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

Governor MOo-e has appointed Saml.
F. Ayers, of Davenport and Thos. Pen
niman, OF Seattle, no.aries public.
Fred Carlyon will, in few days,
omen candy stanl on the west side
OF Main street bove Squire's store.
The smiling conntenance of Billy
Houston, of Tenino, was seen upon
our streets to-day. He reports the
boom AS havin G struck that burg.
To-day the sal Of the Gov property
On Main street. was made. The pur-
chasers We're T. /. MrKennv ard F
4. Brown, they paying $500 therefor.
Capt Wiley intends to commence
the erection OF a neat dwelling house
next week. 1t will be situated on the
corner of Franklin and Eighth streets.
To-day two coaches arrived on the
Clara Brown for +. r. McCausl, md
They will be laced on the streets at
once, and will be engaged in general
hack business.
Charley Talcott desires it to be i
understood that if the clock does not
run hereafter, or if it luns either fast or
slow, it is Tot his fault as he has COM
pleted it.
'Tis sad commentary on cur
widowers when an Olympia widow,
with child 5years old, must advertise
in Seattle paper for position as
housekeeper.
After few days of almos; ince SAINT
rain, the weather this morning broke
bright and pleasant, al hough the
barometer still gave ind a.ions of a J
storm.
Owen Bush, the man who took tn
worlds premium for the best whe
exhibited at the Centennial, to day
came t, the city and subscribed 81 600
70 the hotel fund.
= Geo. Heidengsreldcr, u ra'ive of Ba-
varia, to-day decided to change his It'll
zenship and belong to this govern
ment. George should also change his
name at least our printers think SO.
One of the neatest ba Der shops and
bathing establishments in the Terri |
tory is that of Mr. ]. l.. Brown, sirce
it has been renovated ami refit.ed. |
He now runs three chairs TO keep
pace with his rapidly increasing bust |
ness.
Yesterday afternoon during the
squall that prevailed Immediately af-
ter four O'Clock, the n asts of two sail |
boats, that were sailing en- the bay,
were snapped off short. The occu-
pants of the bots reached shore in |
safety although drenched to the skin
from rain.
Last night young man we'll
known in this city, while under the |
influence Of liquor made a J,ck of
himself parading up and down Main |
street with large minstrel poster on
his back. He was ordered to take it |
off by the Night Waterman, and |
when he found he was travelling bill
board, he stormed around like a mad
bull.
An interesting instrument to dem
onstra:e the effects Of the magnetic
current upon watches, is TO be seen in
Mr.. Simenson's show window Al
non-msgnetic and ordinary watch arej
alternately brought under the poles of
. powerful magnet. The improved
watch is not in the least affected by
the current, while the ordinary time
keeper comes to de ID stop whenever
within the field of the magnet.
Col. Eppler, OF Illinois, prominent
citizen of that State, was in the city
hast Saturday. He has Travelled tx
tensively all over the Sound and has
Scluded 10 locate in Olympia. To
this end he is about to enter partner
chip with a well-known lawyer in this
city, aud as soon as he can return to
his native State and dispose of hi
property there he will rtturn here and
enter upon his professional course.
Some time since fellow who bears
the same name ss Rip Van Wrinkles
famous dog, got into trouble in this
city by paying too much attention to
another fellows frau. For some time
after his attentions ceased, from
parties who are in a position to know,
it is said he is again tresding on
dangerous ground. The husband
ought to rec that his gun is loaded
this time with cartridges that have
illuminate caps on.
A Mr.. Cowen, o. st. Paul, MINI, ar
rived in the city yesterday in advance
of q number of capitalists of that city
who are thinking of obtaining property
here and engaging in general hard
ware business. Mr.. Cowen represents
ten firms in that city whose aggrega e
capital amounts to $25O,O0O. On his
report all depends, and as he has al
ready expressed his confidence in the
future Of Olympia, il is safe to presume
that our population ard business in
terests will in the near future be great
ly augmented.
The /. o. o. F. Temple of this CITY
is now completed, and will b deedi-
Gated by the officers of the Grand
Lodge /. o. o. F. of Washington On
the 2teh of this month. The follow
ing committees have been appointed
to make the necessary arrangements
for the occasion: General Committee,
John M Swan, N. Ostrander and T.
N. Ford; Committee on Banque', T.
C. Van Epps, C. r. Talcctt, Frank
Eastman, c. M. Moore and s. P. wy
nasp; on Reception, Robert Mari, w.
Roberts, A. J. Treadway, G. B.
Mann, Joseph McCsrrogher and Geo.
Gelbach; on Music, w. H. Roberts
C.M. Moore and ]. r. Pat;ison.
Yesterday passage at arms took
place in front of the Partisan Office be
tween q drunken tramp and an equally
Intoxicated individual whose name is
not known. Chief Savidge "sniffed
the battle from affair" and was coon on
the scene. Both were too much for the
officer, so he took the toughest one to
ill intending to return for the other
fellow later on. shil king he would keep.
Such was not the Gaze; VIII n he re-
turned his bird had flown. To-day his
prisoner was given the alternative Of
digging stumps or counting ties aud
he chose the latter, leading toward Te-
nino.
From the daily Of Tuesday.
J. Mcintosh and wife, of Tacoma
are registered at the Carlton.
Mine host, Whitney. of the Carlton,
has taken . trip to Seattle for his
health.
VIM, Gardner, head of the firm OF
that name, OF Portland, Seattle and
Tacoma, is in the city.
Mr.. Hattie Raleigh, of Tacoma, ar
rived in the city last evening and in
f.w dave vss;k;,,n