Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-06-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

MIS-. >. u. OSbOrnc, OF south Bay,
has been quite i'll the past few days.
The weather forecast issued to-day
reads: Fair tonight and Saturday"
Very little interest appears to be
taken i'll the school election to-mor-
row.
Give the ccnsns enumcrator soft
answer. His job is not an easy one, at
best
Mr.. O'Toole, of South Union, is very
i'll at the hospital with BrightS' Dis
ease.
A stalwart son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. II. Pemberton, on Westside
Sunday.
\ girl baby came to stay this week
Eastside.
Jesse Ferguson and Allen Weir at
tended the Pioneer meeting in Seattle
this week.
Mrs. o. C. White and family have
returned from a prolonged visit in
California.
The local camp Woodmen Of the
World will go ON an excursion to Sc
attic Sunday.
Prof. Trevor Kincaid, of the State
University, visited his parents in this
city Tuesday.
Miss Marie Garrison let Wednesday
for Pullman, her former home, for an
extended visit.
Edith Prather has returned from
Walla Walla, where she has has been
attending school.
Mrs. t. 7. Kavanaugh, of Seattle, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps, her
parents, in this city.
Judge Porter attended the Grand
Commentary of the Knights Templar
at Tacoma this week.
The hand performed on the plaza
Wednesday evening, rendering some
very pleasing selections.
C. H. Pridham has been awarded
the contract for supplying the Poor
Farm with groceries this year.
The city has ordered a sidewalk
built on the west side of Washington
street between Eighth and Tenth.
A son was born to Mrs. Holton
Martin Monday, and daughter to
Mrs. j. Y. Kennedy, the same day.
A second call this year for school
warrants to the amount of $500 will
soon be made by the County Treas
urer.
The many friends OF A. A. Phillips
will be pleased TO learn that he is in a
fair way of recovery from his severe
illness.
The steamer City of Topeka sailed
Monday for Alaskan ports with Mrs
]. Y. Ostrander as a passenger from,
this city.
The steamer Umatilla, which left
Seattle Sunday for San Francisco, car.
ried as passengers from this city E. w
and NJ. E. Lang.
Mrs. Ida Sickels has leased the
upper part of the Porter building, ON
Franklin street, and is fitting it up
for lodging house.
Two excursion steamers visited this
port Sunday, the Dauntless from Ia.
coma, and the Fairhaven from Seat
tie, bringing about 2OOpeople.
T. P. Holcraft has sold his interest
in the job printing office at Whatcon
to his partner, John Boyer, and will
hereafter make Olympia his home.
Mrs. E. E. Hinkle (nee Iona Giles,
and children, of Lincoln, Nebraska
arrived Wednesday, on a visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Giles.
Mrs. Frank Dickinson, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Alice, of Port.
land, came in on Wednesday even.
ing's train for visit with Mr.. Dickin.
son.
W. S. Eddings, lately appointed U.
5. Judge at Hawaii, was at one time
an attorney in this city and is a son.
} in-law of Hon. P. d. Moore, of this
place.
Martha Utterback has been granted
decree of divorce from Charles Ut.
terback and custody of the minor
child and possession of the commun.
ity property.
The Woodmen of the World dedi.
Gated O monument to the memory oil
z. S. Baldwin, who died at Little
Rock about a year ago, in Masonic
cemetery, Sunday.
The County Commissioners have al
lowed County Auditor Graham an ex.
ira clerk. to enable him to complete
his annual report by the end of the
fiscal year, June 3Oth.
John r. Mitchell will deliver an
Grafton at Yelm on the 4th of July
and, if opportunity affords incidentally
put in the day in fishing" a sport OF
which he is inordinately fond.
The Kirby road matter which has
bobbed up so persistently before the
County Commissioners the past two
years, has been quieted by contract
made with John Olson to construct it
for $1l0.
The high-school graduates held a
reception III G. A. R. hall Wednesday
evening, to parents and friends, at
which delightful season of social pas
time resulted from the efforts of the
class as hosts.
The steamship Puebla sailed from
the Sound to-day for San Francisco.
/ Inc steamship Queen will leave for
Alaskan ports tomorrow. This will
be her initial trip as summer ex.
\ cursion" boat.
There has been more trouble in the
Ienino school. Mr.. Gilmore came in
Yesterday to secure the arrest of the
teacher for excessive punishment of