Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-06-14
CITY NEWS N BRIEF.

rah hurrah,'
Ihe III Vernon Waist" may be
found at O'Connor's.
The Legislature did good work." is
the universal acclaim.
Strawberries are 10 cents box with
a downward tendency.
Mrs. w. II. Kneeland, OF Shelton,
visited our city this week.
Miss Ida Chambers has returned
from visit down the Sound.
4 son was born to Mrs. Claud
Aspcnwall, of Mud Bay, Tuesday.
"To-night and Saturday showers"
was the weather prediction to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs A. b. Cowles have re-
turned from an extended Eastern
trip.
Miss Grace Kirkendall is at Shelton
assisting Miss O'Neil in her millinery
parlors.
Mrs. VIM. Shorter and Miss Nc
CLARITY, of Shelton, visited our city
Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Munsey, a niece of Mrs.
o. G. White, is visiting her relatives
in this city.
Miss Ruth Dunbar returned last
evening from attendance at Whtworth
College, Tacoma.
Mrs. Mark Draham and Mrs. Mar
shall were Shelton visitors to the
Capital City this week.
Tacoma baseball team beat the
Chehalis nine, last Sunday, in a match
game at the latter place.
An excursion party of about 300
people came up by the Capital City,
Sunday, to visit our people.
James McWilliams was united in
marriage to Miss Jennie Num-, by
Justice Schomber, Tuesday.
The vault of the old Olympia Ma
tional Bank is being torn out to adapt
the building for other business.
Workmen are putting in position an
iron turntable few rods south of the
Northern Pacific freight house.
G. H. Goss and F. T. Grove & Co.,
both of Tacoma, are preparing to sub.
NIT bids on capitol construction.
Another most popular girl" agony
is on and her fine" gold-cased" watch is
exhibited in Talcott's show-window.
Little Rock is becoming ambitious
at least in educational matters. A
High school is under contemplation.
Chas. ]. Whitney was accorded by
jury $1l5 damages in a suit against
Edward Bell, in the Superior Court
Tuesday.
The steamship City Of Topeka sailed
for Alaskan ports to-day. She will be
followed by the State of California,
Wednesday.
The Dolan building, corner of Main
and Third streets, has been rented by
Milwaukee firm, for use as whole
sale cigar factory.
E. NJ. McClintic has removed to
Kalama to assume charge of locomo-
tive of the Washington and Oregon
Railroad Company.
Miss Amelia Dittman and Mrs.
Reyes, two of our popular teachers,
left yesterday for their summer "out-
ing" at Berkeley, Cal.
Ezekiel Reedy, Of Tenino, has leased
12O acres of land in Bucoda coil dis
trict," to d. d. Calkins, of Tacoma, for
experimental purposes.
1t took the lawmakers only couple
OF days to nicely adjust the hangman's
cravat on about dozen convicted
murderers in the State.
Nickel-in-the.slot machines have re.
tired from business in obedience to
the legal mandate. They closed down
at midnight last evening.
Paul Neuffer has bought of J. H.
Norris, fractional lot 5 of Wright's ad.
dition and fraction of lot 5 Central
addition, for the sum of 500.
Ray Tew, a lad about IL years OF
age, fell from the railing of the North
ern Light at Percivaps dock, yesterday
afternoon, breaking his wrist.
Miss Alice Sypher has returned
from Tacoma, where she has been en-
gagged the past year as musical in
structor in Annie Wright Seminary.
George M. lew, son of Capt. Tew,
and Miss Rose L. McLarty, of Shelton,
were united in wedlock, in this city,
Wednesday, Rev. DIR. Hayes officiating.
The steamer Umatilla left the Sound
Tor San Francisco yesterday. The
next steamship for that destination
VIII be the City of Puebla next Tues.
day.
Nickel-in-the-slot fends were busy
all DAY yesterday until midnight separ.
a'ing themselves from their nickels.
NOW what will they do to pass away
their idle time?
The honorary board of Lady Com |
ni'ssioners TO the Pan.American Exhi-
n''ion were "put off" before thew
reached Buffalo, by the cruel and IN.
gallant Legislature.
Lee keder who accidentally cut
. deep cash in his left hand by having
It come in contact u,;,l