Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-05
creant had taken passage on the
Clara Brown which was just then
OPPORTUNITY leaving the wharf.
From the daily of Wednesday.

Jonn Bvrne new store.
A hundred housewife were wa shin
their windows this morning.
An army CT happy drummers ar,
spending the week in the city.
The latest mail contract let, i
from Main to Fourth streets i'm thi
city.
Mr.. Almond Galliher, law studen
OF La Conner, is visiting his parents il
Olympia.
The Constitutional Convention will
convene at the Capitol, tomorrow
July 4th, at 4P.M.
Booths and tents are being erected
upon every vacant corner for the sale
of popular gimcracks.
Carpenters are at work extending
the platform of the pavilion and put.
ting seating around it.
Mr.. John Corkish, the travelling
manager of the Puaet Sound Pipe fac.
tory, was in the city to-day.
If you would enjoy yourself like a
true American citizen, tomorrow
come down with a good railroad sub.
scription.
Remember that the Olympia & Che
halls Valley railroad sell round trip
tickets tomorrow (the 4th) for one.
half fare.
Visitors are crowding in on us to
such an extent that the hotels and lodg-
ing houses are filled to their utmost
capacity.
The markets and fruit stands, OF
Olympia, are teeming with mouth
watering dainties from every climate
in the world.
Send your boys into the streets to
fire their crackers. Alley-ways and
backyards are dangerous places to
ignite explosives.
: Olympus shop windows present a
bewildering vista to the small boy,
in the way of pyrotechnic toys and
other patriotic insignia.
Mr. Edward F. Adams, the San Fran
cisco manager of the A. S. Barnes pub
fishing house made a pleasant call at
this Office this morning.
A band of SquaxOn Island Indians.
have come up to the city to see the
sights and take their share in the
good cheer of our country's birthday.
About dozen new-fangled machines
for raking in the small change arrived
last night, and their owners are busy
driving stakes and spreading their
awnings.
The New York store has excelled all
its former efforts in the decoration OF
its show windows this week, in hap
py combination of business and patri-
otto emblems.
A telegram this afternoon, an.
nounces that the Tacoma Guards
Company G, and the Mason Rifles are
on board the steamer T. ]. Potter, en-
route for this city.
How about those genuine Havana
cigars that were purchased by some Of
our saloon keepers from a trio Of
swarthy Mexicans, under the belle
that they were smuggledi
The sucker-catcher will be out to
morrow with his line and bait looking
for the simple gudgeon who will bite al
anything thatis tempting, from dunn
my wallet to bogus watch.
Every steamer brings large acces
sions to our population in the shape
of members of the Convention, lobby
lists, candidates and patriots who come
to celebrate the nations anniversary
Olympia dealers draw largely on
Portland for ice this week. The pros
pect is that before the heated term
next year, an ice machine adequate te
the occasion will be established in this
city.
From the daily Of Friday.
Work is progressing vigorously on
the new hotel.
Charley Munson, like true Olym
pia boy, spent the day here yesterday
The steamer Potter landed 875 pas
sengers yesterday, and the Hayward
4O5.
A marriage license was granted yes
terlay to George Shriver and Daisy J.
Olney. ~,
The Olympia postoffice building is
practically undergoing its transition
period.
L. E. Follansbee returned to-day
from an extended trip to Eastern
Washington.
Miss Carrie Allen, of Spokane Falls
arrived yesterday, and will spend few
weeks in visiting friends in Olympia.
The BAH at the pavilion last night,
was largely attended, and was fitting
wind-up to the festivities of the day.
J. c. Eberly, OF Walla Walla, was ap.
pointed a member of the Board Of
Medical Examiners by the Governor
to-day.
The barbecue and free lunch on the
public square was well patronized and
UNNECESSARILY appreciated by the
hungry.
The individual is yet to be found
who reports seeing thoroughly in
ebriated man on the streets of Olympia
yesterday.
Mr.. James NJ. Hays, school-boy in
this city more than thirty years ago
come over from Cowlitz to "take in
tho Fourth