Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-14
Mere Mention.

Mere Mention.
Seattle has a new Gasometer.
c. B Mann IS t e boss fisherman.
Splendid vcnison steaks in all the
markets.
Ice has formed out doors the past
two nights.
Our oyster dealers are driving Il
fourishinS business.
Two weeks of the Legislative term
has passed and all is we'll.
LYMAN Mann mans the pigeon
holes. now, at tie postoilice.
Municipal taxes are now due.
See Treasurer Mann's notice.
Lo, the poor Indian is mending
his wigwams, across the Bay.
The town has been over flowing
with visitors the past few days.
A road to Tumwater, On the west
side of the bay has been opened.
The weather has been unusually
cold, for the season, the past week.
Mrs. Benz. Stretch, of Snoho-
mish, is visiting her parents i'll this
place.
The University nine were victors
at the late match on the Fair
Grounds.
o the piles upon piles of new
goods just now being received by our
merchants.
Mr.. J. T. Berry, of Chehalis
county, wants to survey another
township, this Fall.
Despite the Fair attraction, this
week, teachers in the various schools
report fair lessons.
Mark Jones wants people to come
and get his pansies before the frost
comes and gets them.
The familiar countenance of Mr..
S. D. Howe, of Seattle, now cheers
his friends of the Capital.
The wier at the foot of Fourth
Street is a besetting sin to doe6sh.
It is new wrinkle to them.
Now that Mr.. Willard and party
have come and gone, the public
pulse has resumed it's normal beat.
Willard thinks that Olympia is al.
ready so pretty town that more
railroads would spoil it. o Pshaw!
The man who undersells every
other merchant in town, will have
to give his goods away as q last re-
sort.
Mr.. I. V. Mossman's eldest son,
Frank, has returned home, after
quite long ramble over the briny
deep.
Our tinsmiths are driven to their
utmost capacity to meet the demands
for ca few more lengths of that
stovepipe."
At the race to take place on the Fair
Grounds tomorrow the celebrated
flyers Winters" uHd "Jack Doug.
las will participate.
The base ball ground at the fair
is highly corplimented by the boys
from Seattle and Snohomish. They
are consistent fellows.
The mammoth sunAower, at the
pavilion measures about sixteen
inches in diameter. It was brought
in by Mr.. Parsons, of Chambers
Prairie.
A trip is shortened one-half by
ag.eeab.e companionship and aeon.
modating officers, is the opinion of
those who travel by the steamer
Xepbyr.
A furry of snow sent chill to the
very marrow OF those who indulge
lively recollections OF the show
shoveling season OF 1879, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hendee, an inspira-
tional test medium of many years
sxperince, il announced to deliTer a
public address in this place mex.
Sunday evening.
The inventor of some device to
prevent hoodlum COWS from stealing
hay from farmers wagons. will have
embalmed his name forever, among
our rural neighbors.
Last Wednesday. at the Fair
Grounds, an alteration ensued be-
tween George Swan and a man
named Lewis, IN which the former
was slightly cut with knife.
As the patriarchs of old worked by
faith, SO the Lewis county miners
are digging by faith. They can al
most see the gold glitter. May their
iveliest hopes prove realities.
Visitors to our fair, having paid
regular rates coming over the North
ern Pacific Railroad. are returned