Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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.c.-.on this week.
Tic alicv-way just east OF the town
hai hA> been rcplanked.
sun. Pe-cival i up from the lower
Sound on a visit to his family.
Vancouver and Tacoma are making
arrangements for celebration of the
Ith.
Judge Linn has been holding court
for Judge Elliott, at kalam,, this
week.
The Democratic County Convention
viii meet in Tacoma hall to morrow
at +. NJ.
Tickets for cold Maids Convention"
will 60 on sale at O'Connor's Tuesday
morning.
The Capital City Band is making
preparations for Il dramatic benefit on
the 18th inst.
David Cook Il pioneer OF this county,
"a years OF age, has been accorded Il
home on the poor farm.
The lodge OF Rcbekahs will give its
last card party of the season this even
ing ut Odd Fellows hall.
The weather report to day is: ITO
night and tomorrow partly cloudy
and occasional showers"
The third carload of wood water
pipe casing left yesterday for Atlanta,
Ga, over the Great Northern.
The Walla Wala leaves the Sound
for San Francisco, Monday, and the
Alki for Alaskan posts, Tuesday.
Lewis w. Longmire has been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
H. Il. and E. j. Stafford, deceased.
The nickel-a-sprig lettuce man is
now preparing to launch upon the
market his 15-cent cucumbers.
Does Olympia intend to celebrate
the Fourth at July this year, or have
the principles OF '76 become obsolete?
Mrs. NJ. A. Kelly and daughter
came in last night by the Multnomah,
on visit to the family of J. r. Wood.
J. f. Goldsmith has succeeded Geo.
w. Hopp, as Assistant Superintendent
of the Port Townsend Southern
short-line"
J. H. Scott has begun suit for d.
vorce against his wife, Mary J. Scott,
alleging infdelity as the main cause
Of complaint.
The Tenino "short line" has
changed its hour of departure after
moons, under the new schedule, from
2:15 to 80.
John Virgins, who resides on the
Gaby farm few miles south of this
city, had the misfortune to break his
leg last Friday.
Miss Ida Toellner, a former resident
OF this city, was united in marriage to
F. II. Perry of Seattle, in that city,
Tuesday evening.
George A. Cooper and Alma G.
Van Gelen, OF Falkland, Pierce county,
were licensed to wed by the County
Auditor, this week.
Mrs. Marguerite Wilkinson, for
merly a resident of this city, died at
her home near South Union, Monday,
at the age OF 81 years.
John Cryderman, who has been on
vacation OF several weeks to the
lower part of the Sound, for rest and
recreation, has returned home.
The stock of -four left at the Tum-
water flour mill, when it suspended
operations few weeks ago, is being
shipped to several points on the
Sound.
The City Council, Monday night,
adopted resolutions for improving
Fourth street, involving a cost of 49,
500, and gave till the 2Oth inst. for
filing protests.
Considerable rain has fallen the
past week. The amount has been
rather too large, however, for it to
have proven an unmitigated blessing
to our planters.
Do not fail to attend the cold
Maids Convention" at Olympia The
alter, Wednesday night, given by st.
Johns Church Workers, if you want
to enjoy a happy night.
The permanent school fund of this
State now amounts to one and a half
million dollars, nearly all OF which is
invested in safe securities bearing the
highest rates OF interest.
c. Moru, native OF Japan, who
until recently conducted restaurant
in Seattle, died in this city Saturday
night, of consumption, and was buried
Sunday. He leaves wife and boy.
Do not make a mistake in the pur-
chase your spring and summer hat.
"A thing of beauty is joy forever"
and the latest styles are just too
cute for anything" Miss Tarbell has
them.
An inventory of the McKenny es-
tate places its value at about SAT, 900
the Estate" building being valued at
$4,000 by the appraisers, Messrs. F.
K. Brown, Geo. B. Lane and F. w.
Crombie.
The Chamber of Commerce has