Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

pleasant the whole week.
Spades are now "trumps," when the
play is made in the garden.
The Olympia license number on
bicycles has run up to 716.
Easter collection in St. Johns
church Sunday amounted to $3.50.
wee son gladdens the home of Mr.
and Mrs NJ. A. Canning, Of this city.
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow reads Generally Fair"
The next steamship for Alaskan
ports will be the Cottage City Thurs
day.
The machinery for the Tumwater
Hygiene Spring is beginning to ar
rive
F. w. Tinkham will in a few days
"take the road" to talk up Scobey's
jam.
Reuben Crowder, pioneer of 1852,
died recently on his farm near Bu-
coda.
Harvey Scofield is now employed on
postal run between Seattle and Port
land.
Miss Edith Dent, of Hoquiam, is a
guest with the family Of Judge
Anders.
The chemical plant at Rainier is in
operation and turns out an excellent
product.
An Easter Social was held by the
Presbyterian congregation Monday
evening.
Rev. A. Rogers, late of Whatcom,
will preach in the Congregational
Church next Sunday.
The City Council propose TO re-
plank Fourth street its entire length
from bridge to bridge.
VIM. Blaha has bought OF F. d.
Frost lot 6 of block 2 Talcott's addi-
ton, paying 5000 for it.
The days are now nearly long
enough for the " eight-hour" man to
to work on double shift.
Workman are engaged in preparing
the site for the new mineral spring
bo,tling works at Tumwater.
Swallows are homeward flying and
report that the martins are also en-
route to their northern haunts.
The Eagles contemplate an excur-
sion to Tacoma, and are making prep.
arations to take wing" on the 26th.
Easter services were held in the M.
E. Church Sunday evening, whereby
the missionary fund was increased $2S
Leo and Frank Schmidt, sons of
L. F. Schmidt, Maple Park. are home
from their Portland school on a short
Easter vacation.
The next steamship for San Fran.
cisco will be the Queen Tuesday, and
Rev. Henry Badger and wife will go
as passengers by her.
Miss Ellen Bracken, OF Minneapolis,
and Mrs. w. E. Nannary, Of Tacoma,
are visiting Miss BIS sister in this
city, Mrs. A. B. Allison.
Mrs. J. F. Gordon and Miss Lizzie
Waddell have opened an art empor-
ium in the Byrne building on Fourth
street. Read their ad. in this paper.
w. B. Bailey, of this county, has
bought of Mary Du Vernet, of Con-
necticut, lot 3, block l, in Wards ad.
dition, paying therefore the sum of
$500.
John b. Slater, of Colville, has been
appointed member of the State
Board OF Control, made vacant by the
resignation of w. w. Ridpath, nearly
year ago.
An insane man, name unknown,
has appeared at Rainier, and the
people have invoked the aid OF the
law to capture and place him in
restraint.
Dailey's new tailoring shop, in the
rear OF his elegant store, is now nearly
ready for service, and is as neat and
attractive as the remainder of his es-
tablishment.
Now that the shipment OF logs from
Chehalis county has commenced, the
big saw mill project is again under
discussion with fair prospect of its
immediate erection.
The loss of prunes from from cold
weather is estimated at about rs per
cent. OF the promised yield, which
was large. Strawberries do not seem
to have been injured.
Sawyer & Filley have reconstructed
and refitted their refreshment parlor
for ladies and their escorts when they
drop in for an ice-cream soda. 1t is
now very cosy resort.
Fishermen who have visited streams
and lakes since the open season be.
gan, do not tell any very extravagant
stories OF success, either of the weight
or numbers of their Catches"
The Chehalis Log Shippers Associ.
alton have begun dumping their logs
In the Eastside boom. The first train
came In Monday, and consisted of
thirteen trucks of splendid logs.
Will Whitthorne, who enlisted in
the cavalry service in the Philippines
IRON this city, has been promoted to