Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

40, -. ny dismal rhymer: no mclau 'h"iia's
fuul, H.
Il. tn mil saiubhriuus climu'c, We enjoy on
Puget sound.
Mrs. John Harbst i, down from
Skagwav.
J. r. Pattison has returned from a
tri p East.
The usual large shipments OF oysters
was made tins week.
DO not fail to register now, or " for
ever hold your peace"
The steamer Mnltnomah will make
her usual trip Sunday.
The Ladies' Mln>trcls will rehearse
tonight in Equity courtroom.
The Sons OF Veterans meet for Il
dance tonight in the q. A. X. hall
On Tuesday Miss Corinne Wagner
lett on the Umatilla for San Francisco
lust think of it, John and Susan
dancing every night during carnival
week.
\ baby show is to be Que OF the
amusing features OF the coming car
nival.
w. S. Ellis, the sign-writer, has re-
moved with his family from Seattle to
this city.
The barkentine Portland arrived
Tuesday to load lumber at the West
side mill.
The weather probability for to-
morrow, as reported by the weather
bureau, is Fair"
The Ladies' Minstrel organization,
rehearsing for the Carnival, numbers
over forty members.
An inspirational' speaker adj
dressed small audience in Tacoma
hall Sunday evening.
Only one day more remains for
electing the Carnival Queen. The
polls close tomorrow night.
Will Foster, and a party of friends,
leave tomorrow for cruise OF the
Sound, on his yacht Daphne.
The capital stock of the Capital
Brewing Company, has been doubled,
and now aggregates $4,000.
The Olympia Whist Club now oc-
cupy elegant apartments in the Ow-
ings building on Fourth street.
DIR. Mcdonald, now resident physi-
clan of the Soldiers" Home, at Ort-
ing, came up on visit this week.
Do not fail to register, as you can
not do so after Tuesday and if the
matter is neglected you cannot vote.
Workmen are busily engaged in
putting up the street lights and next
week Olympia will be all ablaze, as of
old.
State Superintendent Brown recon-
mends general observance of Lafay-
cite Day." next Tuesday, by the public
schools.
Tumwater elected two maids OF
honor to the Cornwall Queen, Satur.
day night - Helena Eastman and
Josie Bower.
1t would require Thousand head oil
razOr-back Texas swine to eat up the
apples that cover the ground in Olym-
pia orchards.
The City Clerks Office will be open
till nine O'Clock tomorrow night to
enable those who cannot call at other
hours to register.
The graveling of Fourth street from
Columbia to the place of the old draw
has begun, under direction of tbs
Street Commissioner.
The Baptist Convention now in ses-
sion here is one of the most numer.
ously attended religious gatherings in
the history of Olympia.
Melvin G. Winstock and Judge
Chase have been announced as speak.
ers for the Republican ticket at Olym.
pia Theater, this evening.
Madams McElroy, Lord and S. NJ
Percival, and Miss Jennie Young, left
by Wednesday evenings train fol-
Portland to visit the exposition.
The next steamship sailing from the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Queen, Sunday. On Tuesday the
Cottage City will depart for Alaska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis, of Quinault
have arrived in this city to remain
during winter. They are the parents
OF Mrs. ]. d. Knox, permanent resi-.
dent.
The first Friday evening of each
month has been set aside by the Ma
sonic fraternity, of this city, for adj
dresses upon topics of interest to the
order.
Capt. and Mrs. Gilbert left Monday
for Washington, d. c., where the
captain has been assigned for duty
this winter connected with the geodetic
surveys.
Badly" Faulkner has gone to
WILDLY Island on "sporting" ex.
petition, as lie delights to term it
notwithstanding the teachings of the
STANDARD.
The light of the Tacoma fire,
Wednesday evening, was plainly visi.
BILE over Olympia's water front, and
closely resembled the play of an Auro-
IA Borealis.
Rev. G. T. Wright is the new pastor
OF the United Presbyterian congrega-
ton. He is expected to come from
Philadelphia in time to conduct
services next Sunday.
Martin Deitefson,. an incorrigible
youth OF ID years, was "sent up" to
the Reform School, Saturday, on petit
ton OF Marshal Swan, supplemented
by consent of his parents.
AS an indication of the reduction
OF prices in all lines of goods at The
Far, We note the sale of brooms at
Zoe, an article hitherto sold every
where at from % to 3Oc.
o. c. White returned Sunday from