Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-22

if subscribers viii mail it each week to
some friend or inquirer in the East, it
may be the means of doing much
good. While some of our citizens
have subscribed hundr. d. of dolla's
for the free distribution of the OLYM-
Plan alb. Dad, it does not seem like ask
ing too much for others to aid to the
extent Of sending one paper week
where it will do the most good.
From the daily Of Thursday.
Al present there are % patients
confined 10 the st Peters Hospital.
Samuel Williams is confined by an
attack Of inhamma' CRY rheumatism.
MIS-. DR.. Ost-arder and Mrs. C. M.
NJ ore have departed for Steilacoom
to visit Mrs. DR.. Redpath.
ExcA,ating for the hotel began in
good earnest this morning und the
direction of Manager Chambers.
+ By judicious piling and filling, the
valuable lot from the mud fals.
Bernste;n's Band, Of Tacoma, has
be en- engaged to furnish mu:ic for the
knights of Pythias' ball en- the Sd
Tuesday in May.
The large cistern built on Jefferson
street to supply the Eastside mill with
water is completed, ard line of pipe
connecting it with the mill is being
laid.
Oracle, a -year-old daughter of
F. NJ. Canaday, living in the southern
pat Of the town, fell from fence las.
Tuesday, breaking her arm in several
places.
A heavy growth OF sod removed
from the end Of the street vacated for
the new hotel las been taken up in
blocks and placed on the incline of the
terrace fronting Masonic Hall.
The town clock keeps it's little hands
cons antly pointing heavenward, doubt
less to indicate the truth of the re-
frs;n that GRANDPA hers spirit went
heavenxard when it "sto; ped short
never to 60 again"
Two handsome specimens of stone
from Manvill's quarry. were received
here to-day. 1t is proposed to build
the new bank buildings first story
Of this material. 1t will make hand
some contrast with bright-red brick.
Mr.. John Byrne has contracted for
the erection OF building OF 26 feet
front by GO feet deep, two stories high,
on his Fourth street Mission property.
The lower story will be fitted up for
store, and the remainder OF the build
ing for Offices.
At the end of this month Mr.. M.
OConner will resign bis posi- ion as
operator of the Postal Telegraph Co,
f this city, and assume similar ser
vice for the Western Union Co. The
Latter Office will be removed to his
store. 1t is unknown who will have
charge of the Postals Office.
Col B, s. Porter, a brother OF N. S.
Porter of this city, has arrived from
Iowa, ard proposes making his home
in this Territory-probably at Olym-
pia. The Col. was an army officer du-
ring the war, and saw severe serv ce, as
q wound received at Stone river still
test;fies. He has of late years been in
the carriage manufacturing business
and will soon introduce u sample OF
his work to our people.
County Treasurer Mann gives the
FLOWING footings of tie asses ment
roll for the year 1888: Tax levy $4l,-
c19.17; supplemental, $463 A. On
the regular roll, there was delinquer.
the sum of 81 617.37, and on the sup
Elemental roll $81.36, showing total
If ca-h collected by the Treasurer of
$50, 1868. This a remarkably good
exhibit, and indicates that money is
more plentiful than it has been ut tax.
paying times fer years past.
A representative Of the OLYMPIAN
to-day visited the county jail with |
Sheriff Billings. The prisoners all
seemed as consen.ed as men under re-
s raint could be, with the exception of
old Tom McGa,rsgh, who was reclin-
ing on a cot tewailing his fate and
asking for priest and docto-. In
with one of the inmates,
j. was learned he is playing possum,
for when left alone he is as cheerful as I
any and can stow away as big a meal
at the proper time as the best of them. |
For OTHER ScENEs.-To-morrow |
Mr.. c. F. Leavenworth, of the Pacific |
Drug Company in this city, leaves our
midst to t.ke up his future residence
in Aberdeen or Cosmopolis and attend
to his rapidly growing inter, SITS there.
Since Mr.. Leavenworth's advent among
us he has been prominently identified |
with Olympia's interests and prosper
ity. To his new home he goes in the /
interest OF u great public measure, the
nature Of which at present he desires |
to remain secret, but this much we
know that it will materially benefit
everyone from this city to that Sec
ton. Olympia and her citizens are
10th to lose Mr.. LeayenwOrth, as such |
citizens as he are he blood and sinew
OF any city, but what is its loss is |
another's gain and it is in that spirit
that the OLYMPIAN wishes him God
speed and success in his undertakings.
A LETTER was received in this city,
from Portland, q day or go ago, in
which tho writer stated he wo,,11 rather