Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-07
MERE MENTION.
SnriuC is coming.

Spring is coming.
beautiful moonlight evenings.
ONLY twenty-one more days oil winter
La Grippe has appeared in Tum-
water.
Garden shrubbery is putting forth
leaves.
The pipe factory has closed down
for repairs.
The furniture is being placed in the
new hotel
Snow is still to be seen upon the
Black Hills.
Eggs are eggs, at forty and fifty
cents dozen.
There has been dearth in amuse-
ments this week.
"Old Brindle" demonstrates against
the COW ordinance.
The street force has again COM
menced operations.
The Grippe is fast losing its hold in
Olympia humanity.
Mrs. P. c. Hale returned from San
Francisco, Wednesday.
Ben. Turner made a business trip
down the sound this week.
A large shipment was made from
the pipe factory, yesterday.
The Capital Variety Theatre, it is
said, will reopen next week.
Mr.. Frank Murphy, of the STAND
ARD, was in Seattle this week.
Wild ducks are rapidly disappearing
from the waters OF the upper bay.
Do not fail to read the new adver-
tisements in this issue of the STAND
ARD.
A trip through the country veriies
the rumor that winter wheat is doing
we'll.
Some extensive repairs are being
made at the barracks of the Salvation
Army.
A large number of new residences
and business blocks will go up this
spring.
Mrs. Marguerite Turner, an old lady,
aged SO years, died near Black Lake
yesterday.
Immense piles of white fleecy clouds
safely indicate a change in the wealth
er for the better.
Frank Smith and wife were up a
few days ago on visit to their old
home and friends.
Much of the mail matter now arriv-
ing from the East, looks a good deal
the worse for wear.
Another new building is going up
ON the Priest block, adjoining Mr..
John Byrne's store.
Ralph, the infant son of w. G. and
Annie Moore, died of scarlet fever, in
this city, yesterday.
Blackbirds are singing in the naples
and robins are interviewing their old
haunts in the orchard.
At Plum's station, yesterday, the
youngest son OF E. r. Rabbeson, died,
aged about three years.
The street railway is now practically
finished from Main to within a short
distance of Adams street.
Mr.. C. J. Peterson has just COM
pleted an elegant residence on the
corner of Sixth and Jefferson.
Mr.. O'Conner has received one Of
the largest and best assortments of
wall paper ever brought to the city.
The steamer Clara Brown made
special trip Sunday, from Seattle to
this city, bringing load of freight.
Don't fret, dear Partisan. The pop
ular need of suitable opera house
will be supplied during the Summer.
The Westside road has been cleared
from the debris of the late land slides
and is now passable for loaded teams.
Visitors from Shelton report an
abundance OF snow as still existing in
the upland districts OF Mason county.
Portland, in its flooded state, is now
about IS much of place of attraction
for sight-seers as was its Mechanics
fair.
After an extended visit to his old
home in the East, Mr.. w. J. Craig
thinks Olympia is good enough for
him.
Go to Mcacham & Co. if you want
ITO select your furniture from the larg-
'est and best stock in this part of the
State.
Messrs. Gotfeldt & ..Bennet are fit
ting up their store building corner of
Second and Washington streets for a
dwelling.
A proposition is on foot to widen
Fourth street, which all concede is
bound to become the main thorough.
fare of the city.
The newly organized Olympia Water
Co. have opened an Office in Horr's
block adjoining the Potlatch Club
rooms on the north.
About ton of bedding, consisting
chiefly Of sheets and coverlets, was de-
posted in the various rooms of the
new hotel, yesterday. !
Hon. Allen Wier delivered an adj
dress before the Didascalion Associa-
ton, last evening, taking for his sub