Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

The street car company collected |,
coo fares on circus day.
Hon. Frank Ruth, OF Yelm, was
-sz1 the city last Wednesday.
A son wa. recently born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Cheim of this city.
Mrs. o. \. Bowen has returned from
a several months visit East
Gus Harris left Saturday for Cali
fornia and will 60 from there East.
4 son was born to the wife OF Hugh
Dougherty, on Eastside, this week.
\ gold medal contest will take
place at Little Rock on the 10th prox.
The Supreme Court adjourned FRI
day until the second Monday in Octo-
Der.
The Capital City Band will 90 on
the Port Orchard excursion next Sun
day.
Anumber of fine salmon trout were
caught near Steamboat Island last
Sunday.
4. A. Lindsey, Gen. OBrien and
Alex. Drysdale went over to Portland,
yesterday.
The steamer Multnomah brought
up the freight of the Umatilla Tues
day evening.
A daughter was born to the wife of
Harye Drewry, in this city, Wednes-
day afternoon.
The Olympic mill is short of logs,
but are expecting boom from Mud
Bay in a few days.
The steamer Estella to-day took q
cargo Of feed to Mosher e. McDonald's
camp at Mud Bay.
Miss C. Mckenzie, of Yelm, has
been visiting friends at Little Skoo-
KUN the past few days.
Deputy Surveyor Henry, of this city,
is engaged in prosecuting government
surveys in Mason county.
Mr.. Harry Garstang and Miss Emma
Hayes, both of Yelm, were united in
marriage few days ago.
The street sprinkler would have
been q proper thing in the circus rings
last Wednesday afternoon.
A number of our local wheelmen
will 90 to Aberdeen Sunday to witness
the races there on that day.
The Outing Club have concluded to
appropriate Fridays hereafter for their
exercises at the fair grounds.
Miss Stella Tyler has returned from
. years visit to relatives and friends
in New York and other places.
A grand bicycle parade took place
in this city last evening, in which
nearly 40 wheelmen participated.
Miss Alice Shinke, of South Bay,
left few days ago for San Francisco,
where she will make an extended visit
James A. Kelly and wife, of Monte
sano, who have been spending several
days in this city, returned home TO-
day.
Jim Calderwood after spending q
few days in this city, returned this
week to Simpsons camp, on Hartstein
Island.
Mrs. J. G. Parker and Miss Emma
Parker, of Seattle, are visiting in the
city, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A
Phillips.
Mrs. DR.. Armstrong gave . picnic
to Buffers Cove yesterday. They
went by the steam launch Emma
Florence.
On account of the many forest fires
in the neighboring woods the atmos'
phere has been quite smoky the past
few days.
Fred. Guyot. head warden of the
Fort Steilacoom Hospital for the In
sane, came up to "see the circus''
Wednesday. Il
A barge laden with 800 tons Of
Newcastle coal arrived At the Port
Townsend Southern coal yard, at their
depot, Monday.
The Olympia Light and Power Co.
are constructing . deer park on the
banks OF the Deschutes river, at their
Tumwater terminus.
John Mills has placed on our table
= . cluster of cherry currents which
weigh quarter of a pound, grown in
his garden near this city.
The Olympic Mill Co., have con-
tracted to furnish the lumber for the
Peoples Store building, in Tacoma
aggregating nearly 100000 feet.
A "hot wave" struck the northern
coast at the beginning Of the week
and the mercury has ranged near 80
degrees in the afternoons the past few
days.
The Olympia Light and Power Co.
are extending their wire to the West
side Mill, to enable it 10 run on "full
time," which means night and day
service.
Mrs. Hale has driven q second arte-
sian we'll and increased the flow OF
water thereby so IS to pump supply
into a tank on the roof of her brick
building.
Raspberries and blackberries are
now in their prime, and the festive
strawberry has been relegated to a
rear rank in the procession of season
able delicacies.
Mari & Ross have moved their drug
store from the Reed building, corner
Of Washington and Sixth, ito Stusrts
Corner" block west, on the corner
OF Main and Sixth streets.
&C. Merrifeld, of the firm OF Merri'
field & Co., left Tuesday, for Ottawa