Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The steam laundry has closed.
Tomorrow is Washington's birth
pay.
Miss Dora Ste-nberg is in San Fran
cisco.
Day after tomorrow is the first Sun
day in Lrnt.
The public schools Of this city vii
close on the 9TH prox.
ID. f. Vernon, of the Bucoda Ilder
was in the city this week.
A social dance took place at South
Union last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. J. J. Elliott. of Chicago, is on
visit to DIR. and Mrs. Armstrong.
J. W. Dent will operate the Ric.
place, near Buffers Cove, this year.
Geo. V. Case, Gen. Passenger Agent
of the Great Northern, is in this city.
"Old Probs" says it will rain TO-
night and be fair and cooler to-mor.
row.
A. p. Fitch, the attorney, has re.
turned from business trip down the
sound.
The next steamer leaving Seattle fol
San Francisco, is the Umatilla to.
morrow.
The Multnomah has delivered the
freight of the Umatilla and the Walla
Walla, this week.
Remember that the prices for" Un-
Gle Josh Spruceby" tonight have
been reduced to Is, so and % cents.
Theodore Brown has the Alaskan
fever, and it is thought that he will
soon head" for the Juneau colorado.
Capt. L. Wiley, manager of the
Wiley Navigation Co. returned from
a weeks visit down the Sound yester-
day.
The steamer Walla Walla which
leaves San Francisco on the Oath,
will carry freight to Sound ports at
81 per ton.
There is some talk of securing q
lecture from State Attorney Jones on
Silver" in this city, the latter part
of next week.
Scott Swaziland visited Olympia a
few days ago to consult Mr.. Scobcy
regarding permanent location" for
the Republican State Convention.
w. P. Powe was granted divorce
from Caroline A. Powe, by Judge
Reed, this week, on the ground of
cruel treatment. There was no de-
tense.
The Big Saloon" on Main street,
is to be re-opened in a few days by
David Snyder, of Puyallup. 1t is be-
ing thoroughly renovated and painted
outside and in.
Wednesday night the Multnomah
after arriving here, extended her trip
to Kamilchie with carload of horses
and grading material for use in rail-
road construction.
The card party al Olympia hotel,
Monday night, for sweet charity's
sake was largely attended and about
$50 were added to the sinews of war of
the Ladies' Relief Society.
Gov. McGraw has reappointed P.
H. Carlyon, of Olympia; w. A.
Wright, of Spokane, and C. A. Holmes,
OF Seattle, rs the State Board of Den
tai Examiners, to serve for two years
from March 4 next.
Chas. Vitzen made business trip to
Tacoma Wednesday. He reports that
several proprietors of Tacoma saloons
say they will move their business to
this city as soon rs there is prospect
of work on the capitol commencing.
Horse thieves are around. AT least
a set of harness was stolen a few
nights ago from J. r. Patterson's sta
ble on Eastside. II the horse had
been in it, probably he would have
been appropriated" with the other
stolen property. r>,..
Rev. MIR. Feese, the NJ. E. pastor
has adopted the plan of holding out.
door services of evenings to arouse il
possible an ir terest in religious mat.
tiers and induce attendance at the
revival meetings now in progress al
that church.
Do not forget that Saturday after.
noon, in Columbia Hall, the grooming
taxpayers will meet to devise some
further methods for relief from the
dreadful load they have been forced
to carry. Let everybody attend. In
the multitude of counsellors there il
said to be wisdom.
DR.. NJ. L. Adams seems to have be.
come the mythical rolling stone. A
few weeks ago he shook the dust oil
the capital city from his feet to locate
in the Queen City, now he is at Stan.
wood, in Skagit county. Well, there
is some consolation in the thought
that rolling stone seldom becomes
covered with moss.
The marriage OF MARCEL Gunnyou
and Miss Anna, daughter OF Adam
Korter. took place Monday, in thi,
city, the Rev. I. J. Lamont officiating
The joyous couple have a host o.
friends who wish them a happy pill
grimage on the journey OF life, and the
STANDARD which was remembered ir
their Joy, adds its blessing.
A devil-fish with arms seven fee
from tip to tip and weighing seventy
four pounds, came up at high tide
Tuesday, and got caught between the
logs of John Blacks foat-house at the
foot of Main street. After Mr.. Blacl
got the monstrous fish upon the wharf
it was Immediately surrounded by 9
group of jabbering Chinese inten,
upon purchasing it for food, one
Chinaman remarking: Heap good
ALE same chicken-clam" (goey duck.)
The effort TO secure admittance te
the School for Defective Youth q,
Vancouver, for the eight.year-old boy
belonging to on Italian family named
MamfOrd at Xa1m hos boo.. .,n.,,n