Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

this season.
Congressman W. l.. Jones was in
this city yesterday.
Frank Scully and wife are over on a
visit from Spokane.
The high-school boys talk of form
ing i company of cadets.
Salmon trout are being caught in
large numbers in our bay.
Miss Ethel Royal has a contract to
teach in the Centralia public schools.
Miss Jennie Rowe, of Chicago, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. J. Jeffs, in
this city.
"To-night and Saturday Fair" saws
the herald from the housetop, this
morning.
Misses Ruth and Margaret Bigelow
returned yesterday from visit to San
Francisco.
Judge White has returned from his
Summers vacation at his home in
King county.
Miss Tarbell is in Chicago pur-
chasing supplies for her leading mill
linery emporium.
Harry w. Smith, of New York, has
assumed the position of cashier in the
Olympia National Bank.
B. w. Johns has bought the Falknor
cfV
81 500 as q consideration.
Mrs. w. w. Robertson and child, of
North Yakima, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Funk in this city.
Mrs. Alex. Drysdalc, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Day, of Walla
Walla, are visiting in the city.
There will be no services in the
Christian church, Sunday, as the
building is undergoing repairs.
E. F. Benson has been appointed a
member of the State Fair Commission,
vice w. L. Mcdonald, resigned.
Miss Georgiana Fisher is attending
the meeting of the National Educa-
tional Association at Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Kreider and
Judge Hadley and family, have gone
to Lake Chelan for months outing.
The trenches for the foundation of
the new court house have been dug,
and the rock foundation is being laid.
State Coal Mine Inspector Owen re-
ceived Tuesday, telegram ANNOUNCE
ing the death OF his mother at Amboy,
Illinois.
Prof. Davis and wife have returned
TO this city, and the former will, it is
said, resume leadership of the Capital
City Band.
The steamship State of California
leaves the Sound for Alaskan ports to-
morrow. to be followed by the Cottage
City, Thursday.
The City OF Puebla sailed for San
Francisco to-day. The next steamer
for that destination will be the Walla
Walla, Wednesday.
Judges Fullerton and Linn and
Mayor Remnant leave tomorrow for
the Ketchikan country, to be absent
about three weeks.
The first scow-load OF Chuckanut
stone arrived from Whatcom, yester.
day in tow of the tug Fairfield. 1t
contained 225 tons.
The Eagles are planning to fly over
to Tacoma, on the 18th, to partici.
pate in the open session of Tacoma
Aerie, on that date.
The Young Peoples Endeavor So.
ciety Of the Presbyterian church had
beautiful moon for their excursion
on the water Wednesday night.
Ed. Free and Andrew Sage have
the contract for hauling stone and
sand from the Port Townsend South.
ern depot to the new court house site.
Misses Bessie and Adelaide Burnt
RACER returned last Friday from their
trip to San Francisco, highly delighted
with their brief experience as voyagers.
Everybody seems to be taking va
cation, just now, except the Man with
the Hoe-the spade, the pick, the
chisel, the saw, and the type and the
Faber."
Licenses to wed have been issued
this week to John A. Hershner and
Mary A. Dalton, of South Union, and
to Emil Linquist and Ida jacobson, of
Rochester.
Contractor Goss has ordered from
the East two up-to.date steam derricks,
with sweep of GO feet, with which to
handle the massive stone of the CAPT.
tOl annex.
Badly" Faulkner is the happiest
man in town. 1t is the first and q
son; so You zee he has reason for
iubilation. The event happened Sum
day morning.
The State officials are now safely
housed In the State capitol and the
county guardians are conducting busi-
ness in the upper stories of the Nc.
Kenny building.
Mrs. E. N. Tunin left yesterday for
short visit to San Francisco. She
was accomdanied by Miss Mary White,
daughter of o. c. White, who goes to
attend school in Oakland.
Fred Birchler, the milkman, has
taken the Boston Restaurant from
Chas. Johnson, on q mortgage. The
place is now closed but Mr.. B. expects
to reopen it in few days.
A dog, carelessly shut up in DR..
Newcomb's Office, one day this week,
Old damage TO the amount of $40 or
more in an attempt to gnaw the door
down and regain his liberty.
That frame structure Just erected
on the new capitol" grounds is not
the much talked-of annex. 1t is only
blacksmith shop and tool house for
contractor Goss and his men.
Inc lone piano in Bettman's show
window is still waiting for an owner.
whoever presumes to start another
piano contest in Olympia should be
hr,, l.