Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-11-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

the STANDARD.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. c. Ellis have re-
turned from Seattle.
The Wizard Oil Co. opens at Olym-
pia Theater Monday night.
Miss Irene Norton of Tacoma, is the
guest of Judge and Mrs. Gordon.
The enrolment in the public schools
is exceptionally full at this time.
Mrs. f. f. Raser left over the Union
Pacific for Salt Lake City, this week.
The weather prospect for tonight
is fair, and tomorrow occasional rain.
Our old-,ime townsman, Joseph
Chilberg, has returned from Cape
Nome.
The last half OF the taxes OF 1898 be.
come delinquent on the last day of
this month.
Miss Kate Cheney, OF Tacoma, is
visiting the family of Mr.. NJ. O'Con-
nor, in this city.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Umatilla, Monday.
Mark Brautigam has returned to
Seattle after a few days visit with
relatives and friends.
James Hardness has had his pension
from the government increased from
$6 to ST. per month.
DIR. Lillebelle Patterson will make a
professional visit to Tacoma to-mOr-
row, returning Monday.
Daniel Gaby, now a resident of Nc
Minville, Oregon, is over on a trip to
settle up his affairs here.
James Longmire, of Tacoma, an old
resident OF this city, came up this week
to visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chambers, who
live just east of town, are happy in the
possession OF a wee daughter.
Grand family ma tinee, at Olympia
Theater tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Admission 10 and 25 cents.
The household of Mr.. Fred Green,
of Independence, has been gladdened
by tiny maiden who has "come to
stay"
A party OF Shelton people are com.
ing up tonight to witness the rendi-
ton of Mizzouri" by the Shaw COM
pany.
The steamship Alki sailed for
Alaska yesterday. The next ship for
that destination will be the Topeka
Tuesday.
Seven lots in Mrs. Hale's subdivision
were sold to w. J. Mackay, by Chas.
Vietzen, this week, the consideration
being 1875.
Philip Hiltz lately sold lot 6 block
IA in this city to Margaret Hulthu.
san, for 81 500. 1t is the saloon prop
erty on Fifth street.
Dan Shazer returned this week
after an IL months absence at Daw-
son City and Cape Nome. He will
return in the Spring.
Harry H. Collier has been appointed
Deputy Food and Dairy Commissioner,
in place of DR.. Cassels, resigned, by
Commissioner Mcdonald.
The quarters of the Olympia Club
at the Olympia hotel, are being re.
modelled to meet the new requirements
to which they have been assigned.
William McKenny, son of the late
Gen. McKenny, will hereafter conduct
the drug business founded and SO
many years maintained by his father.
Thurston county's share of the
State school fund, for the quarter end.
ing Sept. 30, lately apportioned by the
State Superintendent, amounts to
1896.
Mrs. Ellen Davis, mother of Mrs
Allen Weir, returned to her home al
Seattle, to-day. She has been on a
visit to her daughter, of several weeks
duration.
Charles Vietzen has purchased the
ANDERSON property, just east of the
Union block, Tor Il consideration oil
$6oo, and moved his family to tina,
place to-day.
The registry necessary to vote at the
municipal election on Dec. 5th, closes
ten days before, or on the 25th inst
1t will be we'll for intending voters &c
bear that fact in mind.
Frank COtter, who has attained
fame in the peaceful pursuit of bike
riding, entertained the CORY sons o
war, lately home from the Philip
pines, Tuesday evening.
Harry McElroy has so far recovered
from typhoid fever as to be able t.
leave his bed. He will soon il
ne meets with no relapse, to resum,
his place in life's procession.
The Harris Sons have employed 8
resident dressmaker to take charge o.
the making OF fashionable suits to or
der Madame Christensen arrived
this week to assume that service.
Henry p. Ford, of the Portland DO
ice, came over Wednesday to obtain
extradltlon papers for man named
Iarber, held in Seattle on q charge O,
seduction, to be tried in Portland.
Mrs; ID. Z. Burdick, o! Sherlock
aied last Friday, at the hospital in
TINS city: She had been for some time
the subject of blood poisoning. She
leaves husband and two children.
Adeibert NJ. Dewey, cousin of the
admiral, was in this city to-day, on
ooty as special agent of the U. S. de.
partment of labor. He is gathering
statistics on the labor question for the
bureau. ' '"e
The Chamber of CONNIE rec have
appointed committee to secure Mot.