Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Gardens are locking we'll.
The picnic season has begun.
The capitol foundation is finished.
Strawberries are now in their prime.
The street sprinkler is now in de-
mand
Olympic University opens Sep.em-
Der nth.
The Fourth OF July is coming. Shall
We celebrate?
The rock foundation OF the L. P.
church is laid.
DIR. Newell has been appointed
County Physician.
A son was born, Wednesday, to Mr..
and Mrs. Szer OF this city.
Harry McElroy is now the owner Of
a beautiful naptha launch.
The Bimetallic League meets in Co.
lumbia hall, tomorrow night.
Our maple shade trees (what are
left OF them) are in full foliage.
The price of butter has never been
lower than now in this market.
4 daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. II. u, Norm, of Eastside, Mon
day.
The Elks OF this city give minstrel
performance at Shelton tomorrow
night.
Mr.. Brewer has placed one OF the
latest patent refrigerators in his
market.
Chas. A. Mosher and Mrs. Fannie
w. Austin, were united in marriage
last Sunday.
The Multnomah brought up
Wednesday. the freight from the
steamship Umatiila.
Gov. Newell has moved to the resi-
dence lately occupied by Judge Anders
on East Fourth street.
The steamer Estella took a cargo Of
general merchandise to Mosher & Nc
Donald's camp yesterday.
A number OF the pioneers of this
city, went to Seattle this week, to at
tend the pioneer meeting.
The steamer Seaside carried three
tons of oil to Simpsons camp, on
Hartstein Island, yesterday.
The Peoples Store Co. have some
thing ofinterest to say to the ladies in
their advertisement this week.
Chas. H. Springer is happy in being
tho paternal ancestor OF bright boy
who came to stay" Tuesday.
The social dance given at Woodland
Park, last Saturday evening, was at
tended by q number of Olympiaus.
The Olympic Mill Co. shipped two
carloads of cedar to Plainville, Ne
braska, this week. by the Great North
ern.
Joseph B. Taylor, of Vancouver, and
Miss Sadie E. Colvin, daughter of I.
Colvin, of Tenino, have been licensed
to wed.
James A. English and Miss Rosa
Jones, of Tacoma, were licensed to
wed by the Auditor of this county,
Tuesday.
The tug Beaver Wednesday towed
away the large barge that has been
used in bringing up brick for the CAPT.
toll building.
The Olympic Mill Co. have just put
in lath machine, At the new mill,
which will be run by 3 current from
the electric wire.
Mise Julia Henderson left yesterday
for Hood river, Oregon, where she
will reside with her grandmother. Mrs.
C. G. Henderson.
Next Friday, the 14th, is Flag
Day." the 11Sth anniversary of the
adoption of the Stars and Stripes by
the American Congress.
The passenger traffic by boat the
past week has been unusually brisk,
doubtless owing to the society conven.
tons here and at Tacoma.
w. J. Craig will spend the summer
on his ranch about two miles down the
bay ON the Eastside. He moved his
household supplies yesterday.
Northern Pacific trains now arrive
at 10 20 A. M. and depart at 3 80 P. M.
The Port Townsend Southern leaves
ct 2 10 and arrives at 4 so p. M.
The w. c. T. U. of the State has
been in session at the Unitarian
Church of this city. since Tuesday.
The sessions lasted till this evening.
Chas. H. Aver and T. F. Mentzer
have been elected delegates to the Ma
tional Republican League, which
meets at Cleveland, Ohio, July 10Th.
In the case OF Pulls We. Boesl, in
the Superior Court, . judgment was
granted, Monday, and the defense al
lowed the usual time to file excep-
tons.
The crossing for the track on Jeffer-
son street has arrived and will be put in
place tonight, 90 that by tomorrow
cars will be loaded on the Olympic
Mill Co.'s yard.
DR.. Riley, Phil Vincent and Geo.
Jones left Tuesday for the upper
Cowlitz, to make a thorough explora-
ton of the graphite deposit owned by
company here.
The Epworth League convenes in
Tacoma on the 18th inst. Arrange
ments will probably be made with the
S. Wiley Navigation Co. for an excur.
sion party to attend it.
The following new members were
initiated into the Ancient Order OF