Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Beautiful Nav.
The season for picnics has begun
The steamer Monticello came II,
this afternoon.
I. o. johnson. OF Rainier. was il
town Yesterday.
DIR. and Mrs. Ingham have re,urpe,
from their trip East.
lhc merry -go-round has been rut
ting IN the past week at Shelton.
Jas. McD. Israel has been appoint
ed Land Appraiser for this county.
The best results are obtained by adj
vcrtising i'll the STANDARD. Try it.
II. X. Hill, the painter has occurred
a job of painting at the soldiers
Home.
y son has taken up his stay at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Westfall, OF
this city.
The tug Beaver brought in another
scow containing 100000 brick for the
capitol last evening.
The Olympia Mill Co. is filling an
order for a carload of fancy-but
shingles for Omaha.
t,t, In
field were united in marriage by JUS
tice Atkins, Tuesday
Rev. A. >. Gregg, of the Wesley N
+. Church, Tacoma, is in the city, en-
joying a season Of rest.
Alex. Drysdale has been on a visit
to East Sound this week. lie is ex-
pected home tomorrow.
CO. Young is able to be out again.
He has been bedridden the past month
from sciatic rheumatism.
Two more carloads Of cement were
received yesterday from Portland for
use in the capitol foundation.
Work on the Jefferson street switch,
to connect the Olympia mill with the
Northern Pacific track will begin Mon
day.
A heavy frost occurred yesterday
morning, but it is thought that the
fruit crop escaped with but little in.
jury.
The Olympia Outing Club will open
their grounds for the season, to-mor-
row, with q programme of athletic
sports.
G. S. Simpson, of Kamilchie. mana
ger OF the Port Blakely Mill Co.,
leaves tomorrow on visit to relatives
in Canada.
The United Presbyterians are about
to begin the erection OF a new church
in this city, corner of Jefferson and
Fourth streets.
Now the soul begins to yearn for the
camp-life by the lake-shore, to sit in
the twilight and spin wierd tales OF
the times-past.
The Improvements to Edward L.
Melons store front has materially
enhanced the appearance OF that end
of Fourth street.
Two carloads OF lumber are being
cut by the Olympia Mill Co. to be
used in the Insane Asylum improve
ments at Fort Steilacoom.
Mr.. and Mrs. George d. Evans left
Tuesday for Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
E. Lawrence for Leadville, Colorado,
over the Union Pacific Railroad.
M. A. Moses left Tuesday for New
Whatcom, with the furniture OF the
Arlington hotel to be used in that city
for the establishment of new hotel.
Richard Payne, the deaf mute bur.
glar, sentenced to six months in the
penitentiary. was transferred from the
county to the State bastile this week.
Quite a party OF excursionists came
up Monday night by the steamer Doc
ter to attend the performance OF The
Fencing Master" at Olympia Theater.
1t is rumored that Capt. Thos. S.
Tew has sold the old steamer Willie to
w. S. Chapman, OF Shelton. who after
overhauling will place her in SER
vice.
H. o. Drewry lest valuable horse
in the woods Wednesday. The ami
NAL laid down and died in few min.
utes, the cause OF his death being I'M
known.
Jess Johnson and Lou Pool left
Tuesday for the new Gland of prom
ise," Arizona. CESS" had been bar.
tender for John Pulles for several
years past.
DIR. A. S. Corey's household effects
were clipped this week to Seattle. He
has been resident of that city the
past year, but had not moved his
goods till now.
The Multnomah continues to bring
in two or three bicycles every trip to
supply the craze" now prevailing in
this "neck OF the woods" for riding
the steel horse.
The steamer Seaside is transporting
ia sacks Of oats to Heartsteiu Island
for Simpsons camp. She took part
down Thursday and the remainder
will 60 tomorrow.
The State is prepared to pay war.
rants on the general fund up to No.
$3.50. and interest will cease on those
outstanding embraced in the call
aftor the 18th inst.
The Olympic Mill Co. shipped two
carloads of shingles this week to St.
Paul. One OF the cars contained 253,.
OOO shingles. which is about 100000
in excess of the usual load.
The Catholic people have placed a
large order, sggregating about 81 600,
for lumber with the Olympic Mill