Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lee Melleur and family are visiting
in Seattle.
DR.. Lillebelle Patterson is on short
visit to Tacoma.
Miss Minnie Yeager is visiting
friends in Seattle.
The County Commissioners will
meet next Tuesday.
r. N. McFadden has returned to
thir city from Skagway.
Frank Giles, of McMurray, is on a
visit to his parents in this city.
Lawton's restaurant in the rear of
Hotel Higgins, has been closed.
The neat sum of $564.45 was realized
during the four days Of the Sisters
fair.
Mrs. Gus Harris entertains the
Entra Nous Between Us) Club to-
night.
Loggers are enjoying themselves. and
they spend their money as rapidly as
it comes.
Mrs. A. C. Olsen, of Seattle, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. DIR.
Mitchell.
The large maple shade trees on the
north side of the Higgins hotel have
been cut down.
R. Rutledge, of Little Rock, died at
St. Peters hospital, of typhoid fever,
Wednesday night.
"To-night and Saturday occasional
rain," is the weather report now on
the bulletin-sheets.
Chas. Leighton and wife have re-
turned to Seattle after short visit
with Olympia relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Monroe, who re-
side on Maple Park are happy il the
possession of stalwart boy baby.
Joe Shields, now of Seattle, spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Shields, in this city.
The rendition of Human Hearts,"
last evening, at Olympia Theater, was
An admirnble piece of dramatic art.
A Puget Sounder who left here for
Northern Indiana, recently, writes
back, Great Scott but isn't it coldf"
Bob Frost won the wood-scene
water-color painting, by G. H. Goeh.
ring, lately ratified at Crombie's drug
store.
The next steamship for Alaska will
be the Alki, Sunday; succeeding her
will be the City of Topeka, next
Thursday.
Miss Alice Allen gave . delightful
party Monday evening in honor of her
friend, Miss Louise Gray, of Port
Townsend.
Samuel G. Woodruff came up from
Seattle Saturday to visit his step.
father A. ]. Burr, who lies dangerously
i'll at the hospital.
John Lindquist and Miss Edla- Mat
son were married at the West Hotel
Wednesday night, Rev. A. M. Ander.
son performing the ceremony.
w. G. Prince has gone to Whacom
to take position in the store of which
Mr.. A. B. Clark, formerly of 1.-THE
Fair" of this city, is manager.
Hugo Stuth was the holder of ticket
number 1,742 which won the $35 made
to-order suit of clothes which J. E.
DALEY e. Co. gave away Christmas.
The City of Destiny has appealed
to the Supreme Court to restrain
Commissioner Bridges from leasing
State lands which lie in her suburbs.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Umatilla next Tuesday. The Walla
Walla sailed to-day for that destina-
ton.
"Alleck" Wood, who at one time
held the wheel on Capt. Hatch's old
flyer, the Fleetwood, it is said, will
command the new freight-boat Trans.
port.
Trevor Kincaid, of the State Uni.
versity, contributes an interesting arti.
Gle on "The Progress of Biology in
Washington" to the Saturday Mail, Of
Seattle.
The condition Of A. J. Burr, at the
hospital, continues to be quite critical,
but he is reported to be in cheerful
frame of mind and to entertain hopes
OF speedy recovery.
Next Tuesday night the Chamber
OF Commerce will consider the matter
OF extending aid to Frank Kotic. of
Little Rock, for removal of his single
mill to this place.
Andrew G. Peterson and Miss Han.
nan I. Roseburg, both of Shelton.
were united in marriage at the Carl.
ton House, Wednesday, ESQUIRE
Schomber officiating.
Sylvester Camp No. s, Native Sons
OF Washington. held meeting last
Wednesday evening, in Pythian Hall,
and initiated Scott Shaser and L. E.
Sanger to membership.
I. J. McCroskey, of Whitman
county, and Miss Virginia A. Bush.
NELL a sister of the wife of Adjutant
General Fox, were married in this
city, on Christmas day.