Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-06-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A warm wave struck the city the
earlier part of the week.
Rock-cod arc being caught in the
channel of Percival's dock.
c. J. Van Eaton has begun a sui,
for debt against l.. W. Mann.
Otto Braeger is now Chief Ranger of
Court Capitol Foresters of America.
Mrs. Martensen has returned from
q visit to her old home in Germany.
Mrs. S. S. Churchill and children
are on visit to relatives at Chehslis.
Fred. J. Brown is preparing to build
handsome residence on Capitol Hill.
The County Board of Education
met this week in the office of Supt.
Henry.
Saturday, a decree of divorce was
granted Daisy Parker from Herbert
Parker.
Colin Webster, of Tenino, a native
of Canada, has been granted natural.
ization papers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bower, of Tum.
water, are the proud parents of a son,
born Saturday.
The Board of Control left yesterday
on an extended tour of inspection OF
State institutions.
The County missioners have re.
fused to grant liquor license to Jos.
Harrington At Bucoda.
Charles Smith has been placed un.
der arrest for sale of bicycle belong.
ing 70 Taylor e. Avery.
Register Stocking was fined 1925
by Justice Giles, Tuesday, for riding
his bicycle on sidewalk.
The twenty Ninth" Washington
Reports are now in the hands of the
State Librarian for distribution.
A daughter was recently born in
Seattle to Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. C..
Adams, former residents OF this city.
T. NJ. Reed, Secretary of the Grand
Lodge OF Masons, attended q meeting
of the Grand Council in Seattle, this
week.
Sam. Percival, of Spokane, claim
agent of the Northern Pacific Railway,
visited the capital on official duty this
week.
Miss Kitty Langridge has closed a
term OF school at Grand Mound and
will spend her vacation at her home
at South Bay.
j. ]. Ballweg. who in years agone
ran shoe.shop on Fourth street, now
q resident of Baker City, Oregon, is
over on q visit.
The Com missioners are advertising
in this issue of the STANDARD for the
sale of the old county Jail, which will
take place on July 6.
Lachlan Mscleay, son of Mrs. Thos.
Macleay of this city, was married,
Wednesday evening, to fair daughter
OF Pend!eton, Oregon.
John Gunstone has been appointed
supervisor of road district No. ID TO
fill the vacancy CAUSED by the resig-
nation Of Charles Langfo-d.
Miss Katherine Price and Miss
Laura barrow, teachers in the West.
side schools, have gone to Nebraska
to spend their summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn johnson cele-
brated their silver wedding Wednes-
day night, by happy home gathering
at their residence on Union street.
The following outgoing passengers
left this week over the. o. K. N. and
U. p: Miss Laura E. barrow and
Miss K. A. Price for Lincoln, Neb.
The match game Of baseball between
the Olympia and the Centralia clerks
has been postponed indefinitely. on
account OF the Maroons' excursion
Sunday.
As nobody attended the mass meet.
ing called by the daily papers, for tax.
ing means TO celebrate the 4th, it il
presumable that sentiment does not
favor it.
Miss Mabel Bennett, daughter of g.
Y. Bennett of Sherlock, undergoing
treatment at the hospital for inf1am.
matory rheumatism, is in q fair way
Of recovery.
1t is rumored that Frank Houghton,
late Printing Expert for the State
has leased the State Printing Office
and will in few days assume charge
OF work for the public Offices.
The Hewitt Land Co., of Tacoma
has purchased the. Hiram Mize place
near Bucoda. Mr.. Mize received &c..
600 for the place which is said TO be
one oil the finest in the county.
In the case of Alfred Radburn vs.
w. w. Fleetwood, the jury Wednesday
brought in . verdict for defendant
by awarding him S. damages for the
trespass of hogs on an oat-6eld.
The State University has notified
Supt. Montgomery that the accredit
ed graduates of the Olympia High
School have been placed upon the
qualified list of that institution.
Miss Edna Dennis, teacher in the
Ellensburg High school, is spending
vacation with her parents at Tum
water. Miss Dennis is q graduate o.
the State Normal School at Ellens
burg.
E. w. Smith has been awarded tn,
contract for building the county road
bridge across South Bay creek. The
County Commissioners have accepted
his bid of $42S and work will proceed
at once.
DR.. Ingham, who has bought tn
Patton property, corner of Main ant
Tenth, is having the tenement on i
removed to Tenth and Adams, prepar
atory to erection Of modern cottag
for himself.
w. U. Lee secured a judgmen
against the Northern Pacific Railwa,
from loss of shingle bolts by fire from
q locomotive, to the amount of $142.50
and Jacob Harth, Of Tenino, . judg
ment for $50 against the same com