Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-27


been resumed on Fourth street,
and by the middle of January
cars will be running to the Eastside.
The Presbyterian, Methodist, Con-
gregational, Baptist and Episcopal
churches treated their Sunday school
children to the usual Christmas trees
and accompanying merry-makings.
The Catholic church observed Christ
mastide by holding a solemn midnight
mass service.
Messrs. Sternberg & Ingle are setting
up an engine and boiler in the PEREZ
val warehouse on Second street, which
is designed to run woodworking ma
chinery which will soon be introduced
by the new firm, when their business
will be removed from their present
shop at the foot of Main street.
Capt. Hambright has changed the
old Pacific Hotel into quite a modern
and cosy place of entertainment. His
saloon occupies the ground floor, and
the upper story is used for lodging
purposes. The opening on Christmas
night, was gala day for the "boys,"
and an excellent lunch was spread for
his guests.
Some of the best patrons of the
street cars are boys from 10 to 10
years of age who blow in" much of
their pocket money in fve-cent rides.
One little fellow, the other day, adj
mitted that it was the seventh trip he
was making since morning and enough
of the afternoon still remained for
several other round trips.
Should there be any doubling
Thomases who still regard the street
railway as an untimely and unprofit-
able affair, they have only to step into
the car, drop a nickel in the slot and
take a round-trip to be thoroughly
convinced that they are wofully mis-
taken. Olympia moves, and SO does
the spirit of improvement.
Robt. Meares, for some time en-
ployed as cook in Callow's camp, Ma
son county, died at st. Peters Hos
pital, in this city, last Sunday, from
the excessive use of stimulants and
exposure. He was about 40 years of
age, and had no relatives, so far as is
known, ON this coast. He was an
Odd Fellow, and was buried by that
order.
1t seems that Christmas day is a
favorite time for weddings, for licenses
to "splice" were issued on the 23d
inst. to Wallace Philbrick and Elma
Critchfeld, and on the Oath, to VIM.
M. Calhoun and Maggie Chambers,
Eddie C. Steger and Mary J. Elmon,
Bennett B. Rich and Emma r. Dit
man, and Arthur Shaw and Frances
Wellman.
It takes about eight minutes to ride
on the street cars from Fourth to
Twelfth streets, the present termini.
The average number of passengers
each way is about half-a-dozen, afford
ing q revenue that is doubtless emi-
nently satisfactory to the company,
as indicating the probable business
that will be done when the Fourth
street track is laid.
A portion of the Northern Pacific
south bound-train jumped the track
near Bard's shingle-mill, about q mile
north of Tenino, Thursday morning.
The letter mail for this city was car
ried to Teniuo and arrived here on
time. The tender and five passenger
cars were derailed, which necessitated
the building of temporary track
AROUND the obstruction.
The steamer Sehome arrived at the
Second street dock for the first time
Monday. She resembles very much
in her cabin arrangements the ]. T.
Potter, but is neither so commodious
nor as finely finished rs that elegant
boat. The Sehome is commanded by
Capt, Green, and will take place per-
manently on this route, arriving at 10
A. N. and departing at IL 80 p. NJ.
The young ladies Of the Collegiate
Institute win give grand literary en-
tertainment at Columbia Hall on Sat
urday evening, Jan. 4th. The services
of the celebrated elocutionist, Miss
Jessie Couthouij of Chicago, have been
secured to aid in the programme. The
young ladies have charge of every
thing concerning the exercises. The
proceeds are to be devoted to piano
fund.
Thomas Santipipier, who was in
jured by falling into box of axes in
q logging camp near Tenino few
days ago, happened to be on the de-
rallied train ut Bard's mill yesterday
morning, and was thrown so violently
against the side of the coach when the
accident occurred, that it bruised his
shoulder and opened the bandaged
wounds. I. He is now under the tender
care Of DIR. Flanagan, at st. Peters
Hospital.
Even old Hogem" is beginning to
revive, and company will soon build
wharf and sawmill, and begin the
sale of town lots there. This site is
now better known by its proper name
of Nisqually, but in 1870, when land
spectators were banking on the Local
ton of the Northern Pacific terminus
at that point, it obtained the nickname
of Hogem, doubtless from the rapacity
displayed by its founders, which has
since been its accepted designation by
our older settlers.