Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-16
MERE MENTION.

place has been closed.
The moon Is near it, ap"gee and
the tides are declining
Farmers are giving Olympia wide
berth till after hay harvest.
James Longmirc, "i Medical Springs,
visited Olympia few days ago.
Ii You would contcnted he,
Buy of Squire's your Oolong Tea.
Now is the time when the well
digger industriouslv plies his calling.
Goul hands are receiving two dol
lars per day and board in the hay Iar-
vest.
Mr.. c. B. Elliott has been bringing
in hay, this week, from the Barnes
ranch.
The special tax election, for school
purposes, has been indefinitely post
poned.
The people of the Eastside COM
plain Of horses and cattle running at
large.
Mr.. j. c. Horn has heavy-draft
team for sale with harness and wagon,
at a bargain.
Mr. G. A. Barnes has just completed
the annual pruning of the beautiful
privet hedges.
Mary J. Neylon, who lives near
Olympia, on the Mud Bay road, has a
yoke of oxen for sale.
vThe mail was four hours late Satur-
day night, in consequence of dcten-
ton on the Eastern route.
A traveller says it is romantic
drive from Olympia's business center
to the new railroad depot.
A dollars value grows more and
more
At the Peoples Grocery Store.
The Territorial Board of Education
have been in session, this week, DELHI
Grating upon the subject of text books.
The young people of st. Johns
Church are rehearsing for an entertain
ment to be given on the 2Sth instant.
Sunday evening Mr.. p. DOlan and
Mrs. May J. Burmeister were united
in marriage, Rev. DIR. Nevius officiat-
ing.
Last Saturday the town was unus-
ually full of farmers wagons loading
up with supplies for the haying sea-
son.
Will McClelland has gone out on
Chambers Prairie to engage in the
landable work of haying on the farm
of Columbus White.
Messrs. Holmes & Jones have the
contract for building the smoke stack
to be erected over the engine house at
the new railroad depot.
Col. Thorne has commenced suit
against Mr.. Prescott, in the District
Court for $4,000 damages he claims
to have sustained by assault.
Mrs. Geasy's boy, aged seven years,
fell through trap-dOor at the Skating
Rink, last Monday, cutting his chin
and lip badly and injuring his
"
After a hard fought battle, the
Pathfinder Series" was adopted by
the Territorial Board of Education as
the text books in physiology and
hygiene.
Mrs. A. S. Warner, of Portland
Oregon, and Mrs Lutte Smith, of
Brooklyn, New York, are visiting the
families of Messrs. Silsby and Weston
of this place.
Probably no better authority than
that of Mr.. James Longmire can be
adduced as to the abundant yield of
crops in the southwestern portion of
Thurston county.
Frisco Wooster, u logger in Turner's
camp last Wednesday, met with a
painful cut across the top of the foot,
severing several tendons and seriously
injuring the bones.
Mr. Dwyer has entered the lists
against the Chinese vegetable peddlers,
and it is hoped that he will be given
the preference by all who are not we'd
ded to China gods.
Mr.. L. G. Abbott, at the New Store,
has fresh supply of fine quality CAL
ifornia fruits, comprising almost every
thing that could be found in San
some street, San Francisco, market.
A Lawn Party and Moonlight Socia-
BILE was given at Squire Bigelow's
grounds On Eastside, Wednesday after
noon and evening, for the benefit Of
the NJ. E. Sabbath School.
Col. Thorne has sold his law library
and Office effects to Mr.. John F.
Convey, the outgoing Register of the
Land Office, who will soon as relieved
from duty begin the practice of law.
Mr.. A. A. Manning has just COM
pleted the delivery of the second vol
ume of Gen. Grants Memoirs. He
has few copies of the work COM
plete, which he will sell at the stand
ard price.
Mr.. Chambers is petting new
foundation under his market building.
While the work is being done the
business has been transferred to the
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