Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-07-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

.Illn trout a.r running
la'lIp'-At.pn carried at Tenino yes
t.. .,y ~ a vote oi - to 81.
\ b,- forest fire illuminated the sky
Ia, u!Int Jl>t vest ot this city.
Ti-rr VII lee a partial eclipse OF the
I'm to-morrrv. Invisible here.
TA- F.r-t Presbyterian people went
"n 4 picnic Tue>'!ny to Tyk'ls Cove.
Nj, Mattel Erouncr is up from Sc
attic On vl,lt To her many friends.
i. V. Mo>srlan, an old-ume Olym.
pan, i here on a visit from California.
Claude Anti-dell and bride returned
Tuesday evening from their wedding
trip.
August Wise, OF Mud Bay, has raised
over twelve tons Of hay on 81 acres of
land
\ son has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. y. McVey, formerly Of this
city, but now OF Tacoma.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Patton, wife of the
Commissioner from the third district,
visited our city Wednesday.
Mrs. w. i. c. adams and daughter,
Ilah, of Seattle, are up on a months
visit to relatives and friends.
The City Council Monday night
postponed action on the resignation OF
Z. VI. Troy as City Attorney.
Mrs. Fred Mari, of Tacoma, is on
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Mari, of
Eastside, her husbands parents.
The Rectors Guild of st. Johns
Church held a lawn social at the home
OF j. c. Percival, Monday night.
The Shelton team and the Fo.esters
nine OF this city will play ball at
Athletic park Sunday afternoon.
Hills root beer is delightful varia.
ton in Summer drinks that is highly
appreciated by ell who have tried it.
Brighton Park Grange yesterday
conferred the third and fourth degrees
on Miss Grace Abbott and Tom Roberts.
Alfred Taylor and wife, residing on
Westside, have sold their government
homestead in Kitsap county 10 Marion
Scott.
Charles Bowie, the 10G-year- old log
ger from Simpsons camp, has been
confined to the hospital the past few
days by slight illness.
The Olympia Elks' ball team went
to Aberdeen Sunday and were beaten
in game of baseball by the Elks'
team of that city. Score, III to 3.
Westmoreland & Faber, the con.
tractors, have just completed the
residence of VIM. Powe, on the corner
OF Second and Washington streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scofield and
party of friends came over from Ia
coma Sunday in a large auto. While
here they were the guests of William
Scofeld and family.
The Mayor has named Messrs. Nc.
Larty, Filley, Blakeslee and Brown as
committee on general arrangements
who will have charge OF the plans for
park day next Thursday.
Withered be the hand which pois.
oned our office dog 'Shep,'" is the
prayer of his chums and their name is
legion. Everybody was his friend and
his friends were Everybody.
Elias Dryer is building substan tial
sidewalk six feet in width for School
District No. /, on Fifth street along
the north side of and abntting the
Washington school grounds.
Mrs. P. l.. FARRELL, of Hartstein Island,
was up on visit to the capital this
week. She has lived on the island 35
years, has been Postmistress nine years.
and thinks the STANDARD a model
newspaper.
W. H. Hewitt. of Seattle, an ex-
perienced millright, passed through
our city this week on his way to Bel
more, to superintend some improve
ments on the sawmill at that place.
He is an uncle OF w. N. Harris.
Woodmen of the World, Camp No.
l79, installed the following officers
Tuesday night: E. J. Tracey, Consul
Comm ,nder; J. H. Lasityr, Adviser
Lieutenant; j. L. d. Haupt, Watch.
man, and James Burton, Sentry.
The City Council Monday night
passed an ordinance authorizing the
grading OF Thirteenth street, between
Main and Water. The planking will
be removed and the street graveled the
full width, at An estimated cost of
$49l.
John w. Troy, editor of the Skagway
ALASKAN, was down on a visit to rela.
tives in Olympia this week. He left
yesterday for his home, accompanied
by his sister, Miss Laura Troy, who
will spend the next few weeks in
Alaska.
Robert Doragh has let the contract
Tor erection OF the new Telephone build.
Ing, on Filth near Franklin streets, to
the Olympia Manufacturing Co., for
S6,597. Finishing and furnishing will
be extra and approximate the cost to
about $4,000.
Mark Jones, Jr., has laid the keel
Tor new boat. 1t will be 40 feet
long, 3 feet beam and be propelled by
ID horsepower steam engine. Mr..
Jones built the Mizpah, the fast little
steamer, now on the Olympia Oys.
ter Bay route.
c"'hPtCI Las UOuRHt from MIS-.
Is. Mitchell property on Puget street,
near Fine, known as the Savage home.
stead, paying $500 for it. The pur.
chaser, who now resides at Rainier,
proposes moving back 10 town and will
occupy it as residence.
The body of Charles Wenger, who
was run over and killed by a freight
rain At Tacoma, Sunday, was brought
20 this city Wednesday for burial by
his two daughters. Wenger was a
herman, 40 years of age, and was
former resident of Olympia.
Z. J. Palmer, 46 years of age, died
a. his home in this city, Saturday, of
heart disease. He leaves wife who
conducts the maternity hospital here.
The funeral was held Monday after.
noon under the auspices OF the Masons
OF which order he was member.
1t Is especially desired that our
country people attend the Mission