Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-12
MERE MENTION.
From the daily of April 5th.

Miss Nina French is visiting relatives
and friends in the city.
James Pratt and family intend to
take trip to Merry England in the
near future.
George Israel is reported to have
been married in San Francisco q
few days ago.
Masonic Hall is undergoing extensive
improvements under the supervision of
Mr.. B. F. Harmed.
The foundation for the new hospital
was ready to-day and work will be
commenced at once.
Lumber is accumulating on Mr.. John
Byrne's Fourth street property where he
has begun the erection of fine building.
Spring salmon along with new po-
tatoes, green peas and vegetables of a
kindred nature, are in market in great
profusion.
The Signal Service office to-day re-
ports the range Of the thermOmeter as
Y and 4S. Barometer 29.99 raise Of
.Ol, and .O1 incht OF rain.
1t is rumore,l that prize fight has
been arranged for, in this county, be-
tween an Ethiopian pugi!ist and a
friend of his of lighter hue.
Seven thousand two hundred and
thirty-six dollars and sixty cents is the
amount ON hand as the April apportion-
ment for the District Schools OF Thurs
ton County.
The following Notaries Public have
been appointed by the Governor: w.
II. Eads and r. B. Westfall, of Spo-
kane Falls; A. Taylor. of Anacortes
and H.. .WoOdgate, of Ilwaco.
Mr.. Charles Welch, manager of the
educational department of the Ban.
croft Publishing Company, San Fran
cisco, was in town, yesterday, inter-
viewing the teachers of Olympia.
Work on the new hotel is progress
sing favorably. The weather is all
that could be desired and the contrac-
tor is taking advantage of it. To NOR
row the concrete for the foundation
will be placed in the t:enches and as
soon as hardened the erection OF the
building will commence.
A pair of inebriates are reported to
have had a knock down and drag
out last night, on the long wharf. The
cause Of their quarrel is said to have
been a woman of low repute, who
comes to the city every few days.
Their names could not be learned, or
the OLYMPIAN would furnish them to
The public.
Justice Ready Was to-day called
upoa to perform the marriage cere.
mony between James Hodkiason and
Sarah A. Wool, a couple who had
passed the meridian OF life. At the
conclusion of the ceremony they step
ped away as light as many a younger
couple. Judge Ready, however, neg
lected to give the bride the custom.
ary kiss, an oversight that is hardly ex.
cusable.
The Postal Telegraph service of this
city has been the past week like "Ja-
phet in search Of father" 1t has had
no recognized head, and patrons were
obliged to furnish their own operator
or patrenize the rival company. The
resignation of Mr.. O'Conner was handed
in in ample time it seems to us, for
the company to have provided an
operator, and avoided much annoy.
ance TO the public.
d. H. McCullagh, contractor for boring
orfAcio x1,ollu ~ -, ~
yesterday on business with the Executive
Office and Territorial Auditor. Mr. Nc
Cullagh reports that the well is down
400 feet and is now going through a very
refractory statum OF basalt, which is full
OF crevices and gives them much trouble,
a. this stratum is impervious, however,
and in the ordinary course, cannot be
very thick, there is a probability that
flowing water may be found beneath it.
The conditions which must exist to in.
sure a flowing we'll are impervious
strata above, and below a pervious
stratum, all cropping out at the surface,
at some higher point. The surface wa
ter thus gaining entrance is stored in the
pervious stratums, and when the upper
impervious stratum is penetrated the wa
ter will rise as high as its head.
From the daily of Saturday.
Henderson & Guyot to day sold
lois in the Pattison addition.
G. H. Vautier, OF Tacoma, was in
the ci,y to-day looking for business
location.
Mr.. A. w. Wehner, editor of the
Chehalis Nugget, called at our office
last evening.
About l, 500 persons witnessed Paul
Boy 'on's exhibition from Long Dock
Satu day afternoon.
I. c. Van Epps, to-day, disposed Of
five 10 on Ayers Hill, to c. G. Angel
for very neat consideration.
The contract for the erection of Mr..
S. william new house was let to-day
to Mr.. Rogers for the sum of $3,507.
The Signal Service office to day re-.
por the thermometer as ranging be-
tween Ga and SO; with the barometer
at 3O.1S. Wind light and variable.
Miss Edith Wilson, an accomplished
music teacher arrived in the city last
evening, and will make Olympia her
home.
Copies of the famous novel "Robert
Elsmere" can be had at O'Conner's for
% cents each. Call early before they
are all gone.
Frank ]. Botsfo:d, representing the
Home Life Insurance Company Of Sc.
at;le, made Olympia a pleasant call
yesterday.
City Superintendent Messegee is
to day busy with force of men scrap
ing and leveling Washington street
between Fig hth and Tenth streets.
Charley Rabbeson while unloading
rocks at the depot yesterday for use in
the big hotel, had three finger- on his
right hand crushed badly. He will
nurse them for some time to come.
A number of our citizens have filed
oyster claims in front of the city
There are 10 in all, and they range
along the city front from the Second
street dock to the entrance of the long
dock.
Councilman Frank Williamson to-
day received from a celebrated stock
farm In Ohio one of the best-bred
Cleveland Bay stations ever brought
TO this Territory. He stands about
10 hands high and is dapple bay color.
This morning large force of ma.
cons We're placed at work laying the
huge stones that will compose the
foundation of the new hotel. Beneath
them is base of concrete that insures
solid foundation for the supers:ruct.
ure.