"Mere Mention": John Miller Murphy's Column from the Weekly 1889 Newspaper

By John Miller Murphy; Edited by Roger Easton



Olympia: Olympia Heritage Commission & The Thurston County Historic Commission

Edited for Web, 2001 



INTRODUCTION—

Mere Mention was a column in the Washington Standard Newspaper.  It was written 
by the newspapers founder, John Miller Murphy, and tracked local news as "seen" 
through his eyes.

We hope that this booklet will allow the reader to travel back and feel a part 
of those times a century ago when Olympia was beginning to "flex its muscles", 
discovering such newfangled notions as electricity and a "modern" trolley 
system; when the best way one could travel between other communities on the 
Sound was by steam boat; when the telegraph was just beginning to link us to 
other cities, and the advent of the telephone was just beginning; and arguments 
were being made by the locals that this should be the Capitol of the new State.

The Olympia Heritage Commission made no effort to edit the remarks in Murphy's 
"Mere Mention" column.  To those who find his denotations offensive to ethnic 
groups, or others, we ask that you look at them in their historic context, 100 
years  John Miller Murphy ago.  This opportunity to step back in time may also 
cause us to reflect on how far we have come and how far we have yet to go.

[PHOTO: John Miller Murphy Founder of the Washington Standard Newspaper]

John Miller Murphy, the founder of the "Washington Standard", Olympia's first 
newspaper, was born in Federdams, near Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 3, 1839, 
the son of John and Susan (Miller) Murphy.  His father was a millwright, an 
Irish immigrant, and his mother was of Pennsylvania Dutch extraction.  He was 
seven when he was orphaned.  He was then reared by his sister, Mrs. George A. 
Barnes of Cincinnati.

[PHOTO: The Washington Standard interior circa 1900.  Notice the wooden type 
fonts and pot-bellied stove.  Murphy trained his daughters in the printing trade 
since he was a supportive of suffrage and rights for women.  Washington State 
Capitol Museum photo.]

In 1850, the chubby, redcheeked lad joined his guardians crossing the plains to 
Portland, Oregon Territory, where he worked as a clerk in George Barnes's 
Hardware Store.  John devoted his spare time to being a choir boy in the 
Methodist Church, and in becoming one of the first "Oregonian" paper boys, 
delivering the newspaper to early Portland subscribers.

In 1851, seeing an opportunity in newly settled Olympia, George Barnes and 
family moved his hardware store there, to become Olympia's second business 
establishment.  John rode horseback behind his sister all the way.

In 1856, feeling he could not succeed fast enough working for relatives, John 
returned to Portland and became an apprentice printer's devil at the "Oregon 
Weekly Times".  Within two years, he climbed to the position of the Foreman and 
Drama Critic of the publication.

He worked with the Argus in Oregon City, and in 1860 decided to become a 
publisher.  He, along with E. V. Coon, established the Vancouver, Washington 
"Chronicle".  Later that same year, Murphy felt Olympia offered a better 
opportunity for a newspaper publisher.

On November 17, 1860, during the election of Abraham Lincoln, Murphy established 
the "Washington Standard".  In his first editorial, he said, "We enter upon the 
task of editing and conducting a newspaper with many misgivings as to the 
future".  In spite of his prophesy, the paper was to achieve the distinction of 
being the oldest continuous publication in Washington Territory, running more 
than five decades under Murphy's direction.

In the second edition, Murphy reported, "A salute of 100 guns was fired by 
Republicans at Tumwater, in this County, in honor of the election of Abraham 
Lincoln, President of the United States.  After the salute, a large enthusiastic 
delegation marched to Olympia, ringing bells, blowing horns, etc., serenaded the 
Washington Standard office, and adjourned with hearty cheers for 'honest old 
Abe', the President of the United States".

Murphy was a loyal Republican, in full support of Lincoln and the Union.  But, 
because of disagreements with some local Territorial politicians, he became the 
staunch Democrat he was to remain the rest of his life.

Murphy was married in Portland in 1861, to Miss Eliza A. McGuire.  They were 
blessed with 10 children.

His printing shop on the waterfront was destroyed during storm.  Murphy loaded 
up his presses and type onto a scow, and moved them to the corner of Second and 
Washington, where he continued printing for forty years.

In 1863, Murphy was appointed Territorial Printer.  In 1867, he entered the 
political scene when his paper had competition and was having some difficulty.  
He was elected Territorial Auditor for three terms, and Quartermaster-General of 
the Territorial Militia.

In his last re-election campaign for Territorial Auditor, he ordered his 
typesetters and reporters never to spell his opponent's name correctly.  Even 
though they succeeded in this task, finding every possible misspelling, Murphy 
failed his bid for re-election.

He didn't seek political office in the Territorial or State level, being 
satisfied to represent the town and County in several positions, including 
Olympia City Council, County Superintendent of Schools, and organizing the 
Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, one of Olympia's finest.

He took an editorial stand for these years for Equal Suffrage and Temperance, 
even though he enjoyed visiting the local saloons for his cheese and beer.

When Elisha Ferry was appointed Governor, Murphy made accusations that the 
Governor had a greater success as a brewer than a politician (which was never 
fully supported by fact).

Ferry immediately cancelled his subscription to the "Standard", whereupon Murphy 
editorialized, "As General Ferry has stopped his paper, we can indulge in as 
much 'jocularity' at his expense as we please.  Of course, he won't see it."

Always being a lover of good music and drama, in 1892, Murphy put the profits 
from his thirty years of publishing into the Olympia Opera House, an impressive 
three-story wooden structure erected on pilings at the edge of Swantown Slough, 
at 4th and Plum Streets.

The theater seated 1,000 people.  It boasted a baroque stage, hand painted 
scenery, art glass doors, and maroon plush seats brought in from Grand Rapids.   
It was equipped with electric lights and oak and redwood finishing in the 
interior.

Many famous people of those times appeared there, including John Phillip Souza, 
Mark Twain, and Billy Sunday.  All sorts of dramatic performances and even 
boxing matches were held there.  With the advent of the movie theater and 
because it was deemed a fire trap, the Olympia Opera House met the wrecking ball 
in 1925.

The "Washington Standard" continued until 1912.  John Miller Murphy retired in 
1910.  He was given a retirement party at the new concrete YMCA building, its 
first function.  He was honored by many pioneers and prominent citizens from all 
over the Northwest, as the oldest active newsman in the State.

In 1914, after a bout with blood poisoning, which necessitated the amputation of 
his right foot, Murphy lingered for two years, confined to a wheel chair.  He 
died in 1916.

George H. Himes, an employee at the "Standard" for many years wrote, "Among the 
excellent traits of Mr.  Murphy are those of faithfulness and fidelity...I do 
think an instance can be found in his long career where his opinions through is 
paper were influenced by any degree of mercenary motives."

Throughout its 50 years, the appearance of the "Standard" had never changed.  To 
its final 2,636th issue, in 1912, it looked very much like Volume One of the 
November 17, 1860 issue, even to its banner head, "Hew to the Line; Let the 
Chips Fall Where They May".

[PHOTO: The Washington Standard office shown circa 1885, was located at the 
corner of Washington and Second Streets.  State Capitol Museum photo.]





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THE WASHINGTON STANDARD 
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON, 1889


JANUARY 4, 1889

January 4th and fat cattle are clipping the green herbage.

The steamer FLEETWOOD was on the "Gridiron" last Monday.

1889 is more musical in its articulation than its dull predecessor.

Boxing gloves have supplanted the foot ball among Olympia students.

Twenty centuries must pass away before we can again write three successive 8s in 
the year.

Physicians assert the present cold wave is advantageous to this vicinity in a 
sanitary point of view.

Mrs. Rudolph Peterson has been judged insane by Judge Root, and sent to the 
Hospital for the Insane.

Work was resumed last Monday at Collegiate Institute, Tuesday, however, being 
turned over to the students as a holiday.

Church bells were rung at the solemn noon of night in the Capital city, as the 
old year was relieved by the new.

The Normal department of the Collegiate Institute will soon be supplied with new 
desks and seats, and wholly at the expense of President Follanbee.

The late cold season has made way with a good deal of fuel in town and teams are 
busy, early and late, hauling wood and bark.

Acre lots in Charley Billings plat on the Westside sold very rapidly at $100 
each, and the land lies about four miles from town.

Mr. J.M. Lammon sold, last week, his farm on Black, one of the best in the 
county, for $6000. Mr. Nelson Sargent was the purchaser.

The thermometer plainly indicated an abnormal temperature during the continuance 
of the eclipse last Tuesday afternoon.

Rehearsals are in progress for a grand opera to be performed at Columbia Hall by 
Olympia talent.

Physicians report one or two cases of scarlet fever in town, but the patients 
are recovering and there is no apprehension of the spread of the disease.

The upper bay was violently agitated about the beginning of the solar eclipse, 
last Tuesday, without any apparent cause. Long swells broke upon the Eastside 
beach as if from the wake of a passing steamer.

The sky was overcast with thick, leaden clouds, last Tuesday, thus precluding 
the possibility of seeing the eclipse of the sun, although many of our citizens 
had made preparations for taking observations.

Olympia was well represented at the New Year's Ball held at Tumwater last Monday 
night.  Old 1888 was vigorously danced out and 1889 as vigorously danced in. 
There was a fair attendance and everybody had a good time.

It is an encouraging commentary on the local industries and improvements of 
Olympia that the sawmills and planing mills are still running on full time, the 
manufacturing material thus turned out being almost wholly for home consumption. 
In many instances, orders have already been given for rough and dressed lumber 
for such buildings as will be erected in the early spring.

On New Year's day, a horse attached to the delivery of the California grocery 
concluded to have a little celebration of his own, and started on a run to the 
opposite side of the street at full speed.  The vehicle struck an awning post in 
front of Mr. Frost's hardware store, after the horse had crossed the sidewalk 
and was about to enter full tilt one of the large show windows.  This brought 
him upstanding, but not  before the shaft had broken one of the large panes of 
glass in the window.  Had it not been for the awning post, we would doubtless 
have had to chronicle another parallel of the Bull in the China shop.  As it is, 
Mr. Squires, the horse's owner, is out a few dollars for the repairs to window 
and wagon.

No man has ever left active business life in this city who will be more missed 
than Gen. T.F. McKenny.  During the ten years he has conducted the drug 
business, he has won a reputation for skill in compounding and carefulness in 
preparing drugs that amounted to absolute confidence in the correctness and 
purity of anything bearing his label. Pleasant and affable in all his dealings, 
just and exact in all business transactions, he leaves his trade in the best 
possible condition for his successors, Messrs. Leavenworth & Clark.

1889 Mince pies

"Whoa, January"

Oh, the water pipes

Song birds are happy

A few more bed covers

Look to your house plants

Have you written the new year?

The Montesano state on McCausland's line was "held up" near Parker's farm, at 
the edge of Ferguson prairie, Wednesday evening about dusk, by a highman who 
drew a Winchester rifle on the driver and the four passengers with a demand to 
throw out the mail sacks and the express box.  The driver was a lad named Inman 
and he did not hesitate long in complying, but fortunately the pouch of 
registered mail was overlooked and arrived at its destination with quite a 
number of valuable packages. The express box contained but little of value, and 
only $5 in money, so that the road agent probably got but a small haul for his 
risky enterprise. After the driver had complied with the demand, the stage was 
ordered to proceed without further molestation.  Several hundred dollars might 
have been obtained from the passengers, had they been "persuaded" in the proper 
manner.  Mr. W.F. Baker, of Montesano, said it would not have taken much more to 
have made him part with his last farthing. The gun in the hands of the desperado 
looked as long as a fence rail and its bore as large as that of a columbad 
Besides the man's fingers nervously fumbling with the trigger, did not at all 
add to the composure of the parties in direct line with the muzzle.  Sheriff 
Billings went out to the place of robbery the same night and found the sacks cut 
and the box broken open with the letters and packages torn in the search for 
valuables.

BUSINESS LOCALS

Everything at cost at Van Epps.

Spiced corn beef at the City Market.

Pressed corn beef at the City Market.

Lots of dishes at Van Epps at going cost.

All goods as represented at Talcott Bros.

Roberts Celebrated candies at Abbott's.

Try that spiced corn beef at the City Market.

The City Market Keeps pressed corn beef.

All silver and plated ware bought of Talcott Bros. marked free.

New Orleans molasses, sorghum and honey drips on draught at Abbott's.

The largest stock of ladies and gents gold and silver watches at Talcott Bros.

Eastern pickled pork, pineapple, cheese and Vermont maple sugar at Abbott's.

4,000 rolls of wall paper at Van Epps' at cost.

Florida and California Naval oranges at Abbott's.

Two thousand new books at cost at Van Epps

A regular holiday hurrah at the California Grocery.

The closing out sale at Van Epps' is the event of the season.

An easy way to save money is to trade at the California Grocery.

The weight of evidence, 16 ounces to the pound at the California Grocery.

If you want anything go to Van Epps and get it at wholesale prices.

Remember the California Grocery leads the entire trade on teas and coffees.

The sun goes down in the west, but prices go down at the California Grocery.

Van Epps has a magnificent line of holiday goods, and all are to be sold at 
cost.

These are trying times for the California Groceryman.  He is trying to please 
everybody and succeeding.

The new short-wind Waterbury, a perfect watch for both ladies and gents, at 
Talcott Bros.  Only $4. Go see them.


JANUARY 11, 1889

Rain.

More strangers.
Lunar Rainbows.
Sleighing is predicted.
Real estate is booming.
The cold is strengthening.
The restaurants have crowded tables.
Col. Smith of Goldendale is in town.

Do you own a lot?  Then build a house.

The union prayer meetings are well attended.

Real estate dealers are surfeited with business.

Court is still dispensing equitable doses of justice.

Old Winter is waking up to a sense of his just rights.

Hotel registers indicate that the people are abroad.

Veteran hunters report snow to be falling in the foothills.

Two sons of Mr. B. Vincent are suffering from typhoid fever.

Uncle Joe is increasing the capacity of the Olympia sawmill.

The town is full of drummers and they are all plying at once.

Duck hunting is still the favorite pursuit of amateur Nimrods.

It is about nip-and-tuck between the gas lights and the dense fogs.

The good people of Tumwater are observing the week of prayer.

All fear of contagious diseases in Olympia is steadily growing less.

Municipal election comes off next Monday.  Let the best men be elected.

A new and substantial sidewalk graces the front of Odd Fellows Temple.

Immense colonies of robins and blackbirds are wintering in Olympia.  This 
country, it seems, is good enough for them.

A fine weather-vane, the points of the compass, surmounted by an eagle now 
ornament the dome on Odd Fellows Temple.

The Olympia sawmill splits into halves its biggest logs by means of gun powder 
to bring them within the limits of saws.

The bosses of Olympia Heathen laundries are currying the favor of their patrons 
by the annual distribution of China lilies.

Travelers affirm that there is not a better restaurant on the Sound than the 
Gold Bar, of this city, Mr. Larry Cormier, Proprietor.

Now if the Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad will but lay a third rail, as 
they contemplate doing, Olympia's prosperity is assured.

Mr. George White, of Eastside, is preparing the ground and hauling the lumber 
for a new cottage to be erected on his second street property.

A streetcar running from the end of Long Wharf to upper Main Street and 
propelled by a storage electric motor is the next thing in order.

Young man, if you contemplate going into the house-keeping business, just call 
on Mecham & Company, Columbia Street, between Third and Fourth.  Take your girl 
along and she will assist you in selecting the furniture.

The new sidewalk just built on Main and Fifth Street in front of the Oddfellows 
property is a thing of beauty if not a joy forever.  The planks are "right 
sawed" and dressed and as nicely laid as the best matched flooring.

When a bevy of young ladies are seen peering into the right hand window of the 
new York Store, it may be safely concluded that they are not so interested in 
the goods as in the dummies nicely dressed up in young men's store clothes.

Every available means is being utilized to finish the rooms on the first floor 
of Odd Fellows Temple so as to make them ready for occupancy at the earliest 
date possible.  Most of the space on the second floor has been secured for 
lodging rooms.

The latest arrived razor grinder has discarded the time-honored hand cart and 
now carries the whole of his machine shop strapped to his back.  As he treads 
our streets, each measured step gives impulse to the clapper of his bell to drum 
up business.

An Olympia milkman says that rainy weather "deteriorates the quality of milk."  
Now will he tell us whether the curious process of deterioration takes place 
while the milk is in the udder of the cow or after it is drawn?  We were always 
of an inquiring turn of mind.

The Street Committee are keeping a wary eye on the thoroughfares of Olympia.

Miss Mary O'Neil reopened her school last Monday after a vacation of two weeks.

The steamers are now arriving and departing with full passenger and freight 
lists.

When the wood dealer brings you a cord at two loads, write him on your list of 
honest men.

Keen sighted Chinamen are preparing for a boom in the vegetable line early in 
the spring.

The irrepressible Italian fishermen are plying their amphibious calling whether 
it rains or shines.

It is a common remark that small boys are altogether too numerous on our streets 
after nightfall.

David Shelton, of the booming little town that bears his name, is shaking hands 
with his Olympian friends.

The Baptist people are running the week of prayer on their own account, wholly 
aloof of the "union" principle.

The new bridge sidewalk has the monopoly of pedestrian travel between central 
Olympia and the Eastside.

The telephone line is perceptibly increasing the "socialability" between Olympia 
and its Chehalis county neighbors.

Despite the untoward state of the weather, many new buildings are going up in 
the southeastern part of town.

Mrs. D.R. Bigelow will leave next week for Los Angeles, California, on a brief 
sojourn for the benefit of her health.

It is rumored with considerable confidence that a mill capable of cutting 75,000 
feet per day is one of the improvements that will soon materialize on the 
Westside.

A new crossing appears on Columbia Street, at the foot of Third.  This will 
prove especially convenient for those pedestrians who have business on the newly 
extended wharf.

The last smallpox microbe is believed to have spread its wings and flown away, 
leaving Olympia, as it has always been, the healthiest city on the northwest 
Pacific Coast.

The demand for good dwelling houses in Olympia goes on day by day, as the high 
school pupil would have it, in an increasing geometrical progression.  Query--
What will it be in the Spring?

The front of Mrs. Turner's brick corner of Fourth and Main Streets is being 
modernized by substitution of plate-glass windows for the old style sash doors.  
It already begins to show the master-hand of Mr. J. W. Roberts, the contractor, 
who has the improvement in charge.

Giles Market and Hadlan's Beer Hall were entered Sunday night by some 
enterprising scamp who tapped the respective tills for small amounts.  Hadlan 
was awakened by the noise made while moving about, and entered the rear door 
just as the miscreant leaped through the transom.

"Peck's Bad Boy" Dramatic Company will perform in Columbia Hall next Monday 
night, and will doubtless be greeted as it was on its previous visit several 
years ago with a full house.  Those who enjoy a hearty laugh will have a rich 
treat in store.  This Company lately appeared in New York City with marked 
success.

Miss May Sylvester, in a letter to this paper, corrects a misstatement in the 
article of December 28th, that the original name of Olympia was Smithfield.  She 
states that the name was Smithter, being a combination of the names of Smith and 
Sylvester.  She declares that she received this information direct from her 
father, and asks the correction be noted so that future references may be made 
correctly.

Last Tuesday, Dr. Newell, assisted by Drs.  Ostrander and Lansdale, operated for 
the removal of a tumor, which extended well under the tongue from the neck of 
James Chipman of South Bay.  Several months ago, Dr. Newell removed three-
quarters of the lower lip of Mr. C. for the same disease, making a new lip from 
adjoining parts, which continues to be sound and healthy.


JANUARY 18, 1889

Central Olympia.
Pile on the wood.
Glittering starlight.
Wrap your waterpipes.
Look to your stove flues.
Sunshine after the storm.
Snow on the Black Hills.
High tides are prevailing.
Chinese lilies are blooming.
More work for the plumber.
Have you been vaccinated?
House the cow that gives the milk.
The sun is near its perihelion point.

Did you see the lunar eclipse last night?

The Westside Road is reported to be much out of repair.

Olympia hotels were never more crowded than at present.

The Didascalion Association has over one hundred members.

Mr. George White of Eastside has a new dwelling nearly enclosed.

Clearance sales of dry goods are rejoicing the hearts of Olympia dames.


FEBRUARY 8, 1889

Frogs.
Spring?
A woollen mill.
The Navy Yard
Restaurants are crowded.
No idle men in Olympia.
Logging camps are lively.
The new moon holds water.
Mrs. P. D. Moire is quite ill.
Apples are selling for one dollar per box.

Garden shrubbery is putting forth eaves.

Small boys are offering their sleds for sale.

Four tramps cheerfully left town last Tuesday.

Mrs. P.C. Hale made a down-Sound trip this week.

The POTTER brought up 105 passengers last night.

Mr. John Grimm is shipping brick to down-Sound points.

A woman proposes to open a real estate office in Olympia.

Room for one more real estate office.  Who will open it?

The pipe factory is finishing up a large shipment of material.

Judge Root has moved his office to elegant rooms in Temple Flat.

The telephone office has been removed to a room in Temple Flat.

S. Williams & Son are fitting up a tin shop in the rear of their store.

The principle employment now, of Eastsiders, is staking off corner lots.

Gurney Cab Courtship is now the popular thing, five tickets for a dollar.

Miss Lizzy Boyer will soon open a confectionery store in the East Sales Room of 
the Signal Office Building.

Old settlers who made a note of the fact, say that the winter of 1869-70 was a 
truthful prototype of the present season.

Miss Emma Hood is back to her former position, salesman in the confectionery 
stand, now kept by Messrs. Tusten & Co.

A bright meteor in passing over Olympia towards the Northern sky, the other 
evening, got entangled in the Bear's tail.

Two well defined earthquake shocks were felt in this city at twenty minutes to 
six o'clock P.M. last Wednesday, the 6th instance.

The Tumwater Lumber Co. has opened a fine stock of miscellaneous merchandise in 
the Biles Hall Building in that village.

George Jones has added musical instruments to his stock of hardware. Tones of 
the bell will note the passage, and now when he sells a stove, he throws in an 
"organ."

The stages are so crowded between Olympia and the lower Chehalis Valley that 
travelers have to resort to private conveyance.  Alki, a railroad.

At the last general census, Thurston contained less than 1,200 children of 
school age; now it contains over 2,000 young candidates for public instruction.

One of the finest real estate offices on Puget Sound has been opened in Odd 
Fellows Temple by those shrewd and experienced businessmen, Messrs. Sawyer & Co.

Several members of a family named Bordeaux, living near Shelton, died.  It is 
supposed from the effects of poison in their food yesterday.  The father and two 
children are reported as victims.

Mr. John G. Grimm has associated Mr.  Samuel McClelland with himself in 
operation of the Eastside brick-yard next season.  Mr. G.  has acquired the 
precise method of making good brick, as the product of the past year amply 
shows, and with the industry and good management for which Sam has always been 
noted, there is no doubt but that their business will be a decided success.

Mr. R. A. McNair, the late City Marshall, has gone back to his profession, 
dentistry, and may hereafter be found with Dr. Woodard, as assistant in the 
growing business of that skillful operator. Mr.  McN. proposes to fit up rooms 
for medical baths in connection with his present engagement, thus affording our 
people another essential that has hitherto been unattainable except in the 
larger cities.

The large addition now being build on the west end of the Olympia sawmill will 
extend nearly to Jefferson Street, and when finished the capacity will be more 
than doubled.  A new  boiler is to be put in which will make an increased of 
forty horsepower to the machinery.  There will doubtless be a greater 
consumption of building materials next summer and home industry should be 
largely encouraged.

One of the most successful real estate firms so far, has been that of Shoecraft, 
Cook & Smith, who have just opened an office in the "Blinn Building", on Fourth 
Street.  They have, in the few days, been before the public, disposed of twenty-
three tracts of land, and now control some of the most desirable lots and acres 
in the County, including a large line of waterfront.  Do not fail to consult 
these gentlemen if you want either to buy or sell land.

Mr. T.C. Van Epps opened his real estate office this week in Williams block.

A new crossing appears on Washington Street, at the intersection of Third.

A new courthouse and a new school house are among the next public necessities.

A number of strangers in plug hats are taking in the lay of the land in 
Tumwater.

Well-to-do farmers have commenced spring operations and predict an abundant 
season.

The wood and coal house in the rear of the Odd Fellows Temple is now ready for 
use.

The young folks will be pleased to learn that our city is soon to have a candy 
factory.

Seventy-five cents per capita is the school apportionment in this county, 
January, 1889.

The bell destined to proclaim the hours from Odd Fellows Temple weighs 500 
pounds.

Mr. Jacob Ott is building a small store room on Washington Street, near the 
corner of Fourth.

Olympia is to have a telephone system managed by a corporation controlled by the 
Bell Co.

Street Commissioner Cullen is patching the uneven streets with gravel from the 
Eastside bank.

Physicians are forced to admit that the most prominent feature about the 
smallpox was the "scare".

Coinmo is the name of a new post office on the Northern Pacific Railroad a few 
miles north from Tenino.

Mr. J.E. Laity of Grand Mound has sold his farm to Samuel James and George 
Stocking for $6,000.

Olympia hotel keepers are obliged to press into service private sleeping rooms 
for their incoming guests.

Died at Grand Mound, in this County, January 28, John Laity, aged 53 years, 9 
months, and 20 days.  Deceased was born at Cornwall, England in 1835, and came 
to this Territory in 1870.  He leaves a wife to mourn his loss.

The recently arrived new-fangled seats are queer things.  The students say they 
are too narrow for two young men and much worse in that respect for two young 
ladies, but just a perfect fit for a young man and a young lady.

Rev. J.R. Chaplin, of Otego Michigan, has been called to the pastorate of the 
Congregational Church in this city.  He brings his family, a wife and four 
children, and manifests the proper sort of spirit for becoming a permanent 
resident.

Irrepressible Ben Turner has bought the Pacific House property, corner of Third 
and Main Streets.  The building is old and not worth much, but the lot is 
eligibly situated for business. It fronts 40 feet on Main with a depth of 120 
feet on Third.  The price paid was $6,500.

Certain young men, "rude fellows of the baser sort," have been indulging in the 
old pastime of making disturbance at the evening meetings held at the Methodist 
Church. In his discourse Wednesday, the pastor rendered them a scathing rebuke.

If the purser of the steamer POTTER had no more sense than to use the words 
given by Mr. James Ratcliffe to the INTELLIGENCER reporter a few days ago, that 
"Any kind of an old tub was good enough for a d----d old mossgrown place like 
Olympia."  The Oregon Railway and Navigation Co., owes it to itself, as well as 
the people of the city slandered, to incontinently "fire" that officer from 
their service.  It seems strange that anybody who has arrived at years of 
discretion should have been guilty of making such an unjust remark, but we have 
no reason to doubt the report coming from the source it does.  It is a 
remarkable fact, however, that such talk almost inevitably emanates from those 
lowest in authority, and who if steamboats were selling at ten cents each, would 
scarcely be able to buy a gang-plank.

For the restoration of faded and gray hair to its original color and freshness, 
Ayer's Hair Vigor remains unrivaled.  This is the most popular and valuable 
toilet preparation in the world; all who use it are perfectly satisfied that it 
is the best.


FEBRUARY 15, 1889

Daffodils.
A cold snap.
Our baby winter.
Garden bonfires are in order.

St. Valentine came in his sleigh and four this year.

Ball playing has been inaugurated on the public square.

Small boys had about an  hour of good coasting this morning.

Dr. Newell has removed his office to Rooms 2 and 3 of Israel Building.

Active operations have been commenced at Ellis' logging camp.

The electric lights now extend from the foot of Main to Thirteenth Street.

Eggs are cheaper now, weight for weight, than "boarding house" beef steak.

A number of capitalists from Shelton are investing in Olympia real estate.

Dust is prevalent in the middle of the day on many portions of Main and Fourth 
Streets.

Bulbous flowering plants are making their way above ground and many varieties 
are in bloom.

Mason Long, an alleged reformed saloon keeper, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, spoke to a 
large audience at the Methodist Church last Monday evening.

Mr. L.P. Venen, the new Superintendent of Schools, held his maiden examination 
at the court house this week and reports everything lovely.

Sheriff Billings has removed his office to the Horr Building on Main Street and 
connected real estate with official duties in partnership with his son, Charles.

The interest in real estate matters seems to increase as prices advance and town 
lots platted in the woods, far beyond the city limits, sell from $10 to $50 
each.

The town clock is already proving a great convenience, and its usefulness will 
be much enhanced when the hours are tolled from the great bell soon to be in 
that position.

Mr. Van Epps real estate office is now open for business and is one of the 
coziest in the city.  If you want to buy or sell real estate, you cannot strike 
a better man than Van.

Providence seems to smile upon our community, now that public confidence in our 
town and county has been restored.  It is an apt illustration of the proverb, 
"God helps those who help themselves". 

Mr. M. Darling has sold his stock of shoes to Mr. I. Harris, & Sons and taken 
charge of that department in their store.  The stand occupied by Mr. Darling has 
been leased by Mr. Barbee for a real estate office.

The ladies of the Congregational Church will give an oyster supper and sociable 
at the house of Mrs. Tillottson on Fourth Street next Tuesday.  Go and take your 
friends.  Supper from 8:30 to 10:30.

Mr. S.C. Woodruff, the Accountant of the Hospital for the Insane, was the 
recipient of a magnificent gold-headed cane from the matron and lady attendants 
in the female ward of the asylum as a token of their esteem on his contemplated 
withdrawal from official relations with that institution.  Sam is deserving of 
this complement, and his many friends will rejoice over the honors he receives 
quite as much as himself.

The Board of Trade have been in conference with Mr. Buckley, of Tacoma the past 
few days, with reference to the use of an improved dredger in which he is 
interested for removing and "making" earth.  It is understood that a plan has 
been suggested which meets with very general approval, and that we may indulge a 
reasonable expectation that the tide-flat question will meet with a very 
satisfactory as well as speedy solution.

In conversation with Capt. Parker on our way to Seattle the other day, he said: 
"There is no mistake; we are going to have a boom in Olympia this Summer.  We 
are in a position to see and hear a great deal, and where a year ago you didn't 
hear the capital city mentioned, you hear it now quite as often as Tacoma or 
Seattle.  There is at least four times the travel there was a year ago, and it 
is increasing every day, and I have noticed where we take one passenger away we 
bring two back."

The steamer FLEETWOOD, Capt. Hatch, resumed her trips, after extensive repairs, 
last Sunday, leaving Seattle at 12:30 P.M., during a dense fog, and making very 
fair time not withstanding her machinery had not been adjusted to that degree 
which secures the best results after many parts have been refitted.  She arrived 
at Olympia about 8 o'clock.  She will hereafter leave Olympia at 6 A.M. and 
arrive at Seattle at 11:30 A.M.; returning, leave Seattle at 12:30 P.M. and 
arrive at this place about 6 P.M.

"Do you mean to say that this is the usual kind of weather, you experience 
during winter in Washington Territory?" inquired a pilgrim from a-far of a 
Mossback a few days ago.  "The kinds of weather!" exclaimed the old-timer, with 
an inflection of wonderment and pity in every syllable.  "The kind of weather!  
Great Scott! Do you suppose this fine weather was directed by Providence for the 
especial gratification of you tender-foot? I only inquired as a matter of form, 
you know".

Mr. Chester Lacey of Chicago has opened a real estate office in the Good 
Templars' Building.

Parties in Seattle have bought the Tannery at Tumwater, and it is said will 
enlarge its operations.

Several members of the family of Mr. Wash Littlejohn on Bush prairie are 
afflicted with diphtheria.

Mr. Louis Bettman is improving his show windows that he may be the better 
display his immense stock of goods.

Messrs. Grimm & McClelland intend to use a steam-machine for making pressed 
brick at the Eastside yard this Summer.

Chinamen are grubbing and clearing a large tract of bottom land in the southeast 
part of town for vegetable garden purposes.

Mr. Root is now manager of the Olympia and Gray's Harbor Telephone Co., Prof. 
Brintnall having resigned that position.

Boxing gloves have given way among the students of Olympia to the ball and bat, 
while small boys are content with marbles.

The performance of Solomon Isaacs at Columbia Hall, Tuesday evening, by the 
Barrett-Gleason Dramatic Co., was a decided success.

Real estate agent Van Epps is now to be found at his neat and cozy office in 
Williams' block, and his bulletin board abounds in big figures.

Messrs. O.G. Lacey, of Chicago; C.H. Johns, New York; O.M. A. Schlender, Maine; 
W. J.  Carroll, Oakland, Cal., are among those from distant points who are 
taking in the sights and advantages of the Capital City.

The street scraper has been used the past few days in raking the partially dried 
mud into windrows at each side of the principal thoroughfares in this city, 
preparatory for its removal to the Public Square, where it will be used to fill 
up the grade.

Mr. Rogers, the photographer, has been several days past engaged in making views 
of the palatial store of Messrs. Toklas & Kaufman.  It is justly a matter of 
pride with them, and they want their friends across the water to see what 
elegant quarters they occupy.

The Woodruff addition on Westside begins to present a different appearance under 
the vigorous efforts of a large force of workmen.  The trees on several acres at 
the south end have been slashed, and fires have been set in such of the fallen 
timber as was in fit condition for a burn.  It is proposed to expend several 
thousand dollars in improvement of this tract before it is platted for the 
market.

Our enterprising townsman, A. B. Rabbeson, is again to the front.  A reporter in 
passing his popular cigar store this morning, noticed curious crowds admiring 
the large, magnificently attired figures which Brother Rabbeson has just 
imported from New York at a cost of over three hundred dollars (so an onlooker 
told us). What with the figure and the find brands of cigars retailed, the 
attraction is the talk of the town.  It will not surprise us to hear of our 
renowned brass band serenading in front of this establishment.

The fast and elegant steamer T.J. POTTER is affording the citizens of Olympia 
the best service we have ever had.  She is giving entire satisfaction, departing 
and arriving on schedule time, and the traveling publish show their appreciation 
by the large patronage extends to her.  She broke the best record between Tacoma 
and Seattle, one hour and twenty-nine minutes, which was made by her when she 
first came around from the Columbia River.  The POTTER made the run last Monday 
in one hour and twenty-seven minutes against the tide, the distance being 27 
miles.  We now claim for this route the fastest and finest steamer on Puget 
Sound.

If you are fond of pickled pigs' feet, try Sinclairs kept by C.M. Moire at the 
City Market.

The Olympia and Tumwater Railway Light and Power Co., have filed articles of 
incorporation and made application to the City Council for right of way to 
construct, equip and operate a motor line on the principal streets, to furnish 
light and power for public and private uses in this city.  The capital stock is 
placed at $250,000, and the list of incorporators embraces such well known names 
as S. C. Woodruff, James R. Hayden, A.A. Phillips, H. T. Mayo, N.H. Owings, Geo.  
D. Shannon, Geo. A. Barnes and T. M. Reed, backed by such capitalists as E.M. 
Wilson, A.M. Stewart and Le Roy Pratt.  It is thought that the work of this 
Company will begin to materialize in about three months.

Do you want a remedy for biliousness pimples on the face and a sure cure for 
sick headache.  Ask Robert Marr, the druggist, for Dr. Gunn's Liver Pills.  Only 
one for a dose.  Samples free, full box, 25 cents.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,

When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,

When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,

When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.



FEBRUARY 22, 1889

Biz.
Real estate.
Real business.
February 22nd.
Olympia's boom.
Town wide-awake.
Everything lovely.
Surveyors are busy.
Our national holiday.
More pleasant weather.
Six more days of winter.

Our woodlone is leaving.  Garden making has commenced.

Ho, for the State of Washington.

Eggs are plentiful at 25 cents per dozen.

Olympia flower gardens are aglow.

Pansies, violets and daisies are blooming.

Olympia is passing through its transition state.

There are now 43 patients in St. Peter's Hospital.

A whole village of new residences is going up on Westside.

Commercial drummers are booming their spring samples

Capt. Messegee assumes the duties of his office next Monday.

Mr. J.C. Horr left, last Thursday, for a visit to his old home in Ohio.

The gas and electric light company are daily improving their premises.

The music of the saw and hammer is heard in every portion of the city.

Ho for Tumwater, by the electric railway; twenty tickets for one dollar.

The Rebecca Howard place, on the Eastside, was sold this week for $20,000.

Olympia is supporting over twenty electric lights, private and public.

Washington--first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his 
countrymen.

Mr. H. Harris, of Eastern Washington, has opened a general supply store at 
Tumwater, having purchased the Dunlap property for a stand.

The starting up of several new logging camps in this vicinity has caused the 
shipment of a large quantity of hay and other supplies to this place.

Mr. A.B. Rabbeson has adopted a little Indian girl into his family and she can 
be seen at any time in front of his cigar store posing for customers.

The Armstrong Bros. will open a general stock of dry goods in the Horr Building 
the first week in March.  They design ladies goods, a good specialty.

The Big Saloon Building now resembles Joseph's coat of many colors.  Nearly a 
dozen different tints having been used by the painters in its front adornment.

For the ninety-seventh time, we remark that the town-clock will soon send its 
reverberating peals (we believe that change has not been rung) over hill and 
dale.

The President will have the privilege of signing the bill providing for the 
admission of Washington into the Union on the birthday of the man whose name it 
bears.

The glowing camp-fires of a large army are quite truthfully typified by the 
burning brush-heaps now being set by those who have been employed to clear the 
Woodruff addition to Olympia.

The sisters will soon begin the erection of an "Aged Woman's Home" in connection 
with St.  Peter's Hospital.  It will be built in the form of a wing, quite as 
large as the main building and four stories high.

Among the casualties from the logging camps this week are reported: P. Lee, foot 
crushed; Victor Johnson, collar bone broken; O.  Allison, foot split open from 
toe to shin-bone; and W. S. Butler, foot cut across the instep.  All of these 
patients are under the skillful care of Dr. Flannigan at St. Peter's Hospital.

Probably one of the most elaborate banquets ever served in Olympia, either on a 
public or private occasion, was given last Tuesday evening at the Carlton to the 
Navy Yard Commission by the Board of Trade, the City Council, and invited 
guests.  Through the experienced management of Mr. A.D. Whitney, the convivial 
host, everything went off like clock-work.  William Jenkins, however, the boss 
caterer, says he was at the bottom of the whole business.

Just received, 25 cases of Washington Naval and Riverside oranges at Tusten & 
Co's.

Expressed in classical CHINOOK, the definite location of the Navy Yard is a 
Klonas affair.

Fine specimens of smelt are caught in immense quantities from the Fourth Street 
bridge and wharf.

Mason Long is still holding forth in a long and determined warfare against all 
forms of intemperance.

Some large logs fresh from the somber forest are now in the water near Eastside 
and are worth seeing.

A war of school districts is raging in the southeastern portion of the county, 
and the end is not yet.

The REVIEW reports that over 200 real estate transfers have been made at 
Tumwater since the beginning of the year.

Brother Cavanaugh's nose is now turned toward the Mecca of Republican hopes--
Washington.  He left Tuesday.

A Tacoma firm are about to open a large stock of ladies furnishing goods in the 
room on the first floor of Horr's Building.

Under the press of circumstances, the hotel proprietors of Olympia are resorting 
to the practice of putting two lodgers in a bed.

The latest novelty is a mechanical piano, strapped to a man's back.

Last Sunday morning, the ground was covered with snow, perhaps half an inch in 
depth.  In the afternoon, not a vestige of it was left, while ladies were out 
with parasols and trundling their baby carriages along the sidewalks as usual.

Mr. Graff, recently from Norway, has started into republican citizenship in good 
earnest.  He has purchased a house and lot on the Eastside where he has just 
moved his family.  In order to more Americanize his children, he has entered 
three sons and three daughters as students in Collegiate Institute.  Mr. Graff 
is a type of the right kind of immigrant.

On the 14th instant, 300 black valentines rolled into Roslyn in the shape of 
stalwart negroes armed with Winchesters and guarded by Sheriff Packwood and 23 
deputies.  This is the special train which has been telegraphed all over of 500 
settlers enroute for Washington Territory.  They are black settlers, and have 
come to settle the Roslyn Coal Co.'s difficulty.  These colored men are from 
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.

Lost! On the night of Feb. 20th, on Main or Fourth Street, a red morocco pocket 
book containing three 5-pound Bank of England notes, also papers of no value 
except to the owner. A reward of $50 will be paid by returning the same to 
Francis Ainsworth, Olympia, Feb. 20, 1889.

A Card, to whom it may concern:
I have this day sold my store at Fourth Street to my son, W. A. Van Epps, and my 
connection therewith has ceased altogether.  Thanking the citizens of Olympia 
and vicinity for the liberal patronage they have accorded me in the past twelve 
years and begging that it may extend to my successor in the future, I make my 
bow and retire.
	T.C. Van Epps

Referring to the above, I ask for a fair share of the trade in my House, and 
will do my utmost to please my customers by always giving them the lowest 
prices.  My expenses are light and I will be able to sell on a very small 
margin.  Respectfully submitted for your consideration.
	W.A. Van Epps
	Successor to T.C. Van Epps
	Olympia, Feb. 22, 1889.


MARCH 1, 1889

Boot-black Bill says that its business is slowly, but gradually increasing.

Forty families want houses in Olympia immediately, and as yet, not one is 
available.

Governor Semple has appointed Dward Eland of L Center, W.T., As Notary Public.

Henry Jones, a lad aged about 10 years,  died on Eastside this morning of dropsy 
of the heart.

Half of block 6 in  Swan's addition was sold yesterday by T. M. Reed Jr. to 
Patterson & Carney for $850.

The OLYMPIAN is but a child, yet  it has a lusty constitution and as a child, it 
promises to be an adult of massive fame and strong sinew.

Real estate transfers continue to be the dominant pursuit of Olympians, business 
being quite as generally transacted upon the street as in the office or counting 
room.

Subscribe to the OLYMPIAN and send it abroad to your friends. Let them see what 
kind of community you have driven your stakes in, and take our word for it, they 
will be pleased.

An up-town dog caused a lively sensation yesterday by exhibiting symptoms 
supposed to be presage rabies.  An expert, however, allayed all fear by a 
diagnosis which showed that the animal was suffering from the affect of poison.

Yesterday, George Foster let the contract for the grubbing and clearing of 8 
lots in Maple Park.  As soon as the work is completed, Mr.  Foster will commence 
the erection of a neat dwelling thereon, which in point of finish and 
architectural design, will be equal to any.

An Enjoyable Party--Last evening
A select party was given in Tacoma Hall by Mr. George. G. Mills to a large and 
select number of his friends in Olympia.  Among those present we noticed the 
following ladies and gentlemen: Hon. John F. and Mrs. Gowey; Dr. and Mrs. P.H. 
Carlyon, Mr. and Mrs. H.B.  McElroy, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gregory, Mr.  and Mrs. 
Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Laberee, Mrs. Udall, Mrs. Ellis, Miss Annie Cowles, 
Miss Allen, Miss Bouldin, Miss Ayer, Miss McFadden, Miss Lansdale, Miss Wood, 
Miss Cavanaugh, Miss Burntrager, Mr. J. C. Boyd, Mr. Frank M. Gowey, Mr. Geo. G. 
Mills, Mr.  F. J. Severson, Mr. Geo. Williams, Mr. F.  Bausman, Mr. L. Moire, 
Mr. Gus Harris, Mr.  Allen, Prof. W. H. Roberts,  furnished satisfactory music 
and a very enjoyable time was had by all.

To Foreign Climes—
Tuesday afternoon, the ship COLUMBIA left outward bound from Olympia harbor 
having a cargo of l,050 piles consigned to California.  They were logged and 
loaded by Frank Williamson at North Bay and experts say they are the most sticks 
to ever leave this or any other port.  Her berth will be taken tomorrow by a 
larger vessel, name at present unknown, which will be loaded for the Port 
Blakely Mill.  This vessel will take a much larger cargo than the COLUMBIA and 
she will be ready for her outward trip 10 days after her arrival here.

Mr. Nelson Sargent passed through town yesterday, en route from a down Sound 
trip to his home on Grand Mound Prairie.

The Jubilation-- Meeting of the Committee of Arrangements--
At a meeting of the Committee appointed by his honor, the Mayor, to consider the 
propriety of holding public meeting expressive of the approval of the people of 
the first step taken toward statehood, by the passage of the enabling--held in 
Chamber's Block, Tuesday evening, Chairman A. H. Chambers presided and Jno. 
Miller Murphy was appointed Secretary.

After a brief statement of the objectives by the Chairman, Mr. Gowey was 
unanimously designated to act as President of a citizens meeting to be held in 
Columbia Hall, Thursday evening, Feb. 28th, at 8 o'clock.

Mr. Van Epps moved that Mr. R. G. O'Brien be appointed as Committee of Music; 
carried.

On motion of Mr. Barnes, Mr. G. G. Mills was appointed a committee on salute.

The following gentlemen were selected to deliver ten-minute speeches on the 
occasion: Gov. Semple, Col Owings, Francis Henry, M.A. Root, and J.C. 
Breckenridge.   The following gentlemen were appointed as Vice Presidents: Geo. 
A. Barnes, T. C. Van Epps, Gn. R. H. Milroy, Gen. T. I. McKenny, Judge C.C. 
Hewitt and T. M. Reed, Sr.

After which committee adjourned.
A. H. Chambers, Chairman. Njo. Miller Murphy, Sec.

Hard Aground--
THE STEAMER POTTER RUNS AGROUND IN A FOG
(From daily of Thursday)

This morning at six o'clock in the midst of a dense fog the steamer T. J. POTTER 
left her moorings bound for down Sound points.  When approaching Johnson's 
Point, the steamer suddenly was brought to a stand still and Capt. Parker 
realized that his vessel was hard aground on an ebb tide.  At once the signal 
for assistance was sounded and the captain of the FLEETWOOD endeavored to 
release the large boat from her dangerous position, but without success.  
Finding that there could be no relief until high tide, Capt.  Parker transferred 
his passengers to the FLEETWOOD which continued on her course to Tacoma.  
Immediately upon the receipt of the news, the OLYMPIAN telegraphed to Tacoma for 
particulars and word was wired back that the T. J. POTTER was hard ashore at 
South Bay headland.  Passengers transferred to FLEETWOOD, could not pull her 
off."

At the company's dock in this city, the agent, Mr. Percival, had received no 
news to confirm the rumor up to 2 o'clock and as the OLYMPIAN goes to press no 
further information is obtainable.  It is the opinion of men calculated to know 
that the POTTER will be released from her dangerous position at the flood tide 
and until she arrives at Tacoma and beached there is no knowing what damage has 
been done to the vessel.

A close observer claims to have figured out that the patronage already extended 
to the cab and hacklines on Fourth and  Main Street is fully adequate to the 
support of an electric street railway along the thoroughfares.  Then, who will 
be the first to construct a line from Columbia Street to the foot of Ayer's 
Hill, and from Long Wharf to Union Street or high bridge?

Mr. Jeffries, of Boyd & Jeffries, real estate dealers, retired the other evening 
and concluded he would look over his paper while reclining at ease on his couch.  
Mother sleep claimed him, however, and how long he slumbered he know not.  He 
was suddenly awakened by a stinging burning sensation and found that his light 
had ignited the curtains and the fire had communicated to the carpet, the bed 
clothing, and succeeded in burning a big hole in his night shirt.  A few buckets 
of water quenched the flame with but a slight loss to the furniture.

The funeral of Master Henry Jones, whose death was noted yesterday, was held at 
half-past ten o'clock this morning at the Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. B. Lee, 
conducting the services.  The remains were deposited in Masonic cemetery.

A. J. Baldwin, an old resident of this section, died last evening at a logging 
camp on the Big Skookum.  He was one of the oldest settlers in this part of the 
country and many allege he was here as long ago as when Mount Tumwater was a 
hole in the ground.  Baldwin was one of the first who wielded a pick and shovel 
on the canal from the head of the bay.

Departed this life, Wednesday afternoon, at her home in Yelm prairie, there 
departed this life, Mrs. Annie Chambers, wife of Thomas M.  Chambers, the 
brother of ex-Mayor A. H.  Chambers of this city.  The deceased lady had long 
been a sufferer from the dread disease consumption, and during her illness bore 
her trials with remarkable fortitude and forbearance.  As the end was drawing 
near, she made peace with the world and prepared to meet her God, whom during 
her short life she had served with a devotion rarely seen.  Mrs. Chambers was in 
her 39th year, and had been a resident of this County since 1866.  She was the 
daughter of W. J. Granger, of Sumner, Pierce County.  The funeral took place 
today.

Annexation Meeting—
Tonight at the Columbia Hall, the citizens of Olympia and Thurston County will 
assemble and listen to a carefully selected programme, to be rendered in honor 
of the passage of the bill admitting Washington Territory into the Union as a 
State.  The best of music will be in attendance and the audience will be favored 
with some choice vocal music by a number of Olympia's favorites.   Ten minute 
speeches will be made on this occasion by able speakers and altogether a good 
time will be had.  Let every one attend and show that they fully appreciate the 
benefits they will derive from our admission.

General Notes—
A curiosity in Wallingford, Conn., is a dog with three tails.

There are now more than 4,000 people in the United States that are over 100 
years of age.

The Eiffel tower, now over 670 feet high, has been frequently enveloped in 
clouds at a height of 520 feet.

A Michigan chiropodist is making a triumphal progress throughout the State as 
"William the Corncurer."

New Mexico will not insist upon admission.  Neither did the fox insist upon 
having the grapes.

Professor Graham Bell says that the congenital deaf mutes of the country are 
increasing at a greater rate than the general population.

A bill has been introduced in the Kansas Legislature asking for the boring of 
four holes 300 feet deep in the center of the state "to see what can be found".

There are 315 colleges in the United States.  They have 830 instructors and 
25,408 students in the preparatory departments, and 3,890 instructors and 31,565 
students in the collegiate departments.


MARCH 8, 1889

Lent.

People are flocking to Olympia by every way of conveyance.

A big influx of strangers, Saturday night, put hotel keepers at their wits end.

Mr. John Grimm is clearing out his stock of brick by shipping them to Shelton.

It is now time to pay up, the last installment of election bets as Harrison has 
been inaugurated.

The steamer WILLEY left the dock a few moments ahead of time this morning and 
there were three mad men on the dock in consequence.

If reasonable indications are to be relied on, there are seventy-five new 
residence buildings now in contemplation in and about Olympia.

Last night the FLEETWOOD arrived at her dock with a large passenger list.  They 
were mostly attorneys who came to be in attendance in the Supreme Court.

The steamer FLEETWOOD has been hauled out on the ways for her regular weekly 
cleaning.  A large new propeller will be placed on her which will give her more 
speed and power.

A number of Olympians who had a "dead sure thing" went to Tacoma yesterday with 
their man to run a foot race.  They returned last night and it did not require a 
hack to pack their winnings from the wharf.

F. H. Lamb, Assistant Superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company on 
this coast, is in the city on a tour of inspection.

The subscription committee for the big hotel have received, at 3 o'clock this 
afternoon, signatures opposite amounts aggregating $14,200.

Students in Latin passed through the ordeal of examination today.  The classes 
comprise Virgil, Caesar, mythology, fables, and introductory exercises.

A king-bolt in one of the city hacks broke today, but beyond throwing the driver 
in the mud and a temporary withdrawal of the hack, no damage was done.

Newsboys affirm that the EVENING OLYMPIAN is the first paper asked for by 
incoming strangers, and that outside dailies are steadily losing their prestige 
among home readers.

A ten percent reduction of the wages of all employees on the Oregon Railway & 
Navigation Co.'s steamers is announced.  Capt.  Parker, of the steamer POTTER, 
has tendered his resignation to take effect as soon as his successor can be 
secured.

Mr. S. C. Woodruff has severed his connection with the Hospital for the Insane 
as Accountant, and taken up his residence in this city to give personal 
supervision to his large real estate interests on Westside.  His successor at 
the Asylum has not yet been announced.

Workmen are today repairing the damage done to the dock yesterday morning by the 
steamer T.J. POTTER.  It is not near as much as first thought and will again be 
ready for travel tomorrow evening.

During the examination of the philosophy class at Collegiate Institute today, a 
whole room-full of ingenious devices were temporarily gotten up by the teacher 
and students, representing a costly array of apparatus, and by such means as 
these many elaborate experiments were performed.

It hardly seems possible, but it is a fact nevertheless, that this city has no  
accommodations, even now, for the many strangers who arrive daily.  Last night, 
two apparently respectable men applied to the City Marshall for lodging in the 
jail.  They were possessed of means, but could not get accommodation elsewhere 
and had to content themselves with a roof and a board couch.

News travels fast and far as was evidenced this morning.  The deaf and dumb 
fellow who was playing his pranks here, lit out and last night reached Tenino.  
The news of his escapade had reached there per this paper before him.  As soon 
as he arrived he began to work his racket and a copy of the  OLYMPIAN was pulled 
on him.  He was ordered to leave at once, and like the Arab who folded his tent, 
"deafy" folded his too, and stole away into the stillness of the night.

Mud Bay Jim, a Tyee Indian well known in this section, came to town today 
accompanied by his family. Immediately on his arrival, Jim and several of his 
trusty lieutenants started out and made several ineffectual attempts to secure a 
ration of fire-water.  There was great skirmishing for a while, but the enemy 
was not captured and the whole band were proportionately discomfited.  Jim is 
now dead-set against the Olympians, and deplores the fact that times have 
changed.

An impression has got abroad among our people that 25 districts created for the 
purpose of electing delegates to the constitutional convention should be 
organized at once.  This at present cannot be done.  In conversation with one of 
the commissioners today, the OLYMPIAN learned that a certified copy of the 
enabling act must first be received and filed in the office of the Territorial 
Secretary.  It should be here now, and its non-arrival is causing some concern.  
However, it has been telegraphed for and is expected in a few days.  Immediately 
on its receipt, the commission consisting of the Governor, Chief Justice and 
Territorial Secretary, will sit and complete the allotment.

Graff and Company's Sawmill in Tumwater, went into operation under the new 
regime this week.

Ordinance 300—
An ordinance granting to the Olympia and Tumwater Railway, Light and Power 
Company, and to their associates, and successors assigns the right to construct, 
maintain and operate a street railway upon certain streets, avenues, and 
thoroughfares in the City of Olympia, Washington Territory.

Section 1. That there be and is hereby granted unto the Olympia and Tumwater 
Railway, Light and power Company and their associates, successors and assigns, 
the right to lay down and maintain a single or double iron or steel track with 
proper sidings, and the right to operate street railways thereon within the City 
of Olympia, upon the streets hereinafter name, to wit:
Main Street, Fourth Street, Union Street, and such other streets may be deemed 
most practicable for constructing and operating said railway, by said company.  
Provided that the provisions of this ordinance will not prevent the laying a 
single track on Fourth street east from Main street and north from Fourth 
street, on such street as may be selected by other person, persons, or 
corporation.

Section. 2. Said railway may be operated by cable, electricity or other motive 
power, and in the event of the same being operated by electricity, the right is 
hereby granted to said Company to erect, construct and maintain upon and along 
the streets herein named all necessary poles and supports, and the string 
thereon and affix thereto the necessary wires, or other appendages for the 
purpose of operating their railway by means of electricity as aforesaid; 
provided, however, that said poles shall be erected and maintained by the 
OTRLPC, their associates and assigns, and provided further, that said poles 
shall be so erected not more than one foot from the curb of the sidewalk or 
pavement used by pedestrians along said streets., avenues or thoroughfares.

(Sections 3 and 4.  Addresses time frames for the above to be built, and amounts 
to be done at a time to lessen confusion and congestion, allowing for passage of 
wagons/carriages, etc.)

Section 4.  Also addresses how the track should be constructed, preventing the 
municipal authorities from "grading, paving, sewering, planking, macadamizing, 
improving, altering or repairing" any of the above streets.

Setion 5.  The cars to be used shall be first-class and provided with brakes and 
other necessary appliances and rails shall be of good iron or steel.

Section 6.  No cars shall be allowed at any time to stop or remain upon any 
intersection of streets for a longer period than five minutes and any violation 
of the provisions of this section shall subject the owners of said railway to a 
fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars, for every offence.

Section 7.  The fare upon said railway shall not exceed ten cents for each 
passenger including ordinary personal hand-baggage, etc.

Section 8. (addresses abandonment of rights due to infractions)

Section 9.  All rights, powers and privileges hereby conferred, shall expire at 
the end of twenty five years from the date of this ordinance takes effect.

	Approved March 7, 1889.
	John F. Gowey, Mayor,
	Attest Robt. Mars, City Clerk.

Complaint has been lodged with Marshall Savidge by the Light and Water company 
that the boys who attend school are in the habit of breaking the glass globes on 
the electric lights.  To such an extent has this piece of vandalism been carried 
that the company will not stand it any longer, and propose to prosecute the 
offenders in the future.  The boys will have to look a "ladle out," for if this 
thing continues some of them will get into the skookum house for sure.

It seems that the "color line" is no longer a term to be used exclusively in 
regard to the human species.  The attention of Eastsiders was attracted 
yesterday by a fierce  battle in the air between score of ordinary black crows 
and a single combatant.  The bird that was bravely holding its own against such 
fearful odds was a specimen of the conris albus, or in common parlance, a white 
crow.  The twenty blacks and one white fiercely disputed every inch of space in 
a general trend toward east, where they were finally lost to view.  It was 
instructive as well as amusing to watch the plan of attack on the one side and 
the studied repulse and escape on the other.  At intervals, half a dozen blacks 
would dart simultaneously at the albino who, as if all eyes, ears and pinions of 
steel, shot like a bullet towards the earth, perhaps a hundred feet, and then in 
a trice soared above his pursuers leaving them far in the rear to recommence the 
chase.  The result of the conflict of course, is to be reported.  Albino 
blackbirds with pink eyes and snowy plumage are not unknown to naturalists, 
while among crows and ravens the phenomena is more rare.

It is rumored today that a logger, nicknamed Frenchy, was killed at his place 
near the city last night.

Last night, at his home on Bush Prairie, Charley Wellman was fatally injured by 
a falling alder tree.  The tree fell on him in such a manner as to pin him to 
the ground, breaking his back and mangling his face in a frightful manner.  A 
sixteen year old girl extricated him by standing on the end of the tree and 
springing it at intervals in such a manner as to allow him to crawl out slowly.  
Dr. Riley was summoned to attend his injuries. It is thought he will surely die.

The committee who have the matter of building a new hotel under consideration, 
desire all persons who have eligible sites for such a structure to communicate 
with them.  They ask such persons to make the committee a proposition not later 
than Thursday evening at 6 o'clock, stating location of site, prices asked and 
terms. The committee consists of A.H. Chambers, as Chairman; Gen. McKinny and T. 
C. Van Epps.  A proposition sent to either of these gentlemen will receive 
consideration.

John Miller Murphy, editor of the OLYMPIAN and STANDARD made a business trip to 
Seattle this week.

By dislodging of the back seat of a buggy in which he was sitting, the venerable 
Dr. Steele was thrown to the ground and severely shaken up.

From 15 to 20 cubic yards of gravel per day are hauled from the hill on the east 
side and deposited upon Main and Fourth Streets.  Other streets will in due time 
receive their share.

It is said that one of the Eastside professors actually took a severe cold from 
shaving his moustache.  The occurrence will doubtless serve as an "object 
lesson" to the physiological class.

The Signal Office in this city has lately been supplied with new furniture and 
instruments sent out from the Weather Bureau at Washington.

A night or so ago the notorious Pearl Page arrived in this city and was about to 
take up residence here.  Being ordered out, she obeyed at once and left for 
parts unknown.

The public school at Tumwater, under the management of Mrs. Eliza Stephens and 
Mrs.  Kate Ward, is a model of excellence in all of its appointments.  So says 
the County Superintendent.

Dr. Riley, who was called to attend the injuries of Charley Wellman, who was 
seriously injured by a falling tree recently, reports his case critical.  
Wellman's right lung is considerably diseased from consumption, and it was badly 
smashed and bruised in the accident.  If inflammation and fermentation do not 
set in he may pull through, but the chances are decidedly against him.

The Columbia River, has perhaps, reached its lowest stage.  It is said to be 
lower than it has been known for a good many years.  If the snow fall is not 
added to very greatly in a very short while, the streams will be very low in the 
spring and summer.  Diminished crops are predicted throughout middle and 
northern Washington Territory.


MARCH 15, 1889

A. H. Rabbeson, the undertaker of this city, started yesterday for California to 
spend a few months in recreation.

It is expected that in the first week of April, the Mendel-ohnn Quintette Club 
of Boston will appear in Columbia Hall.

Our city architects are at present very busy drawing plans for innumerable 
dwellings to be erected at once in different parts of the city.

A tract of 880 acres, situated five and a half miles southeast of this city, has 
been purchased by five men recently from Ohio.  They take possession at once, 
and will locate their families theron within the next ten days.

A leaping flame many feet high at the pipe works this morning led many to 
believe the place was afire.  It was caused by the chimney of the tar vat 
catching fire.  Beyond a slight detention for the time being no damage was done.

It would be a good plan for those having spare rooms to place them in readiness 
for the summer.  Notify the hotel keepers, through the OLYMPIAN, where they are 
situated, the terms and how long you can afford to rent them, and they will see 
you have tenants right along.

It is expected that the present week will witness the removal of the Odd Fellows 
Lodge of this city from the old to the new hall.  As soon as the old building is 
vacated it will be at once transformed into a lodging house for the 
accommodation of the expected influx of visitors the coming summer and winter.

Members of the Knights of Pythias are thinking of erecting a triangular building 
for the use of the grand lodge K. of P. which will assemble there May 21st and 
last four days.  It will be on Fourth Street between Washington and Franklin.

Within a the next sixty days, the Merchant's National Bank of this city will be 
organized by a number of gentlemen of this Territory and some from the East.  
The new bank will probably have quarters in a building to be erected about 
opposite Columbia Hall on Fourth Street.

The Olympia Brass Band, composed of young men of this city, are busy at work 
practicing for the coming season.  Last night they admitted several members at 
their meeting and among other business sent to Boston for twelve new uniforms.  
When the boys don their new togs they will make a fine appearance.

Mr. George W. White of Eastside died very suddenly, almost exactly at 12:00 noon 
today, from what is supposed to have been heart disease.  Deceased lived a few 
days of being 45 years old at the time of this death.  He was well-known 
throughout the Sound country, having been raised from boyhood in this County.  
The funeral has not as yet been provided for, but will be announced in due time.

This will be a remarkably lively season for Olympians. In the city, the grand 
lodge of the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and Masons will be held all during 
the months of May and June; a grand celebration of the whole State on July 4th, 
5th and 6th.  The Constitutional Convention from the 4th to at least the end of 
September and probably longer. This will tax, to the utmost, the capacity of all 
the hotels and lodging houses in the city and as many more can be prepared in 
the meantime.

Daily, the steamers of both companies bring to this city hundreds of people.  We 
have room for hundreds more surrounding us.

One year from today, and mark our word, Olympia will have at least 8,000 
population within her confines.  Then will it be when many say, "I wish I had 
known it."

Charley Talcott today received an invoice of neat silver badges for the use of 
the drivers of the Olympia stable.  They were donated by the men this morning 
and they imagine themselves policemen in disguise.

The surveyors on the railroad have reached Elma, and will be here this week. 
This road will run from Tacoma via Olympia to this point.

Chief of Police Savidge was about today notifying stable keepers and teamsters 
generally that the Council insists on enforcing the ordinance relative to 
trotting on the bridges.  Therefore, it will be well for drivers to look out or 
they will have complaints filed against them.

Olympia is fast growing out of the rut of a one-horse town.  Even the police 
department is coming to the front.  The new uniforms are neat and Chief Savidge 
has discarded his old star labeled "City Marshal" and instead has a handsome one 
with "Chief of Police" inscribed thereon.

The negroes are having a good time drinking red whisky in Roslyn, and it is 
nothing uncommon to see men and women drunk together on the streets. It looks 
very much as if the society of Roslyn was improved in the wrong direction.


MARCH 22, 1889

Rogers, the photographer, today turned its attention to the Woodruff Block and 
got some fine negatives.

R. J. Holmes, a practical ice manufacturer, is in the city at the Carlton.  He 
comes to see what chance there is to establish a plant here of sufficient 
capacity to supply Olympia and surrounding cities with ice.

The steamer FANNY LAKE has been placed on the Olympia-Shelton route.  Some time 
since the WILLIE discontinued her trips any further than Kamilchie, and the 
people of Shelton were left without any daily boat.  The placing of the FANNY 
LAKE on this route is deemed a blessing by the residents of that section who are 
anxious for daily communication with this city.

At present, there are 23 patients confined in the St. Peter's Hospital.

Excavating for the hotel began in good earnest this morning under the direction 
of Manager Chambers.

The large cistern built on Jefferson Street to supply the Eastside Mill with 
water is completed, and a line of pipe connecting it with the mill is being 
laid.

Olympia As It Is—
A complete Resume of the Business Establishments in This City.

Olympia, the Capital of the Territory of Washington and the coming State of the 
same name, is situated head of navigation on Puget Sound.  Of all places on this 
vast inland sea, capable of floating all the ships ever built, Olympia has the 
best location.  Ample room, deep water and immense forests surround her.  Her 
principal industry, at the present time, is logging.  It is estimated that 
65,000,000 logs leave Thurston County for points down Sound each month.  
Agriculture, as yet, in her immediate vicinity is not extensively followed, but 
on the numerous fertile prairies that are tributary to her immense crops of all 
known products are harvested.  Individually, the capital city has a great future 
before it.  Here is located all the territorial offices, and here they will be 
for many years to come, notwithstanding the attempts of boom cities and boomers 
to remove it.  After a careful survey of the field, we find the following 
business represented here in the numbers given:
Saloons, 11; hacks and carriages, 11; barbers, 4; restaurants, 4; hotels 6; hats 
and caps, 1; boots and shoes, 3; jewelers, 5; merchant tailors, 2;  candy 
factories, 2; photograph galleries, 1; livery stables, 3; dentists, 4; telegraph 
offices, 2; hardware 4; groceries, 11, banks, 2; bakers, 2; drugs, 4; doctors, 
6; painters, 6; soda works, 1; gas and electric light companies, 1; telephone 
companies, 1;  steamers, 6; colleges, 1; churches, 7; feed stores, 3; mills 3; 
pipe factory, 1;  slaughter houses, 2; harness makers, 2.

It will be seen that business here is well represented and all engaged therein 
have plenty to do.  There is ample room for as many as wish to come along.  To 
these, the OLYMPIAN says come along, see what we have got to offer, and depend 
upon it, you will go no further.

Proceedings of the City Council—
At a special meeting of the Council held this Wednesday evening, March 20, 1889, 
for the purpose of considering the proposition to enlarge the Capitol Building, 
so as to afford additional facilities for convention and legislative purposes 
undertaken by the citizens in behalf of the city, there were present Messrs. 
Harkness, McBratney, Mason and O'Brien.

We are assured that the Electric Railway Company will soon commence work on the 
proposed street car line.  Mr. E. M. Wilson, one of the incorporators, and a 
gentleman of large railroad experience, sends a word that he will probably 
arrive this week, when matters will be put into shape so that work on the line 
may be pushed this summer to completion.

A. H. Chambers is having a new sidewalk erected in front of Charley Moire's 
butcher shop.

The Hotel Committee will receive bids for sand for that structure up to Saturday 
night.  Address them to   A. H. Chambers, Manager.

A heavy growth of sod removed from the end of the street vacated for the new 
hotel, has been taken up in blocks and placed on the incline of the terrace 
fronting Masonic Hall.

The town clock keeps its little hands constantly pointing heavenward, doubtless 
to indicate the truth of the refrain that grandfather's spirit went heavenward 
when it "stopped short never to go again".

Two handsome specimens of stone from Manvill's quarry, were received here today.  
It is proposed to build the new bank buildings first story of this material.  It 
will make a handsome contrast with bright-red brick.

Mr. John Byrne has contracted for the erection of a building of 26 feet front by 
60 feet deep, two stories high, on his Fourth Street Mission property.  The 
lower story will be fitted up for a store and the remainder of the building for 
offices.

On motion, the City Clerk is instructed to publish the notice by law required 
upon the application of the Olympia Hotel Company for the vacation of Eighth 
Street, west from Main Street to Columbia Street.  On motion, adjourned. R. G. 
O'Brien, Clerk, pro tem.

FLEETWOOD Disaster—
Wednesday, as the steamer FLEETWOOD was leaving McNeils Island, it suddenly 
occurred to the engineer that the shaft of the engine was broken.  He notified 
Captain Hatch who hailed the steamer T.J. POTTER and transferred his passengers 
to that vessel.  Bartering for a tow the POTTER hooked onto the FLEETWOOD and 
landed her in this city, considerably late of schedule time.  When placed upon 
the ways this morning, it was discovered that it was the key to the propeller 
that had become loose and dropped out, thus causing the shaft to revolve while 
the wheel remained stationary.  In as much as Capt.  Hatch has a new shaft on 
the dock here and the old one is worn down considerable, he concluded to replace 
the old one any way, and as a result, the FLEETWOOD will be off the route today 
and tomorrow.


MARCH 29, 1889

The CLARA BROWN came in from Shelton this morning with a full list of freight 
and passengers.

An immense amount of freight from California per steamer City of Pueblo, came in 
on the steamer T. J. POTTER, last evening.

An infant child of Mr. Hart, who resides next to the engine house on Columbia 
Street, died last evening after a lingering illness.

John C. Percival has received from Chicago a safe which weighs 4,000 pounds.  It 
is a marvel of beauty and strength and combines all the late improvements known 
to the safe maker's art.

A couple of badly demoralized Chinamen came up from Elwell's camp last night and 
complained that they had been mistreated by some white men out there.  Their 
looks indicated the truth of their statements, and it is probable they will ask 
for a warrant for their tormentors.

It is simply a matter of wonder to know what becomes of all the immigrants who 
are arriving here daily.  Last night, the steamer POTTER brought 120, the 
FLEETWOOD 78, and the train 110.  The hotels are full and all appear to be 
satisfied.  The next morning finds them all away into the country looking for 
and taking up homes.

L. Cormier, of the Gold Bar restaurant, is tearing out the old rooms in his 
place, and instead will construct smaller ones which will be strictly private in 
their character.

"Why don't the town-clock register the time of day ?" is a question frequently 
asked of the OLYMPIAN.  This caused inquiry, and we find that the roof on the 
spire leaks so badly that it will have to be replaced.  At each rain storm the 
entire works are drenched, but as soon as it is fixed the clock will be placed 
in running order.

Mr. McNair has moved his bath rooms from Chamber's block to a part of the lower 
rooms of the Review Building, corner of Fourth and Columbia Streets.

For amusements, Olympians will have Ben Cotton on April 3, the G. C. & D. 
minstrels on the l5th; the Boston Quintette Club on the 17th; Royce & Lansing 
Swell Bell Ringers on the 27th, and John McGuire and his famous company on May 
5th.

The carpet for the new building belonging to the Odd Fellows, has arrived, and 
will be put down in a few days.  One piece for the large hall contains 300 yards 
and over, all matched and sewed.  It makes an immense roll, requiring the united 
efforts of ten men to handle it.

A balky horse attached to the mail wagon raised quite a rumpus this morning on 
Main and Third Streets.  A large crowd gathered and the remedies recommended to 
make the critter go were many and novel.  Several whips and fence rails were 
worn out on his ribs, but nary a step would he budge.  Fires were recommended to 
be built under him, corn dropped in his ear and cayenne blown up his nose.  All 
was of no avail.  Finally, a small boy yelled, "ginger", and at that remark the 
animal made a break that would make lightning ashamed of itself and away he sped 
fearful of this "treat".

The Committee on Health, Police, and Public Property in the Olympia City Council 
meeting of March 27, 1889 recommended the passage of an ordinance prohibiting 
the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks of Main and Fourth Streets.

WHEREAS, the resident property owners on Eastside street south from Union have 
petitioned this Council that part of Eastside street be included in the 
improvements contemplated by the resolutions of March 6th, 1889; therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the city surveyor be and is instructed to lay out and establish 
the grade of Eastside Street, south from Fourth Street to its southern 
extremity, and report his estimate of the cost thereof.  Also, survey and 
establish the grade on Eighth Street. from Central Street to Eastside Street, 
and report his estimate of the cost thereof.

(Also adopted)

"An ordinance regulating the building of street railways in the city of Olympia, 
W.T." and also "an ordinance granting to Geo. M. Savage and his associates and 
their successors and assigns, the right to construct and operate a street 
railway upon certain streets and avenues in Olympia, W.T."

On motion, the City Marshal was instructed to take down the signs on the bridges 
warning against driving faster than a walk.

Petition of the Hotel Company for the vacation of Eighth Street and for a deed 
to the part vacated, was referred to the Street Committee.

Building -- An Immense Business Promised for this Summer—
Wednesday, the OLYMPIAN pilgrim, thinking to while away an hour or so, hailed a 
Gurney and with instructions to drive at his leisure and will, took a stroll in 
one of these superb vehicles...
south on Main Street, a halt was made and from a commanding spot on the hill-
side a view of the surroundings was taken. By actual count, twenty-three 
dwellings were being erected within a radius of one quarter of a mile, while 
back on Ayer's Hill and adjoining summits, the entire hill-side was dotted with 
new dwellings in course of construction.  (Much more detail)

Today, about twenty tons of wooden pipe, six inches inside diameter, were 
shipped to Salt Lake City.  It is of a superior kind, hence the order came here 
from that far away land.  Once there, it will be dipped in asphaltum and tar and 
wrapped or wound with wide wire bands or strap iron.  This pipe is considered 
far superior to iron or pottery and is in great demand.

Water-cress is now very plentiful and is on sale at the various stalls about 
town.

Engine No. 2 was out this morning warming up and sluicing out the sewer that 
runs through the alley by the Carlton House

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, SECRETARY'S OFFICE, OLYMPIA
MARCH 21, 1889
Auditor--County, Wash. Terr.

	Sir:
Under the act of Congress providing for the admission of Washington into the 
Union, approved February 22, 1889, this Territory is to be divided into twenty-
five districts, in each of which districts three delegates are to be elected to 
the Constitutional Convention to be held in Olympia, July 4, 1889.  The 
apportionment of delegates must be made in proportion to the population of each 
county and district.

In order to make the apportionment as just as possible to every county in the 
Territory, it is necessary that you prepare and forward to this office 
immediately a diagram of your county, showing the location (as near as 
practicable) and name or number of each and every voting precinct in your 
county, adding on the diagram under the name of each precinct the total vote of 
said precinct at the last general election.

It is necessary that this diagram be forwarded to this office at the earliest 
possible moment.


Very respectfully,
N.H. Owings
Sec'y of Washington Territory.

The street workers have been engaged during the week in removing some ponderous 
fir and cedar stumps by means of giant powder.

The City Council intend to improve the plaza by grading it and erecting around 
it a substantial iron fence.  A neat fountain will be placed in its center.

It is a settled fact that we are to have a railroad out on Fourth Street. 
Property holders are out there a little stiffer in their prices in consequence.

CONTRACT LETTER—
The contract for the erection of the addition to the Capital, in order to 
accommodate the Constitutional Convention, was let Wednesday.  The following 
bids were opened. W.A. Rogers, $1,945; Wm. Hildebrandt, $1,749; N. G. White, 
$1,524; J.W. Roberts, $1,893; Forbes & Smidler, $1,749.75.  On the motion of Mr.  
Frost, at the meeting of the directors, the contract was let to Mr. White, he 
being the lowest bidder.  The articles call for the completion of the structure 
by June 20th.  It will, when finished, accommodate 81 members, or six more than 
necessary.


APRIL 5, 1889

Columbia River Salmon have made their appearance in our markets.

Chief of Police Savidge has received a brand new star indicative of his office.

Messrs, Billings, Wilson and Kehoe, left today for their ranches in Sherman 
valley.

For the month of April, the real estate sales of Thurston County were over 
$125,000.

Today, Charley Granger commenced to drive the piles for the crib work for the 
new hotel.

The pedestrian travel to the Gray's Harbor County by way of Olympia is 
unprecedentedly large.

Our maple shade trees, the crowning glory of our beautiful city, are beginning 
to put forth their green leaves.

The new Odd Fellows Building has been completed for less than $2,000 of the 
original figures of the first estimate.

Holt Martin was driving a young horse today to a go-cart, when the animal become 
fractious and began kicking, in a short while, he had the dashboard and one of 
the shafts converted into kindling wood.

Mr. Young has had his little steamer, the EDNA inspected and placed in charge of 
Mr.  Geo. Swan, a competent engineer, preparatory to placing her at the disposal 
of the public for service in any line that may offer.

An immense stand-pipe and flue has been erected at the pipe works.  It is of 
iron and is 74 feet high.  There is hardly any danger of this one burning.

Many a small boy quaked in his shoes last night when he thought of themselves of 
strap oil and oceans of club soup that is gathered here in Olympia today.

Ike Ellis has purchased from the Gig Harbor Mill Company a pile-driver which he 
will begin using at once.

The lack of teams on the hotel work is seriously felt.  Several more could be 
worked to good advantage and good prices will be paid to any person who comes 
along and wants work.

Some man of not a very pleasing address was about town yesterday begging funds 
with which to bury his wife.  Judging from the many rebuffs he received, we are 
led to believe he was a fraud, as he was so dubbed by several persons to whom he 
applied.

Today, a large force of men are excavating for the new hotel.  The busy chock, 
chock of the pile-driver is heard on the water's edge banging away and driving 
piles at a great rate and all around the bustle and activity displayed indicates 
that the work of construction is well underway.

Some of these bright days we will be called upon to chronicle the death of a boy 
or boys from drowning.  Any day, they can be seen on the slough drifting about 
on a board surmounted by a box and paddling from place to place with a lath or 
shingle.  Parents should see to this matter ere it is too late.

Some days ago, Joe Robinson was ordered to quit work on a barn he was building 
back of the Odd Fellows Hall.  He paid no attention to the order and the barn is 
now in place.  An examination of the ordinance discloses the fact that it 
forbids the erection of wooden buildings in the fire limits, but provides no 
penalty.  The Council should mend the leak at once.

The grand exhibition of Messrs. Toklas & Kaufman closed last night.  Probably a 
thousand people passed around the spacious sales room during the evening with 
sight regaled by the brilliant display and ears entranced by the sweet strains 
of music.  This was enterprising and progressive.  They would be a credit to any 
community and our people feel a just pride in their achievements.

Considerable delay has been experienced in getting flat cars to haul in the rock 
from the quarry for the new hotel.  Mr. Manvill is blocked up in such a manner 
with rock at the works that he cannot move around and must knock off some of his 
men for a while.  It seems as if Mr. Brown, of the railroad company, could 
secure two or three flats to use for this purpose, it would be a great 
accommodation and highly appreciated.

Capt. Brown of Tacoma, and his little daughter Clara, are visiting the city 
today.  The Captain is the largest owner of the steamers CLARA BROWN, SKAGIT 
CHIEF, and HENRY BAILEY.  The main object of his visit here is to look over the 
ground and take the necessary steps to place a daily boat on the route between 
Shelton and Seattle.  The CLARA BROWN, now on the route between here and there, 
will be one boat, and the HENRY BAILEY the other.

SPRING OPENING...
The Grandest Sight Ever Witnessed in Olympia.
Monday evening, long before the appointed hour, crowds of people were seen 
gathering about the entrances to Toklas & Kaufman's large store.  All were 
waiting the hour when it was announced the promenade concert would take place.

Promptly at the appointed time, the huge doors were swung open and to the 
martial strains of the City Band, the immense throng of people began a promenade 
around the large stores which occupy the floor in the Williams' Building, corner 
of Fourth and Main Streets

On entering, the visitors were met by an army of clerks on either side of them 
who presented the compliments of the firm in a pleasant welcome and handed each 
lady a souvenir in the shape of an elaborately decorated and embossed card 
representing some historical scene in the old country.

The immense store itself was a marvel of beauty and elegance.  On the left while 
entering, was arranged the silks, satins and dress goods, while on an adjoining 
counter extending the full length of the store, were arranged in the most 
tasteful manner, all that is dear to the female heart in the way of ribbons, 
laces, hats, and trimmings of all kinds and in the newest designs and shades.  
Parasols and sun umbrellas from the antiquated gingham umbersoll of our 
grandmothers days to the aesthetic and highly ornamented Alpine stock lined a 
big shelf in the front and immediately in front of the south door.

As if drawn on by the sweet strains of the enchanting music, the visitor was 
unconsciously brought to the rear of the store, passing on his way shelves and 
counters piled high with costly fabrics and suitings of all kinds in all 
patterns and shades.

Passing through the elaborately festooned and decorated arch between the two 
stores, the visitor was ushered into the firms capacious north store, wherein 
was piled from the floor to the ceiling, stacks of men's clothing and furnishing 
goods that would indicate that enough was on hand to supply the wants of 
Olympians for many days to come.  This immense stock Mr. Kaufman, senior, 
declared to the OLYMPIAN scribe, is not a tithe of the stock that his firm 
carries, and have on the way to supply the demand.  Suits of all kinds and for 
all classes were here displayed in the most tempting arrangement, and while 
nothing was marked, this being purely a treat on the part of the firm and an 
invitation for the public to come and see what they had and not for the purpose 
of disclosing prices.  Yet the goods themselves made a fellow who has but one 
suit to his back feel as if he would forego some pleasure with his best girl and 
scrape together what little money was necessary to procure one.

One side of this immense store was entirely devoted to the display of hats, and 
caps, of which this firm have an immense supply.  Hats in all styles colors and 
shapes from the neat and natty Dunlap spring silk,  the comfortable and 
characteristic chapeau of the cow boy, were displayed in a manner and profusion 
to make one wonder what on earth the firm intended to do with them all.

During the evening, it is estimated that at least 1,000 persons enjoyed this 
rare treat, and the firm felt elated over the success of the affair.  Tonight, 
the last concert will take place from 7:30 to 10:00 o'clock and the public are 
invited to come and enjoy themselves.

At last, the clock in the Odd Fellows Building has been started and now 
registers the correct time of day and night.

A. H. Chambers of this city was, yesterday, awarded the contract for supplying 
the Territorial Insane Asylum with beef for the coming year.

Yesterday, all that was mortal of Mrs. Taylor, nee Kitty Burns, was laid away in 
the cold clay.  She died a few days ago and it is more than mildly hinted that 
neglect and want had a great deal to do with her death.

Yesterday, Mr. Rogers pointed his camera at the school marms assembled at the 
Territorial Capital Buildings. He congratulates himself on having obtained 
splendid negatives and retiring from the fracas without loss of his lenses.

The picture of "The Olympia", our new hotel, will not appear in the April issue 
of THE WEST SHORE, as was expected.   Mr.  Samuels writes that preparation of 
the stone would put the edition back about ten days and this delay would not be 
to the benefit of his publication

The Meteor.
	From Mr. William Sumpter, who lives some fifteen miles beyond Yelm 
Prairie, it is learned that the meteor of Sunday night fell near his place.  He 
judges that it was not more than 50 feet above his house when it passed and 
resembled a huge ball of fire.  It was traveling at a fearful velocity and 
landed somewhere in the Deschuttes River, about two miles from his house.  He 
saw it fall and immediately afterwards heard four deafening reports as if made 
by a line of batteries.  When the noise subsided there was a hissing sound as if 
some molten metal was sizzling in a pan of water.  To those whom he related the 
story, he said he intended to find where the meteor struck and if possible 
secure a piece to be forwarded to the National Museum at Washington. He is 
confident he can locate the exact spot.


APRIL 12, 1889

Marriages in this county are on the increase— a very healthy sign.

The steamer T. J. POTTER has been again placed on the Seattle-Olympia route.

The first ice cream of the season at Boyer's ice cream parlors, Fourth Street, 
near Washington Street.

A splendid new building will be erected by Mr. Farquhar on Seventh and Adams 
Streets.  It will be 90 x 125 feet.

A.C. Sands, of telephone fame, writes that he will be in Olympia Monday or 
Tuesday next and will at once set about to put his system in operation.

Mayor Gowey's house is rapidly reaching skyward.  The sheathing is almost all in 
place and the roof will be on in a few days more.

The social and musical event of the season will be the concert on the evening of 
the 17th, by the famous Mendelssohn Quintette club.

Some of the finest beer ever exhibited in this or any other country was brought 
in today from the ranch of Geo. Chambers on Yelm Prairie.

The new addition to the hospital is assuming shape rapidly.  It will be larger 
than the present building, and when finished will give the entire structure an 
imposing appearance.

J. M. Thompson, the railroad builder who successfully carried forward and 
completed Seattle's cable roads, arrived in this city last evening.  Today, he 
is engaged in looking over the city with a view of locating.

The bustle and work on the new hotel is a cheery sight and everything indicates 
that the right men have the matter in charge.  The south side of the foundation 
is up to a height of six feet.  Today, one pile driver was hauled up and the 
work of driving the piles for the cribbing will go on in a day or so.

Governor Moire has taken the apartments occupied by Governor Semple, Turner 
Building, for the executive office, and Secretary White will retain the rooms 
above the first National Bank for his official headquarters for the present, at 
least. Neither will any change be made in the clerical force of either office.

The Reception-
The reception at Columbia Hall, Tuesday evening, tendered by the citizens of 
Olympia to Governor Moire and Secretary White as well as indication of respect 
to the retiring officers Governor Semple and Secretary Owings, was a memorable 
occasion.  At half past eight, these gentlemen ,attended by the Committee on 
Reception, assumed a position at the north end of the auditorium and the large 
room was soon packed with people from home and abroad to testify their important 
respect for the principal actors in this epoch of our political life.  (Much 
more on this)

The Puget Sound Pipe Factory, the Olympia Sawmill, the Westside Sawmill, the 
Eastside Steam Brick Yard, the Olympia Soda Work, and the Tumwater Mills are all 
running on full time to supply amounts of incoming orders.

Governor Moire and Secretary White are busy today districting the Territory into 
25 districts proving for an enabling act.  It was expected that Chief Justice 
Hanford would be here, but he telegraphed he cannot arrive for two days yet.

The lumber for the new pavilion to be erected by the Knights of Pythias, as the 
City Plaza, commenced to arrive today.  The construction will be commenced at 
once.  For the past day or so, workmen have been busy clearing up the Williams 
block near the Capital grounds.

A new carom and pool table now graces the art rooms of Charley Holton.

Ike Ellis has an immense boom of logs laying in the creek ready for shipment.

Street Superintendent Messegee is graveling Main Street, the full width from 
Fourth Street north.

Communications include one from Bower's Dredging Co., Coronado, Cal. to the City 
Council in relation to dredging a channel to the city front.

(City Council) The petition of citizens and tax payers for the establishment of 
grade and the construction of side walks on Sixth Street, from Eastside to 
Franklin Street, and for the grading of Quince Street, from its north end south, 
to Sixth Street, were read and referred to the Street Committee.

The Committee on Streets, Wharves and Bridges reported back and recommended the 
granting of S. C. Woodruffs petition to have the grade of Harrison and Grant 
Avenues established.

The City Council deem it expedient to gravel Adams Street from Fourth Street to 
Thirteenth Street, and it is hereby ordered that the city surveyor file a 
survey, diagram and estimate the cost thereof, and that upon filing said 
diagram, survey and estimate with the City Clerk, he shall cause to be published 
a notice of the intention of the city to gravel said street, as required 
by...the Charter.


APRIL 19, 1889-

Fred Carlyon will, in a few days, open a candy stand on the west side on Main 
Street, above Squire's Store.

Today, two coaches arrived on the CLARA BROWN for E. R. McCausland. They will be 
placed on the streets at once and will be engaged in a general hack business.

Charley Talcott desires it to be understood that if the clock does not run 
hereafter, or if it runs either fast or slow, it is not his fault as he has 
completed it.

Tis a sad commentary on our widowers, when an Olympia widow with a child of 5 
years old must advertise in a Seattle paper for a position as housekeeper.

Owen Bush, the man who took the world's premium for the best wheat exhibited at 
the Centennial, today came to the city and subscribed $1,000 to the hotel fund.

One of the neatest barber shops and bathing establishments in the Territory is 
that of Mr.  J.L. Brown since it has been renovated and refitted.  He now runs 
three chairs to keep pace with his rapidly increasing business.

Last night, a young man well known in this city, while under the influence of 
liquor, made a Jack of himself parading up and down Main Street with a large 
minstrel poster on his back.  He was ordered to take it off by the Night 
Watchman, and when he found he was a traveling billboard, he stormed around like 
a mad bull.

An interesting instrument to demonstrate the effects of the magnetic current 
upon watches is to be seen in Mr. Simenson's show window.  A non-magnetic and 
ordinary watch are alternately brought under the poles of a powerful magnet.  
The improved watch is not the least affected by  the current, while the ordinary 
timekeeper comes to a dead stop whenever within the field of the magnet.

Some time since a fellow, who bears the same name as Rip Van Winkle's famous 
dog, got into trouble in this city by paying too much attention to another 
fellow's frau.  For some time after his attentions ceased from parties who are 
in a position to know, it is said he is again treading on dangerous ground.  The 
husband ought to see that his gun is loaded this time with cartridges that have 
fulminate caps on.

The  I.O.O.F. Temple in this city is now completed and will be dedicated by the 
officers of the Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Washington on the 26th of this month.  
The following committees have been appointed to make the necessary arrangements 
for the occasion: General Committee, John M. Swan, N.  Ostrander and T. N. Ford; 
Committee on Banquet, T. C. Van Epps, C. R. Talcott, Frank Eastman, C. M. Moire, 
and S. P. Wyman; on Reception, Robert Marr, W. Roberts, A. J.  Treadway, C. B. 
Mann, Joseph McCarrogher and Geo. Gelbach; on Music, W. H. Roberts, C.M. Moire 
and J.R. Pattison.

Yesterday, a passage at arms took place in front of the PARTISAN office between 
a drunken tramp and an equally intoxicated individual whose name is not known.  
Chief Savidge "sniffed the battle from afar" and was soon on the scene.  Both 
were too much for the officer, so he took the toughest one to jail intending to 
return for the other fellow later on, thinking he would keep.  Such was not the 
case; when he returned his bird had flown.  Today, his prisoner was given the 
alternative of digging stumps or counting ties and he chose the latter, leading 
toward Tenino.

A scow-load of lumber, of all grades, from the coarsest to the finest, was 
brought up to this city from Oakland.  It is to be used in the construction of 
Sam Willey's new house.

A runaway horse on Sixth Street yesterday played smash with things generally.  
He came down that street and in attempting to turn into Main Street was captured 
by some passers by.

For several days, a gray horse was prowling the streets evidently without an 
owner.  He was captured and placed in Foster & Laberee barn from whence his 
master subsequently liberated him.  Today, the owner was again looking for his 
breechy animal and declared if he again caught him he would lick and gag him, or 
sell him.

Major C.M. Barton, the genial correspondent of the OREGONIAN, is in the city 
today on a visit for the first time in many years.  He is delighted with our 
location and predicts that when the railroads, now projected between here and 
Gray's Harbor, are completed, and they will be before the end of the year, 
Olympia will be the best city on the Sound.

The bids for the construction of the superstructure of the new hotel were opened 
in the office of A.H. Chambers' today. As yet, the directors have made no 
awards, for the reason that they desire to investigate a number of minor matters 
in connection therewith.  Tomorrow, the award will be made.  They range in 
amounts all the way from $33,000 to $60,000.

The pipe factory has been making large shipments of water pipe to various places 
the past few weeks.  This week, a lot of four-inch pipe has been shipped to 
Ironton, Utah to be used for irrigating purposes.  The shipment aggregates two 
car loads, or about two miles, and three others have preceded it.  Next week, 
about eight car loads of eight and twelve-inch pipe will be shipped to Helena, 
Montana for use as mains in the water system of that city.  As the merits of 
this pipe become known, it supercedes all others for general purposes.

The OLYMPIAN acknowledges pleasant call from Captain Mullan, the agent of 
California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington, for the prosecution of Indian war 
claims against the Government.  He is here gathering data for final allowance of 
this long delayed indebtedness to our people.  The Captain is no stranger to our 
country.  He came with Governor Stevens' expedition in 1853, and the famous pass 
bearing his name perpetuates the record of his early life history.  Captain 
Mullan retains a lively remembrance of the days of yore, and an affection for 
the far west that long residence at the National Capital has not effaced.

Last evening, as the steamer T.J. POTTER was approaching Johnson's Point to 
land, her guard settled on the dock and for a moment she held fast.  Captain 
Parker, to get clear, backed hard and gained his point.  In leaving, the stern 
of the steamer struck the dock a good sound blow and very little of that 
structure is now left to tell the tale.

The performance of the Goodyear, Cook & Dillon Minstrels, at Columbia Hall, 
Monday evening, was a great success as a variety show, and the applause of the 
large audience in attendance was unbounded.  The minstrel performance, however, 
has been equaled by several former companies, and indeed excelled by those of 
the Jubilee Singers and the Alleghanians.  The clog dancing by the Dillon and 
Leech Brothers was excellent.  The grand feature of the evening was the club 
swinging by Ben Mowatt.  It was simply marvelous, and is itself, worth the price 
of admission.  Taken as a whole, it is one of the most meritorious companies on 
the road.

Thursday, a bicycle club is to be organized in Olympia in a few days.

Eighteen new buildings are in course of construction at Seatco.

Speaker Clark of the last Territorial Legislature is in the city on a brief 
visit.

Freight form the California steamer CITY OF PUEBLO arrived last night and is 
being distributed to our merchants today.

The CLARA BROWN last evening brought in the first of the new hacks to be placed 
upon the thoroughfares by E. R. McCausland.

If a little of our weather could be chopped up into blocks and forwarded to the 
East, it may be safely said they would command a good price.

City Street Superintendent Messegee is busy the past few days grading the 
streets and pulling down sidewalks on Thirteenth and Adams Streets.

The foundation trench for the addition to the St. Peter's Hospital has been 
prepared and the work of building the stone and brick part will soon be 
finished.

At the Capital grounds, all is bustle and work.  The new addition to the 
building is completed and the work of furnishing the interior will be proceeded 
with at once.  In a few days, all will be in readiness.

What is termed a safety bicycle arrived in the city last evening.  It is for 
City Clerk Robert Marr, who intends by this means, to furnish the OLYMPIAN with 
a score of items during the time he is learning to ride.

CONTRACT AWARDED—
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the trustees of the Olympia Hotel Company met at 
the office of A. H. Chambers, Esq., manager of the corporation, and discussed 
the proposition of accepting a bid for the erection of the superstructure of the 
new hotel.  The following bids were presented accompanied by a certified check 
of $1,000 as an evidence of good faith: J. W. Roberts, $58,000; Carpenter & 
Byesly, $44,200; C.R. Brown $50,000; Thos.  Davidson, $44,000; P.S. Mfg. Co, 
$60,900; A.C.  Lillis, $40,000; Cole & Beard, $56,566; Ferguson & Clark, 
$35,000. For the plumbing and heating work, the bids were: Wm Gardner & Co., 
$7,180; Bridges and Kaufman, $7,515.  The Bid of Ferguson & Clark of $35,000 for 
the building and that of Mills, Clark & Co., of $7,180 for the plumbing were 
accepted and the parties notified as soon as the bonds were prepared.  The 
Committee expected them to sign the contract.  The bonds were soon in readiness 
and when the firm of Ferguson & Clark were called upon to sign the contract, 
they refused.  It is hinted about that this concern took the job at too low a 
figure and saw nothing but loss ahead of them.  As a consequence, they forfeit 
their check of $1,000, and the committee will be compelled to advertise for new 
proposals.  This they have done; and on the 23rd they will hold another meeting 
and then award the contract over again.

Six hundred tickets are bought daily at St.  Paul for Washington Territory.  At 
this rate, Washington will soon be one of the most thickly inhabited and 
prosperous States in the Union.  The fact that it is about to become a State 
will also increase immigration.

Ex-Governor Eugene Semple has arrived at his home in Vancouver and settled down 
to hard work in his saw mill.  As for politics, he declares he will have his 
hands full with his private business, but should the exigencies of the times 
demand it, he will put his shoulder to the wheel.


APRIL 26, 1889

Police Officer Peterson will shortly commence the erection of a $2,000 dwelling 
on Fifth Street.

Mr. Bryne's two story building on Fourth Street, on the block known as "the 
Mission Property," is in fame and rapidly nearing completion.

On account of the scarcity of rock, the workmen on the hotel did not labor this 
morning.  A liberal supply has arrived, however and work will begin at once.

Surveyor Dearborn has just completed the work of platting into lots and blocks 
the Bray tract on Moxlie Creek.  The Olympia Real Estate & Loan Company will 
shortly place this tract on the market.

Yesterday afternoon, a special train on the Olympia and Chehalis Railroad 
conveyed to Tenino about 20 delegates and visitors from this city bound for 
Spokane Falls to attend the annual encampment of the G.A.R.

Small houses are at a premium in this city now.  Our landed and moneyed men 
could not do better than erect houses, which will rent all the way from $15 to 
$40 per month.  All that can possibly be erected will find tenants this summer.

This morning in the plaza block facing Main Street, a large force of carpenters 
began the work of erecting the triangular pantheon for the use of the coming 
grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias.  It will be a vast structure when 
completed and will be a credit to the order.

A Mrs. White contemplates opening a laundry in the Hilderbrandt building at the 
foot of Washington Street this week.  She claims to be thoroughly competent for 
managing the business in a satisfactory manner.  It now remains to be seen 
whether the sentiment against Chinese wash-houses is sincere or mere pretense.

Mr. C. Etheridge has placed in Mr. Shield's Saloon one of the neatest counter-
tops we have ever seen constructed mostly of native woods in stips about seven-
eights of an inch wide.  The varieties used are curly maple, walnut, oak, alder, 
and barberry, of beautiful grain, and arranged in contrasting colors.  The 
workmanship reflects much credit on the skill and judgement of Mr. Ethridge.

Last night, some miscreant forced the padlock of Aldridge's warehouse on plunder 
intent, but was evidently a conscientious thief, for he cut a ham in two and 
only took half of it.  This according to the old story, indicates that he was a 
Republican, for had he been a Democrat, he would have taken the whole ham. (We 
sincerely hope the PARTISAN will not think that this item trenches on politics).  
Mr. Aldridge has put on a new lock with a shotgun attachment, and it is hoped 
that the trigger will not be pulled until after the election.

Mr. John Meyers, living near Long Lake, on the Nesqually Road, is quite ill of 
lung fever.

Today (Tuesday), the tri-colored flag of the Knights of Pythias was raised on 
the staff that is to adorn the new Pythias Temple.

W. F. Carson, the famous "Kit" of railroad fame, is in the city looking after 
the interest of the Canadian Pacific Railroad.

Yesterday, a handsome new chandelier was placed in position in the Odd Fellows 
Building.  It is of the most approved pattern and when lit up will throw a grand 
lustre over the other rich furnishings of the hall.

The surveying schooner, Ernest, Lt. Mayo commanding, has been brought out of her 
winter quarters at Butler's Cove and put in order for her summer's work.  She 
now lies abreast the old Brown Wharf at West Olympia.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has established an office in this city with 
J.C.  Percival as agent, and he has fitted up exceedingly cozy quarters on the 
new extension to Second Street dock with a waiting room for the accommodation of 
his patron.

At the hotel building, the contractors complain of the lack of material.  
Besides the brick now on hand only about 15,000 are available and these will 
soon be exhausted.  It is confidently hoped than when these are used up our 
local brick makers will have a kiln of the new machine-made brick ready for use.

Last night when the T.J. POTTER was coming to the dock, she dragged through the 
mud and would not obey her helm.  As a result, she ran afoul of the stake light 
that marks the channel and knocked it sky-west and crooked.  The lamp, Gill 
Parker says, is not lost, it is only laying at the bottom of the channel.

The steamer Josephine, which was to go on the Olympia-Shelton route last Monday 
morning, has not shown up as yet.  She took a boom of logs to Seattle Friday 
night and they became unmanageable.  The wind was blowing a gale and it is said 
the boom landed down near Seattle and the vessel has been engaged ever since 
hauling it off.  It is expected she will be on the route soon however, as Capt. 
Howard, her owner, is in earnest about the matter.

Sam Pie.o, an Indian doctor, was shot in the arm at Nesqually last Wednesday by 
another Indian.  It seems that Sam had been doctoring some of Peter's relatives 
with poor results and that the protector of the home circle conceived it to be 
his duty to exterminate the "mustache formanacous", by putting an end to the 
doctor.  It is a good thing (for the doctors) that such a practice does not 
obtain foothold in civilized communities.

Street Superintendent Mesegee is busy with a force of men today leveling the 
intersection of Union and Adams Streets.

On account of the prevalence of diphtheria in the neighborhood of the Plumb 
schoolhouse, Miss Case, the teacher, has decided to close the school for the 
present at least.

From parties who are in a position to know, it is learned that the surveyors of 
the Seattle Southern Railroad are within a short distance of Olympia, out near 
Nisqually.  They are heading this way and will be here within a week.

Farini & McMahon's United Circus will perform in this city on the public square 
next Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The bark KATE DAVENPORT arrived yesterday at Kamilchie having on board railroad 
iron enough to finish the road from that point to Gray's Harbor. As soon as her 
cargo is discharged, she will load lumber.

Railroad tickets purchased at the overland ticket office on Second Street dock, 
J.C.  Percival, agent, in this city, can be had for the same price as they can 
be procured in Portland; passengers thus save the fare between here and 
Portland.

At the entertainment tonight and tomorrow night to be given by Miss Hinds, that 
lady will appear in several changes of costume.  This will enliven the affair 
and make it that much more entertaining.  As the proceeds are for a worthy 
object, it is hoped she will be greeted by large audiences.

The steamer JOSEPHINE is now at the city dock and will proceed on her route 
between this city and Kamilchie Monday morning.  Every other day, namely, 
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, she will make round trips between here and 
Shelton's Point, running alternate days with CLARA BROWN.  Olympia will be her 
headquarters, and when not on the route, she will be at the disposal of all who 
want her service towing in the neighborhood of this city.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OLYMPIA—
April 24, 1889—
	Passage of an ordinance granting to the Sunset Telephone-Telegraph 
Company, a franchise to operate a plant in the city of Olympia, the right to 
erect poles and thereon to suspend wires in the streets, avenues and alleys of 
the City of Olympia.

	Passage of ordinance vacating part of Eighth Street and providing for the 
conveyance of same to the Hotel Co.

	"An ordinance to provide for the planting and for the protection of shade 
trees" was read third time and put upon its final passage.  Passed.  Petitions 
presented by:

	P. C. Hale, for permission to use earth taken from Ayer's Hill to fill up 
her lots on Fourth Street.

	Property owners, for the opening of an alley in Bigelow's addition.


There has been talk lately to the effect that the Seattle & Southern Railroad 
was a Southern Pacific enterprise, but Leland Stanford, of California, being 
interviewed upon the point said: "Our road ends at Portland.  Asto the 
extensions and branch lines of the Southern Pacific, I can only say that the 
railroad business is one that will not stand still, and we will have to build 
branches.  At present, we have no intention of going to Seattle." Senator 
Stanford continuing said he thought a railroad to Alaska would be built in a few 
years.


MAY 3, 1889

The streets fronting on the bay were plentifully sprinkled this afternoon.

The Olympia block, owned by Sam. Williams, is rapidly nearing completion.

The Knights of Pythias pantheon is erected and the roof has been placed on the 
structure.  Today, the floor is being laid and in a few days we will see the 
structure enclosed.

Work on the new hotel was stopped today on account of the scarcity of brick.  
About 20,000 more are needed and it will be at least eight days before a kiln 
will be ready to burn in any of the yards.

This morning the steamer JOSEPHINE left Horr's wharf at 8 o'clock on her regular 
run to Kamilchie.  Beginning tomorrow, she will make tri-weekly trips to Shelton 
and way points, leaving here every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

The overland train due at Tacoma this morning did not arrive on time, 
consequently, there was no Eastern mail for this point today.  The cause of the 
delay could not be learned as railway officials are as mute as an oyster on that 
point.

On behalf of himself and his associates, Attorney Savage of this City has 
finally accepted the franchise for a street line of railway ranted by the City 
Council.  To the OLYMPIAN, he said today that as soon as the iron could arrive 
they will begin to build the track from the top of the hill west of the City 
northward.

The boys around town have a new racket.  It is a bean-shooter with a powerful 
rubber band attached to it.  With this dangerous thing, they hurl buckshot with 
rifle-like speed. This morning, a man on Main Street was hit with one in the 
back between the shoulders and the pain was nearly as great as if he had been 
shot.

The work of driving piling for the extension of Horr's Wharf commenced this 
morning.

Work on the brick foundation to the addition to the Sister's Hospital was 
commenced today.

The surveying schooner Earnest is ready to proceed with her summer's work on the 
coast survey.  Lieut. Mayo, in charge, is awaiting orders.

Last evening, an old Chinaman who lives somewhere at the back of the Odd Fellows 
building died.  Today, his remains were transported to the cemetery and laid 
away.

A horrible disfigured specimen of an Indian woman was about town last night 
howling drunk.  Some of these days, the person who furnishes the Indians with 
whisky will get hurt, sure.

It is expected that before another week rolls around, ground will be broken for 
the electric railroad.  A representative for the company is now in the East 
purchasing material and rolling stock.

The remains of Robt. Yantis, who died at Seattle on Sunday, were brought to this 
City last evening on the T.J. POTTER.  The funeral took place from the 
Presbyterian church today.  The remains were interred in the Masonic Cemetery.

A meeting of the Hotel Directors was held last evening and it was decided to 
advertise for bids for further excavating and grading about the hotel.  The bids 
can be left with the Manager up to Thursday morning.

Two new locomotives and three passenger cars have been purchased to be used on 
the railroad between Kamilchie and Summit Station.  The iron for the remainder 
of the road to Montesano is expected soon.

This morning an OLYMPIAN representative wended his way to the silent city of the 
dead, some miles south of the City, in company with T.G. Harkins of Portland.  
In the Masonic Cemetery, Mr. Harkins has just erected a beautiful and 
substantial Quincy granite monument over the grave of Nat. Crosby.  It is nine 
feet broad at the base.  In design and workmanship, it is equal to anything in 
existence and reflects great credit on Mr.  Harkins' ability as a workman and 
his taste.  (Tuesday)

Telephone poles of huge dimensions are being erected along Main and Fourth 
Streets.  (Wednesday)

The roof of the Knights of Pythias pavilion was today covered with tar paper to 
provide against a possible rainy spell.

A. H. Chambers, Esq. will, in a few days, remove his slaughter-house from its 
present site near the road on Main Street to a location further across the hill.

A splendid bed of fine building-sand was lately discovered on the site of 
Chamber's slaughter-house.  The grains are course and just what is wanted for 
mortar. Mr. Chambers intends to develop it at once.

Yesterday afternoon, a scow that cost $1,000 was launched from the east side 
near the railroad depot by C.P. Giles.  It is intended for work along the City 
front.  Another and larger scow is now in course of construction.

Last evening, the Hotel Directors met in session at the office of A.H. Chambers, 
and invited proposals for excavating about 566 cubic yards of earth on the north 
side of the hotel building.  Proposals will be received up to Saturday night.

Sheriff Billings today sent messengers to all outside precincts of the County 
distributing poll books for the coming election.

The Y.P.S.C.E. of the Congregational church, will give a "Pink Tea" at Columbia 
Hall, May 8th.  All are invited to attend.

This afternoon, Sheriff Billings was arrested by Coroner Hartsock on a charge of 
disorderly conduct.  The complaint was sworn to by Wm.  McClellan.  The 
examination will take place tomorrow in Justice Sparks' court.

The Royce-Lansing Comedy Co., will give a performance in this City next week.  
They are not strangers to our community, and the pleasant memory of their former 
visit will assist undoubtedly in giving them a full house at this time.

Mrs. Lou Jackson Longmire of Yelm Prairie will please accept the thanks of the 
OLYMPIAN for a beautiful bouquet of choice pansies.  They are the largest ever 
seen here and are a convincing argument of the capabilities of Yelm Prairie 
soil.

Mrs. Lucy H. Washington, National Organizer for the W.C.T.U., an eloquent 
orator, will lecture in the M.E. Church, Monday evening, on "Walls of Defence," 
and in Columbia Hall Tuesday evening on "Public Sentiment and Prohibition."  The 
Hartford Courant alludes in the highest terms to the oratory of this talented 
lady.

Mr. J.M. Sinclair of Smithsville, Ohio is on a visit to our Territory with a 
view of superintending the erection of creameries at such points as public 
interest may approve.  He claims to be an expert in the business, and gives it 
as his opinion that this industry may be made to yield exceptionally favorable 
returns in Thurston County. The proposition is worthy of investigation.

Lightning struck a tree on the Bigelow Hill, Eastside, last evening and 
shattered it from top to bottom.  Judge Isham, who happened to be standing in 
his door at the time says the spectacle, though lasting but an instant, was 
inexpressibly grand and awe inspiring.  The fluid on entering the ground threw 
up what was apparently a volume of flame fully eighty feet in height.  It is 
very seldom that lightning plays such pranks in this country.

A regular old-fashioned, orthodox, thunder-and-brimstone thunder storm passed 
over Olympia last evening, followed by a deluge of rain which lasted fully two 
hours.  During this time, interest in the performance at the circus tent was 
varied by the little rivulets that flowed along the canvas and formed cascades 
among the audience.  The umbrellas raised to keep off the falling spray gave the 
rising seats around the circle the appearance of a bank thickly covered with 
toad-stools, and indicated that the average Olympian would adopt almost any 
device to witness in its entirety a circus performance.

RAILROAD TO KAMILCHIE—
	In these days of railroads crossing everywhere, it is not at all 
surprising if one or two should be tal