Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-28
MERE MENTION.

Olympia, the garden OF flowers.
The last day of the Legislature.
Have you bought any real estate?
The feathered songsters are rejoicing.
1t is high time to put your garden
in order.
Honey bees are interviewing the will
low blossoms.
Olympia supports ten saloons and
six beer halls.
The first delegation OF swallows ap-
peared this week.
On Sunday last, son was born to
the wife OF Mr.. Scully.
Harvey brewery is fast recovering
from his attack of measles.
The gravel teamsters are doing some
splendid service on Fourth and other
streets.
Thursday morning, son was born
TO the wife Of Mr.. Frank Wood, on
Eastside.
Planks are being distributed on
Long Bridge for the repair of WORKOUT
sections.
The Washington Legislature ad-
journed sine die, and " sine die" means
Olympia.
The new foundry is we'll under way
and the molten metal will flow before
many days.
A large delegation of members OF
the Legislature, left this afternoon for
their homes.
Probate Judge NJ. A. Root and wife
returned from their bridal trip Mon
day evening.
DIR. Redpath and wife, of Fort Steil-
accom-, came up Thursday, to attend
the State ball.
James Swigart, of Tumwater, aged
43, died this week, leaving wife and
four children.
Mr.. Ed. Austin, an old citizen OF
Olympia, but now at Tacoma, is on Of
visit to this city.
The Salvation Army held very in
teresting meeting at Columbia Hall
Sunday evening.
A shipment of South Prairie coal
was discharged at the gas company's
wharf, this week.
Capt. J. J. Gilbert, of the coast sur
vey, has been ordered to California.
He left this week.
Every available seat was filled by
interested spectators at yesterdays ses-
sion of the Legislature.
A large delegation of people from
down the Sound came up yesterday to
attend the State ball.
Read Armstrong; new advertise
ment in this issue. He has just re-
ceived full line of spring goods.
Miss Lillian Malaney is now per-
forming the duties of purser and book
keeper on board of the steamer De-
troit.
Prof. A. w. Burleigh, q teacher from
the East, arrived in this city few
ago, and designs making his home
among our people.
Mr.. Ed. Sykes, of San Francisco,
was q visitor to the capital this week,
and speaks in glowing terms OF Olym-
pia's progress.
The bridge, near the residence of
Conrad Schneider, of the Westside, is
said by teamsters to be in o very I'M
safe condition.
Capt. Delanty, paid Olympia a visit
this week. He says that large force
of men have been put at work on the
railroad at Port Discovery.
Professor Harris Ward, one Of Olym-
pia's graduates, has been engaged as
City Superintendent of the public
schools in Layette, Lewis county.
Mr.. Edward Hardness, of the firm
of Allen & Hardness, who has been
seriously i'll for . few days past, Is
reported to be rapidly recovering.
Miss Essie Cullen, of;Aberdeen, has
been in the city the past few days
visiting parents and friends. The
STANDARD acknowledges q pleasant
call.
It is seldom that death enters the
homes OF three prominent Olympia
families in so short q space of time as
has been the case within the week
just past.
A good many children who have
been housed up for several weeks on
account of the measles are out again,
it is thought that the disease has
about expended itself in this vicinity.
Toklas & Kaufman make some an
nouncements of interest to the ladies,
in this issue of the STANDARD. Their
stock of goods is immense, and their
daily traffic keeps an army OF sales
men employed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Relief Society will be held in
the City Council Chamber, Thursday,
April Sd, at p. NJ. A full attendance
is desired rs business of importance
will come before the meeting.
Among other attractions most inter-
esting to those ladies and gentlemen
in attendance at the State ball, last
evening, from Eastern Washington,
was the profusion of flowers gathered
from the gardens of Capital city.
The citizens of the Eastside want
to know why their end Of the street
railway is not being pushed to compile
ton. The question is legitimate
one, and we would respectfully refer
them to those who have the enterprise
in charge.
On Monday night, the wife OF Mr..
C. r. Talcott died, having been i'll for
some time, of that dread disease con-
sumption. She leaves husband and
child, and host of friends to mourn
her loss. The funeral took place on
Wednesday afternoon.
Messrs. Sternberg & Ingle have or
dered q twenty-horse power engine and
boiler to replace the eight-horse motor
now in use at their woOd-furnishing
shop. It will arrive in few days.
and enable that firm to keep pace with
its rapidly increasing business.
Mr.. Henry Myer and wife, left on
Monday afternoon for Germany. to be
absent three or four months. They
60 TO visit their parents. Henry has
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