Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-27
MERE MENTION.

Only one more day of winter.
Miss Eta Yemen is seriously i'll.
Miss Dora Sternhcrg pad visit TO
Tacoma this week.
Mr.. A. NJ. johnson is lying quite
i'll at his home on Eastside.
A little son OF Mr.. b. NJ. Price is re.
covering from severe illness.
Who will stand up and explain how
Fourth street can be widencd
Jas. G. Clark, the balladist, sang to
a slim house Wednesday night.
Born, on the 2lst inst, to the wife o.
A. J. Mcleod, of this city, son.
Next week will be devoted to class
examination at Calethea College
Mr.. w. II. Clark, OF Shelton, made a
business trip to Olympia this week.
c. ii. Packard, editor of the Sno-
homish Eye, was in the city to-day.
The present snow has provoked
few Nimrods to go out deer hunting.
Mr.. Ed. Callow, OF Kamilchic, made
business trip to Olympia, yesterday.
A son was born to the wife OF l..
Solomon, in this city, on the Oath inst.
The railroad tunnel now extends
to the west side OF Washington street.
Mrs. Steers new cottage on eighth
street will soon be ready for occupancy.
A large building, to be used as
skating rink, is being built on Ellis
wharf.
Fourth street is now planked on
one side from Eastside bridge to Main
street.
John Chinaman will have it that
snowballing craze is one "dam fooly"
practice.
The test OF the chemical fire engine
will be made on the public square to-
morrow.
The gravel train has finished its
work on Fourth street, and men are
removing the track.
The Unity Club meets next Monday
!, evening at the residence of Mrs.
Macleay, on Water street.
Miss Addie Manville has so far re-
covered from her late illness as to be
considered quite out of danger.
Mrs. Burkett returned, this week,
from Port Townsend, where she has
been visiting her son and two daugh-
tiers.
The late snow has nearly if not
quite disappeared from the neighbor-
ing hills, much to the benefit of low
ing herds.
Messrs. Allen & Hardness are build
ing an addition to their mill for the
use of more improved wood working
machinery.
Mr.. g. A. Barnes contemplates the
erection OF a fine modern residence
on his Maple Park properly, early
next season.
Mrs. L. H. Eanchett who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. G. Abbott,
left, last Tuesday, for her home in
Eugene, Oregon.
Everybody plays faro at Port
Townsend" was one of the statements
elected at the trial of Judge Sachs,
! Wednesday evening.
One OF the anomalous features of the
winter now closing is the fact that
there has not yet been any breakage of
water pipes by freezing.
Snowballing and coasting have pre-
vailed to some extent during the past
few days, but skating on real ice is
only an imaginary pastime.
Mrs. Stuart is massing building ma
terial ON the corner of Main and Sixth
streets preparatory to the erection of
another large business edifice.
A good many strangers are coming
to Olympia, presumably to hold their
old axes on the legislative grindstone
alittle while before adjournment.
Seventy members were initiated into
the A. o. U. w. Lodge, Tuesday even
ng. This fact evidences that the
lodge is in aourishing condition.
Now that the time is exhausted in
which new business can be introduced,
both houses of the Legislatures for the
first time, are getting down to real
work.
The members Of the Irving Literary
Society are making preparations for
the appropriate observance of Long
fellows birthday, at their regular meet
ing, this Friday.
The ladies of the Congregational
society gave a New England Dinner
1t Columbia Hall, Monday afternoon,
and made quite an addition to the
church fund from the receipts.
Washington Lodge ]. o. U. w. took
in seventy new members Tuesday
night, which indicates that considera-
bic work has been done towards getting
up something like " revival"
Z An alarm of fire was sounded last
evening caused by the smoke from o
chimney in Tunander's paint chop.
The department responded promptly,
but their services were not required.
A few hobos are still prowling about
the city. On Wednesday, Justice
Rathbun committed two members of
the craft to Jail for stealing articles
from Nelson's..store on -Four tn street,
Henry Sweeny had a preliminary
examination before Justice Rathbun,
Monday, and was held in the sum OF
$500, to answer to the crime of for
gerry. In default of bail he went to