Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-21

o'lice III thls CITY, ls now conductor
on a Tacoma electric car.
Olympia has only twice as many
saloons and drinking resorts as the lit
tie town of Shelton. This ought to be
hailed as hopeful showing.
NJ. J. Hetley has opened a commits
sion business, for handling all kinds of
produce, in Samplers building, near
the draw, on Fourth street.
Olympia ladies' are adopting the
military salute when they wish to stop
a street car, and we predict that the
fashion will become popular.
The young lady of the period has no
difficulty in catching the idea" when
her street escort suggests two dishes of
ice cream before going home.
The STANDARD refers all capitol
building inquirers to the members Of
the Capitol commission recently ap-
pointed by Governor McGraw.
1t should be remembered by Olym-
plans that there is standard railroad
time now reckoned from the l2Oth
meridian west from Greenwich.
The various church societies are
making good Use of the strawberry
season, on the principle that it is time
TO make hay while the sun shines
A booming bell for the courthouse
turret clock with tone as big az the
side of house, is the next racket for
the county commissioners to discuss.
Thank goodness. Edmund Rice
has returned from his Eastern trip and
now probably the Capitol Commission
will be enabled to meet and organize.
The Hotel Olympia is running
again as if nothing had happened.
This time, guests can Ice entertained
either on the European or American
plan.
Geo. Littlejohn. the new owner OF
the Estella, returned from Tacoma
Wednesday. where lac went 10 take
take out new papers and engage n
pilot.
Mr.. Ed. Callow, of Kamilchic, is get
ting high-toncd. lie came all the way
10 Olympia 10 get a college professor
10 act ~ his boss hand during the hay
ing season.
\ good many farmers Of Thurston
county are slashing their smaller tim
Der to be- in readiness for the dry sea
son when forest fires will bc the next
thing in order.
"Ticky OllallyH" is the s,ereotypcd
query of Mrs. 10 ss she comes knock
ing at the woodshed door with back
load Of the glistening fruit fresh from
the verdant hills.
Prof. Yemen says that Vashon Col
legc prepares young men for the
Presidential chair, aud fits young
women for becoming the wives Of
foreign ministers.
The two Fritzes-" Big Fritz" and
Little Fritz"-left for Chicago, last
"Wednesday. Ia the manifest regret Of
many warm friends amid our German
population. They will be absent sew
eral months.
A sight seer writes from Chicago 10
his Olympia friends that the big fair
displays have the effect OF paralysis
upon the eyes. This is putting il
rather stronger than the average letter
writers have before stated the case.
The Germania ball. in Olympia The
ter. Saturday evening, was u success
financially, aud everybody seemed TO
enter with xest into the pleasures OF
the hour. Its success was mainly ow-
ing To the zeal o! It's protector, Andrew
Boesl.
II you want 10 know how il feels 10
DO stabbed under the left ear with q
darning needle, just step into an
Olympia restaurant and eat piece Of
blackberry pie. That is the way the
STANDARD Office boy expresses his con-
victions.
The many friends Of Thos. N. Ford
will be pleased TO learn that that he
has almost recovered from the effects
OF the severe fever that for time men
aced his life. He is now on q visit 10
Mrs. DIR. Ford Warren. an eminent
practitioner of the city oil Portland.