Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-09
one through which tramp cut hi
way to light and liberty. last week.

prOyements in and about the office OF
the Columbia House. Among other
things, a new floor has been put down
The Office Of the New Transcript
has been removed to the upper floor
OF the old Courier building, on the
corner OF Fourth and Columbia streets.
Rev. James Campbell, now a resi-
dent OF Seattle, was in town, last Mon
day, engaged in the interest of the
Olympia and Gray's Harbor Telephone
enterprise.
Nocturnal pedestrians will soon
have gas lamp to light them over the
circultous sidewalk leading from the
corner OF Fourth and Cherry streets to
Plum street.
Several Olympia grocers have adopt
ed road carts as vehicles for the de-
livery OF light goods, and find them
much more convenient than the COM
brous wagon.
The County Commissioners have
been in session since Monday, and
attended to the usual work Of the
term. The official report will appear
in our next issue.
Mr.. John Byrne contemplates going
to California where he may spend the
winter. Mr.. Byrne has been for a
term of years, one of Olympia's prom
inent business men.
"We've beat them everywhere and
we've got all their money" exultantly
exclaimed a disciple of the God-and-
morality party as he gulped down a
trimming glass of "red-eye"
High piles of bark all over town, in
dictate not only a commendable thrift
on the part of provident citizens, but
the near approach of cold weather is
quite as clearly implied.
Mr.. r. B. McCausland, of the firm
tOf Allen & McCausland, Eastside, is
suffering from severe illness, a dam
gerous type of fever being his disease.
DR.. Brown, OF Portland, is attending
him.
Had Tom Moore lived in Washing
ton Territory and especially in Olym-
pia, the burden of his song would have
been The last rose of Autumn left |
blooming Alone" a metamorphosis far
more appropriate to this climate,
Messrs. Allen & McCausland, sue
cessors to John Byrne, the we'll known
Eastside grocer, have started into bust
ness with an evident determination to
merit liberal share of patronage.
Read their posters and then give them
call.
Has anybody seen our Territorial
Treasurer? He was visible about
town till the returns began to indicate
Harrison's election, Wednesday morn
ing, since which time his CHEEKY ".tra-
la" has found no echo in his accus-
toned haunts.
The town clock for Odd Fellows
Temple has been shipped and may be |
expected in few days. Mr.. Talcott,
who has the management Of this en- |
terprise in charge, says he will endeavor
to have it strike the old year out and |
the new year in.
A workman engaged in driving a
plank with an ak, in front of Williams
new block, last Saturday, accidentally |
let it slip. when it went through one
Of the plate-glass windows that had |
just been placed in position. A new
plate will cost about 500.
The apple known as the "Gloria
Mundia," seems to have attained an
enormous size, this year, wherever it
has been grown. We hear of simple
specimens having supplied the mate
rial for pie broad enough and wide
enough for large family.
The evangelical churches of Olym-
pia are making an effort to secure, for
a short time, the services of the re-
nowned Dwight L. Moody. Should
the distinguished evangelist conclude
to come, his meetings will be con-
Quoted on the union plan.
The genial countenance of JOS. Nc
Carrogher, Chief Engineer Of the Coast
Survey steamer FMca, is once more
seen in our midst. Having spent the
summer in faithful government SER
vice, he has come home to the best
place in the world to spend the win
ter.
Lovers of the marvellous will do we'll
to keep sharp lookout for the comet
recently discovered by Prof. Barnard,
Of the Lick Observatory. 1t is now
approaching the solar system, and if
predictions are veri fed the stranger
will soon be visible to the unaided eyes
in the eastern skies, soon after sunset.
Mr.. F. w. Brown, the we'll known
engineer and surveyor has wisely con-
cluded to rent his place in the country
and remove to town. He has bought
several blocks on Eastside street, above
Union, where he intends to fit up
pleasant home. We welcome him as
an inhabitent of the Capital city.
Iowa eggs sell at IS cents per dozen.
1t is a blessing that the railroad is
completed, and we are able to buy
our -four and meal in California, our
bacon and lard in Illinois and Kansas,
our butter in Minnesota, and our eggs
in Iowa. We can't starve with near
neighbors ready to supply our wants.
Thanksgiving Turkeys.
The City Market will have a limited
supply of fine turkeys for Thanksgiving,
and those who contemplate a turkey !
dinner on that day, will make sure of it |
by leaving their orders at once, before