Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-06-16

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Thursday, 18th NJ 1!
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Hose Co. No. , have 4 fire drill this
evening.
The street sprinkler has made its
appearance.
A son gladdens the home OF Tho>.
c. Hinchcliile.
Capt. Hatch is cup" on visit
from California.
Albion Smith has been reinstated as
County Game Warden.
The Light & Power Company are
improving their track.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Little Rock bicycle path.
Mrs. G. s. Horton, of Be!more, has
returned from her trip East.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. y. Ford made Il
visit down the Sound this week.
The Epworth League hold social
this evening in Grand Army hall.
The Multnomah will go on an ex-
excursion to Port Orchard Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Libby, now of Spokane,
is visiting her many friends in this
city.
Mrs. j. b. Starr has returned from
somewhat protracted trip in the
East.
The weather prospect for the next
twenty-four hOnrs is Fair and
warmer"
The pupils of Providence Academ :
went on picnic to Percival's creek
Wednesday.
The Northern Pacific Railway Of
ficials now check bicycles rs baggage,
free of charge.
T. H. Phipps succeeds Jules Stamp
fler in the grocery business at "the
draw" on Fourth street.
Next Wednesday will be the longest
day in the year, and so We are again
reminded that time flies.
Sister Vincent, of St. Peters hos
pital left this week on three months
visit to Montreal, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Manschut, of
Westside, welcomed tiny daughter
20
The Capital City band will give its
first open-air concert of the season In
Sylvester Park, tomorrow evening.
Assistant Attorney General Vance
will deliver the Grafton at the ami.
verSary celebration At Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Belle Brown and daughter ar
rived at Shelton last week from Mich
igau, to make that town their future
home.
The steamship Cottage City sailed
for Alaskan ports Wednesday and the
Orizaba will leave for the same desti'
nation Monday.
The steamship Queen left the
Sound for San Francisco Tuesday and
the next vessel will be the Walla
Walla, which sails Sunday.
Harvey o. Schofeld and Miss Cells
r. +. Barr were united in marriage
Wednesday, at the parents residence
in the southern part OF town.
Louis Ranchert, of Detroit, Mason
county, and Miss Sophia Olsen, OF this
city, were united in marriage, Tues
day, Rev. H. L. Badger officiating.
Miss Addie Libby, formerly of thi'
city, is now at the head of one of the
departments in the White House, &
large department store at Spokane.
1t now turns out that the northern
Indians predicted late cold summer
for the Pacific coast this year. What
do the weather bureau experts say Il
this?
Homegrown. strawberries made
their appearance this week and sole
for time at 20 cents box, then l!
cents. and finally declining to two fol
aquarter.
Henry Harris, son OF Mrs. Isaa'
Harris OF this city, graduated will
honors at the Hopkins University
Baltimore, this week. He will soor
visit home.
Olympia's celebration of the 4th i
far in the front rank, with Madam Pi
anka and her lions, and the balloon
ascension and parachute jump in tn
foreground as attractions.
The first homegrown strawberrie
came in Saturday and retailed at 2
cents per box. The supply was limit
ed and they went "like hot cakes
even at that plutonic price.
The wife of I. NJ. Reed, Jr., and he
brother, VIM. McKenny, left Wednes
day for Seattle, to take the steame
for st. Michaels, where Mr.. Reed is a
present engaged in business.
Farmers who are grieving over tn
backwardness of the season may b
consOled by the thought that unusual
ty mild weather will in all probabilit
extend late into the autumn.
Eltwood Pomeroy failed to keep hi
engagement for lecture in this city
Sudden illness of his wife, who &C
companies him on his western tour, i
given as the cause for his non-appear
ance.
Fred. Wise was brought up Monda,
from one of Simpsons logging-camp,
IN Mason county, suffering from
fractured leg, an injury sustained from
a falling tree. He is undergoing treat
ment at the hospital.
a Undertaking contest is "lead
er in the Olympia celebration, and il
addition to the committees prizes, it i
said that one or two of the big saw
companies will offer additional in
ducements for competition.
About four o'clock Monday after