Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-10-18
CITY NEWS II BRIEF.

Toe Olympia Dancing club Is the
latest social organization OF this city.
The state Treasurer has called in
general fund warrants up to No. 49,
90.
The membership OF the a. Q. L. W.
in this State now nearly reaches TO-
600.
y son was born on the llth inst. to
Bay.
The weather report for to day reads ::
Tonight and Saturday generally
fair"
Contractor Goss has seventy men
engaged at construction of the capitol
annex.
Lucy NJ. Wiley has been granted a
divorce from her husband, George Il.
Wiley.
The smallpox scare has decreased
attendance at the public schools about
one-third.
Eight young men are undergoing
examination for admission to the bar
in this city.
Miss Beulah Rankine will have
charge OF the north west school, situate
near Butler's Cove.
d. S. B. Henry has returned from
his seasons surveys in the northern
part of King county.
The police, it is said, will take &C.
tive measures for preventing young
hoodlums from carrying guns"
Linn, the infant son OF f. Dwyer,
died Monday, from an illness OF two
months of affection of the lungs.
Arrangements are under way for a
brief racing season at Woodland Park,
to begin about the 1st Of next month.
c. J. Holt, "noted temperance
lecturer" will begin crusade against
King Alcohol, in this city, next week
Mrs. Joseph A. Gale has removed
with her family from Oyster Bay to
this city in order to allow the children
to attend school.
f. H. Fox has resigned his position
of Colonel in the N. w. G., and Lieut..
Col. Geo. B. Lamping has been pro-
NOTED to the colonelcy.
The next steamship from the Sound
for San Francisco will be the City OF
Puebla, Monday, and for Alaskan ports
the City of Topeka, Sunday.
Pearl Longmire, eight years OF age,
a daughter OF James Longmire, who
lives in the eastern part of the city,
is seriously ill of typhoid fever.
The X. of P. Lodge has moved from
the old Odd Fellows hall on Wash.
ingtoh street to Tacoma hall, corner
OF Fourth and Columbia streets.
The "Rummage Sale" at Bates
Brothers will last till Saturday TO-
morrow night. SO don't lose your op-
portunity for obtaining genuine bar
gains.
Chas. w. Sterling, late of Indiana
has bought of Joseph Elswick three
acres of land in the hoffman addi-
ton, on which he intends to build q
home.
c. II. Kegley has disposed OF to the
Mason County Logging Co. a half.sec-
ton OF timber land in township 1G
north. range 3 east, for the sum oil
$3.50.
The steamship Cottage City sailed
from Seattle for Alaskan ports yester.
day, with John Anderson and NJ. L.
Petersen, passengers for Juneau from
this city.
! w. l.. Stafford has conveyed to j
T. Otis, lot 4 block 2 Wright's add.
ton, for a consideration of 500. II
is said that Mr.. o. will build a resi-.
dence upon it.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the U. P. and O. r. N. were
Mrs. E. E. Davis, Oskalossa, Ia, Frank
spooner, Utica, N. T.; Henry Newton
and wife, Baker City, Or.
The Great Western Coal Co. has
leased l6O acres on the Mize donation
claim OF land from J. B. Taylor, fol-
development of coal known to exist
on the tract. 1t lies near Bucoda.
Street lights have been placed at the
intersections of Third and Main
Fourth and Main and Fourth and
Washington, to be paid for jointly by
the city and subscribing property own.
ers.
The Department OF the Interior is
again advertising for bids to survey
the Quinault Indian reservation, as
some informality has caused the for.
mer bid of Senator Ruth to be re.
jected.
Judge White has gone to the Hot
springs to try the medicinal powers OF
natures specific for relief of his rheu.
matlsm, which has kept him from the
active duties OF his Office the pas,
month.
The Supreme Court yesterday dis
missed the appeal of William A. Sea.
ton, from King county, who was con
vlcted of the murder of his uncle and
sentenced to the death penalty by the
Superior Court.
George Wells has leased his place