Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-30
MERE MENTION.
From the daily Of Monday.

her home by illness.
Old Probabilities says the new moon,
yesterday, brought the rain.
AEarty OF excursionists went out to
McAllister's Lake yesterday.
Superintendent Yemen is putting IN
norton of this week visiting schools.
The little daughter OF Mr.. F. f. Will
hanson is suffering from severe ILL
ness.
Robert Blahkenship returned, Satur-
day, from quite al. extended visit to
Lopez Island.
The rain has thoroughly cleared away
the smoke, adding materially to the
luster of the electric light.
The morning opened with a gentle
rain and the day has been intcrspersed
with clouds and sunshine.
The booksellers Of Olympia are in
receipt of the new textbooks decided
on as per the July contract.
The local steamers and trains are
arriving and departing with full pas
senger lists. Olympia is moving.
Olympia, the capital of Washing
ton" will be the refrain Of school chill
drcn in the years that are to come.
Lew Lee, son of Rev. w. B. Lee
will leave this week for Albany, Ore
gon, where he goes to spend the win
ter
Apropos to the absorbing question
it may be said that Olympia has the
long arm OF the lever and the smooth
handle.
An old fashioned prairie schooner
passed through town, to-day, from
some down Sound point to ranch in
the country.
The Pipe Factory is running early
and late, with full force, to supply
incoming orders mainly from Eastern
Washington.
Mr.. w. O. Bush, of the firm of Bush
& CASTOR, was in the city to-day, lay
ing in store of supplies for the firms
logging camp.
T. J. Porter, while working this
morning at Pierce's sawmill, Westside
had the fingers of his left hand badly
mutilated, by a circular saw.
Fred Holmes, of Eastside, is prepar
ing to leave for Port Townsend, where
he proposes to engage in business
His mother will accompany him.
Mr.. F. F. Gray, of Tacoma, junior
partner in the firm of E. L. Sawyer &
Co., is in the city, looking after bust
ness interests of considerable local i'm
portancc.
Mr.. G. NJ. Savage has received in
formation that a mile of rails for the
street railway to be built by his com
pany in this city, has been shipped
from Pittsburg, Pa.
Talk as people will about the Cit,
Of Destiny" the "Queen City" ant
the Port of Entry" the City of the
gods" is going to knock them all on
in the coming contest.
Rev. E. Hopkins, at present resi-
dent of South Union, lie preparing t
remove with his family to this city TO
the winter. He has secured q hous
recently built in the vicinity of Aver
Hill.
1t is not the correct thing, in
logical point of view. to speak Q
Olympia securing the Capital. Sh
already has it and now it only remain
for her to retain the grip she has ha.
for 40 many years.
The Signal Service Office reports
minimum thermometer So degrees
maximum thermometer, 68 degrees
weather cloudy, with rain during tn
forenoon; rainfall "a inch; baron
eter falling to 1915 inches; vino
fresh from southwest and changing
to north.
Mr.. Thomas Prather came in on tn
evening train, last Saturday evening
with his family, and reports q Sigh
mishap. When near Plumb station
the engine ran into herd of cows
knocking three of them off the tract
and breaking leg of each. No dam
age was done to the train or passen
gers. The cows were owned by Mr.. D
Spurlock.
Rev. E. Hopkins, of South Union
met with quite serious accident, last
Friday. He was blowing with pail
of horses, when the point of the pillow
struck buried root, throwing him for
ward with much force. His ches
came in contact with the plow-handle
breaking q rib and otherwise bruising
him. He is at present. under the
treatment of DR.. Riley.
From the daily Of Tuesday.
Logging interests about Olympia
arc looking up.
New buildings are going up in every
portion Of Olympia.
Conductor Lawson, of the o. & CIV
Railroad, made flying trip to Tacoms
to-day.
Olympia will be found one of the
liveliest candidates for the permanent
seat of government in the field.
Sunshine and shadow" have pre-
vailed to-day, with quite "sligh'
sprinkling" of rain at intervals.
Another copious shower occurred
last night, thoroughly moistening thu
earth and doing much good to vegeta
BILE crops.
Frank l. Bloigett, Secretary of thu