Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
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Mere Mention.

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to noe. l. recovering from ii, ate
illness.
Wa-cr pipes ami house plants have
suffered exceedingly from the c'!l
weather.
The Jew marble works Viii lie
onered IN the lower ilp'r Of Cham
pion Hail.
Wednesday WAS Chinese New
Year, ana duly celebrated 10y the
celes'ials.
Tho next sensation will be the adj
vent of St Valentine Day--heAt
Wednesday.
The new advertisement of Mr..
Williams appears in another part of
to-davs paper.
A Union Temperance Meeting will
be held in the Presbyterian Church
Lext Sunday evening.
Messrs. McFadden and Ballard
have leased the front looms OF
Turner's brick for law officers.
Messrs. Judson u Isreal have been
appointed Attorneys for the city, at
all annual compensation OF $50.
The City Marshal has now q local
habitation as we'll as name. His
single Langs out at Ford's store.
Mr.. Macleay has fine lot of Che
halls Butter and Black River Bacon
which he is selling at reduced figure S
The lowest reading of the themom-
eter at the signal station in this place
was on the 4th instant, S degrees
above zero.
The new banking firm of Hoyt,
Phillips & Co. have fully entered
upon their business, and propose to
greatly extend its scope at an early
date.
The ice in the bay has interfered
somewhat with the usual time of the
boats on the Sound, but it does not
blockade navigation, as it has been
every year on the Columbia and Viii
lamette rivers.
A newly employed brakeman on
the local railroad, named Johnson,
sustained a slight injury from having
his leg caught between two logs,
last Tuesday. He will probably be
able to resume work in q fortnight.
Workmen are engaged in putting
q new foundation under the Tilley
store, formerly occupied by Mr.. Har-
ris. 1t is to be renovated inside and
outside, and prepared for the new
stock of dry goods to be opened by
Mr.. GOttschalk.
Beefsteaks, The past few days,
have been sold across the block frozen
stiff as shingles. 1t has not, how
ever, affected the price, which re
mains firm as adamant. Let us
hope that If will soften somewhat
with the thaw.
Potatoes again have an upward
tendency in the Olympia market,
commanding 80 cents per bushel.
AT Chehalis, in Lewis county they
sell at so cents. Would it not he
we'll for some one of our specializing
quid nuncs 10 take advantage of
this disparity in prices and thereby
"turn and honest penny.
No mail was received at this post
office Tuesday, in consequence of
the ice blockade Oil the Columbia.
Wednes ay evening mai came,
the boat having followed in the wake
OF the outgoing ocean steamship,
but the dates OF the Portland papers
were day old, the departure doubt
less being before the hour of publ
cation OF the morning papers
The new Board of County Com.
mlssioners is an improyeme Mt on the
last only so far as the member from
this district is concerned. Mr.. Ne
kenzie is, of course, an echo of tie
old board, and MIR. Swans mantle
has fallen on his shoulders. Mr..
Yantis seems to take his cue from
Mac" and hence we may expect,
for the present a repetition of the
"penny wise pound foolish" policy
which has marked the administration
OF county affairs for many years.
Quite an excitement was created
Saturday evening by the attempt of
Mr.. Crins, who lives in the upper
part of town, to Pot stop to the
sport of coasting party who were
making free use Of the sidewalk
fronting his premises, as track for
their sleds. 1t appears that in all
alteration which ensued, a pistol
was fired by Mr.. c. Nobody was
hurt, but he was arraigned the next
day aud placed under $3.50 bonds to
answer the charge. The fine sub
sequently imposed was, we under
$25 and costs.
The most observing citizen cannot
see but that the affairs of the county
are moving along just about as pros.