Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-11
Mere Mention.
Business is reviring.

buSlICSS As IeNlNlup.
Tho weather has been "yaria BILE"
the past week.
Mr.. Eal!enhech goes to Puyallup
next month to establish hotel.
A special term Of the District
Court was held at Chchalis this
week.
The clam-chow,ler cannery in this
place begins its seasons operations
next week.
The first installment of Harris
stock of Spring goods was received
last Monday.
Hay sold in the Kittitas valley
last Fall al - per ton. 1t now
readily commands $25.
The logging prospects are bright
ening, and anticipations of an active
season are most sanguine.
Mr.. Brown has some choice Early
Rose potatoes for sale. 1t is an ex-
cellent variety for planting.
Mr.. Van Epps makes his appear
ance in thorough business-like
manner in our advertising columns
I this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Barnes left
for Southern California last Mon
day. They will be absent about
two months.
Squeer's school will be represented
in Columbia Hall, next Thursday
evening, by the pupils of East Olym-
pia Academy.
Two weeks more OF school in this
district and then vacation. Mrs.
Gardner intends to begin private
school in April.
Potatoes now sell at IS cents per
bushel. Butter continues at BIZ
cents per pound and eggs at 20
cents per dozen.
Gov. Newell has been invited to
deliver an address before the Puy-
allup Library Association, next We'd
nesday evening, and has sisniiied
his acceptance of the invitation.
Mr.. Van Epps has adopted the
custom of making exact change in
business transactions by use of the
once despised tive-cent piece. We
hope that other merchants will fol-
low the example.
Arrangements are being made for
a week. course CT lectures on Tenn
perance, by Rev. ii. j. Becker, the
most effective public speaker who
has yet visited the northern coast.
1t will probably begin about the 10Th
inst.
The ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregation Church will give an en-
tertainment, in Columbia Hall, on
the evening of March Odd, some
features of which, it is said, will be
entirely new, never having been pre-
sented to an Olympia audience.
The selection of municipal officers
is tue next problem the people of
Olympia will lie compelled to Crap
pie. 1t is anticipated that there will
be no trouble in finding candidates
enough to fill the several positions,
whether they pay anything or not.
MIR. Turpin is engaged in the
laudable endeavor of obtaining pic
lures of the pioneer residents of the
Territory. 1t is hoped that he will
be successful in securing "the
shadow ere the substance fades" of
all the old settlers whose ranks are
yearly decreasing.
The water-pipe factory at Tum-
water has received two large orders
for pipe, which will tax it's capacity
to the utmost for several months.
One is for eight miles of the
largest sizes inch-pipe, for Cali
folnia, and the other for smaller
sizes to be used by the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Co.
Messrs. S. N. Cooper a. Co., gre
building up quite trade with To-
coma and the lower Sound, in build
er's supplies of sash, floors, blinds,
moulding, etc. Shipments are made
by them nearly every week, and it
is gratifying to see that their perse-
verence and industry is, at last, be-
ginning to receive an adequate re-
ward. This is due in q great meas.