Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-04-23
Mere Mention.

House clcanin. l. nov ~ order
r,ricn rasrl'crrrs anL curran,- are
:. n full blossom.
Re, " u Lee returned from Snoho
m,,h CIT, last Saturday
tn. skating liius wa- formally opened
l l.., "Wednesday evening.
Mr. ] & N,Faldcn returned from his
Eastern trip last saturday.
Travel l. increasing between OLYMPIA
| and the lower Chchalis valley
= The steamer Bob Irving came up last
( TUESDAY with logg,ng supplies.
Unfortunately for us busy folks. May
dsv comes, this year. on Saturday
olympia .r".,r- are having lovely
time III cutting each Others prices.
4 M " y Horton has jul, finished
basement story under his residence.
Lazy, numbers ii Wild geese ha,. been
| ayin, tow ards the north this week
Farmers are giving th" town wide
II BERN tlll lis'li l'''af''s NV Ilaii'l
The lrng,hcning daylight, IL infringing
| upon the interests ii the gas company
Mr.. and Mrs + K Brown returned to
their home in this city. SUNDAY evening
In advance of the first III MAY. there
\ ers.
4 The work II opening the alley south IT
| Fourth street, Lastsilc, is now la prog
re--.
Mr.. y. :. Porter returned "Wednesday
evening from visit Ia ms old Eastern
home
The las, stump was removed. this week
from Thrill street. near the junction 81
Franklin.
Next sunday will he the long expected
Easter sunday. and Sunday School child
ren are happy
Mrs. :. Bettman left few days ago
with her daughter for Michigan. on n
visit to relatives.
Bishop Paddock. 81 Tacoma. conduc-
|. ted services in It. Johns church. last
Monday evening.
Six pupils from Tuinwatcr have been
attending the select school II Mr.. POL.
lansbec this Spring.
Mr.. u. G.. Beatty IL in town. engaged in
making sotne improvements about his
Ea- side property.
The dwelling house on Fourth street
between Mars and Chilbergs' has been
raised anil rciittcd
Street commissioner William Cullen
Is busily engaged in repairing the high
WAYS Of the Eastriie
Mr.. +. II. Cavanaugh and daughter
are expected Ia arrive home this week,
from their Eastern trip.
letter from Mr.. Rufus T. Jones.
dated from California. says that his
health IN steadily improving
Mr.. q. s. Prince, engineer of the sc-
ateo factory, was in the city this week
visiting his numerous friends.
Mr.. W. y. Anderson liz expected here
this week to supcrintend the removal II
his household effects To Vancouver.
Mr.. Jacob IIaup,ly, Of seabeck, has
been In the city this week. looking for
beef cattle for his market at that place.
"Cumulus'' clouds IN the books have
Il, would indicate that we are 10 he
blessed with spell ~ scttled weather.
Those who do not get out Of bed carly
enough 10 see thn sunrise these mornings
lose the most enjoyable part Of the day.
Messrs. Cansisy 4 Jones have taken
up the triangular fight and reduced
roller-proccss -four TO VI cents per sack.
To aid In frustrating the wicked designs
Of burglars. the man In tho moon has
kindly hung out his lantern, every night
this week.
Ike Oppcnhcimer wears with becoming
grace that black eye Of his. received from
the slungslsot II q bold burglar man,
Sunday night
The heretofore empty benches In Olym-
pia schools are steadily filling up, which
indicates that the time for annual picnics
IL near At hand.
The once lively westsidc wharf has at
last succumbcd TO the humble service Of
being wedding and watering station for
passing steamers.
The little steamer viii % tho wisp has
been chartered TO do the work of towing
Timber bargcs from the local saw.mills
~ the railroad 'front.'.
The. latest report says that the last
case Of scarlet fever has been successfully
disposed Of and every child IL able 10 I've
out upon the street.
Pile driving IL briskly carried on by
the railroad company. stcvsC high tide.
The new trcstie will soon be ready for
the ties and iron rails.
Mr.. y. N. Cooper has removed from
his late residence At the lower part Of
Main street 10 the Nat Crosby place,
upper Columbia strcct.
Poor people are happy over the fact
that there h q general decline In the
prices Of many staple articles In the line
of groceries and provisions.
Mr.. q. A. Barnes has done q good
piece Of work In front Of his premises on
Adams street, which will prove cultus
potlatch to the Street Committee.
The road between this city and Tun.
water. II reported 70 be In excellent con-
dition; there bcing neither mud nor dust
TO mar the pleasure Of pedestrians.
A Dane by the name Of George sorcn-
son had the fingers Of his right hand
fearfully mangled yesterday by circu.
lar saw In Allen 4 Hardness mill.
Messrx. Casc and Gale wan, ali lovcr.