Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

san Francisco Monday.
Treasurer Frost has $Gi,000.4S in
the peoples strong box.
Judge Linn is holding court in JEFF
fcr>un county this week.
The steamer Aberdeen, after repairs,
resumed her trips to day.
Englebert Berthe, of Swiss origin,
has been admitted to citizenship.
J. II. Hildebrandt, and his son
Russ, left yesterday for the Atiin
country.
Unless cold rains set in after the
fruit buds are matured, we will have
an ample fruit crop this year.
The prospects for tonight and to-
morrow from official calculation are
for "Continued showers and colder
temperature"
Prof. Davis and wife have arrived,
and the former has assumed his
dnties as leader of the Capital City
Military Band.
Mrs. l. Harris left last Saturday for
Baltimore, on Il visit to her son, DR..
Henry Harris, who is still afflicted
with pneumonia.
Mr.. SimOnsen has removed his Jew
elry stock to the brick building in the
rear of Mottman's store, formerly &C.
cupied by A. J. Burr.
All the grocery stores now close
business at I o'clock in the evening,
except Saturdays when the gO-as-you-
please" limit prevails.
Judge Millett and quite a number
OF the local fusion ranks accompanied
Bryan to Tacoma, after the speaking
here Tuesday morning.
Roderick Sprague and Miss Laura
Avery, formerly of Olympia, were
united in marriage, at Skagway,
Alaska, on March 18th.
Chas. Vietzen has bought from
Catherine Hart, lots l and 10 in
Block Is, Swans addition. The con.
sideration paid was $785.
Warren Moray, who lives near
Tenino, was thrown from a wagon,
last Friday, by a fractions team, and
was quite seriously injured.
A meeting Of the Puget Sound
Oystermen has been called by its
President, Joseph Gale, to be held at
Shelton, April 1lth-next Wednesday.
The outgoing passengers from this
city over the U. P. and o. r. & n,
were Mrs. Mary E. Black, for Grand
Ridge, ILL.,, and E. McReynolds, for
Omaha, Neb.
Arther Thompson, an agent for the
Great Northern Express, who has had
charge of the Office in this city, has
been transferred to Tacoma, and is sue
ceeded here by Ralph Eastman.
Township % n. ROW. has been
surveyed and notice given that the
plat will be filed in local land Office
May I'd, and that after that date ap-
plications for entry will be in order.
The payroll of teachers and ex-
penses of the school service in this
city for March aggregated 81 800. 10,
which amount was audited and or
dered paid yesterday by the Directors.
Miss Sternberg will remain with
Miss Tarbell, in her management of
the millinery parlors, and thus add
her experience and skill in meeting
the popular demand for goods in her
line.
John Delacature, an old soldier OF
the civil war and a resident of this
city the past twenty years, died Mon.
day He was Belgian BY birth and
76 years OF age. He was buried by the
g. A. X.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Peterson are
happy in the advent OF little son
who will doubtless, in the course of
time, perpetuate the genealogical tree
by branch representing Peterson's
sons son.
The steamship City of Topeka
sailed from the Sound yesterday, with
10. Carlson and John Matson as pas.
sengers from this city for juneau.
The next boat for Alaskan ports will
be the Cottage City Tuesday.
L. N. Ford has been appointed JUS
tice OF the Peace, to succeed j. 8.
Dobbins, who resigned, and will have
bis office in the annex to the old
"Blinn building" on Fourth street,
adjoining his former office, where he
will be found at all times to admins
ter justice or unite the silken tie Of
wedlock.
To-day and tomorrow Miss Tarbell's
emporium of Fashion will have q fine
display of millinery goods, just re-
ceived direct from Chicago, and
strictly up-to date in style. The
ladies are specially invited to call and
inspect the style and quality of her
goods as we'll as to ascertain how
reasonable are her prices.
Capt. B. w. DeCourcy died at the
family residence on East Fourth
street, Sunday evening. His death
was not unexpected, as he has long
been a sufferer from ill-health. De-
ceased was native of Ireland, So
years OF age. He was member of the
u. A. K. and X. of p, and the funeral
rites were conducted by them. De-
ceased leaves wife and daughter.
Organization of a Bryan club was
completed in Equity courtroom, last
Friday night by adoption of declara-
ton OF principles and election of Of
Ulcers for the first quarter, or until the
second Monday in July. Fred. Schom-
Der was elected President and w. A.
Van Epps and c. Richmond, Secre-
taries. The President was authorized
to appoint Vice President in every
precinct of the county.
J; OBJ. Scobey expects to "put up
U.oOo jars of jam this year. Instead
OF confning his operations to straw
berries, he intends to jar raspberry and
blackberry jam, current, apple and
plum Jelly and apple and plum butter.
he has leased the basement of the