Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-17
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. O. e. White and daughter are
visiting III Seattle.
Isaac Chilbcrg, OF LaConner, is up
on visit to relatives.
The State Board OF Education has
been in session this week.
Ex-State Treasurer 4. \. Lind ley
has returned from Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Jackson are visit
ing relatives at Astoria, Or.
No. fire company have announced
a drill for Saturday evening.
A wee daughter gladdens the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. +. Z. Taylor.
A son was born Wednesday to the
wife OF H. J. Bode, of Eastside.
Mrs. J. E. Dennis, of Vancouver, B.
c., is visiting friends in this city.
The bark Vidette arrived in our har-
Dor to load with lumber this week.
The weather forecast to-day is "To-
night and Saturday, partly cloudy"
Mrs. A. J. Burr and her daughter
June are on visit to friends in this
city.
Daniel Gaby, formerly of this city,
has removed from McMinville to Eu-
gene City, Or.
Miss Pearl Searight returned Tues.
day after a weeks visit with friend on
Hartstein Island.
John Eaton, an old-timer of this
city, who has been absent 80 years, has
returned ON a visit.
II. ID. Morgan, an Olympia old
timer, now OF SnohOmish, is on visit
to- uld acquaintance"
Jacob jacobson was brought up
from Matlock, Wednesday, suffering
from badly crushed foot.
Miss Bertha Rosenthal is on Welt
to friends down Sound, and may ex-
tend her trip far as Victoria.
The Woman's Missionary Society
held their monthly meeting in the
Presbyterian church this afternoon.
Rev. A. G. Sawin, left Wednesday
for VashOn island, to take part in the
Chautauqua exercises now in progress.
The new courthouse tube-well has
proven u failure. After driving to the
depth of 1877 feet the project was
abandoned.
Edward Brautigam, of Wyoming,
arrived last evening, to attend the
funeral of his mother who died Tues.
day in Seattle.
The City of Topeka sails from the
Sound for Alaskan ports tomorrow.
The succeeding steamer will be the
Queen Tuesday.
James E. Bell, OF Everett. has been
appointed Regent of the State Uni.
versity to succeed L. ID. Goodshall,
who had resigned.
J. F. johnson, of Seattle, manipu-
lates the key of the Postal Office in
. this city, during Mr.. O'Connor's alb
sence at Eatonville.
g.. hoffman has bought the Bill
ling brick residence on Washington
street, between Eighth and Ninth,
paying 81 $50 therefor.
Miss Mary Smith, a visitor from Sc
attic, entertained her friends at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rea,
in this city, Monday night.
Eli Winsett, the bicycle cham pion,
has returned to the Sound. He has
spent several years in Atlanta, Ca,
but has returned to remain in the
State.
M. OConnor, accompanied by DR..
Redpath are on an outing to Eaton
vile this week. The latter is inter.
ested in the deposits of copper in thai
part OF Pierce county.
William Yeager, of the postal deliv.
cry is quite i'll. lie, met with a bicy-
Gle collision, few days ago, the result
OF which was an abcess on his side,
from which he has since been bed.
ridden.
The Silver Republicans of this
county will hold a mass meeting in
Equity court room Saturday, at P. NJ.
to elect five delegates to the State
Convention, which meets at Seattle
on the 9th.
Mr.. Haworth is erecting a large
frame building on Fourth street, oppo-
site Columbia hall, for his fruit bust
ness and residence combined. 1t is
now enclosed and will soon be ready
tor occupancy.
Land Commissioner Bridges has
gone to San Francisco to inspect the
harbor improvements of that city,
with view of acquiring information
that may be of utility in management
the details OF official service.
Talcott Bros. have added rotary
dryer to the machinery of their paint
works at Mineral Lake, in this county.
1t will do as much work in an hour as
their present appliance will accomp.
lish in day in drying the product.
The board of examiners now exam
lining and marking up the papers OF
applicants for teachers certificates,
consists of Misses Troy, Day, Sylvester,
Gallamore and Marsen, Mrs. Wood, ].
c. Mckee, Mrs. Stalnaker and H. 1.
Karshner.
There is now in the general school
fund of the State Treasury the sum of
$3O9, 40, subject to apportionment
OF the several counties, and division
will probably be made this week. The
amount that will fall to Thurston
county is $7,2l9.
Somebody stole John Harbst's
wheel from the rear of his saloon, Sun
day night, thus breaking two OF the
commandments at once. It is said
that the owner broke another COM
mand on the tablet OF stone when he
ascertained his loss.
Mary F. Thurston, in Judge Inns
court, yesterday, obtained judgment
against the State for recovery Of GER
tain realty in Whatcom, described as
north half IF parkh1o,s