Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-03-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


tJ-morr. y.
Jacob O:t j. LOW able to he abou,
by use @. = cane.
M. T. T. Ferry returned from Sc
att last evening.
car t"Nu>man, +. r. Brown, con
template = Ni-it to Japan.
Ms C"'.rgton Is recov, ring from
severe attack oi IA grippe.
Capt. Gilbert has returned from his
cliicial visit TO Washington
Tie family Of Capt. Hatch will re.
side several months in Seattle.
The time for paying taxes withou,
penalty expires with tins month.
Mrs kcycs is at Tacoma in attend
ancc at the teachers association.
JOHN rulles returned yesterday from
business trip to Mason county.
Miss Dora Sternberg is on a bust.
ness visit to the lower Sound cities.
\. l.. Stanford was at Centralia yes
terday on Northern Pacific business.
Geo. ID. shannon had so far recovered
3, to visit the State officers Wednes
day.
six little girls will compete in reel
- taf . tln y 4
night.
The Olympia Graphite Co., will be
gin the work OF developing its ledge
on May LIST.
Mrs. Lester, of San Francisco, il
visiting her daughter in this city, Mrs
G. S. Armstrong.
Mrs. Walter Scammell, Of Tacoma
is on visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hartman.
ii. Mize, of Bucoda, one OF the old
est patrons of the STANDARD, visited
this city Wednesday.
Rev. Albert Sidney Gregg, of Oak
vile, visited this city accompanied by
his wife few days ago.
Hall Davis, father OF Mrs. Allen
Weir, was PROSTATE from a stroke O
paralysis, at Seattle, Saturday.
DIR. Jento, who lately left this city
for London, Ont, it is reported, con
templates returning to Olympia.
An effort is being made to debal
Attorney Mumford, on a charge o
conduct unbecoming the profession.
The exact cost of the COURTEOUS,
and its grounds and furniture, as fig
ured out by Auditor Moore, is $157,
47O.66.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Newell will
leave next Monday for the Midwinte
Fair. After short stay, Mrs. N. will
continue her journey East.
A. w. Wisner has been confirme,
Postmaster of this city, and will as
sumo the duties OF the Office soon a
his commission is received.
The Thurston County Poultry A,
ISOLATION will meet April 2lst, il
the Horticultural Association room
courthouse, to elect officers.
The price of dairy and farm pre-
ducts are as follows: Choice butter
60 cents per roll; eggs, Is cents pc
dozen; potatoes, 81 per hundred.
A horse belonging to Geo. Slate
was found to be afflicted with CHAMBERS
by DIR. Peppard, Monday, and ordere
to be placed out OF his misery for tn
common good.
Sheriff Princes latest ornithologica
trophy is wood-duck." 1t differ
somewhat from the rara apis latel
exhibited by him which was a wood
pecker, with the bill and claws of
widgeon.
The county expenditures for Janu
airy and February this year are S., 1897
16 less than for the correspondent!
period last year. This is q good show
ing. Let the work of retrenchmen
continue.
One of the most appropriate socia
events of the season will be the Har'
Times party, to be given by tn
ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps
in the Unitarian church parlors, to
morrow evening.
Barnes Hook & Ladder Co., at {
meeting held Tuesday evening. in
creased its membership by four
Robert Trollinger, Arthur w. Jones
Andrew Boesl and John Schulling be
ing the new members.
An alarm of fire was sounde,
Wednesday morning, caused by TIT
burning out of flue at the Argo res
taurant. The fire department, a
usual, responded promptly, but thei
services were not required.
The appeal of Manville was argued
in the Supreme Court, Wednesday. BY
his attorneys, Skillman and Bailey
the State being represented by Roo
and Haight. A decision will probably
be "handed down" some time mex
week.
W. H. Wellman, died on Westsid'
of consumption, Sunday, at the resi-
dence of his son-in.law, A. E. Wood
ard. He had been q resident of thi
county since 1865, and was suffere
from the dread disease the past tw'
years.
Turpin & Manville, marketmen
have attached the furniture of tn
Jefferson hotel, for a debt OF $75J
The Jefferson has been a popular re
sort, and this action, which has led t.
closing the house, will be very gener
ally regretted by the public.
The Register and Receiver OF tn
Land Office have decided in favor o