Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

O.C. White has returned from Cal
ifo!nia.
The West-ide mill has resumed oper-
atoms
Ms, Bonnie Royal Is i'll with ty
phoid fever.
Birds are building their nests in the
maple trees.
DIR. Os,rander has been quite i'll the
past few days.
A. McAloon. of Bucoda, was in the
city Tuesday.
Green onions and radishes have
made their appearance.
Spring began Wednesday, March
90, and Will last % days.
The best results are obtained by
advertising in the STANDARD.
Now is the time to offer your corn er
lots to the County Commissioners.
Steps are being taken for organiza-
ton of base ball team in this city.
Everybody was decorated with green
ribbons last Sunday, in honor OF St.
Patrick.
J. II. Scott, it is said, will soon add
a second story to his Main street brick
building.
Earl Jewell, an infant. was Monday
legally adopted by Joseph and Emma
Layery.
Sheriff Voegtlin, of Mason county,
was in the city on official business
this week.
Chas. Wilcox has returned to this
city after Is months service in the
Philippines.
>The weather forecast for tonight
and Saturday reads, Cloudy with oc.
casional rain"
Harvey Scofield is a mail clerk on
the Seat,lePortland train which runs
through this city.
The final rains of winter, which ap
pear about the time OF the vernal equi
nOx, are upon US.
Henry Kirkendall is now a resident
of Carville, Cal, where he is engaged
in mining pursuits.
Gus Vollmer has been appointed
administrator of the estate of T. j
Shotwell, deceased.
Charley Billings is now filing the
responsible duties of land cruiser for
Commissioner Calvert.
Pref. T. NJ. McCully. of Ellensburg
has been appointed deputy by State
Superintendent Bryan.
Miss Marion Patton has returned tc
Portland after a pleasant visit with
her parents in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Barry left thi.
week for Liberty, WASH, where they
expect to hereafter reside.
Richardson's Westside single mil
"shipped" by rail, this week, $4,000
shingles. for the far East.
1t is (which and t'other" whether
grip or mumps have the upper hand
in this community just now
T. L. Brown, of Shelton, was in the
city Tuesday and "took in" the play
at the theater in the evening.
Edgar L. Hampton, editor OF the Sc.
attic Mail and Herald, was on a visit
to the capital city, this week.
Savage & Scolield have bought the
tug-boat A. R. Robinson and are Civ
ing her thorough renovation.
Will d. Jenkins and wife left Mon.
day for California, to superintend the
development Of their oil lands.
The Bucoda schools which have
been closed on account of a smallpox
scare resumed studies Monday.
The steamship Alki left the Sound
for Alaskan ports yesterday, to be fol
lowee by the Cottage City next Tues
day.
A suit for damages, entitled Thack
cry vs.. Mallory has engaged the atten
ton OF the Superior Court the whole
week.
The steamer Dalton now carries 8
mail for Tacoma, which embraces all
deposits up to an early hour eacl
morning.
If the Northern Pacific maintain
Its present train schedule with thi
city there will be very little cause fo
complaint.
John E. Foster, of this city, has hat
an additional $40 per month added t.
his pension by the benefcent genera
government.
The merchants of this city hay,
entered into an agreement to clost
their places of business at 7 P. NJ.
Saturdays excepted.
E. G. Deming las bought what i.
known as the "Thorson property" or
Westside, from Robert Anderson, fol-
consideration of $500.
The steamship Umatilla left thu
Sound to-day for San Francisco. Ths
next steamship for that destination
being the City of Puebla Wednesday.
L. G. Abbott is suffering from q
carbuncle on his neck, which has as
1000 ." hoAiSuAut lOIuu ttl8L lit
Is undergoing treatment at the hos.
pital.
IhurstOn cOunty's share in the Joint
improvement with Pierce to Nesoually
bridge, foots up $601.SO, a bill fol-
which has been received by Auditor
Callow.
Larry Cormier has sold a farm of sc
acres on Chambers prairie. about seven
miles from town. for $500. The pur.
CHASER was \ man from Nebraska
named Scott.
The Capital National Bank, it mus,
be admitted, has made a capital deal
out OF the capitol proposition-se.
cured the award of the whole issue OF
bonds at par.
Judge W. H. White OF Seattle. and
Judge Hiram f. Hadley, of Whatcom,
nave been appointed Justices of the
supreme Court under the newly