Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-12-26
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Miss Chappelle Skillman is visiting
friends in Seattle.
Senica G. Ketchum is in the city
from Sedro-W oolley.
]. c. Lloyd, Of Canada, took out
papers OF naturalization Tuesday.
Herbert Mari is up on visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Mari.
A daughter was born on the 10Th
inst. to the wife Of David Trooper.
The weather report to day reads
"To.night and Saturday showers"
Richardson has sold his Westside
mill to r. F. Eshelman, of Tacoma.
The Friday Afternoon Whist Club
met with Mrs. A. A. Phillips to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. s. L. Dennis, OF Leban,
Pacific county, are visiting relatives at
Tumwater.
Taylor & Avery are making a great
cut in the prices Of all their musical
instruments.
Numerous "home" Christmas trees
were held in this city Wednesday and
last evenings.
The Shingle-weavers' Union held a
very successful dance at the Armory
Christmas eve.
Miss Ella Matson, who has been
teaching on WILDLY Island, is home
for the holidays.
Miss Ethel Knox returned from
down the Sound yesterday to spend a
few days at home.
Miss Rose MARI has returned from
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Laura st.
John, at Chehalis.
Mrs. Kavanaugh is up from the
Queen City on visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Phipps.
Delbert Cutnan and Charles Lee
have become residents of our city.
They are late arrivals from Ohio.
w. w. Hopkins has been appointed
deputy County Treasurer to succeed
E. S. Anderson, who is to be deputy
Auditor.
Frederick MARI and wife are up
from Seattle, on q Christmas visit TO
Mrs. Ms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B.
Garrison.
Joel Shoemaker, special agricultural
correspondent OF the Tacoma News,
made a pleasant call upon the STAND.
ARD, Tuesday.
Miss Ray Shields came over from
Aberdeen Monday, to spend the holi.
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew Shields.
Miss Inez Wiley guessed 1914 as
the number of beans in . glass jar out
OF an actual Abs, and won the large
doll awarded by The Fair.
The steamer Santa Barbara brought
up quito . cargo of merchandise fol
this city, Wednesday, and is now tax.
ing on load Of lumber for San Fran.
cisco.
Ticket 1874 won the splendid mani
cure set awarded by the Hill Drug Co.
to their customers on Christmas eve
Miss Prudence Wyman held the lucky
number.
Harry d. Hubbard and wife are
over from Victoria to attend the bed.
side OF Mrs. Sam Wiman, mother Of
Mrs. H., who is quite i'll at her home
on Eastside.
The steamer Resolute arrived Sun.
day from California to take in a cargo
of lumber for Frisco. She is large
vessel Of her class and will take aboard
about 100000 feet.
In consequence of the failure oil
electric lighting in part of the city,
the Christmas exercises in the First
Presbyterian church had to be post.
poned till this evening.
Jasper D. Van Dyke of Roeheste,
and Miss Grace Langworthy of Mead.
ow. and Eli F. Brown and Dora G.
Sturdevant, both Of Delphi, were
licensed to wed last Monday.
Samuel Price, of Yelm, has sold biz
interest in the homestead farm nea,
that place to his brothers, James and
Frank. It embraces $50 acres and i.
one of the best in the county.
1t is estimated that about 500 Of GU,
logging people spent Christmas in
this city. The Capital City made Z
special trip to the rollway, Tuesday
and brought up $50 passengers.
Sheriff Mills tried to split wood
with one hand while welding tho axe
with the other, one day this week, and
the result was not an uncommon one
he split his left hand instead of the
wood.
The beautiful bonbon basket yaffled
at Sawyer & Filley's on christina
eve, went to Miss Ruth Allison, whose
lucky star still seems to be in the
ascendant, since she presided as Queen
at the Woodman's festival.
Harry F. Allen and Miss Laura Boil.
ing, both we'll known in this city, were
married in Seattle, Wednesday. The
groom is engaged in the lumber bust.
ness with his father at Little Rock,
where the home of the new couple will
be.
A masquerade partv ia In no Give,