Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-01-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. l. G.. Abbott is quite i'll.
The high tides are gently rcceding.
Mrs. Hall is suffering from Ii grippe.
Much rain has fallen the past week.
Gilbert Miller is recovering from la
grippe.
Patronize those who advertise in the
STANDARD.
David f. Vernon, of Gate City, is
in the city.
Mrs. Levi Ankcny has arrived from
Walla Walla.
Where's the author of "The rain
upon the roof"
The Westside mill will start UP the
first Of February.
Have you broken any of your new.
year resolutions?
The premium on State warrants has
reached 50 per cent.
The Richardson single mill will re-
sumo operations next week.
"To-night and tomorrow occasional
rain," is the weather forecast.
John Byrne is now Chairman OF the
Board of County Commissioners.
Don't miss the ball, tonight; it i,
only $500 for yourself and best girl.
To ward off the grippe, eat plenty Of
onions. So says an Olympia bachelor
girl.
The people of the Capitol city have
been surfeited with violin music, this
week.
Capt. Messegee and son George left
for the new gold Observation-Disclosures.
terday.
On Sunday the Multnomah will
make her regular trip to Seattle and
return.
Mr.. Eckert shipped q carload oil
late apples from Centralia East last
Monday.
The appeal in the Cronin case has
been submitted to the Supreme court
on briefs.
The sensible woman wears rubber
boots when she goes upon the street
these days.
The steamer Clara Brown is tenn
porarily running in the place of the
City of Shelton.
Flocks and herds are praising Goo
in their rude way for another sight o.
the green fields.
William Lemon, one OF our old resi-
dents, is confined to his bed by the
prevailing epidemic.
This is good weather for the society
girl to show her spangied hose wher
she crosses the street.
"On the Suwanee River" at Olympus
Theater tomorrow Saturday night
Popular prices, 25, so and Is.
The peschuttes river is now rush
ing torrent, yellow with the sediment
washed from its bed and banks.
Mrs. G. S. Armstrong arrived Mon
day from Newport to remain som'
time on a visit to her former home.
How to raise the necessary "squiva
lent" for the ball ticket tonight, ha
been a weeks problem for the typica
dude.
1t is reported that our townsman
George Jones, is doing quite we'll from
u financial standpoint, in the Alaskan
mines.
Ambitious teachers are hard a
work preparing for the next quarterl!
examination which comes early mex
month.
What about the chain gang? Their
is plenty of street work to do, to max
good the ravages caused by the lat
storms.
1t is splendid to be a legislator
Only think of the free cigars, cham
payne, brandy, cocktails and just bar'l
of money!
F. X. Schoonmaker, the noted ora
tor is to lecture in this city soon. Hi
subject will be China, the Shadow 0
the World"
Peter Schmidt, son of Leopold
Schmidt, leaves tomorrow for Mil
waukee, whittier he goes on an al
extended visit.
The "spring" tides, the highest O
the year, prevail this month and the
maximum height was attained las
Sunday morning.
The melting of the late snow has
caused few sidewalk land-slides, bu,
no serious results will follow if repair.
are made at once.
Carpenters are engaged in building
abarn for the street cars, Immediately
In front of the old structure which
was destroyed by fire.
, State Superintendent Browne has
issued call for Convention of Coun.
ty Superintendent to be held in this
city on the oath inst. to discuss top.
les relating to improvement of the
common school service.