Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
MERE MENTION.

Fruit raisers are picking their ap-
pies.
Provident people are filling their
woodsheds.
Young robins are chipping in the
apple trees.
Mrs. Ezekial Giles is suffering from
quite severe illness.
Do not delay, but enter your name
at once, as a candidate.
Now is the season when front gates
begin to get out Of order.
The Deschutes river is pronounced to
be at about its lowest stage.
Jack Killer, of this place, is suffering
from severe blood poisoning.
Walter Milroy has been in town, Wis
ting friends during the past week.
A single occupant is now monarch
OF all he surveys, in the county Jail.
Mr.. Farquhar's new house, on the
Eastside, will have Mansard roof.
A daughter was this morning born
to the wife of Mr. Schofield, of this
city.
The friends of DIR. Turner will regret
to learn that he is still in a feeble
condition.
BY little crowding the STANDARD
coull accommodate few more cash
advertisers.
Slowly and sadly the campers are
coming home with their blankets on
their backs.
The coal shed at the gas works, has
been receiving some thorough repairs,
for the winter
The foggy mornings have come and
outgoing steamers are running by
faith, not by sight.
The largest and best native and
California fruits are to be found at
AbbOtts every time.
Two booms of logs were taken away
this week, one from Long Bridge, the
other from Eastside.
Captain Gilbert, of the coast survey
corps, dropped into town last Sunday,
and left on Tuesday.
The campaign has fairly begun, and
there will be no rest for the anxious
ones till after election.
Charles Garfield has wholly re-
covered from his late illness and is
again about his business.
Mr.. C. B. Bagley, of the Post-In-
teuigencer, has been visiting the Capt.
tai city the past few days.
Mike Durmody and Ed. Gibbon,
both loggers, have been brought to
town with cut feet this week.
In the absence of the pastor, no
services were held at the Presbyterian
church, last Thursday evening.
Capt. Percival has just finished
good piece of work in putting a new
foundation under his warehouse.
Don't forget that Mr.. Squires has a
specially in teas, and that the finest
varieties may be found on his shelves.
A change will be observed in the
time table of the steamer messenger.
She has extended her route to Seat
tie.
Mrs. DIR. Waughop and her son,
Phillip, were in the city, last Sunday,
and returned to Steilacoom on Mon
day.
Mr.. L. p. Yemen, of the Eastside,
has just finished the boss well, judging
from the way he tells the story. 1t is
we'll.
Allen Yuell and Louisa Wells, were
united in marriage at the residence OF
James Mars, in this place, last We'd
nesday.
Ed. Norman, a logger in Morris
camp, cut his right leg severely with
IN Ak, just above the instep, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Wilkinson has the contract for
building the cottage now in process of
erection by Mr.. A. Farquhar, on the
corner of fifth and Plum streets.
Thomas Marshall, a logger on the
Little Skookum, split his right knee
joint with an ak, yesterday, and was
brought to town for surgical aid
At the residence of ID. NJ. Duck
worth, Kamilche, on the 18th instant,
Chas. H. Mclean was united in mar
rage to Mrs. Emma Dunbar, both of
Mason county.
Mark Jones, the gardener, sustained
. severe cut of his left foot by an az,
last evening. A third of the member
was nearly severed, but there is hopes
that it may be reunited.
Mr.. Wallace H. Lee, son of Rev. w.
B. Lee, of this city, has been elected
70 the professorship of Classics and
English Literature, in the Albany
Collegiate Institute, Oregon.
Miss Ida McKenny, of this city, is
with party of ladies and gentlemen,
who left Tacoma Tuesday, under the
command" of Gen. Gibbon, to make
an excursion to the glaciers of Mt.
Rainier.
Mr.. w. ]. Hueston, paid brief visit
70 Olympia, this week, ostensibly on
business, but by the twinkle of his
eye, it was merely to quench his thirst.
In point of fact he admitted such to
be tho coso