Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

heN- hu!u- ' hase lett yesterday tOI
Boston.
T. y. Ford is on a business trip to
Tacoma.
One week from next Tuesday is
May Day.
y. :. Porter has been quite i'll the
past few days.
The neighhoring woods are filled
with wild lilies.
Wild geese are taking up their
northern flight.
Olympia is free from the Indus
trial army craze.
Wild ducks have about all disap-
peared from our bay.
James O'Neill in Monte Cristo'
next Monday evening.
4 Sons OF Temperance lodge has
been organized at Yelm.
A letter box has been placed on Per.
cival's wharf hy Uncle Sam.
The Dramatic Chronicle will be
issued tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Cheim has returned
from q visit to San Francisco.
Maggie Shields died at st. Peters
Hospital and was buried Monday.
Arthur w. Jones has been initiated
into Olympia lodge of Odd Fellows.
Mr.. Shannon has removed his resi-
dence to Washington and Tenth
streets.
The Vega saloon has been removed
to 3O3 West Fourth street, near the
bridge.
Don't fail to hear Henry Watterson
at Olympia Theater next Friday night
the 9th inst.
The Multnomah will 60 on the grid
iron Sunday, and will therefore miss
her trip that day.
The alumni of the Olympia Col
legiate Institute have decided to hOlt
a reunion in June.
Miss Zura Weir took the medal al
the Demorest contest at Tumwatel
NvoJroeJoy avop;pu
John w. Lacey, admitted to thu
Hospital for the Insane from THU
county, died on the Sth inst.
The Seattle Telegraph alludes t.
John F. Convey as a Supreme bencf
possibility at the fall election.
L. r. Cogswell. of Chehalis, ant
Leila A. Spurlock, of Plum station
were united in marriage yesterday.
Postmaster Milroy, will receive bids
on April Doth for carrying the MALL
to and from the Northern Pacific de
pot.
Three heavy frosts this week wer'
followed by rain, thus verifying thu
general belief that this is the tru'
order of things.
Messrs. Colvin & Dodge have bough
out the market owned by Manville 4
Turpin, and will assume charge of it
affairs Monday.
Geo. hoffman, administrator of tn
estate of Enoch Hart, deceased, ha
been ordered by the court to rende
his final accounting. '
A surprise donation party visite'
Rev. and Mrs. Lamont, Tuesday even
ing, and supplied the pastor wit
many useful articles.
An error appears in dating OF tn
O'Neill bills and Autographs poste
about the city. 1t should be Monday
the 23d instead of the oath inst.
Mr.. Denton is continually adding t
his stock of musical instruments an
sheet music, and his store is becoming
quite metropolitan in appearance.
Surveyor General Watson will occup
the Armstrong residence on Westsid
after May LIST, while Mr.. and Mrt
Armstrong will reside for time il
Victoria.
The meeting of the Capitol Com
mission has been postponed till mex
Monday, as Mr.. Burke was unable t
be present at the session called fo
this week.
Chas. G. Williamson, who has bee
awarded the contract for carrying tn
mails between this place, Shelton an
Kamilchie, will begin the service il
June, with q new steamer.
The members of the Congregations
church are preparing q burlesqu
entertainment to be called 9Th
Spirit of 1900" and it will be pre-
scented the latter part of this month.
The Elks' minstrels took in cor
siderably over $500 for their tw
nights entertainments. They cleare
:. about $40, which relieves the lodg
from debt and leaves some money i
the treasury.
A result of the establishment of th
Pacific Meat Co.'s business in this cit
has been that $500 worth of veal ha
been shipped to Tacoma so far thl
month, and the aggregate will be 6
least $3.50 for April.
The date for Henry Watterson's 81
pearance At Olympia Theater ha
been changed to Saturday evening, tn
28th inst. His appearance is awaite
with much interest by the intelliger
portion of the community.
Fred Guyot, head warden OF tn
Hospital for the Insane at Fol
Steilacoom, is on visit to this cit!