Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-23
MERE MENTION.

Revival meetings are still in pro
grc-s at the Methodist church.
The Northern Pacific graders are at
work short distance south OF Union
street.
NJ. William Davis, All old student
OF Olympia schools, was in the city,
this week.
The walls OF the fourth and last
story OF the McKcnny building are
nearly completed.
The steamer clara Brown has re-
sumod her trips after thorough over
hauling at Tacoma.
Messrs. Allen & Hardness ate lay
ing the foundation OF the new build
ing on Third street.
Miss Laura Mari, OF this city, has
been engaged to teach three months
school at Kamilchie.
A sidewalk has been put down in
front OF Mr.. w. J. Craig's new build
ing on Fourth street.
The old refrain, Winter, winter,
haste away" has very little signifi-
canoe about this time.
There has been a perceptible dit
ference in the length OF the days
during the past month.
Now is the time to send to your
Eastern friends bouquet gathered
from your front dooryard.
A new sidewalk has been put down
in front of Fourth street fiat in con-
sequence OF a change OF grade.
Hon. NJ. Z. Goodell, the staunch
Democrat, OF Montesano, is in the city,
registered at the Carlton House.
Laborers are rejoicing that six
o'clock now comes before it is too
dark to strike the last blow on days
work.
Bulbous Towering plants are max
ing their way up through the ground
to be in readiness for blOssOming
season.
Workmen are engaged in putting
up the fire alarm boxes at the various
points assigned in the three wards OF
the city.
Mr.. o. NJ. Moore, of Hoquiam, Sec
re tary and Treasurer Of the Washing
ton Press Association, is on visit to
this city.
Judging from present prospects, it
is safe to say that the street cars will
be running to Eastside bridge within
another week.
The dredger after being overhauled
at Tacoma, returned Thursday even
ing to finish her work on the North
ern Pacific yards.
Miss Addie Manville, student at
Calethea College, has been obliged to
temporarily suspend her studies ON
account of sickness.
The Unitarian Society had we'll
attended and enjoyable sociable at
the residence of Joseph Chilberg, last
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. G. w. Manville, of Tenino, is
i'll the city, in attendance on her
daughter, Miss Addie, who is suffering
from an attack of fever.
Now that Washington school build
ing has been opened for occupancy,
Fourth street has become the great
highway for school children
Mr.. J. A. Dummett, Travelling Sec
rotary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. OF the Pacific
Northwest, was in the city, this week,
in the interests of the association.
1t is estimated that two thousand
persons from abroad are now in the
sity, called hither through various in
terests pending in the Legislature.
Olympia Theater is to have an
auxiliary station OF the district fire
telegraph, SO that an alarm can be
turned in without leaving the build
ing.
By the joint action of the broad.
faced moon and the Tumwater electric
plant, Olympia has been brilliantly
illuminated city for the past few
days.
The Henry Burlesque Co., performed
Tuesday and Wednesday nights at
Olympia Theater. 1t had little to re-
commend it except an amply display
of limbs.
Smelt were never known to be more
plentiful than at the present time, a
phenomenon concurrent with the
mild winter weather which is now
prevailing.
A class in calisthenics has been Or
ganized at Calethea College and the
students will have regular daily drills
in this beautiful department OF physi-
cal education.
Several parties are only waiting to
have the grade established on Fourth
street, west Of the bridge, before put
ting up new and commodious build
ings on their property.
J. Eshelman, pastor Christian church
at North Yakima, will preach in Co.
lumbia Hall, Sunday, January 25th, at
IL A. NJ. and 7 P. M. Everybody cordi-
ally invited to be present.
Concerning the anomalous charac-
ter of the present winter, old lady
Probabilities says she can feel it in
her bones that, 8" We shall see what
we shall see." 1t is not to he at all
doubted.
Mr. AL. Munson, who has been on a
visit to Santa Barbara, California,
the past few months for the benefit
of his his health, is on his way home
and will be here about the first of