Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

lDe li''ll tt'I' IL 10 lIeuICttu, Will
be above the average this year.
Revival meetings are still being held
in the Central Baptist Church.
California strawberries are selling
in this city at II cents per box.
The pest house float is used as
bathing resort by the small boys.
John Rose, OF Eastside, is confined
to the hospital with rheumatism.
The public schools of this city close
TO day for several months vacation.
The Trans-Ocean Star Specially Co.,
will appear at Olympia Theater June
4th
The Northwestern Water Works
Association will visit this city Mon
day.
Mrs. Turpin left Wednesday for
visit OF month or two to Southern
DCalliornia.
10. Robertson and family have de.
parted for their new home in Southern
California.
Walter I. HANDLE and Maggie NJ.
Lawrence, both OF Yelm, have been Ii.
censed to wed.
B. +. Gay, an old resident OF this
county, died at Oakland, Mason
county, few days ago.
The genial countenance of Col.
Eddy, of Everett, has illumined our
streets the past few days.
Mr.. Sill, late reporter on the Olyns.
plan, now occupies responsible posi-
ton on the Chicago Times.
The graduating class of the Olym-
pia high school will hold their COM
mencement exercises June 22d.
Richard & Pringle's famous Georgia
Ministries will appear at Olympia
Theater next Wednesday evening.
The matter OF objection to tax
judgments was continued by the SUI
perior Court to Monday, the 2Sth.
Emery Chaplin received the silver
medal in the Demorest contest in the
Hale building, Wednesday evening.
Arrangements for the Grand Lodge
meeting of the X. of. p. in this city,
June 4th, have about been perfected.
The price of admission TO the gal.
lery of Olympia Theater for the fam
GUS Georgia Minstrels will be 25 cents.
Judge Gordon has been selected to
deliver the address at the Memorial
day exercises in this city on the 3Oth
inst.
Nose Scott. the man whom the
courts have declared to be dead, left
Wednesday for California. He will
return in GO days.
VThe sale OF 571 acres of school land
1t Woodland for the Catholic Uni
versity site has been confirmed by the
State Land Commission.
The body of James M. Grover, who
lately died at Montesano, was brought
up yesterday for interment in the
Chambers prairie cemetery.
Capt. Willey's steamboats, have con-
tracted with the Great Northern Rail-
road Co., to do their transportation
business on the upper Sound.
Cut out the coupon in this paper
and bring it to this Office with 10
cents and get portfolio No. l Of the
series Of " Our Own Country"
The vestry Of st. Johns church
have adopted resolutions expressive OF
Their high regard for the late w. w.
Mott, who was one OF their number.
Jesse Murphy has assumed the
duties Of Register of the General Land
Office in this city, displacing Geo. G.
Mills, one of the best officers in the
service.
Captain Gilbert has entered upon
his seasons labors of prosecuting the
coast surveys. The field of his labors
this year 10 in the straits of Fuca, aud
the U. s. steamer Gedney will be used
by him.
George G. Mills was bauqueted at
The Olympia, Monday night, the oc-
casion being the Goth anniversary OF
his birthday, and the supper was .
testimonial of regard from several Of
his friends.
George H. Wilson, who has filled
the Office OF Weather Observer in this
city several months past, has gone to
San Francisco. the government having
reduced our weather observations to q
"bob-tail" service.
Our fair weather seems, like cam
paign newspapers, to have "come to
stay" 1t is in delightful contrast
with the heavy rains in Wisconsin,
the snow in Kentucky, and bad
weather in many other portions Of the
Union.
Lodgings are wanted for the G. A.
X. visitors who will be present on
June 20, 81 and %. Those who have
rooms to rent for that object will
please leave address and price of
lodgings with NJ. O'Connor, 5O4
Main street.
Gov. McGraw has appointed three
commissioners to the Interstate Fair,
preparations for the holding Of which
are now in progress At Tacoma. They
are: John B. Reavis of Spokane,
Fred r. Reed of North Yakima and
VIC. Armstrong Of Seattle.
Geo. w. Manville and George
Williams. were taken to the State
fenitentiary Tuesday. the former to
serve 10 years sentence, for killing
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