntrager, V. r.;
Chas. D. Garfield. Sec; Nathan Pat
tison, F. Sec.; J. S. Dobbins, Treas.
Mrs. NJ. v. Johns, Chap; Ed. Jeffrys,
NJ: Mrs. E, Drewry, l. G.: Joseph
Chilberg, o. G. The following are the
Trustees Of the Tacoma Lodge, for the
ensuing year: ]. S. Dobbins w. w.
Work, c. D. Garfield, NJ. A. Root, Geo.
NJ. Savage, Clayton Aldridgc, j. Chill
berg, n Pattison, Mrs. Chilberg, Miss
Jean McCarrogher, Mrs. Nettie Guyot,
Mrs. E. Drewry, A. d. Wright.
Chas. Billings has fine bl ok Of
land for sale adjoining DIR. Book and d..
Riley's blocks. This block is thorough
" cleared and fine view of the bay can
! be had from this land
Lew Johnson's combination of
Black-Boy Colored Minstrels /" gave
a performance at Columbia Hall, last
evening, before "a large and apprecia-
tive audience. This is certainly one
of the best companies on the road. 1t
combines excellent musical talent with
that rare judgment which excludes
the "chestnuts that have been
cracked so often, and presents con-
slant succession of pleasing novelties.
1t may be truly said that the Johnson
combination captures the audience in
the first act and holds it till the close.
In the company we recognize Mr..