Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Prepare to spend the Fourth in
Olympia.
Butter still sells at from 40 to 30
cent, roll.
Mrs. I. J. O'Brien visited down the
Sound yesterday.
Chas. Bowman. OF Logansport, Ind,
has arrived here to reside
Joe Chilbcrg is making arrange
ments for a trip to Alaska.
Frank Cook has bought Pridham's
grocery store at Tumwater.
Allen Weir and family have again
become residents OF our city.
The trial Of Lusher for criminal
assault is set for next Thursday.
a daughter was born Wednesday
night to the wife OF Frank Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard L. Dunn have
returned from their wedding trip.
Brad Hill, the popular druggist, was
on trip down the Sound this week.
Billy" Hagemeyer is the proud
father OF baby boy, born Saturday.
Senator and Mrs. Potts, OF Seattle,
are visiting MIR. and Mrs. A. H. Cham
bers.
Mrs. E. T. McCabe, of Tenino, was
the guest OF friends in the city, this
week.
Judge Gordon of Spokane, argued a
case before the Supreme Court this
week.
Tom-cod are being caught in large
numbers in the channel fronting the
docks.
Mrs. A. A. Phillips returned Mon.
day evening from = trip down the
Sound.
Mrs. w. S. Stark, of Seattle, is visit.
ing at the home of w. S. Miller, near
this city.
Charles Fosher and wife, and Mrs.
E. Ssddler, are here from Iowa to visit
relatives.
VIM. H. Mcclellan and Iva Watson,
Wednesday.
Frank c. Moss, of Tacoma, gets the
cherry of Secretary of the State Tax
Commission.
The Senators were defeated by the
Hoqniam ball team, Sunday, by a
score OF to 3.
Mrs. J. w. Kleebe has returned to
South Bend after pleasant stay with
Mrs. G. r. Talcott.
A brother of the Rector, Fred K.
Howard. will conduct services in St.
Johns church Sunday.
Emanuel II. Lyon and Amelia
Slimmon were united in wedlock
in this city, Wednesday.
W. J. Hatfield has bought of Mrs.
Fannie Emerson lots IL and u, in
Child's subdivision, for $500.
R. H. Carpenter. OF Gull Harbor,
placed the first home grown straw
berries on the market, Saturday.
M. Benedict has bought OF E. Miller
16O acres in section 26, township 16,
range 3 west, for the sum of $500.
Strawberries still remain firm at Is
cents box. II sold for this they are
not warranted beyond the top layer.
p. Ouelette received a carload of
Eastern oyster seed few days ago and
has planted them on his oyster beds.
T. D. Rockwell, of Spokane, State
Tax Commissioner, is making arrange.
ments to make his home to this city.
Mrs. A. w. Coleman and Mrs. Belle
Wheaton, of MEMO, are the guests Of
G. W. Osborne and family of South
Bay.
The 80 horse. power engine has been
placed in Arthur Weston's new boat,
and he expects to launch her in few
days.
Mrs. Lou Diven has resigned her
position as vocal instructor in the
Peoples University, on account OF i'll
health.
Strawberries still remain on the top
shelf, Notwithstanding their long jour.
ney from California to grace the fes-
tive board.
Will Fosters sail.boat Daphne after
thorough overbauling is now being
= painted and will soon be ready for
the summer breezes.
The funeral OF A. T. Rush, who shot
himself in saloon in this city, few
days ago, will take place at White
sides this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville, OF San Diego.
Cal, who had been guests of Robert
Doragh and wife few days, left
Monday for Minnesota.
NJ. McPhail lost couple of fingers
while operating what is known a. Q
"double-block" machine, in the Clear
Lake single mill, Wednesday.
The tie vote of the Council on
appropriation for hostess at the Port.
land Fair affords another excellent
chance for the rooters to get in their
work.
1t Is said there are quite number oil
mild cases of scarlet fever in town, but
Health Officer Bridgford has the mat
ter we'll in hand to prevent q spread OF
the disease.
Miss Katie McDaniels, who has been
employed as waitress in Burrow's
Boston Kitchen, has been called to
her home at South Bay, by the seri.
GUS illness OF her sister.
Mrs. Olive Brown has been granted
divorce from her husband Z. E.
Brown, on the plea of abandonment.
She is awarded the custody of two
minor children and some property was
assigned to her by the court.
In answer to a letter from Warden
Reyes the Attorney General informed
him that the body OF H. Arao, the
japanese to be hanged on the Sd prox.,
at the Walla Walla penitentiary, NAV
be turned over for burial to his coun-
trymen Of that CITY. Arao mnrdorod