Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The state Board Of Health has been
in session the past few days.
The weather during the past week
has been, at times. delightful.
\ son has been born tn MIR. and
Mrs. Will Harris. Wednesday morn
ing.
DR.. Newell reports the birth of a
son to Mrs. Frank Van Eaton, yester-
day.
Until further notice the Aberdeen
will run daily at , +. NJ, including
Sundays.
The annual inspection OF the steam
ers CITY of Shelton and Doctor will be
made next week.
Geo. II. Foster aud family and Mrs.
f. b. Henry and daughter Foy, have
moved to California.
Yesterday the Aberdeen brought i'll
considerable Great Northern Railroad
freight from the East.
A. J. ellis, the civil engineer, it
seems is lawyer as we'll, and has
been admitted to the local bar.
A supply of provisions was stolen
from Rev. J. S. McCallum's kitchen,
on Adams street, "Wednesday night.
Snow fell to the depth OF two inches
at Mud Bay yesterday morning, while
here il disappeared just as fast as 1t
fell.
The steamer Monte Cristo brought
up cargo of feed Wednesday for j.
C. Horr, and Thursday took 16 draft
horses to Henderson Bay.
w. E. Beckwith, who has been in
the barber business with Mr.. Smith,
in the Turner brick, the past year, has
gone to Aberdeen and opened shop
there.
The next steamship leaving Seattle
for San Francisco, will be the City OF
Puebla, Tuesday, the 2Sth. The next
boat for Alaska will be the City OF
Topeka, Feb. ID.
Charles Folkner OF Jefferson county
and Miss Cora Hawk, OF Maxfield,
were united in marriage, Sunday, at
the residence of the brides parents on
their farm near Nisqually.
The old John Mills house, on West.
side, was wholly consumed by fire
Wednesday night. 1t was log struc'
ture, unoccupied, except at times by
tramps, and the loss is nominal. -
Mike Geo, of the Queen Chop House
contemplates going to Cripple Creek
Colorado, about the first of next
month. The restaurant will be con-
Quoted by his partner during his alb
sence.
The Unitarian Society has elected
T. C. Van Epps, President; Byron
Millett, Secretary; o. r. Simenson
Treasurer, and Messrs. r. Frost, J. S
Dobbins, G. H. Funk and C. d. King
Trustees.
City Marshal Fred Northup was OF
the street the first time for severa
months Tuesday. He is now rapid.
recovering from his severe illness
thanks to the good care and skillfu
ministrations OF the good sisters o
St. Peters hospital.
p There is some talk of changing tn
gauge OF the track laid to Westside t
conform to that of the Olympia Ligh
and Power Co., and of running cars
the latter over it several times a da..
to begin with, and oftener if remun
erative business is developed.
The foundation Of the hay scales o
Labree's stable, corner OF Third ant
Main, has been renewed. The tim
bers were badly decayed, throwing tn
levers somewhat out of level, and t.
insure accuracy OF weights given, Thu
evil had to be remedied in the man
ner adopted.
The clothing stolen from Waite
Smith, last week, the same night Free
Carlyon's residence was looted, wa
found the next day on the latter
premises, while making an inventor.
OF the goods missing, which show
that both burglaries were committe
by the came parties.
Washington weather bothers eve
the barometer in keeping its RECORD
Sunday the mercury was so low as
presage snow or heavy winds, bu
neither came, and now the averag
old settler has gone back to achin
corns or the ring around the moon t
prognosticate his weather.
The Multnomah has been laid u
the past week from a broken shat
which gave way on the trip Satul
day morning while opposite Doffl'
myers Point. She was picked up b
the City of Shelton and towed back I
her wharf. A new shaft will col
about $1,000, which with the loss (
time, makes it quite a serious disaster
Jesse H. Foultz and wife, who r,
sided in this city few years ago, an
now residents OF Pennsylvania, al
on a visit to relatives in this plac
The wife was formerly Miss Josi
Rabbeson, and as the Pacific Goa
climate seems to agree with her bette
than that of the far East, she will n
main several months with hi