Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
summer began yesterday.

this year.
Miss Emma Red has returned from
california.
Judge Irwin held court at Shelton
this week.
Mrs. c. s. Eaton has returned from
san Francisco.
There is music in the air every
night this week.
Shelton is TO have its own Fourth
OF July celebration.
Green peas have made their appear
ance in our markets.
The country air is redolent with the
perfume Of new mown hay.
Editor Lott, OF the Shelton Tribune,
was in the city Wednesday.
Oystershell badges are numerous on
the coat lapels OF old soldiers.
The blind fiddler is discoursing sweet
sounds to street corner crowds.
A week from next Wednesday and
our nations birthday will come.
The Sunday train on the Northern
Pacific began service last Sunday.
The street decorations make the
city look like big millinery shop.
Glorious good weather has en-
HANGED the festivities of the week.
The patent outside" OF the Weekly
Capitals now printed in Portland.
Prof. Brintnall has been chosen
President OF the Olympic University.
The first loads of new clover hay
came in from the country, this week.
Judge and Mrs. Dennison left Tues.
day for visit to Southern California.
II you want the reliable news OF the
day. read the WASHINGTON STANDARD.
There is an old soldier in the city
who is the hero OF seven bullet wounds.
The schooner Excelsior is now load
ing with lumber at the Westside mill.
Patriotic farmers are taking q day
off to come in and see the old soldiers.
Logging camps are vying with
each other in finding the biggest
trees.
Mrs. C. L. Diven will be the musi-
cal instructor OF the Olympic Uni
versity.
A. T. McCarger has succeeded the
late Mr.. Mott as Insurance Commits
sioner.
The accomplished girl Of the season
is the one who rides with grace the
bicycle.
Smoke the Washington Standard"
cigar, a home product of excellent
quality.
The steam merry-go.round has
come to turn the heads of small
children.
Mr.. Waddell is building q fine resi-
dence about eight miles south o:
' this city.
Eggs are still cheaper than beef
steak and there are no bones to pay
for either.
The Salvation Army added not q
little to the pageantry of street parade,
this week.
The camping season, though it
comes late, promises to be one of rare
enjoyment.
The work of completing the tower
Of the Westside school house is now
in progress.
The streets of Olympia tend to
rather iarcibly remind the old settler
Of former days.
The fakirs are doing the town and
there is a sad parting among the fools
and their money.
Tons of strawberries are being
shipped from various Sound points to
northern sections.
Full moon occurred on Monday,
and now old women are looking for q
change OF weather.
Men are at work widening and i'm
proving the road near Forest ceme-
terry, east of this city.
The wood and bark industry ap-
pears to constitute the sole business |
for country teamsters.
Rev. Marston will assume the |
duties rs pastor of the Central Bap-
list church on July LIST.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
sold appetizing refreshments in the
Stuart Block. yesterday.
New apples are as large as walnuts,
and crude specimens will soon be on
display in the markets.
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velope address, "Olympia, State OF
Washington, Pacific slope"
A flag-pole 81 feet long, has been |
raised in front of the Grand Army
headquarters, on Ninth street.
Mr.. McMurray, living few miles
south of Olympia, lost a valuable
horse this week by runaway.
The graduating exercises of the
high school will take place at Olympia
Theater next Tuesday evening.
South Bay people are preparing the
"Big Maple Tree" grove for a Fourth
of July celebration and picnic.
Prof. Royal, of the Eastern Oregon
Normal school, has returned to spend
the summer vacation in this city.
Mr.. August Chilberg, an old resi-
dent of Olympia, now of Tacoma, il in
the city visiting friends and relatives.
W. w. Hopkins and wife. of La
Center, a newly married couple on
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