Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
c. Il. IIriincr is on trip to Cali
iOrmia.
CT. rritchard has returned from
Cape Nome.
Miss Julia Cavanaugh is visiting
friends III Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Israel visited
Seattle this week.
David Cook, an old resident, is SER
iously Ill at the hospital.
O'Connnr has 4 splendid line of
fancy Chlnawarc, just received.
The weather prediction for the
next twenty-four hours is Fair"
Miss Zoe kincaid, of Seattle, is
visiting her fathers family in this
city.
Washington's birthday was observed
by our public officials very generally
this year.
4 carload OF malt was received last
evening from Wisconsin for the Capt.
tai Brewery.
Frank Cotter has taken position
of salesman for q bicycle house at Van.
couver, b. G.
John Corkish, OF Portland, was over
to inspect his property interests in
this place Wednesday.
This month is the last of the open
season for killing ducks. The closed
season begins March LIST.
Mrs. L. C. Dennis, OF Tacoma, has
been the guest OF her sister, Mrs. NJ.
J. Gordon, the past week.
Stephen Rowe, son of our we'll
known tOwnsman, Asa Rowe, is re.
covering from severe illness.
Oily has it that an opposition line of
steamers will be put on the Olympia
Seattle line by the LIST of April.
Chas. Watson, formerly of this city,
and Grace Dorr. of Seattle. were mar
ried in the latter city last Sunday.
Mayor Reinhart has been called to
Whatcom by the serious illness of his
father, ex-State Senator Reinhart.
r. A. McNair has gone to Walla
Walla where he will assume the posi-
ton OF guard at the penitentiary.
Savage & Scofield have secured
another large bridge building con-
tract-this being in Chehalis county.
Judge Anders is recovering from
severe illness. He appeared on the
streets this week the first time for
months.
A delightful entertainment was
that given by the pupils of Providence
Academy at Olympia Thea ter, Wednes-
day night.
Well, we'll; what is going to happen?
Oily has missed q holiday, and actually
showed his bright face on Washing.
toms birthday.
Chas. .Koppler has sunk tube-well
on his property, east of the Eighth
street bridge and struck running
flow of water at l52 feet.
Geo. H. Hopp, of Tumwater, has
been appointed postmaster at Cape
York. Alaska, a point about 100 miles
northeast OF Cape Nome.
Wilbur Vincent has bought from R.
Vincent and wife lots IL and IL, block
2, Summit Park addition TO Olympia,
the consideration being $500.
George Savidge was re. elected to the
position OF Chief OF Police by the City
Council, Monday night, receiving four
votes to two for Robert Swan.
The Simpson Logging Company re-
ceived by the Multnomah, last even
ing, two track-laying cars, for use in
extension of their logging roads.
Eastsiders want light on Eighth
street bridge, and in view of late &C.
currences on that thoroughfare, we
think their request should be granted.
The Order of Maccabees will meet
in X. of P. hall tonight, and an adj
dress may be expected from E. NJ.
Jeanson, Deputy Supreme Command
er.
The outgoing passengers this week
oyer the o. r. & N. and U. P. are
Miss Sarah McClelland, Pittsburg, Pa:
and Chester Green and wife, Hood
River, Or.
"Bert" Gibson, an old-time student
OF Olympia Collegiate Institute, was
in the city this week from Centralia,
where he is now proprietor OF the
lesding hotel.
The building for the chemical works
at Rainier is completed and the ma
chinery has arrived, SO we may ex-
pect that it will be in operation with
in a short time.
DR.. Kincaid has removed his Office
from the Chambers block to the
small brick building belonging to the
Williams properly, lately acquired by
Geo. A. hoffman.
S. C. Woodruff, in times of yore one
OF the leading spirits Of progress in this
city, came up from Seattle Wednes-
day, to attend the funeral of his step
father, A. J. Burr.
Secretary of State Jenkins turned
over to the State last week ST., 600 re-
ceived for issuance of insurance
agents licenses since the first day
OF the current month.
Miss Mildred Stanford, of Olympia,
has been awarded the prize for story
contributed to the college journal,
at Oakland, Cal, entitled "Under
Stress Of Circumstances"
Capt. w. r. Abercrombie. U. S. A.,
passed through this city Wednesday,
ell route for Alaska, where he will as
sumo charge of the exploring expedi-
ton in the Copper River country.
Freeman w. Brown has been added