Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-04-21
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
he ackhirds are singing.

The black birds are singing.
The robbins are making their nests.
A daughter was born to Mrs. George
Melville Saturday.
The Multnomah will make her
regular trip Sunday.
Mrs. Mary RAIDER has been visiting
friends in Seattle this week.
> VIM. Schinke, OF South Bay, has re-
turned from visit to California.
"To-night and Saturday Fair" is
the weather prediction for to-day.
Miss Julia Cavanaugh has returned
from q visit to friends down the
Sound.
Vim. Buford had an arm badly
fractured at the Westside mill last
Friday.
The Cottage City will sail for
Alaska tomorrow and the Alki on
Thursday.
Mrs. H. NJ. Pierce and daughter
left Tuesday for a two months visit
in Chicago.
A little son gladdens the household
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Kerfoot. He
came Sunday.
Oscar Allen left this city, Wednes-
day, over the Union Pacific, for Den
yer, Colorado.
Harry Weatherall, one of Oyster
Bays leading oystermen, was in the
city this week.
The schooner Salvador arrived at
Westside mill this week to load lum-
Der for Southern ports.
The bark Vidette left our harbor
Sunday under tow, with Il cargo of as
sorted lumber for San Diego.
Mrs. A. X. Elliott is afflicted with
that dread disease consumption, and it
is feared that she will not recover.
Mrs. Samr C. Woodruff, of Seattle
is visiting the family of her mother
Mrs. G. II. Burntrager, in this city.
District No. 3, of Cowlitz county,
has borrowed from the State $500
with which to build a school house.
Mr.. Geo. E. Higgins has taken a
contract to clear, grub and pillow tract
of land on Mud Bay, foz Mr.. Crandall.
Richardson's single mill in this
city, lately cut $4,000 shingles in one
day. an excess of 25OOO over its usual
work.
The Capital Brewing Company this
week shipped 65 barrels of beer for
Honolulu and so to Hilo, Sandwich
Islands, U. S. A.
Mrs. o. C. White and her son Will
the "bold soldier boy" from the
Philippines, arrived from San Francis
CO Wednesday evening.
Charles Granger has received 81 500
insurance upon the total destruction
of his house by fire last week. Such
promptness is comnendable.
A. w. Fawcett has been appointed
State Fair Commissioner to succeed O.
Drumheller, who has resigned. The
term expires in March, 1903.
Henry Haywood and Miss Lucy
Allen, of the true +. F. w., were unit.
ed in marriage, at the courthouse
Monday, by Justice Schomber.
The next steamship to leave the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Walla Walla Wednesday. The Queen
left for the same destination to-day.
The Board of State Land Commits
sioners have ordered to be sold, on
May 9th, eighty acres OF land in Che
halls county. appraised at 81 ,225.5Q.
Sol. G. Simpson filed Monday with
the Land Commission, an application
for the purchase of lao acres OF tim.
her land in Mason and Chehalis coun
ties.
Evelyn G. Is the name of the new
yacht Mr.. Pattison is building at " the
shipyard" on Second street. She has
Mr.. P.'s little daughter for name,
sake.
Lost-A ladies' grip, between Bush
Prairie and Little Rock, on the 9Th
inst. Finder please return to this
office, or to Miss Lizzie Waddell, Little
Rock.
Henry Slater the man awaiting trial
tor asSaulting Dan Livesley at Tenino
last week, came in yesterday and
pleaded guilty. He was fined SIS and
costs.
An issue of 100000 in State bonds
was made this week and sold to the
permanent school fund, an investment
authorized by late act of the Legis-
lature.
Enough rain has fallen the past
week to indicate that the Man with
the Hoe has been rather hasty this
season in assuming the burden of
the world"
A number of prominent business
firms have signed an agreement to
close their respective stores at 6P.M..
after the LIST of May, during the sum-
mer season.
The city paid A. Hylander, of Cen
tralia, 800 for team to haul the hose
wagon. That is service, however, in
winch the bicycle cannot enter as a
competitor.
Chas. Goehring, who for several
years was chief draughtsman in the
Surveyor Generals office, has entered
upon service for the Port Angeles
Eastern Railway Co.
The State Treasurer announces that
lie Is prepared to pay State warrants
on the general fund up to and includ-
ing NO. $3.50. The amount of the