Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-04-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Beautiful spring weather.
Bicycle dealers are active.
House cleaning is in order.
Have you been trout fishing?
Fruit trees are putting forth their
leaves.
The indications to-day are for fair
weather.
The STANDARD is the best advertis'
ing medium.
A. E. Young, of Little Rock, was in
the city this week.
The Clerks Union will meet in Ra.
becks' hall tonight.
Mr.. Hawley is operating his merry
go-round at Shelton.
Senator and Mrs. Ruth have returned
from visit to Seattle.
Perry Hubbard has removed with
his family to Centralia.
The Olympia Trades Council will
give ball on the 18th inst.
Snow fell to the depth of an inch
in the Black Hills yesterday.
Albert Darling is putting the finish
ing touches on his new launch.
Miss May Connolly is home from Sc
to spend Easter with her parents.
Capt. Gil Parker came up on a fly.
ing visit to the Old Folks" this week
A special Easter price is on in Eggs.
They now command 20 cents per dozen.
Senator Ruth has begun a survey.
ing contract in the foothills of Mount
Rainier.
Bushman calls his new candy store
in the theater building 1.-THE Palace
OF Sweets"
Johnny Percival's pile-driver has
gone to Montesano to construct a rail.
road bridge.
S. w. Hillman, the horseshoer, has
closed his shop in this city and gone
to Aberdeen.
Miss Jessie L. Nichols has gone to
Minneapolis for a several weeks visit
with relatives.
A burning flue in the Bettman resi-
dence on Ninth street called out the
firemen yesterday.
Chas and Ina Storrs have sold lot 7
of block 7, Olympia, to w. H. Mitchell,
for the sum of $4,000.
Miss Julia Scully opened a three
months term OF school, near Roches-
ter, Monday morning.
Fish Commissioner Kershaw will,
it is announced, move his Office from
Whatcom to this city.
The Rochester firm OF Patton & Dou-
glass has Dissolved, the senior member
continuing the business.
Chris. Anderson, who fell from the
capitol last week, sustaining slight in
jury, has fully recovered.
Mrs. Ada Gimblet has sold lots 6
and 7 in block 5 OF Horizons addition,
to w. s. Prosser. for 500.
Connolly & Chambers have received
two carloads of exceptionally fine
cattle from Pendleton, Ogn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. bigger have
arrived from San Diego, CAL, for q
visit to relatives in this city.
The Grand Lodge A. o. u. w. will
end their session to-day. The next
meeting will be held in Seattle.
The Capitol Commission is ready to
sell SIS, 600 of four per cent. construc.
ton bonds to the highest bidder.
A sister of Mrs. A. E. Laberee, Mrs.
Frank Choate, has arrived from Brad
ford, New Hampshire, for visit.
The Weyerhauser Company are plan.
ming to build several large mills on
the Sound, one of which may be at
Olympia.
Miss Elsie Williams has closed a
successful term OF school near Little
Rock and has returned TO her home at
Buckley.
Tacoma beat Centralia last Sunday
in baseball game. The latter team
did not make point, the score stand
ing 6 to- D.
NJ. E. Vincent is undergoing treat
ment at the hospital for injuries sus-
tanned while at work in the Black
Hills camp.
Gen. and Mrs. Drain will leave for
Washington. d. c., Monday, and incl
Honto1Iv v,.sss 70 Me- n D.. IN -n-to 80
Lincoln, Neb.
James Brassfeld, of the Olympia
Door Factory, had toe badly mashed
by falling piece Of machinery, Tues
day afternoon.
Gustave Stern has brought suit
against his vile Amelia, in the Super
Tor Court, for divorce on the ground Of
abandonment.
r. G. Sharp and Dalla M. Hess were
united in wedlock, Wednesday, at the
home of H. e. Davis, at Ramona Grove,
near Buffers Cove.
Mr.. Plunkett, who had q kneecap
misplaced some time ago, and has
been under treatment at the hospital
is.convalescing rapidly.
John r. Mckay, of this city, has
gone to HOLSTER, CAL, to visit his
brother, Alex. Mckay, whom he has
not seen for nearly 20 years.
Attorney General Stratton left to-
DAY for Washington, to argue in be-
hall OF the State the case of Anton 10.
hansen, in the merger suit.
A new ordinance by the town coua.
ell OF Tumwater prohibits the dis.
charge OF firearms and airguns within
the limits of that municipality.
Attorney Griggs, of Tacoma, paid to
the State Land Commission this week
$.o,3O1, on tide-lsnds situate near
that city now owned by his clients.
Chas. Koppler secured permission
10 operate a merry-go- round from the