Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
The moon runs high.
STREETS are rapidly drying.

aVOJu Lnem.
SCHOOL, in District No 1, closes
the last week in March.
BoUoUETs can already be gathered
from our flower gardens.
COMMODORE BUDLoNa is preparing
for lively boating season.
To know what and where to buy,
consult our business notices.
FROM late advices, the Russian
plague appears to be at stand-still.
INTERESTED office-seekers are al
ready growing woudrously courte-
GUS.
A PHYSICIAN recommends, as q wise
sanitary measure, the cleaning up of
door-yards.
A LARGE shipment Of hay is COM
ing in by the railroad from Tenino
and vicinity.
BE sure and register your name in
time to secure the privilege of voting
at the coming election.
HAYES rhymes with blaze, and he
was burned in effigy by the Port
landers on Monday evening.
The dray loads Of household goods
that are traversing our streets would
indicate that o mania for moving is
in full activity.
Mr.. Edward Cooper, son of Peter
Cooper has been elected Mayor Of
the city of New York. Mr.. Cooper
is a staunch temperance man, which
is one of the salient points in this
item.
"A LADY who seems to know all
about it, declares that there is no
greater heroine than the woman
who, from. motives of duty alone,
consents to kiss the lips of tobacco
chewer.
We have been asked when the
people are going to hear the last of
the Potter investigation committees
doing. When the money appropri-
ated for that purpose is expended,
we suppose.
A YOUNG lady of about as near kin
to the angels as we usually meet,
sweetly asks if it is not about time
for another marriage in town. Cam
not some nice young man show the
dear little heart that it is?
The little city of Reno has been
laid in ashes by q monster confagra-
ton. The loss is estimated to be a
million of dollars. The fire broke
out on Sunday morning last, and in
three hours the work of destruction
was nearly complete.
In view of o radical change in the
school programme for the Spring
and Summer months, we hear of
people making preparations to re-
move from the country to town, that
their children may enjoy the benefits
of our educational facilities.
If we may Judge from the number
of our business men now in San
Francisco, and the fact that others
are yet to take their departure for
that city, the next opening of new
goods in our town will, doubtless, be
a grand affair, and our shop-going
ladies may we'll look forward to that
event with pleasurable anticipations.
ApBopos to the opening of at least
two more drygoods stores in this
place, the question is once more
asked, "Who buys all the goods
that are brought to Olympia The
best way to reconcile all such SEEM
ing difficulties is to conclude, at
once, that our rural districts are fill
ing up with the elements Of sub
stantial population.
WE have alluded several times TO
the difficulties 10 which the farmers
of Walla-walla county have been in
volyed. on account Of the heavy fall
of snow. The fact that sheep have
been sold there at ssventy.five cents
o head, il sufficient evidence that dos.
psrate circumstances are surround
| ing some Of the more improvid0'
stock .raissrs. When will bitter OK
perience teach men to look out fol
the future :