Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mrs. Neal Cheetham is i'll with a
fever.
Oscar Stcrnberg has returned from
Juneau.
C. G. Hcilner has returned from
San Francisco.
We have had some delightful wea-
ther this week.
a daughter was born Wednesday to
the wife of ID. S. Harris.
Mrs. Mcdonald, of Spokane, is visit
ing relatives III this city.
The forecast for to-day is: "To-
night and Saturday occasional rain"
Miss Marguerite Scully has closed
very successful term of school at
Summit Lake.
T. H. Phipps has closed out his
business here with the intention OF
going to Cape Nome.
Now that duck-shooting is illegal,
possibly the fusilade of the deadly gun
will for time cease.
Ed. Halves and Ed. Stevens, who
are pursuing studies in the State Uni
versity, are home on visit.
F. G. Blake has applied for letters
of administration in the estate of
Kenneth Macleay, deceased.
The Courtney Ford left Wednesday
for San Pedro, Cal, with a cargo of
lumber from the Westside mill.
Mrs. T. A. Green of Whatcom, who
has been visiting her brother, Auditor
Graham, left for home Tuesday.
L. R. Byrne, former School Super
intendent of this county, is now Prose-
cutting Attorney of Mason county.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. s. ].
Burrows was frightened Saturday
morning by the arrival of a boy baby.
Deputy Surveyor Ruth has obtained
a contract from the government to
survey township 4 north, range Is
east.
The weather has been delightful the
past week, and already progressive"
people are beginning to make gar
dens.
Frank Ballaine was called to Col
fax Tuesday, by telegram informing
him of the serious illness of his
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush. Baker left this
week for Kansas City, Mo-, near which
city Mr.. B. will engage in the stock
business.
The funeral of the dead soldiers OF
the First Washington Volunteers will
take place in this city on Sunday
March 11th.
The next steamship sailing for San
Francisco will he the Umatilla Mon.
day, and for Alaskan ports the City oil
Topeka, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Williams, formerly
owners of the New York Bakery, have
removed to Tacoma, to engage in the
same business there.
Thank heaven! the season for duck
shooting has closed, and probably the
constant popping of the murderous
shotgun will cease for time.
Robt. Swan, w. J. Downing and w
T. Rutledge have been appointed
deputies by Assessor Sullivan, to make
the basis for tax levy this year.
Thomas Maloney is down from
Spokane. He has just returned from
trip to Minneapolis, in the interest
of mining companies he represents.
II is said that an underground
railway" is in operation, with a way
station in this city, by which China
men are illegally brought into thi
country.
Emil Kleese, former foreman of th'
Capital Brewery, left this week will
his family for Tacoma, where he pro
poses to superintend the erection of
large brewery.
T. H. B. Newell, q well-knowI
dealer in CLAIMS, who lives at Kamil
chic, has been missing from his HON,
since Saturday and it is feared he ha
been drowned.
Unity Congregation propose to give
Rev. Geneva Lake, their pastor, TO
= the past year, testimonial of thei
regard, next Sunday, at the usua
hour of service.
The steamer Northern Light, carriet
this week 200 barrels skid oil, one-hal
to the M. L. Co. at Shelton and tn.
remainder to the Simpson Logging
Co., at Matlock.
Mr.. Neuffer and wife have finall,
adopted the waif left on their door
step, last November. The name giver
him by his foster parents is, Pau
Clements Neuffer.
VIM. Nelson, a logger, was brough
up from Mason county, yesterday, sui
fering from a severe wound in tn,
head caused by falling limb. H,
was taken to the hospital.
The outgoing passengers this weeI
over the o. r. & N. line we're: Mrs
T.Z. Slater, Denver, Col, and Mrs. F
5. Hentzman, and daughters Haiti.
and Laura, West Point, Neb.