Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


+. y. Ford went to Seattle yesterday
on a business trip.
The next steamer for Alaska will be
the Alki Thursday.
NJ. O'Connor made business trip
to Portland this week.
+. c. Agncw had a finger smashed
at the Wc>t>ide mill Monday.
Mrs. Kate Schuling left Tuesday,
for visit to relatives in Iowa.
sam j. Pritchard, of Tacoma,
came up OH business visit yesterday.
Miss Sternberg, the milliner, has
returned from business visit to San
Francisco.
The Multnomah carried away eight
horses this morning, belonging to
Moshcr & Mcdonald
Treasurer Frost has collected $l5,-
600 ont OF II total of $4,000 personal
property tax assessment.
Mrs. Annie Graham who has been
visiting in Seattle for the past two
months, returned Wednesday.
W. II. Street, special agent of the
sun Fire Insurance Co., of San Fran
cisco, was in the city yesterday.
I. l.. Brown came up from Shell
ton Saturday and spent a day or two
in visiting relatives and friends.
Farmer Todd will address the pub
lie, in Columbia Hall, next Tuesday
evening, on the subject of Taxation.
The weather report for tonight and
Tomorrow reads: "To-night and
Saturday fair. Killing frost tonight"
Present indications would indicate
that the windy month is not going to
leave us in the spirit of Mary's little
lamb.
The opening article in late num-
Der of the Northwest Magazine, was
contributed by Mr.. L. p. Yemen, OF
this city.
The brig Northwest came into our
harbor this morning to load with lum-
Der at the Westside mill for Southern
California.
1t is said that the steamer Mar
guerite, just completed on Second
street, will he launched at high tide
tomorrow.
The ladies of the Congregational
church give a Dime Social at the
residence of A. d. Rogers, on Maple
Park, this evening.
The regular night of meeting for
Miss Potter's choral class has been
changed from Wednesday to Tuesday
evenings of each week.
If you would be up to date in the
esthetics of the Capital city, join the
progressive whist club, Immediately.
Nothing else will save you.
The County Treasurer is reported
as having stated that ninety per cent.
of the delinquent personal property
tax is due from Republicans.
The steamship Walla Walla sailed
from Seattle to-day for San Francisco,
The next boat for that destination will
be the Umatilla, Wednesday.
The Olympia postoffice will here
after be open for an hour in the after
noon Sundays, instead OF the fore
noon, between 5 and 6 o'clock.
Mrs Simmons, the mother of Mrs.
J. H. Ogden, of Eastside, has been the
victim of that painful affection,
rheumatism. the past few days.
Mrs. johnson has transferred the
lease OF the Olympia Hotel to Mr..
Harrison, of Tacoma, who is said to
be caterer of considerable experience.
Mr.. Etheridge is building the hull
OF neat little steamer, in his work.
shop, at the foot of Columbia street.
1t is 80 feet length over all and 8 feet
beam.
The Methodist parsonage has been
sold to I. M. Frey, who has leased the
vacant lot corner of Fourth and
Adams street, to which it has been
moved.
Lester Bradshaw and Mrs. Charlotte
NJ. Meldron, of Bucoda, have been
licensed to travel along Life's journey
together during the remainder of their
sojourn on Earth.
The annual inspection of the steam
er Estella took place to day, Messrs.
Bryant and Cherry, the government
inspectors, having come up from Seat
tie to perform that service.
Frank Snyder, "Chief of Police" in
1895 has returned from a prolonged
visit to Mexico. C'y reports that he
has declared that protective tariff
has about ruined that country.
Mrs. L. w. Avery left for CANYON
City, Col, ]. F. Darr, for Wagner,
Indian Territory, and Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Trullinger, for Kansas City, Mo-,
by the Union Pacific this week.
Sam Gottschalk, at one time en-
gagged in the mercantile business in
this city, is now a resident of Posen,
Germany, and has charge of a large
establishment dealing in rubber goods.
party OF people from Iowa, con.
slstlng of five, all relatives of State