Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-16

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Seattle this week.
Mrs. Dr. Manner is quite i'll at her
home on Chambers Prairie.
Travel between this city and down
Sound points is quite brisk.
H. q. Richardson is on the sick list,
suffering from a severe cold.
The merry -go-round will seek new
fields after Tomorrow night.
Miss Grace Lott is visiting the
Misses kneeland at Shelton.
L. S. Marshal Hopkins arrived here
by the Capital City last evening.
"To-night and Saturday showers"
is the weather prediction issued to-day
b. W. Davis has sold lot ; OF block
%, on Eastside, to Allen Williamson
for $500
Mrs. Charles Billings returned yes.
terday from visit to relatives in
Spokane.
Eighth grade examinations are to be
held in this county on the 22d and
23I insts.
George Scofeld is in fair way Of
recovery from a distressing siege Of
rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen White, Of Elma,
visited their former home, this city, a
few days ago.
Schooley Moore has gone to Oregon
to cruise some lands in that State for
Eastern parties.
The steamer Multnomah has been
taken to Seattle to 60 into the dry
dock for repairs.
The Aberdeen missed her trip to Sc
attic yesterday, owing to an accident
to her machinery.
Fourth street, with its gangs of
workmen, now looks like it did in the
boom time OF 1880.
George Chambers, OF Yelm, has gone
to North Yakima where he will re.
main for the present.
C. X. Carroll is undergoing treat
ment at the hospital for bood-poison-
ing of the right hand.
The ship Annie NJ. Campbell sailed
this week with a cargo of lumber from
one of our local mills.
o. G. White has bought lots 3,
and 5, of Fourth Street Addition, for
consideration of 500.
James Israel has gone to Ellensburg
to do some cruising" for the State in
Kittitas and adjoining counties.
Little Rocks population was in.
creased this week by the advent OF a
son at the home of Marvin Daley.
Mrs. NJ. H. Draham, Mollie Snyder
and Miss Margie Draham were Shelton
visitors to the Capital City this week.
son has been born to the wife of
+. Gingrich, and daughter to the
wife of A. Barriekman, both of Oyster
Bay.
The ST. Johns Guild melted about
$50, in their entertainment and sale
in Grand Army hall, last Wednesday
night.
Oliver H. McIntire and Pearl M.
Dillon, both OF Elma, were united liz
marriage, last evening, by Rev. A. G..
Sawin.
w. T. Melvin was in the city this
week from Yelm. He reports his wife,
who has been quite i'll, as somewhat
improved.
The Street Commissioners force
filled in with earth the large cistern at
the corner of Fifth and Main streets,
this week.
Frank Wyman. of Lexington, KY,
and Miss Susie Holmes, were married
in this city, Wednesday night, by Rev.
DR.. Hayes.
The old engine-room, where the
hand engine was installed for many
years, is being fitted up for police
headquarters.
The barkentine' Northwest, Capt.
Lemer, arrived in our hartor Sunday,
from San Francisco, to load lumber
for San Pedro.
Willard Lemon has crew OF men
at work in Mason county surveying
some new spurs for the Peninsular
logging railroad.
The Capital Brewing Company
shipped 60 halves and 40 whole bar
rels of bottled beer for the Honolulu
market, Wednesday.
The steamship City of Puebla sails
from the Sound for San Francisco
Monday, and the City OF Topeka for
Alaskan ports Tuesday.
The Capital City is announced to
make another excursion next Sunday,
the objective point being Bremerton.
She will leave at s A. NJ.
]. J. Blair, of Yelm. has sold his
farm in section 3, township 16, range
z east, consisting of about 200 acres, to
Gabriel Gallear and w. Jones'
Herbert Bashford will give a read
Ing and lecture in the Baptist church,
tomorrow night, under the auspices
oil the Woodmen OF the World.
Mr.. E. Bertram Graves will soon
erect handsome cottage residence
on his lately acquired lots corner OF
Eleventh and Columbia streets.
G. Perkins, an employee in Richard
sons shingle mill, had the index
finger OF his left hand severed, Tues
day. from contact with the knot.saw.
A son was born to Mrs. w. r. Pal.
mer, OF WestsiLe, Wednesday, and o
daughter to Mrs. Conrad Schneider on
the same day and in the same suburb.
The work OF improving Fourth street
has been begun both by the contract
ors and the Light & Power Co., who
will ballast and replank their car line.
An enjoyable party was rendered
Miss Janet Mcpherson. Wednesday
evening. at the home of Miss Margaret
Lyman. Games, singing and music
MORO on1nnr <bo .