Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
MERE MENTION.


Of the mortal Washington.
Miss Mary Chilbcrg left this morn
ing. for short visit at Tacoma.
Do you doubt Olympia's progress
with the COW catcher" in sight?
Strangers are persistently inquiring
when the new hotel is to be opened.
Miss Nellie Stringer, OF Seattle, is in
the city, visiting relatives and friends.
Several OF our citizens left on Thurs
day for Puget City to buy lots and To-
cate
A daughter was born to the wife OF
Samuel Williams, Esq, on the Sth
inst.
Eight unfortunate strolling cows
were driven into the pound this after
noon.
Mr.. Linkliter, who has Il farm on
Tenalcut, is quite ill, at St. Peters
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. P. Berry, of Colfax,
are on the way to Olympia, their
future home.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, of Minneapolis,
will, for time at least, occupy the
Presbyterian pulpit in this place.
The "chromos" in Columbia Hall
are now ready for exhibition whenever
accompany of transformers" comes
along.
Mr.. Knust, of the Napa Wine House,
proposes to close out his stock OF wines
and liquors at auction, at l P. NJ. Sat-
urday.
The show-windows OF Messrs. Cheim,
Armstrong and Brown & Farris, are
fairly blooming with the attractions of
Spring.
Col. j. r. Dean, of Arizona, is on a
visit to his relatives in this city. He
is nephew of our townsman, Mr.. J..
L. Cook.
Mr.. f. L. Young and associates have
bought the Gelbach mill property, at
Tumwater, for the site OF their electric
light plant.
Mr.. w. L. Howard, late teacher in
the Commercial department of Olym-
pia Collegiate Institute, left Tuesday
morning, for Honolulu.
Our respected townsman, Mr.. G. A.
Barnes, has been confined to his resi-
dence by rheumatism large part of
the time the past few weeks.
The Percival dock when completed
will have a length of 700 feet and
width OF 100. The main warehouse
will be 60 by $50 feet in size.
Miss Dafy Down billy, and her
numerous cousins of the dubious root
family, are already above ground,
Drawing the seventies of our winter
weather.
The Legislature has accepted an in
vitation to visit Tacoma on the 22d,
and will leave tomorrow for that city
in time to "take in" the Juch opera,
Saturday night.
s Hugh Ross, an experienced druggist
lately of Minneapolis, has formed a
partnership with Robert Mari, and
will hereafter aid in conducting that
business here.
The price of milk has been advanced
fully one-third over summer prices.
This is one of the effects of the /" Cow"
ordinance, establishing as it does o
trust" in milk.
Mr.. /. Ellis has just received boom
OF exceptionally large piles to be used
in constructing a wharf, South of
Third street and connecting with his
present dock at the draw.
Mr.. C. Z. Keith, u book agent,
while returning from Tumwater,
Wednesday, slipped and fell, sprain-
ing his ankle SO severely that he will
be confined to his room several days.
Mr.. Paisley has bought out the |!
interest OF the senior partner in the
hardware business of S. Williams
4 Co., and will hereafter be associated
with Mr.. Geo. Williams in conducting
the same. -
The officers of the Young Mems
Christian Association, lately organ
lied in this place, are Allen Weir,
President; NJ. A. Root, Vice President;
Chas. D. Garfelde, Secretary, and j. r
Mitchell, Treasurer.
Mr.. Samuel Williams has not been
able to attend to business for several
weeks past. Rheumatism, one of the
diseases from which our State is, I'M
fortunately, not exempt, is the cause
of his present trouble.
The anniversary of Washington's
birthday will be appropriately observed
at various points in the surrounding
country, tomorrow evening. Social
dances will take place in almost every
school house in the country.
The act passed by the Legislature
changing the time for final payment
OF taxes from the LIST OF March to the
LIST of April, was yesterday signed by
the Governor. So the dreaded day OF
reckoning" is put off for time.
Mr.. G. w. Culver, who had been i'll
for some time at St. Peters Hospital,
died last Saturday. He was well-known ,
in this city. He leaves a wife and
many friends to mourn his demise.
He was inferred by Olympia Lodge of
Odd Fellows, of which organization he
was a member.
F. c. Still, the mysterious manager
OF the Secret S. Company, who bilked
this office out of bill for printing,
gets quite drubbing in the Tacoma ,