Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-27
MERE MENTION.

The ovstcr -ca-,lI has tairlv begun
Autumn, the l...rhrr OF the year" is
coming.
The name vi the next County A uditor
is-Legion
The leaves OF our beautiful shaoc trees
have begun to fall
Louis Bettlnan returned from Sun
Francisco, last Monday
Mann's drug store will soon be moved
into the Israel building.
Miss Carrie Allen, OF Spokane Falls, is
visiting friends in this city
The price Of hops the past week has
had downward tendency.
Amateur lawmakers are shaving their
lawns for the coming showers.
General and Mrs. Milroy returned from
San Francisco, last Saturday
The vote on special school tax Mon
day stood o06 for and 81 against.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cavanaugh left, on Mon
day, for a short trip to Portland.
Mrs. Josie Perkins of Chehalis county.
is visiting relatives, in this city.
Charlie Burr has been in town, this
week, visiting his young tillacums.
Q-cumbers have had their day and the
blushing 2-ma-2 comes to the 'front.'
Messrs. Canaday & Jones say they
have the best soda crackers in town.
Mark Jones is hopefully recovering
from the late severe injury to his foot.
Capitol Lodge X. of P. went oman ex-
cursion by steamboat to Steilacoom Thurs
day.
p There were two logs in the Eastside
boom this week that each sealed 10000
feet.
The face Of nature has pat on a cheer
full aspect since the late drenchins
rain.
Mr.. c. f. kehoe has Just returned
from a season Of recreation in the noun.
tains.
Rabbits are plentiful in the outskirts
I
them.
Mr.. Graves is building new sidewalk
in front of his residence on Adams
street.
New Moon, next Sunday, and then a
change of base in the weather pro-
gramme.
The copious rain, last Saturday,
caused good many campers to flee to
the city.
Elwood Evans spent several days in
the city this week, pursuing professional
business.
More new buildings are going up on
the Eastside, than in all other parts
combined.
The smoke has gone into new quarters
and the morning fogs have gone after
the smoke.
Robert Wingate of Tacoma, arrived in
this city yesterday, and is registered at
the Carlton.
Ason was born to the wife of Mr.. John
Coons, of South Bay, on Thursday, the
26th instant.
Schooley Moore has returned from the
Granite Creek mines and reports them q
total failure
Plums and peaches are now in their
prime, and ripe apples are slowly COM
ing into view.
The Olympia Collegiate Institute is ad-
yertised to open its full term on the 9th
September.
Ike B!umeaur, OF Tenino, will soon
succeed Brad Davis as Deputy Postmas-
ter in this place.
Professional Nimrods say that the
loquacious ducks are returning to the
upper bay waters.
Miss O'Neal will begin a term of pr.
vate school, in Odd Fellows Hall, on
Monday, Sept. 9th.
The New York Cash Store has received
some very desirable accessions to its
stock the past week.
The assessment of real and personal
property in Thurston county, this year,
amounts to $1,830,375.
Mr.. Allen White. has just added a
splendid lot of dry cedar lumber to his
stock of raw material.
Misses Rena and Mirtie Bagley,
daughters of our quondam townsman,
are visiting in this city.
The boarding and day school of Provi-
dence Academy, for girls, will began it's
Fall term next Monday.
A large tank has been built at the gas
works in which to store the coal tar that
Is now fast accommodating.
Miss Lizzie Cornell still offers fatter-
ing inducements to ladies in want of all
kinds Of furnishing goods.
Rev. Mr.. Hanson, presiding elder for
this distric t, preached his farewell SER
mon last Sunday evening
A camping party consisting of AL Mum
Son, Grant Talcott and A. Van Epps,
left for North bay Tuesday.
Every arrival from lower Chehalis
county confirms the report that travel is
increasing in that direction.
The infant doughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. J. Rogers died in this city, Monday,
the 23d inst, aged one month.
Butter still sells at so cents per
alleged two-pOund roll, and eggs go
atfrom 2Oto 25 cents per dozen.
The Gold-bar Restaurant now remains
open night and day, and serves up
oysters in all styles on short notice.
About so persons went on the K. of P.
excursion to Steilacoom yesterday.
They report having had good time.
Green corn is now in its prime, and
the best, as usual, is furnished by Mr..
1allatin Hartsock, of Chambers Prairie