Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Celebrate in olympia.
The Fuurtl-a week from Tuesday.
"Wednesday was the longest day of
the year.
Col Scobey returned yesterday from
Portland.
The kendrick confectionery store
has been closed
John Byrne and wife are visiting
the Fair at Portland.
Charles Nietzen has returned from
bis trip to Germany.
Mrs. George Mutton visited friends
at Aberdeen, this week.
Chas VI. Bolton and Theo. l.. Brown
are in Seattle on business.
Herbert McMicken was in Seattle
for brief stay early this week.
Miss Mabel Wakefield. of Elma, is
the guest of Miss Mabel Phipps.
Tenino is coming in by special train
to celebrate the Fourth with us.
Almon Galliher left yesterday for
Seattle to take passage for Nome.
Olympia Day at the Portland Fair
has been changed to August 18th.
Ed. O'Bannon has gone to Seattle to
take position as clerk in a store.
Gen. Stevens, on visit from Bos-
ton yrapf 0vor IN part1anA TnooIo~
A daughter was born to Mrs. J. w.
Matheson, OF this city, Sunday morn.
ing.
Ben Turner is suffering from blood
poison, and it is feared may lose his
foot.
The work Of painting the capitol
roof has begun. The color used is
black.
A daughter was born Tuesday night
to Mrs. Peter Berline, of Eighteenth
street.
The city is making arrangements to
paint the new iron lift-span on Long
Bridge.
Geo. A. Barnes is about to erect q
$1,000 home on Fifteenth and Main
streets.
The salary OF the Olympia Postmas.
ter has been increased from s., 400 to
$1,000.
l. V. Mossman, an old.time Olym.
plan, is here from California to visit
relatives.
Miss Nellie Glover made final proof
here Tuesday, on homestead neal
Rochester.
Mrs. Hans jacobson is spending q
few days with her sister, Mrs. J. s
Kirkhoff, in Seattle.
James Endicott has been appointed
on the Olympia police force, to succeed
J. w. Query, resigned.
Quite number OF our people will &c
to Seattle Sunday to attend the fun.
eral of the late Judge Struve.
Two baby coons took possession of q
hens nest in q poultry yard in the
northern part OF town, last Sunday.
A merry 60 round, corner of Third
and Main streets, is one of the pros
pective attractions" OF the Fourth.
E. o. Robbins, of Eastside, has beer
drawn to serve on the petit jury Of the
Federal Court al Tacoma, during July
Miss Eva Webster arrived yesterday
from Pasadena, Cal, to spend the sum
mer with the family of DR.. II. S. Wy
man.
If our many out-of- town readers
wish to enjoy themselves, come t.
Olympia's big celebration on July Sc
and 4th.
Miss Pearl Spirlock returned to hel
home at Plum Station, "Wednesday
after visit to Miss Jennie Benson, o.
THE city.
If reports are true. Oyste Bay, Mut
Bay and South Bay will be deserted or
the Fourth. They are all coming te
Olympia.
Ralph Hopkins. an old Olympia boy
now of Seattle, passed through the
city yesterday en- route to Portland by
automobile.
A. f. Laberee has just received 6
handsome new hack from the E. M
Miller Company, of Quincy, Ill. Il
cast 200.
A special train will be run to Port
land on Olympia day, Aug. l4th, at Z
round-trip fare of So. so, good for return
in seven days.
Miss Florence Holbrook is tho lat
est claimant for damages to be paid BY
the city for alleged injuries from a de-
fective sidewalk.
Miss Carrie Shahan, of this city
and Paul w. Beach, of Tacoma, were
wed in Portland, Saturday, while in
attendance at the Fair.
A report that DR.. Warren Riley, &C
we'll known to most of our people, now
OF Marietta, Ohio, had died, is, we are
pleased to state, untrue.
Felix Walner and wife returned
Tuesday from Milwaukee, Wis, ant
will visit for while with Mrs. Wal
ner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Gresl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mari went t
Bellingham few days ago, where Mr.
Mari attended the meeting of thu
Grand Chapter OF Royal Arch Masons
Misses Ada and Maud Chamber
returned Tuesday from Los Angeles
Cal, where they have been on a some
what extended visit to relatives and
friends.
1t is proposed to make by ordin.
ance the assistant fire chief an EN-.
ploye of the city, instead OF an officer
go as to raise his salary from $40 t
$50 month.
Providence Academy commencement
exercises were held last evening. Mis-.
May Kreider graduated from the de
partment of music and pleasing pro-
gramme was rendered.
If the dinky stands erected by en-
terprising dealers on the street cor