Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-19

Word was received in this city las
evening. after had gone to press, tina
Jo' II X. Hayden Sec-e ary OF tn.
Board OF Trade OF this city, hal snc
&c de | to tire R'ceiver>hip of the Seat
tie Land Office, wee Shields, the pres
ent incumbent. The Apo ntmen,
meets with universal favor in this CITY
The Major is jovial gent eman who
has host of trends in thi, city who
hate to los, his presence from AMOS
them, as his duties will necessaril y
cause him 10 become a citizen OF Seat.
tie temporarily.
The performance CT the Goodyear,
Cook 4 Dillon Ministries, at Columbi
Hall, Monday evening, was a great
success as a variety show, and ihe APP
laus- OF the Urge audience in atten-
dance WIS unbranded. The minstrel
per ormance, however, has been
equal, d by several former companies,
and indeed excelled 10y those OF the
Jubilee Singers and the Alleghanians
The clog dancing by the Dillon and
LIZ III DlOtIltlS wa tAttlltllt, Dhlb Tic
grand feature OF the evening vas the
club swinging by Ben. MowAtt 1t was
IMPLY marvelo IL, and OF its l., worth
the price of admission. Taken "a a
whole, it is one Of the most meIitorious
companies on the road.
From the daily of Thursday
A bicycle club is to be organized in
Olympia in few days.
Gus Harris, OF this city, is back from
visit to S N Francisco.
Eighteen new buildings are in course
OF construction at Scatco.
Speake Clark, OF the last Territorial
Legislature, is in the city ON Il brief
visit.
The Signal Officer here today re-
ports the weather as $3.50 with the ba-
rometer at 80 90.
Miss Rena Cavanaugh is confined
to her home with severe attack Of
intermittent fever.
Invitations have been received in
this city to attend p Harrison lunch at
the Elks Par.ors, Seattle, this evening.
Freight from the Cali orn a steamer
City of Pueblo arrived last night and
is being distributed to our merchants
to-day. .<
A little child OF the Rev. NJ. Pickles,
is lying very i'll at its home at Kelso.
Medical aid from this city has gone 20
relieve the sufferer.
NJ Harris, w. II. r ,berts and others
left the city to-day, for Tacoma, there
to instiiu a new lodge Of X. of P. to
be known as No AZ.
The Clara Brown last evening
brought in the first of the new hacks
to be placed upon the thoroughfares
by E. Il. McCausland. ~
II little of our weather could be
chopped up into blocks and forwarded
to the East, it may / e safely said they
would command "A good price.
From the Eastside a splendid view
of the new hotel and is surrounding
can be obtained. Already the founta.
ton walls loom up prominently.
Mrs. S. NJ. F. Jones, late teacher of
music in tie Collegiate Institute, in
tends to stay in the city and will at
tend to her large music classes.
City Street Superintendent Messe-
gee is busy the past few days grading
the streets and pulling down sidewalks
on Thirteenth and Adams streets.
Gov. Moore, yesterday, appointed
Perry T. Galliher of La Center, Frank
L. Moore of Pa'ou-e City, and Ernest
Hoppe of Tacoma, No.aries Pubic.
The foundation trench for the addi-
ton to the st. Peters Hospital has
been prepared and the work of build
ing the stone and brick part will soon
he finished.
Superintendent Rankin, of the fin
ishing department CT the Seatco mill,
is a late arrival from Wisconsin, and
is regarded as thorough mechanic
in his line.
The engine that was TO be used in
driving piles on the new hotel site was
hauled away last night and to-day it
was loaded back on the pile driver
from whence it came.
Wednesday next, the Encampment
of the g. A. r. will be held at Spokane
Falls. A number of members of that
order living here, will leave for that
city on the steamer Fleetwood, Sunday
morning.
At the Capital grounds, all is hustle
and work. The new addition to the
building is completed and he work Of
furnishing the interior will be proceed
ed with at once. In few days more
all will be in readiness.
What is termed a safety bycicle ar
rived in the city last evening. 1t is
for City Clerk Robert MARI, who in
tends by this means to furnish the
OLYMPIAN with a score OF items during
the time he is earning to ride
From Montesano, articles of incor-
poration have teen received for the
Montesano Library Association. 1t
has for its object the dissemination
of useful knowledge and the purchas
ing and loaning of books in that city.
The Bellingham Land Company, OF
Tacoma, have filed articles of incor-
porat,on in the office of Territorial
Secretary White Their object is to
deal in real estate, and for that pur-
poe they have subscrib,d capital of
SIS, 600.
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, editor o.
The Woman's Tribune, published at
Beatrice, Nebraska, was in the city
last evening, making arrangements Tor
the lecture on equal rights by the tai
ented Laura DeForce Gordon, next
Monday night. Mrs. G. is lady Of
fine address and great ability, and it Ii
a matter of regret that her stay was
necessarily so short.
CONTRACT AWARDED Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock the trustees of the
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