Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Il pass - aIycTtl-c-In the STAND
AID.
Io!u y. lI,nry is on surveying
TIP to oyster Bay.
The now conservatory OF music will
open on the 2Uth inst.
+. Reed, OF Tumvater, has returned
from yi-lt TO England.
c. II. Htight and family will soon
leave Tor q trip to Europe.
Rev. W. :. Crockett is spending a
brief vacation at Westport.
Miss Bertha Essential will leave
Sunday for New York city.
\ teachers examination is being
held in the Washington building.
c. Holthuscn and wife returned last
night from a brief visit to Tacoma.
Mr.. \. c. Stevens, Of the Stevens
Shoe Co., visited Seattle, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. ). Allen left Tues
day for three months trip in the
East
The Congregational church people
will hold no services during this
month.
DR.. Bridgford, the City Health Of
ficer, reports that the general health
OF our city is good.
1t is expected the Santa Barbara
will sail with full cargo of lumber
tomorrow morning.
Hon. Robert Aver limps less every
day, which fact Is gratifying to HIM
self and many friends.
Judge Linn holds the poll-tax law
unconstitutional as being class legis-
lation and therefore void
James None killed a large black
bear near his home up the Deschuttes
river, Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Harry Whitaker, mother Of
Mrs. VIM. Powe, of this city, is quite
i'll at her home on Mud Bay.
The Assessor is coming in for many
compliments just now. 1t may be the
Commissioners turn later on.
Miss Ruth Sypher is enjoying a va
cation from her duties as stenographer
in the State Treasures office.
VIM. johnson and Mollie Walters,
of Lake City, Pierce county, were
married in this city yesterday.
Several nice strings of salmon. trou,
were caught, Sunday. by parties troll.
ing along the shores of Mud Bay.
Judge Chapman has held court in
this district the past week, for Judge
Linn, who is absent on vacation.
Eighth grade examination will be
held in the high-school room, Wash
ipgton building, on the 10th and 18th
inst.
J. C. Conine will leave on about the
10Th OF this month for six months
trip to all the principal cities OF the
East.
Mrs. w. w. Robertson has returned
to North Yakima after a brief bn,
pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. III
Funk.
Two car. loads of military equip
ments we're shipped from the armory
here to the American Lake camp
Wednesday.
Brighton Park nine beat the Lacey
team at game of baseball, Sunday
on the St. Martins College grounds
by a score of 81 to 3.
Mrs. Lon Diven and daughter arr
preparing for trip to Kansas City, tt
minister to the wants of Mrs. d.
mother, who is seriously i'll.
The State Treasurer has received
STILES from the government al
its quarterly apportionment toward
maintaining the Soldiers Home a.
Ortng.
About thirty aspirants for teachers
positions are under examination at th'
Washington school for proficiency il
the branches taught in the common
schools.
N. C. Davis and E. E. Taylor mad
another large catch OF bass At TalcOtt'
lake Sunday. The STANDARD extend
thanks to Mr.. Taylor for a liberia
supply OF the fish.
Miss Retta Talcott is recoverin,
steadily from the effects OF a sprainet
ankle. Her many friends will b.
gratified to learn of her early recover,
from painful injury.
Two well-known Olympia barber
went bass fishing Sunday. They 50.
they landed ten, but a. the horse
rig. "hait," ETC., footed up ten dollars
it appears that the little fish cost then
dollar each.
George Langridge, one OF our goo
Democratic friends residing at Sont
Bay, was among tho callers at tn
STANDARD office this week. He re
ports large crops in his locality an
everybody is happy.
Mr.. b. F. Ruth, one OF Thursto
county's old-timers, was in town earl
this week after binding Irvine. Tn
gentleman has lived in this count
since 1858. His life has been a usefu
md an honorable one.
Thomas Stafford, pioneer residen
of this county, died Monday at tn
Poor Farm. He WAS native OF Ne,
York. He came to this State abou
g years ago and took up a claim o
the Deschnttes. He has no relative
here, so far a. is known.
K. A. McClarty, former Sheriff {
this county, now in the employ OF III
water company. met with a paint
accident a few days ago while splittin
wood. A misdirected blow severe
part OF the index finger and thumb
the left hand.
G. W. Blake, a brother of F. {
Blake, Of this city, died in New Me.
leo few days ago, whittier he ha
gone with hi. wife for the benefit {
her health. Interment will be mad
in Iowa at their home. Mr.. Blak
was once engaged in the wood bus