Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-17
CITY NEWS N BRIEF.

y. NJ AlOON, oil BucDdi, was IN the
city Wednesday.
The session laws Of 1871 are now
ready for delivery.
The Bush Exhibit was shipped"
for Buffalo, Monday.
The bottlors at the Capital Brewery
have returned 10 work
\ barge brought up 800 tons OF coal
for the steamer Capital City, Sunday.
f. B. Moulton is building dwelling
house on Main street, near Thirteenth.
The City Council are again consid-
erng the matter of planking Fourth
street.
The gardens in the city are begin
ing to develop promise of luxuriant
growth.
Cucumbers have sold the past fort
night at" u cents apiece, two for
quarter"
The weather report to-day reads
"To-night and Saturday showery and
warmer"
Elk Congressman Jones came Mon
day to attend to some business in the
Superior Court.
II. r. Kreider and family, of Sunny
side, Yakima county, are visiting rela.
tives in this city.
Edward George, an Olympia youth,
has returned from a three.years' SER
vice in Uncle Sans navy.
Larry Cormier is the purchaser OF
four lots in Gallaher's addition, for
1925 from loan association.
Travelling men report Olympia to be
about the liveliest place on the Sound,
excepting, OF course, Seattle.
J. c. Kleber, of Spokane, once
prominent lawyer of this city, is over
on business and pleasure jaunt.
1t is announced that the first race
on the "Velodrome" will take place
on Decoration Day, the 30th inst.
A. J. Collins and family are late ar
rivals from southwest Missouri, and
they will make this city their home.
Mrs. Electa Avery, the mother of
Mrs. Phipps, lefta few days ago for
Colorado, where she will hereafter re-
side.
All plans for the Washington
Soldiers monument have been reject
ed, and new ones will be called for by
advertisement.
The Puget Sound Petroleum Co. are
engaged in sinking we'll on Jona-
than Sarer's farm, about four miles
west Of Tenino.
The Phipps nine beat the Braeger
team, in a game of baseball, last Sun
day. which resulted in the phenomenal
score OF 35 to Z.
The steamship City of Puebla sails
from the Sound for San Francisco,
Sunday, John Haler being passenger
by her from this city.
The soldiers at the Orting Home
are to have an assembly room capable
of seating 400 people, at cost to the
State of about $4,000.
NJ. S. Black was brought in from
Bucoda, Saturday, suffering from q
broken leg, the result of an accident
in the woods near Bucoda.
The next steamship for Alaskan
ports will be The State of California,
Monday, and for San Francisco the
Walla Walla will sail Friday.
Lawyer Agnew has bought the
Hatch residence, corner of Seventh
and Adams streets, and will, after
renovation, make it his home.
Will N. Sterling was in Olympia
Wednesday making arrangements for
Russell's Big Vaudeville Circus to
show here on May 22d and 23d.
The steamship City OF Topeka sailed
for Alaskan ports, Wednesday, Miss
Stella Woodson being passenger by
her from this city, for Skagway.
Our Olympia Nasty receives an adj
d'tlonal 500 to his salary of $500
under the new adjustment based upon
The business transacted each year.
). r. DeLue, OF Tenino is held to
answer in the sum OF $500, for giving
intoxicating liquor to a minor, Frank
warner, who is only IA years of age.
Another addition has been made to
the capitol land grant by the approval
OF I,760 acres in the Vancouver dis.
trict by the Department at Washing
ton.
Lot block 10 was lately sold by
Daniel Finch TO Harry Wetherall, for
$ooO 1t IS situated on the east side
VI Main street, between Ninth and
Tenth.
'eo' brazel bought last week lots 4
d and Gin Riggs addition, for the
sum OF $3.50. They are located lust
south OF Maple Park, but they are I'M
improved.
o'y reports fight between rooster
ana a Belgian hare, Sunday, and saws
."e contest was a stand-off, although
'"e rooster did all the after.battle
Growing.
ifed Onsterson, who came up last
wick from Mason county logging
N"'np' was sent to the water fror,