Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-09
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs J. 4. Gale visited Shelton this
week.
Honey-bees are making good use of
the fruit blossoms
Miss Helen Gordon has returned to
her home in Spokane.
The steamer Aberdeen now makes
the afternoon run to Seattle.
NJ. III. Draham, a prominent Mason
county logger, was in the city Wednes
day.
A stalwart boy was born to the wife
OF NJ. +. Reed, at Shelton, few days
ago.
The Recorder announces that its
threatened daily will appear next Tues
day.
Mrs. A. Gottfeldt has been quite i'll
with symptoms OF typhoid, the past
week.
The forecast to-day reads: "To-
night cloudy; Saturday probably
showers"
Phil Skillman has been awarded the
job of codifying the city ordinances by
the Council.
The Tenino lumber mill will start up
Monday, with a capacity of from 3d.
900 to 10000 per day.
My Old Kentucky Home" will
appear at Olympia Theater on the
evening of the Both inst.
f. ID. Allen, a professional wheel.
man, has returned from New York,
where he spent last season.
The merry-go-round seems to be the
center of attraction for old folks as
well as the younger generation.
The Capitol Commission will meet
Monday to consider among other mat.
tiers that Of furnishing the legislative
halls.
Sol Simpson sold q quarter section
this week in section II, township IL
range west, for a consideration O..
$500.
The first strawberries made their
appearance Tuesday and sold at 20
cents box. They came from Cali
fornia.
Henry Gray is the purchaser of lots
and in block ] in Boulevard ad-
dition from one Of our real estate
dealers.
The Epworth League will celebrate
the twelfth anniversary of its organiza-
ton in the NJ. E. Church Sunday
evening.
The applications to teach the city
schools already number a dozen or
more to each position and is steadily
increasing.
Newell Beenan. of Salt Lake, has
sold lots 5, 6 and OF block 76, Second
Railroad Addition, this city, to Mary
E. Cheadle.
The steamship Queen sailed for San
Francisco to-day; the next boat for
that destination will be the Umatilla
Wednesday.
Mrs. D. s. Paisley returned Satur-
day from somewhat extended visit
to relatives in Minneapolis, Mimi, and
Cleveland, Ohio.
The steamer City of Seattle sails
from the Sound for Alaskan porte
Sunday, to be succeeded by the Cot
tags City Thursday.
John Byrne has bought the Patrick
DOlan residence, on Columbia street,
between Tenth and Union, for q con.
sideration of $3.50.
A party OF eight of Mr.. Chaplin's
recruits" from Ohio and Pennsyl.
vania, arrived this week to take up
, their sojourn with us.
George B. Handle, q prominent
citizen and Commissioner of Pierce
county. came up on a visit to the
Capital city yesterday.
II you have any real estate to sell
list it with 7. N. Ford 4 Co., the real
estate dealers. Read their advertise
ment in the STANDARD.
Suit for divorce has been begun in
the Superior Court by Lena Walrath
against Fred A. Walrath, on the
ground of abandonment.
A school election will be held to.
morrow for election OF Director to
succeed Mr.. Hugh Ross and a Clerk
to displace Esquire Schomber.
The Juvenile Band, under direction
OF Prof. Davis, made a very creditable
appearance in the band stand on Cap.
itol Square, Wednesday night.
Squire Schomber requests us to
state that he will be candidate for
School Clerk tomorrow, all reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Westside school raised Wednes.
day lofty flag .staf on their building,
and special exercises were held in
commemoration OF the event to-day.
Leonard Longmire has bought of R.
w. Longmire l50-acre tract in town.
ship l6, range 3 east, on which he
lately obtained government warrant.
A sociable is to be held in the Lin.
coin school building this evening,
with fifteen cent rate for admission,
to be applied to purchase of books for
a'chool library.
Crank Glidden, of South Bay, has
received from Illinois, a fine two.year.
old Jersey bull, which is quite an
accession to his already creditable
herd OF fine stock.
The local lodge of Workmen held a
very enjoyable social session in their
naii Tuesday evening, as a compli-
ment to the Grand Master Workman,
Mr.. Cox, of Seattle.
Small cucumbers were exposed for
sale In our markets this week, at Is
cents each. At that price they double.
up the pocket-book, az we'll as the
stomach, unless it be long one.
John Gimblet, through the agency
OF 1. N. Ford & Co., has sold to the