Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-11

visiting in Olympia during the past
few days.
Immense colonies of robins and /
are wintering in Olympia
This country, it seems, is good enough
for them.
"When do the county school super
intendents, recently elected, take their
offices ?" That's the question, and it's
a sticker.
Frank Mossman is engaged in the
oyster business at Oyster Bay. He
says that he intends to live an honest
life hereafter.
A fine weather-vane, the points OF
the compass, surmounted by an eagle
now ornament the dome on Odd Eel
lows Temple.
The County Commissioners court
which convenes on the first Monday
in February. will transact some inn
portant business.
The Olympia sawmill splits into
halves its biggest logs by means of
gunpowdcr to bring them within the
limits of its saws.
Mr.. Sampson, of Tacoma, 4 far-see-
ing real estate man, has been invest
ing largely in real estate in this vicin-
ity the past week.
And so another leap year has ex-
pired with a good deal of leftover
stock on the market. But then wine
improves with age.
The bosses OF Olympia Heather
laundries are currying the favor Of
their patrons by the annual distribu-
ton OF China lilies.
Travellers affirm that there is not a
better restaurant on the Sound than
the Gold Bar, Of this city, Mr.. Larry
Cormier, proprietor.
Mr.. A. A. Phillips will leave in a
few days for San Francieco accompan-
led by his daughter. They will be
absent several weeks.
Mr.. VIM. P. Husk, OF the Westside,
late from Missouri, had his hand Sc
verely injured, few days ago at Taco
ma, by a railroad car jam.
Now if the Olympia and Chehalis
Valley Railroad will but lay third
rail, as they contemplate doing, Olym-
pia's prosperity is assured.
Mr.. Anderson, a student of the In
stitute, who has been quite i'll at the
residence of Jos. Chilberg, is now
nearly if not quite recovered.
Mr.. George White, of Eastside, is
preparing the ground and hauling the
lumber for new cottage to be erected
on his Second street property.
The planets Mars and Venus are
now sweeping through the same zodi-
acal sign, Aquarius, the waterbearer, a
somewhat unusual coincidence.
Jos. Chem, of the White House,
has gone into the slaughtering bust
ness, the slaughtering of high prices
in selling his dress goods at cost.
A street car running from the end
of long wharf to upper Main street
and propelled by storage electric
motor, is the next thing in order.
The weather oracle of the STAND.
ARD Office says the first snow of the
season fell in Olympia, last Tuesday
afternoon, but it turned to rain before
night.
Mr.. John Corkish. Superintendent
of the Puget Sound Pipe Factory
passed through town, this week, or
q his way from Portland to down Sound
points.
Miss Maud Hume, niece of Mrs
a Nv. Yantes, who has been spending
# several months with her relatives here
returned this week to Brownsville
r Oregon.
# Mrs. w. A. Anderson, of Cosmopolis
is in the city in attendance upon hel
1 son who is confined to his room BY
l illness, at the residence OF Mr.. JOS
Chilberg.
J. Rev. Mr.. Cole, of Kansas, wiz occu
), py the Baptist pulpit next Sabbath
: morning and evening. The pastor o
the church Is engaged at a meeting a
4 LaConner.
Don't forget that Mr.. L. Bettman il
!, selling out his stock OF ladies' and fancy
goods, at cost, and that he has al
unusually fine assortment of articles
in that line.
1t is rumored with considerable con
fidence that mill capable Of cutting
, $4,000 feet per day, is one of the i'm
provements that will soon material
ize on the Westside.
A new crossing appears on Cclum
bia street, at the foot OF Third. Thi
will prove especially convenient TO
those pedestrians who have business
on the newly extended wharf.
A smile is constantly illumines tn
features Of those who own eligible cit,
property, and those in the suburb
stand with ears erect to catch the re
peated rumblings of the boom.
The last smallpox microbe is be
> lieved to have spread its wings ant
flown away, leaving Olympia, as
|" has always been, the healthiest cit,
II on the northwest Pacific Coast.
Judge Root declines to become
e candidate for Councilman in tn
9 Third Ward. Messrs. Frost, Messegee
Aldridge, and several others, hav,
W warm advocates for the position.
- The weather during the presen
week has resembled in striking man
e ner the facial expressions OF childhoo'
u in its fitful alterations of smiles an,
Al