Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-19
MERE MENTION.
Transfers arc busy.

MERE MENTION.
Transfers are busy.
A heavy frost this morning.
The gravel train is still in motion.
Mrs. L. NJ. Clark is visiting in She
ton.
Mr.. Pat. Dolan is improving his res
dence.
The Long bridge will soon be con
pleted.
Julius Sternberg is still very To-
with fever.
We have had fair weather the pas
three days.
Gen. Milroy made business visit t
Seattle this week.
The Congres ational church is one
more without pastor.
Mr.. w. H. Clark, OF Shelton, pai'
Olympia visit, this week.
Rev. w. B. Lee and wife are cxpec.
ed to return home this week.
Mr.. +. Ii. Cavanaugh returne'
from Spokane Falls yesterday.
Three booms of logs are awaiting
shipment from the Westside.
Gen. Milroy is suffering from I
lameness in one of his ankles.
Foggy mornings and bright even
ings are now the order Of the day.
Only two weeks to election, and
then a good Democratic victory.
The bay is beginning to be flecksd
with ducks and other water fowl.
Now is the time to gather them in
that is, those nice big red apples.
Late rains have swollen the Des.
chuttes river to fair proportions.
Capt J. J. Gilbert and family are
expected soon to return to Olympia.
Many students Of the Collegiate
Institute are sporting Cleveland
hats.
Remember the election, tomorrow
for Clerk of the Olympia School Dis
trict.
The Olympia saw mill is running
night and day, to fill accommodating
orders.
The steamer Idaho will soon run
as freight boat between this city and
Seattle.
Wednesday night is recorded as be-
ing, SO far, the coolest night of the
season.
A new sidewalk has been put down
on Second street, between Plum and
Ounce.
Olympia merchants say indications
were never better for q busy fall and
winter.
Wet weather is coming and il
is time to put that mat down At your
front door.
On Monday last was born to the
wife of Andrew Miller, Of this place,
q daughter.
Last Sunday night the steamer
North Paci6e came up in place of the
Emma Hayward.
The Shelton property, Eastside has
been sold to parties from Seattle. Pur.
chase price $500.
That portion of the Columbia
House fronting ON Columbia street is
receiving new roof.
The Fleetwood is laid up for repairs
and the Clara Brown has gone on her
schedule temporarily.
There 10 now an uninterrupted pros.
pect up Adams street, from Fourth
to beyond Union street.
The Westside sawmill has all it car
do in filing orders both for home con
sumption and shipment.
Masons are engaged putting dowr
the foundation for the new Episcopa
church, on Washington street.
One hundred good girls are wanted
in Olympia to make exemplary wives
pumpkin pies and dress the baby.
The store building on the southwes
corner of Fourth and Washington
streets is receiving new coat of paint
Read the STANDARD and you will b.
wise; vote the straight Democratic
ticket and you will be happy. Try it.
The solemn crows are congregatine
to act as scavengers Of alley ways ant
back yards, during the coming winter
The Didascalion Association, sus
tanned by the students of the Colleg.
late Institute, has now over fift,
members.
Visitors from abroad are loud il
their praises of the new block JUS
erected BY Olympia's enterprisinj
Odd Fellows.
Now that Adams street is NIGEL
graded, many new sidewalks are ar
pearing on either side of that stated,
: thoroughfare.
Rev. Leonard ]. Carver breaches
his farewell sermon, last Sunday ever
ing, and will leave in a few days fl
Oakland, Cal.
Workmen are engaged in putin
new timbers under the platform of til
. hay scales on the corner Of Main an
Third streets.
Mr.. w. A. Anderson, Of Cosmopoli
was in town. this week, bringing hi
two sons to enter them - students j
Collegiate Institute.
Mr.. J. E. Clark, of the Seattle Pos
Intelligencer and wife have been in til
city the past few days. We acknow
edged q pleasant call.
To plaster the walls of Odd Fellow