Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01

No end to the blackbcrries.

iHE lSnt OF The IRE at Oeattle was
seen from both Old and New Tacoma.
+ CoLFAx is going ahead. 1t now
tontains four saloons and one brew
Dry.
q The General Government has
Commenced sending aid to the peo-
PIE Of Memphis.
! Rust is reported to have maze lis
in some of the wheat
fields of Oregon.
/ TALK up your town, but in all your
talking, do not forget, in these
igneous times, to talk fire steamer.
Il JUDIcIoUs gardeners cut down the
yeeds early in the morning to be
thoroughly killed by the scorching
gun.
n The next holiday season will be
Fair week; the Legislature will fol-
low, and then Christmas will be
SOming.
PLuMs are growing mellow and of
a hue that is eminently t-mpting to
tie palates of staid adults as we'll as
small boys.
OUR townsman, Mr.. William Lem
on, has received the contract for car
rying the mail, twice week, between
this place and Elma.
THERE is growing desire among
the people of our Territory that a
rigid tramp law be enacted at the
next session of the Legislature.
The people of CheLalis county
will rejoice to hear that mail service
between Olympia and Elma will be
increased TO twice a week, after the
y 3cst day of August.
rHE Portland Daily Bee, says a
y %,,a many people Of that city are
Il. s.Asriug from attacks Of fever and
ague, disease that never passes
the confines of our beautiful Sound
country.
AT last accounts, the yellow fever
at Memphis was at a stand-still.
Physicians give it.as their opinion
that the disease is not assuming SO
epidemic form as characterized it
last year.
FoR the sake of convenient refer
ence, We publish the names OF the
newly elected officers of the Port
Townsend Immigration Society.
They are as follows. President, DR..
II. I. Minor; Vice President, D. W.
Smith; Secretary, w. H. Roberts;
Treasurer, N. D. Hill. The forth
coming pamphlet of the Society will
soon be ready for distribution.
The old and popular drygoods es-
tablishment of Clarke & Henderson,
Portland, was closed up by the Sher-
if, on Tuesday. A San Francisco
claim for S19, ,oOOand Portland claim
for Sc, 500 induced this unfortunate
step to be taken. These gentlemen
have on hand stock treble the in
debtedness claimed, but so long as
San Francisco houses rule with a
rod of iron, there is no redress to
our enterprisinS dealers.
Two families arrived on the 23d
ultimo, direct from Detroit, Michi-
gan, to make this Territory their
future home. They are at present
residing in this place. Mr.. Sinnock,
one of the party, is cabinet maker,
and his family consists of wife and
brother. Mr.. Mckenzie, who
likewise brings a wife, is dentist.
They prefer employment, OF course,
at their respective trades, ana this
may determine their choice of loca'
ton.
ONE of the most gratifying indica'
tons that Olympia is a desirable
place to live in, is afforded by the
return of so many of our Oldest and
most esteemed residents, to make
our town their future home. Among
these is Mrs. Gen. Miller, who, aftel
q residence of several years in th'
Bay City, has returned to stay, an(
taken up her residence in the build
ing formerly occupied by Gen. Nc
Micken, in East Olympia. We vel
come newcomers us we'll as the old
but it is with peculiar pleasure w
chronicle the return of the latter of