Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-16

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The nights the past week have been
clear and cool.
Revival services are in progress at
the NJ. L. Church.
A communication from "Clover
Bill" was crowded out OF this issue.
The weather report to-day reads
"ro-night and Saturday probably
fair"
The Supreme Court completed the
hearing of all Thurston county cases
Tuesday.
Miss Helen Stewart, of Spokane, is
visiting the family Of Judge Anders,
in this city.
II. NJ. Pierce has been elected
Chairman of the Board OF County
Commissioners.
A license to wed has been issued to
E. T. Jones and Miss Percie Reichel,
both OF this city.
Walter Jackson, n gemmen ob color,
has bean ordered to pass on by Chief
of Police Savidge.
Mrs. F. &. Blakeslee is enjoying a
visit from her brother, Mr.. Bower, OF
Cripple Creek, Col.
The Puget Sound Oyster AS
ISOLATION will meet in this city next
Monday, the 18th inst.
Mrs. W. C. Crawford, late Miss
Georgia Allen, is over from Portland
on visit to her parents home.
Ex.Chief Justice Reavis has been
employed as associate counsel for the
contestants in the Stuart will case.
Ex-Attorney- General Patrick Henry
Winston, of Spokane, is in the city. a
looker-on OF the legislative assembly.
The City of Puebla sailed for San
Francisco Wednesday, d. NJ. Gray be-
ing passenger by her from this city.
Rev. A. G. Sawin has been elected
President and Rev. Satterthwaite Sec
rotary and Treasurer of the Ministerial
Association.
Ex.County Attorney Funk will
occupy the rooms hitherto used by
the Capital City Abstract Co., over the
Olympus National Bank.
The Socialists have announced q
meeting in Rabeck's hall, at 3 P. NJ.
Sunday, for exemplification of the
necessity of third party"
Edward E. White and Miss lola
Prince, OF Bucoda, and G. w. Hud
son and Miss H. L. Calhoun, of Ia
coma, have been licensed to wed.
The Commissioners have granted
liquor licenses to John Dootson and
FELTON, & Welsh, of the town OF Blu
codo. 1t had already one saloon.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Queen, Monday. and the next for
Alaskan ports the City OF Seattle, Sun.
day.
Two vacant lots, corner OF Thir.
tenth and Franklin streets, known As
the Highland property, were sold this
week to T. J. Kegley, for the sum Of
$500.
C. L. Banks, an employee in the
Richardson shingle mill, fell Wednes.
day, from the conveyor. under con.
struction, to the floor beneath, suffer.
ing painful bruises.
Commissioner Bell went to Ne.
squally yesterday to investigate the
condition of the county bridge across
that river, and determine upon action
for its improvement.
The Bay City has changed her hour
of departure to half ap hour earlier, 81
this end OF her route. She will leave
at 4 P. NJ. on week days and half an
hour earlier on Sundays.
A Japanese while hunting with
several companions, in boat on the
bay, Sunday, had the top Of his head
shot off by discharge Of gun he wal
pulling towards him by the muzzle.
The Skookumchuck bridge is said
to be in an unsafe condition and
Maurice O'Connor, Supervisor of the
district, has been requested by the
Commissioners to investigate and re-
port.
Grant Talcott Saturday received
word from New Mexico stating thai
David Jonis, well.known young mar
OF this county, had died there. He
recently went there for the benefit o.
his health.
L. E. Knapp, of Everett, and Mis-
Kate Ward, of this city, were united
in marriage, yesterday, Rev. r. NJ
Hayes officiating. The ceremony tool
place at the residence OF s. G. Ward
on Westside.
1t is reported that the Olympi,
Development Co.. propose to con
struct street railway from the inter
section Of Fourth and Main streets, {,
their property on Westside. It viii
be three miles long, and of standar,
gauge.
The town OF Rochester has had on
death from scarlet fever, a child o
George H. Hurn. Another of hi
children is i'll from the same disease
and quite number of people hav
been exposed. The funeral of tn
victim was held Wednesday.
c. V. Leach has been appointe,
Deputy County Assessor, which cho:c
was confirmed by the County Com
missioners. The board has made q,
allowance of $3.50 per month to tn
Auditor for Clerk hire, and $3.50 De
month for that service to the Treas
urer.
The Parents and Teachers Club O
the Lincoln school held q meetin
yesterday and elected the followin
officers: President, Mrs. Reavis: Sec
rotary. Miss Kronberg, and Treasure
Mrs. Mount. The clubs next meetin
will be on the third Tuesday of Fet
ruary.
DR.. Ingham left for Omaha, Tines
day, to attend the funeral of hi
brother, Thomas F. Ingham, who ha
just died from effects of an operation
for appendicitis. Deceased spent se,
eral weeks here last amman an