Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Election next Tuesday.

UUI WLWO In DnILl .
Election next Tuesday.
Vote the Democratic ticket.
Miss Nora Chambers is visiting rela.
tiyes at Sumner.
This is the last month to pay taxes
without penalty.
Mrs. f. c. Suffer has returned from
q visit in Dennison, Iowa.
C. B. Mann and wife returned Tues.
day from their Eastern trip.
DIR. and Mrs. Redpath have moved
into the Mitchell Harris house.
Mrs. Catherine Hall has gone TO
Portland to attend family reunion.
Walter Milroy is down from Nome
and will spend the winter in this city.
The Catholic Order of Foresters will
give dance tonight at G. A. r. hall.
Attorney P. c. Shine, Of Spokane,
made a pleasant call on the STANDARD
Wednesday.
Hon. T. F. Mentzer came in from
Tenino Tuesday to attend the Demo.
cratic rally.
Our winter rains seem to have be-
gun, cutting quite short our boosted
"Indian Summer"
Joseph Forstell and Mary Ruddell,
both residents of this county, were
married in Portland, Monday.
C.G. Heifncr came up from Seattle
Tuesday and was a spectator at the
Democratic rally that evening.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Morford, Monday, who
live in the southern part of town.
John Helser has purchased the old
Granger ranch on Westside, $500 be-
ing the price paid to Chas. Granger.
DR.. and Mrs. Cook left Wednesday
for their home in California after q
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Lemon
Milroy Circle No. 81, G. A. R., are
making arrangements for a campfire
to be held on the evening Of the 10th
inst.
H. H. McCray, the well-knowu
Sturgeon Greek farmer, has left at oul
Office bundle OF oats about FIVE feel
in height.
The Olympia telephone service nov
TAT subscribers. Ten year!
1sgo, when Mr.. Doragh took charge, il
had only As.
The bridge at Benedict, across the
Skookumchuck, has been completed
and the County Surveyor Saturday ap
proved the work.
The Old Homestead Bakery has
closed its doors. but it is reported that
it will be reopened in a few days I'm.
der new management.
Mrs. Geo. E. Filley has returned
from her Eastern trip. She is several
days later than her husband, having
come by way of California.
Esther L. and H. K. Whitney have
sold to Linnie B. Wood lots l and 2
in section 10, township Is north, range
l vest, for the sum of 81, 500.
Protracted meetings are being held
by Rev. James Hays. evangelist al
South Bay school. house, the past week
They will be continued next week.
The steamer Shelton took to Mason
county, this week, 1000 feet of oul
wooden pipe to be used in . water sys
emfor the Peninsular Logging Co.
H. Dennis, OF Tumwater, has sold
his plum orchard near that place &c
John Mclaughlin, OF Montans, who
will reside on and manage the place.
The Olympia Liquor Dealers held g
meeting in Columbia hall, yesterday
to discuss it is said, matters OF immi
nent importance to them as tradesmen
John Helser has sold to David ant
Dick Helser 80 acres of upland or
Oyster Bay. The land has fine resi-
dence upon it. The consideration wa
$4,000.
E. K. Hawkins. who was Receives
of the General Land Office in this dis
\ trict during the last Cleveland ad
ministration, was visitor to Olympi,
this week.
Work has been suspended on IN,
Long bridge "lift," owing to neglec
to send the bill of lading for the stee
at the N. P. depot. So it was tied u,
Tor several days by red-tape.
Rev. r. H. Massey, of the Puee
sound NJ. E. Conference, has retired
from active ministerial work auc
made his permanent home in this CITY
At Puget and Pine streets, Eastside.
A. E. Stanford, Northern Pacific
Agent here, returned from q twt
months trip East, Sunday. The pub
lie will be glad to see his genial coun
tenance again at his accustomed place
The afternoon of each Wednesda,
and Friday, the lately opened skatins
rink in the old armory building nea
1.-The draw" on Fourtk street, will b,
devoted exclusively to the lady pat
rons. P"'
John and Edward Steigler hav,
come down from Alaska to spend tn,
winter at the home of their mother ir
TINS place. Mrs. l.. Peterson, thei,
SISTER, is over from Ellensburg to visit
making very pleasant family gather
Miss Pearl Shaw, once of this civ
ana George A. Meager, of Seattle, were
united in marriage at Bellineham,
last Saturday. The bride is a sister Of
MRS: W. F. Crombie and Mrs. Jessie
Springer of this city. and the groom !,
an employe in the Auditors Office in
Seattle. 0"0' ~
The State Board OF Control vester.
Day awarded the contracts for wood
As follows: Steilacoom asylnm 70 n