Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-16

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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Heavy frost last night.
This is the season OF high tides.
Christmas-a week from Sunday.
Miss Mary O'Eeil is up from Shelton.
John Lynch, Jr., is on a visit to Sc
attic.
DR.. p. II. Carlyon is in Tacoma on
business.
J. X. Chaplin has returned from
the East.
The Edison is having a splendid bill
this week.
Miss Mabel Arnold is visiting friends
at Aberdeen.
Jack Frost made his appearance
this morning.
DR.. and Mrs. NOVEL; have returned
from their trip East.
Mrs. Runyon is reported consider
ably improved to-day.
The new Green Tree variety theater
will open Monday night.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George q. Mills, Tuesday.
The Light & Power Co. have placed
headlights on all their cars.
The Eagles are preparing for a grand
class initiation on the 29th inst.
b. A. Baldwin, the Little Rock
shingle man, is ill at the hospital.
Allen White and wife, of Elma,
spent Sunday with Olympia friends.
Mrs. Dora NJ. Weston, of Seattle,
visited relatives in this city last week.
"Billy" Esling was an ever.welcome
visitor to our city Sunday and Mon.
day.
The Olympia schools close next
Friday for a two weeks holiday vaca-
ton.
Governor.elect Mead and family
have arrived to take up their residence
at the capital.
The Greyhound resumes her trips
this afternoon after lay.up of several
days for repairs.
Mrs. Amanda A. Covert, once q
resident of this county, died at Ia
coma yesterday.
Mrs. A. E. Robinson, of South Bend,
has been visiting Mrs. c. E. Wilson,
the past few days.
The State Bar Association will
recommend that the Supreme Judges
be increased to seven.
State Auditor Atkinson returned
Sunday from Juneau, whittier he had
been called by business.
Miss Irene johnson has returned to
Portland alter visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn johnson.
Mrs. S. s. Churchill and family de.
parted for San Francisco, Tuesday, to
join Mr.. Churchill in that city.
Mr.. G. w. Rutledge, an old friend of
the STANDARD. resident OF Little
Rock, made a pleasant visit to our
office few days ago.
Company A, the only signal corps
organization in the State National
Guard, has received its full equipment
from the war department.
The male students of the PEOPLES
University and . number of invited
friends enjoyed q stag party at the col.
lege building Saturday night.
Miss Christensen, who is taking q
Course of instruction in the North
Pacific Ssnitarium, Portland, is on .
visit to her parents in this city.
Mrs. S. A. Msdge and her brother
Frank K. Proud left by Tuesdays
train for Southern California, where
they will remain during the winter.
Mrs. Jane Wilson, of Newmarket,
Canada, and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Wilson. Of North Dakota, are visiting
their son and brother. e. E. Wilson,
in this city.
A site directly in front of the CAPT.
toll and midway between the fountain
and Washington street, has been
chosen for location of the John r.
Rogers statue.
Among the tastefully decorated
stores, to attract the holiday trade, il
Sl.S IT
many novelties in dress goods and
wearing apparel.
Oily offers to bet that he has the
biggest circulation of "any newspaper
occupying his field" and offers to
show up in proof. but the evening
paper fails to knock the chip.
Robt. Mcbride. father of Mrs. Geo.
Hopp, died Sunday evening, at Tum.
water, OF old age. The funeral rites
we're held Tuesday, at the residence OF
the family, in our suburban town.
Probably the best display of cutlery
ever made in this city is by the Olym.
pia Hardware Co., where every style
of pocket,knife and tahle.cutlery is
tastefully displayed in their show.win
dow.
c. Holthusen is again owner of the
Tony Faust Restaurant, having re.
turned from long trip East. The
place is undergoing q through reno.
walton, for the brisk business incident
to the legislative session.
Win Wright now contemplates the
erection OF cement building on
Fourth and Columbia streets. That
sort of building will surely meet the
safety requirements. if the walls are
thick enough and the beams of iron.
The Supreme Court has reappointed
the members OF the State bar examin.
ing board as follows: P. NJ. Troy.
Olympia; ]. B. Bridges. Aberdeen, and
). b. Murphy, Seattle. The next bar
examination will be held in January.