Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-24

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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Palm Sunday day after tomorrow.
Monday was the first day of Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Filley visited Seattle
this week.
FIG. Deming is running a shingle
mill at Elma.
Miss Dora Sternberg has returned
from California.
It is a good time to prune and
spray fruit trees.
Revival services are in progress in
the NJ. E. Church.
The days and nights are now of
about equal length.
The Multnomah will make her trip
to Seattle Sunday.
Miss Ethel Royal opened school on
Chambers prairie Monday.
The weather. report today reads
Tonight and Saturday probably fair"
This Port Blakely mill company's
tug Victor visited our harbor Tuesday.
That season of equinoctial storm
should be in sight if it visits us this
season.
\ The autopsy on the body of Gilbert
Miller shows that he died from
pleurisy.
Norman 7. Clowers and Miss Ida E.
Brant, we're married in this city, last
Saturday.
Henry Kirkendall and VIM. Thill
have been initiated into the lodge of
Woodmen.
Three logging engines are on the
way here to be used on the new log
ging road to this city.
If you want cheap fuel read the ad-
vertisement of Mr.. Richardson, in this
issue of the STANDARD.
A tournament of the North Pacific
Whist Clubs is to he held in this city
on April 9th, 7th and 9Th.
Mrs. F. J. Brown is in Port Town
send in attendance upon her mother
Mrs. Susan Bash, in her last hours.
That splendid attraction, NJ. B.
Leavitt's "Spider and Fly" will ap-
pear at Olympia Theater, on the 4th
prox.
Applicants for special teachers
certificates, under the new law, must
pay the institute fee of 81 for the
same.
Miss Kitty Langridge has just fin
ished her school on Grand Mound
Prairie, and is now at her home at
South Bay.
G. E. Higgins left Tuesday for Los
Angeles, CAL, where he will remain
with his daughter, Miss Georgia, for
an extended visit.
A marriage license has been issued
by the County Auditor to Rasmus
Thompson, of Sherlock, and Christian
M. Hollis, OF Olympia.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San francisco will be the
Umatilla tomorrow, and for Alaska,
the City of Topeka, Sunday.
Mrs. Horr will 60 to Portland to-
morrow to make arrangements for
continuing her late husbands extern
sive business with that market.
Mrs. Eta Cavanaugh, of Seattle,
after weeks visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Phipps, on East
side, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Vance is on a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Watson of Portland. Mr..
W., it will be remembered preceded
Gen. McMicken az Surveyor General.
New machinery has been placed in
the steamer Seaside and it is claimed
by her owners that she can now make
IL miles an hour without crowding
her.
The local court OF Foresters have
elected SamI Dobrin delegate to at
tend a meeting of the grand court
which meets at Vancouver on the 9th
prox.
A furry of snow two or three times
this week was the final farewell Old
Winter gave as he stepped aside to
make way for bright, joyous, sprightly
Spring.
Miss Louise Helm and Edna Helm,
who have been visiting their uncle,
Charles Helm, Of the Capital Brewery,
returned to their home at Allegheny,
Pa, this week.
c. P. Bush of Vancouver. has been
appointed trustee of the Washing.
ton School for Defective Youth, to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Senator High.
The Light and Power Co. OF Olym-
pia have just added to their equip.
ments q dynamo about four times as
large as either generator formerly used
by them. This will afford ample
power for future as we'll as present
needs, and place the light and power
service in frstclass order. !