Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ou Tuesday the steamer Alki leaves
ilc Sound Tor Alaska.
Old ProhIhiliti", report predicts fair
Weather for Tomorrow
rhc late rain j. giving the finishing
touch t" the potato crop.
Only twelve days more and then the
oyster will make its debut.
Judge Millcttc returned Tuesday
,tculng from hi> trip East.
Mis- Bessie Burntragcr has returned
from visit To friends III Seattle.
The campers at Buffers cove are
sending to town for more blankets.
I.urid CLEANS from forest fires can
h.. seen in many directions after night
fall.
T. II. rhipps has gone into business
with Chas. Landslide, at the Eastside
grocery.
The friends of Mrs c. b. Elliott will
regret to learn that she is quite
seriously Ill.
Are you up for Office? Buy your
ncichbor'> boy toy drum and he will
foot for YOU.
4 delightful shower of rain fell yes
tcrday morning, and rain has fallen at
intervals ever since.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Walla Walla, Monday.
Justice Dial united in wedlock,
Monday, Gideon A. Utter and Esther
4. Prince, both of Bucoda.
The Methodists go on an excursion
to Point Defiance CTacoma) by the
Multnomah, next Wednesday.
Work is steadily going ON at the
creamery building southwest corner OF
Washington and Third streets.
John 7. Otis, of Seattle, and Miss
Mamie Woods, of this city, were
united in marriage Wednesday.
The harvest-time for dairymen is at
hand. Good butter now commands
from 40 cents to so cents per roll.
The slight rain yesterday morning
has broken the heated term and Oc.
casional showers may be expected.
The quarterly apportionment of the
school fund just made by State Super
intendent Brown aggregates $246, 400.
Although the oyster season has
hardly yet arrived, seventy sacks were
shipped yesterday to the down Sound
trade.
A number of our German friends
went on an excursion to Hartstein
Island, Sunday, on the steamer Mar
guerite.
A wee daughter gladdens the house,
hold Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl johnson,
who reside on Eighth street. 1t came
Monday.
Claude B. Weston and Minnie E.
Forbes, well known young people OF
this city, were united in marriage,
Wednesday.
Geo. II. Funk has gone to San
Francisco to attend a camp of the
Woodmen of the World, to be held on
the 22d inst.
Two scow-loads of brick arrived
from Port Townsend Monday, for use
in the basement of the brewery extern
sion at Tumwater.
BY common consent, it is admitted
the musical ears of Olympia have been
RECALLED by the finest band that has
81 al,
Campers at Buffers cove want a
telephone line established between
that point and the city SO they can
hear the daily happenings at home.
The State officers team beat the
business men, in the contest of base
ball, at the Fair Grounds, Saturday
afternoon, the score standing 16 to Is
The annex to the Capita. Brewery
at Tumwater, is nearing completion
and adds very much to the business
like appearance of that establish
ment.
Chas. G. Butler, committed to the
TT. Steilacoom Hospital for the In
sane from this county, two years ago
died this week, in that institution
from heart failure.
The store room ON The south side o.
Fourth street, next door to the North
ern Pacific express office, is undergo
ing repairs preparatory to being use(
rs vinegar factory.
Congressman Stone, of Pennsyl
wanna. accompanied by his wife, visited
the capital city this week, together
with Attorney Stone. of Seattle, q
brother OF the national Scion.
Miss Maggie Wallace has been ap
pointed to take the place of her sister
Miss Robena, in the Washington
school, during the absence of the latte
young lady while on visit to Alaska
Miss Josephine Duke died at indie
pendence, Tuesday, of consumption
aged 81 years. Funeral services wer,
held yesterday, at the independents,
school house, by Rev. J. S. McCallum.
Riser, the man brought in from Blu
coda last week, charged with larceny
was released. the prosecuting witnes.
failing to appear against him. 1t Is 8
condition, however, that he leave" the
country
A special meeting of the Thurston
County Horticultural Society will bt
held in the Equity Court room to-
morrow Saturday at 80 P. NJ. The
matter OF county fruit inspector
will be considered.
Mr.. Finger came over from Pendle.
ton, Oregon, this week, and appears
none the worse from his experience in
the Webloot State. He has opened a
saloon IN that city, and it is said to be
the finest in the place.
The season for shooting grouse and
phcasants commenced only few days
ago and these inotiensive creatures are
now being ruthlesslv killed all over