Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-10
CITY NEWS N BRIEF.

The steamship Walla Walla left Sc
attic to-day for san Francisco.
The John Wolfe clothing agency on
Fourth street, has been closed.
Tomorrow the steamship City OF
Topeka leaves Seattle for Alaska.
The leftover Thanksgiving turkey
has gone into the training quarters.
Mrs. Samuel Wiley returned from
Seattle 10y the Multnomah last even
ing.
The steamship Umatilla was due
from San Francisco, at Seattle, this
afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph and Miss Irene Simp-
son, of Kamilchie are visiting friends
in this city.
Go and see the Wizard Oil Co.'S en-
tertainmcntS tonight and tomorrow
night at the theater.
The Westside Mill Co. received a
boom of logs from Draham's camp,
near shelton this week.
Mr.. A. J. Burr, one of the old land
marks of Olympia says he has come
this time to stay till spring.
The Deschutes river at Tumwater is
assuming the importance of "the
Tiber seething against its Shores"
The steamer Aberdeen made a trial
trip after repairs, about the bay, last
Sunday. The result was quite salts
factory.
Mrs. r. F. Sturdevant, of Dayton,
mother of Mrs. P. NJ. Troy, arrived
Monday evening, for visit with her
daughter.
A newcomer wants to know when
it is going to stop raining. Nobody
but tenderfoot would ask such
silly question.
The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisement of Charles
Pridham, the grocer, in this issue of
the STANDARD.
This is the kind of weather that
suggests the invention of bicycle
umbrella. The want is here; who will
supply the demand.
The decaying leaves on the side.
walks are causing a good many more
slipping mishaps than the much-
abused banana peel.
The county has contracted with the
Olympia Light and Power Co. for
electric lighting of the court house
for the term of two years.
The Women's Guild will hold a
Christmas sale of fancy work in the
basement of st. Johns church on the
afternoon of the 18th inst.
H. H. Goodwin. constable of Raj
nier, has resigned and James H. Smith
has been appointed to the vacancy
by the County Commissioners.
Sunday school children are very
good children about this time. The
Superintendent said something about
the Christmas tree last Sunday.
The steamers City of Shelton and
Estella brought in sixty.fve sacks of
oysters for the down-Sound trade, and
ten sacks for Portland, yesterday.
Miss Adelaide Burntrager has so
far recovered from her illness as to re-
turn home from the Sisters hospital,
where she has been under treatment.
John Olson has contract from the
County Commissioners for building
bridge near Hobbs place in District
No. 2. He is to receive $64 for the
work.
The humble almanac predicts a
year in advance that mild weather
will prevail during the holiday season
this year. Now let the weather
bureau tell what it knows.
Rev. DIR. Lamont has accepted the
passionate of the First Presbyterian
Church, of Marysville, Cal. He
leaves void in many hearts in this
community where he is known so we'll.
The change from gas to electricity
gives general satisfaction, but the
question is pretty common one,
"What if that big wheel should get
out of order, one of these early even.
ings?"
Chas. Hardt, the marketman, fell
from the top of tall step-ladder
Tuesday afternoon, and sustained
some very severe bruises. DR.. Kim
caid attended him and he is now able
to walk about.
The weather Office at Portland re-
ports the probabilities for the next
twenty-four hours to be continued rain,
with brisk south to east winds. Ideal
conditions exist for warm rains over
the Pacific slope, and rough, stormy
weather on the coast.
1t is significant commentary on
our present municipal regime that
the old-fashioned lantern should be a
necessary accompaniment to the
pedestrian who would safely pursue
his way after nightfall through the
principal streets of the capital city.
A literary lady, of quite an inquir-
ing turn of mind, wants to know if
Hannibal lived before or after the
Duke of Wellington. She is a men,