Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09
MERE MENTION.
From the daily Of Tuesday.

From the daily Of Tuesday.
Smoke.
Oh, my eyes!
Grouse are fat and tender.
Look to your fires before going to
bed.
The summer is going, autumn is
coming.
This is week of delightful moon
light evenings.
1t is with difficulty that Luna
pierces the hazy atmosphere.
Incoming students to the Collegiate
Institute are already seeking comfor-
table rooms.
Forest fires seem to be on the in
crease, if we may judge by the density
of the smoke.
Mr.. L. Z Yemen reports the school
population of Thurston county to be
2,202 against l,723 last year.
All through the Territory, from the
north, south, east and west, relief
trains are moving on towards Spokane
Falls.
The most reliable estimates by Port
land insurance men place the total
loss at Spokane Falls at from $4,000, :
600 to $l5,0O0,O0O.
Articles of incorporation of the
Pierce Loan and Insurance company
were filed yesterday in the Office OF
the Secretary OF the Territory.
The Seattle Ice Company filed its
articles of incorporation in the Terri
torial Secretary's Office yesterday.
The capital stock is fixed at 100000.
Nothing short of a visit to the gas
works will convey just idea of the
extensive engagements and improve
ments now going on about the premises
OF the company.
The late fire at Spokane Falls is the
topic of comment of through the Ter.
ritory, and the question as to where
the work of devastation is going to end
is assuming more grave significance.
The Tumwater Lumber company
have resumed business under favorable
auspices. The firm is composed Of
Messrs. J. Z. Allison and Willis Town
send. They are prepared to furnish
rough and dressed lumber, lath and
pickets.
The Swiss Bell Ringers performed
to full house, last night, and fully
sustained the enviable reputation
they have achieved throughout the
country. The most elaborate pro
gramme of the season was carried ou
to the letter and everybody was made
happy.
To keep posted in the building in
dustry as it is now prosecuted il
Olympia, the Observer would need I,
have good conveyance of his owl
and keep constantly on the move
and even then he would want rela,
at convenient points or the worl
would get the start of him.
The " New Detroit" is the name of
small steamer that has just beer
launched from the Westside mill-yar,
by the Melany brothers. She now lie
alongside the mill company's lumbe
wharf adjoining where her uppe
works will be put on. Her owner
propose running her between Olympi
and Mason county ports.
Pursuant to n call from the Superir
tendent of instruction, the Board {
EuuCttioh ilciu u nSSSiOu III ldCOui
hall, yesterday. Messrs, Morgan, Tul
ner and Swim were present, Messr,
Follansbee and Mcbride absent. NJ
Turner presented n preamble and res(
luton reciting the late action of tn
board in adopting certain textbooks
and resembling such adoption and diret
ting the secretary to notify the publisl
: ing houses with whom such contract
had been made. This resolution wa
= adopted, and the board adjourned.
&. Tenino is putting on city airs. Sh
now has a barber shop, and its res
dents have begun to speculate in tow
r lots. Billy Henston has bought quit
an addition to his former land are
| and contemplates the erection ,
greater hotel facilities. Ragless hs
sold quite number of lots in his q,
| dition to Tenino, and n project is o
foot to erect number of small bull,
= ings for rent. Mr.. +. M. Bard wi
. this week start up his new single mi
3 at the northern part of town an
!. make $4,000 shingles per day for e
port.
i The steamer Multnomah will lea'
Portland tomorrow morning Il
:, Astoria, en- route for Puget Scum
o and will probably arrive at Olymp
the first OF next week, to enter at on
, upon q route between this place, NJ
# son county ports and Tacoma. She
: quite a large boat, a stern-wheeler al
!. very fast. 1t is claimed that she W
q easily keep up with the Fleetwood
d speed, and her large and airy salot
If will make her a favorite with tho
o who travel for comfort. She is beil
= placed in excellent order, under Il
c supervision of Capt. Wiley, who wi
h Mr.. Leavenworth, are her princir
l. owners.
3 From the daily of Wednesday.
e Miss Grace White, of Chambe
u Prairie, is in the city visiting friends
Miss Lizzie Friedman, of Portlan
Up is in the city, visiting her sister, Nj
J. S. Cohen.
s A filling of about sixty feet will col
- plete Third street to jefferson sire