Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-10

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a care whether 800 or 81 600 pass ove
= his counters each day, or whether III
gas meter runs away with the profit
{ or not. It's girl, but 10 ewears tina
was just what lie expected and wanted
4 We believe Kim, knowing his pas
{ Partially Tor the fair s'x: but Tia
, name OF Grover will have t. wait 10
application.
!, \ workman at the Odd Fellow
, building, while clearing away 4 lot G
, rubbish from the upper floor OF tn
, building, came to the front and looke'
about to see il there was anybody il
danger, and seeing no one, discharged
an armiul of short boards which barrel,
missed the head of Rev l.. j. Carver
who was passing at the time Mr.
Carver says there is plenty Of loon
on the opposite side of the street, ant
he doesn't propose to tempt annihila
ton any more.
Col. John +. Floyd, OF Chicago, ex
cashier of the American Express Com
pany, spent several days in the city
during the week, being the guest Of
Maj. J. r. Hayden. Mr. Floyd has
been in the employ Of the above com,
pany for twenty-four years, and this is
his first outing during that period. He
is now en- route to Sitka, Alaska, from
whence he proposes to return home via
California. He expresses himself as
greatly pleased with our country and
climate.
The Garden City Fruit Evaporating
Company, of Westside, have dried
about 5000 pounds of peach plums,
recently, and are now running for a
few days on apples and pears. Later
varieties of plums and prunes will be
ready in few days. They employ six
or seven hands at the drier and as
many more pickers. This company
began business in this city during the
present season. and have already put
up about 1900 pounds Of excellent
evaporated fruits.
John Hart, Familiarity known as
Scotty," who has lived in this city
for some time, died very suddenly in
the Office saloon, Sunday morning.
He Was seated in Il chair when he fell
forward, and the bartender, hearing a
noise, turned to see what was the mat
ter, and was just in time to see him
fall to the floor. A physician was inn
mediately summoned, but Hart was
past recovery when he arrived An
examination showed that the cause of
his death was gangrene of the lungs.
| His remains were inferred on Monday.
A very enjoyable dinner party was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Graves,
at their residence, corner of Adams
and Seventh streets, last Monday, in
honor of her 77th birth day. After
dinner was served, ut late hour the
guests departed, wishing Mrs. Graves
many happy returns OF the day.
Among those present were Rev. Mas
sey and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Judge
Sparks, Mrs. A. Mann, Mrs. P. C.
Mann, Mrs. NJ. Henry, Mrs. NJ. Smith,
Mrs. A. Washburn and daughter
Maudie, Of McMinnville, Oregon.
L. G. Talcott, who went out with the
camping party in the White Wings
shout ten days ago, returned Wednes-
day evening. He says the boys had
very wet time of it throughout.
While camped on Hoods canal. one
night, an animal. supposed to be a
cougar, came prowling around the
camp, and the boys got their guns
ready and began the attack, firing in
the direction from whence the sounds
came, none of them having seen the
disturber of their peaceful slumbers.
They fired to kill the noise of the
cougar, as it were.
The Chautauqua Institute will CON-
mence its session ON Vashon Island,
Monday next, August 18th, and con-
tinue five days. Prof. L. E. Follans-
bee, of this city, has been engaged to
conduct the sessions. This gentleman
is possessed of unusual ability in the
line of institute work, which fact is
being pretty generally recognized
throughout this Territory and Oregon,
if We may judge from the numerous
engagements he fills in the capacity
of conductor, and the many applica-
tons received which he is forced to de-
cline on account Of conflicting en-
gagements.
The Olympic Hotel in this city was
burglarized on Sunday night last.
The thief entered the room OF Mr..
Stringer, the proprietor, and took from
his pants pocket $40 in coin. Another
room was entered and the occupants
relieved of money to the amount Of
$lS-one man losing SIS and the
other So. The clerk of the hotel also
lost = pair of new pants from his
room. The same night q man who
was sleeping in the Prescott building
had his pants pockets relieved of S.
in silver, while pocket-book, contain
ing $3.50, which was under his pillow
was left untouched. No clue was OBJ.
tanned to the perpetrator.
The sale of stamps at the Olympia
postoffice averages from 81 to $l2 pei
day. OF course more OF the twos are
demanded than all the other demon.
nations of stamps, the proportion be-
ing, say, in sales OF $500 per month,
about $3.50 of that denomination and
the remainder of the ones, fours, fives
tens and fifteens, the call seldom be
ing for stamps of larger denomination
than the latter. The sale of postal
cards average $40 per month, and o
stamped envelopes about $40 PEI