Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

front.
Mrs H. VI. Pierce has returned from
the East
Camp-liie is the prevailing lad OF
the season.
The woodlands abound with de-
licious black berries.
The annual forest fires are illumin-
ating the evening sky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Blauvelt have
returned from Alaska.
Raspherries have usurped the place
of the festive strawberry.
Harry Sutton, of Montesano, visited
the capital city this week.
Judge Porter left, Saturday, for a
short visit to San Francisco.
c. NJ. A. Smith left yesterday over
the Union Pacific for St. Paul.
The weather forecast to-day is "To-
night showers; Saturday fair"
This is the thirty-eighth anniversary
of the first battle OF Bull Run.
NJ. ]. Cunningham made business
trip to down Sound points this week.
1t is the ratified bicycle and music
box that always goes to the wrong per-
son.
The Baptists of this city have sue
ceeded in freeing their church from
debt.
NJ. J. Cunningham has been granted
retail liquor license for the Parlor
saloon.
Carpenters are putting a new and
improved front upon Mr.. Vietzen's
saloon.
R. W. Simmons, logger, came in
for treatment OF a j.mmed finger one
day this week.
1t is said that 266 people went on
the NJ. E. Sunday school excursion to
Tacoma Wednesday.
Everybody goes down to Buffers
Cove for q recreation season except
editors and compositors.
The merry-go-round started up this
afternoon, on the vacant lot corner of
Fifth and Franklin streets.
The County Horticultural Society
have nominated Mr.. A. Cole for reap
pointment as Fruit Inspector.
An experienced huxster says
copious shower would materially
lengthen the strawberry crop.
Mrs. G. Rosenthal and daughter
will sail fos San Francisco Aug. I'd,
by the steamship Walla Walla.
The Cottage City will sail for Alaska
on the Goth. John Y. Ostrander and
wife will sail for Juneau by her.
A large shipment of hay and feed
came in last evening for Mosher &
McDonald's camp on Mud Bay.
Rev. Father Desiere, of Butte, Mon
tana, is visiting Rev. Father Saindon,
of St. Michaels church. this city.
The steamship Alki sailed for
Alaska yesterday. She will be fol-
lowed by the City of Topeka Monday.
Who was the first printer. Adam,
of course. Didn't he leave his foot
prints upon the flower.beds of Eden?
Fred Drew, of Port Gamble, one of
the owners OF the leading sawmill on
Puget Sound, was in the city Wednes.
day.
Geo. l. Smith, an old.time resident
ofOlympia, now of Portland, dropped
in" on old acquaintance one day this
week.
Mrs. A. G. Martell held the winning
number for the fine music box raffled
at Sawyer 4 Filley's Wednesday
night.
The Epworth League have chartered
the steamer Multnomah for a moon
light excursion about the bay Tuesday
evening.
Geo. w. Hopp lost the little finger
OF his left hand while coupling cars
on the Port Townsend Southern, last
Wednesday.
Mother Robin Red Breast is dill.
gently teaching her fledglinps the
mysteries of bathing at the Sylvester
park fountain.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the State Treasurer cannot invest
the permanent school fund in genera,
fund warrants.
The Capital City Band are arrane.
ing for concert by which thew hone
TO raise few dollars to purchase ad.
ditional instruments.
Edward Drewry is laid up from a
cut in his leg from a Rlancinp a.
which mishap occurred in Kennedv,s
camp few days ago.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Umatilla Sunday, followed BY the
City of Puebla Friday.
1t seems that George 1 Smiths mis-.
sion to this city, is to collect the re.
ward for apprehension of the forger
Evans, due Toney Wolfe.
A style OF sunshade, intermediate
between the parasol and umbrella, has
been adopted by male pedestrians in
many OF the Eastern cities. What's
the matter with the Olympia dude?