Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

"Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
mar,h hing.
Beck beer j. on draught at the
Fashion >aluon.
Hurrah for Cuba first, and then talk
about klondikc.
The Multnomah will make her
usual trip Sunday.
The County Commissioners will
meet next Monday.
Mi-, Georgia Higgins visited friends
in seattle this week.
Mrs. Robert Doragh is visiting
friends at Ccntralia
The genial showers are taking care
OF the lurking frostS.
The forecast for tonight and Satur-
dav is Occasional rain"
The Umatilla sailed to-day from the
Sound for San Francisco.
Rev. J. S. McCallum is the happy |
father OF ~ pound boy.
The next steamship for Alaska will
be the cottage City, Monday.
Chinook salmon, from the Columbia
river, are now in our markets.
Sixty-three sacks of oysters came in
E., no
The barkentine Jos. Russ sailed with
full cargo OF lumber, this week.
The bark Vidette arrived at West
side mill, to load lumber, yesterday.
10. Harris, of Tumwatcr, left few
days ago to visit the Badger State
Mrs. Will ID. jenkins returned this
week from a visit to friends in Seattle.
If the present fair weather contin-
ues, picnic parties will soon be in or
der.
Miss Alice Langridge began term
OF school on Mound Prairie last Mon
day.
Between thirty and forty hands are
now employed in and about the West
side mill.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the City of Puebla,
Wednesday.
Arthur Cooley, head book-keeper OF
the Simpson logging company was in
town yesterday.
Miss Kate Ward has gone to Cen
tralla to take charge of kindergarten
work in that place.
AL. Callow has been chosen to serve
an unexpired term as vice Chancellor of
Capital Lodge X. of 2.
Mrs. Lee Melleur has gone to Oak
land, California, to spend short time
with friends in that city.
Early cherry blossoms are falling
and the young fruit as large as pigeon
shot are beginning to be visible.
Four deaths occurred in Olympia
last week, which is cited as rare in
stance in the history Of the city.
Elizabeth A. Hawk has obtained a
divorce from her husband, Isaac Hawk,
on the ground OF cruel treatment.
Chas. Hale, of this city, who has
been successfully managing lodging
house, in Seattle, is home ON visit.
A license to wed has been issued to
W. E. Bowman, of Placer, California,
and Miss Maggie Wilson, of this city.
Gen. McKenny's new soda fountain
Is an ornament as we'll as an object of
utility in his well-appointed pharm-
acy.
Rev. ]. L. Thompson, of the Presby.
terrain church, has returned from
three months sojourn at Pasadena,
Cal.
After a business career of sixteen
years in the Capital city, JOS. Chem
takes up his residence in the city of
destiny.
Joseph RAIDER and Miss Lydia Pat
nude, were united in marriage, Sun
day, by Father Swindon, of st. Mich
ael's church.
Mr.. 6. S. Allen is steadily at work
rebuilding his mill. Pluck and en-
terprise are dominant factors in his
capital stock.
I. F. Safely has applied for per.
mission to raise company of volun-
teers, in this city, for service in the
war with Spain.
Mrs. John F. Convey, arrived from
Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, to be
with her mother, Mrs. Manning, in
her serious illness.
Mrs. 7. T. Fuller, of Eastside met
with severe injury from a fall,
Wednesday. 1t is feared that she has
sustained an internal injury.
The Erening Journal is a colossal
affair and doubtless conveys to distant
readers enlarged ideas concerning the
magnlticence of the capital city.
1t is the verdict OF a recent visitor
that the Capital brewery is the
Systematically conducted industrial
plant in the upper sound country.
o. c. Merrifield, of Vermont, some
years ago hardware merchant in this
city, Is on visit to look after some
business interests he still retains here.