Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-31
MERE MENTION.

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Mr.. W. II. Clark, OF shelton, was II
the city, this week.
4 term OF the Superior Court be
gins in this city tomorrow.
Pile-driving on the Second Street
Dock will begin in a few days.
The new machine shop Of Allen 4
1arkness is now ready for business.
Alexander Howard, an old resident
of this city, is seriously i'll at St
Peters Hospital.
Fare to Tenino on the Olympia and
Chehalis Valley Railroad has been re-
Guced to so cents.
Some one sug gests that The Olym-
pia' be opened with a grand ball on
Washington's Birthday
I'm. F. c." will send his or her
name, we will publish the verses EN-
closed to the STANDARD.
Mrs. L. NJ. Sizer, of Seattle, has
been visiting old friends in Olympia,
during the past few days.
Mr.. &. w. Manvill, of Plum's Sta
ton, who has been quite i'll the past
month, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. c. r. Talcott was taken to the
hospital to-day for treatment of her
lingering malady, consumption.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Lybargcr, of
Eastside, lost child IA months Of
age, last Saturday, from laryngitis.
There is quite a kick" on East
side over the change of the name OF
Boundary street to Jaynes Avenue.
Mr.. John Byrne contemplates the
erection of brick building on his
Fourth street property in the spring.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Relief Society, will be held in
the Hook and Ladder room, Thurs
day, Feb. 9th, at2P.M.
County Clerk Ready has just re-
ceived metal combination cabinet for
the safety and preservation of the
documents and books of his Office.
Rey. w. H. Copeland, pastor of the
First Unitarian church of Tacoma
will preach in Tacoma Hall, in this
city, Sunday at II A. NJ. and 7 80 p. NJ.
A six-round glove contest will take
place at the Capital Theatre, tonight,
between Jim Patton, "The Olympia
Giant" and Pat O'Farrell, for $50 a
side.
Real estate values are beginning to
appreciate and sales are increasing,
quite a number of purchases lately
having been made by residents of Ia
coma.
The young people of the Congrega-
tional church will give a sociable at
the church, ON next Friday evening,
February 7th, commencing at 7:3O
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Talcott returned
from California Saturday evening
They came by the way Of steamer to
Portland and thus escaped the snow
blockade.
Slowly and laboriously, but surely,
the street railroad force are pushing
their way up Fourth street. Let every
body exercise the Christian grace of
patience.
The Stevens block, lately sold to
Messrs. Horn and Ellis will have to be
offered again. as an advance deposit
has been made by other parties who
want the property.
To Puget City," is the significant
legend on big bulletin-board nailed
high up on the trunk of tree at the
junction OF the South Bay road with
upper Fourth street.
Miss Aggie Peck, a graduate of
Collegiate Institute, having finished
her school in Kamilchie, passed
through this city, last Monday, on
her way home to LaConner.
The work OF widening the gauge OF
the Olympia and Chehalis Valley Rail
road track will begin soon as the frost
is out of the ground, and it is expected
that it will be completed by March
LIST.
Fred. Carlyon will soon leave for
Chicago, where lie proposes remaining
about eight months to perfect him
self in the business of jeweler. He
will be with the famous firm of Wen
dell & Co.
Several land slides have occurred on
the Westside road, above the Young
place, which rendered passage of vchi.
'cles impossible for several days, but
the street force are at work and will
soon have that thoroughfare in good
condition.
1t is singlar fact that up to this
the last day of January, not a mar
riage license has been issued in this
county. During December, ten were
issued, being one for each three days
of the calendar month. Watts der
matter mid der poys?
Capt. VIM. McMicken and family,
late of Hoquiam, have again become
residents of Olympia. They are not
lat home" at present, however, having
left Wednesday for trip to Portland,
and probably San Francisco, if the
railroad route opens.
Mrs. Sarah B. Dodge, pioneer OF
the State, so years OF age, died at the
Austin place, near this city, Wednes-
day. Mrs. Dodge was the mother of our
we'll known citizen, Bruce Dodge and
Mrs. E. w. Austin. The funeral took
place to-day at Mud Bay.
The State Pharmaceutical Associa-