Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The dog poisoner is around.

Tomcod fishing is now seasonable
sport.
Mr.. Il. C. Glass has arrived home
from the East.
Mrs. y. Williamson, of this city, i.
visiting relatives at Fremont.
y" quorum was present at the City
Council meeting Monday night.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris. Nomenson this week.
Arthur Ready, OF Portland, is on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Bolton.
Robt. Cameron has returned from
Baker City to engage in business here
Mrs. +. =. Ferry, and her daughter
Mrs. Leary, were at the Olympia this
week.
"To-night and tomorrow continued
fair" is the weather prophesy stated
to-day.
Mrs. Corquadale, of Spokane, is Wis.
iting her father, w. ii. Mitchell, of
Tumwater.
The telephone Office has been moved
to the Reed building, corner OF Sixth
and Washington streets.
F. II. Van Eaton, of this city, has
been granted a pension of $40 month
by special act of Congress.
John Wooding has sent in his
resignation as State Senator from the
Oath district, in King county.
The Olympia bicycle number is fast
approaching the thousand mark. 1t
is now in the nine hundred and seven
ties.
The steamship City of Puebla sailed
yesterday for San Francisco, with E.
A. LOOMS as passenger from this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Y. Even, of Santa
Rosa, CAL, are visiting this city, and
are the guests of Lee Melleur and
wife.
"Jack" Hill, logger in the employ
Of the BucOda Lumber Co., was killed
by falling tree, near that place, last
Friday.
Lieutenant Bates Cavanaugh, an
Olympia boy, has been ordered to
China, in command of Company f
of Engineers.
The steamship Umatilla leaves the
Sound for San Francisco Monday, and
the steamship Queen for Alaskan
ports Tuesday.
SamI c. Woodruff and wife have
sold lot ii, block 81, in Woodruf's
addition, for $500. Viola M. Smythe
is the purchaser.
Mr.. Kibbe, editor of the Elma
Chronicle made the STANDARD a call
this week, while en- route to the State
Editorial Convention.
The passengers this week over o. r.
N. and N. p. route we're: L. w.
Cleveland and wife, Evansville, Ind.
d. Newton, Baker City, Ore.
Geo. BIankenship left Wednesday
for Chicago on business OF the West
land Publishing Co., connected with
the publication OF school books.
Joseph Longmire and julius Fores.
ter, both of this county, have been
granted an increase of pensions, the
former $40, and the latter S. pei
month.
Thomas Maloney visited his family
in this city Sunday. He is just back
from the Kansas City Convention
and is an enthusiast in political matters
just now.
1t is reported that the army worm
has made its appearance in this and
Pierce counties. The attention Of the
State Entomologist has been called to
the matter.
Mrs. w. D. Rogers formerly Mrs
Neate, of this city, of Alameda, Cal.
is OIL visit to relatives in this place
She will return home about the first OF
next month.
Savage e. Scofeld's pile.driver seems
to have got on "the rampage" what.
ever that is. Monday night, and cap
sized while laying beside the Westside
Mill Co.. dOck.
The Recherche Restaurant will re-
move to the stand on Main street, op'
posite the State Bank, and the present
stand will be occupied by Mrs. A. Will.
liams for bakery.
The thunder OF rolling logs into the
bay from the Jefferson street spur wal
resumed Tuesday, the first timber thai
has come from the Chehalis camps
since the LIST Of July.
The Weyerhause Timber Co. thi.
week bought of the estate of Daniel
B. Jackson Sec. 81 in township IL
north, range A west, paying therefor
a consideration of sc, 300.
Cinnamon are generally very reti
cent regarding the war in the Orient
One the other day when importuned
to give an opinion as to the origin o.
the war, said, Me tinkee, China boy
hab to fightee."
The Olympia Lodge Fraternal Union
of America held picnic in Tumwstel
Park, Wednesday. An address was
delivered Dy frOf. Parsons on fraternal
orders, which is said to have been an
interesting discourse.
Miss Mary Davis, whose parents re.
side at Bucoda, died at the hospital,
yesterday afternoon, aged 20 years.
She had been brought in from her
home Sunday to secure skilled treat
ment and surgical aid.
Phil Vincent lies at the hospital,
suffering from fearful bruises received
in Simpsons logging camp, near
Hoodsport. He has a fractured jaw,
bruised head and a jammed arm, but
it is said he will recover.
Clifford E. Vaughn died on West
side, OF consumption, last night, aged
IA years. He was grandson Of w.
+. Tucker, at whose home he died.
The funeral rites will he held at the
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