Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-04-07

Total Rainfall 49, inches.
No. of clear days :, cloudy II; part cloudy.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Whist
Silence is golden.
saw wood; play cards.
Fruit trees are in bloom.
The weather forecast is "Fair."
Measles is still prevalent, but of a
mild type.
The health of Mrs. James Mcintosh
is improving.
Rev. Albert Sidney Gregg, of Seattle,
is in the city.
The days are rapidly nearing their
maximum length.
F. W. Tinkham has recovered from
his late indisposition.
The Multnomah makes her usual
trip out Sunday morning.
The Rhododendron club dance in
Unity church this evening.
The County Commissioners have
been i'll session the past week.
The schooner Ethel Zane is another
late arrival at the Westside mill.
Two undertaken vessels left this
harbor to-day for California ports.
n. 5. Porter spent several days at
Shelton this week on legal business.
Mrs. Geo. B. Lane has returned from
her visit to Omaha and Minneapolis.
Leo. Kaufman, Of juneau, visited
his parents in this city few days ago.
John Mccarthy and Mrs. Alice
Fisher were married in this city Sun
day.
The Horticultural Society meets in
the Equity Court room tomorrow at
I'm.
Miss Badger has gone to Los An
geles, Cal, for few weeks visit with
friends.
The trestle Of the Olympia-Tenino
road ia being repaired by renewal of
its piling.
+. A. Mcdonald OF Tacoma has
been appointed State Dairy and Food
Commissioner.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Umatilla, tomorrow.
The bark Salvador is now on the
way to this port from San Francisco
for cargo Of lumber.
The State Treasurer will pay gen.
eral fund warrants up to and includ.
ing No. 32OO5, on demand.
The Aberdeen resumed her old
schedule this afternoon, so we have
two boats out" each day.
The bark Vidette finished loading
lumber yesterday and is completing her
cargo with piles in Buffers Cove.
Remember there are but two ex.
cuses for not following your partners
lead-out of suit and sudden death.
james c. McFadden, OF this city
has been added to the engineering
force of the Port Angeles ard Eastern
Railway.
The maple shade trees are putting
forth their leaves and their swelling
blossoms already load the air with
fragrance.
The City Council authorized its fire
committee Monday night, to expend
$3.50 for u span of horses to haul the
hose wagon.
The County Commissioners have
contracted with Savage & Scofeld fol-
repairs to the Nesqually bridge amount.
ing to $2ll.
1t is about nip and tuck between
the number of bicycles and baby car.
riages that now traverse the streets
and sidewalks.
J. p. o. Lounsdale, one OF the oldest
residents OF Portland, whose pioneer
record began early in the SOS. is on a
visit to this city.
q. W. Osborne's bill for $113 mile.
age claimed while on duty as County
Commissioner has been disallowed by
tie present board.
Alfred Wheeler has been appointed
10y the Commissioners Justice OF the
Peace of Tenino precinct and Hardy
Ogle its Constable.
Father Classens, of Everett, visited
the capital city this week. He re.
eeived a cordial greeting from his
former parishioners.
The law is relaxed and fishermen
are happy. Trout are biting nimbly
and We shall soon be RECALLED with the
usual whopping big stories.
The Denver Lying Club should by
all means secure for its library a copy
OF the advertising letter just issued by
the Tacoma board OF trade. Its Pc
rusal is enough to make Ananias rat
flo b;a lo.o.