Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-10

-"tilN iiilstiild> ana happy New
Year" is the legend that grc,t> YOU ON
entering the Wv York Cash Store.
/ the letters are formed in six >caritS ui
various { lnr> H. dc>I.n j. novel.
and l. the work ui Nathan Kaufman
who l. n";rd for his GOOD taste in such
matters.
II. L 'ngcr. proprietor ii I'll" Gem
chop House, informs Us that the re-
/ ducti"n lately made 10y him in the
: price 81 oysters has met with gcncr-
Gus response from the public, and that
he has increased his facilities for fur
| nShing all the dclicacirs a> well as
! slh>tantialS on short order.
Miss Cornell has determined to close
out her stock at auction. This will
! prove rare chance for the ladies t.
obtain many desirable articles. The
sale will take place on Saturday, the
18th inst. The goods will he removed
to L. \. Ford's store. where there j.
ample room to display them.
Mr. Gee" a. Gcorkr, the popular.
tailor, proposes changing his residence
t" Seattle. He leaves Monday. W..
he>rcak for him the patronage and
confidence OF the people in his new
field of labor. as he has shown himself
to be an atiable gentleman rs well as
competent and faithful business man.
The steamer F1cctmooi, under com
mand of Capt. Mc>>cgrc. began her
regular fps between this place and
Seattle, touching at Stcilacoom and
Tacoma, last Monday. She leaves
Olympia daily at \. NJ, arriving at
Seattle by noon. Returning she leaves
Seattle at | o'clock, and arrives AT
Olympia by or NJ.
Last Monday, Mr.. Frank FrcdSon.
Il logger in Thomas Bur,leaux's camp
on Big Skookum Bay, was severely
wounded in the palm of the hand bv
falling from Il log which uncxpcctedlv
fell while he was upon it chopping.
In other works he chopped himself off
with the log and fell upon dry Snag
which laceratcd his hand.
Charley Moore and his bride have
returned from their wedding tour, and
propose to settle down as staid mar
ried people without more ado. II
Charley fails i'll properly representing
this character, it will he the first time
he has made an effort to fill any part
in the drama of life without literally
=" bringing down the house"
Mr.. Gagnon has sold his his interest
in the Gold Bar Restaurant to Mr..
Forticr, and the business will he
conducted by the one of the original
owners, Mr.. Cormier, and the new
partner, both of whom are men of OK
pcricnce and a lludable ambition to
excel. We predict that the Gold Bar
will be more popular than ever under
the new management.
Advertisements cncroach somewhat
upon our reading space, it being nee
essary to use a portion of the first
page, temporarily, for the announce
ment of one of our most enterprising
firms. After the holiday season, which
generally gives the newspapers "San-
ia Claus" visitation in the shape of in
creased advertising. has closed, We will
endeavor to give more reading and
better paper than ever
The gas company now has II pri-
vate consumers and thirteen street
lamps. 1t has now been in operation
70 months and has so far barely paid
expenses, without any profit to the
stockholders. The price charged at
first was ~ per thousand, which was
reduced after few months to $3.50,
and this season to $500 per thousand.
The quality of the gas made is excel
lent, and the management of the COM
pany's interests seems to be in eco
nOmical and safe hands.
A good thing is in store for the
Olympia Collegiate Institute. The
| chairman of the Board of Trustees in
forms the Principal of the school that
steps have been taken to have the up
per story of the building finished ac-
cording to the original plan, and the
premises thoroughly renovated. 1t is
the aim of the Trustees to have the
work completed so the cditicc can be
formally dedicated by the Bishop dur
ing conference week, as that body will
convene here next August.
Capt. Hatch, the owner of tn Fleet
rood, generously offers to donate $3.50
to our harbor improvement fund. His
boat is of the long-leggcd species that
requires depth of water at this point,
If she continues on her present route.
The City Council are now in cores
pondence with the owners of heavy
tug-boats ut the mouth of the Column
bia, and it hoped that arrangements
can be made for the use of one of
them at reasonable rates when the
moon is at its full next month.
Mr.. William Nee. Irving died at his
residence, in this city, Thursday, the
9th inst, after lingering and painful
illness. Deceased was born in Char
lottetown, Prince Edwards Island, in
1888, and was 81 years, s months, and
Ii days old at the time of his death.
Mr.. Irving came from his native