Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Spring begins next Tuesday.
To go-lilying is now in order.
Flowers are blooming in the gardens.
The price Of fresh eggs has advanced
to 20 cents.
George b. Lane, OF Seattle, WAS in
the city, this week.
The time for rebate on 1905 general
taxes expired Wednesday.
Miss Maud Maynard, OF Chehalis,
visited friends in the city, this week.
Thieves broke into car at Tenino
the other night and carried off q con.
siderable merchandise.
Col. John Kinzie left this city Tues
day to begin the annual inspection Of
the National Guard OF this State.
Burglars entered w. w. Works
residence, on Westside, Friday night,
and stole two watches and gold ring.
Q Prof. H. B. Dewey has been appoint.
ed Deputy Of the State Superintendent
of Instruction and Inspector of Schools.
The Governor and the Board of
Control left Wednesday to make a
tour OF inspection Of State institutions.
David Hendrickson leaves to-mor-
row for San Francisco to have an
operation performed on his lip to re.
move a cancer.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Dryer died at the family resi-
dence on Eastside, at an early hour
Sunday morning.
Pearl A. Mckinney and Miss Eliza.
beth Evans, both we'll known young
people of this city, were united in
marriage, Monday.
Thomas McLarty has begun con.
struction of slightly home on Fourth
street hill. Westside, opposite the S.
NJ. Percival house.
Louis w. Pratt, editor of the Ia.
coma Ledger, has been named by Gov.
Mead as ii member of the State Ii
brary Advisory Board.
Judge Herman d. Crow has bought
the residence of Capt. H. NJ. Pierce on
Thirteenth street aud will occupy it
for home next month.
William Blackman, it is said, will
engage in the insurance business in
this city, after his term Of Office as
Labor Commissioner expires, April LIST.
The National Pipe Co., OF this city,
has supplied the pipe for a complete
water system for Bridgeport, city on
the Columbia river, in Douglas county.
The Supreme Court in a Seattle
case submitted to test the constitu.
tionality of the eight.hour law on the
public works have sustained its valid
ity.
Gov. Mead has appointed Chas. F.
Hubbard to succeed William Black.
man, as Commissioner OF Labor. and
directed that bis term of office begin
in April.
T. J. Miller, of Tumwater, intends
TO move his cigar factory from that
suburb to this city and occupy the
storeroom one door north OF the
Mitchell Hotel.
Monday, Judge Linn authorized the
issuance of letters OF guardianship OF
the person and property of Frank
Clarence Rnnyon, six years OF age, to
his mother, Mrs. Lola Runyon.
The steamer Santa Barbara, Capt.
Zaddsrt. is due the latter part of the
week to load lumber from Westside
mill. The schooner Forest Home has
just completed loading q cargo.
A portion of the State Library, con.
sisting Of the general department, is
to be moved to the third floor of the
capitol, to make room for the add.
tional members of the Supreme Court.
Piles are on the ground for the new
gridiron to be used by our local steam.
ers. It will be built just east OF Per.
civals dock aud Of sufficient size to
accommodate any Of the larger steam.
ers.
The County Commissioners Monday
ordered warrant drawn in favor OF
the Washington Children's Home, oil
Seattle, for 500, for the care of two
children from this county in that in.
stitution.
Thomas J. Ireland, q lumberman,
who had been resident of Olympia q
score or more of years, died Wednes.
day night. He leaves a widow and
family OF grown descendants. The
funprol u,iil ha hall O,,~lo,V
E. c. Bragg, OF Tacoma, has been
installed in one of those nice, new
positions farmed out by the late Legis.
lature. He is nov Auditor and Cash.
Ter in the Land Commissioners Office,
at salary OF 81 800 per annum.
Late letters from Washington state
that Capt. Gilbert, reported seriously
Ill few weeks ago, is in . fair way
Tor recovery and his condition 90 i'm.
proved that he has been able to re-.
sumo work in the geOdetic service.
Roy Hadley, son of Judge Hadley OF
the Supreme Court, was married in
Portland, Wednesday, to Miss Bertha
Shaw. of San Francisco. They will
reside at Bellingham where Mr.. Had
ley is engaged in the newspaper bust.
ness.
The former home OF George B. Lane,
on Westside, near the old Schneider
place, was sold this week 80 James T.
biodgett, of La Grande, Oregon. Mr..
biodgett and his family will soon
move to this place to make it their
permanent home.
Lizette Chaenn and her hu,band
Charles. who have been hauling their
domestic affairs at ross.corners for
some time and had applied for a di.
vorce, have agreed to call it "off' and
KISS and make up" at which resolve
the little god Cupid claps his hands in
fro': N. c. Davis is making an earn
est endeaver to have the Capital City
Band IN thorough practice for summer
concerts On the plaza. A subscription
paper is in circulation for a small fund
10 meet Incidental exnensoa aud ~ "a