Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

city this week.
The steamship Umatilla left Seattle
for San Francisco yesterday.
TO iiume the upper fall is the
next best move for Olympia.
l.. u. shelton, the veteran cruiser
was in the city city this week.
Rev. l.. j. Covington moved hi,
household effects to-day to shelton.
.. ID. Sullivan is preparing Il car
carload OF prunc> for shipment East.
The new rector of st. Johns church
in this place is Rev Henry l.. Badger
The Multnomah will make her
morning trip out Sunday; II" after
noon boat.
The Capital Brewing Cos shipment.
OF beer the past week have been un.
usually large.
Last Wednesday, Walter Gregg left
this place for Decatur, Texas, over the
Union Pacific.
A party of Olympia wheelmen made
a moonlight excursion to Tacoma
Saturday night.
Mr.. Oliver, formerly groceryman
OF this place, has opened furniture
store in Seattle.
Jake Lehnher is in Seattle, where he
is doing some carpenter work in Bilger
4 Going's new store.
The weather report for to-day reads
Friday and Saturday, fair and warm.
er; northerly winds"
The steamer Estella left yesterday
for Mosher & McDonaid's camp on
: Mud Bay, with supplies.
A correspondent writes that Vashon
College opened its fall term on Tues
day, under favorable auspices.
Miss Jessie Potter, of Spokane, ar.
rived Tuesday, to make her home with
her sister, Mrs. A. w. Wisner.
Mrs. Frank Foster, of Snohomish, is
on visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lynch, of this city.
Last Sunday the steamer Aberdeen
continued her trip to Matlock, with a
cargo of oil for Simpsons camps.
Douglas Neice has accepted posi-
ton in the salesroom of the Puget
Sound Machinery Depot in Seattle.
The Aberdeen came in late yester.
day, having made detour to Ander.
son Island to land some passengers.
Capt. L. Wiley, accompanied by
his two sons, Samuel and Chef, left
Wednesday for trip to San Francisco
The Olympia Door and Lumber Co
have abandoned their intention Of
moving to Ballard, for the present al
least.
Professor d. E. Crandall has re.
moved with his family to Satsop
where he has taken a school for the
winter.
DR.. Ingham has moved his residence
to the cottage on Main street, near
Ninth, lately occupied by DR.. Arm.
strong.
Local lighthouses have been put to
their best eFqts in taking ca1e, Of the
prunes brought ihfioin'Ol!mpia' Or
chards.
"Will" Foster and a party of friends
left Wednesday for cruise to Seattle
in his new yacht Daphne, nee the
Tillicum.
The Prevails of the Reed brick are
being covered with galvanized iron
to protect them from the damp of the
rainy season.
Thomas Reynolds, representing
Bessinger & Co., tanners of Seattle ha.
been in this city purchasing hides the
past few days.
The Shelton schools opened on
Tuesday under the superintendency o
Prof. A. ]. Collins, a graduate o
Vashon College.
John Neice, for several years +,
resident of this place and cook OF
the steamer Multnomah, has movet
his family to Seattle.
OIL. Sullivan who was preparing
to ship carload Of prunes East hal
abandoned the project, the fruit being
too ripe for the purpose.
Gen. McKenny has moved his dru,
store to the palatial quarters lately oc
cupied by the Capital National bank
in the " State building"
Miss Dollie Davis, sister of Mrs
Jos. Chem, left Wednesday for he
home in San Francisco, accompanied
by her little niece, Elsie Cheim.
1t is reported that Sam McClelland
who started for Skaguay last week
has changed his mind and will worl
at his trade this winter in Seattle.
Master Victor Stork, who has bee,
attending school in Port Townsend
returned on Saturday and is now at
tending the Olympia High School.
]. H. Ogden, formerly foreman o.
the State Printing Office in this city
has taken charge of the Spokan,
branch of the American Type Foun
dry.
One would believe that Spring-tim,