Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-04-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

to san Francisco.
W. n. Libby. OF Shelton, was in the
city on business, this week.
The Gate City bridge, built by the
county, has been completed.
l.. Terrell has been appointed Road
Supervisor OF District No. II.
Mrs. l. Harris is home from an ex.
tended visit to San Francisco.
A recess of the jury term of court
has been taken till May 11th.
County Treasurer Phillips has just
recovered from severe attack Of grip.
Attorney A. j. Speckert, of Seattle,
is in the city on Supreme Court bust
ness.
The carpenters of Olympia have
adopted an eight-hour limit as day for
labor.
The next steamer for Alaskan ports
will be the steamer City of Topeka,
Sunday.
Ed. Stevens has sold lot 10 in Wy
mans subdivision of Swans addition,
to f. f. Dale, for $125.
The Maroons beat the Tacoma Ath.
letic team, last Sunday, on the ball
grounds near this city.
Chas. Storrs has sold the furniture
in his lodging house known as "The
Central" to d. Whitman, for 5000.
Frank c. Owings has been dcsig-
mated official scorer for the baseball
games to be played here this season.
A. G. Arlett has bought $50 acres OF
land on Chambers Prairie, near the
Collins farm, paying for the tract $500.
The Foresters and the Eagles will
play a match game of baseball on the
grounds in our southern suburbs, on
May Sd.
The baseball season opens in this dis.
trict May 10th, and the event will be
signalized by parade of the players in
uniform.
Thomas Plunkett, the hospital em-
ploye, who had his knee-cap dislocated
by fall lately, is in fair way for
recovery.
John Berkshire. the popular mana
ger OF Blake's Resort, has returned
from a couple of weeks visit to San
Francisco.
The loaves furnished by the "Old
Homestead" bakery are larger and
better than Of any other establishment
in the city.
Walter Beck. one of the High
school boys, who has been under treat.
mcnt at the hospital for typhoid, is
convalescent.
Miss Florence Birgy, daughter of
Jacob StampAer, has returned from
her home in Paris, France, for a visit
to her parents.
B. F. Wall, OF Bucoda, has sold con-
siderable property in that little city to
James Barrett, involving a considera-
ton of 500.
A. w. Frater, the State Statisticiap,
has about recovered from his severe
prostration and returned to his duties
at the Statehouse.
Richard Welsh sold ten-acre tract
of land from his farm at Little Rock, a
few days ago, for 500. The purchaser
was H. F. Hardin.
The Shirley dramatic company now
travels without band or orchestra
and has raised the price Of admission
to SO. 80 and 25 cents.
The Capital City Shingle Mill re-
ceived 242 cords of shingle bolts, Mon.
day, from Kanaka Jacks camp. They
were towed up by the Blue Star.
The steamship Senator left the
Sound for San Francisco, to-day, and
the next steamer for that destination
will be the Umatilla Wednesday.
Secretary Schomber, of the School
Board, has been authorized to adver-
tise for 800 cords of wood for use In
the school service of this district.
l.. A. Nadeau, Vice President of the
Port Townsend Southern Railway, has
been up from Seattle to inspect the
line and business of the company.
Yesterday was about the only" grow.
ing" day that we have had this season.
In other words the temperature was OF
a sufficient attitude to promote vege-
tation.
Lot of block 3 Patiison's addition
was sold by Mrs. Jane Pattison to Roy
Barry, few days ago. The property
is on the corner of Fourth and Ounce
streets.
Frank Knighton, who had both legs
broke in an accident at Mud Bay. last
week, is in fair way of recovery, ow-
ing to careful treatment at st. Peters
hospital.
The Elliott home, corner of Main
and Union streets, has been sold to
Mrs. Altha Hatch, the Christian
Scientist, who paid $l,400 for the
property.
The county is about to build bridge
across the head Of South Bay, on the
Hawks road, and open road from the
top OF the Fourth street hill to Pleas.
ant Glade.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hartman, died at Sherlock,
last Friday night, and burial was
made Sunday afternoon in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
An entertainment was held at Te-
nlno few evenings ago for the benefit
OF the library fund. and over sixty dol
lars were added to the amount to be
expended for books.
T. W. Patterson, the photographer,
has bought Of Mark E. Reed, the site
OF his gallery on Fifth and Washing
ton streets, 80 by 12O feet in area, for
consideration OF $4,000.
The Fraternal Order of America
lately paid its first life policy of ST.
OO0 on the death of Mrs. Laura Glass,
OF Tumwater. This is one of the
youngest of the local orders Int haa a