Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-08
MERE MENTION.
From the Daily Of Monday.l

Wednesday.
NJ Ed. Woodsrd let for Portland
this morning.
Poole are focking to Olympia
by every way Ct conveyance.
Mr.. Ira J. Howe, Of Lafayette, Ind,
Is visiting Mr.. Frederick J. Severson.
&c. Bounough, OF Portland, Ore
gon, is in Olympia on legal business.
A big influx OF strangers, Saturday
night, put hotel keepers to their wits
end.
Councilman Frank Williamson has
gone down the Sound on business
trip.
Mr.. John Grimm is clearing out his
stock of brick by shipping them to
Shelton.
Chas. E. Claypool, rising young
LAWYER Of Tacoma, arrived in the city
last evening.
Mrs. Taylor, Of Kamilchie, was en-
tered at the hospital to-day, suffering
from rheumatism.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Sizer, formerly of this
place, now Of Seattle, is visiting her
old Olympia friends.
II is now time to pay up the last in
stallment of election lets Us Harrison
has been inaugurated.
Tonight, Mt Shelton a grand fare
we'll party will be given at McPhaivs.
Several parties from here have gone
thither.
The steamer Wiley left the dock a
few moments ahead Of time this morn
ing and there were three mad men on
the dock in consequence.
1t reasonable indications are to be
relied on, there are seventy-five new
residence buildings now in cont.m-
plation in and about Olympia.
Last night the Fleetwood arrived at
her dock with large passenger list.
They we're mostly attorneys who came
to be in attendance in the Supreme
court.
A meeting Of real estate men
will be held in the Office of E. L. Saw
yer & Co. this evening, to which all
dealers and all interested in the well
fare of Olympia are invited.
The steamer Fleetwood has been
hauled out on the ways for her regular
weekly cleaning. A large new pre-
peller will be placed on her which will
give her more speed and power.
A number of Olympians who had a
"dead sure thing" went TO Tacoma
yesterday with their man to run foot
race. They returned last night and it
did not require hack 10 pack their
winnings from the wharf.
The Potlatch club of this city held a
meeting Saturday night and elected
the following officers: President,
Charles Aver; ce-President, Gus
Coles; Secretary, Charles Kehoe. The
association is in ffourishirg condi.
ton.
In May next the Grand Lodge Of
X. of P. will meet in this city. On
that occasion public drill will take
place between the uniformed ranks Of
the order, aud Capital Lodge of this
city have determined to offer prize to
be contested.
To-day was the day for the conven'
ing of the Supreme Court. Up to
noon only Judge Langford had put in
appearance. He has received o dis
patch from Chief Justice Burke, stat
ing that he and Justice Allyn would
arrive to-day and it is possible that
court may assemble tomorrow.
H. 8. Forrest, of the firm of Thomp.
I son & Forrest, was made happy Sun
day evening by the arrival of his wife
and three children from Kansas
whom he preceded some weeks ago
Mrs. Forrest is known as one of the
best milliners and dreesmakers oil
Kansas City. Mr.. Forrest and family
msy now be considered permanent
residents If Oily mpis for the future.
Yesterday was one day in million
for this time Of the year in any coun
Try but this. In the early morning the
sun shone brightly and continued &C
to do I'll day. The many walks about
the city were well filled with promena'
ders, I'll eager to enjoy walk in the
balmy spring air. On the bay
white-winged pleasure vessels were to
be seen fitting about freighted with
pleasure seekers bent on days sport
Complaint has been lodged with
Marshal Savidge by the Light and
Water company that the boys who at.
tend school are in the habit of break.
ing the glass globes on the electric
lights. To such an extent has this
piece of vandalism been carried that
the company will not stand it any
longer, and propose to prosecute the
offenders in the future. The boys will
have to look "leddle out" for if this
thing continues some of them will gel
into the skookum house sure.
It seems that the "color line" is nc
longer . term to be used exclusively in
regard to the human species. The at.
tention of Eastsiders was attracted
yesterday, by ferce battle in the all
between score of ordinary black crows
and . single combatant. The bird
that was bravely holding is own
against such fearful odds WIS speci.
men of the cormir albus, or in com.
mon parlance a white crow. The
twenty blacks and one white fiercely
disputed every inch of space in a gen.
!, eral trend toward the east, where
they were finally lost to view. It was
instructive as we'll as amusing to
watch the plan of attack on the one
side and the studied rspu'se and es-
cape ON the Other. At int, rivals half
. dozen blacks would dart simulta-
neously at the albino who, as if all
eyes, ears and pinions Of steel, shot
like bullet towards the earth, per
haps o hundred feet. and then in q
trice scared above his pursuers leaving
them far in the rear to recomrnence
the chase. The result Of the conflict
of course, to is be rel orted. Albino
blsckb:rds with pink eyes and snowy
plumage are not unksown to natural.
lists, while among crows and ravens
the phenomena is more rare.
From the daily Of Tuesday.
w. H. Newell, of Seattle, i. in the
city for = short visit.
DR.. Flanagan is under the weather
to day, from a severe colo.
Hon. Elwood Evans, of Tacoma, If
in the city to-day on legal business.
Frank Littlejohn has disposed o.
his hack and horses to Dreweri d Son
This morning large load of lumber
came up from Tacoma mill for Morris
camp.