Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-18
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about equal length.
The first installment of Ros enthal's
new stock was received last We'd
nesday.
Rosenthal has begun opening the
finest stock of Spring goods ovei
brought to the place.
The demand for logs is steadily
improving. Prices now range from
81 to 81. 80 per thousand.
A farewell! party was given to Mr..
s. G. Woodruff, in Columbia Hall,
last night. He goes to Seattle.
Rev. j. r. Thompson will preach
in the Methodist church next Sun
day at IL o'clock, and in Tumwater
at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
Mr.. Vincent has just received some
of the finest furnished sewing ma
chimes ever brought to this market.
They seem to possess every requisite
of good machine
The ladies of the Congregational
Society request us TO announce that
seats may be reserved for their enter
tainment by calling upon Mr.. Van
Epps, Monday morning.
Mr. Crosby appropriates liberal
share of our advertising space this
week to make known his induce
ments for trade. He has lately
added harness making to his varied
resources.
Subject of discourse in the Con-
gregational Church next Sunday
morning: Religion that cost moth
ing is good for nothing" Sunday
school as usual. Mr.. Huntington
will preach at South Bay at 2 P. NJ.
We direct the attention of the
reader to an interesting letter from
Kittitas valley and an article by
Oscar l.. Gordon, of California, ell.
titled can Impartial Comparison, u
which appear on the first page OF
this issue of the STANDARD.
Rev. DR.. Becker, of Oregon, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church,
next Sunday morning and evening.
Subject of evenings sermon: "Tem.
perance. DR.. Becker is an eloquent
speaker and those who hear him
may expect an oratorical treat.
The Intelligencer notes the wide
difference in the price of potatoes at
Seattle and this place. Here they
sell at from 60 to IS cents per bushel
There they command but rs and &C
cents. It might be profitable in
vestment to send up limited sup.
ply
Rev. H. J. Becker will deliver G
course of six lectures on Temperance
in this place, the ensuing week
under the auspices of the Blue Rib
bon League. The first of these viii
be presented in the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening. The pub
lie are respectfully invited to attend
A lecture will be delivered every
evening during the week.
Last evening, about 8 o'clock, g
bright blaze was discovered in the
glove shop of Messrs. Weston &
Hunt, and upon an entrance being
effected, the partition of one of the
inner rooms was found to be on fire
1t appears that the flames communi.
Gated from the stove to the cloth and
paper lining, and but for the timely
discovery would have soon been be.
yond control. The loss is nominal.
Governor Newell has appointed
Charles G. Bartlett q member Of
the Board of Health, at Port Town
send, in place of d. H. Hastings
resigned, he being in feeble health.
The Board is making preparation
by renovating the pest-house build.
ings and making a new road directly
to the quarantine grounds, for the
possible appearance of smallpox
now prevailing to an alarming
extent at the Sandwich Island.
Business on the Olympia-Tenino
Railroad is improving. Another
car is soon to be added to the log
ging appliances, whereby the daily
freighting of timber will be in
creased to 10000 feet. A new
source of considerable revenue,
| which will copfipuo covaro1 ,no,+L,