Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-06-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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SAINT Yeagcr is seriously i'll of
pneumonia.
The days have begun to shorten.
Have you noticed it?
A total eclipse OF the moon occurred
this morning at o'clock.
&C. Case, of Bucoda, was in town
on court business yesterday.
Margaret and George Bigelow are
home from school at Tacoma.
The new Olympia-bui!t street car
made its trial trip on Wednesday.
About 200 passengers went on the
excursion to Port Orchard Sunday.
John GimbIet is in fair way of re-
covery from an attack OF pneumonia.
A little daughter has appeared at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Clark.
Hartstein Island seems to be carry
ing off the palm for its excellent
strawberries.
Miss Grace Strange, OF Menasha,
Wis, is the guest of Misses Edith and
Julia Cavanaugh.
Strawberries are coming by the ton
and can be had at the fruit stores for
eight cents box.
The forecast for the next twenty
four hours is "To-night fair; Satur-
day, fair and cooler"
No. so, held by Robt. Hawthorne,
won the Stearns wheel, at the drawing
at Talcott's, last evening.
About 100 members of the Epworth
League are in the city attending n
session of that organization.
10. Nellet, logger, who has been
in and about this city for a number OF
years, died in Seattle recently.
The uniforms of the Capital City
band have been received and were
worn the first time last evening.
If the calendar speaks the truth,
then our days are already growing
shorter, and Christmas is coming.
Sarah E. Wright, sister of George
N. Littlejohn, deceased, has been ap-
pointed administrator of his estate.
Ri. Rev. Edward O'Dea, Bishop OF
Nesqually visited Olympia this week
on matters connected with the diocese.
The Light and Power company are
making great efforts to meet the de-
mands OF passenger traffic on the
Fourth.
A telegram from Mr.. Higgins thi.
afternoon announces that his daugh.
ter Georgia died at Pasadena. Cal.
Sunday.
The steamship Umatilla left the
Sound for San Francisco to-day; the
Queen leaves for the same destination,
Wednesday.
Spike-shod woodmen have been en-
gagged during the present week in
making up large boom of logs on
the Westside.
The steamship City of Topeka sails
from Seattle for Alaska tomorrow
and will be followed by the Cottage
City Thursday.
The heated term is at hand. Look
after the safety of your chimneys and
stove-tlucs while you have leisure to
attend to them.
Potato planting is still in progress in
many parts of the county, and farmers
say that with late fall, good crop
can be realized.
A sudden attack of pneumonia has
disqualified Mr.. Gimblet from personal.
ly assuming charge of the Carlton
House, this week.
Gus Harris, of this city, and Miss
Virginia Schwarzschild of San Fran.
cisco, are to be married in the latter
city on the 29th inst.
Next Monday night when five taps
OF the fire bell are given, young PEG.
pie must scamper for the family domi.
cile or be liable to arrest.
The first spring colt made its ap
pearance in town this week. The
spring chicken can be found any time
of the year at all restaurants.
The camping season is coming and
Buffers cove will be the objective
point for people who want to take q
rest from the cares of business.
As usual, the Indians say "halo
olally," this year, but Mr.. Lo will soon
be coming in bending under load Of
wild blackberries, all the same.
A pair of gold spectacles was lost
this week, presumably on the street,
and the finder will be suitably reward.
ed by leaving them at this office.
Don't wait till you hear the curfew
taps, next Monday evening, but count
your children little while in advance
and you may save paying fine.
Last evening an unusually large
number OF passengers came in by the
Multnomah, drawn hither by the
Christian Endeavor Convention.
There is an encouraging thought
hinged upon the late changes in
Olympia real estate. Somebody has
money and the faith to invest it.
l.. W. Todd, who lives near Bucoda,
has brought suit against his wife
Lizzie W., for divorce, in the Superior
Court, on the ground of desertion.
The report comes that the hay crop
IN Thurston county will not be below
the average and harvesting in many
sections will commence early in July.
The marriage of Frank w. Reisen-
weber and Miss Georgia A. O'Bannon
ls announced to take place at the
Central Baptist church, next Wednes.
day.
Miss Maggie Carney. formerly of
this city and now at Republic, was
married on the 14th inst, to Perry
Orr, prominent business man of that
city.