Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-30
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i al Is Wanted na-~is. in -en-
etal Lou,cNoth hy Mis- Harriet
Barnes, corner OF Fourtn uAd Co.
lmuhus Streets.
y dispatch announces that Marion
Mcrko.s hop buildings, "n the Puy-
alinr, were destroyed Icy fire We'd
ro,day niglt. Tncy were insured.
Hon. Jacob Hoover Joint Council
Man from Walla Walia, Columbia
ana Whitman, and COL Hunter,
CoGncllman from Columbia, favored
Us with Il call this evening.
The lecture If Lieut.. Schwatka,
announced for last "Wednesday even
ing was !oAponed on account of his
sudden illness. 1t will be delivered
in Columbia Hall Tuesday evening.
The first member of the Assembly
to arlive was Mr. Rincaid, of What
com. 1t is hardly necessary to state
that lie is q nov ~. inbpr, or he would
not have rlsked his button holes so
early i'll the day.
Mr.. Rosenthal returned from San
Francisco TuesdaY evening, and
already the immense stock of goods
purchased by him has begun to
arrive. He promises bargains to
meet competition.
Capt. Kellar, of White River, az
rived in town last evening. He was
DOofkeeper of the last House and
discharged his duties we'll, as he
will doubtless do the present session
if chosen for similar position.
The officers of the Blue Ribbon
League for the ensuring tenn are !:
President. Rev. J. II. Thompson; ;
Vice President, Rev. LeSourd and
Ii. 5. Weston; Secretary, J. H.
Munson; Treasurer, Miss Emma b.
Hood; Musical Director, VI. Jones;
Orsanist, Mrs. May ID. Weston;
Chaplain, Rev. Daniel Bagley.
Rev. J, II. Thompson will conduct
the usual public worship in the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday.
The topic of evenings lecture Will
be, "The late President Garfield,
an example for the Young Men of
America" Services at South Union
Church at 3 o'clock p. ~, by Rev.
Daniel Bagley.
One of the Fair managers went
over to Portland, the other dav, to
attend the Mechanics Exhibition,
and after he arrived at his destina-
ton found out that it was not to be
held till October. If some OF the
directors are behind the age in their
views, it must be acknowledged that
one of them literally took old Father
Time by the forelock in this instance.
John Meacham X Co., are now
opening, at their new stand on Co.
lumb:a Street, formerly known as
the Cushman building, a fine as
sortment of curled hair mattresses,
wool-top spring beds, lambs wool
and wool mattresses, aud splendid
lot of bedroom sets and furniture,
of the latest styles, all OF which will
be sold at reasonable prices. The
large building affords ample room
foa the display of these goods, SO
that purchasers may have an oppor-
tunity of thorough inspection before
making a choice.
N. Portman has just returned
from San Francisco with the most
complete stock of the choicest gro
ceries, provisions, and gentlemen's
furnishing goods, such as white
shirts, colored shirts, all kinds of
underwear, neck ties, collars, hos
iery, umbrellas, rubber goods of all
kinds, clocks, watches and jewelry;
also a very large assortment of
Christmas toys, useful as well as
ornamental. As he sells strictly for
cash, and loses nothing by bad debts,
he can sell cheaper than any. other
place in the city. Call and convince
yourself, at the cash store, corner of
Fifth and Main Streets.
The NATIoN's AVENGERS. This is
the title of u secret oath-bound Or
ganization which net on the Goth
instant in a grove near Vaudeville,
New Jersey, about GO strong, whose
purpose it is 10 "prevent Guiteau
from becoming martyr" They de-
clared by resolution, that they would
not be satisfied with illegal execu-
ton, wherein the assassin is made 10
appear more like q MARTYR" but pro
pose to make "more fitting exam
plc," by taking the matter of the
punishment into their own hands.
Like the Ku Klux which for time
spread terror through the South,
they were en- mask. Just how they
intend to proceed in the matter is
unknown, but doubtless the plan
contemplates some such punishment
as was accorded the attempted as
cocoin of T,o,,ic Nv of France i'm