Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-02-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Legislative session has now
more than half passed.
Judge Dunbar has been the victim
OF la grippe the past week.
Milley Tilley is quite i'll and has
been removed to the hospital.
W. W. Mcclure, OF Seattle, is ON q
visit to relatives and friends in the
city.
The only way to reach the people oil
Thurston county is to advertise in the
STANDARD.
1t took only three minutes to break
cut of the new Jail, the other day, by
actual test.
The weather report this morning
reads: "To-night and Saturday fair
continued cold"
Our local supply Of coal is scarce,
allesame as in the great anthracite dis
trict of the East.
The Puebla sailed for San Francisco
to-day, John Busby being a passenger
by her from this city.
Frank Holman was up from Vaughn
this week on visit to his mother. He
was accompanied by his daughter.
Mrs. ]. S. Beasley and family will
leave next week for Ketchikan, Alas.
ka, where Mr.. Beasley is engaged in
mining.
"Clover Bill" publishes the open.
ing chapter OF his sketch Of a trip
around the world on the first page oil
this paper.
Frank Mears and Mrs. Emma j
McClurg were united in marriage
Sunday morning, Rev. A. G. Sawin
officiating.
Chas. II. Springer has bought the
Geo. Savidge residence, corner oil
Twelfth and Franklin, which will be
his hcme hereafter.
The next steamer for San Francisco
sailing from Seattle, will be the
Queen Wednesday. and for Alaskan
ports the Cottage City, Tuesday.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the o. r. N. and U. P. we're: J.
F. Cunningham for Topeka, Ks, and
Harry Robinson. Rockaway, N. J.
It is reported that Ernest Rick and
James Crowley have bought the gro
Gerry business of Cormier & Mathieson
conducted at the farther end of East
side bridge.
An excursion OF Odd Fellows from
Port Orchard Lodge will take place q
week from next Monday, to visit
Olympia Lodge when two candidates
will be initiated and q social session
held afterwards.
The Santa Barbara arrived Tuesday
evening. and after discharging quite q
lot of freight at Percivals dock fol
our merchants fell off to the mill for
. cargo of lumber. She will sail some.
time tomorrow.
Our serial, Translation of . Saw.
age" is giving very general satisfac.
ton to our many patrons as 10 shown
by the increase of subscription and
demand for back numbers containing
the first chapters.
A bill has passed the Senate to at.
tach Mason county to Thurston for
judicial purposes. 1t seems that Che
halls, hitherto in district with Ma
son. has court business enough alone
to constitute district.
Edward N. Fuller, OF Tacoma, Sec.
rotary of the State Historical Society
was up this week to urge the passage
of the Meeker bill for an appropria.
ton to gather relics and curios con.
nected with our early States history.
The Parents and Teachers Club oil
the Eastside, Tuesday. elected Mrs. d
r. Terry President. to succeed c. s
Reinhart. Capt. Remnant was elected
Vice President; Miss Eta Arlaud
Secretary. and Professor Montgomery
Treasurer.
Milo A. Root, formerly Of this city
has been retained TO assist in prosecu
ton OF quite number of prominent
citizens of Seattle on charges of rent
ing houses for disreputable purposes,
employing women in drinking houses
and gambling.
G. F. Hayward, late of Portland, hal
succeeded w. w. Ward in manage.
ment OF the Northern Pacific Express
Office Of this city. He will bring hi.
family here to reside. "Win" hal
been installed as Travelling Auditor O
the company. q promotion.
Jack Ferguson had deep cash Gu
in his face, Tuesday, while removing:s
broken water glass from steam boiler
1t came out under strain OF his arm
and the ragged end struck his cheel
with great force, inflicting a painful
wound, requiring seven stitches te
close.
The Capitol Commission had ap
propriated 81. 600 for the heating sys
tenn OF the State annex and nov
comes proposition for 81, 500 add
tlonal, to install an automatic plan
which has proven very effective in th'
Seattle high school. It is though
the Commission will adopt the change
The Bottling Works of the Olym
pla Brewing Co., has resumed opera
tions. since the suspension from
landslide which moved the buildin,
from its foundation, on the 18th of De
cember. Repairs have been thorough
and the building and machinery sr
none the worse from their rough
usage.
The American Bridge Co. and tn
Expanded Metal Co. have notified tn
capitol Commissioners to hold on
s9mcient OF the appropriation avail
able to pay their claims. They d.
not seem to have any more confidenc,
IN the contractor than the publ
generally who have watched his oper
atoms. Wv