Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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"Let US have peace"
If we didn't beat de gang" we gave
it a hades OF q scare.
A match game of ten pins takes
place at the bowling alley tonight.
There is probability that turkeys
will again soar high just before Christ
mas.
The Mayor has prohibited perform.
days.
Myrtle G. Neeley has applied for a
divorce from her husband, Thomas j.
Medley.
Capitol Lodge No. II, X. OF P will
hold social session next Thursday
evening.
Louisa F. Gatewood has begun a
suit for divorce from Chas. Gatewood,
on the plea of abandonment.
The National Live Stock Associa-
ton will hold its next regular meeting
in Portland, from January 18th to the
10th.
The receipts of Police Justice Giles
for the month of November Amounted
to $lS5; and of Chief Faylor's Office,
$4l.5O.
Howard Mason and Miss Annie
Rocker. of Porter, were united in mar
rage, Wednesday evening, by Rev. E.
X. Loomis.
The next steamship for Alaskan
ports will be the Valencia next Fri
day. The Cottage City sailed for that
destination to-day.
Our city will hereafter be able to ad-
minister its affairs by Troy-weight, the
standard by which gold, silver and
jewels are weighed.
Madams Chas. Leake and Thos.
McClarty were called to Aberdeen
Wednesday by announcement of the
serious illness of their mother, Mrs.
Morrow.
It is safe to say that all those who
went to Portland and Seattle to see
Ben Hur would not have gone to the
trouble, time and expense, had it
Been Him.
The Democrats stood up to the rack
like Trojans, electing Mr.. Troy. He
was the Hector in the late campaign
and has pushed the Greeks to the
verge Of the sea.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church will hold sale of fancy arti-
cles, suitable for presents, on Wednes-
dav and Thursday of next week, at the
Art Exchange on Fourth street.
The steamship Senator sailed for
San Francisco yesterday, Mrs. T. NJ.
Reed, Jr., being passenger from this
city by her. Tho next steamer for
that destination will be the Umatilla,
Tuesday.
"Old Jed Prouty" played to small
audience Monday night, at Olympia
Theater. 1t seems the people are
"catching on" as Mud Bay Randall
expresses it, of playing on the reputa-
ton of somebody else.
The ladies aid society of the Chris.
tian church will hold their annual fair
at the T. & B. hall. next Wednesday,
afternoon and evening, from 5 10 Z
o'clock, during which q short pro-
gramme will be rendered.
T. M. Reed, ST., was the recipient
Tuesday of beautiful gold-knobbed
cane, suitably inscribed, presented BY
the vestry OF the Presbyterian church
as token of their esteem and . me-
mento OF his 18th birthday.
Arthur Remington, OF Tacoma, will
assume the duties OF Supreme Court
reporter, acceptably discharged the
past fourteen years by E. G. Kreider,
who goes to Southern Mexico, to en-
gage in the rubber growing industry.
Michael Simmons died ut the hos.
pital, Sunday, from the effects of q
fall from the roof Of house. Paraly-
sis to the spinal cord from the shock
was the immediate cause of death.
Deceased was about fifty years Of age.
The Board of County Commissioners
adjourned yesterday till the 18th.
The bond of Edward Geggey, as JUS
tice of the Peace at Bucoda was ap-
proved, and the liquor license OF A. D.
Waddell, in Bucods district, was re-
newed.
w. Thompson. of Minneapolis. has
opened in this city branch Office of
the Coe Commission Co., . Chicago
brokerage firm, who have likewise a
"leased wire, the longest in the world"
to conduct their business with expe-
dition and secresy.
Had it been anybody else but Tom
Prather who discovered one of the
snakes lost some time ago by . STROLL
ing snake.charmer, We would not be-
lieve it. But Toms word goes on
such matters, for we know that he is
not in the habit OF looking for reptiles
through bar-glass.
The constitutionality of the State
law regulating practice of the profess
sion OF horseshoeing, on cases original.
ing in Taboma, is to be carried to the
Supreme Court for final hearing. The
suit will be carried up on habeas
corpus proceedings by 7. NJ. Vance, of
this city, attorney for defendants.
Tumwater, last Tuesday, had q city
election at which about SO votes we're
cast, electing ]. NJ. Cole and Lou Null.
ton COuncilmen and C. F. Eastman
Treasurer, Louis Schmidt the Mayor
holds over. The Socialist ticket was
the only opposition, and voted for
Sorensen and Meyer for Councilmen
and McNeal for Treasurer.
Exceedingly handsome are the dec.
oratlons in Rosenthal's store for the
holiday season. With true artistic
taste, the curve, the line of beauty,
has been adopted for the display OF