Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

". I. lilt' Has gone hl Nl>lt 10
the Eastern divide.
Mr.. TurpIn has gone to tho Hot
Springs on Green river.
On sunday the morning boat will
be the only steamer "out.'
Mrs. Dolan still continues bcdfast.
with slight hopes of recovery.
The W. e. T. L. meet tomorrow at
30 =. NJ. at 9Ui Franklin street.
The weather report reads: ITO
night, Saturday and Sunday fair
The Thur,ton County Teachers In
sttute has been in session since Tues
day
a baby boy gladdcns the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. ID. {. Jenkins, OF this
city.
The County Commissioners adj
journed Wednesday afternoon till Oc-
tobcr
The steamer City of Shelton is hay
ing an electric light apparatus in
stalled.
The Capital Bank business has been
removed to the First National Bank
building.
Miss Margic Cotter has returned
from months visit to friends in San
Francisco.
Justice Dial united in marriage,
Tuesday, John w. Beard and Miss
Rosa Warlman.
Rev. A. S. Gregg and family, of Sc
attic, are the guests of NJ. A. Coying-
ton of Eastside.
The labor organizations are making
preparations for a celebration of Labor
Day, on the 9th prox.
John Lynch, Jr., went to Seattle
yesterday to look after some property
interests he has there.
The evenings have resumed their
normal condition of temperature
cool enough for comfort.
The steamship Willamette sails
from Seattle at 9 A. NJ. tomorrow for
Dyea and Skaguay direct.
The Tumwater public school will
open Wednesday, with Prof. Z. N.
Henry in charge as principal.
Members of the order of the Eastern
Star from Shelton visited the Olympia
Chapter, Wednesday evening.
Oats constitute most of the Thurs
ton county grain crop and this cereal
is bringing profitable returns.
Miss Hattie Lohr left Monday for a
prOtracted visit to the family of rela.
tive, DIR. Valentine, in Spokane.
Mrs. T. N. Ford has been taking a
months recreation at Revord Springs,
in Clark county, near Vancouver.
The Umatilla leaves Seattle for San
Francisco, next Wednesday, and the
Alki sails for Alaska the same date.
The firm of Bethel & Pridham,
grocers, has been dissolved, Mr..
Pridham retiring from the business.
Mrs. Gottfeldt has been in Tacoma
the past week on visit to her hus-
band, who is engaged in fishing there.
Mrs. Dobrin left yesterday by rail
for San Francisco, to visit her two sons
and two daughters who live in that
city.
The State Board of Land Commits
sioners visited Whatcom this week, to
to re-adjust harbor lines in front Of
that city.
The steamer Estella left Monday
with raft of cedar from the Simpson
Logging Co., for the American Shingle
. Co., Seattle.
Don't fail to witness the scientific
wonder as we'll as the worlds greatest
fistic combat at Olympia Theater, to-
morrow night.
The steamship Umatilla sailed from
San Francisco a day late-on the 25th,
on her present trip. She will be due
at Seattle tomorrow.
A telegram received Tuesday an
nounces the death in Chicago, that
date, of paralysis, of State Senator
Houghton, of Spokane.
One of the life-boats for the steamer
Multnomah built by Phil Vincent is
completed, and the other is undergo
ing the finishing touches.
Mrs. J. d. Fitz, aged IS, died at
Tumwater on Thursday of last week.
She had suffered for several years from
q complication of troubles.
The Labor Day observance will take
place on the Fair Grounds, near Tum-
water, and it is proposed to make it
an imposing demonstration.
What is a Boomer social? Little
Oily says that the Ladies' Relief Corps
intend giving one on the 3lst inst,
but does not state what it is.
Mr.. Haworth, the confectioner, has
gone east of the mountains, to work
In the harvest field. During his alb
sence Mrs. H. will conduct the bust
ness.
Warrants on the General Fund from
No. 17,l66 to No. 1920 have been
called In by the State Treasurer; and
VI" VIC MILITARY funu from NO. Z,OlS
to No. 1923.
j. H. Ogden came in Saturday from
Grand Forks, for visit to his family,
and left Wednesday for Portland, en-
route to Spokane on his return to the
land of gold.
Mrs. NJ. O'Connor returned from
her visit to Portland last evening.
Her stay was somewhat shortened by
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Ostran-
der, of this city.
Mr.. Billups, the Baker, has removed
his family from Vashon Island to this
city, and they occupy Mrs. Elders
residence corner of Plum and Second
Streets, on Eastside.
Chas. Bolander, IL wears of age. a son