Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-01-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Jesse Murphy has returned from his
Eastern trip.
Miss Ruth Brewer is up from Shell
ton on visit.
II. II. Kneeland, of Shelton, was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Grayson Price is recovering
from a severe illness.
Miss Marie Garrison is on a visit to
friends in the Queen City.
Personal and property taxes are due
on the Sd prox, next Monday.
Us. McClemonds left yesterday over
the o. r. N. for Pocatello, Idaho.
Mark Draham, the Mason county
logger, was in the city this week.
Mr.. Hoke, Of the Surveyor Generals
Office is recovering from a severe ILL
ness.
The only string of sleigh bells in
town has been on constant duty the
past week.
Mrs. Allen Weir returned Wednes.
day from an extended visit to down
Sound points.
Anna Moquet has obtained decree
OF divorce from Charles Moquet in the
Superior Court.
Mrs. Maggie Howe, OF Tacoma, is
visiting her parents in this city, Mr..
and Mrs. Cotter.
1t is now reported that Adjutant
General Drain will be retained on the
Governors "staff."
Henry Harmer. of Rainier, has
been appointed administrator of his
deceased wife's estate.
Charles Cameron, a logger, died at
the hospital, Wednesday, after an ILL.,
ness of several months.
Tho funeral services of Torrance
McCone, took place this morning
in st. Michaers church.
Fred C. Steward, Superintendent of
the White River hatchery, at Auburn,
was in the city this week.
Gov. Mcbride has refused to com.
mute the death sentence of Lum
You, to life imprisonment.
M. F. Perry, of Seattle, has sold lots
IL and Is, Woodruff addition, to c.
A. Graham, of Pittsburg, Pa.
1t cost Gus Menger just $11.25 to
ride his bicycle few nights ago on
the sidewalk without lamp.
Tonight and Saturday threaten
ing, with occasional light rain" is the
latest prediction of the weather bureau.
Mrs. Myrta P. Wadsworth, aged 26,
died in this city, Sunday morning,
after prolonged illness. She was
native of Ohio.
A number Of Indians passed through
the city Tuesday en- route to Skookum
Bay, presumably to attend some ma
tive festivities.
Walla Walla's turn on the Supreme
Court docket began yesterday, and a
number OF prominent attorneys from
that section are in attendance.
Chas. B. Neblock and Anna N.
Warner, both of Snoqualmie, were
united in marriage in this city, Non.
day, Rev. DR.. Hayes officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Klinkenberg
spent several days in the city this
week on visit to Mrs. KS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coons, OF Eastside.
The steamship Cottage City sailed
yesterday from the Sound for Alaskan
ports. The next steamship north
ward will be the Alki. Wednesday.
The steamship City of Puebls
leaves the Sound for San Francisco to-
morrow. Another boat, the Queen,
will leave for same destination Tues
day.
Isn't q harvest. time in winter rather
. misnomer? Still it must be regard
ed as veritable harvest festival when
plumbers can command Is cents an
hour.
The past weeks weather has been
OF the rugged variety experienced east
OF the Rockies. Tenderfeet say, how.
ever, that it is but thin sample of
the weave.
Rev. G. H. Feese, former pastor Of
the M. E. Church in this city, il on .
visit to his old field of operations, and
will preach Sunday and lecture Mon.
day, in the church.
Sheriff George Vogtlin, A. O. Nell
son, G. c. Angle, Benz. Troyer and AL.
Munson, prominent Woodmen Of
Shelton. came up to hear Faulken-
berg speak Monday night.
Andrew Lilquist, who resides near
Rochester. has purchased the B.
Wiley farm. in Mason county, for .
consideration of 81 $50 and will soon
remove his family there.
Hon. N. T. Cation, of Walla Walla,
the veteran lawyer and wheel-horse
Democrat, OF Walla Walla, was in the
capital city this week with business
before the Supreme Court.
A elderly woman was in the city
this week in search of her two daugh-
tiers who ran away from home. She
found them in a downtown dance
hall and the trio returned on the next
boat to their home in Tacoma.