Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-07-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

a. Ai'''' iANcpIt-
John kleher and wife left Tuesday
fnr trip to Wisconsin.
Wednesday the steamship AK
sailed from Seattle for Alaska.
The weather forecast for the mex,
twenty-four hours, is: Fair"
A new piano now graces the ladies
cabin OF the steamer Multnomah.
James Brewer is adding to the re
irlgerator capacity OF his market.
Mrs. TIT, OF Rcdlands, Cal, is on q
visit to Mrs. \. III. II. stuart, of thi.
city.
1t Is reported that goldbugs are very
scarce III the vicinity of Tenino and
Bucoda.
Green apples have made their ap.
pearance in the markets. Where il
the doctor?
The farmers are having their usual
transition time between haying and
grain harvest.
Apples will command a good price
this year on account OF the scare.
ity OF the fruit.
J. S. Dobbins received last Saturday
new hearse from the St. Louis Coffin
Co., OF st. Louis.
Although wild bllckberries are very
scarce this season, tame ones seem to
be very plentiful.
The prospect now is that early
grain will be harvested before drop
OF rain falls upon it.
E. ]. Harpel and Miss Annie How
ard, residents of EAs side addition,
were married last Thursday.
The Aberdeen will have her run on
Sunday, and the Multnomah will not
make the morning trip out.
The sun is we'll under way towards
the southern limit, and the days are
sensibly growing shorter.
The State is now prepared to pay
general warrants up to No. 12,756, and
military warrants up to No. 1896.
The bath enclosure at Percival's
dock is completed. 1t was constructed
by new organization, the Olympia
Athletic Club.
Mammoth bill boards that have
sprang into existence in night indi-
cate the approach of the world re-
nowned circus.
w. H. Cushman, of Tacoma, came
up yesterday by naptha launch, hav-
ing in charge an excursion party, who
returned the same evening.
DIR. Newell left yesterday morning
for Orting, where he went to examine
an applicant for pension, who is
unable to come to this city.
The shipment of cherries the past
week amount to 3,47S pounds. They
were all shipped to Tacoma. They
are very scarce in that market.
The black berry crop is short and to
secure the luscious fruit that is avail
able, whole families in the rural dis
tricts are ranging the woodlands.
According to Eastern dispatches,
big sleeves for ladies' dresses are suf-
fering relapse aud will soon pass
away like all other feminine delu-
sions.
A bad landslide exists on the West
side road between Long bridge and the
mill, and if it is not attended to be-
fore the rains begin, serious mischief
will result.
The next steamship leaving Seattle
for San Francisco is the the City oil
Puebla Sunday, and the next steamer
for Alaska will be the City OF Topeka
on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the Goth, the NJ. E
Sunday School will 60 on picnic to
Point Defiance by the steamer Multi
nomah. leaving at her usual hour in
the morning.
The Portland Weather Bureau re-
ports that rivers are falling, and will
continue to do SO. The heights ant
conditions are now such that river re.
ports have been discontinued.
Burglars attempted an entrance o.
the residence of Geo. E. Filley. corne,
of Franklin and Eleventh streets
Wednesday night, but when the in
! mates were found to be on the aler
the thieves silently stole away"
Robert Hays, who came to this
country, with his parents, Judge and
Mrs. Gilmore Hays, in 1850, when onl,
year old, died at Steilacoom, Tuesday
and his remains we're buried in Masonic
cemetery, near this city, yesterday.
The readers OF the STANDARD will
find the advertisement of G. Rosen.
thai this week to be of great interest
to them, and it should not be over.
looked as it means money in the
pockets OF those who take advantage
of it.
John Glenahan, of Yelm, a few
days ago, filed a complaint with JUS
tice Cavanaugh charging A. Brown.
Ing with having committed rape
upon his daughter Ida. At the hear.
ing held Monday, accused was com.
mitted for trial at the next term of the
Superior Court.
An informal poll of the Fifth ward
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