Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
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eggs at 25.
Tie new draw is in position and
nearly completed.
Wild strawberries are plentiful
but small this year.
The temperature remains unusual.
ly cool for this season of the year.
The Yakie Company performed to
a moderately filed house Tuesday
evening.
Fish are SO plentiful this season
that it is said Any darned fool car
catch them."
SEATTLE has Degree Lodge Of
Odd Fellows, the first which has
been instituted in the Territory.
Lgrge excursion parties from
Sc attic and Victoria will come to
Olympia to celebrate the national
anniversary.
DR.. Banks of Vancouver will visit
this place and deliver one or more
addresses on temperance next week,
in Tacoma Hall.
Mrs. Henderson will deliver dis
course in the NJ. E. Church, Sunday
evening, on "The Sick Room" in
place of the regular services.
AS DR.. Banks lectures on Temper
ance in Tacoma Hall Monday even
ing, the usual meeting of the League
on that night will not take place.
Mrs. Henderson, Gov. Newell aud
Rev. Macfe were the speakers at the
Blue Ribbon League last Sunday,
and the attendance was quite large.
The eclipse did not make its ap-
pearance Saturday night Oh account
of cloudy weather. Even the plan
cts seem to be fastidious in this re-
spect.
The Dakota arrived at Westside
wharf yesterday at ga. NJ, bringing
80 tons of freight for this place.
She sailed in the afternoon of the
same day.
Cherries and strawberries have
sold for five cents a pound in Seattle
the past week, while here we have
considered ourselves in luck if we
could get them at fifteen.
Rev. c. A. Huntington will con-
duct religious services in the Congre-
gational Church at the usual hour
next Sabbath morning, and will
preach in the South Bay school
house at 3 P. N. the same day.
An enterprising individual, last
week, brought to..town forty.seven of
the large CLAIMS, which weigh from
four to eight pounds each, and found
ready sale for the whole lot, realiz-
ing about So tor his days work.
The Bon Ton Restaurant has been
removed to a stand directly opposite
its former location, in Gen. Nc
Kenny's building. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rawson are now prepared 70 enter
tain guests in the most hospitable
manner.
The Princess Louise will bring
passengers to the celebration from
Victoria at S. the round trip, and
children half price; run of 800
miles and requiring three days of
time. This is so low as to be almost
unreasonable.
Since the filling in between the
piles under the draw of Long Bridge,
to secure firm foundation, the cur
rent has been thrown upon the op-
posite side of the channel with such
force as to wash out several piles
from the central section of the
bridge.
Mr.. OFT is about to begin the
erection of a beer hall on his newly
acquired lots on his Fourth Street.
1t is difficult to see how it can be
made to pay while several saloon
buildings stand idle and the bar
keepers complain of an almost total
collapse of trade.
Mr.. Jacob OFT, of Tumwater, has
bought the Howe property, corner
of Fourth aud Washington Streets,
and intends to occupy the premises
as family residence. He proposes
likewise to erect one or more
buildings to rent on portion of the
ground, which comprises two lots.
The price paid was $3.50.
M. w. SHEPPARD, alias jack Shep-
pard, convicted at the late term of
the District Court in Pierce county,
of bufglariously entering the store
of McCaw & Rodgers, of Steilacoom,
some months ago, was sentenced last
Saturday, to eight years con6ne-
ment at hard labor in the Territorial
Penitentiary.
The Portland Standard calls Walla Wal
L., the well feathered nest of journalism.
Wonder whether that's a feather on our
cap ?-Wdila WallI Wdtchn,an.
What sort OF man is the editor
of the Waterman? He must be built