Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-21
IT il alnos. here. Yes, next
week, Christmas will be here.

! "SeA, Suiisen"s VIII cS heit.
MR. +. 4. Hoffman is orce more
at home, to spend the holidays with
his family.
Mn. d. Howard, of Seabeck, has
bought a half-interest in the Steil.
accom- Brewery.
! The big scow arrived last night
with but little less than q hundred
cords of four-feet alder wood on
board.
SANTA Claus has been heard from
again; he is to be rugged out in full
polar bear suit this Winter. Ermine
is too expensive for the times.
The little steamer Old Settler is
now fairly established in the Few
route" trade, between this city and
the lower Chehalis country, ria Oys-
ter Bay.
The American Pipe Company are
taking advantage of our seasonable
tides in transporting large amount
of pipe from the factory to the deep
water wharf.
"Why don't you give us a few
little witticisms, now and then?
asks IN interested subscriber. Go
ask the honey-tee why she does not
deal in sugar.
THE turkey is sacred to Thank
giving; though either turkeys, geese,
ducks or chickens are welcomed ut
Christmas. In default of these, our
friends may send in ham of veni-
son or two, and We will be abundant
ly satisfied.
Ir we are acquainted with our own
temperament, We are not inclined to
be inflated with vanity, but we like
much to read the hearty good things
that are said of us by our candid,
'sutspoken exchanges. Right, gen.
tlemen, do so some more.
DANIEL Leahy has succeeded Mr..
Lamb as Superintendent of the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company in
Oregon and Washington. We are
pleased with "Dan's" promotion,
as besides being a competent bus
mess man he is an affable gentle
man.
Ir is said that Geo. Tykle, res
ident of this place in The olden time,
now occupies very stable quarters in
the Penitentiary at Indianapolis,
Indiana, charged with the manufac-
ture of counterfeit half-dollars. We
hope that George, like Pickwick,
will be able to prove an abb.
f. w. AUSTIN, is doing a good
business at the Peoples Restaurant,
near the foot of Main Street, and we
believe that establishment has, at
last, found its rightful proprietor.
The travelling public may be sure of
finding there clean beds and table
furnished with all that can be de-
sired.
We don't remember the technical
name of them, but our advertising
merchants are exhibiting some splen-
did specimens of ladies' stockings in
their windows, just the kind for
Christmas. We always wear longer
stockings about this time ofthe year;
they are much more comfortable,
you know.
THE Union Christmas Tree Festi-
val will take place at Champion Hall.
Its exercises will both open and
close at later hour than the various
Sunday School festivals in their re-
spective churches, thus allowing
everybody to attend who shall have
been To either of the others. All are
cordially invited TO hang then
! friends presents upon the tree.
A ELL has been introduced into
the United States Senate providing
for the calling in Of the trade dollar
and the coming of a silver dollar
that shall he of standard fineness
aud value. A resolution resisting TO
the ball has been introduced, in
s,ructing the committee on finance
10 inquire into the sxpediency ei
making ibe trade dollar legal ten
der :og al debts public and private,
al,l also Of It's recoinage into stand
! ard SILVER dollars of 4l2l grains.