Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-09-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


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- -, salmon are beginning to
run in CIR ~.
The allie schools Of this city will
re-op,u next Monday.
Mrs W. II. Beeler is slowly recover
Ing from a severe illness.
The Il. W. 7. store is doing a rush
ing business. Read their ad.
1t Will not be long before darkness
will fall upon Us before G o'clock.
Miss Ida Toellner, is visiting her
sister. Mrs /. c. Ellis, OF this city.
Providence Academy opened under
most favorable auspices last Tuesday.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
new sawmill at the loot of Jefferson
street.
Voters are already beginning to regis
ter for the municipal election in De-
cember.
Mrs. Dunlap, OF Mt Vernon, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. y. l.. Callow, Of
this city.
The Central Democratic Club has
changed its night OF meeting to
Saturday.
Miss Mary O'Neil has returned from
a weeks visit to Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller,
in Seattle.
l.. S. Humes, son OF Judge Humes,
OF Seattle, visited friends in this city
Wednesday.
The Peoples Party Club will here
after meet every Monday evening in
Tacoma Hall.
Miss Mable Brouner has opened a
primary school in the basement of
st. Johns church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Hall are
happy in the advent OF daughter
to their household.
They had q regular knock.down and
drag-out time in the Republican
primary at Tenino.
Robt. Frost has succeeded in grow
ing an excellent article of figs in his
orchard on Eastside.
A little maiden has taken up her
permanent residence at the M. E.
parsonage of this city.
The Olympia Foundry and Machine
Shops will be opened by Lister Bros,
of Tacoma, next Monday.
The Democrats will meet at their
headquarters, in the Ramm building,
tomorrow Saturday night.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lybarger, and daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Banner, this week, in this city.
c. B. Seeley. graduate OF Olympia
Collegiate Institute, has gone to
Illinois to enter Evanston University.
The Northern Pacific southbound
train killed three cows belonging to
]. H. Mort, who lives near Tumwater
Tuesday.
Mr.. E. L. Brown and Miss Gallagher,
both of Steilacoom, were united in
marriage at the Carlton House. last
sasurday.
Vashon College opened last Tues
day with a large attendance, among
whom were number from this city
and county.
1t is the opinion of many Republi-
cans, and it is fact, that their party
put up an exceedingly weak ticket
last Saturday.
DIR. VIM. A. Newell is prominently
mentioned as candidate for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature on the
Populist ticket.
"An American Girl" is the next At
traction at Olympia Theater. 1t must
be admitted that she should draw q
large audience.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
over the result of the Republican coun-
ty convention. The mutterings are
not loud, but deep.
Jos. Raisbeck, formerly of this city,
but now of Seattle, was in Olympia
this week on business connected with
the Nitschke estate.
Albert H. Duff and Miss Matte
Case, of Tenino, have been licensed to
sit in the same chimney-corner the
remainder OF their lives.
If you want good board and lodging
at living rates, patronize the Jefferson
Hotel. Everything is new and clean,
and you will be treated white"
The best of green corn now sells at
ten cents . dozen ears, another indi-
cation of the expansion of the pur-
chasing power of the almighty dollar.
Radcliffe has found q Chinaman's
queue, and is endeavoring thereon TO
hang . narrowing tale. As yet. how
ever, there is no cue to its ownership.
The receivers Of the Olympia Light
and Power Co. have opened an Office
in Mrs. Stuart's building, No. 5l8
Main street, between Fifth and Sixth.
+. A. Bacon, of Montesano, is in
the city, and will probably make
Olympia his future home. He has
been in the drug business at that
place.
VIM. Billings has announced him
self as an independent candidate for
Sheriff, an Office he held for q quarter
of a century until superseded by Mr..
Prince.
The Populists of Thurston county
will hold their convention in COlum'
bia Hall, Saturday. Sept. 20, at 10 30
A. NJ, to nominate q full county
ticket.
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