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

MI hltiiit i'tiHll4S.
The Primrose Club dance at Grand
Army hall tomorrow night.
County Commissioner Ismay re-
ports a case OF smallpox at Bucoda.
Saint Valentine is already sending
out his illustrated circulars in add
vance.
\ mild form OF smallpox, diagnosed
by DR.. Redpath of this city, exists at
Centralia.
The Cottage City will sail for Alaska
tomorrow, followed by the Senator
Thursday.
Ice formed to the thickness Of half
All inch on the fish pond in Sylvester
park, Friday night.
Mrs. E. g. kreider has so far re-
covered as to he able to return home
from the hospital.
The weather report to-day reads:
Fair tonight, and Saturday brisk to
high northeasterly winds.
W. NJ. Lewis and Miss Edna Nc
Clellan, both OF Tenino, were married
III this city Monday evening.
Mr.. j. J. McGilvra, an attorney of
Seattle and a pioneer of the early
COS, was in town this week.
w. S. Ellis, formerly of this city, but
now a resident of Aberdeen, called
upon the STANDARD Wednesday.
5. q. Cosgrove, of Garfield county,
Grand Master of the |. o. 0. +. of
this State, was in the city this week.
James Grogan, OF Westside, has so
far recovered from an attack OF in
fammatory rheumatism, as to be
about.
A son was born this week to Mrs.
John Plomondon at Tumwater, and a
daughter to Mrs. q. A. Avery, Of the
same town, Monday.
The bicycle tags for 1901 are now
ready for delivery, and the police de-
clare that the laws requiring their use
will be strictly enforced.
The Walla Walla sailed for San
Francisco to-day. The next steam
ship leaving the Sound for that desti-
nation will be the Umatilla, Wednes-
day.
A meeting OF Franklin street prop
J.. erty owners is called at Willard Lem
mons office, in the courthouse, to-
morrow Saturday evening at Z 30
o'clock.
Mrs. John Clees lett Wednesday
with the caskct containing the NOR
tai remains Of her mother, Mrs. B. l..
= Clark, for Silver Creek, N. Y, where
interment will be made.
The Ladies Relief Society announce
Eucnre party in the Olympia hotel
parIors, next Monday evening, at
which prizes will be awarded for the
best play. Admission 25 cents.
The Roanoke" Co. have changed
their route SO that they will appear at
Olympia Theater on Saturday night
of next week, the 10th. 1t is splen-
: did play of southern life, which pos.
sesses such conceded charm for
theater goers.
The report that Harry Burntrager
had been wounded and discharged
from the U. S. service in the Philip
pine army, is untrue. Senator FOs-
ter telegraphs the family that he is
well and OH duty with his company at
Labarman, South Luzon.
The steamer Juneau which ran
for while between this city and Ia
coma was sold by auction at Seattle
Wednesday to satisfy claims against
her, and was bid in by Portland
man for $1,000. Savage & Schofield
OF this city were active bidders.
The Thurston County Bicycle Path
Association have selected its former
officers-Dr. Carlyon, President, r.
L. Blan kenship Secretary and F. G.
Blakeslee Treasurer. 1t renominated
for Bicycle Police board DIR. Carlyon,
Harry Cowles and r. L. Blankenship.
Columbia Fire Company No. of
Olympia, at their last meeting elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, w. X. Burntrager |;
Foreman and Secretary, r. L. Phillips /;
First Assistant Foreman, P. r. Harris;
Second Assistant Foreman, William
Allison; Treasurer, +. B. Raymond.
The case of C. M. Brock, who pleaded
guilty to stealing horse from Isaac
Hawk, of Sherlock, was disposed of by
Judge Linn on the let inst, who sen.
fenced the prisoner-to two and q half
years in the penitentiary. He was
taken to Walla Walla next day by
Sheriff Mills and Alexander McGahy.
The funeral of Jacob L. Myers, a
well-known pioneer of this city, who
died at the Soldiers Home, at Rose.
burg, Ogn., on the 3Oth ult., took
place in this city Monday, under the
auspices of the G. A. r. and MasOns.
He was an honored member of both
these bodies, and veteran OF the
Mexican war.
Messrs. Mum & Pickett, the sue
cessors OF c. il. Pridham, have entered
the grocery trade with a splendidly
established business, and will make
every endeavor to retain it. One all
vantage they have is that their stock
is all new-having been bought by Mr..
Pridham on his renewal OF business n
lew months ago.
James +. Rice and Miss Ella Mat
son were united in marriage at the
residence of the brides parents, on
Saturday, the Cd inst. Mrs. Rice has
grown to womanhood in this city, and
has been successful teacher and ex-
emplary woman. The groom is a
farmer and is respected by all who
know him. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice will re-
side on their farm near Yelm.
The steamer Dalton, while large and
hnely appointed, does not seem to be
the boat the company expected she
would be. She made single trip on
her regular route, and the next day
The Multnomah was Ieinstated, and
work resumed on the new boat II is