Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-24
MERE MENTION.
From the daily Of Friday.

| Merchants q receiving con -iderabl
freight today.
J. E. Hut hin ON returned last nigh
from trip to Gray's Harbor.
Work on the new bank will. pr. ba
bly, commence bout July lst.
1 Work on the new Episcopal church
will be resumed at an early day.
A water-pipe broke on Second stree
this forenoon, but was soon repaired
T. H Cavanaugh, OF the Partisan
returned from Seattle this morning.
Posters are up for the celebration O
the Queens birthday, at Victoria OF
the "a h inst.
Fags have be fyi G at half-mas
tod y at The o. R. & N. Co.'S dock il
CO sequence t the oss of the Ala, kan
A Mr.. James, from Maine, has bought
a lot on Fourth street in Swans ad
dition, and will erect a cottage fol
rent.
As returns from the electi n are IT,
is ia observed that, in some places
oppor uni ies to set old score. were
made use Of.
An invoice # salmon received last
light by NJ ton Giles. contained t.,
70 k cod which attrac ed the a ,tention
of even the old residents.
The Chinaman who cut off the
lower limbs Of few trees on Fourth
street, between Main and Columbia
mi ht CO time the work on toward
the wharf.
VIM. Swain, Chief Engin er of the
AL. skan, who vas lost with the unfortu
rate crew, was we'l-k own in Olymp a
Last year he was ssistant engineer or
the Potter.
Mr.. r. G. O'Brien, of thi- city, is or
Il business visit to San Francisco, with
u view Of g. curing CAPT al for The de
velopment o several matters Of z ca.
interest to our people.
The showers OF rain that are falline
dai y have made t. e growth of ,ro.
pin, nomenally lsrge, although they
have in erf. red somewhat with stree
and buildir & impr ovements.
NJ. L. Her d.'sen has built q
comior able ba' h house, go CO instructed
as to he NOV d about on the water
When he desi es to enjoy country lie
for few days, 8 Gamer will low il
1t some convenient rural retreat or
the beach Were Dame Nature will bs
enjo, cd all her lOveliness.
The Commissioner Of the G nera
Land Offic h 8 authorized Surveyor
General Breckinri ige to post notices
invtin- proposals. for the survey o.
Townships 80, 80 and "a, Moth range
43 East Of the Willamette meridian
an the extension Of he 9th stand rd
parllel through Ranges AZ q ID A.
East.
NJ. T. L. Brown left this morning
upon h 9 V sit east. Mr.. Richard Ha
rey, n re- ent arrival among US. viii
have barge of Mr.. B owns st. re dur
ing his absence. Mr. Hauey hat
leased the frame building jus moved
by county treasurer Msnn, and, after
Mr.. Browns return, will occupy it as 9
boot and shoe shop.
Mr.. F. B. Converse a repr sentative
# the Westi' ghouse Electric Co., al
Portland, Ore on, is ON a visit to the
Sou d it view of introducin, tie
many devices for furnishing power and
light at various pl,ces in Western
W.. saing on. There appears to be- nc
QUESTION that electricity VII soon b
come the motive powr of til age, al
it is alrc dy the test me ms known fol
illum nation.
Mr.. Joseph Stripf, of San Francisco
was welcome caller at this Office thi.
afternoon. Mr.. Stripf has been look
Ii G over the Sound country with 4
view OF locating a book bindery
and has settled up Olympia a the
most promising city. He is thor
ough'y practical book binde, having
worked at the business in DO h Phila
de'ph and New York. He ext ectl
to 10. ate his family here in about tw
weeks.
Ciief # Police Savidge found ,
youth this morning playing tn soz'
arm racket on he str ct. This il
simply causing a sore with me acc
or croton oil, aking an usl,
lookine wo nd. TIE beggar tier
starts OF soliciting aims I'll
tn aid Of some piti'u story. Tn
10y Tt und thi- morning gave th'
name of Johnny Hicks. and claimet
to come from Spoka Falls. where
pot Of boi ing h t candy spilled on ii
arm. The lad app ars bright {
mi hit be mad, SOM ing +.