Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-07-06
What the Pioneers Read in
This Paper
so Years Ago

General Lee is advised to 60 again
to Europe for his health.
, Mrs. Burket has leased the new
building erected by Mr.. Gale, in which
she proposes to open a first-class
hotel. The situation, corner of Main
and Fourth, iss one of the best, and
We doubt not that under Mrs. Bur-
ket's personal supervision the new
hotel will be a credit to the town.
Rev. S. H. Mann has been appoint
ed librarian in place of ]. D. Mabie,
deceased.
General HooRer is almost helpless
from paralysis.
The washer women of San Fran
cisco have formed a cooperative as
sociation.
Married, on the stu inst, at the
residence of the brides father on
Yelm prairie, by the Rev. Mr.. Taylor,
Robert H. HANDLE to Talatha Long
mire.
The steamer California arrived last
evening from Portland with a large
amount Of freight for our citizens.
The Seattle Intelligencer says that
Judge Jacobs has been selected to
deliver the grafton at the celebration
in that place on the Fourth. Ike Nj
Hall Esq, has been selected for
reader.
The democrats had a grand jubi-
lee at Salem on Tuesday night y;
last week. over recent victories.
Mrs McElroy and Misses Slocum
and Evans, returned to Olympia this
week, from their visit to the eeast.
They were passengers on the Active
when she was wrecked.
Mr.. T. N. Cation was elected Prose,
cutting Attorney without opposition
In the first District.
We observe that Mr.. Winsor Is
making the necessary arrangements
to carry the daily mail between this
RldCC anu MOullCCllOs ~ 10 q AhteOA
Of congratulction, not only that we
have q daily mail but that Mr.. Win
sor is the contractor. He is one OF
the few men who understand the
business and whose ambition it will
be to give satisfaction to the publi:
The new service begins next Friday
4 The town hall will be completed
in about one month. The town trus-
tees have ordered chandeliers and
other fixtures from Portland and pro-
pose to inaugurate the new hall with
a ball as soon as 1t is completed.
Walla Walla is now in telegraphic
communication with the remainder
of the world.
Mr.. Macleary has just received a
. large addition to his former stock OF
! goods.
; Charley Egan has leased the Sthr-
dard Bakery of Messers Ward and
:. Mitchell and proposes hereafter to
, dispense the staff of life to the hungry
multitude in a manner that cannot
. fail to be satisfactory. He has also
general supply Of groceries and
, tobacco with which to regale his GUS
toners. With the sterling business
, qualifications Mr.. Egan brings to the
trade We have no doubt of his success.
E. Meeker, Esq. contemplates pub
} fishing sometime in the fall, phaln-
, phlet entitled, washington Territory
: West of the Cascade Mountains" to
embrace Just the information desired
, by our people for dissemination lii
the East. The table of contents. as
will be seen by the advertisement
comprises every important subject 20
. give a general view of this portion OF
the Territory and it's resources. Mr.
Meeker' is we'll qualified for the task
and should receive liberal encourage
ment from our citizens who will be
UNNECESSARILY benefited by its wide
circulation.
The consolidation of the Central
. and Western Pacific Railroads. under
the name of the Central Pacific Rail-
. road Company, has been officially an
nounced.
On the LIST inst, died near Olympia
r Alice. daughter Of S. D. and Lucetts
Durgin in the 18th year of her age
Of inflamatory consumption. The
funeral will take place on Sunday a
t II O'Clock on the farm.
r c. Crosby, having associated witt
r C. Crosby Jr. in the general merchan
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