Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

years siege of klondlke.
Judge Elliott OF Lewis county held
court to-day Tor Judge Linn.
X. l.. Whitham's party OF Surveyors
have returned from the field.
The weather report for tonight and
Saturday is Occasional light rain"
Fred Matson left yesterday over the
o. Il. n. and u. L. for Cripple Creek,
Col.
Oly says that ex-Secretary Price and
family will return to this city to re-
side.
The Cottage City sailed to-day for
Alaska, and will be followed by the
Alki Wednesday.
ID. S. b. Henry's surveying party
returned Monday from three months
work in the Cascades.
About $1,000 have been received by
the County Treasurer for taxes since
the lst OF the month.
The Log Shippers Associations
switch at the foot of jefferson street,is
now ready for the iron.
Hamilton l.. Wiley, of this city, has
been granted an increase of pc nsion
from Sc to rs per month.
Mrs. Ira McGonigle, of Tenino, fell
from moving train near Oberlin, in
Ohio, last week, and was killed.
The Gorton Minstrels have changed
their Olympia date, to a subsequent
period not yet definitely determined.
The officers of the Capital City
Euchre club, are: President, Judge
Reavis, and Secretary, F. G. Blakeslee.
Eleven new members were added to
the roll of the Epworth. League, in
this city, at its meeting Wednesday
evening.
Wallace w. Lott was acquitted of
the charge of murder, ut the trial held
last week at Shelton, before Judge
Hodgdon.
The Shaw Dramatic Company will
appear in weeks engagement at
Olympia Theater, on Monday evening,
Nov. 18th.
State Superintendent Browns re-
port shows that the days attendance
in the public schools this year has in
cfeased 7.6 per cent. or $685. 1885 days.
Robt. Dorah has sold his residence
on Plum street, built many years ago
by J. H. Munson, for ST. 900 cash.
Mr.. d. paid 5000 for it three years ago.
Turkeys and wild game will have a
long November liie-lease, this year,
the thirtieth Of November having been
designated as our national thankegiv-
ing day.
John Butler, woodsman in the
Black Hills, fell from a log Sunday
and broke his right leg. He is now
undergoing treatment at St. Peters
hospital.
The Oympian this morning care
fully adjusts its megaphone to an
Dounce that The Tablet is in Place."
Now let the two years of anxiety and
suspense subside.
Mr.. j. H. Scott has bought from
Mrs. Celia Boxer, the house and lot
on Franklin street, just south of the
Kaufman residence, paying therefor
the sum of 81 ,O7O.
The building corner of Fifth and
Main streets owned by Gen. McKenny
and occupied by Kearney & Co., was
sold this week to Geo. B. Lane, the
consideration being $1,000.
Miss Gretchen Ranke, a daughter of
the late Otto Ranke, in the days of
yore so we'll known to many of our
people, was married in Seattle, to
Fred P. Meyer, Wednesday.
John Byrne, as Administrator of the
estate of Appolonia Hoffman, deceased,
has sold the former home of decedent
to Chris. Donges, corner of Ounce
and Fourth streets, for 81 1000 in cash.
O.W. Kellogg and wife have con.
veyed to Wallace Grosvenor the west
half OF lot I, block AZ, plat of Olym-
pia and lot 2, block 20 of Percival's
Second Addition, for a consideration
of $3.50.
The business men of Olympia. ap-
preciate real live newspaper that is
read by nearly every person in Thurs
ton county, as is shown by the we'll
filled advertising columns of the
STANDARD.
James Kelly, OF Snider's Prairie, is
at the hospital, under treatment for
injuries received from a runaway team,
at Shelton. on Monday. He was
thrown out and it was thought that he
had several ribs broken by the fall.
Oily says he has an advertising
scheme he intends to spring upon the
public which is "new and novel "
Well that is degree of newness sell
dom attained and probably combines
with 1t freshness that will be UNIQUE.
The snit of Hedican VS.. the Penn.
sylvanla Insurance Co. was dismissed
IN the Superior Court Yesterday on
PLAINTIFFS attorneys motion. A set
tlement had been made which was
satisfactory to all the parties inter-
ested.
After this week the general delivery
and registry windows of the postoffice
Will remain open evenings until 7
O'Clock. affording those who cannot
break into business hours an oppor.
tunlty for obtaining their mail in the
evening.
Mrs. Thomas Hinchcliffe was, few
days ago, poisoned from eating toad.
stools under the misrepresentation that
they were French" mushrooms.
When will people learn that it is not
safe to appropriate every sort of
fungus that looks edible for food?
Thomas and Louisa DAILY, of Everett,
few days ago, sold lot 7, Van Epps
and Wiman's addition to Olympia, to
X. A. Graham for $3.50, and later on a