Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

began Tuesday.
The Chinook breeze made quick
work of the snow.
George B. Lane was up from the
Queen City this week.
Mrs. G. II. Funk has returned from
a visit down the Sound.
The next steamer nor Inward will be
the Cottage City next Friday.
Miss Laura Troy is filling a position
in the County Auditors office.
daughter was born to Mrs. Thos.
Newell, of the Eastside, this week.
Miss Addie Libby was up from Sc.
attic on visit to relatives and friends
this week.
Miss Mary Reber. of Seattle. is visit
ing in the city, the guest of Miss Har-
riet Allen.
Mrs. J. E. Ellis has returned to Sc.
attic after visit with her sister, Mrs.
Sill. LeBarre.
The next attraction at the theater
after "Queen of Hayti" is 4" For Her
Sake" on the 18th.
Wanted-A telephone girl who will
not say line lie busy" when you want
to talk to somebody.
L.G. Abbott, an old resident of this
city, is seriously ill and is under treat
ment at the hospital.
China New Year is on and the pop
ping OF firecrackers was heard in the
wee hours Of last morn.
The Olympia Door Company wants
The city to place fire hydrant con.
tiguous to their property.
The WOodmen's ball at the Armory,
Wednesday night, was we'll attended
and good time reported.
Judges Nash and Gordon, of Spo.
kane, have been over in attendance on
the Supreme Court, this week.
James Mcclure and Chas. Turner
have filed applications for the position
OF janitor of the uew court house.
Tonight and Saturday cloudy
with occasional light rain," was the
weather announcement this morning
A valuable Pointer dog belonging to
G. o. Young died this week from poi
son administered by some heartless
person.
Mrs. Lee Melleur, formerly of this
city, but now q resident of Seattle, was
up on visit to her Olympia friends q
few days ago.
May Vokes and Rose Tapley, of the
"Whose Baby" company, were here
with the Friend From India" COM
pany last season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Cottle have
moved into their new home recently
completed, opposite the brick yard. on
East Fourth street.
The Commissioners have been asked
to place movable span in the Mud
Bay bridge to facilitate log driving by
the waterway it crosses.
Mrs. Ida B. Smith has filed bill
against. Mrs. Stuart's estate of $2,7OO
for services rendered deceased during
the later days of her life.
Miss Flora Chambers has resigned
her position as clerk in the Adiutant
GeperaPs Office. Mr.. Tanner, of Sc.
attic will take her place.
Amos o. Buker. who is in employ
OF the Sunset Telephone Co., at Kelso,
was on visit to friends in this city,
his former home, yesterday.
The parade of the Queen of Hayti
company will take place ~ near noon,
tomorrow, as arrival OF the train will
allow. Be on the alert to see it.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Queen tomorrow. She will ba fol-
lowed by the Umatilla Thursday.
At last the city have determined to
move the pesthouse which, with its
prominent sign.board "Smallpox,"
has decorated tho waterfront 50 long.
The claims OF those who enlisted at
Camp Rogers and were rejected on
examination, will be paid by the gen.
eral government. They amount to
$2,963.
The Fraternal Order OF Eagles offer
to double the amount they are now
paying for Columbia Hall, for another
years lease. The rate has been S.
per month.
1t you want valentine that ade.
quateiy expresses your feelings exam.
me the assortment on display At
VConnor's. He always leads in sea.
sonable specialties.
w. A. Stewart has sold his farm of
!l6 acres, near Woodland, to Mr.. Sher.
lock, for a consideration OF $l,15O.
MI. Stewart has bought another place
about three miles south Of this city.
Chas. Hardt, the Tumwater default
ing Treasurer, plead guilty Tuesday,
and was sentenced to six months i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail, the
sentence to be suspended during good
behavior.
Word has been received in this city
that Miss Narcissa Calvert who is
visiting in the East, has the smallpox,
and she and her mother are quaran-
tined at the home of her aunt in Des
MOines, Iowa.
Judge T. N. Reed is now Commits.
sloner and Recorder OF the consoli-
dated precinct of Nome, iu the Alas
kan country, and Walter C. Milroy
performs like service in the Fair
haven dis trict.
Gov. Mcbride has appointed Chas.
Payne OF Chinook, and Chas. E. Kerlee
and John Wilson of nwaco, Pilot
Commissioners for the Columbia
river service, to succeed the present
board on expiration OF its term on the
18th inst.
The Summit Driving Co. is the
latest "trust" formed to "improve