Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-05-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Band concert tonight.
Ex-senator John L. Wilson spent
Sunday in the city.
F. G.. Deckebach is on a business
visit to Salem, Oregon.
John Byrne and family have re.
turned from California.
Miss Anna B. Milton, of Aberdeen,
is visiting relatives here.
A petition for rehearing has been
filed in the Clarke murder case.
Mrs. F. C. Wallner is in Tacoma to
visit her niece, who is reported i'll.
The postponed entertainment of the
Order OF Lions will take place tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carsten Holthusen
have returned from their California
trip.
A son was born yesterday to the wife
of J. f. Evans, on Eastside and Tenth
streets.
The next jury term OF the Superior
Court for this county will begin on
June 9th.
Attorney Richardson, of Shelton,
had professional business in the city,
this week.
Harry T. Sweet and Elizabeth York
both OF Seattle, were married in this
city, Monday.
James Walker and Miss Eunice
Teasley, both of Gate City, have been
licensed to we'd.
The High school entertainment last
Saturday night netted the school IL
brary fund $7O.7S.
Jesse Bowman's mother and sister
have arrived from the East to spend
the summer with him.
Mrs. NJ. J. Gordon has returned to
Spokane after visit with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. George G. Mills.
Lachlsn Macleay. OF Tacoma, is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Thos. Macleay,
accompanied by his vile.
Mrs. NJ. K. Baude and son left Tues.
day for an extended visit to Zudny,
province Of Posen. Prussia.
The Olympia High School team was
defeated by the Centralia school team,
Saturday, by score of Is to 2.
Judge Gordon, Of Spokane, made a
passing call to our city Wednesd ay,
while en- route for the lower Sound.
The Aberdeen bartenders have chal.
lenged the Olympia mixiologists to q
game of baseball to be played here.
Book beer, the harbinger OF spring
is on tap; and for those Of gentler tastes
the fizz OF the soda fountain attracts
the ear.
Mrs. Ellen Kearney has sold lots 4,
and 6, Swans subdivision, to Frank
w. Lamp. The price paid was not
made public.
Miss May Harris Was the recipien,
Of a surprise party Wednesday even
ing, by q number OF friends, in honor
of her birthday.
Several nice strings Of speckled beau
ties have been caught during the past
few days by parties fishing, up the
Deschutes river.
A copious flow OF water was struck
in an artesian we'll, back of Vietzen's
saloon, at the depth of 1874 feet
driven by Mr.. Barton.
The Ladies' Civic improvement,
Club will give card party in the par
lors Of the Olympia Hotel, on the
evening of the 18th inst.
F. A. Warner has had his dairy a
South Bay registered and his butter
now bears the label Hillside Cream
cry, State Brand, No. $685."
A marriage license was issued b!
Auditor Mckenzie. Wednesday, to s
w. Sturdevant and Miss Elizabeth
Barclay, both Of South Bend.
The Summer term OF the State Su
preme Court will begin Monday, Ma.
9th, and closing June 2lst. There ar
134 cases assigned for hearing.
The County Commissioners hsv
ordered a survey OF the proposed Nc
def road in the eastern part Of th
county, by the County Surveyor.
Adjutant General Drain has an
nouuced that the National Guard en-
campment will be held at American
Lake from July z to 81 inclusive.
The County Auditor has been ad
vised of the finding of a stray 5.year
old roam pony with bay foal, on ]
O'ToOle's farm, near Little Rock.
Myrtle Call has begun suit in tn
Superior Court for divorce from he
husband, David Call. Abandonment
is alleged as reason for the call.
w. NJ. Matherson has retired fror
the draying business in which he ha
been engaged several years in thi
city. Bert Query is his successor.
Notwithstanding Oily has always ha
a frog in its throat when baseball is or
the Recorder has succeeded in havin
local team named in its own honor.
A Merchants Protective Associ.
ton is to be organized by the mel
chants of this city, the object bs
ing to guard against fraud and dead
beats.
G. w. Ingham left Tuesday for
visit to Algona, Iowa, for an extende
time. He was jointed by his wife an
baby at Spokane, who we're visitin
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Johnson yer
pleasantly entertained q number {
friends at a euchre party Tuesday ever
ing, at their home on East Unto
street.
Frank X. Proud snd James ]. Wi
son have returned from Phoenix, Ar
zona, where they have been spendin
the winter for the benefit OF the
health.