Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hang up your stockings, children.
The year goes out on hangman's
day.
The weather prospect for tomorrow
is " Rain"
School children are happy in their
holiday freedom.
Capt. Doanc is confined to the hos
pital with illness.
Let Us all rejoice together that the
days are growing longer.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council meets Monday night.
A daughter was born Tuesday even.
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Il. y. Henry.
Feed the wild birds, and throw out
handful or two for the sparrows.
The STANDARD hopes that all its pa.
irons will enjoy Merry Christmas.
Even the Mud Bay Indians are
buying ictas for their dusky pappooses.
The business transacted by the post
Office in this city is steadily increasing
The Tumwater flour mill will re.
sumo operations sometime in January.
The various logging camps will re.
sumo operations on the ID of Janu.
airy.
The brig Courtney will load with
lumber at Westside mill for foreign
ports.
Mrs. G. C. Israel has been quite i'll
the past week, but is now conva.
lescing.
w. A. Mcdonald, of the logging firm
of Mosher & Mcdonald, was in the city
yesterday.
Prof. o. L. Miller left yesterday fol
Baker City, Or, where he intends te
practice law.
Simenson has a number of articles
in his line which will make splendid
holiday gifts.
The Capital Brewing Co., shipped
Is kegs of beer to down-Sound points
this morning.
The Emma Florence is undergoing
thorough repairs on Second street neal
Percival's dock.
Quite q number of loggers have
come from the camps to spend the
holidays in town.
DIR. J. H. Mcdonald contemplates a
change of residence to some other
point on the Sound.
There is known to be a great deal oil
spite work in the present prosecution!
for alleged gambling.
A. L. Callow and family have gone
to Mason county to spend Christmas
with Mr.. C.'s parents.
Jas. Longmire has gone to Seattle
to occupy a position that has beer
rendered him in that city.
The partial eclipse of the moon, on
Friday week, will be visible in Olym'
pia, if the weather is clear.
JEFF Whitney and J. w. Hendersho
left for Alaska by the Corona, which
sailed from Seattle Tuesday.
The Boston Kitchen is preparing Il
break all former records in its holi
day menu accompaniment.
The steamers City of Shelton an,
Estella brought in 100 sacks of oyster
to-day for down-Sound markets.
An inquiring young lady is informe'
that when year is divisible by 4, with
out a remainder, it is Leapyear.
1t is q noticeable fact that ther
will be the maximum number 9
eclipses during the coming year.
Mr.. A. J. Burr has opened a ciga
stand in the room on Fourth stree
next door to the New York Bakery.
Hold piece of smoked glass befor
your lorgnette and look at the bi
prOtuberance on the disk of the sun.
Vashon College closed yesterday, t
give the faculty and students a chanc
to enjoy the festivities of the season.
DIR. Thompson, of the Presbyteria
church, is temporarily absent from hi
post OF duty, on a visit to Monterey
Gal.
Died, in this city, last Friday, Henri
Vincent, infant son of J. v. an
Maggie Yantis, aged 2 months and l
days.
The prospect is that Santa Clau
will be obliged to substitute rubbe
clothing for his traditional furs, thi
year.
Immense numbers of wild gees
have been passing over the city in
southerly direction, during the pas
week.
Columbus White is still confined t
his room at the hospital, but in fai
way of ultimate recovery from his all
ment.
Stella Brintnall and Annie Mitchell
have returned from the State Univel
sity to spend the holidays with thei
parents.
o. w. Mitchell and Ida Modem
hauer, both OF Little Rock, were yes
terday licensed to wed by the Count
Auditor.