Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-21
MERE MENTlOM'

Eggs-are tSS0'
Christmas bells.
Talk fast, ladies
Have you registered
All the hotels are full
Merry Christmas bells.
Merry Christmas to all.
Ho. for the Navy Yard,
Look out for the smallpox.
Hang up the baby's stocking
The shortest day in the year.
7, will soon be the time for good
resolutions.
Miss Nina d. French is in town
visiting friends.
Many loggers Will spend the holi-
days i'll Olympia.
Have you secured your turkey yet :?
Then happy are you.
Olympia is unusually fun of stran-
gers from all quarters.
1t has been raining necessarily the
past twenty-four hours.
Mr.. A. Mackenzie, wife and child
OF Yelm, are in the city.
Old Santa Claus is looking up the
record of good children.
Mr.. J. r. James, OF Centrai:., was
in Olympia last Monday
Good butter, now costs more than
the reputed staff of life
The streets resound with the shouts
of released school children.
A frost whitened the face of ma
ture, last Wednesday night,
Joseph Sampson and wife, of Kam-
ilchie, are visiting in Olympia.
Mr.. n. S. Porter made down
Sound business trip this week.
Mrs. Bell Oppenheimer returned
from her Eastern trip Saturday.
What beautiful weather." is st,e
common expression on ail sides.
Mrs. Chas. St. John, tk Chehalis
county, is in town visiting friends.
Painters have begun work on the
lower front of Odd Fellows Temple.
A. Farquhar is building an elegant
porch along the front of his residence.
Mr.. Henry Dobson of Chchalis,
Lewis county, was in town this week
Olympia is getting to be city ia
nous for meat markets and cigar
stands.
The front of the north half of the
Olympic Block has received a new
coat of paint.
A rainbow at high noon, last Mon
day, was one of the pleasant episodes
of the season.
Mr.. VIM. Pix writes friend in this
place that he is enjoying himself at
the Bay City.
Tom Brown has concluded to re-
tire from business and spend the win
ter in Olympia.
William Selby, of Skokomish, and
Edward Callow, of Kamilchie, were in
Olympia, this week.
If almanac predictions can be. re-
lied upon, pleasant weather will reign
during holiday week.
Charles F. Holton returned Wednes.
day from q three months visit to the
New England States.
The new sidewalk leading across
the Bay to Eastside, makes a splendid
moonlight promenade.
Final settlement was made in the
Probate Court, this week, in the estate
of C. H. Hale, deceased
Mrs. Lyman Mann, of Seattle, has
been visiting her parents in this city
during the past few days. 20 '-'
the Sternberg brothers have 50 fal
recovered from their late severe illness
as to be out upon the street.
Don't forget the Talcott Bros. fine
stock when you make up your Jew.
els for Christmas souvenirs.
Several families of emigrants are
living in tents on Westside from ina
bility to obtain houses in the city.
The. dynamo, at the electric light
plant, was put in motion, to-day, the
shorest day in the year, at 4 O'Clock
Pm.
The Charity Ball, Tuesday evening
was we'll attended and a satisfactory
sum was realized for the humane OBJ
ject.
Mr.. John Byrne, lately purchased Of
Mr.. Robt. Frost the east half of Bloch
4 In Ayers Addition, paying therefor
$1,000.
The Probate Court has granted ar
order for sale of certain personal prop
erty in the estate of Sarah A. Waldron
deceased. .s-+
Mr.. Alexander Mcleod, late O
Shelton, has removed with his fanil,
to Olympia, and is now residing on
Easiside.
Mr.. ]. N. Squires, of the Californi.
Grocery, says the blood-red color O
his sign means war to the knife agains
high prices.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Hopkins, the we'll know
Chehalis county stock operator, re
turned from a tour of the lower Sound
last Monday.
Word comes that Mr.. w. J. Heus
ton, of Tenino, is slowly bnt hope
fully recovering from his illness. LIE
everybody rejoice.
The plate-glass has been set in tn
front of Odd Fellows Temple and til
rooms on the first floor will soon b
ready for occupancy.
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