Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-05


could be worked to good advantage,
and good prices will be paid to any
person who comes along and wants
work.
Some man Of not very pleasing adj
dress was about town yesterday, beg
ging funds with which to procure
coffin in which to bury his wife.
Judging from the many rebuffs he re-
ceived, we are led to believe he was a
fraud, as he was SO dubbed by several
persons to whom he applied.
A large force OF men are to-day ex-
cavating for the new hotel. The busy
chock, chock, OF the pile-driver is
heard on the waters edge banging
away and driving piles at great rate,
and all around the hustle and activity
displayed indicates that the work Of
construction is well under way.
Some Of these bright days we will be
called upon to chronicle the death OF a
boy or boys from drowning. Any day
they can be seen on the slough drift
ing alb ut on a board surmounted by a
box, and padding from p ace to place
with lath or silng'e. Parens should
see t. this matter ere it Is too late.
T. II. McDcvitt, of McDevitt e.
Davis, the real estate dealers, had a
party of the school marms in tow to-
day, showing them over the city. AS
soon as they laid eyes on the slightly
loo ,tion Of Hcrton's addition, they
were almost entranced. Before they
left two made deposit OF coin, in or
der to secure lots thee.
Some DAYS ago joe Robinson was Or
dered to quit work on Il barn he was
building back of the old Odd Fellows
Hall. He paid no attention to the Or
der and the barn is now in place. An
examin ,tion OF the ordinance discloses
the fact that it forbids the erection
of wooden buildings in the fire limits,
but provides no penalty. The Council
should mend the leak at Cnce.
The grand exhibition of Messrs.
Toklas & Kaufman closed last night.
Probably thousand people passed
ound the sprcious salesroom during
the evening, with sight RECALLED by the
brilliant display and ears entranced
by the sweet strains of music. This
are enterprising and progressive. They
would be credit to any community,
and our people feel just pride in their
achievements.
Considerable delay has been expert
enced in getting flat cars TO haul i'll
the rock from the quarry for the new
hotel. Mr.. Manvill is blocked up in
such manner with rock at the works
that he cannot move around, and
must knock off some of his men for a
while. 1t seem as if Mr.. Brown, Of
the railroad company, could secure
two or three fats to use for this pur-
pose, it would be q great accommo-
dation and highly apprt ciated.
Capt. Brown, Of Tacoma, and his little
daughter Clara are visiting the city to-
day. The Captain is the largest owner
in the steamers Clara Brown, Skagit
Chief and Henry Bailey. The main
object of his visit here is to look over
the ground and take the necessary
steps to place daily boat on the route
between Shelton and Seattle. The
Clara Blown, now ON the route be-
tween here and there, will be one boat
and the Henry Bailey the other.
At the request of Secretary Owings,
the various County Auditors Of the
Territory, with few exceptions, have
filed precinct maps OF their counties
This was done in order to arrive at an
intelligent idea of the needs of the
various counties in districting the Ter.
ritory in accordance with the provis-
ions of the Enabling Act. All have
complied, save the counties of Lincoln
Okanogan, Skamania and Wahkiakum
1t would be well for the counties to
comply at once if they desire to be
recognized at all.
From the daily Of Tbursday.
| At last the clock in the Odd Eel.
lows Building has been started, and
now registers The correct time of day
and night.
Lizzie Phillips, the daughter OF Cash.
Ter Phillips of the first National Bank
is lying very low at her home from ty.
phoid fever.
i A. H. Chambers, of this city, was
yesterday awarded the contract fol-
supplying the Territorial Insane Asy.
lum with beef for the coming year.
The Signal Service Office to-day re.
ports the thermometer as 68 maxi.
mum and 36 minimum. Barometer
1880, fall of 20, with no rain, and
wind from the northeast.
/ A. C. Sand, manager of the Tacoma
telephone lines, is expected 70 arrive
here in a day or so. He will at once
commence the erection of the tele.
phone system in this city.
The ballny days of springtime and
sunshine have come. All nature
seems TO be awakening to new life, and
every animated creature to be filed
with joy and contentment.
| Mr.. Volhard r, quests 10 correct an
announcement made in these columns
some days ago. 1t was o Coy and not
q gil that gladdened his household,
and he is "ths image of his father"
Yesterday all that was mortal OF
Mrs. Taylor, nee Kitty Burns, was laid
away in the cold clay. She died q few
days ago and it is more than mildly
bin'ed that neglect and want had a
great deal to do with her death.
Yesterday Mr.. Rogers pointed his
camera at the school marms assembled
at the Territorial capital buildings.
He congratulates himself On having
OBJ aimed splendid negatives and re-
firing from the fracas without the 10 g
Of his lenses.
Mr.. J. B. Forbes, o logger we'll
known in this city, had the misfortune
10 break his leg in two places Tuesday
night. He was telling tree when it
fell On him in such position as to
cause a comp ound fracture o. the bone
below the knee.
The picture OF The Olympia" our
new hotel. will not appear in the April
issue o. The Vest Shore, as was expect
ed. Mr.. Samue's writes that prepara-
ton of the stone would put the edition
back about ten days, ard this delay
would not be to the benefit of the pub
LEGATION.
Last evening Mary Manvill, young
lady residing at Plum's station,
came near her death through diph-
liberia. Her father came to the city
and secured the aid of DR.. Kincaid
who responded and to-day the young
lady is reported out of danger. Her