Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-08-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

from san Francisco.
The forecast for tomorrow is Fair
and slightly warmer"
The usual number OF Indians were
in town on circus day.
Thos. J. Miller is President OF o
Bryan Club at Belmore.
The nut game did not "shell out"
at this visit OF the circus.
Miss Nugent OF Seattle is a guest Of
Miss McGraw of this city.
Miss Mcknight OF Seattle is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. V. Ogden.
The restaurants OF this city did a
rushing business on circus day.
1t is now a good time to get in your
winters supply of wood and bark.
Mrs. Annie Moore left this week for
an extended visit with friends at Spo-
kane.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hopkins, Saturday after
noon.
DR.. Del Claire closed a series of
lectures in Columbia Hall, Tuesday
night.
Green corn is now in its prime and
readily sells for IL cents per dozen
Gears"
Oystermen are preparing for brisk
business as the season opens next
month.
Prof. L. P. Yemen left to-day for q
two weeks visit with friends in the
country.
The steamer City Of Shelton went
to Seattle this week for official in.
spection.
Gwin Hicks, Peoples candidate for
State Printer, left yesterday for down
Sound points.
The "boys" now have good bicy-
Gle pathway over the eastern approach
to town nearly completed.
Citizen Lane occupied seat in the
Populist convention at Ellensburg.
He Was from Mason county.
1t is reported that family of ten
came up from Kamilchie Wednesday
to" take in" the circus and side show.
Mrs. S. l.. Moore and Mrs. Perry,
her daughter, OF Chicago, are visiting
their relatives, the family of Hon. P.
d. Moore.
Next Sunday evening G. H. Feese
will preach especially, but not ex.
clusively, to young men at the Metho-
dist church. Young men are cordially
invited.
Miss Jennie Bowers, q sister Of Mrs
FL. Blakeslee, lett for her home 81
St. Johns, Mich, Saturday. She had
been a resident OF this city the past
three years.
About $50 persons went on the ex
cursion given by the ladies OF St. Johns
Church Guild to-day. 1t embraced
both Tacoma and Seattle in its OBJ
jective points.
The street parade of the Forepaugh
e. Sells Circus, Wednesday, reached
ten blocks, or a little over half mile
and it was not stretched out" either
but passed in close, compact form.
The steamer Doctor was inspected
by U. S. Inspectors Bryant and Cherry
yesterday. This service delayed the
trip OF the Aberdeen one hour. to en-
able them to return to their home al
Seattle.
Over 5000 samples OF latest designs
in cloths and cassimeres for fall and
winter styles, have just been received
Measures taken by G. Rosenthal. Per
feet fit and excellent workmanship
guaranteed.
The single mill belonging to the
Olympia Door e. Lumber Co., has
been leased to H. G. Richardson, who
will make a specially of dimension
shingles as we'll as superior quality
OF the ordinary product.
John Nelson of Mud Bay, lost hi
barn, a'span of horses, 40 tons of hay
and various farming tools, on Wednes
day of last week, by fire. Mr.. Nelson
was absent at the time, and the origin
of the flames is unknown.
Quite number OF our people wen
down the bay Sunday to troll 70
trout, and on account of the rough
ness of the water very little fishini
was done, judging from the numbe
they brought home with them.
The passengers out from this cit
during the week have been: Mrs
Minnie Walch, Mrs. UT and Jane
Patterson for San Francisco; P. W
Kelsey for Spokane; Mrs. Anna Ora
ham, Omaha, Neb. Miss Stella Ty
Ter for Boulder, Col.
A large number OF men are at worl
with plows and wheel scrapers on tn
bicycle track now in process of con
struction between Olympia and Wood
land. As fast as the track is finishe,
it is covered with planking, on al
average three feet wide.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 2. Berry, OF Spokane
were here circus day, visiting thei
many old-time friends. They ha
been On a weeks visit to Mr.. Baldwin
Mrs. Berry's father, at Shelton, an