Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-08-24
Local Notes.

dette Is up Oh bu,iheos call.
The County Treusurers flee las
hem removed to the Novelty Store
Columbia Engine Co. have Just
recelyel new suction Tor their
engine.
The infant son of Mr.. Arthur Aus
tin. Charles, aged five months, died
Monday of brain fever.
Rev. DR.. Nevlus will oficlaie at
St. johns Episcopal Church, OH
Sunday next, at the usual hours.
At Tumwater, on the 18th instant,
Mr.. James b. Langusfo,d aud Miss
Della y. Hanselmau We're united in
marriage.
Frank Mossmcn, is reported to
have said that he will kick the
county jail all to pieces if they con
HIM in 1t again.
The hull Of boat, designed for n
steamer, built by Mr.. Ethridge, at
East Olympia Mill, is for sale cheap.
See advertisement in another column.
Services will he resumed ut the
Congregational Church, next Sab
bath day. The pastor will preach
morning and evening. All are in
ylted.
Mr.. Knapp has made the belmont
CO HOlel very ueal aud tasty place of
resort for the travelling public as we'll
as o comfortable home for regular
patrons.
Martha Iverson, aged IA, died
last Sunday, in this pl,ce OF diph-
liberia. This is the third victim in
the same family from the fell disease
within as many weeks.
Mrs. Asher NJ. Sargent, died in
this place GU Friday, the 17:h in
start., of paralysis, from which she
had been suffering the past year.
She was buried ON Sunday.
This Office was favored with a call
from Mr.. Tozier, of the Lewis coun-
ty Nugget, to-day. He is enthusiast
tic in his anticipations for the dis
trict OF country be represents.
The infant SON of Fred. A. and
Hattie Durham died in East Olym-
pia, last night. The child was ill of
brain fever when the family Came
over from Portland few days ago.
Mr.. Lawton Case, who died on
Mound Prairie on the 1lth instant,
came to the Territory in 1852, and
had resided 80 years continuously on
his homestead. He was SO years of
age.
The annual association of Congre.
gational Churches held its nesting
last week at HOugh,on, lake Wash.
ington. A full attendance is re.
ported and additional ministe rs
have arrived with more coming.
The welcome whistle of the steam.
er Zephyr is again heard daily as she
arrives and departs on tue Seattle
route. During the interruption of
her service, she has been thoroughly
repaired and repainted, SO that she
is now in excellent trim for business.
Mr.. J. A. Moore and family passed
through this place. last Tuesday, for
Gray's Harbor. They crossed the
continent from Texas in the old.style
emisrant wagon, leaving that State
in May, 1882, and were consequently
a year and three months on the jour.
ney. They passed last Winter,
however, at Bozeman, NJ. T., which
will account for the unusaal length
of the trip.
Mr.. JOS. Lush. of Maryville, Cal
ifornia, pioneer resident and lead
ing merchant of that city, is a pas
senser by the incoming Merico,
bound for this place. He comes
partly for recreation, but has a very
deci led inclination of investing
largely in real estate, if his impress
sions of the country are verified by
observation. He is the uncle of
the proprie.ors OF the popular White
House Store.
Mr.. OFT will begin be erection inn
mediately on his Fourth Street pro-
perry, two buildings, one of which
will have 80 feet front and 60
depth, and be occupied by Mr.. Gale
for Pos,of6ce, and the other the
same width aud 80 feet in depth and
built for Van Epps to accommodate
his rapidly increasing stationery bust.
ness. The Postoffice building is to
be completed in October and I'll Q
other the month following.
MIR. Ferdinand Toklas, a brother
OF the senior partner of the New
York Cash Store with his wife, passed
several days in Olympia, last week.
They were much pleased with the i'm
proved prospects of our town, and
demonstrated their faith in its future
prosperity by investing literally in
zeal estate in different parts of the
county. Scarcely a visitor arrives
nova days who does not immedia-
tiy acquire possession of some de-