Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-27
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A valuable Jersey COW belonging to
G. F.. Higgins died Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ready have
returned from their wedding trip.
Wagon-loads of Indians are return
ing from the hop-pickins districts.
Jim" Mitten has returned from a
visit to the Green River Hot Springs.
Remember the "Toy Maker" at
Olympia Theater next Monday night.
"To-night and to morrow fair" says
the oracle On the housetop this morn
ing.
Mrs. S. A. Choate, for some time a
resident OF this place, has removed TO
New York.
That $3.50 race did not come off at
the velodrome Sunday, i'll consequence
of the rain.
1t is said that new single mill is
soon to be erected on a site near the
Northern Pacific depot.
Mrs. E. Nelson Tunin returned on
Monday from a visit among relatives
and friends in Spokane.
L. P. Yemen leaves by the Northern
Pacific overland on Monday for visit
to relatives in Montana.
NJ. w. Holmes has bought of w. A.
Van Epps lot IL, block 81, Woodrufrs
addition, for the sum of $500.
Glen johnson has just put down
the finest crossing in the city between
the State house and postofice.
Lot 4, block 40 of Woodruff's addi.
ton was sold by C. c. Huggett, this
week, to N. ]. Conrad, for $3.50.
The almanac says "clear and much
cooler" which is about as reliable as
the paid official weather reports.
Mr.. Amos Smith and wife, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, are guests of Mr.. F. G.
Deckebach and family, of this city.
Autumn frosts are tinting the
leaves and identifying the landscape
in and about our neighboring hills.
The J. P. Fuller home, on Eastside
rejoices in the possession of tiny
daughter, which "came to stay" Sun.
day.
Mrs. Harry r. Hutchinson, of Ia.
coma. has been visiting, during the
week, with her father, William H.
Clark.
Mr.. August Chilberg, father Of the
late Mrs. Arthur Callow, has been at.
tending, as a layman, the Methodist
conference.
Reliable business men say that
Fourth street is destined to become
the leading commercial thoroughfare
Of Olympia.
A. R. Mcdonald, Of Scio, Oregon,
the father of Mrs. Gale, came over to
care for his daughter in her terrible
bereavement.
Wild ducks are returning from
their northern breeding haunts, bring.
ing . rising generation of aquatic
fowls with them.
Miss Alice Dickinson returned to
her home in Portland, Wednesday
after a visit with her father, Frank
Dickinson, in this city.
The reported gradual failure oil
Eastern oyster beds has lowered with
an increased value the .produc.
ing sections of Puget Sound.
Mrs. Leopold Schmidt and little
daughter leave tomorrow on . visit
to Portland, where the boys Adolph
and Fred are attending school.
The M. E. Conference in this city
closed Monday, a day additional being
consumed by that body participating
10 memorial services, last week.
The increase in the local tax levy
comes as surprise to our people after
the release of $4,000 OF bonded in.
debtedness by the courthouse deal.
According to . folklore outlook,
the late Spring that lowered over the
northwestern coast implies that We
shall have long drawn.out Autumn.
Charles Utterback had one of his
hands badly lacerated by the ma
chinery in the Richardson shingle
mill, where he was working. a few
days ago.
Our local prune raisers are busily
engaged. between showers, gathering
their fruit. and the crop is reported ia
be exceptionally abundant. ut never
rains but it pours."
Mrs. May NJ. Clelland, Of Baker City,
Oregon, daughter of Andrew Cham.
bers, was over on . visit to her
relatives this week. She departed for
her home yesterday.
A number of coal.oil heaters have
been installed at the State house to
supplant the service of the present
steau-heating which from limited boil.
er service is inadequate.
Sheriff Balm Of Kay county, Okla.
homa. visited this city, Monday, to
obtain extradition papers for Thomas
Manning and Berthe Sweetsgood, who
ere charged with adultery.
George B. Wiley has sold to Lafay.
cite Wiley lot 3, block 26, Olympia
for $500. The location of the prop.
erty is on Eighth street, between
Washington and franklin.