Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-07

MT. NdtIldll IallerSOn Is SldSillng
the timber on his land lying on Fourth
street, opposite Swans addition.
The burning OF the slashings on the
terraced hillsides' about the city pre-.
sent a beautiful scene OF an evening.
The Olympia bath house, corner OF
Fourth and Columbia streets, has been
sold to Mr.. c. f. James, of New York.
Madame Camilla Urso, the illustri.
ous violinist, will give one OF her
grand concerts in this city about a
fortnight hence.
A little girl was seen on the street
this morning insufficiently clad, but
Chief of Police Savidge has been un-
able to find her
The lot at the corner of Fourth and
Franklin streets, where Mrs. p c.
Hale will erect a row of flats has been
filled and graded.
The o. r. & N. Co. brought IL ,4lO
pounds of freight to the city last night,
consisting of household goods, dry
goods and groceries.
The work of grading Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth streets
will soon be under way, as Mr.. Guilli-
land has filed the necessary bond.
Mr.. C. James is grading and other
wise improving the lot he recently pur-
chased on Fourth street, in Swans addi-
ton. He will erect two tenement
houses theron.
This morning as John Brewers
team was backing up to the meat
market the wagon run against Gene
Williamson s new bicycle, doing it con-
siderable injury.
Yesterday was 4 busy day in the
County Auditors office Mr.. Tweed
informs us that more deeds were filed
for record that day, than on any other
for several weeks.
Chief of Police Savidge has extended
a day of grace to the dogs, giving own
ers to-day in which to take ont their
licenses. Monday morning the un-
licensed will be looked after.
Mr.. r. L. Lee, the telegraph opera
tor has attached telephone to the
wire. The operator at Seattle has
done the same and the offices now
have temporary telephone communi-
cation.
The Signal Office reports to-day
Minimum thermometer, IA degrees
maximum, up to 4 p. NJ, 7S degrees
Weather cloudless, no rain; Barome-
ter fell during the day from 3O.17 to
zoos inches.
Last evening about nine o'clock,
Rev. G. A. Landen joined in wedlock
Mr.. Malcolm Weatherbee, of this city,
and Miss Mary A. Doherty. The bride
arrived from the east at six o'clock
yesterday afternoon, coming over the
Canadian Pacific.
Messrs. Gibbons and Fitzgerald, con-
tractors on the Puget Sound and
Gray's Harbor railway, went out this
morning to where the work is going
on. They will at once put on force
of from 900 to 200 men to push the
work TO completion.
Rev. G. A. Langden will hold q
Children's Service at the M. E. church
tomorrow morning, at IL o'clock.
An Educational Mass meeting will be
held in the evening, when addresses
will be delivered by Profs. Follansbee
and Lewis, and Rev. Mr.. Goodwin and
the pastor.
General McMicken and family leave
Monday to take up their residence on
a fine homestead which the General
has located near Hoquiam. We regret
to lose him from our midst, but with
the prospect of speedy development of
real estate values at the harbor no
friend can wish him to stay.
The hOodoo Indian doctor, from
Yelm prairie, who received wound in
the wrist sometime ago, is in town.
The death OF an Indian girl was attrib-
uted, oy her father, to the hoodooing
OF the doctor. To avenge her death,
the father attempted to kill the doctor,
but only shot him through the wrist.
Improvements of substantial char
actcr are going forward on the East
side. Where the streets are graded,
new sidewalks are being laid. Grad
ing of lots is continually going on and
with the slashings completed that are
now being made, there will be no finer
residence property on Puget Sound
than are the lots in East Olympia.
Constable Robinson, from Seattle,
was in town last night subpoenaing
witnesses in the case of the Territory
VS.. Austin. A short time ago,
Austin left Seattle in company with
another mans wife. The two were in
Olympia last week under the name of
Davis. The man went off leaving the
woman here. Detectives, however,
were shadowing her and upon her re-
turn to Tacoma, she was arrested.
The case against them will be tried at
the District Court at Seattle now in
session
The monthly report for May of J. C.
Percival, agent for the o. r. & N. Coz
steamers makes a good showing for
Olympia. The company brought to
the city during the month SSS,3lf
pounds-nearly 45O tons-of freight
consisting mostly of household goods
dry goods, groceries, furniture and