Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


i'll at his home ON White River.
4 regular session OF the Board o.
County Commissioners began Tues
day.
Mrs. ID. l.. Sands is enjoying visit
from her mother, Mrs. Reed, of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Bishop, OF Gobleville, Mich, il
visiting her sister in tins city, Mrs. H
A. Graham.
The dedication of the new Metho
dist church, set for New Years day
has been postponed to January 18th.
A 12-year-old sister of the smallpo,
patient in the Calvery family, on the
Eastside, has contracted the disease.
Frank Cotter, the champion wheel
man, is home from his continental
tour and will remain during the Win
ter.
The new City Superintendent, c
w. Durrette, introduced himself tc
the public by a half-tone portrait in
Oily.
A petition is in circulation fol
establishing postoffice on Schneider's
prairie, to be known as Schneider
burg.
Mr.. Hopp's well-known popularity
at Tumwater was demonstrated by hi'
receiving one vote over Mr.. Lowell fol
Mayor.
Every prune grower in Thurstor
county should attend the prune grow.
ers' meeting in Equity court room to-
morrow at 80 p. NJ.
Daniel Finch has sold lots 7 and
s, block 4, in Patterson's addition, to
II. L. Wiley for a residence site. The
consideration was $500.
1t has been judicially declared thai
T. n. Ford is still Justice OF the
Peace, and will be until the expiration
OF his term, January 18th.
The next steamship from the Sound
for San Francisco, will be the Walla
Walla, Monday, and for Alaskan ports
the Cottage City, Tuesday.
Mr.. H. w. Sawyer, of the firm o.
Sawyer & Filley, has returned from a
months visit East. and extending to
his former home in Texas.
P. l.. Wiley has sold to his brother
L. Wiley, the west half of lots Z and
8 in block l of Chambers addition
The consideration was 5000.
David Finch has bought of the
Land Mortgage Bank Of Northwestern
America block 10 Young's addition
to Olympia for the sum OF 81, 200.
The City Council refused to provide
a bath.tub for the firemen. Thus il
seems predestined they are to pass
through baptism OF fire instead o.
water.
C. w. Durrette, late principal of the
Mount Tabor school, of East Portland
mas been engaged to succeed Prof
Halves in the school management o
this city.
Numerous protests were read at the
last session of the City Council against
re assessment OF certain street grades
and they were laid on the table fol
future consideration.
George Sayles, a native OF thi!
county, was elected Clerk of the city
of Ellensburg, at the municipal cleo
ton held by the convention city
Tuaedav of last week
The City Council has authorized {
contract with the Olympia Light ant
Power Company for ten additions
arc lights for three months service,
beginning on the 18th inst.
Fred King, who was arrested for ap
propriating certain articles of wearing
apparel belonging to Jack Davis, or
trial in Justice Ford's court Monday
was acquitted by q jury OF his peers.
Prof. Browne. when he relinquishe'
the post Of State Superintendent, will
60 to California and take pos
graduate course in the State Univer
sity, at Berkeley.
Thos. NJ. Vance and John r. Nit
chell have formed law partnership
and rented the old bank building
owned by DR.. Mitchell, in which they
will soon fix up their Office.
The Weyerhauser Timber Co. have
bought of Leonard Howarth. Of Ia
coma, 160 acres in section Is, town
ship Is north, range 4 west, in thi'
county, paying therefore 70, 100.
Rebecca Degree Lodge entertained
Odd Fellows and their families will
programme of music and cards
and refreshments for the "innel
man." at their hall Wednesday night.
Judge Mount, the newly elected
Judge of the Supreme Court, hal
arrived from Spokane, and is fittins
up the Kaufman home, corner O
Seventh and Adams streets for his
residence.
The outgoing passengers this weel
on the o. r. & N. and N. P. route
were: ]. Salisbury, Onarza, H.; Oscar
Adams, Hutchinson, Kan, and Mrs
Lizzie Templeton and daughter, juno
ton City, Kan.
The attendance ut the presentation
OF {: Browns in Town" last night al
Olympia Theater was not large, owing
probably to the fact that this was the
second appearance of the company be-
fore an Olympia audience.
Mrs. G. Harris, Monday, received
intelligence OF the death in San Fran
CISCO OF her father, L. Schwartzchild
aged 81 years. She left Immediately
accompanied by her husband, to be
present at the funeral rites.
Election of city officers at Tum.
, water was reduced to mere formality
When only one ticket was in the field
ueo: :. Hopp has been elected Mayor
=. r. Eastman Treasurer, F. NJ,
: cooper and NJ. E. Pease Council
men for two years, and John Rison
councilman for one year.