Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
&" Browns in Town"
The Eaglcs fly to-night.

tonight.
The season OF short days and high
tides has come.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
n. {. Williamson.
Mrs. Horr has opened an oyster sup
ply business at her office on the dock.
The new bottling house at the
Capital Brewery, is nearing compile
ton.
For holiday advertisements, study
the columns of the WASHINGTON
STANDARD.
"The Fair" now reminds the OBJ
server of one Of Dickens's novels.
Which is it?
Winter virtually begins, this year
on Thursday, the 21st, at 4:3S o'clock
in the morning.
The weather forecast announced for
to-day is. "To-night and tomorrow
occasional rain"
The Entertainment Club" is to be
revived to supervise certain social pas
times for the winter.
DIR. Patterson has removed her Of
flee from Mrs. Boyd's to the Bettman
block on Fourth ttreet.
A landslide on Westside has given
considerable trouble to the Street Com
missioner the past few days.
Ed. Bowling, OF Little Rock, has
the contract for furnishing supplies to
the Poor Farm in the future.
The old-fashioned turkey shoots
and school-house dances are already
on the tapis in the rural districts.
The Superior Court, last Tuesday,
denied the petition OF Nellie A. Wilson
for new trial of her damage suit.
I. NJ. Reed, ST., left last SATURDAY.
for Washington, d. G. He goes on
Masonic business and will probably be
absent month.
Chelan is now one OF the &c coun-
ties OF the State, an official proclama-
sio" Of reovsuitiuu having been issued
by the executive.
Orion, the grandest constellation in
the heavens, is now coming rapidly
into position to be profitably studied
by amateur astronomers.
The prudent utilization of UNI
brellas, rubbers and overcoats, will
save many a doctors bill during the
prevailing rough weather.
w. w. Robertson, of the North
Yakima Record, came over Monday,
to be present at the funeral of his
father, the late J. w. Robertson.
Oily is authority for the assertion
that there are 125 pensioners in Thurs
ton county, and that they draw $1,000
quarterly from the U. S. Treasury.
G. Rosenthal has just received
large shipment of goods to meet the
demands of the holiday trade. Call
at his store and see the pretty things.
Mrs. 7. j. Patterson, mother of DR..
Lillebelle Patterson, has arrived from
Minneapolis, and will occupy rooms
with her daughter, in the Bettman
block.
A decree OF divorce was granted by
the Superior Court, Wednesday. to
Maud Meter, from Gus Meter, and
she was likewise awarded custody of
minor child.
The regular meeting of the Thurs.
ton Go. Horticultural society will be
held in the equity court room, at l: 80
Pm. The annual election of officers
will take place.
The ladies of the Congregational
church, are making arrangements for
scrap" social. The scrap in this
instance does not signify that it is of
pugelistic order.
b. X. Deal and Miss Bessie P.
Keichel, were united in marriage by
Kew. DIR. Glass, at noon Sunday, at
the residence of the brides parents.
near Plum station.
The steamer Norwood, Captain
Chauncey Wiman, arrived in port
Saturday night, with a number of Ia.
coma Masons on board, who came to
visit the fraternity in this city.
c. Curtin. of South Union, who has
been spending several weeks at home
after a prospecting tour in the Klon.
dixie regions, will start on his return
to the land of promise tomorrow.
The Women's Relief Corps proposes
to make New Years ball the means
OF according welcome to the returned
volunteers. 1t will be masquerade
ball and held in the Olympia hotel.
The City Council, at its meeting.
Monday night, authorized the install
ment OF ten arc lights for the winter
service. They will be placed at such
points as the committee NAV
designate.
Washington Lodge No. l, A. o. U.
W. have elected the following officers:
w. A. Long, w. NJ; E. ]. Tracey. F.
Frank Van Eaton, o.; T. C. Van
Epps. F.; c. H. Pridham, Rec eiver
J. S. Dobbins, Guide; Ben. Vincent. I.
w.; H. G. Richardson, 0. w. and
Trustee.