Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,


prevailing.
The days are nearing their maxi
mum length.
William Callow, of New Kamilchie,
was in the city this week.
Vashon College closes its spring
term ON the 9th of June.
Somebody puts the number of Olym-
pia's bicycles at five hundred.
The Little Rock camp-meeting date
has been fixed at Aug. 9th to 10Th.
Fruit dealers are beginning to fix
up display room for the strawberry
crop.
Editor Lott, of Shelton, made a
hurried business visit to Olympia this
week.
Leave the oyster alone in his glory
during this, his traditional season OF
quiet.
Chas. F. Ruhklan has been ap-
pointed Supervisor of Road District
No. As.
The pleasant weather the greater
part OF this week brought out the baby
carriages.
Mr.. }. E. Anterior, Superintendent
of the N. P. Express, was in the city
yesterday.
Ruby-throated humming birds are
darling like flashes of light among
the woodbines.
Merit Wood, former proprietor oil
j. L. Mills grocery store, was in the
city yesterday.
The pile-driving outfit of Scofield &
Savage is being bought to this city by
the Multnomah.
What is there to hinder a quiet
patriotic celebration of the Fourth oil
July in Olympia?
Col. ]. D. McIntire, of Seattle, has
been appointed Brigadier- General OF
the State militia.
The rain, just at this time, is better
for fruit blossoms than the frost, q
hundred per cent.
The County Commissioners have re.
fused to pay the County Treasurer's
bills for clerk hire.
The Thurston County Horticultural
Society meets in the Courthouse to.
morrow at l0A.M
Rosena Volkes is the next attrac.
ton at Olympia Theater-on the even.
ing OF the 10Th inst.
"To-night fair and Saturday fair
and warmer" says the weather prophet
from his watch tower.
The continued warm weather j:
making sensible inroads in the re.
ceipts of wood dealers.
Now is the proper time for star-gaz.
ers to begin the tracing and study OF
summer consultations.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templar.
meets in this city July Goth, and will
remain in session five days.
Phil Skillman's pension of 81. so ha,
been increased to SIS, the increased
rate to date from last June.
To-day r. Lemone left for Loomis
Mich, and r. Crimmon for Caldwell,
Idaho, over the Union Pacific.
H. R. Hill left to-day for Wall.
Walla to assume the position of turn
key in the State Penitentiary.
The best time to advertise you
business is now, and the best adver
Using medium is the STANDARD.
The effective work done by the bi,
dredger is clearly seen during the Ions
outflow of waters now prevailing.
Good ranch butter has now fallen t.
~ and %. cents per roll. Eggs com
mand 10 and 124 cents per dozen.
The weather has been breezy, thi
week; that is, it has been aping tn,
STANDARDS local items gatherer.
Chas. Duncan, of Tumwater, left fo
Skagit county, Tuesday, where he will
find employment in single mill.
Don't disturb the birds in thei,
nest building; they pay rent by thu
destruction of mischievous insects.
The family of VIM. Shepard arrived
from Wisconsin, a few days ago. Nh
S. owns a farm few miles from town
The steamer City of Shelton will
make an excursion next Sunday t.
this city, accompanied by the loca
band.
A son of George Littlejohn, agei
five years, of Bush Prairie, was &C.
verely bitten by dog, one day last
week.
Delightful showers of rain have
fallen at intervals the past week, cool
Ing the atmosphere and reviving veg
citation.
Miss Nina Mayes has bought Of
mrs. Powe The New Bazaar" and will
hereafter conduct that popular estab
lishment.
Now is the time to take down USE
less heating stoves and pack them
away In the northwest corner of the
woodshed.
The City of Puebla will sail from
seattle Sunday for San Francisco. and
on the same date the Mexico will sail
Tor Alaska.
=, Julia" Betsy" and " Blind Sam. !"
three superanuated Siwashes, are now
provided for by the county on the
Poor Farm"
Young cherries are visible on the
exchanging boughs, and passing
th h,ieren are among the first to notice
'ne interesting fact.
Gown u. M. Savage, Wednesday received a
CONSIGNMENT o,.n of four tons of Eastern
Ssd Ssess' Tor propagation in his oyster
.tt hIa' . Eugene Semple, of Sc.
th;n e, passed several days in our citv
som o week. He came up to attend to