Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-05

There is no denying the fact that
the south side OF West Fourth street,
between Columbia street and the draw
bridge is rapidly becoming a business
center.
A veteran newspaper reporter says
all you have to do is to touch the but
ton and the mental electricity will do
the rest. But the great trouble is to
find the button.
1t is real pleasure to watch the
swallows, sparrows and other small
birds enjoy shower bath under the
fountain in the public square. Go
and see the fun.
Olympic Mill Co. will open q lum-
Der yard in Tacoma, and will put in 3
planning machine to finish the lumber
in the yard, which will be shipped
mainly in the rough.
Crowds of people comprising the
rank and file of the Tacoma excur-
sionists visited the Capitol grounds,
last Sunday, to view the magnificent
work just completed there.
Rumor has it that the man in the
moon is going to take wife. The
most obvious result of such a change
will be to dampen the ardor of women
= for the study Of astronomy.
The large monument recently built
by Mr.. Thos. Sizer, of this city, to be
placed over the grave of the late
Lachlan McPhsii, was taken to Shell
ton and put in position last week.
The Olympia girl says she has got
done caring what Mrs. Grundy says
about it. She has got a wheel and
she is going to wheel; she has got .
bloomer and she is going to bloom.
A local critic says Herr Aamold did
we'll, splendidly, last Thursday night,
but he would have done better had he
given us little more of the real, I'M
adulterated cat-gut and horse-hair.
Pague, "Old Probabilities" OF Port
land, predicts clearing" for Saturday
and "fair" and warm" for Sunday.
He predicted the rains for the Fourth
Tuesday night, AZ hours in advance.
Robert NJ. Littlejohn OF this city,
and Miss Bertha M. Post of Gate City,
we're united in marriage last Tuesday.
The ceremony was performed at the
home OF the brides parents at Gate
City.
John O'Hare, of New rKamilchie,
was married to Miss Mary Kearney, OF
Oyster Bay, in this city. Tuesday, Rev.
Father Classens officiating. Mr..
O'Hare is the proprietor of the princi-
pal hotel at New Kamilchie.
Now that our nations glorious
natal day, is passed, and we are all
happy, let US 60 to work again as
vigorously as we have celebrated,
never forgetting all true patriot
ism implies labor as we'll as pleasure.
The leading rendezvous for wild
blackberries, this year, appears to be
among the sparsely wooded hills to
the west of Olympia. The supply is
said to be abundant, despite the
stereotype Halo olalIy" of old Mrs.
Lo.
Mrs. Minnie Krahn died, this morn.
ing, on Eastside, of tumor, Al years OF
age. She leaves family. The fun
eral takes place tomorrow at 2
P. NJ. from the family residence on
Eastside. Interment will be made in
the Masonic cemetery.
Two men and horse, at the Olym-
pic mill, can load upon flat-cars stick
OF timber two feet square and fifty
long. In the days of our grand
daddies, such feat would have re-
quired dozen yoke OF oxen and all
the men in the settlement.
The stylish lady who turned the
southeast corner of Main and Fourth
streets, yesterday, by walking on her
heels to avoid the tobacco juice on
the pavement, presented another
strong argument in. favor of etreet
cuspidors being established by the
city fathers.
The cool-wave which brooded over
the upper Sound country the fore
part OF the present week, has had the
tendency to backen haying some
what, but not enough rain has fallen
to seriously injure the crop. From all
points, the inference ia reasonably
drawn that the yield will be abundant.
And now a member of the Illinois
Legislature has INTRODUCED a resolu-
ton in that body imploring the mai
dens OF the State to marry none hut
Americans. When water runs up
hill and grass grows with the blades
downward, then perhaps American
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