Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-09
Mere Mention.

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next Sunday at l03 A, NJ. and Z p NJ.
The Idaho brought about 40 tons
of freight and 20 passengers for this
place.
The called session of the Legis-
lature closed Wednesday, at mid
night.
The cost of clerk hire and other
expenses in preparing the code was
81 800.
Mr.. NJ. II. Tilley's condition does
not improve, and it is feared he cin-
not long suvive.
Mr.. Weston has so far recovered
from illness rs to be able to resume
his accustomed place in his store.
Rev. MIR. Ellis, of Seattle, viii
preach in tie Congregational Church
next Sabbath, morning and evening.
Mr.. c. B. Hopkins, of the Paleuse
Gazrtic, WAS in town Wednesday, to
visit friends and witness the expiring
throes of the Legislature.
The Eighth biennial Session has
closed, and there are but few except
those who held sinecure positions,
but will admit they are glad of it.
Patronize Vincent if you want to
economic in shoe-leatEer. eve
know whereof We affirm" (as the
lawyer says) in making this asser-
ton.
The late Legislative session has
developed the fact that there are
many men who may know how to
manage conventions and not how to
make laws.
Twenty-Five cars ale leaving Chi
cago daily for the Northern Pacific
region loaded with steel rails for the
extensions of the road beyond Miles
City and Powder river.
The Governor from his seat in the
Library room of the Capitol, like
an eagle from his aerie, looks down
with complacency Oh the lesser
birds taking their flight.
If the Legislature had held out
the twenty days of the extra session,
Congre would probably have had
to pass an act repeating the whole
batch oflaws passed at both sessions.
The Capitol stands like some
banquet hall deserted" And this
quotation calls to mind that the last
banquet dispensed within its revered
precincts was neither carved with
knife or eaten with spoon.
Nobody would have the rashness
to assert that any OF the honorable
legislators were drunk, when the
session closed, but we can bring
ample proof to show that many of
them we've not sober by jug-full.
Mr.. J. w. G. Coffran, Special
Agent of the Hartford Insurance
Co., of Hartford, Conn, and the
Commercial of California, visited this
city yesterday, on business connected
with the reliable corporations he
represents.
Mr.. Macleay is improving his pro-
perry lately acquired Oh Columbia
Street, near the Second Street
wharf. Its situation on the water
front admirably adapts it 20 the
prospective wants of his rapidly in
creasing business.
The subject of discourse in the
Presbyterian Church, Sunday even
ming, will be The Orthodox Doc
trine of Future Punishment" We
have been requested to state that
skeptics and infidels are specially in
vited to be present.
1t is rumored that the proposed
pilgrimage OF his Excellency to the
political Mecca, Washington, is to
save his scalp. The office now, with
its emoluments and "perquisites,"
is quite desirable, even if Senator.
ial prospects do seem to grow smaller
by degrees if not beautifully less.
The Olympia lodge of A. o. U.
w. hold an election for officers Dec.
9Th, resulting as follows: A. L.
Phillips, Master Workman; Frank
Eastman. Foreman; r. L. Chambers,
Overseer; j. V. Yantis Recorder; F.
A. Howard. Financier; T. C. Van
Epps, Guide; w. H. Clark, 1. W.
Joseph Chilborg, o. W.
CAPT. John T. Connick died at
Steilacoom, last Tuesday morning,
after long and painful illness. He
came to the Sound when boy and
has followed steamboating his whole
life. In 1876, he married Miss
Clara Cove, an estimable young lady
in Pierce county, daughter of Capt.
Warren Cove. Shortly afterwards
he transferred his scene of labors
to San Francisco bay, when he had
been Employed until ill-health inter-
vened. He leaves wife and family
and q host of friends to mourn his
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