Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-06-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

StaLtIc, July lUln.
Most OF the grocery stores have
signed a contract to close on the 18th.
An Olympia Chinaman rides BIZ
cycle with good grace, and he sits up
right too.
A daughter was recently born to Mr.
and Mrs. J. &. Ashley, who reside south
OF this city.
Showers tonight and warmer Satur-
day, says the herald from the watch
tower to-day.
Mrs. SAINT" Yeager and her son
Carl, lett Wednesday for Summers
visit in Maine.
The bark Northwest arrived i'll the
harbor few days ago, for a cargo OF
lumber for San Pedro.
The timber on forty acres of State
Capitol land was sold i'll Mason
county this week for $40.
The merry-go-round has arrived and
is located its former site, corner OF
Fifth and Franklin streets.
Thos. Roberts, better known as
"Tommy, the Tinker" sustained a
stroke OF paralysis Wednesday.
Mrs. J. H. Mcdonald and daughter
came up from Orting to spend the
4th with "auld acquaintance"
The outgoing passengers over the
n u e. N II al
and Mrs. Salter, for Payette, Idaho.
Samuel Rosenthal has returned
from three months visit to lower
California, for benefit of his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Faulkner re.
turned by Sunday evenings train
from their wedding trip to Portland.
Mr.. Scobey employs about 80 katzen-
TANNERS at his cannery in this city
and u score OF pickers on his farm in
the country.
Mrs. KOontz, who has been visiting
DIR. and Mrs. Wyman, will return to
her home in Alaska, July 14th, by the
Cottage City.
Geo. C. Israel left for the Gray's
Harbor country, yesterday afternoon
to attend to an important case in the
probate court at Montesano.
His accidency has decreed that B.
M. Price must step out from the posi-
ton of Deputy Librarian. Judge
Millett has already been selected for
his successor.
The steamship Umatilla leaves the
Sound for San Francisco Tuesday, and
the City OF Topeka for Alaskan ports
on Wednesday.
Mrs. ID. Wood and son Joseph, oil
Peterboro, Ontario, are on visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Starlight, of the
New York Bakery.
Judge Gordon arrived from Spo
kane Wednesday, where he has been
making arrangements for removal o
his family early in the fall.
There is only one really strong
candidate on the Republican ticket
nominated Saturday, and that is Mr.
A. A. Phillips, for Treasurer.
The church's share OF one-third the
income from the soda fountain fo
Wednesday, in the Hill Drug store
Melted $40 for the building fund.
Abraham Hinchcliffe of this cit,
and Miss Sarah E. Kelsey, of Soutl
Union, were united in marriage b.
Rev. r. M. Hayes, Monday evening.
Mrs. George Belts, OF the Westside
is seriously ill, and her husband win
is on the other side of the continent
has been notified of the unwelcom
fact.
An application to compel tn
County Commissioners to issue
license for the sale OF liquor at Littl
Rock was yesterday refused by tn
Superior Court.
P. d. Moore is now acting in tn
capacity of deputy in the Count
Treasurer's office, in place OF Franz
Blakeslee, who has gone into tn
hardware business.
Mats Forstrom, a Finn, was al
mitted to citizenship in the Superio
Court Wednesday, and at the sam
time his son Alvin declared his in
tentions of citizenship.
NJ. J. Roche, Travelling Passenge
Agent of the Rio Grande Western
Railway, of Portland, Or, passe'
thsough this city to-day on bushes
connected with his company.
The Olympia Packing Co. will shi
clans to Butte, Mont, thus openin
another resource which will doubles
climb like our oyster trade and Jack
bean-stock.
Thomas Bordeaux, the well.know
capitalist and logger, and Miss Essi
Webb, were married at Riverside, i
Mason county, Wednesday. Tn
bride is daughter of Thomas Webi
pioneer resident OF Skokomish.
Rev. DR.. Glass. of the NJ. E. churcl
received by wire yesterday informs
ton that his daughter, Mrs. Bale, O
Manson, Iowa, was seriously ill, and i
the afternoon Mrs. Glass departed b
train for the bedside of the afecte,
one.
The fin de steele woman has mad
her appearance in our city with lon
traln-not to sweep the dirty side
walks, however, be it known, for
small boy is provided to carry il
My! What a long tail our cat ha
got.
A party Of the X. of P. of this cit
who went to Aberdeen by wheel Satul
day to re'institute lodge of the order
were caught in the shower, Sunday
on their return, which dampen ne,
somewhat their exuberant Pythial
spirits.
II. c. Maynard, proprietor of tn
creamery in this city, sustained SOM
bruises to his hand in a bicycle col