Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-31
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From the daily o. Saturday.
The strawberry market is good.
Prepare to hear the eagle scream.
Dog owners must procure theil
licenses.
This afternoon the street sprinkler
sprinkleth.
Thurston county gardens are yield
ing nobly this season.
Several eastern capitalists will visit
Olympia next month.
Mayor Conveys new residence is re
ceiving it's frat coat OF paint.
Charley Storr, the alleged smallpox
patient. was out splitting wood this
morning.
Mr.. James, who recently purchased 9
lot in Swans addition, on Fourth
street, is improving the same.
When a man with money visits oul
city, every possible advantage the
town possesses should be presented tc
him.
Mr.. W. +. Cavanaugh, brother oi
the genial editor OF the Partisan, has
determined to locate in our beautiful
city.
A telephone message received from
Montesano as we are going to press,
states that John Esmond died at that
place at 2 p. NJ. to-day.
The Baptist Sunday School is having
q picnic to-day out at Johns ranch,
on the railroad, few miles from the
city. No better day could be desired.
The obsequies OF the late J. n. Gale
took place this morning from his resi-
dence on Main street Rev. Mr. Camp
bell, of the Congregational church,
preached tho funeral sermon.
Mr.. Geo. Langridge is man after
an editors own heart. He has placed
on our table a fine sample OF asparagus,
Of the Red Argentuel variety, single
stock measuring one and three-eighths
inches in diameter. The seed was OBJ
tanned from the Rural Ncw Yorker.
At their regular meeting last even
ing, the Chapter OF Royal Arch Masons
appointed committee, consisting OF
Messrs. J. P. Tweed, F. F. Williamson
and A. B. Cowles, to make the nee
essary arrangements for entertaining
the Grand Chapter which meets in the
city June 4th.
Mr.. Lindley Moore has been the
first to step forward with supply OF
strawberries this season. A liberal
supply of the largest, ripest and best
OF this choice product OF bounteous ma
ture graced our table short time yes
terday. They were grown by Mr..
Estep, on Westside.
The case OF the Territory vs. Sam
Peters was called in Justice Sparks
court this morning, when a change OF
venue was taken, Justice Ready and
trial set for l o'clock this afternoon,
when the accused, was discharged, he
having bought the furs OF man who
is now in Jail for another theft.
The Puget Sound Pipe Company is
greatly embarrassed by its lack OF op-
portunities to ship its products. 1t is
also in need OF an enlarged plant
Making pipe is one OF the best indus
tries on Puget Sound and Olympia can
i'll afford to have the works now here
hindcred. We need another railroad.
Late Yesterday afternoon rumors
were afloat that the financial aid nee
essary to build the Puget Sound &
Gray's Harbor railroad, had been Sc
cured. Our reporter interviewed Mr.
s. c. Woodruff upon the subject, but
he informs us that he has no informa.
ton to substantiate the report. He
says negotiations arc pending, with a
probability OF success, but nothing, as
yet has been determined. He expects
General r. G. O'Brien back tonight
from San Francisco, and if there is
anything of the rumor the General
will have the particulars.