Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-01-27
MERE MENTION.


The gravel train is once more in
operation.
Frank Owings is rec overing from a
severe illness.
Bates Cavanaugh is confined to his
room by sickness.
Five days more remain of the
Legislative session.
A big raft of logs is awaiting ship
ment from the Eastside.
Let us hope the day Of interrupted
mail service is about passed.
Mr.. A. d. Whitney, OF Seattle, was
in the Capital City, this week.
The Legislature will adjourn sine
die by limitation, next Thursday even
ing.
The man in the moon proposes to
play at hide-and-seek, tomorrow
night.
A number of our citizens left on
the steamer Willie to attend ball to
be given at Shelton this evening.
The ice and snow has about dis
appeared, under the influence of the
copious showers of rain that have
fallen the past few days.
Capt. Roeder has so far recovered
from his severe illness as to be able to
visit the Capitol to-day, the first time
he as been out Of his room for more
than two weeks.
Mr.. Ranger, proprietor OF the Gem
Chop House has taken a room at the
St. Peters Hospital. He has been
suffering with rheumatism in his
neck, some time past.
Judge Lasater of Walla Walla, is
on visit to the Territorial capt.
tai. The Judge is one of the old
time Democrats whose presence is
ever welcome at the council-fires.
Rev. J. R. Thompson, President of
the Council, will lecture in the Con-
gregational church, next Sunday
evening. Subject: " Moses, the
Great Legislator" Services in the
morning as usual. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Mr.. Ward talks Of moving the
Northern Pacific Express office to the
north half of the salesroom formerly
occupied by Mr.. Simcnso n, the Jewell
er, whose contemplated removal to the
new brick building of Mr.. Woodruff,
has already been noted.
An East Olympia lady shoots off
her mouth by saying that every menu
Der of the Legislature who received
one of those petticoats should be
+ obi ged to wear it in public. As
Artemus Ward used to ssy?" "Total
depravity is no name for it,"
Messrs. F. T. Cakes, Vice President,
and J. NJ. Buckley, Assistant General
Manager Western Divisions, of the N.
r. Railroad, visited Olympia to-day,
accompanied by Mr.. Riggs, an Eastern
capitalist, who is making an examine
ton of the country, with view to in
vestment, for himself and others.
The cases of the United States vs.
Simpson and Park, for cancellation
Of seventeen entries, amounting to
2,72O acres of government land, on
trial twenty-six days last June and
July, in the local land Office, has been
decided by the Register and Receiver
in favor Of the government, and can
ISOLATION recommended
The City Council, at its regular ses-
sion, Wednesday evening, reelected
I The officers Of last year, in the main,
substituting Harvey McClelland for
Mr.. McNear for Night Waterman, the
latter gentleman being an applicant
for the position of Marshal. The
election of the latter officer was laid
{ over until next meeting.
A squaw, known to the whites as
Snohomish Susan" was fearfully
cut by a knife in the hands Of a
drunken buck Of the same tribe, on
one Of our streets, few nights ago.
The Indian is known as John Billy
boy" and he now awaits the result OF
events in Jail, while the woman lies in
precarious condition, at st. Peters
Hospital.
Mr.. James Mcknight, attorney OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.,
arrived from St. Paul by Tuesdays
train, u represent the company in an
important suit ia the Supreme Court,
He seems to have already become ac-
climated TO the rigors of Minnesota
weather, for he talks Of the ice carni-
val and tabogganing with the enthu-
siasm Of native of these wilds.
Mr., II. A. Smith and H. Ellis have
formed q copartnership and bought
the stock of cigars, fruits, ETC., for
merly owned by Jno, Brewer, which
added to the supplies Of the senior
partner, constitutes quite an as
sortment of articles in that line of
business. They will, for the present,
manage both stands, but probably
unite the stocks at some future time.
It seems something like imposition
20 charge members of the Legislature
nity-cents to ride to the capital,
simply because the snow set up a
corner" on the transDOrtatiOn busi-