Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-09-20
VOLUME XXVIII-NTMRER A.
MERE MENTION.
From the daily of Friday.

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bly, room.
Mr.. A. F. Metzger, a prominent banke
of Shelton, is in our city to-day, OF
business.
Mr.. Z S. Horton, the superintendent
OF our city water works, is at Tacoma
on business. s
A large number OF strangers are
coming to . onZ City presumably fol
campaign purposes.
The musical concert, which was tC
have taken place this week, has been
postponed until after election.
Mr.. John S. Bickle returned home
last evening, after two weeks so
journ hunting and fishing in Oregon.
The new extension of the gas works
is now under cover, and the work on
the inside will be rushed to compile
| ton.
Arguments OF the counsel in the
false pretense case, are being heard in
Judge Sparks court room this after
| noon.
Our streets are assuming a beautiful
appearance, and soon Olympia may
boast of having the finest drives on
Puget Sound.
The new steamer City of Detroit, now
being built by the Malaney Bros, in
this city, will, it is claimed, rival the
Fleetwood in speed.
Whatever we do, permit not the
capital to be moved from our beautiful
city. Let everybody do his duty and
we will surely receive just reward.
The Signal Service Office reports to-
day, the minimum thermometer "a /;
maximum thermometer 63; weather
cloudless, no rain; barometer steady
at 1924 inches.
There are now one hundred and for
ty-five pupils at the Collegiate Insti-
tute. The students come from all
over the country. They have one
from Honolulu.
The stone work OF the new bank is
now being put up. Only about one
third of the brick purchased for the
bank, have been furnished. Messrs.
Grimm & McClelland are engaged with
their teams in hauling the remainder.
]. A. Comerfort, formerly correspon-
dent of the Tacoma Ledger in Olym-
pia, returned last night from the Ar
gentine Republic, where he has been
engaged with success in mining. He
will settle up his business here, and
then return.
Articles OF incorporation were filed
in the Secretary's Office to-day, by
Isaac w. Anderson, Thomas B. Wal
lace, Allen C. Mason, Stewart Rice,
and Hugh C. Wallace, forming the
point Defiance Railroad Company,
with capital stock Of 100000.
The big sewer was completed to-day,
and a connection has been made with
the principal drain from the upper part
of the city. This is a work that has
long been needed, and there is no doubt
but that the sanitary condition of the
of the city is now better than it has
ever been before.
Work has been commenced on C.l
B. Mann's frame building, corner of
Fourth and Washington streets, in de-
fiance of the fire ordinance, and before
a determination of legal points in
volved in case now in court. The
city authorities will insist that work |
cease until the matter is adjusted.
Robert Frost returned home this |
from Spokane Falls, and feels
very favorably impressed with Olym-
pia's chances in that section of the State
He says, 1--WE will have to work hard |
and send a good man over there to
watch our interest. Our work met
with good success, and we have every
assurance from them that Olympia will !
be retained, by the vote OF the people,
IS the permanent capital of this State.
Mr.. Blodgett stopped off in Tacoma"
The city now has sixteen teams dis
tributing gravel on the graded streets,
which advances the work quite rapidly.
Adams street is now completed and
Fifth street is finished, except one
block. This gravel has been hauled
under contract and has cost the city
10 cents per cubic yard. The gravel
ing now in progress is done by day
work and costs but 664 cents, a saving
If about SIG per day on the amount
delivered. This saving is in no small
legree due to Capt. Messegee's man.
He makes an efficient
Street Commissioner.
From the daily of Saturday.
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