Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

T. ii. rhippS. the grocer, has been
on the sick list the past week.
The STANDARD is the paper that
brings results to the advertiser.
Peter Mctiuire and Fred Simmons
have gone to Aberdeen to reside.
Eugene Taylor and wife, OF Oyster
Bay, were visitors to the city this week.
HIT. Jones, of the Board OF Control,
visited Orling this week on official
business.
J. c. Ra,hbun, a former Olympia
in the city, this week.
Mrs II. &. Richardson attended
district convention OF the Degree OF
Honor at Puyallup, this week.
Sol Simpson now has control OF the
Shelton and uthwestern railway, a
logging road in Mason county.
A son was born to Mrs. Fred. Haeger,
OF the Eastside, and another to Mrs. C.
]. Van Eaton, of Southend, this week.
A side.track of the Northern Pa.
cific is to be laid for accommodation
of the single mill near the depot
grounds.
The steamer Santa Barbara arrived
from San Francisco. Sunday afternoon,
to take in a cargo of lumber for Cali.
fOrnia ports.
Gov. Mead has named Mitchell
Gillian for Sixth Judge of King
county, position created by the pres
ent Legislature.
E. E. Taylor has just received a
large stock of new bicycle tires direct
from the factory. Read his advertise
ment in this paper.
E. L. Slade. chief clerk in the Adju.
tant Generals Office, Monday, received
message announcing the death of his
father in Lincoln, Neb.
A number OF Gypsies are camped on
Eastside hill and are busily engaged
in fortune telling and other diversions
peculiar to the strollers.
Patrolman John A. Cameron, OF the
city police force has resigned. John
w. Query has been appointed to sue
coed him and entered upon his duties.
George w. Pease died yesterday at
his home near Gull Harbor. He
leaves wife and six children to mourn
the loss of kind husband and loving
father.
The applications OF J. T. Thacker
and George Milton Savage for water
franchises from the city, have been
laid over for further consideration of
the com mittee.
During the past month fifty-three
Migrants have been ordered to "move
on" three cows impounded and eight
arrests made, according TO Chief
Braeger's report.
The Superior Court has ordered
dismissal Of the Chambers Longmire
suit, involving farm lease on Cham
bers prairie, and for costs to be paid
by both parties.
St. Martins College at Lacey is in a
fourishing condition. The enrolment
is now larger than at any time since
the foundation of that excellent edu-
cational institution.
Our fortnight OF clear weather was
broken Tuesday morning by the regu-
Tar order Of winter-rain, rain, in.
terminsble rsin-which will probably
finish out the season.
Mrs. r. A. Brewer, of Grand Mound.
mother of F. w. Stocking, and Mrs.
Alfred Manning, of Seattle, mother Of
Mrs. Stocking, are visitors at the fam.
lily home in this city.
Robert Bridges, Commissioner Of
Lands under the State Fusion admin.
istration came over from White river
this week as delegate to urge amend
ment of the drainage law.
John c. Kleber, who practiced law
in this city in the early COS, now q
resident of Spokane, came over to at
tend to some business in the Supreme
Court, Tuesday. He was accompanied
by his wife.
The City Council, Monday night,
authorized the issue of a warrant for
$4,000 in favor Of George Milton Saw
age for the second half of contract
price for construction of draw on
West bridge.
Rev. John OVAL, presiding elder Of
the Swedish NJ. e. Church OF this
district. arrived Tuesday, to hold the
quarterly conference Of his charge.
he was assisted by Rev. Chas. John.
son, pastor of the local congregation.
County Assessor L. E. Duval has
selected the following deputies: P. D.
Moore, L. Cormier, M. J. Dempsey,
William Rutledge, Walter Longmire,
Eugene Williamson and Capt. Bren-
ner. l.. Cormier will be assigned to
the Olympia field.
An order issued Tuesday from the
once OF Adiutant General Drain notes
Inc promotion of Second Lieut.. H.
norman to be First Lieut., assigned
TO Company d, and Sergeant VIM. T..
Jones commissioned Second Lieut in
the came company.
The schooner McAllep will load
Lumber at this port next week. She
lett Port Townsend, Tuesday. and
sailed the length Of the Sound without
the aid Of tug. as was done by sailers
|" enter" at the custom house 10.
Gated here, hall century ago.
Rev. A. G. Sawin received notice
tuesday. OF the death of his mother
Lucinda 4. Sawin, at Baldwin. Kas
Sne was 10 years Of age. and visited
her son about two years ago, and
many OF our people retain PLEASING
memories OF the individuality of the
old lady. ~ '"'
Robert Montgomery, editor OF the
Puyallup Tribune, visited the car;,oI
THIS week, as q representative Of tho
people OF his district, to urge consid.
Grafton by the Legislature of aid to
the Agricultural Experiment station
a. Puyallup. The STANDARD ack nowl.
edges pleasant call from The oon;o,