Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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o.. p"-tulfcca at Nina has been dis
continued.
Eutlor'- Gov, i, steadily growing in
population.
k.lrucy ~cll> good flour at 50
c,u'- 81 -ack.
the forecast ior tonight and Satur-
dlN Is Far.
The Multn"mah will not make her
REGULAR trip sunday.
W. Grorgic Higgins is visiting
friends in the country.
Mr. Geo +. Fillcy left yesterday
for a visit in Wichita, Kansas.
Ms, Annie and Robe Wallace left
Yesterday for Il tripto Skagway.
The steamship City of Topeka leaves
the Sound for Alaska tomorrow.
l. W. Woods and his daughter
Blanche lett Yesterday for Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs.. II. NJ. Bigelow, of
Portland. are visiting friends in this
city.
H. l.. Shoecraft, of Spokane, is on a
witt to friends in this city, his former
home.
Green corn comes marching along
IN the procession of seasonable deli
cacirs.
Olympia sidewalks evidence that
somebody chcws 4 good deal of to-
hacc".
|. V. Mo,sman, Of California, is on
visit To- relatives and friends on the
Sound.
The Ladies Relief Corps went on an
excursion of their own to Buffers Cove
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lee Malluer has returned from
ayisit To- relatives and friends in Oak
land, Cal.
John Olson has been accorded a
contract for building bridge at the
head of Mud Bay.
The quarterly county teachers ex-
animation began at the courthouse
yesterday morning.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Queen, "Wednesday.
Miss Dora Sternberg has gone to
San Francisco to purchase a fall line
OF goods in millinery.
David Fleetwood is building new
two-story house on his place few
miles east of this city.
Forest fires are getting in their de.
structive work in various sections
along the upper Sound.
Judge Millette writes from Omaha
Neb., that he expects to start on his
return home tomorrow.
What has become of the Salvation
Army? We hear no more the meas
ured beat of the big drum.
The south wall of the Chilberg build
ing is being covered with cement to
keep out the winter dampncss.
The Northern Pacific section crew
are renewing the piling of the track
extending across the upper bay.
Maynard & COgswell's outfit for a
creamery to be established in this
county, arrived by last evenings boat
Mrs. w. II. Algier, of Eastside, is
the victim of fall which leaves pain
full memories although no bones were
broken.
Miss Joyce Shelton, of Shelton, COM
pleted last week, Il several days visit
To Miss Prather and other friends in
this city.
The Olympia Bathing Club has
been making very steady use of their
swimming pond at Percival's dock the
past week.
The bark Portland is loading lum-
Der at the Westside mill, the bark
Nidette having just completed cargo
and departed.
The palmistry fad has invaded the
Capital city and it takes only fifty
cents for man to convince himself
how big fool he is.
The steamship Umatilla sailed from
Seattle for San Francisco to-day, car
rying Mrs. J. F. Knight and J. ID.
lsaacs as passengers from this city.
Arrangements are being made for a
game of baseball tomorrow on the
Fair Grounds, between the State Of
iicials and the business mems teams.
A son was born, Monday, to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. McCorkle, of South Union
and likewise son to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Stetson, of Little Rock, last Fri
day.
Frank Rice, native of Tumwater
with his family, who are residents of
Louisville, KY, are visiting friends in
tho picturesque little village at the
head of the bay.
y logger named Ellison was taken
10 the hospital Monday, suffering from
abroken thigh, the result of an acct.
ueht while pursuing his vocation in
camp near Matlock.
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