Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

ia" II tir.ttI'.
Mr.. VI. \. Graham lett ior Omaha
over the L T. Tins week.
Frank Williamson and family are
about to move To Seattle.
To-day j. the anniversary OF Pre>l-
dent I.incolu'- a->a-> nation.
The Aberdeen will he placed on the
-ridiron next week Tor repairs.
The boss awning i, in front OF
SAWYER and Fil!cy'- drug store.
Mr.. l.. V. Mo,-man has returned to
hi- California home, near Oakland.
Miss Elva Henry has returned from
a visit OF several months ut Astoria.
Constable safely has about recOv-
cred from severe attack of la grippe.
The merry, merry May is approach
ing, but its advent will be on Sunday.
The frame of the new steamer at the
foot of Main street is up and ready Tor
the planking.
Geo. ;. Hopkins left Wednesday to
take passage III Seattle for the Alas
kan gold fields.
Hc HcAl SttiIlitl lCstNlilS i'CstbtN
for san Francisco will be the City of
Pucbla, next Tuesday.
The barkentinc Northwest, Capt.
Lund, sailed from this port with full
cargo of lumber Tuesday.
The steamer Cottage City sailed
from Seattle for Alaska to day. The
Queen will leave Sunday.
Spring chickens have made their
appearance; not the restaurant
variety, but the real article.
Mrs J. H. Ogden and her mother,
Mrs. Simmons, left Wednesday for
their new home in Spokane.
The funeral of son of John
Reiss, of South Union, occurred i'll St.
Michaers church Wednesday.
The steamer Estella and the City
of Shelton brought up lis sacks of
oysters yesterday for the Sound trade.
The district conference of the NJ. f.
Church begins in this city Sunday,
and will last over Monday and Tues
day.
The schooner Joseph Russ, Capt.
Peterson, is another sea-gOing vessel
loading with lumber at the Westside
mill.
Mrs. VIM. Borden, an aged lady re-
siding on Eastside, died Wednesday
morning. She leaves husband, also
aged.
The Ladies' Mandolin Club, of this
city, have made arrangements to give
an entertainment at Shelton about
the Both inst.
Mr. G. H. Foster, one of Olympia's
former logging kings, now resident
OF Everett, was visiting old friends
here, this week.
A sacred concert was given last
evening in the Presbyterian church, at
which quite number of our musical
people appeared.
The steamship Umatilla which
sailed from Seattle yesterday had G.
Garfielde and A w. McMurray as
Olympia passengers.
Chas. c. Bates has returned from
his visit to the Empire State. His
trip was somewhat shortened by the
illness of his mother.
Cal. McClelland has sent to his
wife in this city small buckskin sack
containing gOld-dust and nuggets
to the amount of $165.
John Byrne and Mitchell Harris
have been chosen trustees for the sub
scribers to the fund raised for recon-
struction of the Eastside mill.
Judge Millette left Saturday for
Cathlamet, to hold court for Judge
Elliott, and the latter Judge opened
court here Thursday morning.
Owing to diminishing trade on the
Alaskan route, the steamships Vic
torian and the Australia have been
temporarily withdrawn from that ser.
vice.
Phil Vincent returned last evening
from San Francisco where he went
three months ago to do some work in
repairing Capt. Hatch's steamer, the
Monticello.
Gus Revolon left Wednesday for
Missouri, to join his wife, who has
been visiting friends at the old home
stead. He will return in time to get
in" at klondike.
The Olympia Presbytery which has
Just closed its session was one of the
most numcrously attended cOnven-
tions of the Presbyterian church ever
held in this city.
A letter from Mr.. f. n. Tunin, of
the Carlton House, locates that gen.
tleman at Fort Wrangel, where he is
still celebrating his wedding trip, COM
mcnced two month ago.
William Quinn, of Harvard, ILL.,, ar.
rived last week to take up his resi-
dencc in this State. He is q brother
of the junior member of the firm of
Scott & Quinn, of this city.
Leopold Schmidt, proprietor of the
Capital brewery, returned last night
from an eight days visit to Montana,
whittier he had gone to look after
property interests he still owns in that
State
st. Johns Church Society has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: NJ. Hoke, Clerk; T.
y. Ford, c. !. Taylor, c. NJ. Bolton,
II. Schoield, Lindley Moore and C.
{. Bates, Ncstrymen.
Ed. Cotter found it rather an expen.
sive procedure the other day, when his
COW got into the pound, to take her
out without complying with the for
malities OF law. 1t cost him fine of
-, besides the customary fees.
Wednesday was Ladies Day" at
the gymnasium, in the Reed building
corner of Sixth and Washington, and
quite 4 number of the fair sex en-.
gagged in the Olympic games" which
made our ancestors robust and strong
Mrs. Anna Judson, the mother OF
stephen and John p. Judson. of Pierce
county, died Monday night at ST.
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