Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-14
MERE MENTION.
Listen 10 the frogs.

Where are the Spring poets?
Tbcatcr tonight and to morrow
night.
The new machine shop is running
on full time.
Transfers are all busy hauling lum-
Der and gravel.
Ambitious danes are cleaning up
their front yards.
An unusually large number OF
strangers are in the city.
Loggers are happy, for their Sum-
mcr's work will soon begin.
Real estate men are beginning to
show their faith in Olympia.
The city is improving in health
since the good weather has come.
Mr.. Chapman gave a social dance in
Tacoma Hall, Wednesday evening.
Inside decorators are putting the
finishing touches on the new hotel.
Mrs. Seigel, of Seattle, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheim, of this city.
A number of people left this morn
ing to view the country around Aber-
deem.
Rev. w. B. Lee left on Wednesday,
for Denver, where he will probably To-
cate.
Mr.. d. F. Mitchell has bought the
bath rooms and barber shop on Fourth
street.
A good job is being done on the
Westside in the way of clearing and
grubbing.
Real estate men report that an
avalanche of business is staring them
in the face.
Mr.. r. NJ. Swan is building fine
residence on his property in the south
ern part of the city.
The steamer Fleetwood resumed
Tuesday morning her trips for Sound
ports leaving at 6 AN.
Robert NJ. Shoecraft, of this city,
left this week for Spokane Falls to fill
o position on the Reriew.
Mr.. F. C. Boris, of Tacoma, was in
the city this week, canvassing for blank
books for county officers.
Mr.. Robt. Swan, of this city, was
married Tuesday to Miss Jennie Nc
Donald, of Little SkoOkum.
The wood manufacturing shop Of
VIM. Sternberg has been shut down
the past few days for repairs.
Surveyor General Cavanrugh has
returned from his pilgrimage to the
political Mecca-Washington.
Mr.. Jackson, foreman of the Repiew,
received word Wednesday that his wife
was dead. She died at Steilacoom.
The old Methodist church is soon to
he removed to give place to o much
larger and more imposing structure.
The new plate-glass for the. show
window of Toklas & kaufman has ar
rived and was put in position to-day.
The proprietor of the Columbia
House has been afflicted with the
grippe and has gone to his farm to re-
cruit.
The mother of Mr.. E. w. French
who sustained severe injury, to her
back some time ago, by fall, is re-
covering.
Pedestrians can now reach jefferson
street from Washington by way of the
new sidewalk on the north side of
Third street.
Timber is being deposited on the
ground for sidewalk and bridge i'm
provement between Jefferson and
Cherry streets.
The Surveyor Generals office has
been removed from the Chambers
block tothe upper story of the new
bank building.
Mr.. Geo. B. Scammell sold this
week fifty acres Of land at Buffers
Cove for 5000. Mr.. John F. Convey
was the purchaser.
Jack Gimlet's saloon has been re-
moved to the building corner of Sec
ond and Main streets, known as the
Napa Wine House.
It is predicted that more lot and
street grading will be done this year,
than was ever known before in the
history Of Olympia.
Mr.. James Rowe and daughter were
in the city Wednesday. Miss Rowe
has been attending the university
school for four years.
Tumwater is looking up and from
this time onward she is destined to
daily become . more important ad-
junct to the Capital city.
Let every citizen put his shoulder
to the wheel this summer and make o
showing in improvements for our
beautiful and booming city.
Miss Mary Nickels, one OF the teach
ers in the NJ. E. Sabbath School, gave
q birthday party to the members
of her class, Wednesday afternoon.
sternberg & Ingle are building the
boss wagon for Geo. Foster, TO be used
in his logging business. 1t has but
two wheels, but they are twelve feet
in diameter.
Early morning rambles are now in
order for young lady students in the
! botany class. OF course, the young
men go along merely to scare the
snakes away.
Every Olympian who owns but o
sew square rods of free soil will be-
come public benefactor by putting
thereon house big enough to shelter
An incoming family.
A good many water front improve
ments are contemplated on the East
side and in furtherance of this work,
the pile-driver was towed around to
that side, yesterday.
: Mr.. ]. G. Woolery, the great tenn.
perance orator and evangelist will nd
dress the people of Olympia at Column
bia Hall, Monday and Tuesday even
ings, beginning at 8 Pm
Mr.. L. G. Abbott has charge, now,
Of Tacoma Lodge reading room and
library. 1t is to be hoped that under
his supervision the reading room will
be made pleasant resort.
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