Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
1901.
Happy New Year,
Miss May Mcdonald, OF Kamilche,
visited the city, Wednesday.
Isaac Blumauer, the Bucoda mer-
chant, was in the city yesterday.
1t is reported that Mrs. J. E. Con-
molly is ill with pneumonia at Shelton.
Merle MARI is up from Seattle on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
MARI.
Miss Marie Lammon, of this city, is
seriously ill of typhoid pneumonia at
Tacoma.
Susie P. Wyman left, this week. for
Clovis, CAL, over the 0. X. N. and U.
p. route.
Roses were picked out OF doors in
this city on the last day of the expir-
ing year.
q. A. Green has succeeded S. L.
Hampson as ticket agent at the North.
ern Pacific depot.
The Northern Pacific Express Office
has been moved to the Woodruff build
ing on Main street..
Richard E. James and Miss Annie
Linn, both of Grand Mound, have
been licensed to wed.
The Olympia Foresters initiated So
new members, Wednesday night, max.
ing total membership Of 23O.
Rev. A. G. Sawin delivered very
interesting Christmas sermon in the
First Baptist Church, Sunday night.
Frederick Sprague is down from
Alaska on a visit to his sister and
brother, Mrs. J. w. NOVEL; and Rod
erick Sprague.
Judge Thad Houston, of Pierce
county, will hear some cases in the
near future for which Judge Linn is
disqualified from acting.
Henry G. Bilger, formerly q mem.
Der of the Olympia Hardware Co., is
now proprietor of one of the largest
department stores at Genesee, Idaho.
District Deputy Organizer Eugene
Carr, of the WOodmen of the World,
will conduct the installation OF officers
of Olympia camp, next Tuesday night.
Seattle has paid into the State
Treasury $4,000 arrearages of the 10
per cent OF liquor licenses due, and
Tacoma has sent in Sill 500 ON same
account.
Rec got ahead OF Oly in anization
OF Roosevelt Club, but the work hav.
ing been done by dark lantern methods
the platform does not show the skillful
construction of John Rea.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Queen, Monday, and for Alaskan
ports the Valencia, to-day. succeeded
BY the Cottage City, next Friday.
S. B. Caldwell and Miss Bessie Ever.
EFT, both we'll known young people oil
this city, we're united in marriage at
the residence of the brides, mother,
Mrs. H. G. Everett, Sunday noon.
The following merchants have agreed
to close their places of business to-day
l.. Bettman, G. Rosenthal, A. G. Stew.
ems & Co., hoffman Mercantile Co.,
Sam Dobrin & Co. and Harris Bros.
Mrs. E. Maxwell and daughter, Miss
Katie, passed through the city Tues.
day, on their way home to Summit
after an enjoyable vieit to down Sound
cities. The STANDARD Office acknowl.
edges a pleasant call.
Miss Josephine E. Holgate, of To.
coma, has received the appointment
of Deputy State Librarian, to succeed
Miss Sue O'Bannon Porter, who lately
resigned to enter upon the higher
duties of married life.
A deputy Sheriff from Grant county
New Mexico, arrived Tuesday, to se.
cure a requisition from. the State
Executive for J. T. Gootch, . self-con.
fessed murderer. now in Jail at Ever.
EFT. 1t is thought that Gootch 10 in.
sane.
The new year was ushered in by the
scream of steam whistles, the ringing
OF bells, the popping OF fire-crackeri
and the shouts of many of the boys oil
larger growth who had been patiently
waiting for Old Father Time to pass
that milestone of his journey.
William Virden, of Kittitas county
and Miss Frances Langridge, of South
Bay, were married Wednesday. at the
home of the bride. Mr.. Virden il q
prominent young farmer of Eastern
Washington, and Miss Langridge the
charming daughter of one of our we'll.
known citizens.
The Capital City Traction Co., has
filed with the County Auditor, list oil
Trustees elected at the annual meet.
ing. as follows: J. B. Weddell, Prssi.
dent; J. R. Chaplain. Vice President;
=. b. Conner. Secretary; A. 8. Cation,
treasurer; w. E. Haycox, H. A. Ten.
ner, j. H. Covert.
The trial of Cordelia A. Botkip, con.
victed several years ago in San Fran
CISCO OF the murder of Mrs. Dean and
mrs. Cunning, of Delaware, by send
lug Them poisoned candy through the
n;,, who has secured a rehearing,
,s. t come On to be heard February
!o.n. This matter possesses a local
interest rom the fact that the defend.
ant was In 1891 q resident Of this place.