Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-11

Inc mon Pacific dock now needs
but one more improvement to make it
first-class in all respects, and that is
the re-establishment OF the Second
street approach. 1t will prove a great
convenience, rs well as remove the old
piling which has become such an eye
sore to progressive people.
A large boiler was received by the
Olympia Gas and Electric Light Co.
this week, to supply the power for
running the dynamos of both the arc
and incandescent systems OF lighting.
1t was brought from Portland by the
steam schooner Signal, and landed at
the Union Pacific dock, whence it was
hauled on rollers to the company's
premises on Eastside.
Mrs. J. J. Whitney, the eminent me-
dunn, was greeted by full audience,
Sunday evening, at Columbia Hall.
The tests given were eminently salts
factory, and in the forty or fifty names
given OF persons who have passed to
spirit life all were recognized, and the
circumstances narrated connected
with their lives acknowledged to be
correct in every particular.
An old Olympian who has been
spending several days at Tenino, il
loud in praising the progress and
thrift of that little city. Mr.. VIM.
Ragless is still selling desirable bust
ness and resident lots at bargain,
and the town is dotted in every di-
rection with new buildings Never
in the annals of the town was there
more buildings going up than at the
present time.
1t seems to be the determination of
certain parties to convert the west end
of Fifth street into Chinatown. A
vigorous kick from property owners in
what will speedily become the plague
infected district, is the only thing that
will avert the disaster. 1t is proposed
to move one of the old McKenny
buildings to that locality and to build
several others, for the special accom-
mediation of the almond-eyed nuisance.
The contract for furnishing the
State library with new books and COM
pleting the broken sets was awarded
to Callahan e. Co., Chicago. The con-
tract for the State library was for
about 1000, costing $3.50. The Sc
lection includes textbooks, State re-
ports and digests. Ten thousand dol
lars were appropriated for refurnishing
the library, and the commission is al
lowed 81, 900 per year for new books.
Mr.. L. G. Cole and daughter, resi-
dents of Oakland, Cal, an old-time
friend of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Whitney,
were up on visit to them and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. C. Horr the past week.
During their stay they enjoyed a sea
son of sporting on the Deschutes
river and Pray's Lake. They were
highly pleased with all they saw, and
expect to return next year, to make
an extended tour of the new State and
| Alaska.
The "Black Flag" was performed by
the Russell-Jewell combination, at
Columbia Hall, Monday evening, with
such effect that a. repetition was
called for Wednesday evening, the
last performance of the company.
The characters sustained by Misses
Dalglish, Berry and Hattie Ross, and
Messrs. Russell, Gray, Berry and Kay,
were especially good. A warm well
come awaits the company in all fu-
ture visits.
At meeting of the city school
board, held Saturday evening, Misses
Janet Moore. Lula Drum, Minnie
Mccallagh, Rose Broden and Eva
Wallace we're reelected teachers to
serve for the ensuing year. The new
appointments we're: Misses Lizzie
Richards, of Iowa; Sarah E. Page, of
Astoria; Annie B. Long, Of Dayton
HI. Villa Card, of Aberdeen; S. d.
Mary McClurken, of Olympia, and
Rose E. Pitts, of Dayton. Their duties
will commence with the September
term.
An award of nominal damages has
been4 Drnle by the committee ap-
pointed to estimate the value of the
land taken by the Union Pacific right
of-way in the city, but no provision
has been made to pay for it, nor can
those gentlemen give any information
as to when, how and where the same is
to be paid. There should be no delay
in this matter. No citizen should be
deprived OF his property, even under
color of law, without adequate COM
pensation, which should be paid
promptly.
DIR. S. Smith, living on Eastside,
has presented us with q bouquet of
roses, each Of which is full blown
flower with an opening bud growing
from its center. The doctor does not
believe it to be a distinct variety, as
some of the flowers on the same bush
do not possess this popularity. He is
unable however, to account for the
freak which has possessed Dame Ma
ture when she fashioned her choicest
variety of the floral kingdom after the
Chinese pagoda. ~~+
Bruce McClerk, resident of South
Olympia, was poisoned few days ago
in very mysterious manner. Feeling
unwell, he made decoction of ginger
and after swallowing it laid down OH
his bed. In a few moments he was
taken with all the symptoms of poison
ing, and when physician was hastily
summoned, the usual antidotes for
strichnine were administered with sue.