Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Geo. Brazel, of this city, Monday.
The lower bridge at Tumwater is
closed to travel pending repairs.
DIR. A. B. Woodland will occupy the
residence OF Geo. A. Barnes this winter.
Mrs. Hugh Ross has returned from
visit to her parents in Ontario, Can
ada.
Mrs. McPoland, of Eastside, is pros
trated by a severe attack of la
grippe.
Miss Jessie Mcdonald, OF Shelton,
spent several days this week in visit
ing friends in this city.
The Olympian says that "politics
are warming" in Idaho. Are they a
species of the gold-bug, Oly"?
Gottfeldt & Bennett launched their
new fishing-sloo last night. 1t is
SO feet long and IL feet 10 inches
wide.
Rev. r. H. Massey of Tumwater, is
moving his household effects to La
Conner, his new field OF ministerial
duty.
Savage & Schofeld, of this city,
have received a $1,000 contract for
Government work on the harbor at
Everett.
The next steamship sailing for San
Francisco is the City OF Puebla, Thurs.
day. The same date the Walla
Walls is due at Seattle.
The weather prophet in Portland
has uttered the following oracular
observation: Tonight fair and
Saturday fair and warmer"
The Northern Pacific carried pas
sengers to-day to the Portland Elk.
position for $3.50 round trip, includ-
ing two admissions to the fair.
Mrs. M. Mitchell, of Howell, Mich,
mother OF Mrs. Ida Smith and Mrs.
Aggie Price, arrived this week for a
protraeted visit to her daughters.
A four-masted schooner, the Ban
gor, Capt. Aspe. is loading lumber at
the Westside mill for Mexico. She
will carry q mixed cargo OF about
100000 feet.
The school building which was
moved down the incline on Westside
this week to Long Bridge, belongs to
E. 7. Young, and is to be "boated"
to Mud Bay.
Capt. Hatch and family have re-
turned from their visit TO New York
accompanied by Miss Trowbridge, OF
that city, who will remain several
weeks on a visit.
DR.. Adams, formerly of this city,
now of Stanwood, slipped and fell
breaking his leg, on Davis Slough
bridge, while returning from Utsalady,
Sunday morning.
At the Bryan-Rogers Central Silver
Club Rooms, on Tuesday evening,
Guvnor Teats, of Tacoma, will address
the public. A special invitation is
extended TO the ladies.
l.. M. Hall has just received large
shipment of the celebrated alright
heaters OF all sizes and invites the
public TO call at his hardware store on
Fourth street and see them and get
his prices.
The outgoing passengers this week
have been, over the Union Pacific,
Henry Anderson, Owray, Col, and
Miss Kate Parham, Atlantic, Iowa !;
by the P. G. s. S. Co. Mics Foster, San
Francisco.
The Olympian is quoting the opin-
ion of the Benedict Arnold. printed at
Bucoda, regarding the Republican
county ticket. That is enough to
damn it, if it had not been born
under curse.
Rev. ]. r. Chaplin spoke in the
Bryan headquarters Saturday night.
He has just returned from . long So
journ in the East and gives glowing
reports OF the prospects of triumph
for Bryan and Silver.
Last Saturday night, in McLane
precinct at Mud Bay, q Bryan and
Rogers Club was organized with q
membership of forty-nine and still
more to come. J. M. Newsum was
elected President and I. H. Dye Sec
rotary. Prof. Miller and Hon. T. ].
Miller spoke, and as usual Mud Bays
little banty" had to crow, but when
Prof. Miller answered his question Mr..
Robertson drew in bis neck, and sub
sided.
Two bids we're submitted for Olym-
pia harbor Improvements at Seattle
Saturday; one by the Bowers Dredg-
ing Company at 19!c per cubic yard,
and the other by the New York Dredg-
ing Company at l25c per yard. As
the estimated improvement consists
in moving 10000 yards of earth, the
bid of the former amounts to $29.25O
and the latter $l9,3l2.50. The bids
have been transmitted to the Depart.
ment at Washington for award.
The Silver Gray Contest, at Olympia
Theater, Wednesday night, was an in
intellectual treat to all who were so
fortunate as to be present. The reci-
tations by Mary L. Page, Mrs. Alice
R. Rideout, Mrs. Vina B. Page, Mrs.
H. Chase Brown, Mrs. May Bowles,