Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-17
MERE MENTION.
The b ell still rings.

lODSti'
La grippe still holds many people in
its grip.
The street cars are once more in
active operation.
Our merchants are busy preparing
for the spring trade.
Joseph Harris, of Tumwator, is re-
covering from his illness.
The steamer Detroit makes daily
trips from this city to Seattle.
Mr.. J. c. Rathbun returned from
his trip to Texas on Saturday.
Mr.. w. Culver is quite i'll and is
cared for at st. Peters Hospital.
The welcome d" Chinook" has about
removed the last vestige OF snow.
A gas lamp has been erected at the
corner of Plum and Sixth streets.
The wife of David T. Drewry is quite
i'll from the prevailing epidemic.
The steamer F7eetmood arrives with
scores of passengers every evening.
C. A. Billings was in the city this
week looking after struggled opium.
Do not fail to read the new adver-
tisement of JOS. Cheim in this issue.
Slater & Jeffrey's shingle mill, at
. Tumwater, turns out 10000 per day.
Potatoes remain exceedingly scarce
and readily sell at three cents per
pound.
Farmers are busily engaged in pre-
pairing their ground for their wheat
and oats.
William Sternberg's new machine
shop on Second street will soon be in
operation.
Andrew Allison and family, late of
Minneapolis, have become residents of
Tumwater.
Mrs. Lee, of Tumwater, died on the
18th inst, leaving husband and three
small children.
The gravel train has resumed opera.
tons, that material now being brought
from the Eastside.
The Office OF the State Auditor has
been removed to the second story Of
the Chambers building.
The favorite steamer Multnomah
continues to carry full list of passen.
gers coming and going.
Two new school buildings are fore
gone conclusion, and now let us have
a respectable court house.
Governor Sam Nixon now presides
over the cigar stand at the Reporters
headquarters on Fourth street.
The days length is now 9hours and
IL minutes; a gain of over half an
hour since the 2lst of last month.
Mr.. c. B. Elliott has a supply of ex.
cellent baled hay, at his barn on Main
and Union streets, for sale at $40 pc,
ton.
The many friends OF DR.. Riley will
be sorry 10 learn that he is lying very
i'll Of punemonia at st. Peters Hos
.pital.
Mr.. w. E. Huston, of the thriving
little burg of Tenino, was in the city
on Tuesday, on his way to down-sound
points.
Even old Probabilities himself has
ceased to prognosticate the weather
and declares it to be simply klonas
piece of business.
The high wind on Wednesday lev
eled about one-half of the fence along
the Plum street front of the Collegiate
Institute grounds.
It is now thought that the Legisla
ture will adopt the Hill bill for pre-
pairing a Code and adjourn within 9
month from this date.
The Olympia Soda Works is pre-
pairing for the summer trade, and tina,
is where you can get good article Of
the sparkling beverage.
O'Conner is still looking for the
lucky holder of tickets 164 and 271
It il not often that winners are so dill
atory in claiming prizes.
The southerly winds and warm
showers are rapidly melting the snow,
while small boys regret that their
coasting occupation is gone.
Rev. w. E. Copeland, Pastor of the
First Unitarian Church, Tacoma, will
preach in Good Templars' Hall, Sun
day morning. at IL o'clock.
Furnishing material has already be-
gun to arrive at the Hotel Olympia
and that magnificent house will, ere
long, be formally opened to the pub
+ lie.
Mr.. Joseph Cheim, who went to
San Francisco to have an operation
performed ON one of his eyes, is re-
ported to have experienced immediate
relief.
Mr.. H. w. Bessac, of Montesano,
late editor Of the Review, and still part
owner of the Pacific Drug Store, Of
this city, has been up on business this
week.
The Fleetwood last Sunday lost her
rudder while entering the harbor oil
Seattle by running afoul of driftwood
She did not in consequence return till
Tuesday.
The City Council has under consid
Grafton a petition to change the
name of Boundary Street to Jaynes
Avenue, after one of its enterprising
residents.
Sister Livingston, of the Salvation
Army was attacked by hemorrhage
of the lungs, a few days ago, and has
been taken to Tacoma, where she will
be placed under the care of her friends
The uimble-fngered individual who