Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-07
Mere Mention.


o,rroors and gloves we're IN demand
on May Day.
Mr. R,bcrt Wingaic, oi Tacoma. was in
town this wc'k
Born. nj Elna April 23i. to the wife
of oscar wood. daughter
The neighhoring prairies ARE teamlnr
with straw berry blossoms
Es,isidc bridge was the recipicnt Of
some thorough repair last week
Mi,s Jane, Moore lett last Tu, SHAY for
An extended visit 10 Walla Walla
Temperance workers are indusrinu>ly
engaged in setting the battle IN array
Presiding Ell"- Hanson If Eas, Olym.
pia. j. -uilcrin- f. ia serious illness.
~ ia-t sct"uni- there were hut three
emit, dwelling houses on The Ea~,,ide
81 " X M,CausIand Was in town,
III, occh. a'ieniing 20 business matters
Of Porlsnd ~. visiting relatives in this
citv
The street committee are improving
the Highways in the southeastern part Vi
town.
Five Sundays in this month should in.
sure u good neral excellence among the
pe'ple.
Mr. ROscnthAl has just received some
fine accessious To his elegant stock of
dr'ss goods
l. Trumbull Lee, Of Portland, will
preach at the Presbyterian church next
sunday morning.
The chiidrcn's picnic, last Tuesday,
passed off without any accident To mar
the pleasure Of the day
The Ladies Aid Society have caused
some good improvements to be made
in the Presbyterian church.
The pupils Of the Olympia Collegiate
Institute have arranged picnic for to-
morrow, weather permitting
Mr.. Chas. +. Sears has gone TO pros
ecute q job OF work on the Cascade divi.
sion of the Northern Pacific railroad.
The genial coun,enaucc OF our Tum.
water friend H. A. Swift. again radiates
from the lumberyard on Second Street
wharf.
The Olympia Collegiate Institute will
not close its doors until the last week in
June Pupils received in all departments
at any time.
Decoration Day comes on apace end soon
will Dc high tine TO talk abou, how we
are going 10 commemorate our national
anniversary.
To all appearance, the happiest mortsls
are those who stand for hours in the sun
and rain on the draw, holding the but
end Of fishing rod
Mrs. Mary Miller and her two sons,
Lock and Pen, will leave California the
last Of the present month, TO spend the
Summer in Olympia.
The mysterious burglar still continues
his exploits and produces rs much con
stcrnation at times Ms the hero in the story
Ct the Somnambulist
The New York Cash Store seems to On.
Joy fine run Of business despite hard
times. The reason Is that they figure
down to hard pan" prices.
Mr. w. II. Horton has had force Of
men at work for several days making
water connection from the mains to the
tank on Second street wharf
Prof Follansbcc will address the citi
zens Of Olympia, in Columbia lall, Sun
day evening, ut 6 o'clock, under the aus
piccs of the Prohibition League.
An occasional delightful shower tops
Off, the remnant oftbe rainy season, and
We can now affirm that we have fully en-.
tered upon the delights Of the Spring sea-
son.
The children of the various schools In
this city went out on merry picnic. last
Tuesday. Rocky prairie was tho objective
point and railroad train the means of
conveyance.
Ruling elder J. J. Gilbert read a ser
mon In the Presbyterian church last Sun
day morning, the pastor oeing absent on
account of illness There was no even.
ing service.
Indian experts manage to shoot and
sell grouse and phcasants enough 10 keep
good iiven from forgetting how the birds
caste. Nobody seems to know how to
construe the game law.
Daniel May. logger, died at Young's
Hotel, Wednesday, Of pneumonia, aged
about Is years. His remains were bur-
led today, the funeral rites being held
At st. Michael's church.
The storcroom In Gen. McKcnny's
block adjoining the drugstore Is being re.
fitted for service as an once for the North.
ern Pacific Express, and the tobacco and
ffuit stand Of Mr.. J s. Brewer.
1t seems that tho owners Of the steamer
Gold Duss have changed their minds about
taking her around to Gray's Harbor and
she now lies anchored in the hay awaiting
decision rs 10 her future use.
Mr.. Ersenc Leclair, logger In Nor.
riss camp near this place, fell from q tree
last Wednesday, his foot striking upon the
stump Of . sapling which penetrated the
flesh inficting painful wound.
The railroad extension work Is steadily
progressing and but few months will
elspse before the old trestIc line from
Warrens Point to long bridge will be
wholly abandoned TO the worms.
Mr.. Charles Patnude has the contract
for doing the brickwork and plas,cring
Sor the new Kaufman residence; and 90
Ar - he has progressed. shows his old
aptitude for doing finished job.
Mr.. Whitney has closed the bar con.
nected with the Carlton House, pend.
ing, the decision OF the question Of pro.