Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-22
Mrs. T. NJ. Reed, Jr., Of Seattle,

Mrs. T. NJ. Reed, Jr, Of Seattle, is
visiting her parents in this city.
All that was mortal Of Geo. Viii c
was to-day laid away in the silent city
of the dead.
| VIM. Whitemarsh, OF Tumwater, is
laying seriously i'll Il. his house with
pneumonia.
A large lot Of The C.lifornia freight
per the Walla Walla arr we'd here last
evening on the T. j. Potter.
George Jones, the plumber, intends
shortly to erect two houses on his lots
near the gas house in Swantown.
DIR. Flannigap, We are informed, is
daily improving, and will leave the
hospital about Monday or Tuesday.
Fred Wilson, of this city, who has
4 been acting rs vatchman of thesteam-
er Potter, has been promoted to be
first mate OF that vessel.
A number of land contests are going
on before a referee in this city. As a
consequence many farmers from the
Black Hills are in the city in force.
Hereafter the citizens OF Olympia
will receive fr, light from California
twice week instead Of once, as here
tofore. This will be great accommo-
datiOn 10 US all.
The new telephone company, Or
ganized in this ci,y, have at present
80 subscribers. In n day or so, this
company VII place a copper wire be-
tween this city and Tacoma.
Shoecraft, Smith & Co k, to dav,
s Id lots 2 and 3 in block 20 for 81 600.
This is the L'ttlejohn place in Swan
town. The purcha er, Mr.. ]. II. Will
son, intends to improve them at once.
The Knigh's Of Pythias of this city
have ordered handsome new outfit
from the Ptttibone Mfg. Co., of Gin
cinatti. When it arrives the boys pro-
tose to do up the work in great shape.
The first instalmen: Of r ok for the
foundation OF Hon. John +. Gowey's
rev residence arrived to-day. 1t is
from Manvill's quarry, near Plumb
Station, on the Inc of the Olympia
and Tenino railroad.
Indications in the Signal Service Of
flee today, are Tending toward good
weather. The barometer is steadily
rising. From California the reports
are that the backbone of the storm is
broken, and good weather is predicted
all along the coast.
The Signal Service Off e, to-day, IT.
ports the range of the Thermometer
TO have been, for the past tweniy-four
hours, 62-45. In that same space OF
time the barometer indicated 39.3O-a
raise of IA inches and rain fell to a
depth of .23 of an inch.
The Odd Fellows, X. OF p, and A.
o. u. W., lodges have completed the
job Of moving their traps, except the
goat, into the New Odd Fellows Hall.
The worthy bucker will be taken over
tonight at IL O'Clock, for at that time
the streets are almost deserted, and
shouli he break away he would have
little chance to hurt any one.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.-Some time
since Charley Langert. sf Tacoma, OBJ
tained a judgement of 81 400 and costs
against Charles Chaen and wife for
goods sod and delivered, and their
property was attached and WAS advtr-
tised to be sold to-day at M. This
morning sn Injunction WIS sued out
and Sheriff Billings was restrained d
from selling the place, which ia the
halfway house in this city, until fur
ther order of the court.
Since the joke On Frank Smith has
gone abroad, his friends have been
plaguing him to death, almost. To-
day he was the recipient of a number
of volumes on metalursy among them,
a treatise by Hayden, and another on
the extraction Of quicksilver from a
lump of assofoedita, both OF which
works are by Overman. Strange to
say this author does not cite similar
case in his books, but future editions
may refer to the attempt OF assayer
Smith, of Olympia.
The banquet given by the Woman S
Club at Tacoma Hall, last Wedne sday
evening, was pronounced the fines
entertainment of the kind ever held
in Olympia. After the presentation of
a racy programme by the members,
the guests partock of feast long to
be remembered. When the cloth was
removed, as the saying goes, then be-
gan the real business of the evening,
in the way Of flowing eloquence, CO.
pious ou.bursts of vii, extempore
poetry and the interchange Of senti-
mental pleasantries. Everybody was
full Of praise and the best wishes ex-
tended to the ladies OF the club, high
hopes for its future prosr erity, lobster
salad and sandwiches.
From the Daily of Monday.l
Quite a heavy fail of rain occurred
to-day.
The equincctial storm is fast ex-
pending Itself.
Small boys are selling wildwood
lilies on the street.
The fast steamers Fleetwood AID
Potter brings scores of passengers
to Olympia every evening.
The City Surveyor and a corps OF
assistants are at work to-day setting
the stakes for the new hotel.
Mrs. P. II. Carlyon, returned yester-
day, after weeks pleasant stay
among friends in Shell on and vicinity.
NJ. w. Daniels, Saturday, purchased
two lots of P. H. C.rlyon. They are
situated on Ayers Hill, and the price
paid was $4,000
A real estate dealer up town has a
sign pasted on his board, and it reads
thus-"six acres of fine land with run
ming water set with grass"
Mr.. E. S. Horton, who has just re-
turned from Seattle, says that Mr.. l..
X. Munson is still quite i'll, but strong
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Notwithstand ing the rain, yesterday
the city was crowded with strangers.
The livery stables did a thriving
business and vehicles Of all kinds were
at premium. 'ae
Residence property and small houses
are in demand in this city. One land
lord today stated that he could rent
fifty dwellings,, if he had them, at
double the rent paid last year.
Signal Service Bureau to day reports
the range Of the thermometer to have
been SO and 33 with the barometer at
80 6S and rising steadily. Since yes
terday "a of an inch OF rain has fallen.
Mr.. J. G. Lybarger, of E,stside, has
begun the erection of a couple. OF