Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Judge Linn held court this week at
Cathlamet for Judge Elliott.
1t has been decided to gravel Fourth
street i'll front of Union block.
Miss Laura Boiling is i'll OF typhoid
fever and patient at the hospital.
Judge Carroll, OF Tacoma, sat as SUI
pcrior Judge in this city yesterday.
n. L. Loomis, of Humptulips, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Knox, of this
city.
You will probably have an opportu-
nifty for seeing his Knobs" Tuesday
night.
The next steamship for San Francisco
from the Sound will be the Queen,
Wednesday.
The weather report for to-day is,
cloudy and threatening; Sunday
probably fair"
y city directory is the next scheme
which our business men will be called
upon to straddle.
Miss Marion Patton came over from
Portland to visit her parents, J. NJ.
Patton and wife, this week.
1t is now proposed to amend the
bicycle ordinance so as to include all
the sidewalks on Fourth street.
Rem Patterson is putting his yacht
Evelyn G. in order to take part in the
Queens birthday races at Victoria.
The barkentine Northwest left our
harbor yesterday, with u cargo OF half
= million feet of lumber for San Pc.
dro.
Miss Tarbell will open fine display
OF latest styles in millinery at Tcnino,
for one week, beginning on the 10th
inst.
The steamship Cottage City sails for
Alaskan ports Thursday, with Mrs.
Nathan kaufman and child, from this
city, as passengers.
The steamship Umatilla sailed for
San Francisco to-day, the passengers
from this place being r. F. Kimball
and wife, and Joseph Rioux.
The members of the Epworth
League will hold social and business
meeting at the residence of d. r. Big
Glow, on Eastside, this evening.
Thos. Mallory, Of Spokane, Chair.
man of the Democratic State Com.
mittee, was on a visit to his family
this week, who still reside in this
city.
Mrs. L. NJ. Clark returned yester-
day from Montana and Eastern
Washington, where she has been fol
some time visiting among friends and
relatives.
Sister Benedict, former Superioress
of st. Peters Hospital, now Mother
Principal of this district, with head
quarters at Vancouver, paid the hos
pital visit this week.
S. F. BOardman was the purchaser
this week OF the south half of lots
and 8, block 40, OF the plat of Olym.
pia filed in 1870, from Allie Britt, the
compensation being $3.50.
Mr.. Lister has sold his little stea mel
Tussler to wrecking company in
Alaska, for use in Tightening when the
water is shallow. She will be taken
north on the deck of the steamer
Garonne.
w. B. Skillman and his son Ed.
mund, OF Los Angeles, Cal, are on 9
visit to Phil. Skillman, of this city, a
brother of the elder gentleman. The
visitors came with the intention o.
probable location here.
Residents ON Black Lake have pc
titioned the County Superintendent
to form new school district from
portions of Belmore, McLane and
Delphi districts, on the west shore and
northern end of the lake.
The young baby of Mr.. and Mrs. E
ii. Elder, formerly of this city, died
at Tacoma, Sunday. Interment was
made here Tuesday, in one of the city
cemeteries, the funeral rites being
held in St. Michael's church.
The mails, under the new schedule
close daily at as follows: For the
ii 80 train to Tacoma at ii O'Clock A.
M; for the P. S. 2:15 train for Port.
land at l 80 P. NJ; for the 5 :35 train
for Gray's Harbor at sos p. M.
Assistant Attorney General Vance
and c. S. Rinehart of this city, and E.
N. Parker, of Tacoma, have been ap.
pointed commission to examine
candidates for admission to the bar
The examination will be held on the
18th inst.
Binheimer has bicycle which will
carry five riders. 1t is cumbersome
affair, however, and few experts care
to tackle the Mustang" without the
utmost care is taken to restrain il
from bucking" 1t is called the
Orient Quint.
The Olympia Club elected Monday
evening, E. P. Kingsbury, President
VIII ID. jenkins, Vice President; D.
n. Proud, Secretary; NJ. Harris,
treasurer, and E. P. Kingsbury, H.
ID. Cowles and f. G. Kreider Execu.
tive committee.