Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-22
Mere Mention.



lovliness.
H. l.. Rees, Of Portl,nd, is in the
ci'y to-day.
Thus far, SOS, 800 Las been sub
sc ribed for the ho el.
Charley Billings is in Seattle for a
few days on land bus ness.
Mr.. ]. c. Herr has returned from a
visit to his old home in Ohio.
Mr.. J. Y. Os rander, Of Seattle, is in
the city on pr ,fessional business.
Born, On Sunday List, to the wife of
Alfred Hiworth, late Of Missouri, a
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A local dealer yesterday received 26
head of fine bef cattle fiom Bl .ck
river.
T. F. Bann nng, of Detroit, Mich, is
of the city loo king over the resources
in this sect on
l. c. f lis Vested pur> hased the
Elwell properly on Main street pay
inI therefor $1,000.
Mr.. Whitemarsh is clearing block
of land in Tumwa'er preparatory to
erecting thereon large sidence.
DR.. Binswangr r, of Portland, has
purchased lots 5 and 6 in lock IL,
Percivals Addition, paying therefor
$3.50.
Geo. H. Middleton, of Wall Walla,
was to-day appointed a guard in the
the Territorial Pententiary by Gov.
Semple.
Mrs. Sylvester and her daughter
May, arrived in the city last evening
from Seattle, and are quartered at the
Carlton.
The Hildebrandt corner on Fourth
and Franklin streets has been pur-
chased by eastern parties who paid
"a 600 for it.
A. r. Titwell, and J. NJ. Hicks of
Tacoma with Fred Il. Rowell of Seattle
have been appointed no:aries public by
Gov. Semple.
Every steamer arriving in this city
is crowded with passengers. Last
night the steamer Fleetwood brought
70, and the T. J. Potter as many
more.
Henderson & Guyot to day sod two
lots, l and 2 in Henderson's Addition
for $3.50; lot 4 in block Z city, a water
lot, for $3.50, and 10 acres in section Is
for $3.50.
Hon. John F. Convey to-day went to
Seattle in company with Mayor Sohns
Of Vancouver, to confer with railroai
magnates there relative to the road TO
Olympia.
Rooms in this city are at premium
just now. Several of our citizens have
received advices from abroad asking
that apartments in choice locations
be secured for them for the summer.
A.C. S.nds manager OF the Sunset
Tel. phone Company of that city. is in
Olympia looking the ground over. 1t
is the intention of his company to
establish t. ttlephone system in this
city.
JIG. Duss tt for 20 years conn. c'ed
with the wholesale drygocds house of
II. B. Claflin & Co., N. Y, is in the
city. He intends to start a large re-
tail store and will have that tirm's
agen y for this Territory.
C.. F. Leavenw, rth of the Pacific
Drug Company has become owner Of
the Dome property on Man street.
The price paid was 80 500. An hour
later be was offered $500 for his bar
gan bat refus d to part with it.
Mr.. R,lph w. Wagner, the advance
representative of the Fare Bros. Musi-
cal and Comedy Co., was in the city
to-day, max ng arrangements for the
appearance of his company at COlum-
bia Hall, next Wednesday evening.
The demand for information re-
garding this c.untry is increasing.
No day passes but our mail carries to
rs, inqui'y after inquiry concerning
Olympic and its environs. To all
these inqui les we respond by sending
q sample copy of the OLYMPIAN.
The finest piece Of residence prop
erty in the city of Olympia, the south
east quarter of block 67, was sold yes
terday by Mr.. A. A. Phillips to 7. N.
Ford. The price paid was $4,000. Mr..
Ford will probably place fine resi-
dence thereon in the near future. .
No withstanding that rain fell quite
literally the past two days, it was in
deed blessing to the entire cOmmun-
nifty. Loggers desired it to float their
logs from out the streams, and farmers
ar anxious for it in order to soften
the ground for spring ploughirg.
The signal service office in this city
reports the temperature for the past
"a hours to have ranged from 55 to 46.
In the same period the barometer was
stationary at 1925 the lowest of the
season. Rain fell to depth of "a.
To day the barometer is rising with
ind cations of good weather.
Messrs. Garrison & Dickev, OF Syra-
cuse N. ", are in the city for the
second time. These gentlemen have
travelled the sound all over and after
careful thought and study have con-
cluded to invest a few thousands in
Olympia realty. This thsy have done
and are now the possess Of some
fine Main street property.
Proposition after prop sition is re-
ceived in this city frsm Eastern
periodicals, all anxious to "write up"
Olympia for a small consideration.
The general impression is that it is
much better to keep this money here
ana use it ourselves in developing our
country through the medium of our
own papers. A wise one it is too.
Rev. E. B. Sutton, state agent for
the grand temperance allegience, will
hold meeting every night next week,
beginning at the Methodist church
Monday evening, at half past seven
o'clock, for the purpose of creating q
special interest in behalf OF prohibi-
ton clause in our State Constitution.
All temperance people of all parties
are urged to join in this effort.
Chief Savidge reports the arrival of
several suspicious characters in the
city. A pair Of these worthless were
about to-day endeavoring to sell a
watch. As the timepiece was Of a
very poor grade, worth perhaps so
cents, they could not effect q sale.
They were wa ned to go to work, leave
the town, or 60 to Ill. At last ac-
commits, they we're counting ties on the
way to Tenino.
From the daily Of Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Stevens went
down the Sound this week.
Miss Emma Reed returned from q
visit to Seattle, last Monday.