Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-02
MERE MENTION.
4 Beautiful May.

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Forest fires are prevailing.
Real estate is on the climb.
The sultry weather is coming.
The Capital city is wide-awake.
Enchanting breezes from the sea.
Olympia is to have steam laundry.
Us. Tustin was in Tacoma this week,
Only nine weeks before we celebrate.
&C. White visited Tacoma Wednes.
day.
The streets of Olympia resemble a
beehive.
The County Commissioners met on
Monday.
Several May Day picnics took place
yesterday.
The street sprinkler went into ser.
vice Tuesday.
Secretary Weir returned from Ellens.
burg yesterday.
A beautiful burgee flag flies over
"The Olympia"
The big pumps for the Olympia Wa
terCo. have arrived.
Born, in this city, April 2Sth, to the
wife of w. Crosby, a son.
New additions to Olympia are being
put on the market daily.
The surrounding prairies are white
with strawberry blossoms.
Mr.. NJ. z. Goodell, of Montesano,
was in the city this week.
The Superior Court will begin a
regular term next Monday.
Hon. John McReavy was in our
city several days this week.
Work is progressing very rapidly on
the new Second Street Dock.
Capt. Delanty, of Port Discovery,
paid our city visit this week.
The electric light poles of this city
we're painted brown this week.
"The Olympia" dining rooms were
opened to the public last Monday.
Mr.. F. R. Brown. of this city, bought
the Westside sawmill, Wednesday.
Mr.. J. w. Divilbiss, of the Monte
sano Tidette, was in town Saturday.
Ed. Callow and wife, of Kamilchie,
were in the State Capital this week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Phillips, on Westside, this week.
The pipe factory is now running
night and day to fill incoming orders.
The prices of everything in the line
Of desirable real estate is steadily in
creasing.
Mr.. Robert Rawson has enclosed his
house and it will soon be ready for the
painters.
Mr.. Van Epps now occupies Room !
in the new hotel, with his real estate
business.
Mr.. L. Cormier will soon commence
the erection of q new residence on
Eastside.
The Street Committee have large
force Of men and teams at work or
Eastside.
The new sign over the front entrance
Of The Olympia was placed in position
yesterday.
Miss Linnie Barnes commenced 9
summer school in the McLane district
last Monday.
Carpenters are enlarging the Stew
ems building, corner of Main ant
Fifth streets.
Mrs. Minnie Parrot, late of Sacra
mento, is now mine hostess of the
Olympic Hotel. .
A marriage license was issued t.
H. Mallory and M. Crowley, Tuesday
both of Olympia.
The Capital city is beseiged b!
scores of strangers looking after tn
tidbits OF real estate.
Grain was never said to look better
than it is At present throughout al
parts Of Thurston county.
Messrs. Foster 4 Laberee have add
ed another vehicle to their establish
ment called 1.-THE Olympia"
The Collegiate Institute faculty ant
students, will go down to Fort Stella
COON tomorrow, on picnic.
The members of the NJ. E. Church
have decided not to erect their new
church building this summer.
House cleaning and carpet beating
b an industry now largely in vogue
among provident housewives.
Rev. John F. Hill, of Cannonsburg
viii preach in the Presbyterian church
and>y, morning and evening.
4 Apple blossoms are in their prim.
and old orchardists predict an abund
ant crop of all the larger fruits.
Mr.. James Horton, an old Olympus
boy, now resident Of Eastern Wash
ington, il visiting his old home.
It has been suggested that oul
tanners should call meeting soor
and make preparations for holding Z
fair.
Ground was broken, to-day, for 8
new building on Mr.. Louis Bettman's
property, corner of Fourth and Adams
streets.
Lumber and other building materia,
u being shipped in large quantities
from the Westside mill to the wharvel
Of Olympia.
Secretary Weir will soon commence