Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-28
Mere Mention.
The beautiful rain has come again.
Wild geese are quite plentiful this

season.
Mr.. Mossman is recovering from
his illness.
Next Monday is the last day to
pay town taxes.
Postal Agent futile is over here
on official business.
A turnip weighing 81 pounds is on
exhibition nj Mr.. Weston's store.
Mrs. Mcmillan, of White river, il,
visiting relatives in East Olympia.
The Methodist Sunday School is
making preparations for n concert.
The Messenger has been under
going repairs at Seattle the past ten
days.
Potatoes weighing two pounds and
upwards each have been exposed for
sale at our markets the past week.
Rev. p. S. Knight of Salem, will
preach in the Congregational Church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Mr.. John l.. Prime has opened
an assortment of general merchan-
disc in the Crosby Store" at Tum.
water.
An umbrella with the cabalistic
characters Nenev," engraved on
the handle, awaits an owner at this
office.
A school election will be held in
East Olympia District Saturday,
Nov. 5th, at II A. NJ, to elect one
Director.
An unsophisticated immigrant on
the steamer Daisy the other day, in
nocently asked if the wheel "helped
er along"
A small child belonging to fami-
ly living on Long Bridge was saved
from drowning, last Tuesday, by
Mr.. j. ID. Snider.
There are one or two mud-holes
still left on our principal streets,
which should be filled up before the
rainy season sets in.
1t is quite probable that large
main will be laid from Black Lake,
to afford an adequate supply of wa
ter, early next season.
Mrs. o. o. Denny. Miss May
lilly and Miss Kate Eagan returned
on Monday evening from a brief
visit to Portland, Oregon.
High mass will he celebrated in
st. Michaels church, next Sunday,
at 10 A. NJ. and vespers will be held
at half-past Z in the evening.
The Daisy's wheel struck q log
near Steilacoom, Tuesday evening
and broke her eccentric rod, and she
was compelled to lay by at that
place til! morning.
A still alarm of fire occurred oil
the City Restaurant last Tuesday
The fire caught in the ceiling from a
stove-pipe and lively flame was in
progress when it was fortunately
discovered.
IT is expected that by July of next
year the Southern Pacific Railroad
will be completed. One of the fea.
lures of its homogeneous will be the
transportation of European immi.
grants from New Orleans to the Pa.
cific Coast for $40.
As an indication OF the progress
OF the times we note that one of the
most bitter opponents of the local
option bill in the last Assembly, is
now its Jealous advocate. He is
likewise in favor of impartial sui.
frage. Verify, the world moves.
A wealthy capitalist and steam.
boatman has applied to the Town
Trustees for the privilege of using q
continuation OF Main Street to deep
water for q public wharf. If he can
obtain the right for twenty yecrs, he
proposes to begin work in the
Spring.
While our people are YEARLY rak-
ing up the daily accumulation Of
autumn leaves which litter the side.
walks, they should recall to mind
what a delightful shade our maple
trees afford in the hot Summe,
months, and what a protection they
were several years ago from the
ravages of fire.
Miss Agnes Anderson, a competent
music teacher from Laporte, Califor-
nia, by the Idaho, and will take up
her permanent abode in this place.
She has had several years experience
as teacher of that specially in the
high schools of Toronto, Canada, and
consequently comes recommended
by the best of testimonials as to her
efficiency and success in her profess
sion.
UNUSUAL VIsTrANrs. Hyle-
bos received visit few days ago
from a couple of cenobite monks,
who have strayed from Switzerland
the land of their adoption, to found
O monastery in this Territory THE