Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

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\ daughter was recently born to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2. Elliott.
Several large salmon were caught
tins week at SkoOkum Bay.
Mrs. p. c. Hale is in Seattle visit.
ing the Teachers Institute.
a baby boy gladdens the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. VI. Martin.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Jos. Gale
is in the city from Oyster Bay.
Mrs. Portman, of Port Townsend, is
visiting the family OF A. H. Chambers.
\ daughter was recently born to
Mr.. and Mrs. +. F. Mentzer of Tenino.
Br'r Scobey and his wife and son are
taking an outing in Eastern Washing
ton.
Fred. Snider, brother of ex-Marshal
Frank Snider, has returned from Ari.
IONA.
A private dancing party was given
at the Olympia hotel, Wednesday
night
Mrs. Tyler is having an immense
barn built on her place on Chambers
Prairie.
Robert Bryan who has been in the
East for several years has returned to
this city.
Miss Mabel Tallentire has been WIS.,
itlng relatives at Shelton during the
past week.
Miss Olive Bolan expects TO return
to her home in Eastern Washington
next week.
Sweet corn is now plentiful and sells
from the farmers wagon at ten cents
per dozen ears.
Painters are at work putting the
finishing touches on the new United
Presbyterian church.
A wee girl has made its appearance
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. E.
Crandall, of Westside.
The Olympic Mill Co. sent carload
OF shingles to Peoria, and one to Mon
mouth, Ill.,, this week.
Several of our people have been in
attendance at the Lewis County Fair,
at Chehalis, this week.
The Olympic mill made shipment
OF several thousand feet of cedar sid
ing to Tacoma this week.
1t is reported that tom-cod are now
running and can be caught near the
,coal-bunkers on Westside.
Monday the steamer Multnomah
brought up Car for the Kneeland
logging road, near Shelton.
A large picnic party went down the
bay this morning on the naptha
launches of Commodore McElroy and
Capt. Reinhart.
The Misses Page. of this city, will
conduct temperance services in the
Baptist church, at Shelton, on the
7th and Sth prox.
The Olympia Mill Co. have shipped
three scow loads of lumber Comprising
1875 600 feeD to Tacoma, for the Peo-
pies Store, this week.
The steamer Estella yesterday car
ried 90 barrels of skid oil to Mosher &
McDonald's camp and II barrels for
Powe's camp, on Mud Bay.
"Our Sam" Woodruff Yields a
sword six feet long as Koko in the
Mikado, which is now performed
nightly at Lake Washington.
F. A. Boutelle has assumed the
duties OF Adjutant General, relieving
Maj. Mcdonald who has been tenn.
porarily in charge OF that Office.
The following passengers from this
city by the Union Pacific have left :
]. H. Keller, Van Buren,, Ark, and J.
w. Crawford, Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Protracted meetings have been held
since Wednesday night at Tacoma
hall, led by Evangelist Newton and
band Of the Adelphia mission, of Port
land.
A son OF George Simpson, of Kamil-
chic, who has been undergoing treat
ment at St. Peters hospital for paraly-
sis several weeks, has returned to his
home.
j. c. Rathbun has been appointed
School Director to succeed DIR.
Adams, who rendered his resignation
when he concluded to change his resi-.
dence.
Capt. T. S. Tew, of the steamer City
of Shelton, has been quite i'll at Shell
ton the past week, but has so far re.
covered as to be able to resume his
duties.
The Elks held social session, Tues
day evening, in compliment to VIM.
Sternberg one of their members who
proposes taking up a residence in
Chicago.
Born, at Shelton, this week, to the
wife OF Harry O'Hare, a daughter;
also, on Wednesday, daughter was
born to the wife of Treasurer w. H.
Maxwell.
The Good Templars will give an ex-
cursion to Tacoma Tuesday evening,
on the steamer Multnomah, leaving at
7:3O. The party will remain two
hours at Tacoma.
The Olympia Door & Lumber Co.
are finishing very light and neat boxes