Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-10
MERE MENTION.

From the daily of Monday.
Col. Owings is absent from the cit
to-day Tacoma.
Sheriff Lesh, of Yakima, arrived i
the city last evening.
VIM. Wolf, Of Seattle, representa-
He1 er, May & Co., of Portland, wa
D in the city yesterday.
AL. Laberee, of livery stable fame,
, confined to his home with severe al
tack Of inflammation Of toe bladder.
E.L. Sawyer and vie arrived O.
the 7. j. Potter last evening from TIA
coma. They will remain few days.
Governor Moore has appointe,
Chas. r. Donnell, of Deception Pass
and w. T. Cltk, of Coupeville, Notar
les Public.
Mr.. B. NJ. Laughlin has sold abou
Is acres OF land ON South bay for SO
1900. This land is about five mile
north OF this city.
Two cars, loaded with rock, arrived
in the city to-day, from Manvilll
quarry. 1t is to be used in the con
struction of the new hotel.
The weather the past "a hours has
ranged between 60 and 48 degrees
while the rainfall was 81 inches. The
barometer to-day stands at 2O.S7.
On her trip to the city to-day from
Kamilchie the steamer Josephine
broke one Of her rudders short off. II
occasioned her no delay, however.
The telephone Office will soon be re.
moved to the front rooms on the Sec
ond floor of the Talcott building, the
present quarters not being large
enough.
At Tacoma Hall, Saturday night, a
dance will be held under the direction
OF Lou Patterson. Snyder's band will
furnish the music and a good time
can be counted on.
On account of the press of legal
matters in which he is interested, Judge
Isham will leave for Walla Walla to-
morrow to be absent three weeks. On
his return he will resume the labor of
completing his part of the Code.
Another complaint was to-day filed
in Justice Sparks court by VIM. Nc
Clellan against Sheriff Billings. This
time it is for creating excitement by
unduly brandishing revolver in a
crowd. The examination will take
place tomorrow.
Permission was asked of the City
Council last evening by G. B. Mann, to
erect . two story dwelling on the south
east corner of Fourth and Main streets
where Waldron's restaurant has stood
g. long. The petition will be considered
at the next meeting.
Code Commissioner Doolittle was
suddenly CALI d away yesterday TO Ia
conra by dispatch stating that hi
child was seriously i'll. On his arrival
at home, he found that his folks were
more frightened than hurt, and re-
turned to his duties in this city.
A large force of men have been en-
g'ged for week or 80 past erecting
telephone and telegraph poles along
our main thoroughfares. Mr.. Dele
hany, the foreman, is rushing the
work through with all speed, and ex-
poets to finish it within week.
Hon. John McReavy, Of Union, &C.
companied by his family, we're regis
tered At the Carlton last evening. Mrs.
McReavy and the children started for
Portland this morning. while Mr.
McReavy proceeded to Shelton to
transact some important business.
Passengers on the steamer T. J.
Potter Last evening report that the
steam terryboat, At Seattle yesterday,
ran into and seriously damaged the o.
R. 4. Co.'S boat Emma Hayward.
This is the third Or fourth boat that
has been disabled lately by the ferry
boat.
A vote will be cast tomorrow, at
the Central School house, on the
question of the purchasing a more
commodious site for school buildings.
This is matter of the utmost impor-
tance, and full and decisive express
sion of opinion should be made by the
ballot. 1t seems that if adequate quar-
ters are to be provided for educational
purposes, now is the time to secure
eligible grounds.
Major J. r. Hayden, the newly ap-
pointed Receiver of the Seattle land
Office, has tent his official bond to
Washington. The Major is determined
to start in just where he left off two
years ago, and upon the special request
of his former bondsmen, they again
became his sureties.. They are J. w.
Sprsgue and Robert Wingate, of Ia
coma, and F. r. Brown of this city.
The Major will take possession OF the
office abou, June LIST.
In Justice Sparks court to-day the
case Of the City against Sheriff Bill
lings was called. Judge Henry coun-
sci for the defense, presented an afii-
davit from the defendant, who alleged
he could not secure . faif trial before
that court, nd demanded change of
venue. This was granted and the
case was -ent to Justice Keady's court
| for trial a. l 80 O'Clock. At that time
the attorney for the defense appeared
and asked for q continuance until to-
morrow, in order to allow him to Sc.
cure some witnesses who reside in the
Country.
From the daily Of Saturday.