Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09
Tar moist term still continues.

The " Merry, Merry May, "is slow-
! ly asserting her rights.
KAT-Koo-Ar, the Alaska Indian
murderer. was executed in Portland
Monday. M
The large black bear belonging. 70
Mr.. II. 81. Gilmore is not dssd q
was reported. 1
The snowy dog wood now sets or
in agreeable contrast. the dark green
| Of our forests.
TuE Jlack sand gold beach at Che
halls Point. on Gray's Harbor is
coming iiito notoristy again. i. i
Dr.. s. p. Chnlfant, who killed
Josiah Bacon, at the Baldwin hotel,
has been indicted for murder.
Gun flower gardens are fast attain
ing their most gorgeous estate, and
the hummingbirds are finding it ont.
Z
THE sum has been trying to play
hids-and-seek among the murky.
clouds, but most Of the game was
hide.
LEWIS county has ]nred away .
number of the emigI~sts who ar
rived here by several Of the last
steamers.
The high ground, in front Of the
residence of Mr.. P. Turpin, is going
to be graded down. A long needed
Improvement.
A MILITARY telegraph line now
building, will be completed between
Boise City and Lewiston by the
first of June.
A eooDLY portion Of the Territorial
ihtellect will assembled in this place
Thursday, on the occasion Of the
Teachers Institute.
THzax will soon be 40 excuse for
|tzapplRR IN =. ! ~ 4. ~ ID
is breexing up and every milch-cow
will be called into $50 4uisition.
TREAsunrR Hubert, paid over to
the city Of San Francisco. SIS, 1858,
on Saturday, this being the amount
of Mr.. Cassebohm's defalcation.
The settlements in Skagit river
valley, only recently bowling Wild
erness, now comprises population
OF eight hundred industrious peo-
pie.
THERE has been great clearing
out of unemployed men. from our
town, during the past week; cause,
revival of work in the logging
camps.
Cornwall, the owner of the Great
Republic has purchased the Knicker-
bocher, and will place her on the
route between San Francisco and
Portland.
Albany must be an awful place.
A young lady, there, has been de-
tected in robbing grayes-of flowers.
This is the town, also, where young
lady athletes amuse themselves by
playing at lsap-frog.
A NEW cheese factory has been
started in Chimacum valley. This
takes the place Of the factory that
was carried on there last year. The
milk Of about hundred cows is util-
lied in the establishment.
The rush continues unabated to
Mr.. Clark's store. The new goods
Just opened are creating quite as
mucL G.rore as the first lot, espec-
tally since thu appearance Of the
new price list, making q still fur
ther reduction on many staple goods.
Read it.
SAM McClellen, while shoeing q
horse, the other day, was rather Sc
verely kicked over the eye. He was
knocked some distance across the
floor Of the shop and will probably
sport, for some time. q black eye.
He may congratulate himself on ss-
Gaping . severe injury.
ToxLAs 4 Goldstein are not going
to retrograde in the good work they
have been 90 instrumental in inau-
gurating. They are in receipt Of
another large invoice Of new goods.
by the Guy Of Chester. and the Erces-
ssor embracing the latest styles Of
dress goods and an immense stock
Of boots ana shoes. Their new ad-
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