Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-30
AZ, Arlington tandard
Mere Mention.

The Fourth Of July committee
meet this evening at Mr.. Crosby
office
There is to be an opening display
at Mr.. Bettmau uptown store to
morrow.
Sixteen lots of the Maple PAM
properly c ,ansed hands this week 81
$50 per lot.
The remains of Mrs. Baldwin Were
brought up fiom Tacoma Tu ID .
70. il terment.
The fl )ral concert in the [ nitarian
Church, Sunday evening, was greet, d
by full audience.
Mr.. j. W. Bum and Miss Mary
L. Taylor were married at the New
England Hotel, last Sunday.
The locomotive 1" E. n. Ouimette'
is undergoing repairs under the gu.
pervision of Engineer Young.
Mr.. Goodell has sold his interest
in the portable sawmill, on the
Skookum Chuck, to bis partner, MIR.
Hicklin.
The pile-driver has been employed
the past few days in driving piles fol-
Mackintosh's logging chute, neal
Tumwater.
Alki Council No. 1,O38 American
Legion of Honor has changed itf
slime of meeting from Saturday t.
Wednesday evenings.
Messrs. Morrison and Phipps pro.
pose to engage extensively in the
cultivation of cranbelries near this
place the present season.
The copious showers of rain that
have fallen the past few days will be
the equivalent of thousands of dol
lars in the pockets of the people.
Next Monday our people elect a
Mayor and one Councilman for each
ward. The members whose term
expire are Mr.. Sabin in the First
ward, Mr.. OBrien in the Second,
and Mr.. Dobbins in the Third.
Remember that the opportunity
to hear the old plantation songs, rem
dered by true darkeys, is seldom
presented, nowadays, and one of
these will occur tomorrow night.
The Kentucky Jubilee Singers stand
at the head Of their profession.
The Oshanty Club are making
preparations for first class musical
and minstrel performance, to take
place sometime this month. They
will be assisted by the Olympia Cor
net Band, and it will no doubt be
worthy of the patronage of the peo-
pie.
If you want to inspect stock of
real novelties-things which sell at
sigbt-call on Frank Howard, con-
lSsr of Fourth and Washington
Streets. He has fine lot of Jap
aDese goods, among other curl os,
and the prices are SO low that they
will astonish you.
The meeting held in Columbia
Hall, Tuesday evening. to adopt
measures for the proper observance
of the national anniversary, was
large and enthusiastic, and every
body seemed disposed to enter with
hearty good will into the project.
1t may be that the "charms of
music" contributed in some degree
to produce this harmony of feeling
for the Olympia Cornet Band played
some very beautiful airs, which, If
applause is an indication, were
heartily appreciated.
The tonnage of freight now being
brought to the Sound is enormous,
and largely in excess of the most
sanguine expectations of those who
control the means of transportation.
The exports, especially Of coal and
lumber, have corespondingly in.
creased the past few years. The
increase of population which ha.
been SO rapid in Eastern Washing.
ton since 1878, has extended to the
western slope, and every portion OF
Puget Sound is booming with life.
Those who cannot find few grains
for contentment in all this, should
emigrate to the Cannibal Isles.
Mr.. Bettman's two stores undoubt
edly combine one of the largest and
most varied assortments of general
merchandise to be found on the
sound. The old stand, corner OF
Second and Main Streets, is well
known, and has been since "the
days of 49," The new store is stu
ated on the east side of Main Street
between Fourth and Fifth, aud .
very neat and business-like place i
is, eligibly located for the retail
trade. This establishment will bt
under the especial care of Messrs
Will Bettman and Oppenheimer, an.
Mr.. Bettman's headquarters will b
at the old store, while, of course
exercising a paternal regard for, an,
direction of both houses.