Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

This i the shortest day of the year.
Joseph :. Allen, OF Spokane, is in
town.
Joseph Longmire, OF Ea~t>idc, is
quite IL.
Olympia Lodge +. and y. NJ. meets
tonight.
The rainfall this week has been I'M
usually large.
The barber shop, will hereafter
keep open on Sundays.
Wednesday nights rainfall beats
the rccord--l.SJ inches.
Reserve seats for THAT Man" are
now on sale at O'Connor's.
Mrs. W. Gunstonc, of the Eastside,
is quite i'll of typhoid fever.
Leopold Schmidt, the Capital
brewer, is on a visit to California.
Mrs. Emma Lee and daughter have
returned from visit to Portland.
W. T. Melvin, a prominent farmer
oil Yelm, was in the city yesterday.
J. Horst has been appointed guard
ian of the three minor Horst children.
Chas. Mort has been appointed a
policeman for night service during the
holiday season.
The weather forecast announced to-
day is, Fair and cooler; winds gradu-
ally diminishing"
Thomas Maloney was down from
Spokane this week on visit to his
family in this city.
Woodsmen are coming into town to
spend the holiday season where the
rule OF Santa Claus prevails.
Both Masonic lodges OF this city
will unite in installing their officers
on St. Johns day, the 9th inst.
The City Council had to recede
from its former action and the fire
boys will now have their bath-tub.
A numerously signed petition is be-
ing circulated for the retention of
Glenn johnson as Street Commissioner.
Mrs. Bushnell, OF Portland, has
been the guest of her daughter in this
city, Mrs. E. H. Fox, the past few
days.
Thos. LAughlin will be County
Treasurer Phillips deputy when he
assumes the duties of Office next
month.
Annie the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Blaha, died yesterday
morning on Eastside, from an attack
of measles.
Mrs. Robert Patton, of Rochester,
has been on visit for few days with
the family of her cousin, Mrs. c. j.
Van Eaton.
The State has begun an action
against Thurston county to compel
the payment of bond interest coupons
held by it.
The bowling alley in the Scott
building on Main street is to be re.
moved to the new Holthusen building
on Sixth street.
The City Council passed resolu-
tions of coincidence, Monday night
over the death of Henry Sabin, men,
Der of that body.
The steamer Juneau will make daily
trips to Tacoma leaving Percival's
dock at A. NJ, and returning. leave
Tacoma at l P. NJ.
The Rochester school realized about
$50, Saturday night, from a basket
party, with which to provide fruitage
for Christmas tree.
Owing to wreck on the main line,
the overland train has been coming
by way of this city over the loop
track the past few days.
Still they come. Ernest L. Ander-
son, of Ellensburg, has been appointed
to the position OF chief engineer of the
State Land Commission.
The amount of County Clerk
Nunn's official bond has been placed
at 5000, the same security as was
given by his predecessor.
Mrs. Alfred Thompson who has
been in the hospital under treatment
for typhoid fever is convalescent, and
has returned to her home.
Mrs. J. G. Parker left Monday for
Boise City, Idaho, to visit her brother,
c. M. Hays, who is now Attorney
General of that jurisdiction.
N. S. Perry, of Portland, came over
from that city Wednesday to purchase
several thousand acres of capitol
graft lands for parties in Portland.
A burning chimney in the Japanese
quarters at the foot of Main street,
caused o still alarm to be sent in
to the department Tuesday evening.
d. Williams, a logger in a camp
near Kamilchie, was killed by a roll
ing log Monday. Deceased leaves a
wife and brother living on Eastside.
Senator Warburton, of Tacoma, has
been appointed trustee OF the Ellens.
burg Normal School, in place of John
son Nickeus, whose term has expired.
It is reported that more than hun
dred trees were overturned on the
Rainier road by Wednesday nights
storm, many of them falling across the
much.traveled thoroughfare.
The present and past City Attorneys
Royal and Troy-have been before
the Federal cOnrt in Tacoma, this
week, uphOlding the contention of this
city with the water company.
Mr.. Conine, of Yelm, got his
fingers burned when he addressed q
letter to our City Council, criticising
their acts. 1t was ignominiously
consigned to the waste.basket.
1t is said by the Tacoma News that
the steamer Greyhound will soon be
placed upon the Olympia run, in con-
nection with the FLYER, and afford a
quick run between this city and Sc
attic