Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Judge Dunbar is suffering from q
spralned ankle.
Honey bees are making good use of
the fruit blossoms.
The weather at last seems to be set
tied for the season.
H. ]. Snively, OF North Yakima, was
in this city Monday.
A dance takes place at Plum sta
ton tomorrow night.
Boating has become favorite recre-
alton these long evenings.
Treasurer Maxwell, of Mason county,
WAS in the city this week.
Don't fail to hear the Ministries at
Olympia Theater tonight.
The price of fresh butter has fallen
to % and 80 cents per roll.
C. f. Morgan and Daisy V. Mills. Of
Nina, have license to wed.
Miss Mary O'Neil has been visiting
friends in Seattle the past week.
Wouldn't it be good idea for us
to celebrate the coming Fourth?
A carload OF cement came in Fri
day for the brewery at Tumwater.
The next steamship for San Fran.
cisco is the City OF Puebla on Wednes-
day.
Robert Oliver, the grocer, returned
from business trip to Seattle yester-
day.
The Aberdeen will make her usual
trip Sunday afternoon. No morning
boat.
Fred. Northup will 60 to Phoenix.
Arizona, to join ex-Sheriff Prince in
mining.
The weather probability is for
"Showers and cooler, tonight and to-
morrow"
Memorial services OF the G. A. R.
will be held in Olympia Theater, Sun
day, at2P.M.
The next steamer to leave San
Francisco for the Sound is the Walla
Walls, Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. O'Neil and Mrs. NJ.
Mcdonald, of Shelton, visited this city
during the week.
John r. Mitchell, the attorney, is
in Portland, taking dispositions in the
Colvin divorce case.
]. B. Reavis, OF North Yakima has
been in attendance upon the Supreme
Court the past week.
The Olympia Wheelmen are max
ing an endeavor to have a match
race here on the I'd prox.
The permanent school fund Of the
State. invested in warrants and bonds
now amounts to $4,000.
Mrs. DR.. Armstrong has returned
from California, where she has passed
the greater portion of the winter.
DR.. NOVEL; has been appointed
County Physician by the Commit
sioners, at q salary of $25 per month.
Pat Dolan has just begun to realize
that nimble nickel is better than the
slow I" Bit" and has put in draft beer.
Three carloads of shingles were
shipped from Eastside mill this week
for Kansas City. Each car contained
100000.
The Capital City Band entertained
large number of people with an OPEN
air concert in the park last Saturday
evening.
F. Riesenweber, Of Eastside, and
Mrs. E. NJ. Shotwell of Chehalis. were
united in marriage, in this city,
Wednesday.
Jas. v. Smith Of Tenino and VIM.
F. Hoffman OF Tacoma, were examined
Wednesday for pensions as soldiers in
"the late" war.
Several members OF the X. OF P. OF
this city have been in Seattle the past
week, where the order has been hold.
ing "high jinks."
The phonograph man has returned
and has his talking-machine on exhi.
bition, in the hallway OF the Owings
building, on Fourth Street.
Strawberries-such as they are, the
"first-:un" are seldom very good
have made their appearance in mar
ket. They command a good price,
however.
DR.. Riley went to Shelton Tuesday
to attend Hanford Clark who was
seriously injured in logging camp
near that place few days ago. He
reports Clark in critical condition.
s.A. Madge, formerly q resident OF
Whitman county, has bought an
interest in the Olympian, and has as
sumed the duties of business mana
ger, with the assistance OF Mr.. Esling.
Wouldn't it be a good idea for
Thurston to follow the example of
Pierce and hold Rose Festival?
The showing made last year was so
creditable that it affords encourage
ment for renewed effort.
While flushing the sewers Monday,
the covers OF certain culverts were
temporarily removed, and Geo.
Gumption, OF Tenino, walked into the
one corner OF Third and Columbia
streets, sustaining severe injuries.