Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-12-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

High tides prevail.
Everybody reads the STANDARD.
Loggers are beginning to arrive.
Oystermen report lively business.
The public schools are closed for
holidays.
A. w. Jones is confined to his home
by illness.
Stanley Lister and vile visited Sc
attic this week.
The stores are crowded with Christ.
mas purchasers.
Capt. J. G. Parker is on visit to
Boise City, Idaho.
Alex. Poison, the boss logger Of Ho-
GUAM. is in the city.
The STANDARD wishes its patrons a
very Merry Christmas.
The iron doors for the Jail have been
received by the builder.
A liquor license has been issued to
Geo. Mitchell of Gate City.
James Hamilton Lewis Osborne is
in the city from South Bay.
Harry McElroy made q business
trip to Tacoma Wednesday.
Albert Galliac is confined to the
hospital with typhoid fever.
Call on O'Connor if you want sensi-
BILE presents for the holidays.
A "grand" ball will take place at
Little Rock tomorrow night.
Miss Grace Smith has been appoint.
ed postmistress at Gate City.
A girl was recently born to the wife
of J. B. Sallee, of Little Rock.
Leopold Schmidt is at Whatcom in
the interests OF his new brewery.
The stores of this city will remain
open evenings until January LIST.
Mrs. Elizabeth Percival returned
last night from visit to Tacoma.
The Elswick fruit farm, south of
town, has been sold to J. C. Waddell.
The various camps will close down
for the holidays the first OF the week.
The weather prediction to-day reads
Tonight and Saturday occasional
rain"
The Friday Afternoon Whist Club
met this afternoon with Mrs. Nc
Micken.
A bright little daughter gladdens
the home Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank G.
Owings.
The STANDARD would be pleased to
have a correspondent in each precinct
OF the county.
The City Council propose to raise
the liquor license rate from $500 to
1000 per annum.
G. H. Uhler has purchased the Wad.
dell farm, southeast of this city, for
the sum of $500.
A license to-wed-has been issued to
o. I. Evans and Miss Jennie L. Larson,
both of Puget City.
Mrs. Wood Doane has gone to Los
Angeles to spend the winter with
relatives in that Citv.
TWINS boy and . girl-were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Lynch. OF
this city, Monday night.
A son was been born to the wife Of
John Broyle, who reside southwest oil
this city. few days ago.
A shipment of $50 boxes of choice
Thurston county apples was made to
Gray's Harbor this week.
A daughter has made her appear.
ance to brighten the home of g. F.
Jennings, OF Little Rock.
F. r. Brown, formerly of the West.
side mill, is now located at his old
home in Bucksport, Maine.
manager Hawley, of the merry.go.
round, will give every school child a
free ride tomorrow afternoon.
Mark E. Reed, OF Shelton, was up
on brief visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. NJ. Reed, this week.
Christmas trees and entertain ments
will be held next Wednesday evening
in several of the country districts.
The Christmas dinner given by the
ladies of the M. E. Church Tuesday
afternoon and evening, Melted about
$50.
Albert D. Wright, now of Dawson,
lately sold eighteen lots in bis add.
ton to this city to DR.. L. P. Hol.
brook.
Mount Rainier" has lately figured
in the sassiety" columns of some 81
our local 80 well - the metropolitan
papers.
The many friends Of DR.. Sawyer
will be pleased to learn that he has
been on the mend since entering the
hospital.
The Tumwater schools have been
temporarily closed, owing to the prev.
alence OF scarlet fever. Two cases are
reported.
Miss Imogene Sapp and Miss Ruth
Dunbar came up from Whitworth Col
lege last night to spend the holidays
at home.
The next steamship for San Fran.
cisco will be the Umatilla, Monday.
AID for Alaskan ports the City of
Topeka, Tuesday.