Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-13
DoN'T modest the swallows.
GROUSE were never plentier.

GROUSE were never plentier.
A NEW postal route has been es
tablished between Port Discovery
and Sequim Prairie.
The Transcript says that cherries
will soon be plenty" The small
est boy said so weeks ago.
STRAWBERRIES have started in at q
cents per pound-that is, if anybody
is hungry enough to pay that price
for them.
IT is reported, on good authority
that the five-pound clans from Mud
Bay spit, now turn the scales at eight
pounds.
IT takes five bushels of wheat tc
buy one bushel of potatoes in Walla.
walla. That is what we call over
doing the business.
LEWIS and Snohomish counties
want to compete for the county
prize" offered by the Washington
industrial Association.
Those that believe that only Chick.
ering or Steinway can build pianos
should listen to the sweet strains oi
.he Hale, just received by Messrs.
Woodruff & Van Epps.
The vexed problem as to the di.
visibility of the electric light, seems
TO have been, at last. solved by q
New York man, who has not made
half 80 much noise about it as Edi.
ron.
TIE "big scow" is bringing down
shout fifty cords of stove-wood at q
load, from the Pipe Factory. This
stove-wood is made from the parts
sOf the logs not utilized after the
s5ipes are bored from them.
8 MANY exchanges are warning the
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sases during The hested term that il
now upon Us. We, reiterate the
warning, and suggest the immediate
cleaning Of back yards and drains.
MARSHAL Mack has now q large
force Of men and teams doing Of
ficient service on the streets in the
upper part Of town. For several
days the greater part Of the improve
ments have been put upon Union
Street.
THE Siwashes in this vicinity are
contemplating q big potlatch pret-
ty soon, and are now hard at work,
making necessary preparations. A
point q few miles below here, near
the old Indian Reservation has been
selected as the base of operations.
ArARMER who has lost a good many
sheep through the ravages of vicious
dogs, wants stringent dog law en-
acted at the next session of the Leg
islature. We believe a petition te
that effect circulated in the mean
time, would insure the success of {
bill.
A CASE of black walnut chairs wal
lately picked up on the west side o
WILDLY Island, supposed to have
hoated thither from the ill-fatei
steamer Great Republic. The cir
euitous route taken by this waif can
not be less than three hundred
miles.
A YOUNG compositor, of course moi
in this Office. committed a funny
blunder, the other day. In setting
up the line "Sweet are the uses oi
adversely" the romantic creature
made it read, Sweet are the kisses
Of Ed. Worcester" But the ligh|
was bad, and we pardon the error.
The present year appears to be
tated one to the fishermen of thu
lower Columbia. Almost unpreced'
ented rough weather along the fish
ing grounds has caused the death o.
q good many men and the loss of q
large amount Of property, in The
way of boats and nets.
The proposed excursion from Port
land to the Sound, which is to come
off on the Oath of June. promises t.
be q grand affair. Rev. Isaac Dillon
Of Seattle, has the matter in charge
Arrangements have been made TO-
a grand reception at Yesler's Hall il
the evening, and a large crowd ma.