Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

like that of Spring.
A son was born to Mrs. c. II.
Greene, OF this city, Sunday.
Prosecuting Attorney Hartman, of
Mason COUNT, is in the city.
A son was born to Mrs. John Ab.
shire, in this city, last evening.
John Brewer, Of the Palace market,
was at Shelton during the week.
Mrs. I. N. Ford is visiting the FAM
lily of r. X. Warren, in Portland.
A large lobby is present to labor for
passage OF reduced freight-rate bill.
Mrs. P. C. Hale has been reelected
President OF the Ladies' Relief Society.
A license to wed was issued yester.
day to Walter P. Kegley and Maud
McAfee.
Cal. McFadden. of Bellingham Bay,
has been spending the past few days
in this city.
Henry OF was at Shelton, Saturday,
on business for the Olympia Door &
Lumber Co.
A scow containing 20 900 brick came
up Wednesday from Seattle, for the
State capitol.
Gen. Hazard Stevens left few days
ago for Boston. He will be absent
several months.
The first stone of the basement oil
the State Capitol was laid Wednesday
without ceremony.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday TO Frank Case and Catherine
Benson, of Rainier.
c. B. Hopkins, of Spokane, mana.
ger of the Inland Telephone Co., ar.
rived in this city last evening.
The Board OF Trade meets in the
basement of the courthouse this even.
ing for consideration OF importan,
business.
The Multnomah and Aberdeen
could not land at Tacoma Sunday, on
account OF the prevalence of heavy
sou'wester.
Mrs. James Biies, of TanwAter, died
on the 9Th inst, in Seattle. She was
buried in Masonic cemetary. near this
city, Sunday.
The Capitol foundation has reached
the surface of the ground. 1t will
when completed have an altitude OF
IL feet 2 inches.
Mrs. Jackson (Madame Morande) re.
ceived telegram. Monday, announc.
ing the death of her mother at East
Jordan, Michigan.
Otto Stuth, charged before Justice
McReynolds with having stolen an
axletree from J. H. Harrison, wa.
acquitted by q jury Wednesday.
The Ladies' Relief Society of this
city has collected the past year for
charitable uses, the sun, of $172.3O,
and expended in that work $lS1.96.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis, of Sc.
attic, and Prosecuting Attorney Bux-
tom. of Lewis county, have been
"lookers-on in Venice" the past few
days.
1t is to be presumed that the many
pretty school girls need thatching who
wear shingles on their heads! OF all
the absurd iads OF Fashion this is the
most ridiculous.
A passenger and freight car of our
city railroad came in collision,
Wednesday, corner Of Third and Main
street, which destroyed the glass avn.
ing Of the former.
Justice McReynolds, Wednesday,
placed the bond of J. o. Howell at
$500 for negotiating a check on the
Commercial National Bank where he
had no money to pay it.
A man named Oliver, q gambler by
profession, and Mrs. Lena johnson,
both of Ellensburgh, were arrested
Saturday, on Q charge of adultery,
preferred by the husband of the wo.
man.
Robt. Frost's mishap near Edison,
Sunday, was more serious than at first
reported. The damage was not wholly
to his bicycle. He suffers from q
broken collar-bone, but is in a fair
way of recovery.
Wesley George, . young man de-
tected in the burglary of the store OF
c. D. Lyle, at Rochester, last De-
cember, and who fled the next day,
Was taken into custody by Constable
Mills, last Tuesday.
Rupert Vent, aged 10 years, ex-
ploded nitro-glycerine cartridge,
while playing with it, Monday, serious
ly injuring one OF his hands. DIR.
Riley found it necessary TO amputate
the thumb and forefinger of the right
hand.
The Legislature is now down to
steady work holding generally two
sessions day. The number of OBJ
jectionable bills slaughtered each day,
likewise, gives some promise OF careful
consideration Of the more important
measures.
The Good TemplaIs held . sociable
Monday night, in their hall, at which
it was decided by vote that Miss
Amanda Lammon was the hauJsom-
est young lady, and Mr.. J. A. Van
Bokkelen, of Port Townsend, the
homeliest young man.
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