Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-24
struction of large wooden building
corner of Fourth and Washington.

=
corner of Fourth and Washington.
Mr.. Silsby has growing in his garden
in tho southern part OF the city about
half an acre Of rye which has already
attained heighth OF y feet, and is
still growing. 1t is an ordinary variety,
and the extraordinary growth may be
attributed solely to the adap;ability OF
soil
The pupils Of Providence Academy
are making great preparations for a
musical and dramatic entertainment
to be given by them in the hall OF the
Sisters school, next Tuesday, the 18th
inst. 1t is to be hoped all will attend,
as the affair promises to be grand
one.
The Knights OF Pythias ball last
night was well attended, so well, in
fact as to make the hall uncomfortable
crowded. However, the best oil order
was preserved, and lovers OF the may
waltz tripped to Terpsichorean strains
until the wee sma' hours The excel
lent music was furnished by the Taco
ma band.
Some beautiful specimens OF Mr..
Sternberg's handiwork may be seen in
Pratt's and Wilson's saloons, in the
shape OF scroll decorations. A coun-
ter in the latter place is a marvel OF
beauty in design and finish. With
such workmen there is no need OF 60
ing abroad for anything in the line OF
fine cabinet ware.
The highest temperature yesterday,
according to the Signal Office returns,
was GO degrees; the lowest 40; weather
showery with hail in the afternoon !;
rainfall .l6 inch; barometer rose 10
degrees. This morning opened with a
light frost; weather during the day
has been cloudless; the lowest tenn
perature at s o'clock A. NJ. was 40 de-
grecs and the highest up to 4 p NJ.
was &C.
Still come the letters Of inquiry
from cast of the Rockies, east OF the
Mississippi, east OF the Alleghanies,
east of-of-the Penobscot. If the
people don't like it in a country where
they have such cold winters, hot sum-
mers, billiards, cyclones, hail-storms,
deluges and terrific thunder and light
ming, come west or stay there in con-
tentment, and do not waste so much
precious time inquiring about better
place.
There has been spirited contest
going on, yesterday and to-day among
the members of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, for the place OF
the annual meeting next year. The
respective friends of Ellensburg and
Spokane Falls have entered those cities
as candidates for the privilege OF en-
tertaining the Knights in 1890. The
matter came to vote ut the session
this afternoon and resulted i'll favor o.
Spokane Falls.
A party OF six Russian Fins, foul
women and two men, arrived last even
ing direct from the old country. Only
one of the party could converse ir
English. notwithstanding this disad
vantage, the women found immediate
employment here as domestics, ant
the men, we learn, will go to Montesano
to work on the railroad, They came
over on the steamer Missouri, thai
took the passengers from the ill-fatet
steamer Danmark.
From the daily Of Thursday.
The Olympia Grocery compan!
fled articles of incorporation to-day.
Plank are on the ground for a new
sidewalk in front of Young's Hotel.
Secretary White, to-day, received
official returns from Columbia, Sal
Juan and Kitsap counties.
Captain Gilbert leaves to-day for tn
scene of his seasons operations il
prosecuting the U. S. Coast Survey, a
Whatcom.
Captain T. L. Willie has force o
workmen engaged in laying the foun
dation of new residence on Fourtl
street, between Pear and Ounce.
Fire engine No. 2 was brought on
this afternoon and stationed at the cor
ner of Main and Fifth streets, t
pump water to wash out sewer.
Mrs. Frank I. Blodgett and her little
daughter left yesterday for visit T.
their old home in New York. She vii
probably remain East all summer.
Let every business man attend tn
meeting tomorrow night, to conside
the subject of a celebration of TIL
Fourth of July. If we celebrate at all
let us eclipse anything of the kind eve
before held on Puget Sound. w
can do it, if everyone will put a shoulde1
to the wheel
A contractors train of six large wag
ons filled with plows, scrapers ant
camp cquipage, and drawn by fou
mules, rolled into town last evening
and stopped at the foot of Main street
where the animals were cared for at tn
Austin stable. They came from Seattl
and were en- route for Mason county
to work on the Puget Sound and Gray
Harbor Railroad. A large portion @
the supplies of this outfit wer
shipped by steamer and landed a
Kamilchie.
Special to the EVENING OLYNPiAS.
Notary's Oath Not Valid.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The OPT MOI
of the United States Supreme Court il
the case of the United States vs.. Johl
ID. Hall was to-day the subject of earn