Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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ing.
Miss Carrie Wiley is visiting in Ia
coma.
Trolling for salmon trout is in
fashion.
Look where you step, and step where
you look
Charlie Leighton is now resident
OF Seattle.
The oiiing is clear and the goose
honks high.
1t is a good time to clear the moss
off the roof.
Roses are blooming; so are the bicy-
Gle boomers.
Vashon College opens its fall term
September 10.
Hyde kirkendall left for Juneau,
Alaska, this week
A high authority says that Olympia
IS on the upgrade.
The days are growing shorter and
autumn is coming.
The pond in the Park is about thick
enough TO skate on.
The best way to eat strawberries
off the vines. Try it.
Budd's Inlet is the popular resort
for boating excursions.
Mrs. Samuel Stork and son are Wis
iting at Port Townsend.
There is promise of an abundant
crop of wild blackberries.
The State Land Commission has
been in session this week.
A son was born recently to the wife
of H. Rambo, of this city.
A daughter was born to the wife OF
I'M. Jackson. Wednesday.
George A. hoffman has returned
from his trip to Germany.
Tell your small boy the story of the
origin of Independence Day.
The circus is splendid on paper, but
let us see how it crystalizes.
1t is worth trip into the country
to smell the new mown hay.
Read the STANDARD and be con-
v;noaI that Tho u,or1J v,~nyao
Olympia possesses big rooster that
scratches for young chickens.
Homegrown new potatoes are mod
estly making their appearance.
Do the gophers dig unsightly holes
in your front yard? Go fer 'em.
The meat markets of this city will
be closed all day on the Fourth.
Flee the clutches of the law as you
: would avoid the grip Of the devil.
Live at peace with all men so far as
honor and justice will second you.
Miss Emma Page will deliver the
Fourth OF July Grafton at Rainier.
Hon. John F. Convey returned from
business trip to Seattle yesterday.
The Congregational Society went on
picnic to Buffers Cove. Wednesday.
Sunday school picnics are becoming
fashionable among the good children.
The best time to eat strawberries is
when one is hungry. We have tried it.
Fourth OF July next Thursday and
there is every indication of fine weather
Red raspberries are ripening and
will soon be displayed in our markets.
Vashon College is going to replace
its gas illumination by electric burn
ers.
The bicycle track to Woodland is in
fair way OF completion before the
18th.
So live, that the world may be made
better for your having been an Olym-
plan.
Mr.. l.. P. Yemen is oscillating be-
tween Vashon Island and the capt. al
city.
The large hearted man will be
. merciful towards his horses these hot
days.
Several carloads of shingles were
shipped from the Olympic mill this
week.
The Monticello has changed her
berth from the Percival to the Horr
dock.
Mrs. Rose Laberee and children left
last Saturday for her home in Ellens-
burgh.
The Westside mill is again adding
its cheerful buzz to the hum OF in
dustry.
Miss May Randolph, late of Vashon
College, is spending her vacation in
Olympia.
Don't speak unless you mean to say
something, and when you have said it,
then stop.
A local item is like an invention /;
anybody could have thought of it after
reading it.
Did you hear Aamold last night? If
SO, you have sensibly heightened your
natural life.
The Stanford and Berkeley musical
clubs will visit Alaska before returning
to California.
In answer to an inquiry, we state
that nautical mile is knot, but not
a statute mile.
The moon spends her first quarter
tomorrow, but she will be still flush
for the Fourth.
There is said to be revival in the
logging industry throughout the upper
Sound country.
\ The southern arc OF the galaxy was
never in better position for star-gazers
than at present.
The Olvmpic Mill Co. have Skinned