Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-12
From the daily Of Wednesday
VI. to -nlOrro'

Inc atmosphere Is AGAIN haZy from
forest fires.
The city water supply has been ex-
tended to the Capitol.
Now is the time when we miss the
shade tree.
Ths framework for the first story OF
the new hotel has been raised.
The Olympia Water Company are
their Eastside mains.
Mr.. Besac, of the Reriew, returned
Monday from visit to Montesano.
A soothing strain From Green
lands icy mountains" would be well
come.
Messrs. Work & Westerman are
painting Samuel Williams new resi-.
dence
Charles Leighton is doing clerical
duty in the office OF the Territorial
Secretary.
Mrs. f. 7. Searles, Superintendent OF
Cowlitz county, will leave for her home
tomorrow morning.
The Territorial and Thurston coun-
ty Teachers Institutes, having held a
three days session. adjourned TODAY,
after an exceedingly profitable and
pleasant meeting.
The Signal Service Office reports,
minimum thermometer, so degrees
maximum thermometer, Sc degrees
Weather cloudless, no rain; baron,
eter rising from $3.50 to 29S6.
If"A Citizen" wishes to applaud or
censure anybody, through the medium
of the press, he should have learned
by this time that he cannot do so
without making himself known to the
publication he endeavors to use. This
is an invariable rule so far as this paper
is concerned.
W. d. Knight, publisher of the Spo-
kand Falls Chronicle, has a bid before
the Constitutional Convention. offer.
ing to do the public printing for about
fifty per cent. less than has heretofore
been paid, and all arrangements are
made to at once go ahead with the
work and the printing will be done in
this city.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Foster & Laberee's two horse cab me,
with a slight mishap on Fourth street
Eastside. In turning to leave the
residence of Mrs. l.. NJ Clark, the
horses became entangled in some
manner and broke the pole OF the We
hicle. A first-class runaway was pre-
vented by the prompt action of the
driver.
Miss Halle Price, of Clarksville
Tenn, a niece of Mrs. Turner, has &C
companied that lady to her home il
this city, with the intention of becom
ing her guest for the summer and fal
season. She is we'll pleased with he
first impressions of Olympia and viii
doubtless depart with regret when sh'
becomes acquainted with our genia
and hospitable people.
From the daily Of Thursday.
The nights are sensibly growing
longer.
Physicians report lull in thei
industry.
The local steamers are leaving from
every wharf this week.
! Carpenters are putting the roof OF
the Hospital addition.
This is one of the mo r" month
fand oysters are growing fat.
Plasterers have commenced thei
work ON the Fourth street fat.
Mr.. C. B. Mann is causing the post
Office building to be put in tidy con
dition. tH
A delegation of teachers left for thei
homes this morning by rail an
steamer.
The steamer Potter arrived at As
toria yesterday, enroute for the VIII
lamette river.
A delightful cool breeze sprang u
about noon, to-day, and inspi'ed every
body with renewed vigor.
The steamers from Mason count
ports are arriving every day with ur
usually large passenger lists.
The new hotel is beginning to shov
more progress now than any tin,
Stree the foundation was laid.
Drummers and newspaper reporter
constitute a no small portion of Olym
pia's floating population just now.
The chronic croaker complains of
sore throat and his stridulous note
have not been heard since the Fourth
The ladies of the Presbyteria
church have taken upon themselve
the work of repairing their churc
edifice.
| The steamer Willie came in, to day
loaded with human freight from Nj
son county. High tide or low tide
| she is as regular as clOckwOrk.
The music of the saw is harsh bat
keeps time with the hammer and thci
cheerful duets are heard from morn
ing to night in every part of the city
The Signal Service Office reports
minimum thermometer 4S degrees
maximum Thermometer, IA degrees
| sky partly cloudy; barometer fallin
from q. SO to 1892 inches.
Everything appears to be movin
along with exceptional prosperity, bot
in town and country. The festivitie
Of the Fourth are forgotten, and every
body has gone to work. A big wave {