Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-07-13


Mr.. J. y. Sluires contemplates
opening new grocery store in this
city.
The Congregational Sunday school
went on an excursion to Arcadia
Tuesday.
Several Populists spent last Sunday
at Thos J. Miiler's, ranch south of
this city.
The value of our channel is ap-
preciated at present as the morning
steamers leave
The passenger cars 80 long detained
at the Northern Pacific depot have
been removed.
Miss Isabel Pincus, of Tacoma, is
visiting il. the city, the guest of Mrs.
Joseph Cheim.
Geo. +. Smith has returned from a
visit of several months to his old home
III oregon City.
|. G. Otis, of Anacortes has re-
ceived a position in the Surveyor
Generals office.
Lady pedestrians complain that the
crossings are kept muddy by the
street sprinkler.
The u. S. mails now come across
the continent mainly by the Great
Northern route.
Several parties took advantage OF
the fine camping weather this week
and went down the bay.
The Good Templars made an ex-
cursion by the steamer Multnomah
to Tacoma Monday night.
The Multnomah and the Monti.
cello arrive and depart together.
Quite sociable arrangement.
A marriage license was issued yes.
terday to Nicholas Van Bevers and
Lena I've rson, both of Tacoma.
VIM. Sternberg has a young bear
about five months old that will do
tricks and mind him like a dog.
Health Officer Newcomb reports 81
births for the quarter ending June 80
and deaths for the same period.
The Pullman boycott has shut
down the oyster trade, which was
worth 81 600 week TO this city.
There are now three steamers on
the Olympia Seattle route - Monti.
cello, Multnomah and Aberdeen.
The examination of applicants foI
admission to the State University will
be held in this city on the 18th inst.
The oystershell bark louise has sp-
peared on many Olympia fruit trees.
The trees should be sprayed at once.
Local steamers are coming and 60.
ing we'll loaded with passe ngers and
freight. They carry no Pullman
cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bethel, of
South Bay, rejoice in the possession
of little maiden who has "come to
stay"
Indian women, Cinnamon and
Mclean small boys are selling black.
berries gathered from the surrounding
hills.
When the Light & Power Co. ex-
tends their track to Woodland Park,
that place will make an excellent sum.
mer resort.
Arrangements are being made for
the use of the fire-alarm bell to call
Company A together in case Of
emergency.
Specimens of gold-bearing quartz
have been exhibited on the street.
found in the black hills, few miles
from this city.
The Capitol Commission did not
meet Monday, in consequence of the
enforced absence" OF Gov. McGraw
and Judge Burke.
Mr.. A. C. Stevens, of the Racket
Store, is having house built on his
ranch, a few miles south of this city,
and he expects soon to make it his
home.
The strawberry season is waning,
and the power of the almighty dollar
is contracting, for the fruit now
readily commands four cents for q
pint box.
The railway tieup affects the oyster
men at Oyster Bay to quite an ex-
tent. The only oysters that are
shipped are to Tacoma and Seattle
by steamer.
The Puget Sound Chautauqua as
sembly began its summer meeting at
Chautauqua beach, Vashon Island,
Monday. Prof. Brintnall, OF this city,
is in attendance.
The steam merry-go-round has
packed its tent and has been stored in
Tacoma. Mr.. Hostetter, the pro-
prietor, says that he will not 60 out
with the machine until next year.
A Tacoma locomotive engineer ia
called a scab" by the Weekly Capital.
Such men have blood in their eyes,
and it is not improbable that we shall
see something else besides newspaper
fun.
Theron c., son of c. I. Brown, has
returned from Caledonia, N. ", at
which place he WAS recently married
to Miss Stella Place. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown are now residing at South
Union.