Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
Mere HeniiVI .

uiar session next Monday.
Mr.. Mary Johnson and Mr.. John
Cunningham, I'll Ea~t>idc, are quite i'll.
Th. material has been hauled 70 the
spa, f"r repairing the Plum street bridge.
The old White House, vacated 10y Jos.
Cheim, is going To he utilized rs a beer
hall.
Preparations are being made inr Il
large burn" Of brick at the Eastside
yard.
Mr.. Thomas Prather contemplatcs
huiIdin. a fine residence on one OF his
uptown lots.
JOS. Chem starts for san Francisco,
tomorrow. to lay in stock ii goods Tor
the New White House.
The Transcript is issued this week from
its new quarters on the corner of Fourth
and Columbia streets.
The Mcssrs. Blen,cit ar ENGAGED this
week, putting in r",iii"I I:I. IL. kettles
at the Eastsidc Brewery.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.. Light, If Stella
COON. We're up on Il visit /" old friends
ON the Eist>idt, Wednesday.
Mr. MORT, p"hrin leaves tomorrow
for san FranciSc" t" pa! 4 visit To- his
children ROW rc.i;!in" in that city.
Since rcnn"vin. int" his new quarters.
JOS. thcim is enabled to display goods
on Third "a, well H. on Main street.
Long bridge has been CLOSED, during
the week, toe everything but pedestrians.
i"r the purpose Of repairing the draw.
The lefty" is about to rxcavate els
tern on Fifth street 100 feet long, 10 feet
deep and : feet wide, for water supply
at fires.
The tide Of immigration has fairly be-
gun. The coaches ui the Northern Pa
citic Railroad are crowded daily on the
! North-bound trip.
Remember that the children of the
! District School tender y"u IN invitation
t" be present At their entertainment i'll
Columbia Hall, tonight.
\ new two-horsc truck has appeared
i'll town. Mr.. 4. Farquhar is the pro-
prietur, Sam McClclland the builder and
johnny Trout the captain.
Rev. J. +. Dcvnrc has been in town
during the week, attending Il meeting OF
the Trustees OF the Olympia Collcgiat,
Institute, ON the Eastsilc.
The copious shower of rain which fcl
here Saturday afternoon was 4 loca
blessing. Further south not drop feel
TO revive the parchcd earth.
Passengers who arrived this week iron
the northwestern States report passing
through quite extended regions whcr,
the ground was yet covered with snow.
Mr.. Talcott exhibits twig from
tree in New York whose buds had no
started on the 9th ri April, when cut
Here cherries were half gown at tina
date.
The school tax lay levy is dead In
vestigation developed the fact that thcr,
were 1T least dozen disorders either o
which might have ended its puny exist
cncc.
Rev. Mr.. Lee, of the Presbyterian
church, will exchange pulpits Tomorrow
with Rev. Mr.. Strange, OF Seattle, tn
latter gentleman preaching here Sunda,
morning and evening.
Rev. J. Campbell will conduct open-ai
services at the Fivc-oaks picnic grounds
, Chambers prairie, on sunday, the l0tl
instant. The rite OF baptism will be al
ministcrcd in the lake.
, The " equalization" of the city assess
mcnt roll increases the aggregate fig
urcs. This process closed Thursday, q
every taxpayer would have inevitabl
been raised ont OF his boots
As usual in other years, the Chimes
J are monorolizing the vegetable business
in this city, while muscular residents G
twenty years standing are still croakin
about the country and climate.
Joe McCarroghcr had his left foo
crushed, while at work on the pile
driver, Thursday. DIR. Riley cut off
portion OF the fleshy part OF his big toe
He will be laid up Il week or two.
W. O. Bush informs the STANDARD tina
| he has perfected his logging facilities $
he will be able to ship from the uppc
{ bay 100000 feet during each month c
the coming Summer and Autumn.
Messrs. Wilcox and Patnude hav
, commenced the construction of a syster
OF cement walks leading from the stree
to the front and side entrances of Mr.. 4
ii Chambers residence'on Fourth street
After all the fears that have been Ell
tertained by fruit raisers in regard t
= damage done by the recent frosts,
/, turns out, at last, that apples, the reall
: great staple, are practically, as yet, III
injured.
, The regular quarterly meeting of tn
W. {. I. L. will be held at the vestry c
the NJ. +. Church, Tomorrow afternoo
: at , 80, and the people will be addresse
} by the Rev. Mr.. Bruncr, in Tacoma Hall
. at 8 O'Clock in the evening.
r The Presbyterian church has bee
, tastefully painted and the basemen
walls newly cemented. The fence SUI
rounding the property is going to be IT
set and painted, and general tidyin
up process put into execution.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Sizer, returned on Monda
evening from 4 protracted visit to he
} old home in Racine, Wisconsin. Mrs
J Sizer is accompanied by her brother
, MIR. Samuel Mix, brother also of MI
James Mix, Of Mud Bay, and Mrs. L. NJ
CLARK, of this city.
The many friends of Mr.. Sam Colts
chalk, formerly OF this place, will regre
to hear that he has been obliged to ono