Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-21
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss TarOell Is Ill and Is being cared
for at st. Peters hospital.
son was born to Mrs. w. N. Craig,
on Eastside, few days ago.
A daughter was born to Mrs. VIM.
Dodd, of this city, few days ago.
Mud Bays application for free mail
delivery is likely to prove successful.
DR.. Frank Swan, the dentist, has
gone on a pleasure trip to California.
The forecast for to-day reads: ITO.
night fair and Saturday probably
showers"
Supt. Durette is on the sick list,
being threatened with an attack of
typhoid fever.
Frank Holman, a former Olympia
boy, who is now residing at Vaughn,
was in the city this week.
The next regular attraction booked
for Olympia Theater is "The Guilty
Mother" on the 9th inst.
Mary Ann Gubbins died Friday
night at the residence of her son.in-
law. F. G. Yerkes, near the Lincoln
school house.
The total rainfall for the "a hours
ending midnight Saturday, was about
three inches, making it one of the wet
est day OF the season.
Frank T. Kegley of Princeton, Ill.,,
is visiting his brother, Chas H. Keg-
ley, Of this city. the President Of the
Olympia National Bank.
The State Treasurer has placed in
use new steel safe. The one in use
was too large for the vanlt and was
not entirely burglar proof.
A house warming surprise party wa.
given Rev. and Mrs. Trisch, last even
ing, by their parishioners. and q very
enjoyable time was the result.
The latest thing out" lie q thimble
parry, given by Mrs. H. S. Wyman in
honor Of her sister, Miss Coontz, of
Boston. who is on q visit to her.
1t is said that Contractor Goss will
now "get a move on" and work day
and night to get the capitol completed
iu time for the next Legislature.
Land Commissioner Calvert and
wife returned Saturday from their
Eastern trip. Their daughter re.
manned TO visit relatives in Iowa.
Mrs. Mary E. Baker has obtained q
decree Of divorce from her husband
David Baker, and permission TO resume
her maiden name Of Mary E. Lister.
The State Treasurer has called in
all General fund warrants up TO mum.
Der 82,99O, amounting to $l5O, 1856.
Interest ceases on this call March Sd.
Adjutant General Drain has issued
An order that all companies Of the Ma.
tional Guard shall parade tomorrow.
the anniversary Of Washington's birth.
day.
The next steamship for San Fran
cisco will be the Queen next Sunday,
and the next steamship northward
will be the City Of Seattle. on Fri
day, the 2Sth.
A crew Of men has been busy the
past few days in tearing out the rear
wall of the capitol to connect the an
mex Herewith, which will contain the
legislative halls.
Mrs. Annie Hughes, mother of Mrs.
Geo. H. French, died in this city Fri.
day night. The funeral rites were
held Monday afternoon and burial
made in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Foreman Heise, of the capitol con.
struction work. says he will have the
walls up within 60 days, and an East.
ern iron company agree to furnish the
steel trusses for the dome in 50 days.
Landslides and washonts. as result
Of lateheavy rains, have been quite IN
annoyance 70 railroad traffic the past
week, but under an admirable system
OF repairs the delay has been very
slight.
Rev. Walter T. Mills. Socialist, will
address the public on 1.-THE Interna-
tional Trust" At Olympia Theater,
next Monday evening. As admission
10 free. it is safe to predict . large
audience will be present.
sWhat Shall. We Do With Our
Boys in Their Teens" and Industrial
Training" are subjects announced for
discussion by the Parents and Teach
err Club of the Garfield school, at
their meeting next month.
The platform at the N. P. depot has
been extended 1t its porthern end 20
~ to avoid "jumping-off place" on
Columbia street, which will prove
great convenience to people having
business with the railroad Offices.
The workmen on the new court.
house are now employed 10 putting in
the lights" and We may be pardoned
for use Of the antique joke. that probs-
bly, within fortnight workmen will
engaged in installing the silver"
W. G. Kerr. of Ottumws, Iowa, 10 .
heavy purchaser of farm property in
this county, having paid 5000 for
tracts in township Is, range west, to
Mrs. Susan Thompson. The purchaser
10 brother OF J. A. Kerr, Of Seattle.
The Soldiers Monument, in Ma