Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-10
CIT NEWS IN BRIEF.

CIT NEWS IN BRIEF.
New moon to-day.
La grippe is gradually relaxing its
grip.
lii. high time to select yonr valen-
tines.
LARGE dogs for service in klondike
are again in demand,
the Multnomah makes her regular
trip to Seattle Sunday.
Mrs. 0. c. White and daughter are
on visit to California.
Lieut.. Coy. Daniels has been added
TO the victims of Ia grippe.
Washington's birthday should be
fittingly observed this year.
TT. Slater, owner of the Summit
Shinglc mill, is in the city.
Jos. S. Allen has resigned his place
on the Capitol Commission.
Mrs. Geo. b. Lane left this week for
visit to friends in Minnesota.
The long needed repairs on Long
bridge have ut last been finished.
Mrs. ]. OBJ. Scobey, and her daugh-
ter Helen, are victims OF la grippe.
Mrs. 7. l.. Brown, of Shelton, is Wis.,
ting Mrs. A. L. Callow in this city.
The patron saint of lovers will
warm their hearts next Wednesday.
Olympia shade trees are the chosen
rendezvous of myriads of blackbirds.
The weather predictions for tonight
and tomorrow are: Fair and cooler
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John C. Klinkenberg died last Satur.
day.
Winter is losing its grip, and has
only twenty more calendar days to
reign.
The Legislature has passed its mid
die point and is now on its home
stretch.
The coasting has gone after the
skating, and they have both gone of
together.
Quite full house greeted the lady
MINISTRIES at Olympia Theater Wednes
day evening.
The weather OF the past week has
demonstrated that "gum boots" are
not yet out OF season.
A large shipment of dried prune:
was made to Omaha last week, mostly
of the Italian variety.
"Puget Sound sardines," otherwise
called smell, are now among the
delicacies of the season.
The Richardson shingle mill re.
sumed operations yesterday after a
several days shutdown.
George L. Calvert of Ritzviile and
Miss Nora A. Hawley, of Kamilchie
have been licensed to wed.
The street cars were kept running
constantly Monday night, to keep the
track clear of the falling snow.
Robt. Ranney and Miss Ethel
Stickler were united in marriage by
Rev. J. S. McCallum, Tuesday.
Good progress is being made on the
logging railway leading from the
Black Hills to tidewater in Olympia.
H. B. Smedley is recovering from
the severe wound from an ak, which
has kept him indoors the past two
months.
The clam-shell walks on Sylvester
park are proving failure. They can
not stand the test of freezing anG
tawing.
1t is now proposed to form still
another county, out Of portion o
Kittitas and Okanogan, to be called
Wenatchee.
About four inches of snow fell
Monday night and had disappeared ii
slush Wednesday from prevailing
\ showers of rain.
6 John Gilbert and Miss Kate Gar
land, of Bucoda, were united in mar
rage, Wednesday, in that little city
by Rev. Hopkins.
The late freeze-up did considerable
damage by breaking the cover of tn
steam'chest, pipes and globe-valves al
the Eastside sawmill.
Astute orchardists say that the lat
cold weather will prove, in the sequel
the salvation of the fruit crop, b,
holding back the swelling buds.
Frank Mossman, of Oyster Bay, wa
in the city CHS week. He has just re
ceived from the East $50 phonograpl
with q number of late and popula
records.
The Journal threatens the establish
ing of another daily paper. HEAVIER
save the good people Of Olympia from
adjudication of the inhiction of severa
months ago!
The marriage OF Nathaniel William
son of this city and Miss Carrie Robin
son, of Fremont, is announced. Tn
nuptial ceremonies took place at Sc
attic Tuesday.
Mr.. B. Campbell, General Freigh
Agent of the o. r. e. N. Co., and W
W. Cotton, the Attorney of the same
are in the city on business appertain
ing to their company.
The members OF the Legislator
very generally boarded the train ate
the session Tuesday for Tacoma, t
participate in the banquet given b,
senator-elect Foster.
Miss Reese, stenographer in EN-
ploy of the Legislature, who sustaine
injuries from fall a fortnight age
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