Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-10
MERE MENTION.

The Capital Thoatcr will reoper
Monday night.
The naval commission l. expected
in this city Saturday.
4 new sign adornS the front of tho
Third Street Foundry.
Sidewalks are now in process OF
building all over the city.
Incoming trains and steamers are
crowded with passengers.
Baled hops are coming into the city
in quite a lively manner.
Judge r. O. Dunbar has moved
with his family to this city.
Ii you have rooms to rent, now is
the time to advertise them.
Mrs. J. c. Horn has returned from
a visit to friends ut Tacoma.
High winds are prevailing through
out the upper Sound districts.
The wings OF Fourth street bridge
have been secured 10y iron rods.
Workmen are repairing the wall in
front Of Mr. Van Epps' residence.
The earthwork of Fourth street
bridge is now practically finished.
Our resident astronomer prOnounceS
the late storm "a deferred equinoctial."
A son was born to the wife OF of AL.
]. Munson, of Shelton, on the 3Oth
ult.
Street Commissioner Messegee and
his men are doing some good work for
the winter.
A cracking fire is not an unpleas-
ant companion these chilly nights
and mornings.
A large number of settlers on Wad-
dell Creek have petitioned for a new
school district.
Register your name if it is only to
vote for the city of your adoption in the
capital contest.
A fair quality of coal is now de-
ivcred to Olympia consumers for six
dollars per ton.
The steamer Fleetwood is now laid
up for repairs, and will be out of service
about three weeks.
A hugh cloud of black smoke, day
and night, evidences the unremitting
work of the dredger.
James Schneider, of Tumwater, was
seriously injured by being thrown from
wagon few days ago.
Miss Anna Callow, of Kamilchie,
has been visiting friends in Olympia
during the present week.
Black huckleberries, the last crop in
the "olally" line, are still peddled by
industrious Indian women.
The day is coming apace when it
will be to late to register the names OF
voters. Moral, be in season.
Grade stakes for sidewalks are being
driven on the various streets which
have been recently improved.
George Messegee fell into the bay
last Tuesday and at once swan to
where help could be rendered him.
Married, in this city, October 4th,
Mr.. Thomas Marley and Miss Emma
Barrett, Rev. 4. B. Ford officiating.
Washington grown cranberries are
getting to be an important article in
the markets of the northwest coast.
Work has been completed ON the
Presbyterian church and services will
be regularly held there in the future.
Miss Dora Sternberg is daily expect.
ed from Chicago where she went some
weeks ago to visit relatives and friends
A grand ball will be given at Shell
ton tomorrow evening. The steamer
Willie will leave here at five o'clock, p. NJ
It will require about two months
for the Bowers dredger to complete its
work on the Northern Pacific water
front.
If nothing prevents, two rooms in
the new opera house will be in
readiness for Calethea College next
week.
Mrs. D. P. Ballard, accompanied by
her daughter Blanche, is in the city.
Miss Blanche comes to attend Calethea
College.
Fred Guyot has removed his family
back to his old home in Olympia. He
himself will still remain at the
Asylum.
Long Wharf is demonstrating its
great utility, just now, during the
prevalence OF low tides in the early
morning.
Mr.. D. P. Ballard, now OF Vancouver,
will remove with his family to Olym-
pia as soon as he can procure a dwell
ing house.
Miss Essie Cullen has come back
from Chehalis county to stay. She
thinks there is no place like home,
sweet home.
Mr.. George Barnes proposes to erect
two business houses on his lot recently
vacated by the removal of the Meth
odist church.
Talk capital, preach capital, whoop
up capital. Nay, work, wrestle, ago
nize and finally vote for the capital
and it will come.
Mrs. P. C. Hale and son have
opened a neat real estate Office on the
corner of Jefferson and Fourth street,
adjoining their fiat.
Four hobOs who stole lot of Macki-
nav overcoats from Bestman's store,
a few days ago, have been apprehended
and are now in Jail.
Under the skillful hand OF Mr.. w.