Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

There will be no boat out next sun !
day.
What is the lth OF July committee
doing?
The Olympia cornet band is to be
reorganized.
Miss Lulu Jenkins has returned
from a visit to friends at Whatcom.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the Walla Walla, Mon
day.
"Tonight and Saturday, occasional
rain," says the sentinel on the watch.
tower.
Grant Stark and wife left this week
for visit of indefinite length to Ne
braska.
The Capital Brewing Co. will make
large shipment of beer to st. Mich
aels next week.
&. w. Osborne will spend the sum-
mer in mining ventures in the Eastern
part of fine State.
Bishop Barker will conduct services
at st. Johns church next Sunday
morning and evening.
Dave Morrell has been added to the
list Of pensioners, receiving So per
month from June, 1897.
Miss Annie Morrow, of Shelton, died
at Aberdeen, Friday, aged % years.
She was buried at Shelton.
Mrs. Horn is about to erect a resi-
dence on a site she has purchased cor
ner of Main and Ninth streets.
Mrs. Turpin returned Saturday
from a somewhat prolonged visit to
Chicago. She has been absent seven
months.
Charley Billings is able to be about
town, and indeed attended several of
the Noble company's performances
this week
The City Council has go far refused
to accept the resignation of Council
man Winstanley, rendered on account
of change Of residence.
"Pete" Ouelette is happy in the
consciousness that it is vigorous,
healthy boy that has taken up his
residence at his domicile.
]. w. Robertson, OF Mud Bay, has
gone to Los Angeles, CAL, for the
benefit of his health. He expects to
be absent about three months.
Mayor Reinhart was called few
days ago to the bedside Of his father.
Senator Reinhart, at Whatcom, who
is quite i'll and may not recover.
4 revival seems to be in progress at
the Christian church, in this city,
where nightly meetings are being held,
mainly under the direction of visiting
clergymen.
The cold rain has caused many of
the fruit buds to fall from the trees
and u short crop, especially of cher
ries, plums and pears, is therefore
anticipated.
The ringing of the fire alarm bell
to-day at intervals was simply to test
the current and condition of the boxes
to ascertain if the apparatus is in good
working order.
The Triste team OF whist-players in
Portland have won from the victors
the Deschappelles trophy our players
had to surrender to them, in the con-
test few months ago.
At the annual meeting of the Wash
ington Commandery of the Loyal
Legion, held at Tacoma, Wednesday
evening, Capt. VIM. McMicken, oil
this city, was elected Commander.
A heavy hailstorm passed over a
portion of the city Wednesday, and
not "stone" fell elsewhere. This is
one OF the freaks OF the unusual deal
we are having in meteorological mat
tiers.
The steamship Alki sails from the
Sound for Alaskan ports tomorrow
with the following Olympia passen'
gers: Aleck Hongall and Axtel John.
son for Juneau, and E. F. Stringer for
Skagway.
Capitol Hill has organized hose
company of twelve men, sturdy and
true, and the city will, it is presumed,
supply them with cart and such
other appliances AS are needed in
fighting fire.
The appearance Of Oregon strawber.
ries has slightly advanced the price OF
that product. Boxes now sell at 15c
instead OF two for quarter and the
rate will probably not fall materially
until the home product appears.
Yesterday afternoon John Miller
Murphy and Mrs. Susan C. Sprague
'were united in marriage, Justice
Schomber officiating. In the evening
the parties were the recipients of a
delightful serenade by Mobiles band.
George E. Thompson, receiver OF
the Seatco mill property reports that