Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
Local Notes.

Eggs are now plentiful at % cents
FER d I'm.
MIR. Harris is to build q 5000
residence this season.
Rev. J. r. Thompson has re-
turned from east the mountains.
A logger in Macintosh's camp was
seriously hurt by falling tree yes
terday.
Mrs, Gen. Miller, of East Olympia,
is having her property in that sub
urb graded.
Mr.. Henderson has charge of the
county records during the absence
of MI. Moore.
Charley Moore left Wednesday
for Chicago. He will be absent
about a month.
Considerable rivalry exists be-
tween the several stage lines to
Gray's Harbor.
The pile-driver has received its
hosting engine and will soon be
ready for service.
Prof. Follansbee will lecture to.
morrow Saturday evening in Tum-
water on Temperance"
The wife of MIR. Bonney, of Ia
coma, formerly Miss Eva Biseiow)
is the mother of bright little
daughter.
MIR. E. H. Palmer, the genial
manager of the Portland branch OF
the firm of Palmer & Rey, was in
town few days ago.
The New England is undergoing
a thorough scrubbing preparatory to
1e-openins under the management
OF its owner, Mr.. Young.
The O'Shanty Club gave a supper
to Mr.. G. NJ. Moore, one of its mem
bers, Monday evening, who left
Wednesday on visit to Chicago.
Mr.. Talcott has bought tho frac-
tional lot now occupied by Mrs.
Eugley. adjoining his premises.
This will give him ample room for
his rapidly increasing business.
Saturday nights occurrences in
one OF the saloons will serve to test
the temperance professions of GER
tain members of the Council, as the
license of the house, we understand,
has just expired.
An Encampment of Champions of
the Red Cross will be organized at
Tumwater this evening. A number
of Companions from Washington
Encampment will visit our sister
town to help give it start.
A meeting of the Pioneer society
is called for April 9th, in this place,
to take into consideration the pro-
priety of organizing an excursion
party to the Eastern States and fix a
time for the annual meeting.
1t is said that the asse ssed valus.
ton of city property will aggregate
a sum double that of last Year, and
it is estimated that the total tax,
Territorial county and municipal,
will be at least three per cent.
A few tiny radishes were exposed
for sale at the City Market, u few
days ago. They were veritable baby
Tadishes, but commanded peverthe-
less stalwart price and sold at ten
cents for a bunch not larger than
ones thumb.
Western Lodge, No. I. o. o. F.,
of this city, will be represented at
the Grand Lodge. at Walla Walla,
this year, by the following delegates:
N. Ostrander, Robert Frost, C. r,
Tal:ott and J. L. Cook. Olympia
Lodge will elect its delegates next
Mon day evening.
The following members of Ia.
coma lodge I. o. G. T., were elected
repre- sentatives to the District lodge
which will meet at Montesano on
on the 1st OF April: Miss Jennie
McCarroeher, Mrs. Dilley, Miss
Addie Dobbins, Miss Sarah Allen,
Miss Minnie Morrow and Messrs.
w. S. Morris, Mark Reed. C. F. Al
len, G. L. Garfelde and w. j. Oar.
ling.
The following officers of the No-
mans Club were installed ON the
evening of the 18th instant: Janet S.
Moore, President, Roxie B. Wood.
ard Vice President, Dora j. Tweed
Recording Secretary, Mary A. Bal
lard Corresponding Secretary ind
Angela Stevens Treasurer. The
Club celebrated its first anniversary
the same evening by social party
held at Mrs. Stewards residence and
Miss Shelton's parlor.
The Olympia and Chehalis Valley
Railroad will soon receive sixty tons
of 4O-pound steel rails, to be used
in extending the road to the coal
ho1c M tho couth and opI looD