Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Mrs. J. II. Mort is quite ill.

at Chehalis, this week.
Olympia now has a chain.gang OF
hobos to do the STRENGTHENING.
Mrs. Harry Runyon is confined to
the hospital with typhoid fever.
Miss Marie Simenson has returned
from visit to Mrs. George Brewer, in
Seattle.
A new passenger car-No. 15-has
made its appearance on the track Of
our street railway.
The Philharmonic company sang to
a large audience in the Presbyterian
church, Tuesday night.
Wednesday was the last day for
paying taxes, without penalty and
interest from June LIST.
Lawyer NJ. G. Royal, formerly OF
this city, is over from Portland, where
he has hung out his Single"
The ladies of Rebekah Lodge will
give card party, in Odd Fellows hall
this evening. Admission 25 cents.
Revival services will continue till
Thursday, inclusive, in the Christian
Church, under Revs. Gnormly and
Cook.
About $4,000 OF taxes were paid the
last day, Wednesday, which was not
as large as was expected at the Treas
urer's Office.
Edward c. Damon and Agnes Slot
we'll were married Sunday afternoon,
at the Congregational parsonage, by
Rev. E. r. Loomis.
There have been thirty.seven con-
verts at the revival meetings held in
the Christian Church under Rev. DR..
Ghormley's services.
A verdict was given in favor of +. S.
McGouthlan for $3.50 against the
Northern Pacific Railway Co., the
value of q horse and costs.
Judge Gordon, OF Spokane, was over
this week to represent several cases in
the Supreme Court. He is the guest
OF his daughter, Mrs. George G. Mills.
Mary J. Sargent sold this week to
J. Q. Adams and G. w. Nosker the
Sc or OF section 80, township 16 north.
range l east, for u consideration of
$l,70O.
Mrs. Emily T. Williams of Tenino,
mother OF Mrs. T. F. Mentzer was the
subject of an operation yesterday, at
the hospital. She is Is years of age
and stood the ordeal quite we'll.
William K. Powell, for the last year
in charge OF the Western Union Tele.
graph Office in this city, has been
transferred to the Astoria Office. Mr..
Parker, of Mud Bay, takes his place.
The Northern Pacific now gives us a
daily freight train from Tacoma COM
bining the logging service with the
freight between this city and Gate,
making through freight service each
morning
The Elks had q big time Monday,
over the annual visit of District Dep
uty P. T. Daley, of Tacoma. In the
evening an entertainment was held
after the work of the order in the
lodge room.
The United Presbyterian church.
people intend to commemorate tile
jubilee year OF mission work in India
and Egypt, this evening at 1880
o'clock, by an address of Rev. r. l..
tanning, of Everett.
Mrs. A. E. Baldwin has leased the
second floor OF Stuart Corner to Geo.
Stevenson, the lobbyist, and lie making
arrangements to open the cottage,
next door, as boarding-house during
the Legislative session.
If you want to see some really
beautiful and appropriate holiday
presents for all members OF the home
circle. look in Simenson's show win.
dow. He has many beautiful articles
in gold, silver and glass.
The water service with Westside is
now carried by permanent steel
main, and all the trouble experienced
by our suburban neighbors with their
water filtered through hose that
would not stand the pressure is now
over.
Chehalis citizens have incorporated
the st. Helens Condensing Company
with Il paid up capital Of $4,000.
State Treasurer c. w. Maynard is
President Of the company and will
remove to Chehalis after his term of
office expires.
The steamer Dix, it is announced,
will be placed on the Olympia. Tacoma
route, soon as she comes from the
repair shops at Seattle. It seems
that her boiler is trifle too thick to
meet the red.tape requirement, and
the government inspectors have or.
dered change.
Harry w. Goss, representing Kilmer
Il Co.. of Binghampton, N. Y, the
manufacturers of Swamp Root rem.
edy, has been in town this week dis
srlbuting samples and extending sales
OF the specific for many ills human
flesh is heir to. He is q pleasing and
wlde-awake agent, and makes friends
wherever he goes.
The local lodge OF Elks will hold
memorial services in the theater, Sun.
day afternoon, at 3 80 o'clock. There
has been only one death in Olympia
Lodge, the past year, and his euloev
VIII be delivered by J. H. Schiveiy,
orator Tor the occasion. A musical
programme has been arranged by the
Elks musical members.
Miss Annie Holmes. a sister OLA
Holmes. ticket agent of the Northern
racine railway, who came from Iowa
. lew weeks ago to reside with him.
dled Wednesday morning, at their
nome on franklin street, of pneu.
mona. Her illness was short, but