Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

SPRING has come.

OPhINd nuS come.
IT has been estimated that it viii
cost So, ,000, 900 to take the census
Of the United States for the yeal
1880.
GRAPHIC accounts from Northern
British Columbia describe the late
snow-storms in that region as fal
exceeding anything of the kind TO,
years.
THERE is o large local demand fol
lumber aud most kinds of building
material among our people, amount.
ing to what ought to be a favorable
outlook.
PUYALLup having failed in the hop
enterprise, is going to have a tobae.
co factory. Anything to save pro.
ducing our great essentials, grain,
hay, potatoes and fruit.
ANOTHER version about the recov-
cry of A. T Stewards remains is
going the rounds of the papers, to
the effect that the body had been
returned some time ago to Judge
Hilton, and that it has since been
retained in safe keeping; its where
abouts, however, for prudential rea-
sons, being unknown to the public.
Mr.. Goldstein left last Thursday
for San Francisco to purchase o
large supply Of dry-goods to stock
the new store rented by him, corner
OF Fourth and Main Streets. He
proposes TO inaugurate "new de-
parture" in this branch of business
and by low prices stop the impor-
tation Of supplies from abroad. The
new establishment will open about
the first of next month.
Our compositors have been "set-
ting up" delinquent tax-lists the past
week and it is quite amusing to hear
them converse with ordinary mortals
during their prolonged wrestle with
technical terms:
tEnter visltor.l
Visitor" Good morning, Miss M. How
do you find yourself to-dayT
Mss M.-"Will be sold to the highest
bidder for CASH"
VS." Where is the editor?"
Emest-"In the south-eastquarter ofthe
southeast quarter Of"
VS." Can you tell me where can find
the reporter?"
Henry" In section seven township sew
enteen, north range three west" a
Ts.-"Ah, here comes the old man I
What is the price of your paper a year%
Editor" ii6,947 acres, amounting to
ss,g76 67."
Vs.-Well, decla re! believe I've got
into a lunatic asylum. You can all go to
The Devil The northwest corner of
n
[Enter Reporterl
TIs.-"Good morning, sir. When will
the paper be out 2"
Reporter" On Monday, the 7th day of
April, 1879.
Exit Jisitor iu high dudgeon.l
The doines of the wind, to-day,
have been quite numerous and ex-
citing. The roof of the new Catho-
lie church, now in course OF con-
struction, yielded to the force Of the
gale, and now presents a rather
ugly, collapsed appearance. Agood
deal of delay and some damage will
be the result of the crash. MIR. Da
vid Cook, the custodian of the Fair
Grounds, repofts that about a hund-
red feet of the roofing of the stock
sheds was lifted from its fastenings
and scattered fer and wide. We
heard it reported, this afternoon,
that tree had fallen across the
passenger car while on the road be-
tween this place and Tenino, but
of the particulars, we know nothing.
The sidewalks are considerably lit
tered up with the branches which
have been torn from leafess shade
trees, and a good deal of havoc has
been made Of the loose lumber in
the vicinity of the various new
buildings now going up. A large
amount of timber has been blown
down, and about q dozen trees are
across the railroad track. The fury
of the storm. was at its height early
in tho morning and as we 60 te
press, q lively breeze still rattlel
loose windows and easements.
Since the above was placed in typs
we learn that the damage to the pas
senger Car was but slight, the tree il
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