Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-22
CITY NEWS IN Brief.

tI0 In the -CNppI entertainment to-
night.
Yesterday was the shortest day OF
the year.
Tie weather last Saturday equals
that oi spring.
The highest tide for many years
occurs tomorrow.
La grippe still retains its hold on
the peoples necks
Thank Goodness, the shortest day Of
the year has passed.
Now il the time To- begin To iormu-
late good resolutions.
The Standard wishes it many read
ers Il Merry Christmas.
A son was born to the family Of
a. F. Rogers this week.
Postmaster Milroy has just re-
covered from short illness.
Many Olympians will attend the
Midwinter Fair next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bates are happy
in the possession OF baby boy.
School children are rejoicing over
the advent OF a holiday vacation.
II. w. Carroll has resigned the Office
OF clerk in the State Auditors office.
John Byrne has heen confined to
the hospital by illness during the past
few days.
The newly elected city officials will
take their seats a week from next
Tuesday.
Fritz" Arnold sets 'em up for the
"poys" to commemorate the advent of
a daughter.
The Odd Fellows think OF moving
their library to the second floor Of
OF their building.
Now is the proper time to taper off
SO as to be prepared for a good New
Years resolution.
The Olympia Dancing Club have
arranged for series of six dances, to
begin at The Olympia.
Jesse G. Mills, a son OF G. w. Mills,
of Union precinct, had his leg crushed
in haypress, Saturday.
The young ladies of the Temple
Baptist congregation, gave mission
airy tea" at the church, Wednesday
night.
Secretary OF State Price and family
left by Mondays train for California,
to be absent several months, for recre-
alton and pleasure.
Miss Mabel Brouner's kindergarten
school has closed for the holidays, and
that lady will spend her holidays with
Miss Lee, in Portland.
John w. Troy, Auditor of Clallam
county, and editor OF the Port Angeles
Leader-Democrat, was a delegate to
the late road convention.
The Olympia Door & Lumber Gym.
pany asked the City Council to locate
corners for them to make valuable
Improvements on block GA.
Tomorrow is the time set for the
high tide; but do not be frightened, it
will be but a few inches higher than
usual at this season OF the year.
, The full official term of the Olympia
Postmaster has. expired, aud still he
hobs up at the window, serenely filling
the place of some deserving Democrat.
The Masonic lodges of this city will
have a grand time on st. Johns day,
the 9th inst. They will have a joint
installation at 7.3O. and banquet
later.
Mr.. Pomeroy, whose wife recently
died at the hospital of pneumonia, has
been in the city the past few days.
Mr.. p. was at one time a resident of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Clarke, of Sc.
attic, will pay their usual annual visit
to that lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Darling, o! this city, during the
holidays.
George F. Smith, who has been a
compositor on the STANDARD for
nearly twenty years, left Monday, for
Oregon City, to visit his aged mother,
who is quite ill.
James Brewer has removed his
market from the Bettman building,
on Fourth street, to the rear store OF
the Chambers brick, corner of Fourth
and Main streets.
George Solomon left this week for
Yakima. where he will spend several
weeks among relatives and then 90 to
Los Angeles, Cal. He will be back
on visit next April.
The poultry show, now in progress
at the Armory, is well worthy of the
attention of the public. There were
"a coops, containing 212 fowls, on ex-
v<6bition yesterday, and to-day many
more entries were made.
And now the Daughters of Veterans
have organized, with Mrs. w. A. LANCE
for President, Miss Laura Myers, Vice
President, and Misses Lulu Savidge,
Maggie Cotter and Mrs. K. C. Corey
Trustees.
Col. Gilbert, State Librarian, had
another occurrence of heart failure,
Monday afternoon, in his Office on the
fourth floor OF the State building. 1t
was, however, much lighter than the
previous attack.
The mother of DR.. Oliver, who has
just arrived to spend the winter in
this city, from Butte, Montana, says
that quite a number of families con-
template removal to this State and
city in the spring.
1t now looks as if some of our
Chinese population very successfully
used the Olympian- Tribune as a cats