Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mr.. II. :. GIL, OF Portland, is in the
city.
Robt. Swan has returned from the
mines.
On SUNDAY the Mu.tnomah will
make the morning trip; no afternoon
boat.
\ son was born Tuesday to Mr.. and
Mr.. J. :. Burrows. OF the Boston
Kitchen.
1t is expected that the state Board
oi Equalization Will CLOSE its session
tomorrow
The weather forecast for to-day
reads: "To-night and tomorrow fair :;
nnrtherly winds
Capt l.. Wiley and his two sons
returned last evening from their visit
t" san Francisco.
Rev. Q. W. Mcntler the new pastor,
preached his initial sermon in the NJ
f.. Church. sunday.
Point Your opera glass to the sun
and see the huge spots which now
iieck that luminarv.
Miss Ina Forrest fell from her BIZ
cycle, Tuesday, and sustained severe
sprain OF her lett wrist.
Joseph Strip who has returned
from san Francisco says that Puget
Sound is good enough for him.
The custom house steam launch
Scout WAS in our harbor this week
looking after maritime matters.
Undertaken Dobbins received large
consignment oi goods in his line from
the factory in the East this week.
General fund warrants numbered
from 1921 to 1860 inclusive, have
been called in by the State Treasurer
Frank Harris has closed his barber
shop in this city and gone to Seattle
where he has employment at his trade.
The amount OF fruit, apples, pears
and prunes now rolling on the ground
in Olympia can be reckoned by the
ton.
A. o. Damon, who now lives in
Chehalis county, an old-time citizen
OF Olympia, was up on visit to this
week.
On Sunday the steamship Walla
Walla sails from Seattle for San Fran
cisco, and the City of. Topeka for
Alaska.
Shipments of beer from the Capital
Brewery to the Diamond Ice Co., OF
Seattle, have been quite large the
past week.
Miss Miriam Williamson has ar
rived in Cincinnati and entered the
Conservatory of Music, for a course
of instruction.
A new sidewalk has been built along
the entire length of the block fronting
the northwest corner of Franklin and
Eighth streets.
Wednesday evening, the Multnomah
stopped in at Gull Harbor to deliver
twelve tons of flour and feed for George
Marvin Savage.
L. Dye, a son of J. H. Dye, died at
Mud Bay, Tuesday, of apoplexy. In
terment was made Wednesday in
McLane cemetery.
P. NJ. Troy has been selected by
County Superintendent Brintnall to
fill the vacancy in the School Board
created by absence of J. c. Rathbun.
Miss Wheeler is receiving a superb
assortment of the seasons novelties in
the millinery line which is a matter
of considerable interest to our lady
readers.
Aldridge & Van Eaton have received
a supply of the celebrated Jackson
Square cigars. They are the best SC
cigar in the market. Try one and be
convinced for yourself.
The household effects of E. L. Mel
ton were shipped by the Aberdeen to
Seattle this afternoon, and on Wednes-
day those of Judge Hoyt were shipped
to the same destination.
Call and see the STANDARDS edition
OF the American Standard Cyclopedia,
for sale by its publishers at introduce
ry rates-about one-third price-and
payments allowed on the instailment
plan of monthly payments.
Thurston county, by late school
census, has an enumeration of 2,173
children of school age, a decrease Of
127 from the total OF last year. The
decrease is in the country districts,
and Olympia shows an increase of 80.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Patton received Geographic
information Monday, of the death of
his son-in-law, Chas. c. Van Etten, in
Chicago, on the 18th inst. Mr.. v.
was a commercial traveller and we'll
known on this coast as we'll as on the
Eastern divide.
The discovery of placer gold in Per-
civaPs creek, as announced in the
Olympian, is nothing new. Old pros
pectors found coarse gold in the bed
of that stream more than twenty
years ago, and similar finds have been
reported from time to time.
Mrs. Frances L. Britton, of Tacoma,
died at the residence OF her daughter,
Mrs. Pix, at Tumwater, yesterday
morning, after long illness. Her
age was 70, and she leaves family of
seven children, all grown. Interment
was made at Tacoma this afternoon.
Fruit jars are not to be bought for
glove or mouey" in our stores, where
they have been in previous seasons car
ried over for want of buyers. This
indicates that fruit is abundant and
of good quality, making it an object
to incur the labor and expense of
keeping.
Will D., son of Secretary OF State
jenkins, fell from his bicycle, at the
races on the Fair Grounds, Saturday,
and sustained fracture of the collar
bone. He had grit, however, for he
remOunted and finished the run in