Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04
CITY NEWS N BRIEF.

I. l.. Brown is back from Alaska.
The forecast Saturday is " fair and
slightly warmer"
September has come and with it
the privilege OF eating oysters.
The City Clerk reports that 10
voters have thus far registered.
The Multnomah will make her usual
trip sunday. No afternoon boat.
Providence Academy resumed stud
lee thu, week with fair attendance.
The Tacoma Mayoralty case is now
before the Supreme Court in this city.
Mr. Armstrong, of the Ellensburg
Rtqist.r, is over on visit TO the State
Capital.
John I. Judson, OF Tacoma, is in
the city. ON attendance at the SUI
preme Court.
Posters announce the opening OF
the Oregon Industrial Exposition in
Portland on the 18th inst.
The black berry season is past, but
Indian women are bringing in large
quantities OF huckleberries.
Miss Maria Bethel will begin a term
OF school next Monday, in the Hays
district, south of Tumwater
Gottfeldt & Bennett have closed the
Capital saloon, and propose to en-
bark in the fishing business.
The man with the pet bears is max
ing his summer round and giving ex-
hibitions on the street corners.
Cyrus Dotilemyre, formerly of this
city, but now a resident of Portland,
is shaking hands with his many friends
in Olympia.
The local wood manufacturing COM
pany has made several shipments of
its product to down Sound markets
the past week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Strong Worthington
will lecture in Olympia Theater, Thurs
day evening, 18th inst, on "The Art
of Conversation"
Farmers report that wild honey
bees are very plentiful in the rural dis.
tricts, making their homes in hollow
trees and PROSTATE logs.
Mrs. John A. Wolfe left Wednesday
for Portland, to spend about three
weeks in visit to her brother Oscar
Penticost, with the Oregon Transfer
Company.
Miss Hattie Callow goes to her worl
in the Shelton public schools armed
with a first grade certificate. Shs
was a student in Collegiate institute
in its palmy days.
Don't say it-please don't say "I
move you," in addressing the chair
unless you are doctor and in you
professional capacity are prescribing
searchin'" proposition.
Republican candidates are watch
ing with fear and trembling the poll
teal barometer, and in their overhear,
talk they sometimes acknowledge be
lief that it will be big snow.
1t is predicted that hay will com
mand good price during the winte
and early spring, and a good man.
Thurston county farmers are refusing
to sell their product at present.
The regular meeting of the Bryan
Rogers Central Silver Club, will b.
held in their new headquarters, cor
ner of Main and Third streets, to
morrow evening at 7 80 o'clock.
The Olympia passengers by tn
steamship Walls Walls, leaving Sc
attic last Sunday, were J. q. Deming
w. A. White, Miss A. E. Corey, 70
San Francisco, and r. C. johnson TO
Los Angeles.
A heavy rainfall occurred at Spc
kane and Walla Walla. on the III
inst. A light rainfall occurred in til
Straits of Fuca and other portions O
the western divide, except the SounC
on that date.
J. NJ. Patton, in his case vs.. tn
Olympia Door and Lumber Co., in
volving claim for damages in locs
ton of the Jefferson street railroa
spur, has secured reversal of jude
ment in the Supreme Court.
The steamer Umatilla sailed fo
San Francisco to-day, and the mex
boat that will leave Seattle will be tn
City of Puebla, on the 9th. TIL
next steamship for Alaska will be tn
City of Topeka, on the 18th inst.
The name OF the Bryan Club i
VINO NlLy UCCo W I'll
Bryan-Rogers Central Silver Club {
Thurston county, and the list of o
ficers has been changed to conform I
the plan of the system of organizatio
for the State.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Clark left yesterday fc
Spokane on visit to relatives in ths
city. She was accompanied by he
daughter, Mrs. o. A. Laberee, a re-.
dent OF Eastern Washington, who wit
her children has been spending fe'
weeks in this city.
The discourse by the pastor of tn
NJ. f. Church next Sunday will en-
brace a report of the years work, an
probably be the last sermon of hi
Fastorate in this place. His remain
ing with us is contingent upon real