Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16
MERE MENTION.
From the daily OF Monday.

Nplh HIS commenced vi tllt
bank building. !
The steamer Fleetwood is undergo
ing some slight repairs
Rain Indications are daily becoming
mon, apparent. and rain it will be.
East>idc people claim that they ar" .
taking the lead in the building indus
try.
A new sidewalk is being built along ,
the front of Mr.. q. kaufman's resi-
dence.
Mrs. Blankenship and her son Rob
ert are visiting relatives and friends at
Lopez Island.
Rev. J. r. Thompson has been con-
fined to his room several days on ac-
count OF sickness.
/ A refreshing breeze sprang up from
the north, to-day, and dissipated to
considerable extent the great clouds OF
overhanging smoke.
Mr.. John Roster and Mrs. Helen
Winslow were united in marriage at
the Columbia House, to-day, Rev. f.
Hopkins officiating.
That portion of Jefferson street ex-
tending from Seventh to Eighth
street, heretofore an impossible swamp,
is now open to travel.
Rev. w. B. Lee and wife, OF this
city, have been spending few days OF
the heated term at the camp of Capt.
J. ]. Gilbert, on Lopez Island.
The fires were to be drawn from the
last brick-kiln to-day and the contents
will be ready for delivery as soon as
the cooling process is finished.
Messrs. Cook & Crins have the con-
tract for painting the large building
just being erected on the Barker lot,
corner Washington and Third streets.
An unusually large number of far
mers' wagons were in town, to-day,
fact which is pretty sure indication
that the harvest season is drawing to
close.
Wood dealers state that they have
great trouble in saving their wood from
being destroyed by the fierce fires that
are now prevailing in the neighboring
woods.
1t seems that nothing was made in
p, vain, and so even the sandstone chips
that fall from the workmen's chisels at
the bank building are made to subserve
purpose in the formation of concrete.
!. Mr.. J. d. Lamar, one of Olympia's
old-time citizens, now of Walla Walla,
is on visit. to his old home. Mrs. l..
, accompanied him as far as Puyallup,
where she remains to visit her rela-
g tives.
The gas company are preparing to
use about Il ship load Of friedrich in
!. setting in position their ten new retorts
lately received. Other extensive ad-
" ditions and improvements are also in
contemplation.
The steamer Stats of Washington
brought yesterday large party OF ex
of cursionists from Tacoma. They spent
y, a couple of hours apparently in a very
a. pleasant manner in visiting objects o
u interest in this city.
OF A shipment of car-wheels have ar
OF rived here direct from the Lobdell ca
AZ wheel works, Wilmington, Delaware
al for the Puget Sound and Gray's Harbo
II railroad. These car-wheels are to &C
'e- by steamer to Kamilche.
~ The recent fire alarms should act a
W emphatic warnings to all who own pre-
:" perty in the vicinity of brush heap
40 and other rubbish liable to be set o.
IN fire. A little well-timed precautio
eli may save destructive conflagration.
The textbook muddle is becoming
~ serious detriment to the educationi
interests of the country, two conflictin
circulars have been scattered broadca'
- over the Territory, and neither boOl
sellers nor purchasers know what to d.
cir Mr.. J. H. Taylsr assisted by Mr.
Rhoda Taylor will give an entertain
ment on Friday evening next, ;
Columbia Hall, under the auspices
:. st. Johns Guild. Mr.. Taylor is Il
original "Joe Taylor" of the Tayl'
.. Brothers Troup who will be remer
-, bered by many of our old residents.
not As one of Foster & Laberee's ca
ars was descending Tumwater hill, la
tod night, en- route from this city to tn
Of place, the king-bolt broke, causing Il
ver body of the vehicle to pitch fOrwa
his upon the team. One of the passenge
vr- was considerably bruised and scratche
Pr and the vehicle was badly stove up.
rbe Agent Percival reports that the
oet. R. 4 N. Co. are making preparatio
or. to run their ocean steamers, plying
tho tween Portland and the Sour
ola through to this city. In a few da
we may expect weekly visits fre
h., either the Michigan, the Idaho
the Willamette, the vessels assign
to this route.
Longmire's health resort, the me
his cal springs at the headwaters of
Gle Nisqually, are beginning to attrs
dis considerable attention, and there is
and average attendance of twenty-f
aka guests, at this season of the year. 7
and springs are situated about sixty-eie
GUS. miles from this city, and are reach
e of from Yelm by horses over q good tr'
low, Mr.. Arlie Van Epps was serious
and injured, this afternoon, while ASST
ht" ing in taking the hose-cart OF No. 2
is to the fire. In jumping from a wae
bad to which the cart was attached, to
l all lieve the men at the tongue, he
d of and one of the wheels passed over
evil hips. He was taken home and plat
lea under the skillful care of DR.. Kincs
o-~-occoe xI,o chat MI,