Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-15
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Isaac Chilberg, OF Skagit, is on
visit to relatives in this city.
The Everett legislative excursion
has been postponed 10 the 22d.
f. o. Robbins and wife, OF Eastsde,
visited the City OF Destiny this week.
Sousa's Band will give a matinee in
Olympia Theater, on the afternoon of
the 9th inst.
Jessie Shirley will appear at Olym-
Theater, March 18th, for a weeks sea-
son OF drama.
c. H. Springer, our mill man, has
arrived at San Francisco, on his return
from the Sandwich Islands.
This is the fifth week of the Legis-
lature and the usual routine is drag
ging its slow length along.
The steamship Senator sailed from
the Sound for Alaskan ports yesterday.
The next boat north will be the Alki,
Tuesday.
The weather forecast to-day reads
"This afternoon, tonight and Satur-
day, rain; brisk to high southerly
winds"
The Chinese new year begins next
Monday, when we may expect hades
to pop for a time in the shape of ex-
ploding fire-crackers.
Monday afternoon, Fred Sturgis, OF
Aberdeen, and Miss Linda Boiling, of
this city. were united in marriage,
Rev. DR.. Hayes officiating.
The steamer Northern Light will
hereafter make trip to "The Roll
way" each Wednesday, and to Oyster
Bay Mondays and Thursdays.
A license to wed has been granted
James L. Newman and Miss Leila Nj.
Rice, both of Yelm. The rites will
take place at Yelm tomorrow.
E. L. Young has bought from Geo.
Allen the steamer frankie, and will
use her for towing and carrying in the
Mud Bay oyster and clam trade.
Messrs. abbott & Chilberg have
opened stock OF groceries in the
Rsmm building on Fourth street.
Their advertisement will appear in our
next paper.
A case before the State Land Com
mission involving a dispute between
the Columbia Fishing Co. and Thos.
H. Altman, of Wahkiakum county,
has been continued till March 2lst.
The Women's Club has extended
an invitation to the visiting legisla-
tive ladies and of the State officers to
attend n reception at their club house,
next Tuesday afternoon, from 2 to 5.
w. H. Morris. a seattle lawyer, was
taken quite quite i'll while on visit
to this place few days ago, and was
Wednesday carried to the boat on his
return home under supervision of .
doctor.
Tuesday, the anniversary Of Lin
coins birthday was very generally OBJ
served by the official brigade. In fact
q" loafing spell" would have to be ex
ceedingly fleet of foot to escape the
salary drawer.
The steamship Umatilla, which
sailed for San Francisco, Wednesday
carried A. j. Beker as an Olympia
passenger. The next boat for that
destination will be the State of Cali
fornia, Monday.
G. G. Heifner has returned from a
visit to San Francisco, and Mrs. H
from a trip to Shenandoah, Iowa
where she was called by the serious
illness and subsequent death OF hel
father, Edwin Day.
The ladies of several Olympia card
clubs, entertained yesterday afternoon
al the Olympia parlors, the families o.
the legislative members and State
officers. It was pronounced to be one
Of the most delightful social gather
ings of the season.
w. I. Cavanaugh received dispatch
from Fort Hancock, N. j., Wednesday
announcing the destruction by fire o.
the residence of Lieut.. J. F. McIndoe
son-in-law of Thomas H. Cananaugh
Much of the clothing and many family
effects we're destroyed.
Quite a number of Olympia Ode
Fellows went to Tacoma, Monday, tc
attend the funeral of Grand Secretary
G. N. Hale, who died suddenly in thu
lodge-room of that city, at meeting
of the Subordinate Lodge. He was
buried with the honors.-
Mrs. d. Anderson, pioneer woman
Of this State, died at her home neal
Yelm, recently, of cancer of the
! stomach. Mrs. A. was GA years of age
and was born i'm North Carolina. She
was the mother of eleven children
eight of whom are still living.
Yesterday was the one recurring pc
Rod of the year dedicated to the mem
DRY OF good old st. Valentine, and 6
time when Uncle Sam benignantly be-
comes the Cupid for all lovers, carrying
their precious missives at the same rate
as ld.blooded business epistles.
Showers of rain this week have sue
ceeded the sunshine of the preceding
fortnight, and the temperature has
risen from the decidedly chilly to the
temperate. 1t has been followed by
Ia grippe releasing somewhat the hold
90 steadily maintained upon our peo.
pie.
A return game of basket ball by the
Tacoma Girls Athletic team. will be
played with the B. B. B. club oil
olympia in the Armory, this evening.
AT the Tacoma game, played fort.
night ago, the local team returned
home with a beautiful basket of goose
eggs"
The sad news OF the death of Guy
A. Price, son of ex-Secretary James H.
Price. in the Philippine army service.
mas been confirmed by a letter from
Lieut.. John l.. Hasson, a comrade and
trend of his company, in the 35th U.
.. Infantry. He died Jan. 9th at
0aluiag, of dysentery, disease that is
common in that climate.
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