Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-23
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Mildred stanford i, visiting Miss
Zoe kincaid, on " hldby Island
The weather report to-day reads
Tonight showers; saturday fair
The County Board OF Equalization
has adjourned, after Il session OF three
weeks.
Oyster men are preparing for lively
business when the season opens next
month.
The date OF the Tivoli Opera Com.
pany, at Olympia Theater, is Monday,
Sept. Both.
Miss Flora Chambers has gone to
Snoqualme Falls to spend her vacation
with friends.
1t will be to your advantage to have
your tax foreclosure notices published
In the STANDARD.
Mr.. Israel and wife returned from a
weeks visit to the Elks' Carnival, at
Tacoma, Monday.
Col. Sapp, son OF W. l.. Sapp, OF
Tumwater, has returned from service
i'll the Philippines.
Judge Irwin has returned to Monte
sano, after holding court some time
for the local Judge.
Larry Cormier has sold to Fred
Holmes block As of Galliher's addition,
for the sum of $3.50.
A shipment of wooden pipe left to-
1av for Coofflo IN ho ,1co1 in aytonSInn
of their water service.
Several wagon-loads of people passed
through Olympia this week on their
way to the hop-fields.
Miss Carrie Callow has retired from
teaching and is keeping house for her
brother, Arthur Callow.
Linemen are in the air transferring
the telephone wires from the old poles
to those recently enacted.
J. H. Wilson's saloon, at Shelton,
was closed Tuesday under attachment
by the Chevalier Company.
Mrs. McGinnis, wife of U. S. Senator
McGinnis, of Montana, accompanied
by her niece, is in this city.
A car will leave Tumwater Saturday
morning early enough to connect with
the Tacoma excursion boats.
The local aerie of Eagles made an
excursion to Tacoma, to join in the
Elks' festivities, last Sunday.
Gus. McNeal, of Tumwater, left yes
terday over the u. P. II. r., to visi,
the Pan-American Exposition.
The Northern Light carried another
excursion party OF 200 to the" bargain
counters" at Tacoma, Tuesday.
f. L. Robbins sold to N. c. Davis
Wednesday, lot 3 OF block 4, Pattison's
addition, for the sum of 81 600.
On Sunday last Mr.. V. L. ID. Peas
ley was united in marriage to Miss M
E. Ames, Rev. J. S. McCallum official
ing.
The State Land Commission lately
loaned $500 to School District No. Is
of this county, at 5 per cent. per an
mum.
The engagement of A. w. Ready
and Miss Annie Neuffer is announced
the nuptial ceremonies to be helC
Sept. 4th.
Sam Schumacher, Dan Bannse ant
Phil Ashman, three of SheltOn's banC
boys, have enlisted 10 the Bremertor
navy yard band.
The City Council refused to grant {
license for the sale OF spirituoui
liquors to Mr.. NJ. J. Cunningham, Al
its last meeting.
Block 4 OF Chambers addition wa,
transferred by Geo. B. Wiley to Mrs
l.. M. Leighton, this week, for q con
sideration of $50.
Mr.. Higgins has bought of Adam
Powell 70 head OF cattle-cows, year
lings and calves, with which to stool
his big farm at Rainier.
Rev. J. K. Chaplin has been appoint
ed a delegate from this State to the
Good Roads Convention, to he held il
Buffalo, N. Y, next month.
The air is full of smoke from fores
fires and the old-fashioned days arr
returning when the sun can be gazeC
upon without dazzling the eyes.
The oyster-openers have been work
ing long hours the past few days tt
supply the great demand fer the bi
valve at Tacoma during the Carnival.
Phil Skillman, Jr., and Raleigh
George. have enlisted in the II. S
Navy and been assigned to in
struction on the training ship Nipsic
at Goat Island.
Miss Ethel Royal, who has JUS
completed term of school at Butler,
Cove, will enter upon a term Of in
structiOn in the public schools at Cen
tralia next month.
1t is said that Jack Morande, q we'll
known character in this city, was one
of the victims who was drowned by the
wreck OF the Islander, on her trip
down from Skagway last week.
Besides the Capitol building and
new court house, score or more Ol
small buildings are going up on va
cant lots within a short distance o.
the business center of the city.
Mrs. Morgan, an operator from Ia
coma, has charge of the Postal Tele'
graph Office in this city, while Mr.
O'Connor enjoys week off, to visit
the Elks' Carnival, in that city.
F. d. Mari, who has been for some
years past associated with the Stewart
& Holmes Drug Co., has passed exam.
ination before the State Medical Board
and is now an accepted pharmacist.
An observant individual predicts
that Olympia is going to be shocked
by an up-to.date horror, if the old rail.
road bridge across Moxley creek is not
speedily replaced BY safer structure.
The parade of the Richards & Prin-
gle's Ministries will take place at P.
N. Wednesday, instead of at noon, as
has been the custom of nearly all the
amusement companies in timing their
parades.
Grand Master of the G. L., /. O. o. F.,
George A. Elsperman, will be in this
city next Monday and pay an official
visit to OLYMPIA Lodge No. l. The