Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Joe Galr is in the city from Oyster
Fay.
Next Wednesday will be st. Valen-
tine, day.
Al. Munson, Of Shelton, was in the
city on Wednesday.
Miss Kate McGraw, of Seattle, is
Visiting friends i'll this city.
Tonight and tomorrow Fair" is
tn-day's weather prediction.
The steamship Queen left Seattle
for San Francisco yesterday.
John McDaniels, of the Queen City,
i guest of Judge and Mrs. Gordon.
Miss Irene Simpson, of Seattle, is
visiting relatives in the Capital City.
+. J. Miller and ID. c. Jenkins have
each received st. Bernard pup from
Neah Bay.
James }. Wilson is in fair way on
the road to recovery from his late Sc
we're illness.
Judge Linn is the happy father OF Il
son and heir, who entered an appear
ance Wednesday.
A billiard tourney is being arranged
10y the Olympia Club, to take place
sometime next week.
The street-scraper has been in SER
vice the past week to clear the mud
oil the thoroughfares.
Rev. S c. Ohrum, of Seattle. has
been conducting revival services in
the Baptist church nightly.
The City Council, Monday night,
raised the salary of the City Marshal
from $40 to $50 per month.
Mrs. p. NJ. Troy and baby have re-
turned from visit to the lady's par
ents in Eastern Washington.
County Teachers examinations be.
gan yesterday at the court house.
They will terminate to-day.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Scofield returned to her
home at New kamilchie, Tuesday, after
u few days visit with friends in this
city.
Several of our popular churches are
making an effort to capture the way
ward sinner and bring him within the
fold.
twenty-five converts united with
the NJ. E. congregation, Sunday even
ing, as the result of the late revival
work. .
Mckinley prosperity has struck
Janitor Matson, of the courthouse
His salary has been raised from $45
to $50.
1t is said that within a small area at
Mud Bay, Monday night, fully 100
trees were blown down by the severe
wind-storm.
Alice M. Grout and S. ]. Leroy, of
Matlock, were married Wednesday, in
this city, Rev. DR.. Glass performing
the ceremony.
A State warrant call has been made
embracing numbers 5O.476 and ST.
14O. the amount being $50,427. Inter-
est ceases on the 18th.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Walla Walla, Tuesday, and for Alaskan
ports the Alki, Wednesday.
The County Commissioners Wednes-
day drew the annual jury list for the
Superior Court. 1t consists of 100
householders" of the county.
Richards & Pringle's grand street
parade, including two brass bands,
will take place at 2 80 p. NJ: on the
day OF the show, next Thursday, the
18th inst.
Glenn Johnson has been elected
Street Commissioner by the City
Council. at SIS per month. Mr..
johnson is model officer, as all ac-
knowledge.
The nominations of the Fire De-
partment for Chief, Assistant, Elec-
trician, and Drivers, were approved by
the City Council, Monday night, and
harmony prevails.
The Cottage City left the Sound to-
day for Alaskan ports. The passen-
gers by her from this city were, Miss
Vest, Miss Coulson and ]. Y. Ostran-
der, all for Juneau.
The G.lslander shingle-mill at Black
Lake is building a small steamer to
run to spur on the railroad, by which
to get their product to one of the
worlds arteries of trade.
The Thurston County Republican
committee will meet Cd Saturday OF
next week, to fix the time of holding
the county convention to elect dele
gates to the Ellensburg Convention.
Theodore L. Brown came up from
Shelton Wednesday to attend the
smoker given by the Native Sons oil
Washington. Mr.. Brown will soon
organize camp of that order at Shell
ton.
J. d. Harhst has been granted q
license to sell liquors at his newly
fitted premises on Fifth street, where
Phil Hiltz dispensed the beverage
which cheers but not inebriates" in
days OF yore.
A successful operation of skin
grating was lately performed at the
hospital A little boy submitted to
the ordeal Of removal OF his cuticle to
cover wounds sustained by his little
sister from fire.
Surveyor McFadden, Tuesday, set
the stakes for half-mile race track
on the Virgins place at Nesqually, fol-
DIR. Reeves, its present owner, who is
about to establish first.class stock
farm on the premises.
A telegram received last Friday
announced the sad intelligence OF the
death of Chas. w. King, only brother
of Mrs. T. /. McKenny. Mr.. X. re.
sided short time in this city and
made many friends during his visit.