Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


sails from seattle for Alaska.
The Marguerite steamed t" Seattle
one day this week for inspection.
W. J. Foster i fitting up his yacht
Daphnc ior summer plea>ure-trlps.
The steamship Walla Walla sails
from Seattle for san Francisco Sun
day.
Ulysses Doble, student of NaShon
College. is visiting his old Olympia
friends.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Hall has returned from
visit to her former home In
Michigan.
"To-night and Saturday rain,' is
the intimation from the signal bu-
reau to-day.
Ed. McReavv came up from Shell
ton expressly to see the Texas Steer"
Wednesday.
The Multnomah will make the trip
to Seattle Sunday, leaving at her
usual hour.
Sevcnty.eight sacks of oysters came
in yesterday for shipment to the
down.Sound trade.
Work on the Alaska steamer, now
under construction on First street, is
progressing rapidly.
The Port Townsend Southern has
been bringing in trains of logs for the
Westside mill the past week.
"Nigger Jim" has deposited $3.50
with Mr.. ]. II. Scott for the benefit OF
"Uncle Bill" the boot-black.
1t is the latest conceit of the up-to-
date dude to pin tiny silken Cuban
flag upon the hat of his best girl.
Lively betting" is already in order
regarding the outcome of Uncle Sans
first brush with the dons of CASTLE.
Secretary of State jenkins will oc-
cupy Frank Williamsons residence,
corner of Fifth and Franklin streets.
The Girls Friendly Society held a
social at the home. of the Rev. and
Mrs. Henry L. Badger, Monday even
ing.
AID. Whitney, former proprietor
of the Carlton, now a resident of Port
land, has been visiting old friends in
Olympia.
A Sunday shift of hands is now en-
ployed at the Westside mills to ia
cilitate the work demanded by incom-
ing orders.
The steamship Queen sailed from
Seattle Wednesday for Juneau. G.
Kaufman was the only Olympia pas
senger by her.
Judge Millette has returned from
Wahkiakum county, where he has
concluded term of court held in ex-
change with Judge Elliott.
Workmen are drilling and remov'
ing rock to make room for a founda-
ten upon which to build the fish lad.
der at Deschutes Falls, Tumwater.
Olympia is reaching out for bust
ness. A large raft of single bolts
was towed this week from New Ka'
milchie to the Jefferson street mill.
Frank Charles, of Matlock, and
Miss Rosa Madison of Elma, were
united in marriage by Rev. Henry l.
Badger, of st. Johns church, Tuesday.
White frosts have occurred during
the past few cool nights, but no evi.
dence has yet appeared of pronounced
injury to the fruit crop or early vege.
tables.
A neat pleasure-boat, fitted with Dr.
McDonald's propelling apparatus is to
be ratified on the "one-cent-to-one.
dollar" plan, soon as all the tickets
are sold
The first shipment of bob.white
quail was received from Kansas, last
week, and turned loose to stock the
Sound country with this favorite
game bird.
The steamer Seaside was chartered
last Saturday night to take Dante and
his company to Tacoma, to enable
them to make connection for Port
Townsend.
Major E. c. Mcdonald, of Spokane
known to our people as private secre
tary OF Gov. McGraw, was at the CAPT
tai this week, to look after some bust
ness with the higher court.
Another warrant call has been
made by the State Treasurer which
carries the number of redeemed gen.
eral fund warrants up to 24,O95, and
of military warrants up to 1926.
Mrs. Manning's condition does not
improve and it is feared she may not
live until her daughter, Mrs. Convey,
arrives from Japan, who sailed soon
as her mothers condition became
known to her.
Marriage licenses have been issued
during the past few days to Thomas
+. Owens OF Bucoda and Miss Frances
Cannon OF Tenino, and to Thomas
Davis of Seattle and Miss Katie c..
Pierce of Little Rock.
An alarm OF fire sounded Sunday
afternoon was caused by small blaze
IN the roof of float lying at the foot
OF Frank lin street The f,ran,ap uaro