Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-04

The fruit is on the boush.
Who loves moi more The light of Irne
Than cold lie, enters gloomy noon
1t i the season OF roses.
Cherries are beginning to blush.
The price of strawberries is tum-
bling.
The Seatco mill is about t. resume
operations.
4 tennis club is She latest local
organization.
Day after tomorrow is Pentecost-
Whit sunday.
Mr.. J. u. Knox Is confined to her
bed by i'll health.
Jack Gimblct has again opened the
Olympia hotel bar.
IKE" and Mrs. Ellis have gone on
visit to California.
Will Fosters new yacht will be
launched next week.
Mrs. L. X. Munson, OF Shelton, was
in the city this week.
Millcr's Business College closed its
second year Tuesday.
Hon. T. }. Miller has returned
from his Eastern trip,
W. II. Kneeland, OF Shelton, is
registered at the Carlton.
Phil Skillman has gone to the
mines in British Columbia.
4 special steamer, the Alki, leaves
for Alaska direct, Tomorrow.
Piles are being driven for a gridiron
in the slip below the old draw.
Geo. F. Gavitt, editor of the Cen
tralia News, was in the city to-day.
The Willey's steamer will make a
trip out for Seattle Sunday morning.
A. C. Going, of the firth of Bilger &
Going, is over from Portland on a visit.
Capt. Messegee has returned from
a sojourn of several months in Oregon.
The Tumwater FIGURING Mill will
next week begin to turn out its pro-
duct.
Hartstein Island breaks the record
in the production of splendid goose
berries.
Pen Miller, an Olympia boy, son of
Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller, of Seattle, is in
the city.
The U. s. Revenue steamer Scout
was in our harbor to-day on tour of
inspection.
Farmers say that with one more
good, copious rain, the hay crop will
be abundant.
The best strawberries in the market
were sold at the Saratoga to-day, for
Ct cents box.
Homegrown strawberries are assert
ing their rights against the influx of
imported fruit.
By the hundred weight, is the way
homegrown strawberries are coming
into the markets.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Mrs. E. X.
Hawkins, left yesterday for visit to
her son at Blaine.
Judge Wingard, of Walla Walla, is
ON visit of business and recreation
to the capital city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dwyer left
Wednesday, over the Union Pacific,
for Topeka, Kansas.
Politicians Burleigh, Sullivan, Prit-
chard and Crowley are in the city.
What deal is up now?
The doors of the bowling alley have
been closed and placard says the es-
Enlistment is for rent.
The steamer Multnomah went to
Seattle. Saturday evening, to undergo
the ordeal of inspection.
Premonitory signs of the smoky
season are putting in their appearance
in the way of small forest fires.
Daylight is now nearly at its ex
treme length for this latitude-the
21st being the summer solstice.
Prof. L. P. Yemen goes down to
Burton to take part in the commence
ment exercises of Vashon College.
Look out for the worms, they are
coming, and are already beginning to
spin their webs on the fruit trees.
The registration of voters in the
City district (No. ~ reached a total of
454 votes, 1873 of whom are women.
The Owl Club has closed its rooms
until the nights grow longer. Owls
cannot see" in daytime, you know.
Speaker Cline came up from What
com this week to look over the Gettys-
burg of the late lamented legislature.
The forecast for tonight is fair;
Saturday, fair and warmer. Predic-
lions favorable for a pleasant Sunday.
Olympia is said to have more BIZ
cycles on its streets than any other
Pacific Coast town of similar popula-
ton.
The Board of Inspectors over
hauled" the steamers Multnomah, the
Emma Florence and the frankie this
week.
The passengers by the Umatilla from