Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Happy New Year,
This is the time to form good reso-
tions.
Now is the time to forswear all bad
habits.
The Young Folks Club give a ball
tonight.
The New Year came in with the
swash of rain.
G. w. French has closed out his
store at Oakville.
DIR. Newcomb, OF Everett, is visiting
relatives and friends in this city.
Special revival services are being
held this week in the NJ. z. Church.
w. E. Armstrong. the Gate City
merchant, was in the city this week.
The weather prospect for to day
reads To- night and tomorrow rain"
A. C. Galliac is convalescing from a
fortnight's siege Of fever at the hos
pital.
The steamer Capital City omitted her
trip yesterday to undergo inspection
at Seattle.
Capt. and Mrs. Fred Tew have gone
to California to spend the remainder
Of the winter.
The STANDARDS subscription list
was considerably increased during the
holiday season.
Fred. Russell, Of this city, and Miss
Minnie Frace, of Lacey. have been
licensed to wed.
Twenty.one new members were re-
ceived into the First Presbyterian
Church at the close of the old year.
The new year seems to be no i'm
provement on the old, 90 far at least as
the down.pour of rain is concerned.
Fred. J. Brown, County Superin'
tendent elect, has bought of B. K
Deal, lot 8 of block in Wright's ad'
dltion.
VIM. Gusterson has been placed in
the Steilacoom asylum on q com
mitment for insanity. He is q Swede
by birth.
Miss May Mcintyre left for What
com Monday, to assume the duties
of stenographer for Fish Commissioner
Kershaw.
The Green Tree "dance hall" has
been closed, the city refusing to re-
new the license under which it waa
operated.
The burial of Richard Sandman,
deceased, Of Kamilchie, took place
under the auspices of the Masons
Sunday afternoon.
Read the STANDARD, practice its pre-
cept, and trade with its advertiser
and you will have little to regret a
the close OF the year.
Chas. Vietzen has concluded to re.
tire from the saloon business for {
time for recreation, as his health 10 il
need Of some attention.
c. H. Guiberson will open . grocery
store in Stuart Corner about the mid
die Of the month, in the south sales
room now occupied by the Fair.
The Odd Fellows of this city hav,
chartered the Monols, to make q trir
to Shelton tomorrow evening carry
ing visitors to the Shelton lodge.
A requisition has been made on tn,
Governor Of Oregon for H. N. johnson
wanted in Kitsap county for em bezzle
ment Of 1851 OF the Northern Lumbe
Co.
Tho Uniformed Rank X. of P
danced the new year in at the Armor,
Wednesday night. Az usual will
that organization, it yas q success 1,
every particular.
DR.. John Semple, of Spokane, ha
been appointed . member of the Stat
Board Of Health, for the term endin,
in 1906, vice DR.. T. c. Newman, who's,
term has expired.
The steamer Capital City has beer
libeled in the U. 8. Court at Tacoma
for 5000 damages in the collision {
few weeks ago with the steame
Trader, by her owners.
A convention OF County Assessors o
the State will be held in this city OF
the 10Th inst. The object is to sug
gest means for making . uniform an,
fair assessment as basis for taxation
The Relief Society requests tn
STANDARD to state that anyone desir
ing to adopt healthy male baby ma,
do 90 BY calling on Mrs. William
Warren, corner of Plum and Pupe
streets.
1t is rumored that the steame
Walsh will resume her trips when tn,
legislature meets, but her profession
have been 50 much of the "come I,
stay" promises of mushroom news
papers that we will await develop
ments before stating probabilities.
The efforts OF the friends of A. P
Vance to keep him from stretchin,
hemp on the 9th inst, as the law has
provided. has been successful, ant
Gov. Mcbride has committed the cen
tence to life imprisonment. An ap
peal to the Supreme Court had beer
unsuccessful, previous to application
to the executive.