Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

NtilpIHS-Out parties Will soon De
in order.
The schooner Atalanta was launched
Tuesday.
Wild strawberries are ripening upon
the prairies.
A baseball nine has been organized
in this city.
Fred Northup left this week for
Phoenix, Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. E. Connolly are
on a visit to Frisco.
Mrs. A H. Chambers is on visit to
Baker City, Oregon.
Miss Adelaide Burntrager returned
yesterday from Oakland, Cal.
Rev. J. S. McCallum has bought the
Hanna ranch south of this city.
David Chambers, of Pasadena, Cal,
is on visit to relatives in this county.
Strawberries sell for ten cents box,
and they are not very good ones at
that.
Frank Scully has gone to Dayton
to fill position in drug store of that
place.
John F. Harris and Mary A. Arnold,
both OF Rochester, have been licensed
to wed.
Mrs. DR.. Newcomb will leave for
Lewiston, Idaho, Sunday, to join her
husband.
Allen Weir preached memorial
sermon in the NJ. E. Church Sunday.
at ii A. NJ.
About 700 people attended memo
rial services in Olympia theater. Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Saeger and Miss Jean
Todd, of Shelton, were visiting in the
city this week.
J. H. Munson, an old-time resident
of this city, now OF Seattle, is up on
business trip.
Chas. Chadwick had his left hand
severed in a shingle mill al Rain
ier, last Monday.
Wallace Grosvenor, of Casselton,
Dakota, is in the city looking after
his property interests.
The weather forecast is, for this
evening, fair; tomorrow cooler, and
probably rain on Sunday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clees, Wednesday, but it
lived only about four hours.
Judge N. S. Porter will leave next
Tuesday for down-Sound points and
will be absent about ten days.
The STANDARD Acknowledges
pleasant call from J. J. Carney, editor
Of the Economist, of Montesano.
C. Johnson met with severe cut
in his left knee while "swamping,"
in Williamson's camp, Tuesday.
Mabel Chilberg, of Seattle, was
awarded the gold medal prize at the
contest in the U. P. church last week.
A wooden tank Of larger dimensions
has been placed on the frame over the
Connolly we'll at the rear OF the thea
ter.
Thos. Nicklin, the energetic rustler
for Palmer & Rey, visited our city
yesterday and left for Seattle this
morning.
Jos. E. Pease has been appointed
administrator OF the estate Of John
Lindlof, who died at Rochester last
February.
Mrs. James Glass, . sister of Mrs.
Alfred Thompson, arrived Monday
from Melbourne, Australia, for q visit
to her relatives.
The steamship Walla Walla leaves
Seattle Monday for San Francisco.
She will carry F. L. Northup as a pas.
senger from this city.
The Colvin divorce case, which has
been in the Superior Court for some
months past, has been dismissed on
motion OF the defense.
Our "settled weather" has went
back upon us, and the variety the past
week has been as diversified as the
colors of Joseph's coat.
The street-car line is to be extended
from the terminus ct the Tumwater
bridge to the grounds of the new brew
cry at the lower falls.
Miss Maggie Besse, accompanied by
Miss Bertha Robinson of Shelton,
have gone to Alaska to accept q posi-
ton in hotel at Juneau.
Rev. C. L. Diven, with his wife and
daughter, have returned, and the rev.
erend gentleman will fill the pulpit of
the Congregational church Sunday.
The Port Townsend Southern Rail-
road Company has concluded to sell
round.trip tickets, Sundays, at half
rates, for the benefit of outing par.
ties.
The cottage formerly owned by
Alex. Drysdale on Tenth and Jeffer-
son streets, which was damaged by
fire, last summer, is undergoing re-
pairs.
The Grand Army post had a pole.
raising Wednesday afternoon, and
now 4" Old Glory" waves at an eleva.
ton OF 100 feet above the post head.
quarters.