Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

George G.. Mills i on visit TO
California.
Pierre p. Ferry, Of Seattle, visited
this city Tuesday.
The Multnomah will be the onty
boat " out" Sunday.
The weather forecast for Tomorrow
is Fair and warmer"
State Treasurer Bowen left Wednes-
day for San Francisco.
Van Epps' closing out sale will con-
tinue one week longer.
The Multnomah delivered Wednes-
day the freight OF the Umaiilla.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Price, OF Little Rock, last week.
The broken sheet of plate-glass in
the Reed building has been replaced
by new one.
Charlie Murphy has been confined
to his bed during the past week with
rheumatic fever.
Eighty.three marriage licenses were
issued by the County Auditor during
the year 1895.
Rev. T. J. Lamont occupied the pull
pit of the First Presbyterian church OF
Seattle last Sunday.
The State Treasurer is prepared to
paw warrants on the General fund up
to and including No. 1855.
f. T. Young has been appointed adj
ministrator OF the Barker estate, in
place of f. S. Horton. who has re-
signed.
During the absence of W. F. New
ell, Superintendent of the Olympia
Water Works, in California, Edward
Rice will perform his duties.
The next steamship leaving Seattle
for San Francisco is the City of Pue.
bla on Monday, the 18th. Fare, first
class IS; second SIS, from this city.
The Ladies' Relief Society have
expended during the past year the
sum of $137.S7 in cash, besides dis.
tributing clothing and other supplies.
The petit jurors drawn for the U. S.
Court, at Tacoma, from this county
are: H. w. Sawyer, J. M. Lammon.
B. F. Denton, w. H. Britt and J. c.
Percival.
Enos A. Mote, who has resided with
his family in Towards Flat, on Adams
street, died OF consumption, Wednes-
day. He leaves a wife and several
children.
Elmer E. Booth, assistant superin-
tendent of the Port Townsend South
ern Railroad, has been in the hospital
the past few days, suffering from Sc
we're cold.
Tuesday the following passengers
left: for Kansas City, Mo-, Mrs. ..
A. Bowen, wife of the State Treasurer
and for Little River. Kansas, Miss
Maggie Brown.
Mrs. A. P. Rose, whose maiden
name was Aurills Sullivan. was
granted a decree OF divorce Monday
ON the grounds OF desertion and fail.
ure to provide.
Henry Brown, who was sent to the
Hospital for the Insane at Fort Stella
COON, a few weeks ago. suffering from
a mental ailment, died in that insti
tuition, last Saturday.
The Elks have began holding two
rehearsals per week, on Wednesday
and Saturday evening, OF their pla,
"Trial by jury" which they propose
to stage early next month.
A game of foot ball was played or
the fair grounds, New YEARS. day, be-
tween the Eastside and Westsidt
school teams, which was won by the
former in a score of IL too.
Additional names to those suggested
by the Board of Trade for the Immi
grafton Convention delegation, art
Allen Weir, G. M. Savage and Johr
Mckenzie. These were selected BY
the City Council.
DR.. Newell, City Health Officer, ha.
caused the quarantine from the resi-
dence Of r. E. McRostie, Eastside
where scarlet fever has existed to bt
raised. The doctor does not know o
any other cases in the city.
The Supreme Court has affirmed
the decision of the Superior Court ir
the case of the Winoua Deposit Banl
vs.. Geo. D. Shannon, A. H. Chambers
R. Frost and E. T. Young for 81 500
which was for the plaintiff.
The Horticultural Society meet
tomorrow and will elect the annua
officers, a duty laid over from las
meeting. A paper on Strawberries
will be read, and the subject of estab
fishing fruit cannerv discussed.
The County Commissioners hav
again srefused to audit the salary &C
count of County Clerk Leach unles
his report is made in prescribed form
The matter will probably 60 before tn
Superior Court for determination.
Marriage licenses have been issue
within the past week to Fred Algier Q
Rainier and Miss Bartha Mooney O
Chehalis; G. S. Sherwood and Mar
Russell, of Ellensburg, and S. r. Bul
ling and Elenette Van ASSET Of Seat
tie