Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-15

nesday night, but it has all disap-
peared, and to-day the sun shines
brightly
Mcssrs J. y. Ostrandcr, \. NJ. Encle
and F. B. Brannon, OF Seattle, aud NJ.
A. Barker, Of Dayton, were in
Olympia last Sunday and Monday
Mason Long, an alleged reformed
saloon keeper, of Fl. Wayne, Indiana.
spoke to large audience ut thu Meth
odist church, last Monday evening.
Mr. l.. F. Yemen the new Supcrin-
tendeut Of Schools, held his maiden
examination at the court house this
week, and reports everything lovely.
Mr.. Pattison, OF Eastside, sold 3 few
days ago, an cightyacrc tract lying
near the Head place Tor $1,000 cash
1t cost him about four years agoSl, 900.
Sheriff Billings has removed his Of
fee to the Horn building, on Main
Street, and connected; real estate with
official duties. III partnership with his
son Charles.
/ The interest IN real estate matters
seems t" increase rs prices advance
and town lots plated in the woods, far
beyond the city limits, sell at from $40
to $50 each.
Parties from Tacoma are largely in !
vrsting their loose coin iii unimproved !
lands in the vicinity I'll the old East |
! side cemctry One tract has been |
sold for 500 per acre
The town clock is already proving |!
great convenience, and its usefulness |
will be mucl, enhanced Whcn the |
hours are tolled from the great bell |
soon to be pat in position.
Mr.. Van Epps' real estate Office is
now open for business, and is one OF
the cosiest in the city. Ii You want |
to buy or sell real estate, you cannot
T SLIM a. Dtltcl Ilttii tlIdll All
Mr.. l.. Z. Follansbee and Mrs. Eliza
Stephens, of Tumwater, acting with
the Superintendent, constituted the
Board Of Examiners at the late teach
ers' examination held in this city
The social circles OF Olympia have
lost brilliant light in the departure
OF Mrs. A. d. Whitney for San Fran
cisco. This lady left last Monday, and
will be absent most ii not all the Sum-
tumn.
The removal OF the Probate Judge
and Sheriff from the county building,
leaves Auditor Tweed in sole posses
sion, and with adequate room to ac-
commodate the rapidly increasing ;
business.
Providence seems to smile upon our
community, now that public conf
dence in our town and county has
been restored. 1t is an apt illustra-
ton of the proverb, "God helps those
who help themselves
Mr.. NJ. Darling has sold his stock of
shoes to Mr.. /. Harris, & Sons and
taken charge OF that department in
their store. The stand occupied by Mr..
Darling has been leased by Mr.. Barbee,
for q rao1 estate office ,
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will give an oyster supper
and sociable at the house OF Mrs.
Tillottson, GA Fourth Street, next
Tuesday. Go and take your friends.
Supper from $50 to 1870.
A Lodge OF knights of Pythias will
be established on South prairie, in
Pierce county, on Saturday, the Goth
inst, by Mitchell Harris, D. Grand
Chancellor. assisted by Knights B. w.
Davis, r. l.. Brown and E. o. Free.
Messrs. o. c. Lacey, Of Chicago;
C. II. Johns, New York; o. n. A.
Schlender, Maine: w. J. Carroll, Oak
land, Cal, are among those from dis
tant points who are taking in the
sights and advantages Of the Capital
city.
The street scraper has been used
the past few days in raking the par
TALLY dried mud into wintlrows at each ,,
side of the principal thoroughfares in
this city, preparatory to its removal to
the Public Square, where It wni be
used to fill up the grade.
Mrs. Kate Nicholson, wife of Jacob +.
Nicholson and sister OF Mr.. and Miss ,
Dunning of South Bay, died at Port
Townsend, Feb. 7th, aged 50 years
Deceased was lady greatly beloved {
by ill who knew her and leaves hus- I
band and four children to mourn her
loss.
Mr.. Rodgers, the photographer has |
been several days past engaged in !
making views of the palatial store of
Messrs. Toklas & Kaufman. 1t is d
Justly matter of pride with them, d
and they want their friends across the &
water to see what elegant quarters I
they occupy. {
Mrs. Mary B. Reese will deliver Il
lecture on 1.-THE Duty Of American :
Citizens on the Subject OF Temper
ance," at Tacoma hall, Wednesday /
next, at 1880 p NJ. All who have
heard Mrs. Reese on her former visits !,
to Olympia will be glad to hear her
again. All are invited. ,
At the February Teachers examina- t
ton held in this city last Wednesday
and Thursday, Miss Lucy A. Collins,
Miss Addie V. Orr, Mr.. Peter Cochran
and Richard A. S. Paddock were sue
cessful candidates. The next regular &
examination will be held on the Sec
ond Wednesday and Thursday in
May next.
The irrepressible George Smith was '
quite excited few days ago while ,
reading a list of real estate transfers,
to discover that large tract OF land
with a house on it had changed hands
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