Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Adam Wylie still continues
quile i'll.
Mrs. John V. Yantis has been quite
III the past few days.
United Prcebyterlals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon Avery, OF Shell
ton, are visiting in the city.
4 daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alonzo Haines last week.
The steamer Monte Cristo has been
transferred To the Skagit river.
II YOU want TO drive away dull care
attend the MINISTRIES Monday night.
+. b. Graham has suffered relapse
and is still quite i'll OF typhoid fever.
Ice formed to the thickness OF an
inch in exposed vessels Sunday night.
f. C. Bickford has taken the agency
for this city OF the Imperial bicycles.
The Christian church OF this city
celebrated its fifth anniversary last
Sunday.
DR.. Wyman will visit Alaska by the
City OF Topeka, which sails Oh the
18TH inst.
Daniel Finnegan has received an
appointment of Justice Of the Peace at
Little Rock.
Heistand & Warner have just re-
ceived carload OF choice spring wheat
for seeding use.
Oliver & Co. have an excellent as
sortment of field and garden seed,
fresh and true to name.
Kay Todd commenced three
months term OF school in District u,
Hartstein Island, last Monday.
Capt. Hambright started to-day on
trip to Philadelphia. He will be
absent about q couple of months.
The Georgia University Minstrels
will play several pieces in front OF the
ticket.sale office, at noon, Monday.
H. d. Wells of this city and Miss
Cada Benson, of Rainier, were united
in marriage, Wednesday, by Rev. T. J.
Lamont.
II. S. Tremper, OF Shelton, broke his
bar at a gymnasium i'll that city,
Wednesday night.
The rates for Alaska are $l2 and
Sc, from this city. The old rates,
which we're in force several months
ago, were $52. 80 and $25.
Mrs. Anderson, of Hartstein Island,
who has been in the city under the
care of q physician, has returned to
her home much improved.
"Uncle Jimmy" Burns, of Roy,
came in yesterday, and placed HIM
self under course Of treatment At st.
Peters hospital for jaundice.
Jacob Furth, of Seattle, has been
appointed receiver of the MOsher &
Mcdonald logging firm, to succeed s.
P. Finn, who has resigned that trust.
The weather was extremely cold for
this country the fore part OF the week,
the temperature being from ten TO
fifteen degrees below the freezing point.
1t is worth while to keep an eye on
Groceryman Phipps' show window,
where are displayed in appetizing
succession many Of the good things OF
life.
Mrs. Horr, after many months re-
hearsal, announces that the Brown
les" will be ready to make their APP
pearance about the 10th of next
month.
At department meeting held
Tuesday evening the fremen recon-
mended Sam L. Mcclellan, the pres.
ent incumbent, for Chief for the ensu'
ing year.
Little Hazel Ahern, whose nose wal
broken by a fall at the Westside school
last week, will, DIR. Newell says, sus
tain no lasting Disagreement from the
accident.
A logger by the name of Mckay
had his head cut open by y falling
limb, in Williamson's camp, yester
day, and is reported to be in Il critical
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Roots home
was gladdened by the advent of d
daughter, on that day of all others o
the most infrequent occurrence-tht
18th OF February.
J.B. Crandall, OF this city, Franl
Stevens of Delphi, and J. N. BOvee, o
Burton, have recently been allowed
pensions by recommendation of th'
Olympia Examining Board.
Both the Wiley Navigation Co..
steamers have, the past week, brough
in very large freight shipments for thu
Lumberman's Mercantile Co. and Nc
Donald & O'Neil, of Shelton.
Jacob Stampfer sold his farm OF
the Nisqually, last week, for the sun
OF $500, on time, to the Won Rat;
Bros, who have been for some tim'
operating dairy on the premises.
A. L. Kreider is about to place a
Watermelon in his shop on Thirl
street, between Columbia and Water
to operate machinery for the manu-
facture of all sorts of cabinet work.
The County Commissioners visited
Nesqually yesterday, to confer will
the Commissioners OF Pierce regard
ing repairs to the bridge which end'
within the jurisdiction of both coun
ties.
E. D. Cotter. Superintendent OF th'
Olympia Stone Quarry, informs u
that work on the ledge has ceased
until The cars can transport the sup
ply already cut for the Tumwate
brewery.
S. p. Washburn died on the Poo
farm, Monday, and was buried in tn
cemetery provided by the count!
on the premises He was 70 years
age, and had been a county charg
the past six months.
The steamer Multnomah wa