Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Farmers are setting up their NOW
ing machines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffrey have returned
from California.
Camp-meeting will begin at Little
Rock August eth.
Judge Gordon is holding court thi.
week at Montesauo.
Evening fires are still among the
household comforts.
\ son Was born to Mr.. and Mrs. c
Il. Carroll, Tuesday.
The day is two minutes shorter thar
il was one week ago.
Company A marched out to Wood
land yesterday morning.
Mis-. c. NJ. Black, of San Francisco
is visiting friends in the city.
c. :. Eaton has returned from 8
business trip to San Francisco.
Next Wednesday will be the day
that Americans delight to honor.
The expression, these hard times,
is getting to be a horrible chestnut.
T. C. Van Epps, wife and daughter
Nave returned from trip to Califor
mia.
Look out for the poetaster who
chooses for his theme the beautiful
rain.
1t lie a good time for providenl
people to lay in their winters supply
of fuel.
"Coxeyism" is only new version
for damphoolism. Let's have done
with it.
Mr.. A. J. Chambers is rebuilding
the large barn recently destroyed by
lightning.
Laborers have been at work, during
the past week, in repairing the street
railway track.
Our streets seem somewhat quiet
after the presence OF so many visitors
the past month.
Farmers are complaining that The
imported Texan grass is taking theil
timothy by storm.
Ripe cherries of home raising, arc
coming into market and knocking Out
the imported article.
A son was born to the wife OF VIM
Gibson, few miles south of this
city, on the 18th inst.
Miss Edith Minis, of Montesano, 6
graduate of the Calethea College, j.
visiting friends in the city.
Strawberries have been selling a,
the neighboring ranches at fifty cents
per crate. Cheap enough.
Phillip c. Rourk had the ends o.
three fingers cut off in Young's shin
gle mill, at Nisqually, Tuesday.
The strawberry season is in its prime
and retail prices never ranged lower II
the history Of its Sound culture.
George Edwards. an old resident OF
4sYelm, is dead. He had been ,
re4dent of this county since 1850.
Mrs. Webster Brown, of this city
has received the sad news OF tn,
death Of her father at Tucson, Arizona
A select as50r tMtentUf weeds is dis
putting possession Of the plaza with thu
shrubs and flowers set out by the city
Miss Louisa Pinger died at tn,
home Of her parents, at Tumwater
Tuesday, of consumption, aged 2G
years.
Company A was escorted on its way
yesterday morning - far as Ayers
Hill by about score of young mer
on bicycles.
R. A. Ford has been elected q trus
tee Of the Puget Sound University, te
succeed Rev. DR.. Cherrington, who
has resigned.
Ladies in thin shoee complain OF the
crossings being made wet and muddy
by the street sprinkler, and the poin,
is we'll taken.
The schooner Excelsior completed
her. load of lumber ct Westside mill
Tuesday and left Thursday for South
ern California.
Salmon berries is the latest novelty
in the fruit market. They grow wild
and have been sold the past week II
five cents box.
There are at present fourteen es-
Adjustments in Olympia where thirsty
men can "irrigate." and the heated
term is yet to come.
William A. Weller and Hannah E.
kheson were united in matrimony
on Eastside, by Rev. T. J. Lamont
Wednesday evening.
An effort is being made to construct
platform for dancing at Buffers
Cove, for the use of picnic parties dur
ing the pleasure season.
Next Wednesday is the 4th of July
the day when the stars and stripes flut'
ter from every flag-pole and the smell
OF burning powder floats on the air.
Cut out the coupon in La Mode
Advertisement and take it to Mrs
Sullivan and you will receive . credit
oi25 per cent. on any purchase you
may make OF her.
The Populists raised enough money
BY subscription to send four delegates
to Yakima. The delegation was head.
ed by one Of the prescribed class-Mr
Forrest, a lawyer.
Old veterans of the G. A. r. affecl
TO look with disdain upOn the glitter