Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-07
VOLUME XXVIU.-N(JMBER 28
MERE MENTION.
From the daily of Friday.

From the daily of Friday.
$. Williams is opening an invoice OF
hardware to-day.
Cherries from Olympia gardens are
at the fruit stands.
Grading is going on on the Eastside,
preparatory to building.
The city is billed for Sells Bros cir
Gus at Tacoma, June 9th.
Boys should not look too longingly
at ripe cherries on the tree.
Arthur Ellis is receiving large in
voice of new furniture to-day.
The way newcomers find work shows
the healthy condition of our city.
A large invoice of freight for our
merchants was received last night.
Several new residences are going up
along the road from the city to Tum-
water
Mr.. Lybarger, in East Olympia, is
adding a porch to his already fine resi-
dence.
Mr.. Mark d. Wood, of Yelm, has
bought farm of 16O acres at Tenino,
for the sum of $1,000.
The day is quite clear, and the ma
jestic snow-capped summit of Rainier
can be distinctly seen.
The hotel, when completed, will
command beautiful view from the
bay and from the west side.
J. C. Boyd, who was formerly in the
real estate business in this city, soon
leaves on a few months visit III the
East.
Chas. knecht and family and ]. II.
Meiser, from Dakota, are in the city to
make this locality their future abiding
place.
Governor Russell A. Alger, of Michi-
gan has been invited by telegraph to
address the people of Olympia on the
Fourth.
The west side mill has stock Of
lumber on the dock at long bridge.
The mill finds steady home market
for all its output.
Hon. T. NJ. Reed, Sr., has
been confined to his home this week,
owing to a slight attack of pneumonia,
but is at his post to-day.
Mr.. A. Farquhar has force of car
penters at work on O mammoth store
building on Adams street. The build
ing will be l20 feet square.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar meet in Tacoma. next Friday,
June 9th. Hon. T. M. Reed, Sr., of
this city, is Grand Secretary.
Contractor Roberts has his carpen-
tiers at work laying the first or lining
floor in the basement of the hotel.
The brick work will be completed in
few days.
Strawberries, great luscious fellows,
are on the market to-day. We have
not seen any as large as tea-cup, but
there are many that will make hens
egg look small.
The smallpox patients in Charles
Storrs's family are STEADILY improving.
We are informed that the quarantine
will probably be raised Monday, and
Mr.. Storr will return to work.
To fill in to the rear of the hotel, it
has been suggested that scow be
loaded with mud from the bay while
the tide is out and f1oated to the
shore and unloaded while the tide
is in.
The Signal Office reports today:
Minimum thermometer 46 degrees;
maximum up to 4 P. NJ, y degeees;
Weather cloudless; no rain; barome-
ter rises during the day from 3O.l4 to
1920.
The town authorities have given
orders for the repair of the west end of
long bridge, beginning at point where
the new work of last year ended.
There is section of several hundred
feet spanning the west channel, that is
unsafe for heavily loaded teams until
the repairs are made.
At the regular meeting last night of
Capital Lodge, No. Is, Knights of Py-
thias, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing six months: Gus. Har-
ris, P c.; L. E. Follansbee, C. c.; Geo.
A. Mottman, V. c.; Joe Snyder, p;
G. A. Seidler, NJ at A.; Geo. Williams,
l. G.; N. s. Porter, F. Snyder and M.
Harris, Trustees.
The pipe factory ID getting out S,OOO
feet of twelve inch pipe for Montana,
and the order is nearly completed.
Six thousand feet of six-inch and the
same amount of seven inch had already
been shipped to that Territory, when
work on the larger size was begun, as
the smaller size is kept in stock. The
factory has several large orders ahead,
and one is expected from Spokane
Falls which will, with the other work,
compel the employment of double
shift of hands, and keep the pot boil
ing all the time.
| From the daily Of Saturday.
The scythe and the lawn mower arc
out
A good many farmers are in the city
to-day.
Improvements at Ellis dock are go.
ing on.
There is good showing of aborigi-
mes on the street to-day.
The Territorial Military Board is in
session in this city to-day.