Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
Wild Strawberries are rip,ning.


doing business in tl!c city this week.
Deputy Attorney General Vance has
declared the arid land law imperative.
Hon. John =. Jud-on, Of Tacoma,
made business visit to olympia, this
week
The steamship Walla Walla sailed
from san Francisco to-day for the
Sound.
4. III. Chambers has moved his
family to his new residence near the
capitol.
"To-night and Saturday, fair and
warmer" uuoths the audacious wealth
cr oracle.
The Good Templars gave literary
and musical social in their hall Tues
day night.
Geo. Bowles and wife left Tuesday
for visit to relatives in the New
England States.
Mrs. Josie Z. Whitney (aee Josie
Munson) Of San Francisco, is visiting
relatives at Shelton.
The Multnomah Tuesday evening
brought up a consignment OF hay for
Stampher 4 Brewer.
Judge Crowley and Judge Parsons,
OF Tacoma, were registered at the
Carlton House this week.
The tide of yesterday was as low as
any we have ever had in June, the
month of extreme low tides.
The large shipments of freight for
Shelton transferred at this place indi-
Gates brisk trade at that point.
California strawberries have been
selling at from 12a to ID cents per
box at our fruit stores this week.
An indication of the prolonged
"winter" is seen in the price of hay,
which ranges from SIS to $50 per ton.
DIR. Carlyon, of this city, has ten
dered his resignation from the menu
bership of the State Board of Dental
Examiners.
Strawberries are sold at fair prices
but church festivals will not go off
booming till the home crop comes
into market.
Mrs. Neal Cheetham, wife OF the
State Auditor, received Tuesday, the
sad intelligence of the death OF her
father, in Iowa.
P. NJ. Troy, A. w. Wisner and
Mitchell Harris represented our local
lodge X. of 2. in the grand lodge at
Vancouver this week.
A meeting of the Thurston county
branch of Peoples Party State Club,
will be held in the Equity court room,
tomorrow at one o'clock.
The steamship City IF Puebla aeaves
Seattle for San Francisco, next Mon
day, and on the same day the steam
ship Mexico sails for Alaska.
The funeral services of Mrs. Capt.
James Adams occurred yesterday after
noon at her late residence, corner of
Fifth and Washington streets.
The Saratoga" has a shower of
diamonds-the spray of miniature
fountain-tO keep green vegetables
fresh and crisp for its customers.
Superintendent Brintnall h as called
meeting of school officers, on the
29th inst, to discuss matters of inter-
est connected with the school laws.
The prospect of full cherry crop
this year has been somewhat lessened
by an occasional cold night which
has caused the developing buds to fall.
John Campbell, President of the
Port Blakely Mill Co., came to the
capital yesterday by the City Of
Shelton and left by the afternoon
train.
About 25O Tacoma people came up
Sunday on the State of Washington
and spent the larger part of the after
noon in this city and the park at
Tumwater.
A party OF young men of this city
rode on their wheels to Tacoma by
moonlight, Saturday night. They ar
rived at the "City of Destiny" a little
after midnight.
A. d. Rogers has been elected presi-
dent of the Thurston County Fruit
Growers Association to succeed ]. r.
Elswick, whose ill health has since
resulted in death.
Last Friday, the Women's Club paid
merited compliment to Mrs. Z. D..
Moore. by holding reception in their
hall to her honor, that date being the
anniversary of her birthday.
1t is announced that the people OF
Shelton, who will visit this city next
Sunday, will arrive at about 10 A. NJ.
and not leave till P. NJ, giving about
eight hours for social enjoyment.
Phil Vincent has been engaged the
past few days in repairs to the U. S..
surveying launch Fuca, which was
injured some months ago by coming
in collision with the steamer City
of Kingston.
While the San Francisco steamers
advertise to carry freight from San
francisco to Seattle or Tacoma for 81
per ton, they may charge you at the
rate OF $500 per ton if the package is
very small one.
perfect avalanche OF Oregon
strawberries is expected to slide in at
the Saratoga tomorrow night, from
the Port Townsend Southern depot.
Nothing better to treat your visitors
with, who will be here Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Adams, a sister of Mrs.
hobt. Mari, aged Sc years, died at her
residence in this city Tuesday even
ing She had been resident of this
place about ten years, her husband,
capt. Adams, dying seven years ago.
This is proving good bee-swarming
Tune, and suggests the old folklore
saw, "A swarm of bees in May is
worth load of hay; swarm of bees
In June is worth silver spoon;
swarm OF bees in July is not worth a
fly"
The Struggled goods" racket has
9een attempted by couple of ped
oilers, III this city, but it met with