Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-06-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The pupils of the public schools are
enjoying vacation.
q. Rosenthal will move into the
Horn building next week.
A girl is wanted for general house
work at 224 Fourth street.
Frank McKenny has returned from
trip East of the mountains.
The weather probability for to-
night and tomorrow is Fair"
A" Poverty Social" is to be given
in &. A. r. hall tomorrow night.
Mrs. Libby and her daughter Hazel
came down from Spokane this week.
The Olympia Whist Club held their
last session for the season Tuesday
evening.
Memorial services were held in Unity
church Sunday, Rev. Henry L. Badger
delivering the address.
Arthur McAloon and Miss Re.
becca Leisure, of Bucoda, were united
in marriage, Wednesday.
A lodge OF Eagles was instituted in
this city, Wednesday evening, by Steve
O'Brien of Tacoma. Next.
Miss Annie Mitchell is spending
her vacation from the State University
with her parents on Westside.
Miss Clara Houck, of Grants Pass,
Oregon, has been visiting her cousins
in this city, the Misses Lammon.
A little daughter has come to glad
den the household of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gunstone, who reside near this
city.
John Byrne and William Weller
have bought interests in the Eastside
sawmill, formerly operated by Geo. S.
Allen.
Sheridan L. jenkins, q brother of
the Secretary OF State, is visiting his
relatives in this city. Mr.. S. resides
in New York.
John Harbst and wife, formerly in
the bakery and restaurant business in
this city, have returned from a years
sojourn at Skagway.
Tickets for the first performance of
the Jessie Shirley company will 60 on
sale at fO'COnnor's store tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
The steamship Queen sailed for San
Francisco, Wednesday. The next
ship for that destination will be the
Walla Walla tomorrow.
The Thurston County w. C. T. U.
holds its annual convention in this
city on the 9Th. in the Christian
church, beginning at 9A.M
Deputy U. s. Surveyor d. S. B.
Henry expects to enter the field next
month for full seasons operations in
the foothills Of the Cascades.
The Commencement exercises of
Providence Academy were held this
afternoon, at which Misses Edna Pat
nude and Rachael Shields were &C.
corded graduating honors.
Hans C. Hansen, Dane about %
years OF age, was committed to the
Hospital for the Insane by Judge
Linn, this week. He is suffering
under mild form of dementia.
The fruit and flower fair planned by
our horticulturalists will not be held
this year from backwardness of the
season, which may to large degree
impair the excellence OF all crops.
About 800 people came to this city
on the excursion train from Seattle,
Sunday, but many more tickets were
sold than those used, to afford aid to
the object it was intended to subserye
good roads.
The State Land Commission has
approved the selection of three thous.
and acres of land in township &c
north, range Ii east, in the Yakima
district, belonging to the Agricultural
College grant.
Sheriff Billings vas 90 far recovered
from his terrible ordeal as to be able
TO resume the clerical work of his
office. The heavier duties must for q
time still devolve upon his efficient
deputy. Mr.. Mills.
Piles are being driven on the west
side OF the end of the railroad spur on
Jefferson street, on which the Olym-
pla Door and Lumber Co.'s sawmill
will be placed, which was denied To-
cation in Third street.
The Olympiam calls for an enforce.
ment OF the curfew ordinance. The
suggestion is we'll made. Some of the
young folks" are becoming decidedly
tough" through over.induleence
from personal restraint.
The passengers this week over the
y. X. & N. and Union Pacific from
this city, we're: Miss Bower, for
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Joseph Sol.
ton, A. g. Bloomquist, John Matson
and W. Erickson, for Leadville, Color
The new boat built by Mr.. Lister
was launched few days ago, and has
received the boiler lately taken from
The Marguerite, which is of ample ca.
pacity for the new boat. She will re-
ceiye her machinery without delay
and soon be ready for service.
The following pupils were present
every day during the school year Just
crossed and were not tardy: Agnes
Giles, Pearl Howard NJ CL: