Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-12

port naming the Committees, twenty
three in number, and the members OF
the same will be announced by the
President Tuesday at p NJ, to which
time the Convention adjourned at
noon. Messrs. A. c Bowman and c.
ID. Eaton were elected official stenogra-
piers, and John F. Carere, OF Spokane
Falls, was elected page. Many OF the
down Sound members will visit their
homes during the recess OF adjourn
ment.
The front entrance of the post
office is now four or five feet above the
ground, and the man who yields to the
necessities of stern business and
climbs into the building is not always
allowed a peaceful exit after getting
his mail. About a dozen customers
are sure to hail him shaking their
keys in his face and begging him to
unlock their boxes and pass out their
letters. Yesterday big crowd had
assembled at the front end of the
moving building, but everybody
thought he would play smart and
wait till that other fellow "cooned" it
into the Office. The result was that
they all waited till they got tired of
the fun and then put it to vote as
what luckless wight should climb up
and perform the duties of outside dis
tributing clerk. The victim in this |
instance, proved to be representative
of the EVENING OLYMPIAN, and as he
was after original copy and his mission
an imperative one, he vaulted up and
handsomely performed the service.
From the daily Of Monday
The work of clearing the public
square has begun.
w. d. knight, publisher of Spo-
kane Falls, is making Olympia a short
visit.
The stars and stripes now proudly
wave from the flagstaff on the dome Of
the Capitol.
A new sidewalk is being constructed
on the north side of Presbyterian
church block.
Mrs. G. G. Turner is expected home
from u protracted visit to her old home
in Kentucky, this evening.
The Western Union telegraph Office
is taking another move and will hold |
forth ut its old quarters in the Stevens
building.
I. /. McCarther, of Seattle, and Nor
val II. Latimer, of Spokane Falls,
were appointed Notaries Public by the
Governor to-day.
i The receipts of the lunch tables |
spread by the Ladies' Aid Society on
the Fourth of July, amounted to $50,
a fair return for the outlay.
C. B. Aldrich, representing the Min
nesota Loan & Trust Company, on the
Pacific coast, returned from short |
trip down the Sound, last night.
Articles of incorporation of the Cen
tennial Milling company, of Spokane
Falls, were filed with the Secretary of
the Territory to-day. Capital, *25 600.
It turns out that some of the mail
matter which was dropped into the
post Office at Ellensburg, on the 4th
inst, did not arrive here on time and
is supposed to have been burned.
kilograms were received from sever
al cities down the Sound last night,
asking if Olympia was on fire, and if
any assistance was needed. If 30
they would send aid Immediately.
The Signal Service Office reports to-
day: Minimum thermometer, 81 de-
grees; maximum thermometer, 81 de
grees; weather cloudless, no rain ba-
rometer falling from 30O3 to 1894
inches.
1t is justly to the credit OF the Con-
stitutional Convention to say that the
everage attendance of the churches in
Olympia has been largely increased
since the the coming of the delegates
to this city.
| A woman whose name will probably
be lost to history, walked fifteen miles
last Thursday, bringing a baby in her
arms, to see the doings on that event
full day. Such woman ought to re-
ceive pension.
The funeral of Mr.. Charles Centner,
who died at the Insane Hospital, yes
terday, will be held at the Undertakers'
Parlors, in this city, Tomorrow,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Friends of the
deceased are invited to attend.
Quite number of the delegates to
the Constitutional Convention took
advantage of the short vacation from
Saturday 3P NJ, till Tuesday at 2 P.
NJ, to make a flying visit to their
homes. Many of them will return to-
night.
Frank Dexter and James Wilson
were arrested Saturday night for con-
ducting faro game in Capt. Ham
bright's saloon on Main street. They
gave bonds for the amount of 500
each for their future appearance, and
were released.
Mr.. George Scanned, the energetic
member of the Convention on Sub
scriptions for the Olympia & Gray's
Harbor railroad, informs us that they
are now awaiting proposals for con-
structiOn, and that the first bidder will
probably stand the best show, as they |
are very anxious to push the road
through as rapidly rs possible.
In the various churches in Olympia,
last Sunday, prayers were offered in
behalf of the Constitutional Conven-
tion now in session, and those free