Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-31


those OF other companies of higher
reputation. Several Of the performers,
enacted their parts well, and really
deserved better encouragement.
: Snow has fallen nearly every night
the past week, and disappeared under
the higher temperature OF daylight.
1t has kept the streets in sloppy
condition that is exceedingly unplcas-
ant TO pedestrians. 1t Is hoped, how
ever, that it is the last "odds and
ends OF Winter, and that Spring Will
soon open up her benign reign.
During the high southcrly winds
which prevailed the early part Of the
present week, ebb tides were lower, FOR
several days, than the oldest settler
remembers to have seen. For several
hours, the upper bay appeared to he
drained and the larger steamers found
some difficulty in traversing their ac-
customed channels. Flood tides, also,
were correspondingly high.
Mrs. S. NJ. F. Jones, will open a
musical school in the Stuart building,
Main street, opposite the Public
Square, Monday, Feb. ID. Admission
to the class at any time. Instruc
tons in vocal culture, piano-forte and
organ. Special class for children in
physical culture, singing and society
etiquette. Glass lessons free to
private pupils.
Monday evening, Grand Master
Thompson paid an official visit to
Olympia Lodge No. l., I. 0. O. F., in
this city, and expressed himself well
pleased with the way in which mat
tiers are conducted in that institution.
large number OF members were
present, and during the evening an
initiation took place. which added
much to the inserest OF the occa-
sion.
The market-men of this city are
forming |" trust" but not of the OBJ
jectionable kind, and intend to formu-
late rules whereby they will be pro-
tecteI from slow-paying customers.
This is move in the right direction.
The writer has very clear remem-
brance OF the reason once given by one
of these gentlemen for the large mar
gin of profit on potatoes. The ex-
PLANTATION was that So much of our
profits were lost by those who never
pay" 1t is expected and hoped that
the new movement will result in low
er prices for paying customers.
Messrs. f. w. Andrews of Cincinnati,
w. F. Newell of St. Paul, and f. l..
Sawyer OF Tacoma, have become the
principal owners of the Olympia
Water Works, Mr.. f. S. Horton re-
tanning an interest. The company in
tend to Immediately begin the extern
sion OF the works contemplated by the
contract made some months ago with
the city by the old company. A
brick pump-house will be constructed,
a twelve-inch main laid on the princi-
pal streets, and twenty fire-hydrants
placed in available positions for the
best protection. Mr.. Otis takes the
place of Mr.. Horton who has so long
and SO acceptably filled the position
of Manager.
WEATHER REPORT - The follow
weather report has been furnished the
STANDARD by the U. S. Signal Office
at this place, for the week ending Fri
day morning, Jan. 81, 1890:
BarOmeter-Average, 1906 inches;
highest, 5000, on 3Oth; lowest, 90. AZ,
on 25th; range, So.
Temperature-Average, 40 degrees;
highest, 50 on Monday; lowest, 80 on
Wednesday and Thursday; range, 90.
Rainfall and Melted Snow-Total
amount of rainfall and melted snow
5.l7 inches; greatest amount for one
day, l.35 inches on Tuesday.
Misunderstanding direction of wind
during week. South; highest velocity of
wind, "a miles per hour on Wednes-
day. Total number of miles wind
Travelled, 1923.
Weather-Light rain on seven days
during week. Heavy rain on Tuesday.
Light rain turned to light snow on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
morning. There were seven cloudy
days during week. No frost. Very
windy and stormy during whole week.
Total rainfall and melted snow for
January, 1890, is SIS inches. For the
last week in month, the rainfall
averaged rs inch per day.