Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-23
MERE MENTION.

DOg-siaN> are coming.
Olallv and old clothes.
Miss Ada Wood l. visiting in Seattle
Mother earth Is rounding her al mel
ion point.
Rev. ". 3. Lee returned from Por,
land on Saturday.
Mr.. Charles f. White is visiting
friends in the city.
The City Market has resumed bust
ness at the old stand.
Now is the time to buy good wood
at three dollars per cord.
The steamer PoItkot*ks visited ON
harb,r for logs yesterday.
Temperature, this week, from 50
deg. to 80 deg in the shade.
Mr.. Robert Wingate, of Tacoma
has been in town, this week.
The coast survey steamer Fucn is
still moored in the upper bay
Ayers almanac said We would have
showers, yesterday, and it lied.
For low prices and honest dealing
consult the STANDARDS advertisers.
Francis Henry has built a new
porch on the eastside of his residence
Mrs. w. d. Rodgers left yesterday
morning, for her home in Oakland
Cal.
The Northern Pacific Express Com
panv's Office now has it all its own
way.
For California fruits, look into the
vshow- windows of L. G. Abbott's New
Store.
A number Of Portland tourists are
in the city, leisurely taking in Olympia
scenery.
The steamer Fanny Lake took away
load of water pipe from the Eastside
last Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Allen, of Spokane Falls
will spend the remainder of the Sum.
mer in Olympia.
Five numerously attended picnic ex.
cursions, this week, and nobody hurt
Otemporo, o mores
Miss Fanny Ostrander returned, last
Sunday, from rather lengthy visit to
Eastern Washington.
The Olympia sawmill is transform
ing boom of ceder logs into finishing
lumber to fill large order.
Even the children are authority for
the assertion that picnics and festivals
are getting to be monotonous.
Mrs. w. H. Clark and little daughter
are daily expected to return from a
long sojourn in Southern California.
Gardeners say there is great need Of
rain; hay ranch men say there is nc
need of it. Whom shall We believe.
Mr.. J. L. Henderson swan, Monday
from the shingle-mill to Westside
wharf, a distance OF nearly two miles.
Mr. Glover is now a full-hedged
Postmaster, his final bond having been
approved and the commission issued.
Another devil fish was caught this
week, little baby devil, measuring
twelve inches from tip to tip of its
arms.
Mr. O'Conner has the July number
on the Northeast for sale, containing
the picture of very small portion OF
Olympia.
Mr.. Henry Sabin prefers light to
darkness, and so he has introduced gas
into his place of business and also his
residence.
Mrs. Mary M. Miller will leave to-
morrow, via Portland, with her two
sons, to resume her residence in Oak
land, Cal.
Mr.. w. E. Anderson has sent back
his valuable herd of Jersey cows to be
pestured here during the remainder of
the summer.
The veteran tramp was discovered,
the other day taking it comfortably
in the shade. He does not let business
worry the life out of him.
There is peach tree in an Eastside
dooryard twenty-five years old, and it
still bears fruit of fine quality.
Woodman, spare that tree"
The man who needlessly kindles a
fire in the woods, nowadays, should
be treated like the man who attempted
to haul down the American flag.
1t is now rumored that the Union
Pacific is figuring upon extending its
line to Seattle, and taking in Olympia
on its way. All right; we're willing
to be took.
Strangers say the sidewalks of Olym-
pia are in miserable if not dangerous
condition. 1t is an easy matter for
everybody to repair that portion front.
ing his own premises.
In San Francisco, the 10Th inst, a
aoa was born to the wife of F. HI. Mon
son of that city. The wife is better
known in this vicinity by her maiden
name, Miss Joyce Shelton.
A dray has been on duty, during the
week, gathering up every conceivable
form of rubbish found along the un-
tidy streets and dumping it where il
will not become nuisance.
A large culvert has been constructed
across Adams street, between Fifth
and Sixth streets, which will effectually
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