Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-07-31

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hurrah, nurfah!
John Clees has moved with his fam
lily from this city to Centralla.
Oscar Sternberg has opened a
Photographic gallery in this city.
Miss Ethel Carroll haa returned
from \ visit to relatives in Portland.
The steamship Cottage City leaves
the Sound for Alaskan ports, Monday.
Matthew Shields has returned to
Orting after a visit with relatives here.
George B. Lane, OF Seattle, formerly
OF this city, was up on a visit this week
The Shelton team are announced to
play the local team in this city Sun
day.
r. Z. Shore is building a new resi-
dence in the Bigelow orchard to cost
$1,000.
Mrs. Mum and Mrs. Pickett have
returned from trip to Eastern Wash
ington.
H. r. Hill is out after a confine-
ment OF several days to his home with
rheumatism.
A losers check for a gambling
debt has been declared by the Supreme
Court "n. e."
U. G. Ford of Grand Mound. has
sold an SO-acre tract of land to Robt.
Kelsey for $3.50.
The dance given by the Baseball
Club. Friday night, was success in
every particular.
The band concert was postponed
from Wednesday evening till tonight
in Capitol Park.
Frank Springer and Miss Cora
Holmes were married in this city
Tuesday evening.
C. c. Case has sold to J. M. Bird,
lots l, 2, 3 and 4, of block 6, Hale's
addition, for 500.
Edward Huston has sold to Andrew
Lund, forty-acre tract of land near
Rochester, for $675.
Col. Crouch will sell q carload of
horses at auction in Olympia on Sat-
urday, August 9Th.
It is expected that work on the new
power-house at Tumwater will begin
about August 10th.
Emma Rogers was yesterday grant.
ed decree of divorce from her hus.
band Steve Rogers.
Sam. Rosenthal left Wednesday for
New York city after fortnight's visit
to his parents family.
Miss Eta Fredson, operator in the
Shelton telephone Office, visited her
Olympia friends, this week.
Miss Barbara Macleay is ENJOYING a
vacation and is on q visit to relatives
and friends down the Sound.
L. V. Mossman, an old-time Olym-
plan, and father of "Clover Bill" lie
over from Portland on q visit.
Mrs. Chas. A. Billings returned
Wednesday, from an extended visit in
the Eastern States and Canada.
Mrs Emma Newcomb and daughter
have returned to Tacoma after q visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schomber.
The passengers out this week over
the o. R. N. and U. P. were NJ. v.
Davis and wife. for Concordia, KS.
W. H. Kheeland has bought of L. p.
Ouelette two acres OF oyster land on
Oyster Bay, for the sum of $500.
Albert E. Sheldon has bought a
Northern Pacific forty in section 10,
township 10, range west, for $3.50.
Mrs. A. E. Laberee will leave to.
morrow for Newport, Ogn., on a visi,
to her mother. Mrs. w. d. Kressey.
c. s. Wilcox has bought a fifteen
acre tract in the Durham donation
claim on Chambers prairie. for $3.50.
Two hundred and fifty people went
on the Presbyterian Sunday School
excursion to Point Defiance Tuesday.
John Lynch, the tailor, has 80 far
recovered from his long siege of ill.
ness as to be up and about his home.
Lachlan Macleay and wife have re.
turned to Tacoma after q visit to
Mr.. Ms mother, Mrs. Thos. Macleay.
John o. Stewart has bought the
residence of F. H. Hall, on Prospect
street, in Bigelow's addition, paying
$500.
10. McCarrogher has gone to Salem
Oregon. where he has job in plumb.
ing which will last him about six
weeks.
Mr.. Whipple and family, who have
been visiting at the home OF G. B.
Mann, left. this week, for Kansas
City, Mo.
N. A. wilkins, a Socialist speaker
has been holding q revival meeting
1t the headquarters, in Hale block
this week.
The County Commissioners will sit
as board of equalization on personal
property assessment next week, be.
ginning Monday.
w. w. Binheimer has sold his resi-.
deuce On Adams street between Union
and Eleventh, to Albert Darling, fol-
the sum Of $l,75O.
r. d. Hall has sold his express out.
mt to Bert Query and gone back to
Portsmouth, Ohio, where he expects
to engage in farming.
1t is said that smallpox exists in
Two families at Little Rock, those oil
n. Weller and A. Soldiers, and both
homes are under quarantine.
}. E. Murray, the logger, has pur.
chased sawmill between Oakyille
and Porter and will operate it in con,
aection with his logging business.
A large crowd of people took ad.
vantage OF Capt. Tew's excursion 10,
an outing to" The Naples" Hartsteip
Island, last Saturday and Sunday.
Chas. Allen, after visit to his un
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