Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-05

FAT grouse are coming in.

The cold nights are not agreeable
to house flies.
SAN Juan Island will produce six
! hundred tons of wheat, this year.
| A sNow-sToRM visited The Dalles
on the 2lst ultimo, lasting about five
minutes.
| ACCORDING to the Inland Empire,
The Dalles is nearly overrun by foot
pads and sneak thieves.
! HARvEsTERs are living on faith,
believing that the cold wave will
soon pass over, and with it the rain.
Mr.. Charles Wood, one of Olym-
pia's former residents, but now liv-
ing at Napavine, is in town, visiting
old friends.
Mr.. Eldridge Morse informs us
that the San Juan Island archipel-
ago will produce about one thousand
tons of wheat, this year.
ACCORDING to the Portland papers
the new brick hotel building now
in course of erection by our former
townsman, Sam'l Coulter, is to be an
imposing affair.
HENRY Ward Beecher approves of
billiard playing, "under proper re-
strictions," but what those restric-
tions are does not appear. Will Mr..
Beccher rise and explain?
The new line of water mains now
going down on the east side of Main
street extends from Second to Third
street. These mains are of four
| inch bore, iron bound, and covered
| with asphaltum.
Mrs. Swisshelm is writing up the
Conklin-Sprayue scandal, and tell
| ing what she knows about such
things in her well-known pointed
style. The notoriety of this affair
s soon rival that Of any Of its pre-
decessors.
OLYMPIA papers have frequently
referred to the unfinished mansion
of Governor Agnew. A reader of
our paper wants to know who Gov.
Agnew is and when he was Govern
or. We refer all enquirers to the
gallant old Governors colleagues for
information.
The Bellingham Bay Mail is going
to be removed to La Conner. The
publication from that place will COM
mence Sept 1st, and hopeful future
awaits that enterprising paper. MIR.
Power, proprietor of the paper, re-
ceives n hearty welcome from the
people of La Conner.
A GOOD many farmers in Thurston
county are turning their attention to
utilizing our gravelly prairies. This
work has been sadly neglected, and
it is to be hoped that the efficacy and
productiveness of these lands will be
duly vindicated by some extended
experiments and practical results.
AT the rate that buildings are 60
ing up on the burnt district in Seat
tie. the last vestiges of the destruc-
tive fire will be covered up very soon.
AS a rule, the buildings are an i'm
provement on their predecessors, and
Seattle will present better appear
aLce, in q few months, than ever be-
fore.
AT late meeting of the Regents
of the Territorial University, it was
decided to enlarge the Presidents
house to accommodate more young
lady boarders. Plans and specitica-
tions have been made out and will
be commenced Immediately. We see
nothing strange in the above, but
why is it that we hear nothing of
young gentlemen boarders, being
provided for at the Presidents
house ?
One of our former young lady ty-
pos, Miss Nina Elson, of Mason
county, is visiting friends in this
place. She came to town Friday,
the next day set up" a couple ofcol-
umns of type, for recreation, showing
that her first thought was for the
printing office and her brother and
sister compositors. The "grad-
yates" of this Office always find a