Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Public schools open sept. 9Th.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Public schools open Sept. 9th.
Nathan Kaufman lett Tor Alaska
Sunday.
Miss Mary O'Neil is visiting friends
in SEATTLE.
Mrs. O. V. Linn has returned from
trip to Alaska.
Camp meeting begins at Little
Rock August 9TH.
Mrs. Dr. Van Eaton left for Orting
last Monday to reside
Revival meetings are still in progress
at the Christian church.
The Westside Mill Co. are retitting
their large scow for service.
Quite a village OF pleasure.seeker
has sprung up at Buffers Cove.
Mrs. A. b. Rabbeson is visiting
friends in the City of Destiny"
Frank Dickinson, Jr., of Portland, is
on visit to his father in this city.
Mr.. A. G. Going has returned from
several months visit to Portland.
The Olympic Mill Co. has a large
order for cedar siding from Tacoma.
The Multnomah went on the grid
iron Sunday to have her hull painted.
Mrs. A. A. Phillips WAS passenger
home by the Multnomah last even
ing.
The railroad shops at Tacoma have
begun the construction of 200 freight
ears.
Next Wednesday will be the last
day of the Peoples Store Co. in this
city.
Lester Mason has been committed
to the Reform School for reconstruct
ton"
1t is surprising how a sprinkling of
water revives vegetation these dry
times.
Mrs. Judge Dennson is quite i'll of
typhoid malarial fever, but is getting
better.
Both sides the bay from here to Steil-
accom- are dotted by the tents of
campers.
A daughter was born Monday to the
wife of Geo. T. Burfoot, of South
Olympia.
Ray Sickels, who has been seriously
i'll of typhoid malarial fever, is improv-
ing slowly.
The Port Townsend Southern is
building turn-table near the site OF
the old depot.
Frohman's superb company will
present Jane" at the theater to-
morrow night.
An extern sive forest fire has broken
out on Hunters point, few miles be-
low this place.
Hundreds of families are camped on
the prairies to make daily raids on the
blackberry vines.
Mr.. Horr has thoroughly renovated
his store lately occupied by the ARM
strong Bros. stock.
Hobart G. Hagin and Ed. Free will
leave tomorrow for several days out
ing on the Satsop.
The Olympic mill shipped three
scow-loads of lumber to their yard at
Tacoma this week.
Judge Lacey returned Sunday from
Oakland, Cal, where he has been on
professional visit.
J. c. Horr has finally decided to run
the pump attached to the tube we'll at
his dock by electricity.
Insurance rates on dwellings and
other lOw-rate risks have been re-
duced abou. 20 per cent.
A Seventh Day Adventist is holding
revival meetings in one OF the store
rooms in the Hale block.
Our bay is constantly dotted with
row and sail boats containing merry
parties on pleasure intent.
The Multnomah brought up this
week the freight of the steamers
Walla Walia and Umatilla.
The Olympic mills boom of logs
came in Saturday and it has been
running since on full time.
The orchard of j. NJ. Swan, of this
city. furnished total of 1858 pounds
OF cherries this year, for shipment.
Mr.. Hall Of Halls Resort" But
ler's Cove, says that he now has Is
families in his colony at that place.
Work on the new U. P. Church is
now progressing nicely and it will soon
be ready for the plasterers and paint
ers.
The Olympic mill shipped two car
loads of shingles this week. one going
to Minnesota and the other to Ne
braska.
The NJ. E. Sunday school went on
a picnic excursion TO SteilacoOm
Wednesday by the steamer Multi
nOmah.
Miss Avis Mann was greeted by
genuine surprise" party, Monday
evening, in commemoration of her
birthday.
The steamer Estella left Yesterday
for Mosher & McDonald's camp, on
Mud Bay, with cargo OF blacksmith's
coal and oil.
The Multnomah carried a large
number of excursionists from Seattle
and Tacoma to Chautauqua on her
trips yesterday.
N. S. Porter returned Tuesday from
Spokane where he has been attending
the annual meeting of the Washing.
ton Bal. Association.
Olympic mill shipped a carload of
lumber to the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Co., at Tacoma, this week, and
one to the Peoples Store Co.
Dave Cook, who suffered a severe