Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-13
MERE MENTION.
CLANS and oysters.


yield.
St. Peters Hospital now contains sew
teen patients.
The shinge-mil has been shut down
the past week
The hotels have all the guests they
can accommodate.
Mr.. A. J. Burr is paying his respects
to Seattle this week.
Miss Annie Littlejohn is visiting
friends in Centralia.
Mrs. Carrie Pardun, Of Seattle, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Mrs. l.. p. Ferry, of Seattle, is visit
ing relatives on Eastside.
The Methodist church will soon I'M
dergo some needed repairs.
The little steamer Jessie is undergoin.
repairs, in the Olympia Harbor
Anumber OF faces familiar in Shelton
and vicinity were in town this week.
The Emma Hdy,card brought up
about eighty passengers Monday even
ing.
Olympia's present activity is merely an
introduction of what will be ere the snow
flies.
Several prominent business men Of
Tacoma and Seattle visited Olympia this
week.
Meacham's furniture store ant
the Columbia Hotel are undergoing re-
pairs.
The STANDARD has the first and only
steam folding-machine in Washington
Territory.
Messrs. ID. L. Rhodes and a. Free
berger, of Shelton, were in the city early
this week.
This week several hotel keepers Have
hired rooms for their guests from pri'
vate families.
The U. S. Coast Survey Schooner
Earnest was seen blowing the waters o.
the bay early this week.
Quite number of Olympians attended
the social dance given by the Shelton
cornet band last Friday.
Mayor A. H. Chambers has purchased
eight yoke of work-cattle from Mr.. A. E
Lille, of North Yakima.
Eastside is to have fire-alarm bell
1t will be placed on a tower corner o.
Fourth and Plum streets.
Mr.. Vincent, this week, shipped over
200 pairs of shoes to the Hospital fal
Insane, at Fort SteiacOom.
The Goliah, was in port Saturday
She took away large raft of logs for
the Port Gamble Mill Company
A meeting of the Prohibition "party'
will be held in Columbia Hall, .o-mor-
row Saturday evening, at o'clock.
The party, or parties, who removed one
Of the city ladders are requested to return
the same to Street Commissioner Cullen
House-moving is in order, and soor
several wooden buildings will be or
wheels, to make room for brick build
ings.
The Olympia Bottling Works are
filing large orders for all portions Of the
Sound. Ginger ale seems to be theil
specially.
Hon. John F. Convey has purchased
from Hon. John P. Hoyt the property or
which the postofice stands; considera
ton, $500.
Rabbeson & Harned's undertaker's es
tablishment has been removed to Capt
b Percival's building, corner of Main ant
Second Streets.
The building formerly occupied b,
S Mrs L. A. Hood, on Main Street, viii
be re-opened as restaurant, by Mr.. ant
Mrs. Reiscnweber.
Mr. J. N. Squires, the grocer, has re
moved his stock to the building on thu
opposite side of the street, formerly &C
cupied by Mr.. Vincent.
Messrs. Frost and Blodgett leav
Sunday for North Yakima, to attend thu
Territorial Democratic Convention
They 60 by the switchback.
Mrs. Zerelda Mccoy and Mr.. r. E
Bair, of Tacoma, have been appointe'
by his Excellency, Gov. Semple, Nota
ries Public since last report
People are coming to Olympia iron
all points of the compass. They arrive
here by almost every mode Of convey
ance, save ae rial navigation.
Many are taking advantage of tn
present beautiful weather by setting on
flowers and otherwise improving tn
appearance Of their places of residence.
The Emma Haywdrd was delayed owe
two hours Tuesday, because of towing
the North Poetic from New to Old Ia
coma, which boat is undergoing repairs
Like all other places, Olympia has :
few who know more in their minds }
about conducting first-class paper thar
those who have made journalism study
The "White House" store, in its new
location, is doing an excellent business
Low prices, good wares and courteous
treatment are winning cards in business
The NJ. H. Scott building corner Q
Fifth and Main Streets is being razed Il
the ground, to prepare the site for tho
silsby store building ON the opposit.
corner.
Mr.. G. W. Pryor, brotherin-law o
Mr.. F. w. Brown, the Surveyor, ha
arrived from North Carolina, to make hi
home in Thurston county, and probabl,
Olympia.
1t is about as cheap to 60 to Seattle a
to stay at home. The Emma Hayeay,
has reduced the price of passage t
Seattle to seventy-iye cents for tn
round-trip.
It is reported that Deputy Collector O
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