Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Frosty nights.

i'll OF typhoid fever.
On sunday the steamship Alki
leaves Seattle for Alaska.
The past few nights mercury has
reached the freezing point.
The County Commissioners will
meet on the LIST OF November.
The weather report for to-day reads
Tonight and Saturday fair
Rev. J. r. Chaplin has returned
from protracted sojourn in the East.
City Treasurer Blake fell from his
bicycle last Friday and broke his collar
bone.
The Rhododendron Club, it is an
nOunccd, Will celebrate Halloween.
with Il ball.
Wednesday the Aberdeen brought
up the local freight from the steam
ship Cmatllla.
Amateur fishermen are taking tons
of salmon trout out OF the bay along
the water front.
Mrs. James Dunlap, of La Common,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Cal
low, OF this city.
The State Missionary Convention of
the Christian Church convenes in this
city next Monday.
Capt. Samuel Wiley was worse yes
terday, but late reports Indicate a
slight improvement.
Mrs. Fred Norwood died at Bucoda
Tuesday. She leaves Il husband, two
sisters and three brothers.
o. E. Stickler, the blacksmith, had
his left foot badly bruised by falling
piece of iron, this afternoon.
Judge and Mrs. Aver were made
happy Wednesday morning by the
advent of sprightly little daughter.
The Doctor took to Simpsons camp
this morning wire cable weighing
5000 pounds, for use in hauling logs.
Alfred Dolton, of South Union, has
been added to the list of pensioners ut
SO per month, and dating back several
years.
Fire alarm boxes are failure and
they will remain failures SO long as
the present key-deposit system is
maintained.
The steamship City of Puebla leaves
Seattle for San Francisco next Thurs !
day, and the succeeding day the Cor
Ona sails for Alaska.
Captain George Message, at present
Snnnri nf ap1inr n Il rod rnr NJ tho ,,,outh |
of the Columbia, made a short visit to
his family this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. White, par
ents OF o. c. White, have arrived from
Santa Cruz, Cal, to make this city
their permanent home.
The steamer Doctor brought up 80 |
sacks OF oysters, yesterday, which were
shipped by the Aberdeen this morning |
for lower Sound points.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. d. Moore will cele- |
brate the anniversary of their golden |
wedding next Wednesday evening, at |
their home 4O6 West Twelfth street.
Halloween is coming and the best |
way to guard against nocturnal mis- |
haps is to take the front gate off its |
hinges till the critical period is past.
James Coplan and Miss Amy
Beckett, both of Orting, were joined
in hymenial bonds, at the Olympia
hotel, Wednesday evening, by Justice
Dial.
Word comes that Miss Mildred |
Stanford has successfully passed the
required examination and is now fully |
installed as student in Stanford
University.
Capt. and Mrs. ]. J. Gilbert are
home from a summer spent in camp at
WILDLY Island, where the captain has
had charge of the U. s. Coast Survey
at that point.
This is the season when our maple |
shade trees, in summer our chief
pride, become unmitigated nuisances,
from their habit of littering the path.
ways with leaves.
The steamship Umatilla sails from |
Seattle for San Francisco tomorrow,
the Olympia passengers being Mr.. and
Mrs. H. W. Eaton, whose destination
is Santa Barbara.
A special meeting of Chapter SO Of
the order of the Eastern Star is an
nounced for tomorrow night, to re-
ceive the Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. |
Lou Jordan, of Seattle.
An Olympia dress-maker says the
Old-time hustle is coming back again
with "certain variations" Well; big
bustles are more tolerable than big
hats in the front seats of a theater.
Mrs. P. d. Moore's sister, Mrs.
WILKINSON, accompanied by her two
daughters, will arrive from New Jer-
sey on Sunday, to be present ct Mr..
and Mrs. Moore's golden wedding, and
enjoy a short visit with their relatives
here.
An United States civil service exam
nation will be held in this city Dec.
7th, for the grades of Clerk and Car
rier in the postal service. Applicants
must be, for clerkships Is years of age
or over, and for carriers over 81 and
under 40 years of age.
The street cars are now supplied
with a sort of cOw-catcher attach
ment at either end, made ofstrap iron,
which will doubtless be serviceable
should any animal-two-legged or
four-legged-attempt to usurp the
right of way of the electric car.
The power at Tumwater is not suf-
ficient to supply even the Touring |
mill for a continuous run, which may
be required at any time, which should
be sufficient indication that the sub.
scription to stock for utilizing the up
per falls should be Immediately made.
The Wiley Navigation Co. have
chartered the steamer Clara Brown to
carry freight until the Multnomah is
is able to resume her route. The re-