Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-05-18

MIR. W. c. Bartlett has purchase
from the Port Discovery Mill Comps
ny, 300 acres of timber land: consit
Grafton, 81 900. The tract is situate
on Big Skookum Bay.
Now is the time to sling your ham
:, mock between two shady apple tree.
+ crawl in, read the local columns @
the STANDARD, and then fall asleep t,
" dream of your wealth. Try it.
Rev. W. e. Lee preached in tn,
- Presbyterian church, last Sunday
An easy chair was placed upon the
platform in which the reverend gen
tlcman sa. during the services.
Yesterday, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H
Littlcjohn celebrated the 25th ami
vcrsary OF their marriage by mutually
agreeing to live together anotheY CHAR.
ter of century without quarreling.
Mr.. John Rigney, an old and res
, pccted citizen Of Steilacoom, was taken
to st. Peters Hospital, Monday. Mr..
r. has not enjoyed good health for
some time. 1t is hoped he will soon
recover.
| Col. Lovejoy. late of Kansas, is now
making tour of inspection of the
Sound. He is much impressed with
the-coliatry, and contemplates engag-
/ ing in fhe real estate business in
Olympic ).
| Mr. Samual Williams sealed pro-
! posals for bitk to haul .his building
I'm ,terial sonnl like business. By
this system of dividing up the labor
everybody gets a chance to earn an.
honest dollar.
Saturday night a select party was
given at the Columbia Hotel. Dane
ing and social converse was INDUCED
in until midnight, when, after partak-
ing OF snmptuous repast, all returned
home happy and content.
Mr.. Girard, of Hoquiam.. passed
through Olympia, Monday, enroute to
Seattle on business connected with
numbering interests. He returned
home, yesterday, much pleased with
Olympia's natural resources.
Mr.. J. N. Squircs has given up his
contemplated lease of the building
lately moved TO his former site by Gen.
McKenny, and will place the building
he now occupies next to the postoffice
i'll good order for permanent tenancy.
Mr.. Hunter, OF Hunters Point,
about ten miles down the bay, wishes
lis to announce that he is making ar
engagements for ball on the evening
of Friday, June LIST, and that a gen.
*eral invitation is extended to our peo-
pie.
Governor Semple has appointed the
following Notaries Public since our
last report: F. w. Brown, Olympia
J. C. Pearson, Montesano; A. B. Olsen,
Amboy, Cl:Vke county; w. B. Hay
den, Centrdville; Chas. B. Wood and
George H. Jones, Port Townsend.
A four-year-old daughter, of John
McCloud, Bush Prairie, was severely
bitten II few days ago by family dog.
Besides smaller wounds upon the nose
and forehead, Was cash along the
upper eye-lid, detaching it entire from
the eyebrow. DR.. Newell is in attend
ance.
Read Talcott Brothers new adver-
tisement ON this page. They can sell
you sewing machine, q watch, or
anything else in their line, with y
guaranty that it isjust as represented, q
consideration Of much value, as ex-
perience and observation has amply
proven.
Last Saturday, at Shelton, Mr..
Charles Swain Was the victim of a
most distressing accident. While
working in the woods his arm was &C.
cidently crushed in two places by fall
ing timber. The patient is now ut ST.
Peters HosMtal, under care Of DR..
Flanagan.
. Mr.. q. II. McGrew, Second Guard
U. S. Penitentiary, On McNeils Island,
Was in the city Monday. He says the
prison dock, Of which mention was
made in last issue, will soon be COM
pleted, as the lumber necessary for its
construction, is ordered, and will be
sawed in Olympia.
A dense cloud OF smoke hung like q
pail over our city last Monday, caused
by forest fires. Fortunately brisk
breeze sprang up and dissipated the
smoke, and now we are hopefully
waiting for heavy shower to quench
the fire and restore the atmosphere to
its natural purity.
Father L. Jacquet, Of the Spokane
FaNs Diocese [Catholic). writes Father
Classcns Of this passionate, that Mr.. Pc
ter McManus, Of whom mention was
made ih reeentissue Of The STAND
ARD, was not drowned, rs was SUP
posed. and ti.s ME- NJ. asft Spokane
Falls for Portland, May LIST.
Mr.. Chas,, H. Aver hasbeen confined
Is His bed BY d serious attack Of pneu-
monia the past few days. 1t is hoped
that the affection will soon disappear,
as Charley is one Of those genial,
Whole-souled men, whose absence from
local business life, though it be tenn
porary, il missed and Regretted:
Mrs. Whitney, Of the Carlton House,
has lost 4 mncf-prized canary bird,
and Will liberslly reward anybody who
may Have captured the songster and
will return it to its disconsolate owner.
Its plumage is of bright yellow, and
its notes rival the melodies that float
smid the leay bowers, Of Elesium.
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