Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-26
MERE MENTION.
From TIE daily Of Moniev

Cool and pleasant
The book fend is abroad.
Oh, the pleasant weather.
All aboard for the clanbake.
The street railroad is coming.
Surveyors have commenced the pre-
liminary work of locating the street
railroad line.
Miss Bessie j. Isaacs, daughter OF
Hon. II. p Isaacs, OF Walla Walla,
is visiting in Olympia.
Now tina; Boston wants John l..
Sullivan for Its next Mayor, there is
hope for the muscular young men OF
Olympia.
All kinls OF fish are recognized by
scientists as brain food, and it seems
exceedingly proper, therefore, at this
time, to prepare for our Constitution
makers a diet OF clans.
Henry NJ Blackwell, Secretary Of
the American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, and editor of the HIoman's
Journal, OF Boston, is on visit to the
far west, and at present guest OF our
people.
The Jessie Moore brand OF whisky
finds powerful competitor from Ken
lucky i'll recent importation, which
by strange coincidence in names, is
known as the J. T.. Moore brand. The
latter is said to be a general favorite,
taken as Constitutional.
Uninitiated exchanges are indulg-
ing in rather severe structures on the
action of the Territorial School Board
at its late session in this city. They
should hear both sides OF the story and
take about a thousand circumstances
into account before criticising
Alfred Holman, Esq, managing edi-
tor of the Post InteHigencer, is on a
visit to Olympia, and paid the STAND
ARD pleasant call to-day He is one
of the few men who seem born for
journalism, and who does honor to his
calling in its most exacting demands.
1t is rumored that the new steamer
State of Washington has had her en-
CINE and shaft badly injured in racing
with the steamer Olympian yesterday
and will be laid up for repairs couple
OF weeks. 1t is also currently reported
that the new steamer was decidedly
second best in the race.
Those who have had safes so badly
damaged lately, by burglars, express
a willingness to give the combination
to any enterprising villain who cannot
be happy without gazing upon the
empty exterior. After few more safes
are broken open these rascals will
make the discovery that prudent bust
ness men do not keep their money in
such likely place as an ordinary
thief-proof safe.
In order to accommodate the large
number OF boarding students that viii
be in attendance at Collegiate Insti
tute during the coming college year
the Trustees have secured the larg'
and elegant fiat now in process o
erection on Fourth street near East
side bridge. This building is only I
few blocks distant from the colleg
grounds and much better situated, il
many respects than the old students
home on Franklin street. The wall
will be hard finished and the room
furnished with due regard to health
convenience and comfort. The man
ayers of the school are very fortunat
in securing this comModious estab
lishment.
Mrs and Mrs. VIM. r. Bentley, o
Oakland, Cal, are stopping at tn
Carlton Hotel. Mr.. Bentley has, I'm
til recently, been the publisher of thu
Morning Times, of Oakland, Cal, ant
is we'll known, also, in connection will
Bentley's Handbook of the Pacific
Coast, which he publishes annually
and is considered standard authorit,
respecting the magnificent and CRANE
scenery, seaside resorts, and watering
places of the Occident Mrs. Bentle,
has recently retired from the Presi
dency of the Ebell Society of Oakland
which now numbers nearly three hun
dred members of the most culturet
and literary of that city. The Ebel
is the foremost society upon the Pacifi
composed OF ladies, and pursues sys
tematically the study Of ancient ant
modern history, literature, art, music
Vocal and instrumentaD, the drama
the classics, physical culture, etc. Sh'
is held in the highest esteem by al
who have the pleasure of her acquaint
ance.
An attempt to burglarizc Gottfeld 4
Bennet's beer hall was made ut NJ
early hour this morning. About
O'Clock Officers McClelland and Hawk
having met on their respective beats
heard somebody moving about in III,
saloon, and soon the sound of the bel
on the money drawer, as if it was be
ing opened by somebody who did no
understand the combination. Office
McClelland then broke open the door
while his brother officer ran to real
of the saloon to guard exit from TIN
back entrance. Soon as the door CAV
way the policeman was saluted by a pis
tol-shot from the burglar, which grace
his right hand. He thereupon fired il
the direction of the shot, bu
as was afterwards determined, with
out hitting his man. The bur
glar then ram to to the side doc.
and down the alley to the rear OF thu
building, when he was greeted by Pc
iceman Hawks with two shots iron
his pistol, which were likewise inefieci
ual. The maurader obtained absC
lutely nothing for his pains, which