Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Multnomah makes her regular
trip Sunday.
The next steamship for Alaska is
the Corona, leaving Seattle Monday.
The oyster shipments from Oyster
BAY amounts to 300 sacks per week.
The Capital Brewery shipment,
show a steady increase OF patronage.
\ daughter was horn to Mr.. and
Mrs " {. Christensen last Saturday.
Another telephone wire is being
strung between this city and Tacoma.
Fred Carlynn wants to buy big
dog to take to the klondike with him.
The weather the past few days has
been delightful, for the time of the
year.
J. j. Carney, editor of the Monte
sano Economist, paid us pleasant call
yesterday.
A mild case of scarlet fever is re-
ported at the home of Mr.. Finger, at
Tumwater.
jill. Mort and Miss Bessie Lindley
were united in marriage last Sunday,
at Tumwatcr.
"To-night and Saturday fair" is the
prediction of Old Probs for the near
future weather.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller paid into the
County Treasury over six thousand
dollars, her tax levy, last Monday.
A fine assortment of fruits and con-
dictionary just received at the Saratoga,
corner of Fourth and Columbia streets.
Guy Robertson, former Olympia
boy, but now OF Seattle, has been visit
ing friends in this city during the
week.
St. Johns Church Workers hold
their annual sale of Christmas articles
in the basement of their church this
evening.
Ignore party and vote for live, pro-
gressive citizens, next Tuesday, if you
want to relieve the town from "moss-
back" sway.
The Aberdeen looks like new boat
under the skillful manipulations of
the artists of the saw, hammer and
paint-brush.
John Slocum, an Indian of some
note as tomanawus man." or In
dian doctor, died at Mud Bay, Tues
day evening.
w. E. Barton, who has been setting
up boiler and engine for Allen
White, at Elma, having completed the
job has returned to this city.
The absence OF Gen. O'Brien has
created vacancy in the Office of
U. S. Commissioner, to which Alfred
Thompson has been appointed.
The shipments for the Lumbermen's
Mercantile Co., of Shelton, and Simp-
son & Co., Kamilchie, have been UNI
usually large the past few days.
A motion for new trial in the case
of Dolan vs.. Scott & Quinn, for breach
of contract of rental of the ParlOr
Saloon, has been overruled by Judge
Aver.
The death of the father of Mrs. F.
G. Deckebach was announced by a
telegram to that lady few days ago.
She has the sympathy of host of
friends.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco, leaving Seattle Sunday, is the
City of Puebla. The only Olympia
passenger so far announced is Bert"
Ready, who goes on visit.
All about Klondike will be made
known to you by variations from per-
sonal experience of a searcher for gold,
illustrated by stereoptican views, at
Olympia Theater, tomorrow night.
A large shipment of oysters came
up by the City of Shelton yesterday
from Oyster Bay, designed for down
Sound points. One hundred and
twenty-seven sacks were received, in
transit.
About an inch of snow fell late
Sunday afternoon, but it disappeared
in the rain which followed, greatly to
the Joy of the "Old settlers" who
dread snow as they would the threat
ened visitation of a plague.
Herman Meyer has assumed the
well-established business of E. c.
Bickford, dealer in furniture, air-tight
heaters, secondhand goods, etc., cor
ner of Fifth and Columbia. Read his
advertisement in this issue.
The Tacoma Land Co. has filed a
complaint in the Superior Court for a
perpetual injunction to restrain the
State Treasurer from using Is per
cent. of the tide-land funds in redemp-
ton of general fund warrants.
Walter Chambers was the grateful
recipient of surprise visit, of about
thirty of his friends on the evening of
the anniversary of his 29th birthday,
last Friday. A delightful season was
spent at cards and the entertainment
closed with delicious repast.
"Klondike or Bust" is the sugges-
tive sign over the door of Carlyon, the
jeweler. He wants to give his goods
away almost to get to the land of gold
or meet the other alternative, and, by
the way (confidentially) he has many
articles in his line suitable for holiday
presents.
The marching of the bevy of beau
ties in the last act of LA Grande
puchesse," under the calcium effects,
at Olympia Theater, Tuesday night,
was simply perfection. The move
ments could not have been pxcelled bv
the evolutlons OF an army corps under
lifelong drill.
Charles Hardt has bought Mr..
Whitney's interest in the Whitney e.
Cameron market, and will hereafter
give that business his personal super.
vision. Mr.. H. is a man of long ex-
perience in the business, and his popu-
larity will prove potent factor for
success in the present venture.
A Port Townsend dispatch OF the