Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fruit trees are budding.

Fruit trees are budding.
Cracking frogs and an early spring.
Z The tides have been very high the
past few days.
The fall of rain this month exceeds
that of any February since 1881.
The new Farrell residence at South
Bay is about ready for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Walther, oil
Shelton, visited our city yesterday.
David Hartman, prominent farmer
OF Sherlock, was in the city this week
Mrs. C. H. Moore, OF Tacoma, visit.
ed her sister, Mrs. Byron Millette, thi,
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Funk entertained
the Eastside whist club "Wednesday
night.
Matthew Shields has been granted
an increase of pension to Us pei
month.
The w. c. T. U. held Frances
Willard memorial meeting in this
city to-day.
Ernest Barada has been spending
the past few days visiting friends al
Oyster Bay.
The public schools will remain
closed till after the funeral OF the late
Superintendent Durette.
VIM. Ford left few days ago TO,
Michigan where he will manage q
large farm for his brother.
Theodore L. Brown left to-day fol
the northern gold fields where he ex'
poets to pick up fortune.
The Belmore school will open Mon
day after q protracted recess due to
prevalence of scarlet fever.
Rev. F. A. LaViolette, OF Tacoma
will occupy the M. E. pulpit next Sun
day, morning and evening.
Several dogs died from poisoning
administered by some inhumsn person
in this city during the past few days.
The Olympia foundry cast con.
denser this week for a down Sound
steamer which weighed 1900 pounds.
The Portland train through this
city was delayed a couple of hours
Wednesday by hot.box of the engine
Flynn's shiugle mill at Little Rock
was shut down q couple of days this
week, owing to q break in the ma
chinery.
John Cryderman, Chief Enginee,
during Land Commissioner Bridges
incumbency. came up from Whatcom
this week.
Taylor & Avery will handle q fine
line of bicycles this season. Watch
their I'D. in the next issue of the
STANDARD.
Miss Edna Patnude has closed q
. siN months school in Lincoln dis.
trict, which has been satisfactory in
all respects.
Agnes L. Gray, of Everett, has sold
~ Sarah Trovenger, OF Tumwater, lots
5and & Of block 7. in that little berg,
for the sum of $500.
A letter from Circle City, Alaska,
states that Henry Austin, well-known
as q Westside resident of this city, is
seriously i'll. at that place.
The weather prediction to-day reads:
Tonight and Saturday probably
cloudy with occasional light rain
possibly turning to SNOW"
For the consideration Of $3.50
August Zenker, of Yelm, has cold 70
w. H. Freed three d" forties" in section
II. township Is. range 2 west.
w. A. Richie. Of Spokane, has %
far recovered from his late severe i'll.
ness as to be present to direct con-
struction Of the capitol annex.
Gov. Mcbride and family will oc.
cupy suite OF rooms ct the Olympia,
on the first floor. OF the northeast, or
Main and Seventh street corner.
w. r. Wood having resigned the
position Of director OF school district
No. Sc, near Tenino, Geo. B. Churchill
has been appointed his successor.
Mrs. Mary Heath, wife of Mansel
Heath, died ct Tumwater last evening,
She leaves besides her sorely afflicted
husband an infant but few days old.
Read the well-filled advertising col.
umns of the STANDARD. Olympis's
business men appreciate paper that
!: read by Thurston county's popula-
ton.
State Librarian Callison has re-
signed. which somewhat smoothes the
way OF the Governor to announce the
appointment OF one of tho faithful TO
the billet.
w. B. Larrimer, of Seattle, Super.
lutendent of Construction on the
capitol annex. is on the ground 10
watch the rapid progress that has
been promised.
Mr.. W. s. Baer, . PHILADELPHIA
pharmacist, has succeeded ]. r. An.
.derson in the Hill Drug Co.'S store.
1ne 1atter gentleman returns to bis
bone 1t Rosalia.
-, Miss Frances Langridge, one Of
1Durston county's most popular teach.
e!', nas been engaged to teach . term
:! Liberty, in Kittitas county, begin.
ming on the 10th prox.
Pattison & Murphy will hold An
auction sale of exceedingly desirable
good. At their stand in the Lemon
building, corner of Fourth and Frank.
"n' tomorrow, at o'clock p. N.
Joseph Weir, who il employed BY
me simpson Logging Company at
Aatiock, and we'll known ia this city.
vas united in marriage at Montessno
last week to Mra Matte Williams.
Leopold Dobrin, who formerly con.
quoted dye works in this city, has
oeen seriously i'll the past two months
ana has been confined to q San Fran.
s''co hospital, but 10 now on the road
" recovery.
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