Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-23

III tilc upper part OF the city.
The beach roads on either side Of
the bay are now in excellent condi
ton and afford splendid drives.
Cinnamon in the southeastern part
OF town are clearing immense areas OF
ground for gardening purposes.
The camping season is slowly draw
ing to a close, a good warm bed being
/ preferable to night-air lodgings.
NJ. J. :. Leighton, the Eastside
truckman is preparing to start on a
journey to Maine, on visit to his old
home.
Mr.. J. A. Silsby and his daughter
Mrs. May ID. Weston, will leave next
week, for visit to their former home,
Buchsport, Maine.
Master Jamie Kelly, the little son
of Mathew Kelly, of Seattle, is visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. X. Wood, in this city.
Mr.. Jas. Mari, brother OF our pop
ular druggist, OF Coyville, Kansas, is
making a tour of the Sound country.
He is well pleased SO far.
The Salvation Army has advertised
to make its appearance tonight, and
from all accounts there will be lively
times when the band begins to play.
Watermelons and muskmelons are
being shipped to Olympia by the car
load from Oregon and ultra-mountain
districts of Washington, and large
amount of capital is invested in the
business.
1t will gladden. her many friends to
hear that Miss Maggie Swan, who has
been some weeks an inmate of the
Hospital, is slowly but hopefully re-
gaining her strength. She was able
to take carriage ride to-day.
Charles Leighton began, to-day, to
to perform the duties OF purser on
board the steamer MultnOmah. The
new incumben is a young man who
will honor his position and win the
respect OF the travelling public.
All the new ties on the Olympia and
Chehalis Valley Railroad are of stand
ard S-feet length, and are so placed
that the work of widening the track
can be accomplished with the least
possible expenditure of time and la
Dor.
Slowly but steadily the street gray
cling process is nearing completion.
The loads are driven to the upper end
of Washington, Franklin and Adams
streets and the work made to progress
towards Fourth street. This n wise
precaution.
The School Board OF Tumwater are
alive to the educational interests of
their little city, and are sparing no pains
to make their graded school an honor
to themselves and the community
whom they so faithfully serve. Their
school commences the first Monday
in September in charge of an efficient
corps OF teachers.
Mr. A. B. Rabbeson returned last
evening from months sojourn at
Harrison Springs, Il celebrated water
ling place about GO miles east Of Vic
toria, B. c., on the Canadian Pacific
Railway. The springs are situated at
IAN exceedingly picturesque glen, be-
tween two high mou1tains, and is
contiguous to a large lake, IS miles
in length, studded with beautiful
islands. The climate is delightful, a
cool breeze sweeping through the ra-
vine from the snow-clad mountains m
the distance, that reduces the temper
AZURE to moderate degrees during the
hottest days of summer. The water of
the springs is hot, and Mr.. r. thinks
of marked remedial qualities.
From the daily of Thursday.
Mr.. w. II. Clark, OF Shelton, was in
the city, to-day.
The last regular book agent dropped
into town yesterday.
A cornet horn has been introduced
in the Methodist church choir.
Mr.. J. L. Henderson's new house, on
the Eastside, overloOks the city.
The balmy weather is returning, all
the more lovely for the late rains.
Another large shipment of water
pipe from the factory was begun to-day.
Olympia will turn out full dozen
teachers for the county schools the
coming autumn.
Messrs. Foster e. Laberee's hacks
are now on the streets all night, and
subject to call at any hour.
Carpenters, masons and painters are
the busiest men in town and they say
there is no end to their work.
1t is a settled fact that the T. J. Pot
ter will come to the Sound as soon as
the Ilwaco business is over. Look out
for her within thirty days.
The steamer Multnomah will leave
here at eleven o'clock tonight to
carry the delegates down to Tacoma,
returning in time for her regular trip
tomorrow.
A detachment from the Seattle Sal
walton Army came up, yesterday, to
assist in the grand Inauguration OF the
Olympia Post, and lett by to-day's
boat for their homes.
Since the rain has ceased, the smoke
in every direction has begun to in
crease, denoting that the forest fires
were not extinguished by the brief Ia
Walton from the clouds.
On the new Olympia, Kamilchie,