Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-12-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mrs. j. F. Gordon, OF Hunters Point,
visited Olympia friends, this week.
Judge Linn has denied a motion for
new trial in the case OF Blass vs.
HIT.
The Eagles will initiate large class
OF candidates into membership Sunday
night.
Tommy Candy, q Tumwater lad,
broke his arm while playing football,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Chase, OF Vancouver, B.
c., is a guest at the home OF Mrs. o.
C.. Hansen.
Mrs Gordon Mackay has been spend
ing the past few days with friends in
the country.
J. F. Keithkan has been elected
Mayor OF the new city of Tenino, at its
first election.
Elcaine Longmire has moved down
from Longmire Springs to spend the
winter at Yelm.
dealers are beginning to blossom with
holiday offerings.
Miss Gertrude Moore has announced
One-half off on all trimmed hats" for
the next few days.
The City Council will hold a con-
tinuance OF an adjourned meeting
from Monday, tonight.
C. H. Pridham, who lately sold his
farm at Yelnl, will soon leave with his
family to spend the winter in Los
Angeles, Cal.
A. F. Bichop and Mrs. Adelaide
Holland were united in marriage Tues.
day afternoon, by Justice Frost. They
will make their home in Seattle.
It rained almost necessarily yester.
day. 1t began with fall OF damp
snow, which melted when it reached
the ground, from previous rain.
An effort is being made to raise
funds for the Poultry show to be held
here Jan. 18th to the 10th. At least
5000 should be subscribed to make it
a success.
Sawyer and Filley have made
splendid display of fancy goods. suita.
bic for the gift season. in their large
show windows on both Main and
Fourth streets.
Mrs. S. K. Taylor passed through
the city Wednesday on her way home
to Oyster Bay. She has been on .
Visit to the family of Geo. E. Thomp.
sou, at Snobomish.
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Sam H.
Nichols will hold a reception at The
Lobby, next Thursday evening, which
will be the inaugurating social event
of the winter season.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
classes of Mrs. Ellery Eastman and
Miss Louise Dittman, will hold q sale
of art and fancy articles in the parlors
Of the church tonight.
Chas. D. Howell, of Seattle. a hotel
man of experience, is to be the man.
ager OF the new Kneeland hotel in this
city. He has arrived with his wife to
take up his permanent abode here.
G. Rosenthal has just received 500
dozen handkerchiefs that were de-
layed in transit on account of the
floods. They will be sold to day and
tomorrow ct greatly reduced prices.
w. o. Bennett, q notary at Cen.
tralia. has been appointed Commits
sioner to take the testimony of ]. r.
Ingham and wife, witnesses of the
will of Geo. w. French, of Grand
Mound.
The new City Attorney is q native
son, q descendant OF one Of Olympia's
earliest pioneers, Daniel r. Bigelow,
some years deceased. He is a gradu-
ate of the law department Of the State
University.
Kreider is we'll prepared to meet the
Christmas and New Years trade.
Among his novelties we note splen.
did array of antique and modern
Servian vases, of special value as works
of art. Call at his store and see them.
Judge Robinson announced in court
early this week that about the latter
part of this month he had an import.
ant engagement, but lawyer.like he
did not specify; so the true inward.
ness must be guessed ct until addi-
tional light shall be forthcoming. q
The Supreme Court has granted
Max A. Mobley, Of Yakima county,
sentenced for life for assault upon
Lydia G. Palmer, only Is years old, a
new trial, on the ground that the
the facts upon which conviction was
based.
The Clerks Union have elected the
following officers: President, Frank
Van Eaton; First Vice President, s.
Eunison; Second Vice President, Jos.
Cnllrich; Recording Secretary, s. J.
Jeffs; Treasurer, Harry A. Ditmars;
Guide, E. N. Smith, and Guardian, w.
Filsinger.
Our city's total vote in the munich.
pal election is given At sos. The
total at the general election approx
mated a thousand votes, but some
precincts outside the city limits voted
at the outskirts polling places, which
makes the late vote quite large con-
sidering the weather.
At meeting OF the Eastern Star
Wednesday night. the following of.
Ulcers were elected: Worthy Matron,
Mrs. Laura Num-; Associate Mat.
ron, Mrs. Mary Porter; Secretary,
Mrs. Fannie Skillman; Treasurer,
Mrs. Lister; Conductress, Miss Laura
Troy; Associate Conductress, Mrs.
Lulu Lang.
If you are in search for holiday pres
ents for young or grown people, do
not fail to visit Mike O'Connor. in his
new and elegant store, next door north
OF the Capital National Bank. He
has splendid stock of novelties in
all lines. One OF these is variety of
beautiful lamps to be attached to Your
electric current.