, 1891-11-05
TUMW ATER TUMS.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS UNDER
WAY-THE CONTRACTS.
News Notes and miscellaneous
Matters From South OIyn-
pia-What is Going on.

Matters From South OIym-
pia-What is Going on.
The contract for grading the streets was
let on Friday evening to Walter Scott, Of
Tumwater, Work commenced on Satur-
day morning on Cleveland avenue with a
force Of men clearing away timber. The
heavy rains have delayed the work some
what, but the contractor is prepared to
push matters right along as soon as the
weather permits. About twenty men and
ten teams were ready to begin operations
on Monday The policy so far pursued in
hiring home labor is a wise one. The men
who spend their money here and who
would naturally take an interest in the
improvement of the place are the ones who
ought to have first show
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allison arrived on
the noon train Tuesday from Minneapolis.
Mr.. Allison says they have altogether too
much climate in Minnesota to suit him.
He prefers some Washington rain.
Mr.. Robson, the popular druggist of
IumWater, has among the other attrac-
tions of his store established a penny
connter, to which he especially invites the
attention OF the young ladies of the town.
With q wisdom beyond his wears, Mr.,
Robson has adopted as business maxim
the words Of the philosopher, "Take care
OF the pennies" +" etc.
The county superintendent visited Tum-
water school Friday.
Miss Matte Steele, of Tacoma, spent
Saturday and Sunday in TumWater,
Three of the most deserving young men
IN fumWater were discovered to be in sad
condition Tuesday afternoon. After Civ
ing them a good dinner their landlady in
formed them tney could have nothing more
to eat at her house, and giving a deaf ear
to all their entreaties, turned them out to
face cold and cheerless world, They
wandered up and down the muddy streets
seeking supper, and finding none It was
enough to draw tears from Pharaoh's
mummy, to hear the pitiful supplieations
OF one of them as 6 O'Clock drew nigh,
The spirits of the air were abroad last
Saturday evening, and worked many a fam
tastlc trick in our quiet little town. All Of
the store windows were decorated with ap-
proprlate notices, proving that the spirits
are fully cognizant of the actions of the
qWellefs on this mundane sphere. The
D Resort on the corner was especially
favored, Y. M. 9. A. in large letters being
painted across one window and W. R. G.
across the other, and the public was in
ylted to both push and pull at the doors.
lne SlgnlHcanCe and pertlnaclty of the ini-
tlals We're positively luminous. "Y. M u"
Young Men of course; "C,' Contaminat-
ing, very plain; "a, = Association, certain
", and the other three letters read, s'Woe.
Remorse and Crime" as plain as print,
All this to be obtained simply by pushing
and pulling at the doors.
We understand there is a new and oriei-
nal play to be given to the theater-going
public shortly by the Damon and Pythias
combination of this city. Mr. Frank Clark
and Mr.. Welchor, Of Tumwater, are the
managers, and also principal actors. They
are supported, however, by strong com
pany. The writer is not informedas as to the
character of the play, whether tragedy or
comedy, or mixture, but the companyin-
tends starting on Starring trip soon,
taking in all the principal cities on the
Sound, 50 that the public will have an op-
portunity to judge for themselves and also
to extend to both play and actors the ap-
proyal that the histrionic merits of each
doubtless deserve.
Mr.. Davis is in town looking after his
milling interests.
j. ?. Allison is much improved, al
though still a great sufferer.
Herbert Saunders wears his Sunday smile
all week now. A tiny specimen Of the,
genus homo arrived at his home on Satur-
morning and announced his intention Of
making that his permanent residence
w. L. Vanton, of Bedford, Ore, came in
company with Mr.. Davis.