Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF .


ncnt industries Ui the day.
Willie Forrest has gone on 4 visit
to his old home in Kansas.
Tug" Wilson has gone into the
saloon business ut Shelton.
Work ON reconstruction Of the
burned Allen mill has begun.
Miss Annie Iantis has returned
from prolonged visit to Seattle.
Miss Kate Langridgc finished 4 term
OF school at Ccntralia, last week.
II is now expected that the Mar
gurrite will he launched Sunday.
The Capital Brewing Co. now fur
ni>h ice with each shipment OF beer.
The Uncle Tom Company gave a
very crcditablc parade ut noon to day.
Mr.. Z. J. O'Bricn left Wednesday
over the n. T.. on trip to Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Gen. McKenny is erecting splendid
soda fountain i'll his pallatial drug
store.
Don't forget Uncle Tom tonight at
Olympia Thcater. Admission SOC, 35c
and Zoe.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the City of Puebla next
Monday.
The next steamers for Alaska will be
the Queen on the 9Th and the Victor
ian on the 7th insts.
Mrs. Orpah Nelson, of Plum Station,
is visiting her friend, Miss Georgia
Higgins, in this city.
"To-night and Saturday probably
fair" says the weather oracle on the
watchtower in Portland.
1t is about nip and tuck between
the member of bicycles and baby
carriages on the streets.
Mrs. Chas. H. Aver has moved to
the farm south OF this city, part of
the estate of her late husband.
Steve Barker, an Olympia lad, who
has been in South America the past
year, has returned to this city.
Miss Julia Cavanaugh left Wednes-
day for Detroit, Mich, on a visit to
her cousin, Mrs. Lieut.. McAdoe.
The barkentine Portland arrived at
this port this morning to take ON a
cargo of lumber at the Westside mill.
1t has been decided to hold Sum-
day School Convention in this city
during the latter part of this month.
Sawyer & Filley's Regina" has
been supplied with several new pieces
of music, some OF which are the latest
out.
Capt. Hatch paid visit to his FAM
lily, in this city, this week. He is still
engaged in steamboating on California
waters.
Mrs. Chas. d. King left Tuesday, via
the Canadian Pacific, for her former
home in Philadelphia. She expects
to be absent a year.
The State Treasurer is prepared to
pay general fund warrants from %, Ill
to 23,255. Interest will cease on these
warrants on the 18th.
The steamer Aberdeen will not de-
part till 5 o'clock this evening, and
will then rest couple of days, not re-
Stunning service till Monday.
Mr.. Lister has added large planer
to his machine shop and is now pre-.
pared to finish up the heaviest cast
ings in workmanlike manner
John Benton, sentenced to six
months in the King county Jail for
assault and battery last January has
been pardoned by his accidency.
The Westside mill company has ad-
vanced the rates of wages paid its EN-
plOyes. The betterment amounts to
about % cents per day to each indi-
vidual.
A party of Swedes passed through
this city few days ago en- route for
Juneau, where they have been offered
employment in the famous Treadwell
mines.
The dramatic event of the season
will be the appearance of Frederick
Warde, at Olympia Theater, to-mor.
row night, in his masterpiece, "Vir-
ginius."
Elsie Cheim returned from San
Francisco, last week, with Miss Stern
berg, to the no small delight of her
parents. She has been visiting rela-
tives in that city the past seven
months.
Russell Dial and family, of Iowa,
passed through this place a few days
ogo, for Mount Vernon, Skagit county,
where they propose to reside. Mr.. D.
isa cousin of Charley Dial, our Police
= Justice.
DIR. Henry J. Garrison, an optician
and occulist, of Bloomington, ILL.,, a
son of Deputy Auditor Garrison, has
been in this city the past few days, on
visit to the "Old Folks at Home"
J. c. Junk, wife and daughter,
OF Iowa, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. j. sister, Mrs. Knox, in this city.
They will also visit Mrs. Junk's par
ents, at Quinault, before returning
home.
The Olympia Pipe Co. are shipping
large consignment of pipe to Skag-
way, for use in installing a water sys-
TEN for that budding city. The Aber-
deem this evening will carry the first
shipment.
DIR. Newell and his invalid wife left
Tuesday for Newport, N. J. Mrs. N.
was so weak as to be barely able to
stand transportation to the cars.
After placing her in charge of her
daughter, Mrs. Lieut.. Jordan, the
doctor will return.
Mr.. Finger, the ice man, late OF
Tumwater, who sold out his plant at
1umwater, has gone to PendletOn,