Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


\ son was born to Mr.. and Mr..
ChaS. II. Aver la.t week.
Walter Chambers and wife visited
the lair at Tacoma. Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Austin has been visit
ing friends in Tacoma this week.
Mrs. Lan,dale returned Monday
evening from a trip down the Sound.
\ large number OF Olympians took
advantage of the 7J-cent rate to Ia
Coma to-day.
.. +. Stickler will receive Xi4.75 for
the construction of bridge across
Beaver creek.
Now that the contract has been let,
when will work commence on the
capitol foundation?
DIR. and Mrs. Oliver left Wednesday
for q six months writ East. Their
objective point is st. Louis, Mo.
The enrolment of school children
the first month this year is consider
ably in excess Of last years aggregate.
a sociablc will be held by the
Presbyterian congregation at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. VIM. Billings this even
ing.
| Robt. McNair and wife celebrated
the 2:}d anniversary OF their wedding,
Thursday, 10y visit to the Interstate
Fair
A season Of four months duration
was accorded Charley's Aunt" at
the Hub" Of civilization and culture,
Boston.
Oscar Vogel had one of his hands
badly cut in a shingle mill, at Rainier,
last Saturday, and was brought to
this city for surgical aid.
Now is the proper time 10 get
ready for observing the transit of the
planet Mercury across the disk OF the
Sun on the 10th of November.
The contract for dredging the har-
Dor has been let to the Bowers Dredg-
ing Co. at 16 cents per yard. Work,
it is said, will begin next week.
Nathaniel G. Glenn and Miss
Rachael Elswick, both of South Bay,
were united in the bonds Of matri-
mony, last Saturday, Justice Rathbun
officiating.
Mrs. Coates, of San Francisco, is on
a visit to her daughter. Miss l.. A..
Coates, the obliging superintendent OF
the Western Union Telegraph office
in this city.
Miss May Randolph and Sam
Wiley went down to Vashon College
last Monday where they will pursue
their studies during the coming VIM
ter and spring.
Last Sunday was Workingmen's
Day at the Interstate Fair, and the
admission charged was fifty cents, in
Guiding all the concessions except
the Cyclorama.
The will Of the late Mrs. T. F.
McElroy bequeaths all property, real
or personal owned by her to her son,
Harry B. McElroy, who is made sole
executor without bonds.
Miss Mamie Vaut, an Olympia girl,
now residing at Tacoma, passed lately,
with the highest honors, the civil
service examination necessary to enter
the Government service.
J. NJ. Swan has on exhibit at the
Horticultural rooms, in this city, Q
Seeding apple measuring IL inches in
circumfence, and pear III by 13s
inches, which weighs l44 ounces.
Now is good time to borrow money
say five dollars lick, of prospective
county officers. They are all going to
be elected, of course, and every one is
liberal if not rich. The thing is
worth trying.
Mr.. T. P. Roberts, late of Westside
is preparing to leave for Honolulu, to
find employment in the building
boom now springing up in that city.
Mr.. Roberts will be remembered as a
carpenter, builder and contractor.
Mrs. P. C. Hale, Democratic candi.
date for County School Superinten-
dent, has twice filled this important
Office to the satisfaction of the people,
and is one of the heaviest taxpayers
in Thurston county. Vote for her.
Olympia is the only city that the
management OF " Charley's Aunt" has
consented to appear without an ad.
vance OF prices, despite hard times.
The best seats to this performance
in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma sell
for $3.50.
T. N. Henry, Republican candidate
for County School Superintendent, does
not pay a cent OF taxes in this county,
and has the "gall" to expect that the
taxpayers will elect him to fat posi-
ton. He will be sadly mistaken when
the votes are counted.
Charley's Aunt" which will ap.
pear at Olympia Theater, Monday
evening, had the unparalleled run ol
100 consecutive nights in Chicago.
When that wide-awake city sets its
seal of approval on anything it may
pass current the world over.
Mr.. A. Alendar, late of Olympia, has
removed to Burton, Vashon Island
where he has established a nursery
adjoining the grounds OF Vashon Col
lege. He is also building dollhouse
for the cultivsting on large scale oil
all kinds OF native and exotic flowers.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
made special rate for our people to
attend the Interstate Fair to-day-de-
nominated in the Fair calendar as
Olympia Day"-of rs cents for the
round trip. The Multnomah did even