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


Now for constitution that We will
not be ashamed OF.
Mr.. A. Partridge, editor OF the Cen
tralia Neus, called at our Office to day
What do you think of the delegates
to the Constitutional Convention from
Thurston!
After a STERN there is always calm
To-day was as near perfect day al
any ever experienced.
1t is said an opium joint is located
in the old oys'er house near Ions
bridge. The fends must get out o
that.
McDougall & Co.'S store at Shelter
was burned to the ground this morn
ing at an early hour. No particular
as yet.
In two days more McClelland 4
Grimm will commence to fire up an(
burn a kiln containing 10000 ma
chine-made brick.
A valuable team belonging 10 Geo
Swan was badly smashed up last night
by a tree falling on them at Mut
bay. One horse was killed and the
other is a horrible sight. Bad lucl
seems to follow George of late.
Two weeks from to-day and the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythia,
will meet in this city in annual con
clave. For their reception a triangular
pavilion has been erected on the plaza
and the committees who have the mat
ter in charge are using every effort to
make their visit pleasant one.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has authorized Surveyor
= 0eneral Breckenridge to post notices
inviting proposals for the rurvey Of
the unsurveyed portion OF township
No. z North of Range 30 East, frac
tional township No. % North Range
81 East, and fractional township No
% North Range 80 East.
The adjourned meeting of the hotel
committee was held last evening al
Columbia Hall. 1t was for the pur.
pose of hearing the reports of the var.
ious committees, but inasmuch as nc
work had been done on the hotel since
the last meeting there was nothing te
report. The lack of activity on the
hotel was caused by the wet weather.
A report has it that the Hagemeyel
house, near the Central school house
is haunted. A family named Johnston
at present occupy it and they allege all
kinds of unearthly and unseemly
noises prevail throughout it in the
hours when graveyards are said te
yawn. Here is an opportunity for
some spiritualists 10 investigate the
cause.
Frtm the daily Of "Wednesday.
The weather Office to-day reports
the barometer at 1857 with the ther.
mometer from 81 to 80.
Last night the steamer T. J. Potter
carried to this city one of the largest
list of passengers for some days.
Merchants generally report the bust.
ness Of last month ~ exceeding any
previous April in their experience.
~ Sam Wiley yesterday purchased
Dtem Mr.. kaufman fopr lots adjoining
Judge Hoyt's former residence, paying
therefor $1,000.
To-day the steamer Josephine while
entering, tie Little Skookum, ran
aground. She will get off tonight
about 9 o'clock.
At the home of Milton Giles to-day
. baby boy appeared, and Giles
throughout the day, if called upon fol
. mutton chop OF steak, weighed Out
ten pounds, the weight Of the boy
causing him 70 be that absent-minded
The travel from both Kamilichie and
Shelton is now very large. At both
places travellers find considerable diff
ficulty in securing accommodations
Quite . number of buildings are being
erected in both towns.
Mr.. Yemen reports that there were
thirty-three applicants At the teachers
examination which opened this morn
ming. This is quite unprecedented
for Thurston county and . pretty SURE
indication that the teacher ia abroad
Capt. Woody Sprague, Of the tug
Aogul, brought the steamer T. J. Pot.
tor TO Olympia last night on her regu.
lar trip. This change was made be
GAUGE Capt. Gil Parker was detained
~ . witness At Seattle in the case o.
the investigation Of the late collision
between the steamer T. J. Potter and
the ferryboat City of Seattle.
Yesterday afternoon, Col. Owinss se'
cured tho services of . little fellow
named Harry McQuarry to exercise
Lis ponies. The animals were skittish
xpa one Of them kicked the boy in the
lace. The calks Of one Of his shoes
penetrated the fleeh and made an ugly
wound. He was taken TO DR.. Riley'l
Office where his injuries we're Creased
The following officers of Tacoma
Lodge No. 4, !. o. g. T., were installed
Friday evening: C. d. Garfielde, L. d.
Ed. Jenries, c. T.; Miss Floy Frost
v. T.; BENZ. Jones, eec.; Nathan Pat
tison, +. g.; Us. Dobbins, Treas.
Mrs. n. v. Johns, c.; G. D. Garfielde
M; Mrs. Edith Drewry, g.; Miss Jean
McCarrogher, s.; w. H. Roberts, p. G
T.
Fron the daily Of Thufsday.
Thos. Barrigan yesterday sold to q
Mr. 0randall Is acres, receiving there
for $500.
Capt. John Libby, manager Of the
Tacoma Mill Company, is in the city