Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Heavy frosts.
Who says" Turkey"
Now is good time to go duck hunt
ing.
Mrs. q. S. Armstrong is on visit to
Portland.
Dog salmon are plentiful up Perez
walls creek.
State Treasurer Bowen and wife have
gone East.
Capitol Lodge No. Is will give ball
New Years eve.
T.. J. Vanderslice has openeda gro.
Gerry store at Tenino.
Mrs. Lydia Dahl was admitted to
citizenship Thursday.
A daughter was born this week to
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Kennedy.
Mrs. Gimblct has returned from a
visit to her old home in Canada.
NJ. Epperson has been appointed
Justice of the Peace at Bucoda.
Inspector DR.. Mcdonald has re-
turned from Eastern Washington.
Judge and Mrs. B. F. Dennison will
spend the winter At Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. ]. H. Price will soon 60 to
Spokane for the benefit of her health.
Miss Annie Tarbell is seriously ill Of
fever, and is a patient at St. Peters
hospital.
The poles are now up to carry the
wire for the street car extension to
Percival's dock.
The Multnomah has been placed in
tip-top order and resumed her route
yesterday morning.
"Our Girls" CT the NJ. E. church
held q sociable at the parsonage
Wednesday evening.
The ladies of the Christian Church
held an "Owl Sociable" in Columbis
Hall, Monday evening.
Edward Stedman, q son.in.law of H
H. Parsons, died on Chambers Prairie
Tuesday. of consumption.
The State Emergency Board has ap
propriated 81 ,536 to meet the expense
in the Mcbride land contest.
Carlyon has literally taken time
by the forelock" in his reduction o
Seth Thomas clocks to $1.25.
A "Charity Ball" will DO given al
the Olympia hotel, Thanksgiving
night, by the Ladies' Relief Society.
There is some consolation in the
fact that if turkey is too high for
Thanksgiving dinner, liver is cheap.
Owing to it being cloudy day, last
Saturday, the transit OF the planet
Mercury over the Suns disk, was in
visable.
Information" socials are the latest
craze, and the Presbyterian congrega-
ton OF this city held one at the manse
Tuesday evening.
The Misses Marston were the re-
cipients of surprise party, Tuesday
night, by the young people of the
Central Baptist Church.
Gov. McGraw yesterday appointed
Capt. VIM. McMicken . Trustee oil
the Soldiers Home, at Orting, to sue
coed Archibald H. Adams.
J. c. Horr has placed q mill in his
warehouse on Long bridge, to grind
the feed for stock. 1t is run by p cur
rent from the power company's wires
State warrants numbered from s..
SAL to 5,929 will be paid on presenta'
ton and interest on same will cease
on the Oath inst. The amount of this
call is $5,O56.7O.
Moffott Bros, the contractors fol
building the Capitol foundation, have
agreed to have it completed in II;
working days. They expect to begin
work next week.
The track of the Olympia Light ant
Power Co., for their railway service, al
the foot of Main street is being trans
ferred to Third street, to extend the
line to Percivals dock.
Geo. B. Lane has been appointed by
the State and Thurston county to at
tend as delegate to the Trans Missis
sipri Congress, which meets in st
Louis, on the Goth inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Horr have re
moved from the Olympia hotel ant
resumed housekeeping. Their home
is now in the residence corner o
NAH auu 1tntu ctSVCto, oVnSN -.
Mrs. Gale.
Capt. Tew's new boat was success
fully launched at Shelton Saturda.
and the machinery is being placed il
position. She will make her tria
trip in a week or ten days. She ha
been christened the " City of Shelton.
The Olympia Building and LOAF
Association have elected as officers
0. C. White President, Geo. G. Mill
Vice President, and G. l. Taylor Treas
urer. The Examining Board consist
of NJ. Harris, DR.. Newcomb and +. l.
Minard.
Tuesday evening seems to nav
been an exceedingly sociable" even
ing, from the number OF these gather