Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-06-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs Mary VI. Miller, OF Seattle, is
Oh a visit to this city.
Tine public schools close to-day for
their summer vacation.
Mrs. q. W. Osborne, OF South Bay,
is reported to tie quite ill.
The bark Nidette is in the harbor
for another load OF lumber.
John Corkish of the pipe works was
over from Portland this week.
Il. ). Weston, of Seattle, is on
visit to his family in this city.
James J. Wilson is out again after
many months Of severe illness.
A son gladdens the home of MIR.
and Mrs. George Romano. of this city.
Leopold +. Schmidt returned last
evening from business trip down the
Sound.
The Chamber of Commerce meets
this evening to consider several i'm
portant matters.
days in the county jail, yesterday, for
indecent exposure.
Home grown strawberries are now
in the market and sell for Is cents a
box or two for a quarter.
Appropriate exercises were held on
Decoration Day by the Grand Army
and auxiliary organizations.
The weather prediction issued TO-
day reads: "For Saturday, increased
cloudiness; probvbly fair on Sunday"
Chambers & Fredson last Monday
purchased 100 head of beef cattle from
the Sargent ranch on Mound Prairie.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the Umatilla Sunday, and
for Alaskan ports City OF Topeka,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trullinger have finally
decided to adopt the child left, some
weeks ago, on the doorstep of their
residence Oh Eastside.
The fire department are now happy,
having been supplied with Keller
man-Crane nozzle with which to fight
fires to the best advantage.
The report that outside parties had
obtained an option on the Eastside
mill, is pronounced by Mr.. Byrne, one
of its owners, to be untrue.
Memorial services we're held Sun
day afternoon in the First Presbyter-
ian church, Rev. DIR. Hayes deliver
ing an appropriate address.
1t is now against the law to tether
cattle on any of the streets to crop the
rich heritage which grows on some of
the suburban thoroughfares.
Prof. Elmore Rice, the violinist, has
returned from a season of study in
the East, under competent instruc-
tors, on his favorite instrument.
John Cryderman, formerly chief
engineer of the State Land Commits
sion, is now engineer in charge of the
work of the Seattle Waterway Co.
The census enumeration began in
this city to-day. f. G. Suffer and
Will Anders are the interrogation
points who will punctuate Olympia.
For Sale-A $50 Model A, Armada
bicycle, bran new, for $50, or $40
Belvidere, good as new, for $40. Call
at the STANDARD Office and see them.
Miss Lillian Brown, of Billings
Mont, a student at Annie Wright
Seminary at Tacoma, came over to
visit Miss Annie V. Tarbell, few days
ago.
At last the weather has assumed
the CHEEKY aspect of Spring, and
vegetables are again growing. the
flowers budding and the Strawberries
ripening.
Drs. J. P. Turner, of Davenport, and
J. II. Hoxsay, of Spangle, have been
reappointed members of the State
Board of Medical Examiners for terms
OF three years.
Edward J. Bailey and Miss Aldana
f. Giles were united in marriage, Sun
day, at the residence of the BRIDE.
parents on West Bay Avenue, Rev. A.
G. Sawin officiating.
A school election will be held al
Columbia Hall, on the 9th inst, fol
selection Of Director to succeed
c. Ii. Pridham, and clerk to succeed
Fred Schomber, whose terms expire.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the public have right to pass
logs through the sluice-way of the
Corliss dam at South Bay, in the case
on appeal of Dodge and Hall VS.
Corliss.
Judge White arrived last evening
from Seattle, to assume place on the
Supreme bench. His residence will
be at The Olympia, temporarily at
least, and his family will join him in
few days.
The Diversity Club has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term
Mrs. T. J. Anders, President; Mrs. C.
NJ. Bolton, Vice President; Mrs. H.
Alllng, Secretary, and Miss Nellie
Frost Treasurer.
The repairs on lower Tumwater
bridge are now nearly completed and it
Is open to travel. The span has been
raised three feet, and does not now
interfere with fiat boat navigation
at any stage of the tide.
Inc School Directors of Olympia
Dlstrict have reelected the present
Ianitors for the public schools, viz:
Washington school, Elias Dryer;
Lincoln school, c. NJ. Bolton, and
westslde, George Belts. The salaries