Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-03
MERE MENTION.

hNSZ 'ouS IN grippe!
Or is it Russian Infunza?
The Legislature meets Monday.
The district schools reopen mex
Monday.
Deer hunting without hounds il
now in order.
The snow measures good half :
foot on the level.
The irrepressible China lily is put
ting forth its buds.
The first snow that covered the
ground fell Sunday
Tom and Jerry helped "the boys
welcome the new year.
Mr.. Ed. Callow, Of Kamilchie, spent
Wednesday in Olympia.
ola grippe" is the heightened in
disposition of the season.
w. J. Craig, OF this city, is on a visit
to Atlanta, Ga, his old home.
Potatoes, and poor ones at that
now sell for q cents per pound.
The snow is bringing the solemn
COWS from the neighboring hills.
A dance took place at Good Temp
lars Hall on Wednesday evening
Mrs. Patterson and her soil Rem re.
turned last week from trip East.
Watch meeting was held on New
Years Eve, in the Methodist church
The Collegiate Institute gave its
students half holiday on Wednes.
day.
Say 1890, what are you giving us
Epidemic and snow already-what
next?
The new year was ushered in by the
ringing of bells and the firing Of
bombs.
And now we all very confidently
know, we have no use for the beauti.
full snow.
The New Year began Wednesday
and everybody is still on his good
behavior.
The present snow storm proves
somewhat detriment to the street
car business.
Mr.. L. P. Yemen has got the cpl.
zootic, or in more classic language,
La grippe"
Transfers are resorting to the old
fashioned sled to haul their wood out
of the woods.
Rembember the entertainment to
morrow night in Columbia Hall, by
Miss Couthoui.
The price of bark for fuel has gone
up half dollar since winter began
to $3.50 per cord.
Rev. w. B. Lee preached his fare
well sermon in the Presbyteria n
church last Sunday.
Blessed is the young lady who owns
a pair Of rubber boots and is moi
afraid to wear them.
Mr.. Geo. hoffman has charge Of
Mr.. Jos. Cheim's store, while he is alb
sent in San Francisco.
The name of the distinguished elo
cutionist soon to appear in this place
Miss Couthoui, is pronounced cutwee.
Mr.. C. B. Elliott has q supply oil
excellent baled hay, At his barn on
Main and Union streets, for sale at sc
per ton.
Nearly everybody you meet nova
days has "bad cold" and finds il
exceedingly difficult to pronounce his
ems and ems.
Mr.. Fred Wilson and Miss Zuls
Hartsuck, were united in marriage
yesterday morning, in this city, by
Rev. w. B. Pope.
The snowfall has put a stop to the
street-car service. The grade on CAPT
tol hill is too steep for the motive pow
er when the track is slippery.
Mr.. Maloney accidentally cut his
foot few days ago in one of the log
ging camps, and was brought to St
Peters Hospital for treatment.
The continual coughing of the audi
ence at the Mayo entertainment
Tuesday evening, indicated unmistak.
ably, the presence of an epidemic.
Our struggling Solons are beginning
to turn their faces towards the scene
Of their labors, and by Monday doubt
less there will be full count at roll
call.
Col. Leavenworth, connected with
20 many important interests in this
city and State, owns one-half the
stock of the Wisdom Drug Co., in the
city Of Portland.
The vote to bond the district for
$57 900, to construct school buildings,
will be cast next Wednesday, at the
Central school-house, between the
hours of 4 and 8 Pm.
Mr.. Leo G. kaufman, of Spokane
Falls, son of our respected townsman,
Mr.. G. kaufman, was the recipient OF
the first commission as Notary Public,
under the new law, for Eastern Wash
ington.
On last Saturday evening, between
8 and 8 o'clock on Percival's wharf,
Squaxon Bill was sand-bagged and
robbed. Some women heard his cries
and saw two men running away from
their victim.
Those who had been storing their
Jumpers" for many long months
awaiting the advent of snow have
been rewarded and for the past few
days the merry jingle of the sleigh
bells has been heard.
Every available bell in the city was
pressed into service, last Tuesday