Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-18
MERE MENTION.

the city.
The bank building is now up to the
Prevails.
Christmas chimes are beginning to
reach the ear.
The work OF street gravehng has
been resumed.
Remember the musical entertain
mcnt Monday evening.
Cool mornings. Look out or Jack
Frost will nip your house-plants.
The Howard fiat on Adams and
Twelfth streets is about completed.
Mrs. T. l. Blodgett returned from
her Eastern tip Wednesday evening.
Property values are steadily alvanc-
ing in Olympia and Thurston county.
The street railway company are
distributing their ties on Main street.
DR.. Waughop, OF Fort Steilacoom,
was visitor to the capital on Tues
day.
Messrs. Work & Westerman have
received the contract for painting the
new hotel
The steamer EFctmood left on Mon
day for Seattle, to be repaired for the
winter trade.
Twenty new street crossings have
been in process Of construction during
the past week.
Collegiate Institute was put in tele-
phonic communication with Central
Olympia, this week.
Miss Edna Farrey, of Spokane Falls
arrived last Monday, and now student
in Collegiate Institute.
Frank Milrphy and his sister Annie
left on Sunday to visit relatives and
the Exposition in Portland.
Mr.. J. C. Horn and DR.. A. B. Wood
ard went to Portland Monday to hear
the band and see the sights.
Mr.. John Ehl has some fine polish
for cleaning silverware or brass. 1t
will make it look like new article.
The Legislature will soon be in SEES
sion and our citizens are making prep
arations for entertaining the members.
Mr.. ]. C. Horn has just finished
another cOmmodiOus warehouse on
his wharf, near the draw OF Long
bridge.
Mrs. Matte Gilmore, an employe
in this Office for several months, left
on Saturday last for Portland to visit
the Exposition. st
Charley HoltOn has been confined
to the Hospital the past ten days by
typhoid fever. He was out for the
first time today.
Mr.. Ed. Sykes, sof San Francisco
was in the city on Monday, paying a
visit to his friends and customers. He
is travelling agent for cigars.
J.. P. Till, II years of age, died on the
Eastside, Tuesday evening, of hernia
He came to this place last week from
the East. He leaves family.
Mrs. Rebecca Orr, of Spokane Falls
has been in the city the past few days
visiting friends. She is the guest o
Mrs. Josie Ferry, on the Eastside.
The STANDARD received a. plcasan
call this week from Phil w. Mccarthy
OF Kamilche, one of the proprietor
Of the Bodega SALOON, at that place.
Mr.. Gee. B. Handle, Representative
: elect from Pierce county, was in tn
city Wednesday, making preparation
for taking up his temporary abode
here.
Tie congregation of St. Johns Epis
copal church will remove to the base
ment of their new building, corner
Washington and Ninth streets next
Sunday.
Miss Aggie Peck, of LaConner, late
q student in this city, has taken 8
school in Kamilche, and passed
through Olympia last Monday er
route to that place.
Mr.. James Pratt has placed bulle
tin board in his saloon on which, every
day at five o'clock. he registers the
real estate transactions Of the preced
ing twenty-four hours.
Little Lord Fauntleroy" will be
presented at Columbia Hall on the
evening of the 25th. The HPostage
Stamp Co." and Mckee Rankin Co
s viii appear in November.
Giles has on exhibition the sbosa
squash. raised. by Mr.. David Ch1mbers
Of Yelm. II is three feet 4nd two
inches ~ dianfetef and fNeighe
onShundlsd. and fifty.two pounds.
Mr.. Allen Weir, Secretary elect, has
rented Mrs. A. R. Elders residence
Eastside. Mrs. Elder goes to Tacoma
where she will spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Littlejohn.
The case of the Collegiate Institute
vs.. Tacoma Lodge of Good Templars
involvin g the ownership of the hall Of
the latter organization, is before
Referee d. L. Ward, to take evidence.
Mrs. Weed sustained a fall few
days ago, which resulted in fracture
of the hip. The sufferer is the moth.
er of Mrs. Drewry, of this city. She
is 80 years of age, and her injury is
therefore quite severe. "a! =
1t is probable that the official count
of the vete Of the late election will
not be made till next week, as one
county (Stevens) is notin, AID Judge
Hanford. one of the returning board
is holding court at Whatcom.
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