Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-15

The farmers who planted late po-
tatoes are smiling over the late rains.
Mrs. Gresl and daughter who went
East month ago, returned last Sun
day.
Winter apples are in good condition
and now is the time to harvest
them.
Mrs. Capt. A. B. Cove, of Tacoma
is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Nc
Elroy.
Grain harvest is now far enough
advanced to give the assurance OF a
good yield.
The State Treasurer is prepared to
pay up to Warrant No. 1905 on the
general fund.
The Government will maintain a
red light at the outer entrance of the
new channel.
A party of loggers from Mason
county left this city for the Worlds
Fair this week.
The contract for supply OF brick for
the Westside school house has been
let to Clas. Lincoln.
o. C. White, delegate to the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows, left
for the East Monday.
Hop-picking began very generally
in this county Monday. The crop is
in excellent condition.
John c. Ten Eyck, OF Ohio, = resi-.
dent of this city in 1SS4-5, is back on
visit to old-time friends.
A Mr.. Sandbach will build brewery
in this city, if the people will take
$4,000 stock in the venture.
1t seems like olden times to be able
to take long breath without drawing
in clouds of dust and smoke.
The steamer Estella, Capt. Geo. s.
Allen, is in the general jobbing line,
and is always ready for a tow.
A. A. Phillips and wife left yesterday
for the Worlds Fair, intending to re.
turn by the LIST of next month.
Sugar corn is now sold by China
men for ten cents per dozen, the
cheapest it has been any season.
Many people from Tenino, Bucoda
and vicinity are in the city in attend
ance at the Manville murder trial.
Harry C. Anderson and Maggie
Handle, of Yelm, were united in mar
riage by Justice Rathbun, Tuesday.
Campers began to think it is pretty
nice to come into town when night
settles down, just to sleep warm, you
know.
Thomas P. Holcraft and Miss
Jeanette McKostie were married Sun
day morning, Rev. T. J. Lamont offici-
ating.
A sewer pipe was laid this week in
the alley of the block bounded by
Main and Columbia, and Third and
Fourth streets.
There are a good many sidewalks
about the city that should be put in
good repair before the coming of
inclement weather.
About 100 Indians passed through
this city, last Friday, en- route for
Nisqually, from Skokomish. They
went to pick hops.
Prof. l.. P. Yemen, of Vashon
College, made flying visit to Olym.
pia, last Monday, to see his daughter,
Miss Eta, who is ill.
DIR. Newell did not go any further
East than Chicago, where he met his
brother, and spent week with him.
He returned home yesterday.
Many Olympians will attend the
Mechanics Fair in Portland which
opens on the 9th of this month and
closes on the 2Sth of next month.
Teamsters are happy over the fact
that they can now take a load up
Jefferson street across Union street
without going around an entire block.
The ample showers OF rain that
have fallen the past week will result
in much benefit to root crops, and
has extinguished the forest fires, a
double blessing as it were.
The Light & Power company have
withdrawn one of the cars from
service which leaves but two now
operating at intervals of 90 in place
OF IL minutes as heretofore.
The mail wagon was upset by one
OF the electric cars, Sunday, while
crossing Main street. Neither driver
nor horses were injured and the wagon
escaped without material damage.
Owners of Olympia water front
property are just beginning to see.
that their lots are worth filling. but
1t would have been better for all con-
cerned had they seen it a few years
ago.
AS the season draws to a close, it |
becomes everybody to stop talking
and go to work. Work, and not iruit-
less talk is the great desideratum now
a-days. Don't wait for something to
turn up, but go at it and turn the soil !
over yourself, and your labor will be
dulv fompapu,,.J