Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-07
MERE MENTION.
Fruit trees are budding.

Spades are now trumps-in the gar
den.
Farmers are busy blowing for their
grain.
Patches OF snow is still to be seen
on the Black Hills.
Eggs, the home article too, now sell
at % cents per dozen.
Get in on the Railroad Addition.
You will not regret it.
The Superior Court will convene in
this city on the oath inst.
A little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Ramm, died Wednesday morning.
A son was born to Mrs. Rudolph
Geisy, on Eastside, last Saturday.
Mr.. Chas. Granger has a force of
men driving piles for the Percival dock.
The Spring term of Olympia
Collegiate Institute begins next Tues
day.
Several of our citizens made a visit
to the Gray's Harbor country, this
week.
Miss Edna Forrey will leave TO-
morrow, for her home in Spokane
Falls.
Hon. NJ. z. Goodell, of Montesano,
was in the city on Friday, and gave us
call.
Mayor Convey has been confined to
his room by a severe cold the past few
days.
Mr.. Reese Heacock, of Bucoda, was
in the city Thursday, visiting his
many friends.
Mr.. David Shelton, OF Shelton, was
a visitor to the State Capital, on
Tuesday last.
The three-legged cow menagerie
skipped out Monday, leaving several
bills unpaid.
Fruit trees are budding and there is
every prospect that Spring has come,
this time, to stay.
Fifty men are engaged in laying
the broad-gauge ties ON the Olympia
Tenino Railroad.
Nathan Toklas and family, OF Spo-
kane Falls, are the guests of Mr.. G.
kaufman of this city.
A new hotel has been opened on
the northeast corner of Second and
Washington Streets.
Mr.. George Savage is busy driving
piles for I. G. Ellis new wharf, ad-
joining his warehouse.
Mrs. VIM. Stringer and daughter, of
Seattle, are visiting relatives and
friends in the capital city.
The Senate has voted to adjourn
sine die on the 28th. It is thought
that the House will concur.
Mr.. w. H. Boothrood, of the North
,oest Horticultural, published at Ia
coma, was in the city, this week.
You can now make close commune
cation in the morning at Tenino with
the Northern Pacific for Tacoma.
\ A recruit to the Salvation Army, in
the shape Of a daughter to the wife Of
its captain, was enlisted yesterday.
Hotels are well crowded with strang-
ets from the Eastern States with. their
families, looking for places to settle.
In the glove contest last night, at
the Capital Theater, Tebo was de-
clared the victor on the fourth round.
The steamer Fleetwood, did not 60
on her regular trip this morning, on
account of her shaft being bent out Of
line.
Mr.. Mallory is putting up new
dwelling house on his property near
the corner of Jefferson and Third
streets.
Miss Dora Sternberg left few days
ago for San Francisco, to purchase
large stock Of millinery goods for this
market.
Messrs. SCANNED & Conger have
opened . real estate office in the
Abbott building, ON Main street, near
Fourth.
The tide-land bill was defeated in
the House to-day by one vote. A mo-
ton to reconsider will be made to-
morrow.
Mr.. Tusten is fitting up the stand
lately occupied by the Washington
Chop House for q confectionery and
fruit store.
Read the advertisement for propos-
ais to furnish supplies for the Hos
pital for the Insane in this issue of the
STANDARD.
The case of Angus Mechanic VS..
Territory of Washington, will come
up in the Supreme Court for hearing
tomorrow.
Mr.. Lnkliter, an old resident of
this county, died last week, at st.
Peters Hospital. He was about 50
years Of age.
Fred Holmes, who has been . co.
journer at Port Angeles the past few
months, has returned to Olympia his
boyhood home.
Grass is springing up on the neigh
boring hills and the beautiful Spring
is unloosing her garments to hang
them on the trees.
Railroad engineers are thick as
blackbirds in the suburbs of Olympia,
but "Mum" is the word with them,
and that is the end of it.
The new dining-room Of Young's
Hotel, under the management of Mr..
Larry Cormier, will be opened to the
public next Monday.