Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-11
Coop stout boot taps and rubber
shoes-are now in order.

| BQO6S-uTe uOW III OItcI.
Mr.. j. N. Gale, the newly con-
firmed Postmaster for this place is
daily looking for his blank bonds.
COMMUNICATION with Portland is
still suspended, in consequence of
the Columbia river being closed with
ice.
DRYGooDs merchants are complain
ing of dull times. Let them take
heart. People are only just getting
over their holiday jolifcation.
Our Siwash caterers find that
freezing weather is about as fatal to
the welfare of oysters in store as the
heated term of the Summer.
The Directors Of the Washington
Industrial Association are taking
steps to give a grand ball at the fair
grounds on the 22d of February.
Those of our friends, in the coun-
try, who are so fortunate as to have
large quantities of hay on hand, may
reasonably look forward to fair prices
before Spring opens.
JOHNNY CHlLBERG, n younger broth
er of our townsman, Messrs. Joseph
and Isaac Chilberg, was married at
Bellingham Bay, on the 3lst of De-
cember, to Miss Maggie jenkins.
Those who literally advertise new
erlack for liberal compliments from
the printer. Let this little truth be
remembered by our business men,
and it may prove the touchstone of
success.
We are informed that Mr.. Hen
derson brought his skates into re-
qnisition in coming from Portland
to this city. What part of his trip
was performed on the ice, we are
not informed.
Born The old and new Directors of
the Washington Industrial Associa-
tion were to have held meeting to-
day, but want of quorum prevent
ed organization. The meeting is
adjourned till the 18th instant.
We learn from the Seattle IntelH-
gencer, of late date, that the Port
Townsend Democratic Press is in the
hands of the Sheriff. 1t is thought
that the mortgage will be raised,
shortly, and the business continued
without further incumbrance or in
terruption.
Iris we'll known that butter rapid
ly absorbs an odor of any kind, and
for this reason it is largely employed
in the manufacture of perfumes. An
agricultural savant has turned this
principle to profitable account by
imparting to butter an agreeable,
aromatic fragrance.
The following officers elect were
installed Tuesday evening by WASH
ington Encampment G. r. c.: EN-
lily T. Munson. P. c.; Mary A. Lott,
c.; j. Bolander, j. c.; R. D. Her
rington, r. S.; George F. Smith, F.
S.: Serepta NJ. Harrington, T.; w.
r. Gale, G. of H.; j. V. Yantis, I.
c.; J. II. Munson, o. G..
A PRISONER, by the name of Spain,
who was taken to Kalama for trial
by Marshal Hopkins. on Monday
last, attempted to escape as he was
being conducted to court; thereupon
he was shot and wounded by the
attending officer. Having been
brought to bay, the prisoner delib-
erately knocked down bailitf, for
which naughty act he was again
shot, and, it is thought, fatally
wounded.
The diphtheria appears to be ten
acious of life in Olympia. At such
times as our people are beginning to
congratulate themselves that its work
is terminating, a new case appears in
locality which violates all prin-
ciples of such preconceived theories
as have been suggested to explain its
, origin. While we have had fatal
cases in the vicinity of tide-water,
fatal cases have also occurred in the
most elevated localities as well as in
the intermediate portions Of the city.
= Last evening, we heard of q new case
) in the extreme southern part OF
town.