Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Mrs. l.. q. Abbott is seriously i'll
from drop>y.
The Multnomah will make her usu-
al trip Sunday.
Gilbert Miller is in fair way OF re-
coyerv from his severe illness.
70 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rogers, of
Tumwater. son was born this week.
Very soon spades will turn up as
trumps and gardening operations be-
gin.
J. VI. DeShaso and Miss Stella NJ.
Lucius have been granted license to
wed.
Mrs. Stuart is in a fair way for re-
covery from a severe attack OF pneu-
monia.
Henry Gordon, of Porter, Chehalis
county, came up on q visit to relatives
here this week.
The State Land Commissioner has
an extra force of clerks employed to
dispatch the accumulated business
in his department..
The steamer Aberdeen will omit her
trip out tomorrow. She will tie up
to put ON a new wheel-house, and re-
snme service Monday.
The term OF George w. Manvill's
imprisonment in the State peniten-
tiary, with the Communication and cred.
its allowed, expires to-day.
The Capital Brewing Company has
rented the Commercial hotel building
at Everett, to convert it into a stor-
age depot for Olympia beer.
Owing to the illness of the Rector of
st. Johns church, Bishop Barker, of
Tacoma, conducted services in the
Episcopal church last Sunday.
Scofield & Savage, our local con-
tractors, have been awarded contract
for building a $500 bridge across the
Nooksack, in Whatcom county.
Joseph Longmire and family are
now residents of Chehalis, Mr.. L. hav-
ing been engaged to run the pumps OF
the water company of that place.
Mrs. Clark, former proprietress of
the Carlton House, has returned from
Rossland with the intention of re-
Stunning her residence in this city.
The City Council at its last meet
ing refused to pass the ordinances for
licensing nickel-in-the-slot machines
-s'and repeating the transient dealers
law.
1t is reported that the steamer City
OF Olympia is on her way to the
Sound from Skagway, with nearly all
her original crew and several pas
.sengers.
The residence of F. G. Deckebach,
corner Seventeenth and Franklin
streets, was entered by burglars Satur-
day morning and rifled of articles of
small value.
The weather the past week has been
delightful-sunshine with occasional
light showers prevailing-just enough
of variety to constitute the "spice OF
life" you know.
Olympia lodge of Masons and visit.
ing brethren were royalty entertained
at banquet Wednesday evening,
given under the auspices Of the ladies
Of the Easter Star.
The weather report this morning
read: "To-night and Saturday occa-
sional rain; brisk to high southerly
winds, varying to southwest; moder-
ate gales along the coast"
The steamer Clara Brown, which has
been temporarily performing service
for the Marguerite on the Shelton
route, having completed that service,
returned to-day to Tacoma.
Paul Wiley is at the hospital suf-
fering from injuries sustained by the
rebound o: Il logging cable under high
tension. The cable struck him on the
forehead and knocked him senseless.
The Knights of Pythias had "high
iinks" last evening - exemplification
OF the unwritten work and feast
the occasion being the presence OF
Grand Chancellor +. w. Young of Sc
attic.
The Legislature adjourned over
Washington's birthday and attended
meeting in Representatives hall at
noon, on the 22d, to listen to the
Farewell Address" of the great COM
mOner.
A man named Million" from Skagit
county is registered at the Olympia.
Whether million is in it" or not, We
have no means of knowing, but his ap.
pearance at legislative time may be a
cause for suspicion.
D. c. Armstrong. member of the
Old-time dry-goods firm of Armstrong
Brothers, passed through this city
Saturday for Shelton, where he will
fill a position with the Lumbermen'a
Mercantile Company.
Joseph Kearney has bought out F.
G. Deming's grocery stock and bust.
ness and united it with his own. This
makes n superb stock of goods, and
will enable Mr.. Kearney to make prices
on various lines of goods.