Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-07-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Olympia lighthouses are do
ing lively business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Scott are on a
visit to friends in Seattle.
The span on the county bridge at
Mud Bay is about completed.
Mrs. r. J. WycoH, of Ohio. is visit
ing Mrs A. J. Falknor, of this city.
Daniel Gaby, of Portland. former
resident OF this city, is over on visit.
Belle Mcclellan has been granted
decree OF divorce from Dougal Nc.
Clellan.
The Multnomah, it is expected, will
be able to resume her route in about
two weeks.
The steamer Elwood omitted last
Wednesdays run to Seattle to make
needed repairs.
The work of surveying the State
oyster preserves is now in progress at
Willapa harbor.
The new shingle mill at Tumwater
is expected to begin operations on or
about the 1st prox.
The Carnival Committee has offered
two prizes of $50 for baseball games
during the week of the fair.
Constance Lodge No. 46 Order of
Lions holds an important meeting TO-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
Eta Shotwell McNulty has obtained
a decree of divorce from Jerome Nc.
Nulty, on the ground of cruelty.
C. H. Miller has sold his farm near
Yelm to Fred Nyborg, of California,
who intends to make it his home.
The Baseball Club will give dance
In the Armory on the evening of the
oath for the benefit of the ball fund.
Mr.. Wallace Denny and family of
Fremont, Neb., are visitors who ex.
pect to become residents Of this city.
E. T. Palmer has been appointed
Game Keeper on the McAllister creek
preserves" of the Olympia Gun
Club.
The first installment of this seasons
watermelons came to local merchants,
Saturday. They were grown in Cali
fOrnia.
w. H. Kneeland. of Shelton, Mon
day, bought fourteen acres of Oyster
land from John Helser, for the sum of
$4,000.
M. D. Thurston, of Spokane, has
been re-appointed by the Governor a
member OF the State Board of Dental
Examiners.
Conrad Klam has been awarded a
contract for beautifying the grounds
about the soldiers monument in Ma.
sonic cemetery.
The Light and Power Co. are build.
ing . shed at Fourth and Puget
streets to accommodate patrons in
Indictment weather.
The Epworth League lately held a
"peanut party" which is reported,
socially and financially, to have been
"just nuts" for them.
A ball and oyster supper is an
nounced BY the Nesqually Social Club
In their hall, near Mounts school
house. on the LIST prox.
The capitol we'll is now down over
1l6 feet with encouraging evidences
that the quest for water in ample
quantity will be successful.
The Methodist Sunday School went
on a picnic excursion to Point De-
fiance Wednesday. It is said that
fully 25O people participated.
Prof. T. N. Henry is creditably fill.
ing the position of city editor of the
Olympian, during the absence OF Rod.
Sprague, who is on an outing.
The first wild blackberries have
made their appearance, picked by
people in the country for marketing,
and sold for so cents . gallon.
Henry J. Harmon and Miss Mollie
Littlewood, OF Rainier, were united in
marriage at the Baptist parsonage, by
Rev. A. G. Sawin, Saturday night.
John L. Wilson, a logger in one oil
Wllliamson's camps, had leg broken
Friday, in handling timber. He was
brought to the hospital for treatment.
A fine girl baby was born Tuesday
morning to the wife of Fred Rose, and
daughter-in-law of Mrs. Gretzmer. who
lives on Washington street, near Sec.
ond.
Gov. Mcbride has reappointed the
former Grain Commission, J. w.
Arrasmith of Colfax, VIM. H. Reed OF
aocoma and David Anderson OF
Rosalia.
The Puget Sound Pipe factory has
shut down for few days to make
preparations for large contract that
will probably be entered upon next
Monday.
Miss Rebecca Lame, who has been
visiting her brother, ]. H. Lame. the
past year, was recalled to her home in
fitts6urg, Pa, last week, by the seri.
Gus illness of friend.
1t is said that the Elwood's repairs
consisted of freeing the boiler OF the
sand from Mud Spring, which has
oeen such q nuisance to the water
service the past month.
Messrs. w. H. Kneeland and MARI
Draham. of Shelton, offer to place
$oo.OOO in an Olympia sawmill, if our
citizens subscribe for like amount of
stock for 500 600 mill.
Chas. Alland was up before Justice
Giles charged with peddling fish with.
out license yesterday afternoon but
the matter was not decided, q change
OF venue having been taken.
A four horse power gasoline engine
was received this week by the Olym pia
Hardware Co., for the new boat Robt.
ehore Is building. It is Fairbanks
& Morse engine and cost $3.50.