Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-23
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Mere Mentinn.

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o7-U,ve Won seen the new BIRTHDAY
cards at shelton n Go y
The municipal election occurs
week from next Monday.
The light shower of ram to-da,
was a welcome boon to vegetation.
The Oshan,y Club propose t'
b,lItleir anniversary entertainment
next month.
Rev. ID. Thomas all wife of New
castle. aie on visit to tier MANY
friends i'll this place.
Avery neat Confe- -ional h g been
b,,it for st. Michacl's Church 10y
Mr.. Hildelbrandt.
r-Dror that Old Buck SAW and Z" L!
Cords and buy new one Tor Only q
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Read Toklas X Kaufman Few
advertisement. They offer special
inducements to buyers.
The City Council are about to
make permanen: improvements III
the East Olympia bridge.
c-rhe new Adhesive Hooks" at Shell
ton 4 Co.'S make very pretty l'arlor orila-
ments. Don't forget this ladies.
The Amateurs met with a very
cordia! reception in their rendition
of Handy Aandy" Saturday even
ing.
Why is it that the current rates OF
produce at Seattle are from five to
ten per cent. cheaper than they are
here?
Grace, a daughter of Mrs. David
Forbes, aged about nine years, died
il this place last Monday, of heart
disease.
Capt. Percival is laying off an ad
dition to the Olympia plat. The lots
under survey are eiisiLly located for
residence property.
The town authorities rejected sew
applications for liquor license, last
week, because good and sufficient
bonds were not presented.
The Sun entered the vernal equi-
nox yesterday, and this event should
be attended by storms, unless the
times are fearfully out of joint.
Mr.. G. C. Israel is again in his
Office, prepared to attend to legal
business. His trip to California
seems to have benefited his health.
Mr.. Gottschalk is expecting an
other large accession to his stock.
He finds it difficult to keep up with
the unprecedented demand for goods
in his line Of business.
Mr.. David Cook is the individual
specially delegated to" tell us o'the
night for the future. He has had
experience in the Office and will, no
doubt, make an acceptable guardian
of life and property.
Mr.. Ed. Stevens is about to erect
a building 20 by 60 feet in size, on
the portion of his lot lying north of
the express and telegraphic offices.
1t has been leased by MIR. Gale, and
will be used for the postofice.
If our municipal authorities in
sist upon charging $40 for the privi-
lege of theatrical or other company
performing in this place, which add
ed to hall rent makes q round sum
of $50, we msy safely predict that
managers will hereafter give Olym-
pia thu" go by" 1t amounts SIM
ply to prohibition.
A meeting of the Nj. E. Church
Educational Committee of Puget
Sound District was held in this place
last Tuesday evening, at which Rev.
J. F: DeVore was appointed general
agent, and Rev. D. G. LeSourd To-
cal agent for Olympia and vincini'y,
to secure $4,000 to complete and
furnish the Olympia Academy, erect
q boarding house for students, and
residence for the principal of the
school.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hawk, died last Monday
on his farm about six miles east of
this place. He had been ailing for
several months, from complication
of disorders. He was pioneer res
ident Of Thurston county and died
universally respected. The remains
were brought to town Friday and
inferred in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry, on the afternoon of that day,
by Olympia Lodge assisted by other
members of the fraternity and the
public generally. Mr.. Hawk was
about sc years of age. He leaves
a wife, and several grown sons to
mourn his loss.
The Kentucky Jubilee Singers are
announced for an appearance in this
place, at Columbia Hall, Saturday
evening, the 31st instant. Several
of the performers are already known
to our citizens, having visited Olym
pia a few years ago, when they me,
with most remarkable success. Miss
Webb is one of these. and will be
remembered as Sister Ruth" il
the plantation melody of that