Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-06-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

MIS-. >. y. w OOuru1, OF seattle, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Thomas NJ. Vance will deliver the
Grafton at shelton on the 4th.
The Eagles initiated dozen new
members at their last meeting.
The local camp of Woodmen took
in y new members last evening.
F. r. Bunch left over the U. P.
route to-day, for Rochester, N. Y.
One Of the big scows being built on
Westside was launched yesterday.
Frank Mossman come up from Oys-
ter Bay yesterday to see the circus.
7. C. Van Epps has so far recovered
from his fall as to be on the street.
f. d. Gibson is to have charge of the
"Plug Ugly" procession ON the 4th.
About fifty men are employed in
building the big scows on the West
side.
Miss Eta Fredson, OF Shelton, is Wis.
iting the Misses Burn,rager, OF this
city.
The work Of decorating the streets
for next weeks celebration will begin
Monday.
The single packing contest will
take place July 4th on the Capitol
grounds.
New potatoes of superior quality
have made their appearance in the
markets.
Attorney Israel was called to Port
Townsend this week on professional
business.
c. r. Huggett has secured an in.
crease of pension, and now receives SIT
per month.
The weather report for to-day reads:
"To-night and Saturday fair Satur-
day warmer"
A daughter was born to Mrs. F. M.
Meays and son to Mrs. Chas. Little
john Tuesday.
Frank Schmidt and Tom Anders
have returned from the Pullman Agri.
cultural College.
Senator Ruth has returned from a
surveying expedition in the eastern
part of the State.
Mrs. r. M. Van Eaton. Of Rochester,
celebrated her 10Th birthday, Sunday,
by family reunion.
Orville Page, who has been engaged
in farming at Gull Harbor, has re-
moved to Ritzville.
A lecture on " Socialism" will be de-
livered in Columbia hall, tonight, by
Rev. Chas. H. Vail.
A number of Chinese "locusts" left
this week to work in the canneries at
points on the lower Sound.
A"Van" excursion party will come
to this city Sunday on the Capitol
City, from Seattle and Tacoma.
Theodore Brown, of Shelton. had
business in the city yesterday, and
incidentally" took in the circus.
The Rivers and Harbors committee
of Congress will probably arrive in
this city next Wednesday. July Sd.
A decline in the price of logs
causes grave forebodings as to con-
tinued activity OF the lumber inter-
ests.
Rev. Neal McCallum has gone to
indianapolis, his former home, 70
bring out his family and reside in this
city.
The grocery stores will all be closed
on the 4th. So heed the advice and
secure your commissary stores" in
time.
A lady is to he imported from Iowa
to prepare q catalogue of books in the
State Library, says Uy, the little en-
cyclopedia.
A" magazine table" has been added
to the attractions of the State Library,
on which will be found all the leading
periodicals.
Will Forest has secured his discharge
from the U. S. service as all army
musician. He enlisted about two
months ago.
Fred r. Day, Of Little Rock, and
Miss Iva Whitney, of this city, were
united in marriage, Tuesday. by Rev.
A. G. Sawin.
Thomas Anders has returned from
Pullman, where he has been taking a
term OF instruction in the State Agri-
cultural College.
The steamship City Of Topeka sails
from Seattle for Alaskan ports to.mor-
row. TO be followed by the Cottage
City. Wednesday,
A raft of logs containing one and a
nall million feet, was floated from our
naroor few days ago, to supply the
down-Sound mills.
Hay Lee, young Chinaman. who
nad Just returned from visit to his
native land, died at the wash. house of
Chong Lee. Sunday.
Henry NJ. Murphy, who superintends
the mechanical work on the STANDARD.
mas been quite ill the past week, from
an attack Of the measles.
The steamship Umatilla left the
sound to-day for San Francisco. The
next boat for that destination viii be