Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-10
MERE MENTION.

rTThi> pun is original.
scow load 81 beach gravel arrived al
the water front last Thursday
Veteran hop-laisers say the picking
| .sson will last about two weeks longer
| pey. Nav c. Jones Will preach in the
psn,ist church sunday, morning and
/ evening.
| The neighboring hills have already
| ,,, m coat OF green since the recent
showers.
christmas is coming and Olympia Sun
aav Schools are filling up with good
| children.
| Are YOU taking advantage OF that five
sr cent. reduction offered by Canaday
& Jones? :. :,
Mr. Vim. Billings announces himself
as ian independent candidate for the office
| ur lanes Connolly and wife returned
! .h;s ws.k from visi, among friends in
San Francisco.
family of five persons, emigrants,
was added to the population OF the East
side, this week
| Niss Ada Wood returned from Seattle,
last Saturday, where she has been visit
Ing several weeks.
new alley crossing has been put
! dovn on Plum street, between Third
T,urfn sfrHsfs
Go to Arthur Ellis store and SEE his
new stock OF fine German plate looking
glasses, cheap for cash.
| 10. Robinson received the nomination
for Prosecuting Attorney of this district
+, at Tay1ms. Wednesday.
| Messrs J. ". Spragne AMI Rohcr,
! Wingase, magnatrs q! our !.t,a railroad
we're in town this week.
Mr.. Louis Shelton, the we'll known
lumberman, has been prosecuting bust
ness in town. this week.
Miss Bessie Lee lett for Portland, last
Tuesday morning, where she resumes
Ter studies for the winter.
The White House, this week, received
Al large stock OF goods adapted to the
J season. Go and see them.
Mr.. Samuel Coulter, Of Portland, has
has been on visit to acquaintance in
this place the past few days.
Mr. R. =. Hoy, and d-time resident
OF this place, now Of Idaho Territory, is
on visit to his former home.
Mr. A. II. Chambers is preparing for
the coming winter by putting new coat
OF paint on his dwelling house.
I Squire Hartman, Gen. Milroy and Mr..
Savage, have gone to Montesano, to at
] tend term OF the District Court at that
place.
1t is rumored that Mr.. n. S. Porter
will enter the field as an independent
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney in
this district.
The building formerly occupied by Mr.
Mann, as drug store, has had new SILL
put under it and is now being renovated
for business stand.
The Olympia Collegiate Institute
opened, last Monday, with the prospect
Of full term. Many students are CON-
ing in from abroad.
l 1t would seem that q carnival Of acci-
dents had broken out among the loggers
Of the upper Sound. Cuts, bruised and
fractured limbs are of frequent occurrence
ThGe will be no services in the NJ. Z.
N6a next Sunday as the building will
be undergoing repairs. The pastor. Rev
III. Massey, will be in Olympia about the
18th inst.
Measures have been perfected for pro.
curing beach gravel as final covering
for Main street. The gravel will be
brought up in scows from some distance
below town.
Sun Wo wishes to announce that he
has just received fine assortment oil
japanese goods which are now open for
the inspection OF customers at his store
on Fifth Street.
The District School at Tumwa alter be.
gan its Fall term last Monday, with q
fair attendance, under the management
OF Miss Eliza Bond as principal and
Miss Katie Ward as Assistant.
The New York Cash Store is making O
specially Of sending samples of dress
goods by mail, from which to select al
home just what is needed. This will
doubtless be appreciated by ladies who
live out Of town.
The steamer Politkefsky took away
boom Of timber, last Monday, especially
designed for ship building. The sticks
ranged from average lengths to lao feet
and from two feet to 30 inches at the
small end. The boom was taken te
Port Blakely
Let nobody grumble about the diff
Guilty Of obtaining employment, wher
there is call for everybody by the rail
road, at good wages. Ii that is too hard
work, there is standing invitation te
become hop-pickers, at a." regular loaf
ing job" and good pay.
Tom Marshall, of Mason county, whit
was SO seriously wounded in the foot b,
stroke OF an az, few weeks ago. ar
aPmt OF which was published in these
columns at the time, is now able to be
About again on crutches, and is in a fail
way of recovery with no lasting effects
Of the accident.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Anderson, OF Elma, passed
through town Tuesday accompanied by
MS granddaughter, Miss Clora, daughter
Of Mr.. W. A. Anderson, OF Cosmopolis
10 place her in the Anna Wright Semin.
nary, of Tacoma. The merits OF this
institution are becoming known and it il
recei wing accession from all parts of the
Territory.
The Cour Journal last week did no,
contain the usual column of society hash