Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-02-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF g..

An early spring l. i."d!ctt'd.
The local society lodge, seem 20 bc
pro>pcring.
Capt. II. VI. Pierce la. returned
from Skagway.
The morning boat will leave for
Seattle Sunday.
J. f. Sigh, ot Shelton, was in the
city "Wednesday.
Allen White visited his mill at
Elma this week.
DR.. Strickland returned this morn
ing from Chicago.
:. G.. Simpson returned from San
Francisco Monday.
Dan Davis was committed to the
insane asylum yesterday.
The cupula on the town hall is re-
cciving new covering OF tin.
Rev. T. b. Ford, a former pastor OF
the NJ. f. Church, is in the city.
John bowling, of Little Rock, re-
turned this week from Skagway.
Mrs. DIR. Mitchell returned last
evening from visit down the Sound.
The next steamship leaving San
Francisco will be the Umatilla, Mon
day.
The annual meeting of Women's
Club, will take place on the 10th
prox.
DIR. J. II. Mcdonald has returned
from trip to the eastern part of the
State.
Chas. NJ Littlcjohn and Mabel d.
Sparks were united in marriage last
evening.
1t seems that the State printing
Office is up-to-date in being run by in
junction.
The weather forecast for to night
and tomorrow is Fair, with occasional
showers"
Prof. A. S. Kerfoot and family, of
Bucoda, spent Sunday with relatives
in this city.
E. J. Cooper shipped Is head of
horses to Seattle by the Multnomah
this morning.
Mrs. James Longmire, OF Yelm, left
Monday for an extended visit east of
the mountains.
Jas. Israel is engaged in cruising
timber for the Williamson Logging
Co., near Gate City.
A season of evangelistic services
begun Monday night at the United
Presbyterian church.
A carload of doors and windows was
shipped to Portland, Wednesday, by
the Olympia Door and Lumber Co.
/. Colvin, of Bucoda, died this week
in San Francisco, where he had gone
for treatment of cancer of the face.
1t is the consensus of opinion that
business is steadily moving towards
its old haunts along lower Main street.
The scow being fitted up at Long
wharf, with housed upperworks,"
is intended for use as lighter at
Dyea.
The next steamship for Alaska will
be the Astralia tomorrow. She is the
largest steamship that ever locked at
Seattle.
Playing marbles ON the sidewalks by
electric light is pastime which could
have been invented only by Olympia
small boys.
A. E. Laberee and wife have taken
suite of rooms at the Carlton House
where they propose 10 make their flu
ture residence.
Jesse Murphy, who returned from
Skagway, last week, came very near
being passenger on the Inflated
Clara Nevada.
The Multnomah was two hours late
last evening on account of the ship
ment of 500 Alaskan sleds from Ia
coma to Seattle.
AL. j. Munson, Postmaster at Shell
ton, accompanied by his wife, came up
Monday to witness the performance of
"Under the Dome"
A large shipment 600 sacks) of
flour came by the Multnomah last
evening, for the Merchants MORGAN
tile Co., at Matlock.
The City Council Monday night
met "Under the Dome" instead of in
the Council Chamber, and that ac-
counts for meagre report OF their do.
ings.
Mrs. L. NJ. Hall left Tuesday for
her former home in Michigan, on a
visit to her mother, who is suffering
from limb broken in sleighing &C.
cident.
II. G. Thompson, who went East a
couple of months ago to undergo sur
gical treatment for relief from bodily
injuries, died at Ann Arbor, Mich, on
the 18th inst.
The trial of the libel suit of State
Printer Hicks VS.. Espey ct al, typo
graphical union in Seattle, has by mo-
ton of defendants been transferred to
the King county courts.
Mr.. John COrkish, President of the
Olympia Pine Factory. who has been