Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-25
Local and News Items.
FROM THE DAILY OF SATURDAY.


FROM THE DAILY OF SATURDAY.
We observe that Mart Brown, of the Ore.
gon Democrat, has prigged the style of ad
vertising adopted by Mr.. D. NJ. Brown, in
the OLYMPIAN. He says Walk up. roll up,
tumble up, step up, jump up" and all the
other ups, and subscribe for the Democrat.
We don't know as the Olympia style of adj
vertising is copyrighted, but we feel as if we
would like to shake up some OF the Oregon
editors, If they continue to adopt all the city
airs of our enterprising citizens Say, Mart,
do you catch the idea?
THE Walla Walla railroad has raised its
rates for freight SO much that the people
have determined to open the wagon road
from Weston to Wallula and take their
wheat to the river by wagon. Speaking of a
rumor that the o. s. N. Co. would build q
railroad over the route in case the people
would grade the road bed, the Union says it
is OF the opinion the necessary funds amount
ing to near $3O, 900, could be guaranteed in
30 days.
Miss ANNIE Frost, the sister of our re
spected towns.man, Robert Frost, Esq. speaks
in exceedingly complimentary terms of the
courtesy and kind attentions she received
from the officers of the Pacific Mail Company
on her trip from New York. This demon
strates the truth of the boosted claim that in
America woman may travel the length of
the land, without receiving anything but the
most polite treatment.
THE officers of the Zephyr praise Mr., Ma
ton, of Seattle, very highly. This gentle
man is an old foundryman and machinist,
who carried ON business at Portland for sew
eral years but recently went to Seattle. By
working night and day he repaired the dam.
age to the engine and machinery of the
Zephyr, in little more than SO hours, where
as any similar injury has heretofore de-
tanned the boat week or more.
A BROTHER of the unfortunate man named
Thomar Carr, patient in the Insane Asy
lum the past six months, arrived from Rhode
Island few days ago, and effected his re-
lease He will be taken East, In the hope
that change of scene may relieve, if it does
not cure, the malady by which he is afflicted.
They left on the last trip of the Panama.
THERE is now discount of four per cent
on silver coin, in San Francisco. If this
thing continues, we intend to advocate
rag money as substitute We shall con-
tinue, however, for the present, to receive
the regular two-bi for subscription TO the
.OLyMPrAN, notwithstanding this deprecia.
ton.
THE Transcript is in error in saying that
the outstanding debt of the town was re-
duced the past year, $3,345,71. The reduc
ton was only $1,545,71. The other 81, 800
was borrowed, and was merely transfer
of indebtedness--not a reduction.
THE 1rnscaria says Mr.. Henry Walker, of
Nesqually bottom, opened bin of potatoes,
containing four hundred bushels, on Thurs
day, and found the whole of them decayed.
BEN. BENSON, who SO long drove the stage
between here and Tenino, has retired to a
farm near the latter place. Mr. j. A. lilly
now holds the lines in his stead, ON the coach.
CAPT. Geo. D. Hill, Chairman of the Board
of Insane Trustees, has been on short off,
clal visit TO this place. He left for Seattle
by the Zephyr, this morning. I4fs
NINETEEN hundred eggs were shipped from
Walla-walla recently in single week, aud the
papers are cackling over it at a fearful rate.
The Transcript tells of a recent snowstorm
where many of the flakes measured two
inches across. How many, Friend Quinn
A DRESSED hog was exposed at Chambers
market, yesterday, which weighed three
hundred and ninety two pounds. SEE
SMALLPOX is prevalent in Yictoria, at least
1t is reported that the public schools have
been closed on that account.
THERE are IL, $50 more males than females
in Oregon. ai9f.~aE 8i laa
FROM THE DAILY OF MONDAY.
BEET RooT SUGAR---7Among the many un-
developed resources for which our Territory is