Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10

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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
An early Spring.
beautiful weather.
Get ont your bicycle,
Lent began wednesday.
Fruit trees are budding.
Advertise in the STANDARD.
Spades are trumps just now.
Next Friday is st. Patrick day.
Spring house cleaning has begun.
Horticultural meeting tomorrow.
They have gone-the law makers.
Take down the shovel and the hoe.
May we never look upon their likes
again.
Clear weather and frosty mornings
prevail.
Dock Simmons, of Mud Bay, visited
Olympic, this week.
A little son graces the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Lsdd.
The Capital City band is rehearsing
for it's outdoor concerts.
Attorney P. P. Carroll, of Seattle,
was in the city Tuesday.
Yesterday daughter was born to
the wife of Martin Mulkey.
A daughter was born to Mrs. Thos.
McConkey, OF Westside, Sunday.
Robert Allen is building a fine
launch at his home in Tumwater.
Some large salmon are being caught
in the channel fronting Percival's dock.
The County Commissioners have
raised the fee for liquor licenses to
$500.
The House OF Representatives held
their first evening session Monday
night.
Chas. H. Pridham has sold his groc-
cry store at Tumwater to Cook & Nc
Intosh.
l.. Starkell was quite severely in
jured while working in the Westside
mill, Wednesday.
The County Commissioners were in
session this week, and adjourned to
meet next Monday at 10 A.. NJ.
The City Council are considering
the matter of purchase OF a chemical
engine for our fire department.
M. A. Langhorne, a prominent law
yer of Chehalis. visited the capital on
professional business this week.
Fred Rose left for Portland Wednes.
day to engage in cement work proba-
bly, for the whole summer season.
f. c. Davis, commission merchant
in San Francisco, an uncle of Gordon
Mackay, of this city, died last night.
MAJ. anu AI6s 18ul O0tOIeISeO re.
turned Tuesday evening from Seattle
where they visited relatives aud friends.
Millard Lemon, having been elected
aSchool Director, has resigned his posi-.
ton Of trustee Of the Peoples Uuiver.
sity.
Garfield school, West Olympia, hold
q social and concert entertain ment
this evening for the benefit of their
library.
The Reveille, somewhat irrelevently
We think remarks, "Now that the
Legislature has adjourned, the anvil
chorus begins"
Mrs. Ella c. Mcdonald arrived yes.
terday from Seattle to visit her
brother, VIM. Clark, who is seriously
i'll at the hospital.
Miss Nellie Stewart and J. H. Mich
OILS, both of Tenino. were married at
St. Johns rectory by Rev. F. r. How.
ard, yesterday afternoon.
It is said that the route of the pro-
posed trolley.line from the Sound
cities to Portland will follow closely
the old Union Pacific grade.
The fire department was called out
Saturday evening and quickly ex.
tinguished q small blaze on the roof
Of Mumby's shingle mill at the depot.
Miss Grace Switzer, who has been
cataloguer in the State Library, has
resigned that position to accept charge
of the new Carnegie library at Bel.
bingham.
X. c. Bird has been appointed q
Deputy Assessor by Mr.. Duval and
approved by the Commissioners. He
will cover the field of Tumwater and
townships l and 2 west.
The Legislature has passed an act
requiring hunters to pay q fee of SIS
per annum, and nonresident appli.
csnts $50 per annum. for the privilege
OF hunting in this State.
The Coe Commission 20. closed its
ONCE In this city few days ago. The
company Is said to have gone into the
hands OF receiver owing to lossee
from the late wheat deal.
County Superintendent Brown has
submitted the names of L. G. George,
Y. A. Br'ifett and G. G. Morris, to the
Commissioners, to constitute the
County Board OF Education.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lake died Monday, at
IumwAter. aged 81 years. She was
the mother of Mrs. Sarah Dennis of
.nat place. The body has been sent
10 Trenton, Wis.,, for interment.
A total OF 1929 votes were cast al
the school election Saturday. Mr..
Lemon received $50, majority of IS
over oSe Senator Ruth, and Mr.. Schomber
oSS' majority Of IS over Mr.. Num-.
A ball was given Monday evening,
oy the Legislature to the people, 10
return Tor the courtesies shown them
uor,ng their stay with US. It was
sa'o 10 have been very pleasing affair.
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