Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
ClIl NEWS IN BRIEF.

iron "A ~ t. Missouri.
.le,i-e Elliott, OF ChehaliS, held
couri IA thu district to-day.
q f. Go"irich has succeeded ID. p
Hubbard ~ driver OF the hose team.
Mr.. Mason. OF Buco3a. is visiting
her daughter, Mr. Halves, OF thi. city
Ms Agnes Crane, OF the WeStsidc
slipped and fell, Tuesday, and frac-
t1r"d a limb.
Emil Marten>en has returned from
the Alaskan mines after an absence OF
nearly two years.
The weather report for tonight and
Tomorrow is: Tonight fair; Satur-
day fair and warmer"
+. \. Nichols has been appointed
Justice of the Peace at Bucoda, by the
County Commissioners.
\ Swedish minister from Tacoms
will preach in that language in the NJ
f.. Church this evening.
\ live terantula was found in 9
bunch OF bananas opened by one o.
our local dealers yesterday.
Only one public school is now in
term in the county, that taught 10y
Miss Annie Brucker, at Puget City.
Frank Weir. now employed in the
Washington Iron Works, at Seattle, il
on holiday visit to his home in this
city.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the City of Puebla, Sun
day; for Alaskan ports, the Queen
Monday.
Judge Millett has been appointed
Deputy State Librarian, and has quail.
fled and entered upon the discharge OF
his duties.
Rebeccs Phillips has applied for q
divorce from Albert Phillips. in the
Superior Court, on the ground o.
abandonment.
Gerald Moore, after spending the
Fourth i'll Olympia, has returned tC
McMurray, where he has good job in
logging camp.
Elmer Giles: 11-year-old boy -
burning matches - powder. Result
eyebrows scorched-burnt arm-pair
and tribulation.
II. o. Hollenbeck and family, of Sc
attic, are making preparations to move
to this city. They will occupy the
Bilger residence on Westside.
Henry Patten was adjudgcd to bt
insane by the proper legal tribuna
this week and sent to the Hospital fol
the Insane at Fort Steilacoom.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church
realized the sum of SIS by opening 6
restaurant in the Ramm building, ad.
joining the arena" on the 4th.
Among the novelties of the late
celebration was the firing of a ma
tional salute at midnight of the third
instead OF sunrise" on the fourth.
Paul Connolly knows how it is t.
hold boom in his hand when it ex
plodes. 1t was not very large on,
or there would have been less hand.
w. J. Doane, Jr., and J. B. Corlis
have filed articles of incorporation o.
a company called "The South Ba,
Boom and Logging Co." capitalized a
$1,000.
Mrs. Gordon A. Henry left YESTERDAY
for Topeka, Kansas, where she viii
spend the summer with brother anC
sister, who she has not met since earl,
in the Cos.
The Capital City Band serenadet
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Faulkner, at thei
home on Union street, Tuesday even
ing. They were cordially received by
the happy couple.
Savage & Schofield have beer
awarded a contract for building ,
bridge over the Deschuttes, at Collins
Ford, at cost of 1920. 1t will hav,
an 80 and 9O-foot span.
The familiar face of Daniel Gaby
formerly of this city, but now one O
the leading and most successful at
torneys of Meanwhile, Or, was seer
upon our streets this week.
The County Commissioners viii
hereafter hold only quarterly meetings
the Superior Court having decidet
that these officers can legally hold bu
four regular meetings a year.
Rev. Clarence B. Seeley, of Soutl
Bend, is visiting friends in this city
Many years ago Mr.. S. was a studen
OF the o. c. l., and very naturally feel
an interest in our city and people.
L. R. Cogswell, of Plum Station
has bought action for divorce from hi
vile Leila Spurlock Cogswell, and sh,
has given notice OF filing a cross com
plant for severing the nuptial tie.
A race yesterday between the Swal
low, Daphne, Evelyn G., Nameless ant
Bonita, was won by the first namet
craft. The distance was about fiv,
miles, and was covered by the Swallow
in 4S minutes.
The United Brotherhood lodge in
tend to give an excursion to Poin
Defiance and Tacoma on the 18th, OF
the steamer Multnomah. The cost O
round-trip tickets will be, for adult
Soc and children 25c.
The celebration at Yelm went OF
without hitch, and all the exercise.
and sports passed off successfully
John r. Mitchell of this city, was ora
tor of the day, and it is said, acquitted
himself with great credit.
The Umatilia sailed for San Fran.
cisco Sunday with Mrs. K. B. Collin.
as a passenger from this city. Tht
City OF Topeka sailed Monday, will
Mrs. Frank Meyer (nee Maggie Besse,
as passenger for Skagway.
The weather bureau report states
that rain has fallen on every 4th oil
July since 1891, with one exception
that OF 1898. This shows that 1t i,
pot safe in this latitude to expect or
binary clear weather on that day.