Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The condition OF Capt. : Wiley re-
mains unchanged.
The Aberdeen will leave Sunday
morning iur Seattle.
Christmas is coming and 50 are pre-
paratory church festivals.
J. K. El-wick and family of Bush
Prairie, have moved into town.
The roof al the Congregational
church WIS re,hinslcd this week.
The Clara Brown has discontinued
her trips as a special freight boat.
\ daughter was born yesterday morn
ing To Mr.. and Mrs. \. W. Wilson.
The Primrose Club gives a dance in
the | nltarlan Church this evening.
The weather prediction for tonight
and tomorrow Is. Occasional show
crs."
1t began raining Tuesday morning
and showers have fell at intervals ever
since.
On Monday the steamship Homer
will leave Seattle for Alaska, Uiu Ia
coma.
W. T. Forrest, late State Land Com
missioner, has located with his family
in Seattle.
Mrs. John \. Simms, of Spokane,
is over on IL visit to Mrs. McFadden,
her mother.
That most despic.ble of human
fiends, the dog poisoner, has started
on his rounds.
Rubber goods and umbrellas now
occupy the places of honor in Olympia
show windows.
John b. Allen manifests his man.
hood by declining to become L puppet
of his accidency.
California grapes 25c per box at the
Saratoga. a big shipment will be re-
ceived tomorrow.
The date of Nov. 4th is held at
Olympia Theater for Digby Bell, in
"The Hoosier Doctor"
This county has been apportioned
$6,515.l5 from the State School fund,
based upon attendance.
The headquarters of the Adjutant
General have been removed to the
attic of the Court house.
Oyster shipments have been quite
heavy this week from the Oyster Bay
beds, aggregating 200 sacks.
The whistles from three saw mills
now wake the echoes of the Capital
city, at morning, noon and night.
If you want to be looked up to,
start for Klondike and then come
back and stand on the street corners.
E. C. Bickford has reduced the rates
on crockery to prices that will close
out his large stock out in quick order.
City Attorney Troy left this after
noon on a professional visit to What
com. He will be absent four or five
days.
Olympia is fast becoming recog.
nized as the Baltimore of the Sound
country for the oyster shipping in
dustry.
Mrs. E. B. Henry and her daughter,
Miss Fay, formerly of this city, are
conducting boarding house at
Everett.
The steamship Walla 'Walla arrived
at Seattle yesterday, and her freight
for this place will come up on the
Aberdeen tonight.
The city is richer just $500 less a
few cents by acceptance of Gen.
Stevens proposition to pay his taxes on
the basis Of other Taxpayers.
Gwin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Brewer, celebrated his 18th birthday
with social gathering of young folks
at his home, Tuesday evening.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the Walla Walla, next
Tuesday, and on the same date the
City of Topeka leaves for Alaska.
o. r. Simenson wishes it understood
that he will continue business at his
present stand on Fourth street in the
rear storeroom of the Turner building.
1t requires a brave man to risk a
trip to Klonkike, but he is brave
man who has the moral courage to
return and report his disappointment
to his friends.
r. F. Whitham's surveying party
have returned from the field where
they have been engaged in subdividing
a couple of townships in the foothills
of the Cascade range.
The State Land Commissioner, Mon
day, authorized the investment of &c.
600 of the public land fund in general
fund State warrants, in addition to the
$4,000 authorized in July.
The four-inch main which supplies
Percival's dock with water, is being
removed from Second to Third street,
as much tirmer support is afforded by
the wharf fill on that street.
R. B. Hoy returned this week from
Rossland, B. C. He reports that dis
trict about played out. He will leave
soon for Alaska, but does not intend
going as far as the Klondike region.
Fred Carlyon has leased the store
lately occupied by the Washington
Wooden Mill, in the Chambers building
nearly opposite his former place OF
business, on Fourth Street, and opened
jewelry store.
The Washington school football
team played the Lincoln school team
last Saturday, which resulted in vic
tory for the representatives of the
Father of his Country" instead OF
those of its preserver.
The State Land Commission has de-
cided that railway and logging com.
panies that have appropriated right OF
way across school lands must pur-
chase lands in the manner provided in
the enabling act, by public auction.