Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Did You take in" the circus?
The days are rapidly shortening.
What has become OF the Marin,
Band?
There are at present sixteen saloon
in this city
Miss Annie Frost is visiting friend
at Tacoma.
Christmas is coming and so ar,
hc,ter times
Fa-tcn the loose planks in YOU
Ickcty sidewalk.
Ice cream and cake have evolutei
to ten cents a fill.
John p. Judson OF Tacoma, viSitt,
our city this week.
The Germania picnic WAS well at
tended last Sunday.
The blackberry season is proving al
unusually long one.
Now is the time to get ready fo
inclement weather.
Camping parties are becoming NOR,
numerous each day.
Early apples are falling and the,
should be gathered.
JIG. Percival made business TRIP
to Tacoma last Tuesday.
Work has begun at the Capito
grounds in good earnest.
Jefferson street, between Union ant
Eleventh has been graded.
Siwashes were conspicuous figure.
upon the streets on circus day.
The most lively business now car
ried on i'll Olympia is picnicing.
The passenger list of the steamer
Multnomah is steadily increasing.
Vashon College begun the frs,
term OF its second year last Tuesday.
Uncle Jack Baldwin, Of Shelton
came up Wednesday to take in the
circus.
Remember the grand balloon as
cension at the old fair grounds mex
Sunday.
Quite number of people came in
from the country Wednesday to attend
the circus.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Merry, O.
South Bay, are happy in the posses
sion of twins.
Mrs. Capt. Hatch and family have
returned from a two months sojourr
at Dungeness.
Buy your boy gun and he won'
need any hounds, he will go to the
dogs soon enough.
Siwashes have already begun te
make preliminary preparations for the
hop picking season.
Our Board of Trade is making ar
rangements for the shipment of fruit
to the Worlds Fair.
One by one, the bents of Ions
Wharf are twisting out of line anG
falling into the mud.
The time is drawing near when
seasonable showers will not be un
common occurrences.
Fire wood should be bought now
before the coming rains wash away
ten per cent. of its vitality.
J. Millspaugh, formerly business
manager of the Olympia Tribune, il
Now q resident OF New York city.
The Capital City Band gave anothe
OF their excellent concerts in the bani
stand last evening to q large audi
ence.
F. C. Brown, who has been in bust
ness for several years, in this city
leaves next week for Chicago to re
main.
It seems to be the duty OF the Cit.
Treasurer, instead OF the City Attor
ney, to collect delinquent municipa
taxes.
Sam Woodruff is in correspondence
with an Eastern manufacturer whit
wants to establish . condensed mill
factory.
Old Jack Frost is looking will
longing eyes at the choice hous'
plants that stand upon the from
veranda.
A daughter was born to Arthur r
Payne and wife and son to Aller
Monroe and wife, of this city, few
days ago.
The Dobrin Dye Works, on Thirt
street, has received new coat o
paint, and an ornamental sign. San
Dobrin is the artist.
Eastern wheelmen now prefer " Pro
fessor," when they write their name'
on the hotel registers. Will Olympi,
experts adopt the fad?
The filling in OF Washington street
fronting the plaza, materially i'm
proves the appearance OF the ap
proaches to the courthouse.
The county has contracted to pa.
$s.25 per cord for the wood consumes
by the county officers the ensuing
year. w. o. Baker will furnish it.
JIG. Rathbun, the retiring director
says in his report: "The schools o
Olympia, exclusive OF interest, arr
costing not far from $1,000 per month.
The allowance of the County Com
missioners, Saturday for support of tn
poor, payment Of salaries, and i'm
provement OF roads, amounted to 81
600.
George Seaman was arrested in thi
city, Wednesday, on q complain
from Chehalis charging him wit
completely in the late burglary at tina
place.
The Estay organ used at the Demo