Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-25

Mr. Bettman has just opened one
OF the finest assortments OF shoes
ever brought to the city.
Mr.. Edgar McGovern has bought a
block lying near the southern limits
Of town, from Mr.. n. H. Owings, pay
ing $4,000 therefor
After many preliminary indications
OF freeze-up, the weather has settled
down to the variety the old lady prayed
for, the regular sozzle-sozzle.
Tie many friends OF Mr. John
Meacham will regret to learn OF his
severe illness. He is, however. we'll
carried for at St. Peters Hospital.
Eggs still remain at the top notch
price, 50 cents per dozen. A few
" ovcr-ripe" varieties from Iowa sell at
% cents, but find very few purchasers.
The elegant steamer J. r. Potter
now leaves in the morning instead of
at noon, for Seattle and way-ports. re-
turning in the evening about o'clock
Mrs. Sarah +. Wright has sold five
acres on the Tumwater road, opposite
the Chambers plat, for 81 600. Mr..
J. II. Gale, late OF Dakota, is the pur-
chaser
Mr.. John Ehl and Miss Henrietta
Walther were united in marriage by
Judge Ready, at the residence OF Mr..
Hadlan, in this city, last Tuesday
evening.
The plate-glass windows in the front
of the Turner block have redeemed
that corner from the dreariness which
has prevailed since the erection of the
building.
Poor families who would not gather
apples, last fall, upon shares at reason
able rates, are now buying their win
ter fruit by the box and paying high
prices in cash.
The joyous song Of blackbirds is
daily heard in the maple shade trees
which line our streets. An indication
of the approach of Spring in the
midst of " Winter"
1t is not paradoxical assertion to
say that the grass is starting, fruit
trees are budding, and flowers are
pertaining the air in Olympia gardens,
in the midst OF winter.
The STANDARD suggests that if the
present dearth OF evening amuse-
ments is likely to continue, in default
of strolling players, home talent had
better come to the front.
The Northwest Teacher, published in
this city by Mr.. L. f. Follansbee,
President of the Collegiate Institute,
is fast becoming the leading educa-
tional journal Of this coast
All Odd Fellows are requested to
meet at the Hall of Olympia Lodge
No l, l. o. 0. F., next Monday, at
half past seven o'clock P. NJ. Business
of Importance will be transacted
Seattle people are counting on
time in the near future when their lit
tie city will contain fifty thousand in
habitants. Olympia is willing to
bide her time and let well enough
alone.
A half-breed girl who has been
working at Erb's bakery, was taken
sick with the smallpox last Tuesday,
and was very properly removed by the
Board of Health to a less frequented
locality.
Mr. w. C. Moore, of Tacoma, died
at st. Peters Hospital, in this city, of
cancer in the stomach, yesterday
morning. The remains were taken to
Tseoms to-aAy for interment. he
leaves a widow.
A lady inquirer wants to know
what that big hole is for in Tusten &
Co.'s new sign. 1t signifies, of course,
that they will get the whole of their
moneys worth when trading at that
establishment.
If you see u couple of well dressed
strangers whiting sticks on street
corner, you can safely conclude that
they have been interviewing some
valuable city property and are now
comparing notes.
Talcott's subdivision OF Ayers Ad-
dition is the latest plat added to our
town-lOt domain. It is situated on
Ayers hill, between Fourth and Sixth
Streets. The front tier OF lots will sell
at from $50 to $500.
To define the weather during the
passing week would be like undertak-
ing the diagnosis of most peculiar
disease. It has largely been of the
non-committal sort, interspersed with
rain, sunshine, frost, fog, calm and
storm.
The managers OF the electric light
plant are adopting frosted globes for
their street lights. This is great
improvement, since the light is there
by rendered much softer while the
dense shadows on two sides are wholly
prevented.
Mr.. L. A. Crandall, a lawyer of Roch-
ester, N. ", arrived at Tacoma this
week to make it his home. While on
a visit to this city yesterday, he called
to express his qualification at
the prospects OF rapid progress OF that
Northwest.
Mr.. w. Herman Fehse, a CORE
spondent of the Mt. Pleasant Qowa)