Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

j II Mori, OF Tumwater, is reported
to be quite i'll.
Miss Anna Shields visited friends a,
Shelton tits week.
Mr.. Yemen has gone into the country
to rtcuperatc his health.
The forecast for this evening and
Saturday is light rain.
The weather the past week has been
an alienation OF sunshine and storm.
Hon. Thos. Cation, OF Spokane, is in
Attendance on the Supreme Court in
this city.
Mrs. McCabe and Miss Amy Case
were visitors to this city from Tenino
this week
DR.. Riley reports the birth of a girl
to Mrs. Arthur Il. Payne, of Eastside,
this morning.
The Westside mill is burily engaged
in filling California orders, aud ia
again running on full time.
f. Heye lost the thumb Of his left
hand yesterday in Westside mill by
allowing it to come in contact with
the edger.
The Capital City Cycling Club has
changed its name TO the more euphon-
ious and easier pronounced title OF
Olympia Wheelmen.
A logger in Ellis & Reeds camp,
whose name is not reported, was in
stantly killed yesterday. by being
caught between two rolling logs.
Richards & Pringle's Georgia Min
strels will appear at Olympia Theater
next Friday, the 22d inst. The par
ade will take place at noon OF that day.
The next steamship sailing for San
Francisco is the Walla Walla Sunday,
the 18th. The next steamship for
Alaska is the City of Topeka, Sunday,
the 18th.
The last day for paying taxes with.
out delinquency this year will be on
the 29th, as the last day of the month
is Sunday and is preceded by public
holiday.
The work for protection of the Mes
qually bridge, undertaken by Savage
& Schofeld under contract with
Pierce and Thurston counties, has
been completed.
The name of the station hereto
known as " Maxtield," on the N. P. r.
r. loop to Tacoma, in this county, has
been changed to Sherlock, the name
of the postoffice at that place.
"Plato," the manager of one of the
best conducted bill-posters plants on
the Coast, with his headquarters in
San Francisco, is on q visit to the
Sound, and spent Monday in this city.
]. L. Cook, the sign painter, vino
has been a resident Of this city for
quarter of century, will leave Sunday
for San Francisco, when he has already
been assured of steady employment at
his trade.
At a department meeting OF the
Olympia fire companies, last night,
Geo. s. Allen was recommended to
the City Council as the choice of the
department for the position OF Chief
Engineer, and VIM. H. White was en-
dorsed for Teamster.
While Nick Owings was Grating"
on gold in this city Saturday night,
Charley Aver was making a speech on
silver in Shelton, at the same hour.
We thought there was some myster-
ious influence at work TO keep the
earth in it's orbit while this great
strain was on.
w. T. Mcdonald left Monday for
Spokane, where he expects to reside,
for time at least, for the manage
ment of Trail TOWNSHIP property.
Mack says that he does not wish it
understood that he has left Olympia
"for good"; that he proposes to re-
turn here to live sOOn-as the capitol
is built.
The following attorneys having
passed meritorious examinations were
admitted this morning to practice in
the Supreme Court: Virgil Berringer
of New Whatcom, d. McMasters of
Vancouver, A. G. Kellam of Spokane,
r. F. Booth, OF this city, c. E. Adams
and r. S. Eskridge of Seattle, and S.
L. Pulford of Puyallup.
Miss Retta Kennedy, young lady
well known to some OF our people,
very narrowly escaped drowning in the
Columbia river, near Skamokawa,
Tuesday. She with four others went
in a sailboat to Cathlanet, and on
their return the boat was capsized in
squall and three of the party, Mrs.
A. r. Crosby, Frank Peterson and
Chas. Newell were drowned.
The May term OF the Supreme
Court began Monday with Ill cases
on the docket. The cases from this
county are set for the Goth and 2lst
insts., and are John G. Percival, ap-
pellant. vs.. County of Thurston ct al,
respondents; John M. Patton ct ux,
appellant, vs.. Olympia Door and
Lumber Co., respondent; Town OF
Tumwater, appellant, vs.. VIM. Pix,
respondent.
James Snider, who lives on q ranch
south OF the Fair Grounds, met with
an accident which resulted in broken
ankle yesterday. while driving his
team. He was sitting on his wagon
with his legs over the front of the box,
and when he came to a hill, the wagon
came against the horses TANKS, twist
ing his leg and breaking it at the
ankle. DR.. Riley went out last even.
ing to render surgical aid.
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