Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

VI uLU " IN UiUII
Frosty ni-h's.
Peasant afternoons.
i,cni MDttmau al.
Advertise in the SrANDAEp.
salmon trout are plentiful.
\ son was recently born to the wife
o: Bert Gilmore, Of Tenino.
Nj Nellie Kane made a visit to
friends At Tacoma this week.
The Congregational people have re-
tnncd their weekly prayer meetings.
Henry Me, OF Bucoda, an old friend
OF the SlANuAhp, was i'll the city Sat
uIjay.
4 daughter was born to the wife of
Louis >nider, OF Little Rock, a few
days ago.
A little son has been welcomed at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Lee,
OF Tumwa,er.
Secretary OF State Nichols was called
to Everett Tuesday by the illness of
his sOn-in-law.
Thomas Pollard, an energetic young
farmer of Yelm, was visitor to our
office, Tuesday.
Sugar has again advanced in price,
only Is pounds now being given for
dollar, instead of II.
Senator Mitchell passed through
our city yesterday. on his return from
visit to relatives at Tacoma.
Gov. Mead and members of the
Board of Control are on q tour of in
spection of the State institutions.
W.T.. Melvin and wife have returned
to Everett after an extended visit to
relatives and friends in this county.
George Bigelow, in the law school
OF the State University, visited his
mother, Mrs. ID. X. Bigelow this week.
The Minerva Club OF the Christian
church will serve clam chowder in the
dining-room this evening from to 7
o'clock.
Misses Anna and Ella Miekle, who
have been on an extended visit here,
left this week for their home in Sac
ramento, Cal.
The Taxpayers League is announced
to hold meeting tomorrow afternoon
at which Tax Commissioner Joseph
yesterday will speak.
Mrs. A. Hatch and Miss Sophia
Hall, Of Ohio, have been on a visit to
Mrs. Chilberg. They departed Tues
day for down-Sound points.
Robert G. Cameron is now nicely
situated in his new meat market ON
Columbia street, opposite the Carlton
House. Telephone Main SO.
il. Mitchell, of Portland, Supreme
Secretary of the order of Washington,
addressed meeting of that fraternity
Wednesday night in K. of P. Hall.
Mrs. Nellie Bennett, of Denver the
champion woman-shot of America,
will be here in a few days to fire a
match with the Olympia Gun Club.
Quite number of our townspeople
went to Tacoma, Monday night, to
witness rendition of Ben Hur, the
greatest scenic produ ction on the road
this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridges of Aberdeen,
having concluded visit to the lady's
parents in this city, the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Smith, returned home
last Sunday.
Edward Ingersoll died at his home
on Oyster Bay, about midnight Tues.
day, from a broken blood vessel in the
brain. The funeral services were held
in this city yesterday afternoon.
Guy Winstanley has been appointed
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the
Elks for Western Washington, in
place OF Mr.. George Mills, who re-
signed from pressure of other duties.
Harry Welsh, OF the Olympia Boiler
Works, went to Sumner, Wednesday,
to attend the funeral OF his aunt, Mrs.
Martha Ayers, who dropped dead of
heart disease on q street at Tacoma,
Monday evening.
The contract for building a bridge
across Black river at Little Rock has
been let by the county to w. H. Davis
for $63S. ]. X. Vincent bid 643, w.
H. Backus & Son, of Seattle, SITS, and
w. w. Mackay $500.
Beginning on the first of next
month the rural route designated as
No. l, from this city, will be extended
to 244 miles in length, serving terri
tory of ISL square miles, with lib
families and a population of 500.
John Cooper, a farmer from Boone,
Ia, has been spending few days with
friends in this county. He ia much
pleased with this section of the coun-
try and may decide in the near future
to make Thurston county his home.
Miss Hattie Watson, for several
years in the employ of the Capital
National Bank, as stenographer, will
60 to Spokane to act in like capacity
for the Great Northern legal depart.
ment. Her departure will be regretted
by host of friends.
A Tacoma dispatch claims that
Capt. Wilson, OF the Olympia.Tacoma
Navigation Co., intends to remove from
this city to Tacoma soon and to make
the headquarters of the line he repre-
sents there - the steamers Capital
City, Multnomah and Greyhound.
G. B. Kegley, of Pullman, head of
the State Grange, is authority for tho
statement that it affords the cheapest
life insurance of any system, being
only 33b cents per annum on each
$1,000 OF insurance, against $3.50 per
thousand OF the old.line companies.
The Woodmen of the World are
making preparations for cordial re.
ception for Head Consul Boak, Satur.
day night. 1t will be held in Odd
Fellows hall. and q programme EN-.
bracing speeches and music has been