Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-03

cemetery Mr.. Harkins has just erected
beautiful and substantial Quincy
granite monument over the grave of
Nat. Crosby. 1t is nine feet high and
two and half feet broad at the base.
In design and workmanship it is equal
to anything in existence and reflects
great credit on Mr.. Harkins' ability as
a workman and his taste.
From the daily OF Wednesday.
Harvey Mcclellan is rapidly con-
valescing from his late attack Of lheu-
matism.
Telephone poles of huge dimensions
are being erected along Main and
Fourth streets.
Jasper Babcock, ex-Secretary OF the
State of Nevada, is in the city, a guest
of the Carlton.
Sammy Ward, who was taken sick
some time ago with scarlet fever, is
now almost we'll.
Mrs. A. H. Chambers left yesterday
morning for visit among friends at
Portland, Oregon.
The roof of the Knights of Pythias
pavilion was to-day covered with tar
paper to provide against a possible
rainy spell.
VIM. Cavanaugh, brother of Thos.
H. Cavanaugh, of this city, arrived
with his family from Topeka, Kansas,
last evening.
Mrs. DR.. Flanagan, who has been
confined 10 her room with slight
spell Of sickness, is on the road to q
speedy recovery.
Probate Judge Root of this county
has returned home, after a pleasant
visit among relatives and friends in
Central New York.
John Shelton, of Shelton, was con-
veyed to St. Peters hospital yesterday
suffering from bad attack of "inflam-
matory" rheumatism.
A. H. Chambers, Esq, will in a few
days remove his slaughter.house from
its present site near the road on Main
steet to location further across the
hill.
A splendid bed of fine building-sand
was lately discovered on the site Of
Chambers slaughter-house. The grains
are course and just what is wanted fol-
mortar. Mr.. Chambers intends to de.
velop it at once.
Mrs. NJ. w. James and Mr.. E. James
of Randolph, N. Y, are visiting their
relatives, Mr.. Freeman w. Brown and
Mrs. G. w. Pryor, of this city. The
latter, his sister, he has not seen be-
fore for 81 years.
Yesterday afternoon . scow thai
cost 81 600 was launched from the east
side near the railroad depot by c. p
Giles. It is intended for work along
the city front, Another and larger
scow is now in course of construction
Last evening the hotel directors met
in eessiou at the Office of A. H. Cham
berl, and invited proposals for exca-
waiting about 566 cubic yards Of earth
On the north side of the hotel building.
Proposals will be received up to Satur-
day night.
Messrs. Toklas & kaufman sold, a
few days ago, 106 acres Of land on Da-
monis' poiut, Chehalis county, which
cost them five years ago, $1.25 per
acre, for the neat figure of$S,O00. Put
your faith in land, if you would amass
. pile of sheckele.
Mrs. Prescott yesterday presented
George Brown with one Of her speci-
mems of artificial Aower-work. It is in
the shape of fan, and is truly work
Of art. 1t contains almost every flow.
er known in these regions and their
arrangement stamps the lady as an ar
tist Of rare ability.
A telegram was to-day received, an
nouncing the death of Abel B. Brown,
young man well known in this
community, . former resident of sew
eral years. He died at Auburn, Cali
fornia, of that dread d disease, consump.
ton. He was q man of fine business
attainments and his death will be .
public loss.
"The Leader" il the suggested name
Of the new refreshment stand just
opened in the Cove building, under
the superintendence Of Mr. Fred Car
lyon and Miss Emma Hood. A cano-
py has been placed over 4 the open
space in front of the building, where
ices, lemonades, soda-water, fruits and
other refreshments are served.
Mr.. Nathan kaufman has been ad-
mitted to the firm of Toklas & Kauf-
man, who conduct in this city, one of
the largest business interests in the
Territory. Nathan is ayoung man OF
splendid business capacity and full
of vim and enterprise, and HE many
friends will be pleased to learn of his
promotion and deserved success.
Frank Owen, of the Chehalis Bee,
advertises "lemon squeeze" to take
place at his residence on May 7th.
This is som ething new, but Owen be-
ing of an inventive turn of mind, nc
doubt, adopted this as novel way to
get even with some Of the well devel.
oped danes that Chehalis county is
noted for. Each gent in attendance il
requested to bring along one lemon
but there IL nothing said about who il
10 supply the sqaeeser.
The managers Of the new hotel ar,
sorely perplexed At the delay occa
stoned at the non-asrival of brick, will
which to complete the structure.
day or 30 more Of the kind of weathe