Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-28

Francisco now take the cars, overland,
in preference to ocean travel.
Real estate dealers assert that more
Thurston county property changes
hands in a month now, than in Ii
twelve-month, several years ago.
A man named Sullivan has been
committed by Judge Ready for a
murderous assault made on Christ
mas night, on boon companion.
1t has been estimated that not less
than an acre of thickly-stulIed small
growth fir timber was required, this
year, to supply Olympia with Christ
mas trees.
Olympia bazaars and variety stores
have been obliged to employ large
number of clerks during the week.
Young ladies are principally engaged
as saleswomen.
Members OF Olympia Lodge l. .. O..
F., are especially requested to be pres
ent at the meeting Monday night, as
business Of importance will come be-
fore the meeting.
From sheer desire of good living
numerous passing travellers, with re-
laxed business engagements, remained
over in Olympia and took in the fes-
tivities OF the week
By subscribing for the WASHINGTON
STANDARD, next Tuesday, you will be
very apt to remember your New Year
resolutions. There is charm, you
know, in condolences.
Depite the raids made on the MIS-
qually hunting ground, every week, by
Olympia veterans, the fine fat ducks
in the sloughs OF that vicinity seem to
remain undiminished.
The pest-house has been established
at the end of the Long Wharf, and the
warehouse will be used temporarily,
for the reception of patients afflicted
with contagious diseases.
Like Tom Moore's Banquet-hall
deserted" the Students Home is
nearly empty, this week, the ..occn-
pants having gone to spend the holi-
day season at their homes.
Rev. James Campbell, of Seattle,
general superintendent of the Olym-
pia and Gray's Harbor Telephone
Company, was in town, this week.
All in all, the passing week has
been an exceptionally pleasant one, as
to weather, and the Oldest inhabitant
fails to remember Il time that comes
nearer the true ideal OF Puget Sound
holiday season.
Mr.. 5. c. Woodruff, of Steilacoom,
has SO far recovered from his broken
leg aftiictiOn as to be able to visit
Olympia. His limb is rapid ]y gaining
strength and he will soon have nc
further need of e" wearing crutches.
One has no need, just now, of cal
ender to define the season of the year
The incessant tattoo OF the small boy 1
drum, while blasts from toy trumpets
and the squawk Of automatic dolls in
the arms of their would-be mammas,
are, Of themselves sufficient.
Mr.. w. F. Bowers, senior member
Of the firm of w. +. Bowers & Compa-
ny, of San Francisco, spent a portion
OF holiday week fin Olympia. Mr.
Bowers feels proud that he sold oul
civ its frst steam fire engine and hopes
soon to duplicate and triplicate the
transaction.
VIM. McLane, ESQ.,, of Mud Bay,
will start on visit next week to his
old home in Pennsylvania, accompan-
led by his daughter Ellie. He goes on
business, as we'll US for recreation, the
settlement of an estate in which he is
interested. He will probably be alb
sent till spring.
The office is the recipient of boz
quet Of selected flowers gathered in a
garden of the Capital city, on Christ
mas day. Prominent among other
blossoms were English violets, taken
from n bed on the north side of tho
house, where little or no sunshine ev-
er warns their petals
Last Tuesday was strictly observed
by the business men of Olympia.
Everybody who Was acknowledgements
to have store clothes put them on and
got all out of the day there was in it.
An army of children paraded the
streets, making the welkin ring with
their unfeigned Christmas music.
Judging from the reports of balls
and social dances being held at Tum-
water, Tenino, South Bay, Shelton,
Kamilchie and, in fact, at some ham
let corresponding to almost every
point of the compass, the blessed fid-
die might well be accounted the most
busy thing during holiday week.
Gen. McKenny's drug store has
been closed the past few days, while
an inventory Of stock is taken, prepare
to It's sale to Messrs. C. F. Leavenworth
and A. c. Clark, gentlemen we'll up in
the drug business, and who will, no
doubt, maintain the high reputation
the business has at tanned under their
predecessor.
Mr.. Ira Kneeland, who has just re-
turned from visit to his old home in
Maine, is enthusiastic in describing
the contrast between the climate of
that section and the Puget Sound
country. There had been nearly two
months OF good sleighing before he left
the East, but all that could not COM
pensate him for the intense cold he
had to endure.
Ever since Pope Gregory XIII revis-