Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-07
Work Of grading Seventh and Eishth

has already commenced.
The West.idc mill sustained break
age yesterday that will necessitate a
shutdown for few days.
A barge loaded at Ellis dock this
morning with eight tons of hay and
feed for lumber camps at North Bay.
Parties losing articles by theft would
enhance the likelihood OF recovery
by notifying the Chief OF Police at
once.
Sheriff Billings has built new
picket fence and laid new sidewalk
in front OF his residence on Franklin
street.
Clearing the beautiful plateau on the
Westside is going on. showing up some
OF the most beautiful residence sites of
the city.
John NJ. Davis, who recently came
from Norfolk, Ncb., with his family,
has bought residence property on the
West side.
F. A. Hoffman is erecting a two
story store building for the Barker
estate, on the corner of Third anu
Washington streets.
An exceptionally large passenger
list came in on the boats last night,
embracing capitalists and prospectors
from all parts OF the country.
The completion OF the Puget Sound
and Chehalis Valley railroad will
make Olympia the busiest city on the
Sound, as it is now the prettiest.
When a newcomer arrives at Olym-
pia, he finds work waiting for him. |
This is an indication of health, 0.
which every town in the Territory |
cannot boast.
Last night the Emma Hayward
brought in SO passengers and 1900
pounds of handise. This
morning she took out As passengers and
% Opounds OF fruit, meat and oysters.
In the District Court to-day John
Ellison and Francis Carr were adj
mitted to full citizenship. Consider
able time was taken up this morning
with the case of Jaqua vs.. Andrews.
The petit jury was called. This after
noon, upon motion of Attorney J. w.
Robinson, Mr.. w. +. Cavanaugh was
admitted to practice law, upon q GER
tificate from the Supreme Court OF
Kansas.
The new dog ordinance, lately passed
by the City Council, went into effect
on the LIST instant, and the Marshal
has been busy ever since, capturing
the unsuspecting vagrant ours running
at large throughout the city. Several
dogs are already in the pound, and if
their owners do not redeem them, by
the payment of the usual fee, they will
be put to death in accordance with
the provisions of the ordinance.
Miss Eliza schlosinger, of San Fran
cisco. niece of Mrs. G. kaufman, OF
this city, left BY the train Sunday
morning, on her return home, after a
visit of about seven months duration.
During the time Miss S. has been with
US she has endeared herself to many
friends, and her visit will long be re-
membered by all who made her &C.
quaintance. Mr.. Nathan Kaufman
accompanied the young lady as far as
Centralia, as escort.
At the Office of Henderson & Guyot
are sample stalks of rye from the
ranch of Ed. Robbins, three miles east
of the city. The tallest measures
eight feet and most of the stalks in
the field are between seven and eight
feet in height. They grew on light
gravelly soil, such as is often spoken
of as worthless. The fact is, so little
of the soil of Thurston county has
been tested that there is no cstimat-
ing what it will produce.
Mr.. sc. Woodruff informs US to-day
that the financial arrangements nee
esssry to building the Puget Sound &
Chehalis Valley railroad have been
completed, and that work will begin
within thirty days. 1t is confidently
expected that cars will be running
from Olympia to Montesano by the
first of November The negotiations
have been pending for some time and
this announcement is made authori-
lively. 1t only remains, now, for
Olympia property owners to confer
with the company in the proper spirit
relative to terminal facilities, which
we do not doubt they will do, and this
city will become the business center of
the Northwest.
From the daily Of Wednesday.
Raspberries are on the market TO-
day.
Several farmers have brought in
Strawberries today.
Work of filling in the west end Of
Fifth street is in progress.
The big sewer on Washington street
is being extended southwark from
Third.
The bicyclists of this city have or
ganized a club, with Bert Ready a.
President
The mail did not arrive this noon
owing to failure of the overland to
connect at Tenino.
A very liberal response has been
made 80 far to the subscription for the
celebration next month.
The boats last night brought in large
numbers of old settlers to attend the
reunion of the pioneers to-day.
Mr.. w. F. Cavanaugh has leased the
rooms in the Turner Block, form.
erly occupied by G. C.. Israel for . law