Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-10-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

DO not forget to do it,
The books close on the 10th inst.
You have but a few more days LETT.
John Pulles is back from Nome.
You cannot vote if your name is
not on the register.
Joe Gale was in the city Wednesday
from Oyster Bay.
A daughter was born, last week, to
Mrs. John 7. Bethel.
There are very few vacant houses in
this city at the present time.
A skating rink is to be opened in
the Armory by Taylor & Avery.
The Little Rock school opened Mon.
day with w. II. Sewers as teacher.
Mrs. Husk, of Turner, Oregon, is on
a visit to her son G. w. Husk. of this
city.
Mrs. Vim. Yeager is i'll with typhoid
fever and is being cared for at the hos
pital.
Prof. and Mrs. Mckee, of Tumwater,
are happy in the possession of baby
daughter.
"To-night and Saturday cloudy;
continued showers" ia the weather
forecast for to-day.
John R. Mitchell and D. B. Garri-
son will address the people of Grand
Mound, Monday evening.
Some machinery for Talcott's min
eral paint works, near this city, has ar.
rived by the N. P. Railway.
The many friends of Capt. Ham.
bright will be pleased to hear that he
he is able to leave the hospital.
Bush Hoy, pro minent citizen and
prosperous merchant of schley, Oyster
Bay, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Eva Voshelle, a sister of Mrs.
Fred Tew, a resident OF Chicago, is
visiting her relatives in this city.
Although somewhat out of season,
it is said that the "ground-hog" is
preparing to emerge from his hole.
Lot 5 of block l in Ayers addition
was lately sold to Cornelius Gallagher
by Caroline Jones, for a consideration
of $500.
Tuesday was Yom Kippur, another
of the Jewish holidays that was very
generally observed by our Hebrew
people.
Hons. T. P. Fish and E. H. Cute. of
Seattle, are announced to speak on po-
litical topics in this city, next Tuesday
evening.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. McCullum, who reside in the
Craig building on East Fourth street,
died Tuesday.
Mrs. st. Johns, OF Chehalis, with
"the baby" is visiting. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. MARI. her parents, who reside
on Eastsidc.
A new tug-boat, the Defender,
arrived in our harbor a few nights ago.
She is owned by Capt. Griffin and was
built at Tacoma.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Queen Saturday, and for Alaskan ports
the Alki Sunday.
L. G. Abbott is another of the birds
of passage who has returned from
Nome to pass the winter in a more
temperate climate.
The County Treasurer had on hand
Tuesday $50. 673, and call will be is.
sued for redemption of some of the
outstanding railroad bonds.
The residence of Alfred Thompson,
corner of Union and Adams street,
was seriously menaced by fire from
an exploding lamp, Tuesday night.
The dry-kiln Of the shingle mill at
Rainier belonging to the Thomas Rob.
inson Lumber Co. was burned yester.
day morning, with $4,000 shingles.
Nine more Japs arrived by last Fri.
day nights steamer, ready to take the
place of that number OF white men al
manual labor and starvation prices.
Rudolph Schultz has returned from
the Philippines. where he has been en-.
gagged in the U. S. naval service. He
has been absent from home three
years.
Voters who live in cities should lose
no time in registering. The books
close on the 18th inst, and all who dc
not appear in the registry will lose
their vote.
Julia A. Rawson has sold lot s.
block "a, il the G. E. Williams add.
ton. The consideration was $500,
and Sarah NJ. Binheimer was the
purchaser.
Fred Clement was married 10 Miss
Caroline Miller at the Presbyterian
parsonage, Wednesday, Rev. DR.. Hayes
officiating. The happy parties reside
near Bucoda.
Connolly & Chambers have been
awarded fat" contract by the
Board OF Audit and Control. It ia to
supply weekly 1000 pounds of meat
for the steilacoom asylum.
A No. 4 Dunning steam heater is
being placed in Olympia Theater, to
suppiant the hot-air furnaces which