Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Ms Halle Jennings. of Iowa, is on
Ni~.t t. the family OF G. +. kaler.
y daughter was born to the vile OF
Use >lmonds, OF Eastsidr, this week
:. Mu>grove has begun the conStruc-
ton Of residence on Maple Park to
cost ! 100.
Walter Chambers and Joe Swanton
arr about 10 open il meat market at
North ! aklma.
+. W. Olson and Miss Barbara
Mahsn, both OF Bucoda, were licensed
t. wed this week.
4 moonlight excursion was given
last evening by the Eastern Star lodge
On the steamer Capital City.
The little steamer frankie is under.
going extensive Improvements. The
biltr is being practically rebuilt.
Fred Crombe was awarded $75 dam
ages to his little girl from broken
collar bone due to fall on defective
sidewalk.
J. l.. Peters is erecting a handsome
dwelliug-house on East Fourth street,
80 by ~ feet in size and q story and a
half high.
Another shingle weavers' strike is
on in this city, and the mill owners
have signed an agreement not to
employ union men.
Bnelah Moss has begun suit in the
nj hnr
three. year-old child, now in possession
OF n. b. Peters and wife.
Gov. Mead Wednesday honored the
requisition of Gov. Toole of Montana,
for Frank Thurston, under arrest at
Spokane for grand larceny.
The County Commissioners are
negotiating for the services of an ex-
pert to check up the books Of the
county for several years past.
Nearly 700 barrels OF beer were
shipped by the Olympia Brewing Co..
Monday, for Alaska, and 60 barrels
and 81 cases to places on the Sound.
Matt Neilund. logger, was brought
in from camp, yesterday, suffering
from crushed shoulder and arm from
arolling log. He is being cared for at
the hospital.
Bro. King, of the Olympian, left
Tuesday for the Portland Fair, and
combining business with pleasure, will
return by way OF Walla Walla some
time next week.
A boy badly, few hours old, was
found on the door step of the home of
Frank Spahr, at Tenino. yesterday
morning. Deputy Sheriff Vance has
been called to that place to investi.
gate.
Major Mills has again omitted
Olympia from the harbor appropris.
ton bill, verification of the threat
that appropriations would cease if
refuse matter was allowed TO pass into
the bay.
Eugene Fifield, who has been Sup
erintendent OF the Westside mill, sew
eral years, has given it up to enter
upon the general management Of the
local branch of the National Wood
Pipe Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cottle, started
out this wee iOr a season OF recrea-
ton, for -. vacation OF about six
weeks. during which time they will
live in a wagon and persmbulate about
the States.
Two painful accidents are reported
at the Westside mill this week. Her.
bert Cook had the toes Of one foot
mashed by rolling log. and George
Riley was badly bruised and shaken
up by fall from 80 foot scaiIold.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the law of 1903 creating Q State
Board Of Oyster Commissioners has by
implication repealed the statute OF
1897 providing for county oyster-land
boards. This affects Thurston, Mason
and Pacific counties.
Next Sunday Sampsonian game OF
baseball is to be played between the
Eagles of Shelton and Olympia, at the
former place. Great preparations are
being made by the local lodge for a
big excursion, with music and other
features Of merriment.
Charles A. Libby, we'll known as a
youth to many of our people, was
married in Spokane. his present abid.
lng-place, Wednesday evening Of last
week, to Miss Gretchen Schlussler, OF
st. Paul. The STANDARD extends its
best wishes TO the happy couple.
The Funeral Directors of the State
are to meet here Sept. Goth, 9th and
2Sth. Mr.. Whiteside is an officer OF
the association and presented Olym.
pia as the place for meeting. at the
last session, and the suggestion met
with immediate favor and was accept.
ed.
The Westside mill had q narrow
escape from fire, last Friday night
which had communicated from the
burn pile. Fortunately the watch
men on duty discovered the flames in
time to subdue them, before the fire.
men could make the long run to the
mill.
Misses Louie and Ianthen Kell, OF
Fort Wayne. Ind, spent several days
with the family of DR.. L. P. Holbrook
last week. They are daughters of
senator kell of that State and we're
on their way to the Lewis and Clark
lair, and came "by the loop" to visit
iormer acquaintance.
Gov Mead has honored acquisitions
from the executive of California, for
Fay Bell. of San Francisco, woman
convicted of grand larceny, and who
was at liberty on probation, and Maud
ohorer OF Napa, accused OF stealing
Irwelry and coin from her landlady.
Ahey we're arrested at Seattle.
Mrs. II. Fleetwood has begun suit
against Thomas Connolly, as Sheriff.
ior s2'O damages and restitution of
STOCK sold by him on q judgment in
lavot OF fawcett Bros, several months
ago IN payment OF a promissory note
gwen Tor farm machinery. The con.
.ention is that her property has been