Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-26

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

J. J. Brenner, the Oysterman, has
gone to the Worlds Fair.
Wood" Doane and wife left this
week for a trip to California.
Mr.. Carlyon, the dentist, is confined
to his bed with typhoid fever.
The Capital City will bring an ex-
cur.ion from Tacoma Sunday.
Quite a shower OF rain fell last
night, accompanied by thunder.
About $50 people attended the
Socialist rally, Wednesday night.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Billings died Sunday evening.
Campers are returning from their
camps on the beach and in the forest.
A daughter was born to the wife OF
b. NJ. Price, of South Bay, Wednesday.
A new roof is being placed on F. H.
Scott's grocery store, corner OF Fourth
and Adams.
Miss Anna Tarbell has been called
to Snohomish by the serious illness of
her mother.
J. S. Jamison, Mud Bay logger,
lost about $4,000 worth Of timber by
fire this week.
w. E. Waters has attached the
goods of w. N. Craige in the Capital
Hotel, for debt.
F. r. Brown has sold to F. H. Wis.
ner lot 5 in block %, Woodruff's ad.
dition, for $3.50.
G. c. Winstanley will leave on the
9th prox. for visit to the Worlds
Fair and the East.
The grill-work for the capitol ele-
vator shaft has been received from the
factory at Portland.
Arthur Callow and wife, of Elma,
came up this week to visit Mrs. ca
mother, Mrs. L. Troy.
Mrs. E. G. Kreider is on a visit from
her present home in Mexico, the guest
of Mrs. R. G. Calvert.
Mr.. hoffman will start for home
from Antwerp, Germany, by the steam.
ship Zealand, tomorrow.
A. McCay. of Gull Hsrbor, has
marketed over thousand boxes Of
excellent tomatoes this season.
Appraisers last Saturday were en-
gagged in fixing value upon the
estate of John NJ. Swan, deceased.
A. A. Cook has bought of Frank c.
Graham an 80-acre tract of land near
Rainier, for consideration of $3.50.
Mrs. l. NJ. Frey, of this city, has
been suffering very severely, the past
month, with muscular rheumatism.
James Connolly passed through this
city Wednesday, with drove of beef
cattle from Oregon, for his market at
Shelton.
The body OF John Blankenship was
brought from Salem for burial here.
He was the father of Mrs. w. S.
Crockett.
Prof. NJ. NJ. Richardson, principal of
the Shelton schools, accompanied by
his wife, were up on visit to our city,
this week.
Christian Science services will be
held Sunday, at IL A. NJ, at PIP Four.
teen'h street. Subject, "Man." All
are welcome.
Mumby's mill now employs a white
labor crew and it is hoped that that
prolific source of grievance has passed
into oblivion.
Mrs. w. B. Callihan, of Westside
has a sister from Coshocton, Ohio
Mrs. H. L. Richardson and daughter
on visit to her.
Coal oil seepage 10 found in driving
an artesian we'll near the old fail
grounds, east Tumwater, at q deptf
of about 200 feet.
1t is said that about all the logging
camps in Thurston and Mason coun
ties will resume operations about the
first of next month.
Greg. Hildebrand and wife have re
turned from a few days visit to tn,
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A
Hunter, at Hunters Point.
The Foresters OF this city have, dur
ing an existence OF about two years
paid out 81 700 in benefits. The or
ganization has 100 members.
Sons were born this week to Mr.. ant
Mrs. D. Il. Glenn, at Black Lake, ant
to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Gray, who liv,
near the Hayes school. house.
A. V. Shepard has sold to L. E
Parker a tract of improved land il
section 4, township Is north, range
west, for a consideration of $500.
Fred. Rogers. OF Westside, had
hand lacerated while managing
knot.saw in the Mumby mill, Monds,
afternoon. No fingers will be lost.
w. A. Avery has bought the resi-
dence property, corner of Third an
Puget streets, of A. d. Sheldon, con
sisting of a well-built house and tw
lots.
Development work has been com
menced on the Skookum coal prog
erCy, near 1euluO, IN WHICH helOnaE
NOVEL;, Kottick and Smith are inter
ested.
Forney Stamey has sold the i" Mode
Laundry" TO Ed. McFarren and H.
Fuller. They will continue busine,
at the same place, in the basement {
the Olympia Hotel.
A still alarm was answered by tn
department Tuesday evening, cause
by burning chimney on the residenc
of Alfred Thompson. on Adams stree
No damage was done.
E. E. Martin opened the Socialis
campaign, Wednesday night, by
speech in Columbia Hall, in which
predicted the polling of 10000 vote
by his party in the State. this fall.
George A. Barnes was united
marriage yesterday at noon, to Mi.
Grace S. Pridham, Squire Giles pc
forming the ceremony. he groom
50 wears of age and the bride a.