Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

"Irllby' Tonight.
Did you give thanks Yesterday
f. McReynolds has returned from
the East
Winter came in like roaring lion
this year.
Mr.. c. c. Mcdonald, of Portland. is
in the city.
Barnes Lake is now a popular re-
sort for skaters.
Glorious starlight is prevailing
these cold nights.
J. 4. Morrison, OF Shelton, visited
Olympia this week.
Day after tomorrow will be the
first Sunday in Advent.
Skating prospectors are out looking
for good fields for sport.
Remember the needy. you may be
poor, yourself, sometime.
The last leaf on the tree has sue
coined to the bitter frost.
Venus is striving to surpass all her
past record for brilliancy.
Tom Cation, of Sprague, has been in
the capital city this week.
A large proportion of the potato
crop is still in the ground.
The new Capital Brewing Co.'S new
delivery wagon is a thing of beauty.
Real estate Ostrander has returned
from Alaska and is now in Olympia.
Mrs. J. c. Conine, of Yelm, is suffer-
ing from broken leg, the result of a
fall.
Hotels have been full, this week,
and restaurants generally we'll patron
lied.
Mrs. Gottfeldt's little daughter, who
has been quite ill of pneumonia, is
much improved.
The moon is in the last quarter, but
she will give us a little friendly light
on Christmas eve.
The Boston Kitchen was the winner
ofthe music-box ratified off at Sawyer
e. Filley's last night.
The small fry now monopolize the
coasting, while the bigger boys find
more fun in skating.
A good many family gatherings
added typical zest to Olympia's
Thanksgiving season.
The corner jobbing carpenter is
kept busily employed in repairing
disabled coasting sleds.
Venison, with all the wild foul of
the season, are among the numerous
tid-bits exhibited in the markets.
The Red Men OF this city are max
ing arrangements for masquerade
ball, on the evening of Dec. 18th.
Those who ordered cut-offs" in
season, have not had to call the
plumber to repair leaking water-pipes.
John Schuling, wife and infant
daughter left Wednesday for Rossland,
B. c., where they will in future reside.
Pat Dolan has SO far recovered as
to be able to be out of doors and he
visited his place OF business one day
this week.
Happy is he who followed the
STANDARDS advice and laid in q win
ter's supply OF fuel while it was dry
and cheap.
The steamer Aberdeen broke band
on her crank yesterday and in con-
sequence did not leave, but left on
time to-day.
The case of injunction against the
dredger Oakland, in Judge Hanford's
court, at Seattle, has been postponed
for hearing Dec. Sd.
The seasons holidays come to
everybody but the toiling printer.
Like the accomplishing housewife,
his work is never done.
Walter Caldwell lost two fingers
from the left hand Saturday by acct
dental contact with a revolving saw in
a mill near Tumwater.
A good many loggers spent Thanks
giving day in Olympia, seeing the
sights, enjoying good eating and at
tending places of amusement.
Coasting down the magnificent
slope of West Fourth street is now
INDUCED in every evening by hun
dreds of merry lads and lasses.
The days are nearing their shortest
limit. Only about three weeks more
and the sun will begin his retrograge
journey. Verify, what is year?
Now is the time to renew subscrip-
tons to the STANDARD. Don't wait
till the coming of the new year. Get
ahead of time and then stay there.
VIM. H. Mitchell and his son Frank
visited Olympia this week, to attend
the wedding of daughter of B. Johns,
a relative, which occurred on Thanks
giving day.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held in the United Presbyterian
church Wednesday. Rev. A. G. Saw
en-, of the Baptist church, conducted
the services.
The piles have been driven for the
bulkhead at the draw and the brush
Is on hand, but when is the big
dredger going to throw the mud?
There's tho rub