Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Registration will close Tuesday.
Music in the air: the music oil we'd
din. bells
The Multnomah is the only boat
"";;t' SUNDAY.
You have only iour more DAYS in
which To register.
The dog poisoner is making Il tour
OF pure cus>edness.
Uuly three weeks from next Tues.
da! is election day.
A few apples are being shipped
away from Olympia.
Have you sampled the new beer?
Pass the mug, Mary.
Rev. I. Is Ford will preach in the
NJ +. Church Sunday
The weather forecast Tor tonight
and tomorrow is Fair"
been in session this week.
Read the STANDARD this week and
ponder upon its lessons of wisdom.
4 huge turnip, weighing 30 pounds,
is on exhibit at Chambers market.
1t is the doubtful candidate that
makes the noise on the street corners.
The steamer Multnomah omitted
her trip Monday and laid up for re-
pairs.
The markets are teeming with
smelt, salmon, CLANS, oysters and
shrimps.
The old street corner lamp-posts
should be pulled down, they look
lonesome.
DR.. Riley aud party have returned
from a three weeks trip into the
Olympics.
w. F. Foster and Miss Josie Wilson
were united in marriage, at Arcadia,
Wednesday.
Fire sufficient to take off the
chill" mornings and evenings, are
now in order.
At the Methodist church, next Sun
day night, sermon for the people.
Subject, sour Food"
Country people complain that they
are surfeited with political orators,
Republicans, of course.
The County Auditor has posted, &C.
cording to law, official notices of the
coming general election.
The outgoing passengers for San
Francisco, who sailed from Seattle to-
day, were Mr.. and Mrs. Deming.
The committee have changed Col.
J. Hamilton Lewis night in Olympia,
the 21st, to Bucoda, for that date.
The Thanksgiving turkey and
Christmas goose are in close consulta-
ton as to the coming of ominous
events.
The steamer Rapid Transit dis.
charged. yesterday, cargo of Nanaimo
coal for the gas works, consisting of
$50 tons.
The man who without excuse ne
elects to register in time to vote
should be deprived of the privilege
of franchise.
Hotel registers show that an I'M
usual number of drummers and com.
mercial operators have interviewed the
merchants OF Olympia during the past
week.
Hon. Cbas. F. Fishback will address
the silver hosts at Olympia Theater,
tomorrow Saturday night. Ladies
welcome; come early aud avoid the
rush.
Rev. G. H. Feese fell down the stair
way of his residence, Saturday morn
ing, and received such injuries that he
was not able to preach in his pulpit
last Sunday.
Wood dealers are happy at the ap.
proach OF cool weather, but they will
make serious mistake if they make
an inordinate advance in the price of
either wood or bark.
There is something more than de-
served sarcasm when an Olympia lady
thanks Providence for sending the
pelting rains to wash the tobacco
stains off the sidewalks.
Col. Jas. j. Anderson, OF Tacoma,
addressed "full house" at the Bryan.
Rogers headquarters Wednesday night.
He is a pleasing speaker and an able
exponent of the cause OF the people.
Hunters report that quail are plent-
iful in the timbered districts bordering
on the waters of the upper Sound.
This species is rather small in size,
but tender, juicy, and of excellent
flavor.
If application be made without de.
lay, Prof. Yemen can accommodate a
few more persons who may desire to
receive instruction in Latin, Greek,
the natural sciences or higher mathe-
mates.
II you want to see the best display
OF saws in the State-big saws and
little saws, cross cut and straight-go
TO L. N. Hall. ON Fourth street near