Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-03-09
MERE MENTION.

Fruit trees are budding.
Did YOU sign the pledge?
Beautiful Spring weather.
Olympia is to have Il pickle factory.
Eggs now sell at 20 cents per dozen.
The Eastside brick yard will soon start
up.
The shingle-mlll steamed up yester-
ay.
The pipe factory is running on full
time.
Mrs Warbass went to Seattle Wednes-
day to reside.
Mr.. Carkeek, Of the Seattle marble
works is in town.
Robert Mack is now lying very low
with consumption.
DR.. n. Ostrander visited Tacoma and
Puyallup this week.
10. Raisbeck. made a flying trip to
Portland, this week.
There are now nine saloons and five
beer halls in this city.
Mrs. A. f. Young, OF Black River, is
quite i'll Of pneumonia
A nine-year-old son of f. I. Young is
quite ill with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Capt. Gil Parker is the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs 7. n Ford.
The o. r. & Y. Co IS ne W time schedule
will appear in our next issue.
Surveyor General Breckenridge, made
a short trip to s'eattle this week.
The music of the saw and hammer has
commenced in real good earnast.
Hon. George D. Shannon of Nesqually
was in town the first of the week.
The Olympia soda works is running
on full time to supply large orders.
Frank Snyder has sold his shingle-mil
TOT. r. Paterson and A. d. Drewry.
Mrs J. D. Spurlock, of Rocky Prairie
is suffering severely from pneumonia.
Read the interesting article pertai ming
to the cultivation of oysters on first page
Benz. Vincent has moved his stock Of
boots and shoes, to the Woodruff build
ing.
VIM. Shorter, engineer of the Satsop
railroad company, was i'll town yester-
day.
Capt. Gil Parker of the Hayward has
our thanks for favors shown us this
week.
All passenger boats now CARRY large
number of passengers, both coming and
going.
Quite heavy frosts prevailed in this Vi
cinity on Wednesday and Thursday
nights.
Cap. Giles is SO far recovered from
his late illness that he is able to be on
the street.
Mrs. E. L. Wiley has returned from
California, and will again make Olympia
her future home.
Gus. Bettman, the well-known clerk
in Young's Hotel, spent few days in
Seattle this week.
A concert will be given under the
auspices of the Congregational society
Monday, April I'd.
Mr.. Cavanaugh has moved his press
room to position adjoining the site Of
the Partisan office.
The new barber shop at the head Of
Main street has reduced the price oi
shaving to Is cents.
Johnny Grimm has received the con.
tract for furnishing the brick for the
new Williams block.
Mrs. CA. Lampkin, wife of Warden
Lampkin of the U. s. Penitentiary was
in the city this week.
Wednesday the steamer Emma Hay.
card brought up about twenty-five tons
of freight for our merchants.
Saml. Ward is now removing the ex-
press office into the Barnes building late
~ vacated by Mr.. Simenson.
Several enterprises are under contem
plation, of which We will make due note
when the proper time comes.
Mr.. Gale of the NcW Transcript, ID
somewhat under the weather, but We
trust he will recover in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. N. Ford, Mrs. T. NJ
Reed, Jr., and Mrs. McKenny came in
from Seattle on the Haywdrd Monday.
The smiling visage of Wolfe Schafer,
the Steilacoom brewer, attracted the
hawkeye Of ye local reporter Tuesday.
Over GOO people have signed the
pledge. at Ward & Hughes meetings,
in this place. How many will keep it?
Our hotels are now receiving liberal
fhare Of patronage. In fact none Of oul
business men have any kick coming. y
Repair thine old, dilapidated buildings
outhouses and fences, and thereby cause
thy neighbor to 70 and do likewise.
The Fleetwood will soon be on hel
route again. She will lay over at thit
place on Saturdays instead Of Mondays
It is but natural that those who never
paid a cent for electric illumination
should complain the most bitterly at its
discrimination.
Thos H. Cavanaugh and the editor o.
the STANDARD went to Portland Sun
day on business trip. returning or
Tuesday evening.
Probate Judge Root united in marriage
Wednesday Mr.. G. Phil. Eberhart and
Miss Rebecca Williams, both Of North
Bay, Mason county.
A gentleman from Little Skookum wal
in town yesterday. He says all thu
logging camps except one in his vicinit,
are now in full blast.
On occount of q typographical erro
We were led to say in last issue Their
we're III DriSOners ON McNeil'S Island