Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-20
MERE MENTION.

Tomorrow is the longest day OF the
year.
Potatoes are going up and straw
berries are going down.
The brickwork of the Stuart block
is up to the second floor.
The Masonic delegation returned on
Sunday from Ellensburgh.
Farmers are buying their nipple
ments for the haying season.
Mrs. Stella Carroll, OF Seattle, is on
a visit to relatives in this city.
A son was born to the wife OF Cal
McClelland on Eastsile one day this
week.
A nice cool wave is passing over the
city. Just enough to cool off nervous
boomers.
Mr.. Robert Rawson has commenced
another new building on his Eastside
property.
Rev. Mr.. McCullum, has been hold.
ing meetings in Columbia Hall during
the week.
An ice cream sociable took place at
the residence of B. w. Johns, Wednes-
day evening.
A mill at Winlock has established
a lumber yard at the o. & c. V. depot
on Westside.
The difference between tho extremes
OF high and low tide at Olympia, is q
feet 8 inches.
The graders are causing upper Main
street to lose a good many of its old
time landmarks.
Mrs. King is putting up an elegant
residence ON her lot, corner of Fourth
and Plum streets.
Situation wanted as housekeeper by
a middle aged lady. Apply at this
office for particulars.
Mr.. Inman will soon commence the
erection of another new residence on
Pear street, Eastside.
About thousand men were put
upon railroad work within the limits,
last Monday morning.
A train of immigrants from Wis
consin are encamped at Tumwater
while selecting location.
The machinery has been hauled on
the ground for the removal OF the
Methodist church to its new site.
Prosecuting Attorney Reynolds is
still in the city, looking after vital
points in the textbook bribery case.
Mr.. A. w. Burleigh, late of the
Collegiate Institute, has been engaged
as teacher in District No. 81 of this
county.
Mayor Convey and his son Frank
are absent on a camping expedition
to the mountains. They will be alb
sent month.
The pleasant rain has washed the
face of nature, done incalculable gOod
to potatoes and largely extended the
strawberry season.
Seth Jennings, an employee in thu
mill of Mr.. Esterly, at Tumwater, fell
from the flume, last Wednesday, and
broke two of his ribs.
The Westside mill will start W
next week, greatly enlarged and in
proved, under the management of it,
owner, Mr.. F. R. Brown.
A supply Office for the Union Pa.
cifc Railroad Company has beer
opened in the building on Fifth street
lately vacated by George Jones.
The machinery for the roller-pro
cess to be substi tuted for the present
service, in the Tumwater -four mill
arrived from the East last Tuesday.
Mrs. Dilhan has fitted up q neat ics
cream parlor and restaurant in the
Cove building, on Main street. ONT
door south of the California Grocery.
District School Clerks are sending
in their annual census reports o.
school children and there is q strong
probably that the grand total will
reach 5000.
= Every day demonstrates the made
quacy Of East Bridge and new struc
ture of iron or other lasting material
should be one OF the first Of Olympia
improvements.
DR.. N. Ostrander has resigned hi
position as member Of the State Medi
cal Examining Board. He objected tc
the acts of the majority of the Board
who are irregulars."
The Unitarian Society has extended
call to Rev. Napoleon Hogeland, Of
Wichita, Kansas, to occupy this field
and he will be here to enter upon his
duties early in August.
The Board of Education adjourned
!. yesterday. Besides adopting a series
Of textbooks they prepared rules fol
the management of schools and the
instruction Of teachers.
Camp No. 8 Of the Union Pacific is
located near the brickyard in the sec.
ond ward and are working towards
the tunnel at Tumwater and the bay
at the mouth of Nozzle creek.
II you want fair treatment and hon
est returns in the management oil
your realty, entrust it to J. Chilbere
4 Co., who have managed some Of the
best deals yet made in real estate.
Mr.. Sternberg has sold his in
tercst in the wood furnishing factory
on Second street to his partner, Mr.
Ingle. and will have charge Of the
sash and door factory at the Westsidt
mill.
Tie uaffinU IN, v,oacih1o for tho c1OQ.