Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-11-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
judge Andcr, is ILL.,
Next Thursday is " Thank giving.
John Cort, the well-known theatri
cal manager, Is in town.
This issue OF the STANDARD opens
its forti,th annual volume.
ESsic Cullen has returned from a
long visit with friends ut Seattle and
Tacoma.
OLYMPIA markets are breaking all
former records in preparing for
Thanksgiving.
The family OF Mark Mack, left this
week to join him at Carbonate, where
he has found employment.
4 marriage license has been issued
TO Clement Berry and Amelia Lung
athen, both of Victoria, b. {.
The Ladies' Relief Society will give
a Thanksgiving ball at the Olympia no.
tel, next Wednesday evening.
The Street Commissioner has been
renewing the bulkhead on the late
Hoffman property on Eastside.
A license to we'd has been granted
Geo. ii. WOodhOuse, of Seattle, and
Miss Minnie NJ. Mize, OF Bucoda.
Only few CLEANS of sunshine this
week The sky has generally been
overcast and much rain has fallen.
Come out and see the big parade of
Beach & Bowers MINISTRIES headed by
their jockey band Tomorrow noon.
Rev. Mr.. Remele, pastor of the Con-
gregational church, attended minis
terial meeting at Tacoma, this week.
The Olympia CLUB held its initial
meeting rs such, at their elegant
quarters in Olympia hotel Wednesday.
The schooner Reporter left our har-
Dor Tuesday with nearly half a mil.
lion feet of lumber for San Pedro, Cal.
George Avery, of this city, and Miss
Stella Luce, OF Chambers Prairie, were
united in marriage in Seattle, a few
days ago.
Maurice McMicken has been ap.
pointed administrator of the estate of
his father, the late Capt. VIM. Nc
McMicken.
Despite the alleged scarcity of fruit
this year, good apples are left to rot
under the trees in many Olympia
orchards.
Ed. Cotter with force of men is
engaged in extending the bicycle path
beyond Bush. Prairie, towards
South Union.
A STANDARD Thanksgiving turkey,
we'll fattened, might prove a paying
investment to some enterprising chap.
We shall see.
Joseph Gale, Of Kamilche, the we'll
known FISHERMAN, was married at Shell
ton, last Saturday, to Miss Mcdonald,
of Heppner. Oregon.
The registry, which is a primary
qualification for voting, will be closed
by the City Clerk, at 5 o'clock to-mor-
row Saturday evening.
E. E. Taylor has sold a half-inter-
est in the Royal restaurant to Scion
Griffin, and they will hereafter con-
duct its business jointly.
The Universal Brotherhood held a
very enjoyable, as well as profitable,
euchre party in their hall at Reeds
building, Tuesday night.
1t is a subject of not little COM
ment in educational circles that the
Latin language is no longer taught in
the Olympia high school.
Lena Mabel, infant daughter of
Harvey and Margaret McClelland,
died Tuesday and was buried yesrer-
day in Odd Fellows cemetery.
II you hear subdued profanity while
passing your neighbours house, don't
judge him hastily. Remember it is
the season for putting up stovepipes.
Misses Beatrice Buckmaster and
Irene Norton, of Tacoma, who had
been guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Judge
Gordon several days last week, left fol-
home Monday.
The warrant call of the State Treas.
urer, lately made is OF unusual volume
$4,000, embracing all the numbers
on the general fund from 47,6l6 to
AZ, 1856 inclusive.
A newborn baby was found on Mr..
Paul Neufier's doorstep, Saturday
night. The founding was taken in
and has been kindly cared for, so far
by its foeter parents.
The Black Hills Logging Company
has changed its time schedule. The
big logging train now comes in quite
early in the morning instead of the
afternoon as heretofore.
b. w. Brintnall, of Seattle, once a
resident and School Superintendent oil
Thurston county with residence in
this city, was q visitor on official bust
ness with the State Superintendent
this week.
The steamer Marguerite, the little
fifteen ton vessel built in this city
sank at the dock in Seattle, Saturday
night, during the heavy sou'-westel
which did considerable other damage
TO the shipping.
Frank Wiman, the young man from
this city, who met with such bad &C.
cident while working in mill at Ev-
erett, several weeks ago, has returned
home, but has by no means wholly re.
covered from his injuries.
1t was old Ben Franklin who said
the merciful man would scatter ashes
IN front of his door in icy weather. If
he lived in Olympia, to-day, he would
probably say it ia the neat man who
cleans the dead leaves off his sidewalk
Citizen Lane visited the capital city
the nolifical Mnaa. L.