Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-07-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Forest fires and smoke.

1t. Johns Sunday school went on
plcnIc to DOiiemyer's Point Tuesday.
Attorney General Haight left this
morning Tor Tacoma, on a bushes.
trip.
Joshua Thaycr expects to 60 to the
lrall Creek mining district in a few
days.
The State Treasurer will pay gen.
eral warrants up to II ,23I, ON presen-
Iation.
Miss Covell left for Hartford, Con.
necticnt, this morning, over the Tn.
ion Pacific.
The upper bridge at Tumwater is
being torn away to make room for the
new structure.
A Hartsock has been appointed adj
mfnlstratOr of the estate of John
Mills, deceased.
The next steamship leaving San
Francisco for Seattle is the CITY of
Puebls, Tomorrow.
1t is reported that a forest fire
burned one OF Simpsons camps, near
kamilchie, yesterday.
John r. Henderson, formerly of this
place, was married in New York CITY,
lately, to Laura NJ. Booth.
The weather prediction to day from
the Portland station reads: ITO.
night and Tomorrow fair"
Read the new announcement of the
Home Drug Store, on the Eastside, in
this issue of the STANDARD
A. A. Anderson and Maria Egge, of
Seattle, have secured license to wed
from the Auditor of this county.
Five wheelmen came up from
Shelton on their bicycles this morning,
on their way to the Chehalis races.
The temperature has been quite
high the past week by day, but the
nights have been comfortably cool.
Miss Anna Walker, a sister of Mrs.
j. OBJ. Scobey, arrived from the East
yesterday, on visit to her relatives
here.
John Schoonover, of Port Town.
send, brother OF Mrs. Il. G. Van
Epps, is on visit to his relatives in
this city.
Frank Kotick OF Little Rock, and
Miss Sadie Harris of Tumwater, were
united in marriage, Saturday by Rev.
c. L. Diven.
The genial "Tom" Nicklin, repre-
senting Palmer & Rey, the type-men,
Of Portland, called in upon us for a
brief chat yesterday.
Samuel McClelland's new strip"
boat is Il beauty, and one of the light
est-running crafts of its size, under a
sturdy fash breeze"
A part of the fiume which has
hitherto conveyed water to the Es-
terly mill at Tumwater has sue
cumbed to decay and fallen.
The Populists' picnic at Buffers
Cove, Wednesday, was largely at
tended and was a very enjoyable az
fair for all who participated.
The next steamship leaving Seattle
for San Francisco, is the Walla Walla.
next Thursday; and for Sitka the
Queen, leaving next Tuesday.
Quite number Of our people visited
the "Tbree Little Bears" at Tum-
water, last Sunday, by special invita-
ton announced in their red posters.
The young peoples societies have
been invited to q reception in honor
of Mrs. Baxter, to be held at the
United Presbyterian church Saturday
night.
S. J. F. Stranock, travelling agent of
the S. F. Examiner, passed day or
two in this city this week, looking
after the interests of that wide-awake
journal.
Fred Guyot and family are on q
visit to relatives in this city. Fred
has been for several years employed as
Head Warden in the Hospital for the
Insane, at Fort Steilacoom.
Fred Crombie is now comfortably
located in his new quarters in the
Talcott building, and prepared to dis
pense all the articles usually found in
well-appointed drug store, at bed
rock prices.
Next Sunday is quarterly meeting
day at the Methodist church. Presid-
ing Elder Joslvn will conduct the
morning services, and the services in
the evening will be conducted as
usual by the pastor.
Montana" is the name of a neat
naptha launch owned by the Schmidt
Bros. of the Capital Brewery, of Tum-
water. 1t is large enough to comfort
ably hold 20 people and has a " house"
for protection from sun and rain.
Mrs. Marian B. Baxter, OF Chicago,
ILL.,, will come TO Olympia, Saturday,
July 18th. She will speak twice on
the Sabbath, and also on Monday
evening following. Everybody is in.
vited to attend these meetings.
The Democratic Central Committee
for Thurston county will meet in j..
r. MitchelPs Office, at 2 p. NJ. Satur-
day, to select chairman and perform
such other duties as may be necessary
TO inaugurate vigorous campaign.
A young son of Gideon Miller. East.
side, received q severe laceration OF
the foot, while wading in the bay,
from muscle, shell, or some other
sharp substance, leaving large flap
wound. DIR. Newell attends the case.
In the passenger list of the Multi.
nomah, last evening, were quite
number of Olympians, among whom
were: I. N. Ford, S. Johnson, Mrs.
Judge Gordon and daughter, Mrs.
Leighton and daughter, Miss Hamil-
ton, and Miss Amanda Lammon.
c. W. Menten has bought the old
steamer Willie, and a force of men
are at work repairing the boat. Mr..
Menten proposes to take the craft to
British Columbia some time next
week, where further repairs will be
made and where she will hereafter re-
main.
Miss Treyett. of Utica, n. Y, is visit