Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
Mere Mention.
Bat one prisoner IN jail.

yield OF 1lult'
The train now makes two nip> 4
day to Tel inc.
Quiet ciiy-no poh;e arrests since
April lst, 1883.
Spring vegetables are now rI"nt'-
fnl in our marKt Is.
The family Of Mr.. ID. =. Ballard
arrived last Tuesday.
August Schneider will soon com
men,e to throw brick.
Collars for dogs have all at once
become quite fashionable.
About once n five wears a new
survey changes al the -'lcet lines.
L. cream la. made It's appearance,
in licating the approach SUMMER.
New buildings are lealln1 their
COMEDY proportions AL over tie city.
Mr.. Nowy has establ shed an asen-
cy for his dairy products II; MI.
SilsEy's store.
Mrs. Josie f. Ferry left this morn
ing to join her husband at Portland
Ell route for Sau Fraucisco.
Tie temperance meeting, Sunday
evening, IN the Presbyterian Church,
was largely attended and the addre SIS
good.
Charley Hood, Il young man EN-
ployed in Skeletons camp, cut his
foot few days ago, and has since
been on crutches.
Mr.. c. c. Mann is grading the
northern half of the block formerly
owned by Dr.. Aggers, preparatory to
the erection of fine residence.
Remember the Basket Sociable in
Columbia Hall tomorrow Saturday
evening to be given by the ladies Of
the N. Z. Church.
Jos. Lammon, for some two
months unable to get about from the
effects of q severe knee cut, is get
Ing better but is still unable to
work.
Giles, the boss steak-slinger at
the Lammon Market, tore himself
away, after slipping into a new snit
of clothes, and want to Tacoma on
Tuesday last, on business.
The sale of delinquent lands was
quite spirited. On Monday all the
land offered in this city and its adj
ditions was taken. About two-thirds
of the entire list was sold.
The steamer Herein brought up
over 100 Seattle eXcursionists Satur-
day evening. They were entertained
by ball in Columbia Hall. They
left for home about noon Sunday.
Gen. Nc Micken, Surveyor-General
of this Territory, returned a few
days ago from his trip East. He
spent some time in Washington, d.
c., and visited old haunts in New
York, and other places. He looks
as if the trip did him good.
The Commissioners of Thurston
county have been in session since
Monday, but no business OF special
Importance has been transacted
They adjourned last evening to meet
on the 18th instant, for the special
object of equalization of taxes.
The members of the Board of
Commissioners " sat down" very Wig
orously Oh their chairman last We'd
nesday. T. had come to BIZ qnes-
ton whether the tail or the dog was
dom the wagging. and the matter
had to be put to practical test.
Mr.. Chas. Hunt, of Fosters camp
had his left eye badly injured by u
knot which flew from the ax of ,
chopper twenty feet distant, lasI
Monday. 1t is thought that bis
sight will not ultimately be impaired
but the wound is painful and the re.
covery will doubtless be slow. For
tunately Charley holds an accident
policy.
A man named Boyd was ARRESTED
last Friday by Deputy Marsha
Brown, on suspicion of being the
party who had stolen fish from the
lighthouse of Mr.. Look, Oh the cas-
side of the bay. On the trial Sat
urday, he plead guilty to the charg,
stated, and he was bound over t.
appear at the next term Of the Dis
trict Court. 1t is supposed tn at b.
is the party who has been concerned
in several other thefts lately perpe
2. trated. -
netting of tue. Board of Trade
htld :. ednesday evening. Messrs
Maeleay and Carroll, and VIncen
and Gale. we're appointed commit
tees, the first to form estimate. o
con 10 on and the second to secure
fran u om the municipal corpo
ration ia Id wharf to deep water
Now. it is confidently asserted, if tn
citizens will stand by the Board, TIT
work will be accomplished within the
next four months. 1t vii either b,
owned by the people and controlie,