Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-06-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


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ARD office.
This county produces 2G6, 500 pounds
of butter annually.
Ice cream and soda stands were we'll
patronized this week
Thurston county has an area of 80
acres in strawberries.
The Rainier Chemical Co., are NOV
ing their works to Seattle.
Miss Emma McReavy, OF Shelton, is
visiting friends in the city.
The weather prediction to-day reads:
:. IA to night, and warmer Sat urday.
The Capital brewery produced 25,-
1SS barrels of beer during the year
1900.
The Clerks Union is planning for
An excursion to Seattle in the near
future.
The Jury term closed this week with
but single criminal case presented
for trial.
Superintendent Bryan and wife have
gone to the Cascade Hot Springs for
recreation.
The new NJ. f. church is to be
painted, the spire completed and the
inside finished.
Hon. o. F. Paxton, Of Portland, has
consented TO deliver the grafton in
this city on the 4th.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Walla Walla, Sunday
Edward Diamond, of South Union,
has been appointed Game Warden, at
salary of $50 month.
J. c. Brisbois was brought in from
one OF Simpsons camps, Wednesday,
suffering from a mashed foot.
The Clerks Union have removed the
bar to working after o'clock in the
evening, during 4th OF July week.
A. H. McKinnon came in from Raj
nier yesterday for treatment of his
leg, which had been bitten by a dog.
Messrs. HASTE & Dougan, contrac.
tors for making changes in the court.
house, are about ready to begin work.
Providence Academy held the clos
ing exercises of the spring term this
afternoon. Only one pupil gradu-
ated.
There are 1925 acres OF oyster lands
in this county owned by individuals,
and 1,492 with title vested in the
State.
Mrs. Eliza Fulton, of Pittsburg. Pa,
who has been visiting Judge White
and family, left Wednesday for her
home.
A general renovation OF the city
school buildings and improvement of
grounds will be made during vacation
season.
Jennie K. McLaren has been grant
ed divorce from Geo. E. McLaren,
On the ground of cruelty and aband-
onment.
Mrs. W. H. White will spend July
in Redmond, King county, for which
place she left by the Wednesday morn.
ing boat.
The work Of remodeling the rear of
the Reed building for postoffice quar-.
tiers has been in steady operation the
past week.
1t is said that match game of
baseball is likely to be arranged be-
tween our local merchants and profess
siOnal men.
Robt. Frost is seeding his oyster
lands at Mud Bay. Bob" is already
thinking about joining the Oystermen's
Association.
The average yield of potatoes in this
county is estimated at 200 bushels per
acre. Some quarters produce twice
that aggregate.
There are 25 miles of bicycle path in
this county, and over $4,000 is in
vested in wheels and paths. The num-
Der of wheels is l, $50.
Meyrl MARI, who has been in Drug
gist Ross employ several years past,
has gone to Seattle to engage in the
same line of business.
John Wyllie, OF this city has been
granted renewal of pension of $12 q
month, according to Washington
dispatch of yesterday.
A number of the leading women of
this city, left for Tacoma Tuesday, to
attend meeting of the Woman's Fed
Grafton of State Clubs.
1t is estimated that the aggregate
OF standing timber in Thurston county,
OF IL inches or more in diameter,
will reach 5000, 100000 feet.
There was no quorum in attendance
at the time OF holding the last session
OF the City Council, and no business
was consequently transacted.
Last Tuesday, William Mead bought
oI >. II. Norris tract of land embrac-
ing only half an acre, northeast of
town tor a consideration of $3.50.
The nineteenth annual encampment
o, the q. A. X. begins in Tacoma.
tuesday. The w. R. C. and S. of v.
meet simultaneously in the same city.
Justice schomber did right in dis
charging DIR. Mitchell. up before him
Ior an iniraction OF the peace, on the
ground shown that the act was done
in self-defense.
Dr' Frank Swan, dentist, has bought
OF Dr. Woodland a half interest in his
iong-establlshed business in this civ
anu 'ney Will hereafter manage profes.
s'onai work in partnership.
Inc funeral rites of Sylvia Hettlev
.. south Prairie, were held in the Gem.
e'ery' Monday, Rev. Pattison Official.
49,. lug deceased s was but 10 years of
Miss Tarbell announces a closing.
out sale of millinery for the next 70
Gays IN which her immense stock will
oe solo, regardless of cost. See her
entin this number.
ne Republican State officials have
accepted the challenge of the comfy
onlciais Gall Republican except Com.
missioner Byrne and Arthur Callow,