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

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mrs Barbce's school at Woodland
closed its term Friday.
Mr.. Higgins returned from Pasa-
dena, Cal, Sunday evening.
The weather prospect for the next
twcnty-four hours is "Fair."
Bruce Thomas and Nettie A. Rat
cliile have been licensed to wed,
The family of Adjutant General
Fox will soon become residents of our
city.
Joseph Longmirc and family, Of
Chehalis, spent the Fourth in this
city.
Mrs. Bilger, of Portland, has spent
the holiday season with her son, Henry
+. bigger.
Mile. Panka, the "Lady of Lions"
left for Portland with her pets,
Wednesday.
Fosters yacht Daphne succeeded in
taking the second prize in the regatta
at Seattle on the 4th.
A petition is in circulation for the
appointment of Thomas Prather as
Street Commissioner.
Ed. Hardness, after residing in
California several years, has returned
to Olympia to remain.
n. II. Owings has been accorded
500 per annum for services rs guard
ian Of the Erb children.
Eight large coils OF wire-cable ar
rived yesterday for the Lumberman's
Mercantile Co. of Shelton.
Lee Melleur has some beautiful
nuggets taken from Klondike clean
up in which he is interested.
The next steamship for Alaska will
be the City of Topeka Sunday, fol-
lowed by the Cottage City next Friday.
Would it not be we'll for our city to
make an effort to secure visit from
the warship Iowa before she leaves the
Sound?
Mr.. Bonney and family, of Tacoma,
have been guests the past few days OF
Mrs. BIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. r.
Bigelow.
A baby deer and elk are the latest
additions to Tumwater Park, and both
are natives Of that charming little
spot of earth.
A regular meeting of the Thurston
County Horticultural Society will be
held tomorrow afternoon in the
Equity court room.
Workmen are engaged in making
changes necessary on the ground floor
of the Mckinney building to adapt it
for the State Library.
Another change in the railroad
schedule makes the time of departure
of the Seattle and Tacoma train 2 80
instead of 3 80, as formerly.
1t is said that C. z. Mason will util-
ize the lilled-in half block bounded by
Third, Fourth and Water streets for q
site on which to erect machine shops.
Not a drop of rain fell here on the
Fourth, although one might have
sworn ut times that he felt moisture
in his bones, it came so near down.
pour.
The County Commissioners were in
session two days this week, but adj
journed to the 18th on account of the
illness of Mr.. Yantis, one of their
number.
The Washington State Bar Associa-
ton convened at Tacoma, yesterday,
in annual session. The bar of our
city is represented by Judges Millett
and Porter.
Thomas Mallory, who came down
from Spokane on a visit to his family
during the holiday season, has re-
turned to the present field OF his bust
ness operations.
In the 15-mile bicycle race at Ia
coma, Monday afternoon, George
Avery came in second and Grigg Hill
derbrandt, won the second time prize
Both are of this city.
Tomorrow the Multnomah will
bring up the loggers who spent the
4th down the Sound, and on Sunday
will take them to the roll-way, on re-
turn to their field of labor.
Mr.. Gimblet has in a great measure
recovered from his illness and the
ever popular Carlton House may now
be said to be fairly entered upon a
season of renewed prosperity.
The new bank has, from appear
ances, leaped at once into popular
favor. 1t numbers among its deposit
ors some OF the best and most cOnserv-
alive business men of the town.
Geo. d. Evans, the ex-deputy in the
State Auditors Office was arraigned
wednesday in the Superior Court on
charge of forging State warrants and
entered the plea of not guilty."
A still alarm, Monday, was caused
by the burning of rubbish in the rear
OF Harris brothers store. The hose
company was on the ground promptly,
out their services were not needed.
The contract for operation of the
Iumwater Touring mill has been
closed, and Olympia flour will soon
mead the list of choice brands of the
staple that ranks as the staff of life.
Kerr & McCord, of Seattle, have
taken steps by mandamus proceedings
10 restrain the city from transferring
*ooo from the interest fund to the
general fund, with which to plank the
Long Bridge.
T.: ). Lord has resigned the position
OF President, Treasurer and member of
the Olympia Hotel Co. This action
was DOUBTLESS induced by the we'll
known aversion of Mr.. L. for holding
an empty sack.