Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28
Mere Mention.
,inx dave and starlight nights.

Blacksmith shop
Pr, .deu' farmers are purchasing their
having implements
The Washington Caleis Wei, "ui for
drll Tuesday evening
Prospective lady voters are indus,riousl,
rs.-t,i,ng their names
M,drmnsllc Spring is beginning u
pscI her travelling trunk
The Hv' green peas made their appear
,n,- IN our market, this week
The l"quscin us d'ummrr il displaying
h. sanipl ~ Summer goods
dcre .iog M thorough repairs
N, A. Lahrr- returned last Sunia.
from e>i-it la h,- uld home, In Canada
M,Iad. ri mountain trout are reported
u bc ssiub"ling IN the upper p'schutes
Auyihing makes good local item now
adsys II IT only has mest IN II when The
shell is cracked
Engineer Till",snn has moved into the
eo,lnee lately fitted up "n Fourth street
near The Methodist church
Ii vnu arr in want al a prs, and cheap
stow. hue GO Ia ralc"-t lir"- "ni LET a
few int of i,irs Gotta pre-
NJ. Sirl.a >ni'h.ri Va c"uv.r a' in
De en-, mi.llncr. hs- accepted u position
In Mrs Corn, H. neat litllc store
M T. y stevenson, having finish, Il
her school ga the Chambers Prairie, r.
iurn, dl, o.. -, Is. i,sl saturday
III 1uuwairr sash aud Door factor,
find. - ready down Sound market tot
shop work and builiing mstcrisl
The mcrrsi whisper of "A gentle shower
shade the iinw,rs emile, yesterday morn
ING. and set all the birds tn ~ i,cring
Harvey Drrwry's express wagon il
ready al a moments notice I" deliver pas
,enycrs or parcels To any par, of the
city
The gravel now brins put upon the
streets l. carefully screened before loading.
measure sever Ie-nrlrd ,oiill The prcsent'
year.
The tables of the Tacoma Reading room
are now adorned hv new oilcloih covers
and the psper> have been tastetully nj.
ranged
Delightful showers of rain have pre-.
vailed at intervals, The past few DAYS, Civ
Ing pfomis. of increased iiror I, Vrects
bic Lille.
The gentle caterpillar l. spinning his
acecy web on the fruit and shade trees
We repeat our Injunction. shoot him on
the spot.
ifOlympia intends to celebrate the i,h
Of July, II Is high time That the usual pre-.
cursor-a subscription lis,-was started
on it, rounds.
The steamer Fol,tkefsky arrived from
Port Blakely Sunday evening. and left
with a boom OF logs from the Ess,sidc,
early Monday morning.
Remember that Ford will hold another
auction sale Saturday. at his store. A
large assortment of miscellaneous articles
will be knocked off to the highest bid
der.
The street sprinklcrs In ihcsI zeal ,o do
their work we'll, fairly flooded the street.
the other day. aud the City Marshal had TO
in,erposc hi. authority io'sIyc The people
from . second fool
The price of eggs. s'll remains 10 cents
q dozen aud of butter nj 10 cents per
1.-TWO pound" roll. Potatoes. old, sell AT
% cents per busl,cl, and new California;
at is cents per pound.
william Slcrnberg has band saw"
In operation nj his furniture and machine
shop. II Is worth visit TO his premises
Ia see how little ribbon of steel can
glide through a stick OF timber
There IL an ordinance against throw.
Ing rubbish into the alleys Of Olympia,
and the Marshal states that " the practice
Is not stopped he will do something tina,
will possibly create hard feclings
Tho withdrawal Of the Hayward gives
the Msaeager her old route far as Taco.
M. She Genes up every morning and re.
turns In the afternoon. leaving n, one o.
clock. connecting both ways with boats
for Victoria and Sound ports
Next Monday the Grand Chapter Of
Royal Arch Masons will NEE, in TIL, city
and q. the close of Its session the Twenty
ninth Annual Communication Of the
Grand Lodge, r. and A. ~, OF Washing
ton Territory, will begin Its session.
Fred McCausiand died ON Eastside.
Monday morning. of consumption. aged
20 yean. lie had been III many months
aud death came as welcome relief from q
disease which seems TO battle the Efforts oI
medical skill The funeral took place to-
day at the Methodist church.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Co, under the closc.hs,cd management Of
Its " Boston" directorate, has refused 10
make any reduction In passage to the Pho.
necrs who attend their annual reunion al
Seattle, next week. All other companies
We are glad 10 state, made the usual con.
eession
II has been suggested tina, II our CHI
xens feel disposed to aid the Capital
Guards In cffectisg n reorganization Of
their company, by contributing about 5000
20 purchase uniforms, IN effort will be
made TO oil the muster.roll, and II may be
the means Of securing the annual cncamp
ment Of the Territorial militia at Five
Oaks. in July.
Thursday night about II o'clock, q log
ger named VIM. Phaff. took an overdose
OF laudanum. In n house a, the foot Of MAR
street kept by a woman named Lena
which threw him into commissions. from
which he was only relieved by the ,imel,
ministrations Of DIR. Whitworth. II II
thought that the drug was taken will