Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-07-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

lncrc VIII toe no " two o ClOCk boat"
sunday.
Esterly'S sIvmill at Tumwa,er is to
be moved to Teuino.
The temperature has been con<id-
erahly cooler the past week.
Ms. Z. &. kreider left Monday for
Duluth. on visit to relatives.
The advent OF the circus will be lust
nuts" for some of our people.
Native cucumbers are now in the
market BE careful or they will w-up.
A daughter has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Lindgrew, of Eastside.
Everywhere in gaudy colors is an
nounced the coming OF the world-re-
nowned circus.
Linda Jeal, one Of the equestricnne
artists in Forepaugh and Sells circus,
is native OF Olympia.
Mrs. l.. +. McCausland accompanied
Mrs. Baxter and daughter to Rainier
Centralia and Belmont.
Butter now commands a good price
% cents cash and 80 in trade; eggs ii
cents; potatoes 81 per hundred.
The weather bureau reports that
the prospect is for continual fair"
state the next twenty-four hours.
Nearly all the marketmen attended
the celebration of tue Butchers AS
ISOLATION, at Tacoma, Wednesday.
The lavatory OF the Olympia Ath-
letic Club is now completed, and was
opened to its members last evening.
Mrs. ]. Nj. Patton and daughter
Marion will leave tomorrow for pro-
longed visit to Chicago and other
cities.
Mrs. S. r. Bowes, of Aberdeen, ar
rived yesterday for brief visit to
Misses Bessie Burntrager and Margie
COtter.
Preparations are being made for q
Silver-Grey Oratorical Contest in the
near future, which will be full of
interest.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
went on an excursion to Hunters
Point, by the City of Shelton, this
morning.
The outgoing passengers this week
from this city were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Grove, Mrs. d. Morse and d. Boyer, for
San Francisco.
DIR. Riley-accompanied by George
Jones, his Sancho," to carry his
lance, and w. j. Inman-has gone
to the Coast Range OF mountains, to
vanquish giants.
Despite the dolorous halo DAILY"
Of solemn In dian danes, u good
many blackberries are brought to
town by the small boys who know
where to look for them.
Col. Owings is recovering from
sprained ankle which has been troub-
ling him for several weeks past, the
result of hasty attempt to drive a
COW from his enclosure.
Sunday will be the last day for the
exhibition of the painting Christ Be-
fore Plate" in this city. The doors
of Olympia Theater will be open on
that day from 2 to9PM.
Ollie Billings, a son of VIM. Bill
lings, OF this city, and Miss Nellie
Patton, a daughter of Mrs. l.. Wiley,
of this city, were married at the Dip
man hotel, Shelton, Friday evening.
&c. Allen of Westside has received
gratifying wad" from the govern
ment in the shape OF q pension award
dating back to 1892, amounting to
1882, and he will receive SIS a month
hereafter.
1t should be borne in mind that on
Sunday afternoon and evening will be
afforded the last opportunity for see
ing that great work of art "Christ
Before Plate" now on exhibition at
Olympia Theater.
August 19-circus day-will be a
red-letter day for Olympia. The
country has been billed fifty miles
around for the performance here on
the afternoon OF that day, and excur.
sion rates have been secured.
The Republicans propose to take
advantage of the numbers that will be
in to the grand ratification meeting
and barbecue of the silver party, Sat
urday, to gather in such strsgglers as
they may find and organize McKin-
ley club in the evening Of that day.
Arthur Barnes, of Mud Bay, had
MS right hand badly lacerated, Mon.
""y' ny tne explosion OF gun ne had
discharged with the usual load of ball
and powder. The barrel flew tC
pieces, and some OF the fragments
landed hundred feet from the place
OF accident.
Hiley Ellis came up by the Aber.
deem Sunday, on visit to his rela'
tlves here. He now lives in San
Francisco, and has lucrative employ
ment, but we are sorry to state does
not enjoy good health, being afflicted
with that agonizing torment, chronic
dyspepsia. He left Wednesday on
his return.
Mrs Marian r Raxter who NO.