Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-01


ket, has been quite i'll the past few
days.
Word comes that Miss Carrie Allen
has sold the tract known as the Judge
Marsh claim to parties in Tacoma for
$4,000
John Clifford and Hugh klady, Of
South Union, are among the many
who come to town to enjoy our school
privileges.
A temporary salesman has been en-
ployed to attend to John Meacham' S
furniture store during that gentle
mans illness.
/ A merchant tailor by the name OF
Lynch, is about to open a shop in Mr.
Otis building, lately vacated by the
tobacco factory.
Mr.. John Grimm finds a ready sale
for his last kiln of brick at Shelton,
whittier he has recently been shipping
a large quantity.
A new and much larger saw than
ever used before, will be started into
operation at the Olympia sawmill
early next week.
| Mr.. A. J. Silsby sold a few days ago
20 acres ON the Eastside, about mile
from town, for $500. 1t cost him a
few years ago 5000.
Messrs. Shoecraft & Cook have
opened real estate office in the Blinn
! building" on Fourth Street, between
Main and Columbia.
1t is significant omen to see lum-
Der and various other forms OF build
ing material deposited on vacant lots
in and about Olympia.
Carpenters are hard at work on the
first stairway of Odd Fellows Temple
one of the last finishing jobs abou,
that elegant building.
Mesdames Pollard and Waterman
have just concluded series of class
instructions in the Synthetic method
of primary instruction.
"Read your title clearw cried the
preacher, last Sunday. A quarter
section in township Is north, range
2 west, yelled sleeper.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller, Of Oakland Cal
has donated generous supply OF
well assorted books to the Presbyte
rian church of this city.
Miss J. Gibbons has leased the fla,
in the Odd Fellows Temple. and in q
few days will have furnished and un
furnished rooms for rent.
So far as known, there is but ont
empty dwelling house in Olympia ant
some half dozen parties claim to hav.
secured it each for himself.
Resolved that Napoleon Bonapar
was greater man than jules Caesar,
is the next question to be demolished
by the Didascalion Association.
A number of students who hav'
been suffering from various forms o
temporary illness, are again pursuing
their studies at Collegiate Institute.
The masons under the direction O
Mr.. Charles Patnude, have just con
! pleted the foundation Of coal ant
wood house for Odd Fellows Temple
! 1t will be seen by official an
] nouncement that the next teachers
examination win take place in thi
city on the second Wednesday il
February.
Eggs are easier. The pleasan
. weather has induced keen-sightet
hens to commence at an earlier dat
than usual to ply the industry of tn
opening season.
Mr.. L. P. Yemen has entered upol
the duties of his office as county su
perintendent of public instruct
and bears the honors of his position
with becoming grace.
A letter writer from distant poin
innocently asks if there is good open
ing in Olympia for real estate office
o yes, come right along; it must b.
good, as everybody is going into it,
Mr.. Sebert, of Helena, Montana, ha.
been sojourning in our city the pas
few days. visiting his friend Charley
Moore. There is some prospect tina
he may become a permanent resident
Miss Jennie Young, a niece of Mr.
Geo. Shannon, has bought the house
and lot owned by DR.. Waughop, or
Main, between Fifth and Sixth Streets
the price paid was 81, 5OO-very cheap
There is an increasing interest in
the evening meetings now being held
at the Methodist church, number o.
persons having already been received
into the household of that denomina
ton.
i Billy Houston was in town this
week. He seems to be recovering his
former strength rapidly, but like Rip
Van Winkle," he has sworn off strong
drink, to which he attributes his late
serious illness.
At the first regular meeting of tine
board of trustees of the Presbyterian
church, the following officers were
elected: President, Simon McQuary
Treasurer, Aaron Hartsock: Secretary
Charles Kunntz.
Uncle 10 Souther, manager of thu
Olympia sawmill, is making arrange
ments to largely increase the capacity
of that establishment. 1t is intended
that early in March, the mill will turr
out 10000 feet per day.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the county school superintendent
Of Washington Territory assume thu
duties of their Office on the seconC
Z Monday in January, instead of on thu
4th Of March as was held nv ttorpav