Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Now is the time to pick your winter
apples.
The Opera Exchange" saloon is to
be re-opened.
Mrs. o. C. White will reside in Cali
fornia this winter.
Mr.. Dodenhotf and family have
moved to Tacoma.
A choral society has been organized
at Olympic University.
Only eleven days more and then a
good Democratic victory.
John Hawthorne has opened an
oyster house on Main street.
Capt. z. J. Hatch is on few days
visit to his family in this city.
Capt. L. and Purser Mac Wiley
have returned from California.
The late rains have swollen the Des-
chuttes river to fair proportions.
Frank Williamson, the logger, has
opened another camp near Shelton.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gottfeldt, of this city, Saturday morn
ing.
Councilman Giles has rendered his
resignation as member from the Sixth
ward.
A heavy rainfall prevailed last
Sunday all day and larger part OF
the night.
Capt. J. J. Gilbert, of the coast sur
vey, has returned to winter quarters
in this city.
Geo. Savidge has returned from
Ocosta where he has been on a sur
veying trip.
Mrs. F. Pettygrove, of Port Town
send, is spending few days with
friends in this city.
Miss Grace Watt, OF New Bruins
wick, is visiting her sister in this city,
Mrs. Geo. Schofield.
The Multnomah omitted her trip
Tuesday. to make some trifling re-
pairs to her machinery.
Mrs. A. E. Mann, mother of Mayor
Mann, has returned from an extended
visit to Portland, Oregon.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller and her sons,
Winlock w. and Pendleton, have
started bank in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton, of Kansas
City, arrived this week and will make
Olympia their future home.
Edward Workman, of Yelm, has
been committed to the county Jail, on
a charge of attempted rape.
The mother Of Mrs. S. H. Barbee, Of
this city, died in Indinola, Neb., OF
heart disease few days ago.
o. C. White, State Printer, has re-
turned from his visit to the Odd Eel
lows meeting at Chattanooga.
Robt. McNair has purchased a tract
Of land on Bush Prairie, and is pre-
pairing it for his future home.
Mrs. Geo. Hansard, who has been
visiting friends in this city, has re-
turned to her home in Seattle.
J. C. Horn has purchased a feed
mill, which he will set in motion by a
current from the electric wire.
Eggs hare been very scarce in the
Olympia markets during the week.
They sell at 80 cents per dozen.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Powe, jr.. was buried in
Odd Fellows cemetery yesterday.
Fred. Schomber has applied for let
tiers of administration of the estate oil
Henry Newmarker, lately deceased.
The new hotel in Union block, the
successor OF the ever popular Jefferson,
will be known as the Stringer House.
The election ballot this year oil
Thurston county will be 16 by 20
inches in size, and will contain five
tickets.
John r. Mitchell, Democratic candi-
date for attorney, will speak at
Mosier & McDonald's logging camp
tonight.
A sidewalk is badly needed on Third
street, from Washington to Adams.
Our city fathers should look into this
matter at once.
The social event of the season will
be the dramatic entertainment by st.
Johns Guild, in Olympia Theater
next Monday evening.
John Kearney, living at South Bay
lost his honse and contents by fire, on
the 18th inst. Only few articles Of
wearing apparel were saved.
Messrs. VIM. Billings, J. H. Wilson
S.P. Wiman and - McLoad have
organized logging company to oper'
ate in the Black Hills country.
The State Treasurer j. prepared
to pay warrants from 1896 to $40
amounting to $5,994.59. Interest will
cease on those warrants after the 3Oth
inst.
The City Council has levied the
following taxes for the current year
For Z, neral municipal purposes, Sly