Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-30
MERE MNTION.


sheriff Billings two little children
recently down with the Group, are get
ting better.
| Ex.Surveyor General Breckcnridg
is about leaving for trip to the Al
lantic States.
Grimm & Co. will furnish the bricl
for the bank building and teamstcrs ar
delivering them.
Capt. McMicken, now rancher il
the lower Chehalis valley, paid Olympi
a visit, this week.
The frame of q large addition t.
MIR. George Forbes new shop on Lon!
Bridge was raised this week.
After an absence of about fifteel
years in Eastern Washington, Judg
J. C. Wingard has come back to live il
Olympia.
Pupils of the various schools vii
have an opportunity to exchange thci
old books for new ones, next week, Il
IO'COnnor's,
The fire alarm, last night, wa
caused by the near approach of Il for
est blaze to the depot grounds, but NJ
damage was done.
The Salvation Army have affixed {;
sign to the front OF their barrack,
bearing the legend "This hall is safe
meeting tonight"
Miss Amelia Dittman, of this city
has been engaged to teach the MUD
Bay district school, and commenced
her labors last Monday.
a nice shower washed the face oi
nature, last night, and once more re-
minded out door workers that the wet
season is near at hand.
Mrs. Jos. Rowe, who was seriously
injured by falling several weeks ago, i:
recovering, under the careful attention
she is receiving at the Hospital.
Miss Margie Ross, OF Eastside, will
close her second term of school at
Yelm, next week, and then resume hel
studies at one of the schools in this city
With the advent OF cold nights comes
the suggestion of an abundance of good
dry fuel and blazing fires. 1t is the
prudent man who is Low filling uI
his woodshed.
Mr.. Roberts began, this morning, to
put up the rafters on the hotel building
and now that the rains may come any
day, every effort will be made 10 speed
lily finish the roof.
The Signal Sevice Office reports
minimum thermometer, 81 degrees
maximum thermometer, 20 degrees
weather cloudy, with rain; rainfall 81
inch; barometer rising from 2o.9t
to 80. 10 inches.
The old crossing on the south side
OF Fourth street, spanning Washing
ton street, has long been the terror OF
pedestrians, but it has been replaced
this week by new one which looks
as if it would do good service term
OF years.
The School board of Tumwater have
secured the services of Miss Emma
St. John, who will fill the position ol
Principal in their graded school during
the coming year. A first-class school
will have first-class teacher to pre-
side over it.
For some time past, the brick and
stonemasons' occupations have Ian
guished on account of the small guam
tity of lime on hand in this place.
About two hundred barrels have been
received this week, and the industry is
rs lively as ever.
The season is so far advanced now
that copious showers are liable to
come any day. Barometical indica-
tions are no longer prophetic of settled
weather. Those who have outside
work to finish should lose no time, but
proceed ut once to business.
Nothing more strongly suggests the
metropolitan progress of Olympia than
the fact that her restaurants and lojg-
ing houses are kept open all night for
the accommodation of belated way
farers, or the suburban resident who
has been out to lodge meeting.
At special meeting of the City
Council, held yesterday, to determine
the question of the purchase of anoth-
or steam fire engine. the matter was
negatived by the following vote: Ayes
-Messrs. O'Brien, Murphy, and the
Mayor; noes-Messrs. Hardness, Ma
son, McBratney and Williamson.
Some half-dozen new dwellings have
been commenced within the past few
days, in the southeastern portion OF
the city, and all OF them are models OF
architectural beauty. The present
indications are that the building In
dustry will be briskly continued until
the rainy season brings it to short
stop.
While the first meeting was being
held in the barracks OF the Salvation
Army, Wednesday evening, the Hal
was denselypacked and the floor cracked
when there was sudden stampede iol
the door, and the building having be-
came relieved of its overweight, nothing
further occurred to disturb the peace OF
mar the harmony of the evening
exercises. The floor has since been
properly strengthened.
At the close of the Convention, Mr.
J. D. Hannigan received a very com
pin.entary letter of endorsement as tt
the excellence of his services as En-
crossing Clerk, signed by Messrs. John
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