Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-18

coma, paid the Capital city a visit,
yesterday.
Mr.. c. II. Martinson is building an
addition to the shop lately occupied by
VIM. Sternberg, corner OF First and
Main streets.
The Mason County Central Mill is
rushed with orders. 1t is now filling
one for 10000 feet of lumber for the
Percival wharf.
Miss Eva Kirkendall who has been
absent all winter, visiting her sister
east ef the mountains, returned home
a few days ago.
The daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Wilson, who has been very i'll with
scarletine for the past week, is now
slowly improving.
The steamer Clara Bromn made a
special trip, Sunday, from Seattle to
this city. She was laden with freight
for our merchants.
Married, April Nth, by A. S. Austin,
Justice of the Peace, at his Office in
this city, John L. Yantis to Mrs.
Theodosia Bonney.
Mr.. Geo. II. White, formerly resi-
dent of this city, but now residing at
Centralia, is in the city looking after
his property interests.
Mr.. Chas. Granger, Wednesday
evening, brought up two scow-loads
Of lumber to be used on the Percival
dock, containing $4,000 feet.
Work has been begun on the vault
of the Capital National Bank, in the
Williams block, formerly occupied by
Mr.. Van Epps' real estate Office.
Messrs. Wilson and Shoecraft are
clearing off some town lots in Bay
View Addition to Olympia. These
lots will soon be placed on the market.
Scammell & Conger will place
Reigh's Addition on the market Mon.
day. 1t is a slightly location and cam
not be excelled for residence purposes.
Olympia has 81 additions and 81
subdivisions of additions on record,
and there are several others awaiting
approval to be placed ON the official
map.
Hon. T. V. Eddy has hung up his
shingle as lawyer, in the Owings build
ing, on Fourth street. He has associat-
ed with himself Mr.. NJ. J. Gordon. of
South Dakota.
Thirty-One instruments were filed
for record in the Auditors Office yes
terday. The present force is made
quate and the Office accommodations
too limited for the business.
1t is none too early to begin the
agitation of grand Fourth of July
celebration. Let meeting be called
and begin at once, and not wait till the
time is limited to a few weeks for
preparation.
Mr.. Gordon A. Henry has been ap-
pointed special policeman to keep
order at the Salvation Army meetings,
the regular police having refused to
interfere with the hoodlums who dis
turbed the meetings.
Mr.. Timothy Devine, with his daugh-
ter and son, left to-day for Sopena,
Lewis county, where he has taken up
a homestead. His family are we'll
pleased with Olympia and may yet re-
turn and make it their home.
The Ladies' Relief Society will give
a Charity Ball at Columbia Hall,
Tuesday evening. the 22d inst, to
which a general invitation is extended.
The meritorious object to be subserved
will doubtless elicit a generous pat
ronage. Tickets 81.
I It is said that one of the first landed
proprietors 10 reap the advantage Of
the present initiation of prices, abso-
lutely refuses to give anything to the
railroad subsidy. This is scarcely
susceptible of belief, yet it seems to be
we'll supported by proof.
Mr.. Jasper Roberts and family, Mr..
S. A. Leath, Mr.. George B. Pyle, of
Attica, Indiana; Mr.. Joseph Allen, Of
Ashland City, Wisconsin, and Mr.. F.
F. Sanderson, of Dewitt, Mo-, arrived
Monday, all looking for homes and
seem well pleased with Olympia.
Mr.. D. H. Stearns, the originator
aud promoter of the La Camas enter
prise, now thriving village, has sold
out his interest there, and is ON q visit
to the Sound. He called in at Olym-
pia Monday, and invested few of his
spare dollars in Olympia realty.
State Printer White has leased
ground of Mr.. Byrne, on Fourth
street, and will soon begin the con-
struction of large building to be
used as an Office in the prosecution of
the State printing. It will have a
frontage of 40 feet and depth of 100.
Up came McGinty from the bottom
OF the say, dressed in his best suit of
clothes. He reports Olympia on
everybody's tongue all over the Sound.
McGinty has been travelling in the
interests of the new hotel. His
everyday name is Williams and his
profession" bill-poster.
A parlor concert will be given in
The Olympia next Friday evening, the
25th inst. A very select programme
is in preparation and the best Tacoma
and Olympia talent will participate.
The proceeds art to be applied toward
the purchasing of piano for the new
hotel, and it is hoped there will be a
large attendance.