Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

t't' ~. tAhIllG III lIit Sights.
Mr.. and Mrs White, OF Eastside, are
happy in the possession OF son.
MIS-. W. W. Mott has safely arrived
at her old home in Ststesville, n. c.
J. W. Benn, assessor OF Chehalis
county, was at the capital yesterday.
Tie Olympia high school graduating
Class will hold their exercises June D.
Miss Hattie Callow, the well-known
teacher. is visiting the Midwinter Fair.
y son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wood, at Woodland, Wednes-
day.
Frank Tilley, native Of this city,
now OF Chicago, is on visit to his old
home.
State Treasurer Bowen left
Wednesday for short visi. to Cali
fornia.
June is proving, SO far, to be
booming month for hotels and res
taurants.
The family OF Chris. Nommenson is
happy in the advent of a 13-pound
daughter.
A large number OF citizens OF Ta-
coma visited our city Tuesday by the
Skagit Chief.
An election Of school director to
succeed A. II. Barbee will take place
next Monday.
Doesn't time fly? Only week from
next Friday, and the days will begin
to grow shorter.
After several days cessasion, the
gentle patter of the rain-drops on the
roof is again heard.
Orchardists and gardeners assert
that the season is too far advanced for
ravages from frosty nights.
N. B. Canning was informed by
telegraph yesterday of the death of
his mother at Pasadena, Cal.
George Mills, Walter Ogden and
Charley Phillips are ON q weeks fish.
ing expedition at Summit Lake.
The Olympian is informed that the
Sunday train service through this city
will be resumed on the 18th inst.
VIM. Beatty is in the city from Kit
sap county. He is now the proud
owner of = large ranch near Port
Orchard.
Mr.. Henry F. Alciatore, late of this
city, but now Weather Bureau OBJ
server at Seattle, is making q short
visit here.
A regular meetihEof the Thurston
county Horticultural Society will be
held in their hall at the court house,
Saturday.
~ Will D. Jenkins, of the New What
com Champion, is among the K. of P.
visitors who have been our guests the
past few days.
On account of the uncertainty OF
travel from floods the Swedish Lady e
on Sa; pssa. s s.'i ''s''sd their dates
Visitors to Vashon College during
its late commencement, pronounce its
commercial hail the finest of any
school in the State.
Only three weeks from Wednesday
comes the Fourth. 1t does not look
as though Olympia intends TO cele-
brate this anniversary.
Swallows are rearing their young
under the cornices and awnings
wholly oblivious OF the business tur-
MOL that surrounds them.
Countess Watchmeister, from Ad.
Ear, India, is announced to lecture in
this city, on Theosopy in India,'
about the 18th of this month.
Our visiting Knights say Olympia
is beautiful town. Why do they
indulge in such trite sayings? Tell
US something we didn't know.
The Pioneer Dairy Co. is an incor-
poration lately fled in this city, with
Matthew Shields, Fred Birchler and
Joseph Niderest as incorporators.
George hoffman is happier than if
he had sold . town lot: and the cause
of it is that he is the pa of q pretty
little girl who has come to stay"
The fact that the planet Mars is in
he constellation Aquarius, may be
accounted the cause OF our late wet
weather. What say modern astrolo.
gers?
The membership of the Elk's
minstrels have kindly consented to
prepare a programme for the amuse-
ment Of our editorial visitors next
week.
ooeCuSCE Via LlC LAS USCu lively ~
the railroad depots and steamer land
ings this week and the air has been
resonant with steamboat and locomo-
tive whistles.
Roswell G. Horr, an ex-M. c., who
has been stumping Oregon for the
Republican ticket the past month,
visited his brother ex-Mayor J. C
Horr this week.
According to the weather lore of
Old Probabilities, the new moon which
occurs on the second of July, is not
considered favorable omen for the
glorious Fourth.
The Supreme Court has decided
that it was not necessary to set forth
copy OF the forged check, in the
Harry Wright case, to render the
information sufficient.
Robert Henry Waite, of New York,
and June, daughter of Judge Hoyt,
were married in this city, Wednesday