Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-04-13

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Good Friday.

NN0iiy II Ft-tel.
W. o. Bush il again confined to the
hospital by Illness.
Mrs Charles X. Talcott was down
Sound visitor, this week.
Mrs. W. l.. Bilger. of Seattle, is the
guest of Mrs. S. q. Ward.
Mrs. Ken Patterson, Of Seattle, is
visiting friends in the city.
II. T. Jones, of the State Board OF
Control, is at Walla Walla.
Mrs. James Lasityr returned last
evening from a visit to Seattle.
A daughter was born Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Diesendorf.
The Presbytery Of Olympia will
meet in Vancouver next Monday.
DR.. ]. II. Mcdonald. of Puyallup.
was pleasant caller at our office, this
week.
Attorney J. y. Kennedy, Of Everett,
had professional business in the city
this week.
Miss Laura Troy is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Arthur CAL
low, at Elma.
The estate of II. G. Struve of Seat
tie yesterday paid to the State $772l5
inheritance tax.
Mrs. Mary V. Johns has bought the
H. S. Dorman property at Hunters
Point, for 81 400.
julius Wertheim, a late arrival from
Indiana, has bought the cigar factory
OF Thomas J. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Langford OF
Chambers Prairie are the proud par
ents OF baby daughter.
Judge Robinson i. reported ill of a
throat trouble, at Hoquiam, where he
is in attendance at court.
The Tacoma and Olympia High
school ball teams will play baseball at
Athletic Park to morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Mari, OF Ia.
coma, have been on a visit to Mr.. NJ. 8
parents, who live on Eastside.
Mrs. J. NJ. jackson, who has been
at the hospital the pact few days from
illness, is reported as improving.
The politicians at Tenino have al
ready began looking around for avail.
able material for county officers.
Gordon Mackay has been appointed
agent of the Seattle Fire and Marine
insurance company for this city.
Albert Osson and family of Seattle.
are visiting Mrs. O.'s parents in this
city, DR.. and Mrs. David Mitchell.
Mrs. H. G. Richardson and daugh.
ter have returned from an extended
visit to her former home in Georgia.
Clark Wright has been granted a
divorce from Jennie Wright for deser.
ton and incompatibility of disposition.
The sale of the remaining portion of
the Union Pacific right-of.wsy will be
made tomorrow at 10 A. NJ, at the
courthouse door.
B. M. Price has bought the Giese
farm, near the head OF South Bay.
The price is said TO have been $4,000
for farm and stock.
Capt. Kilton has sold his sail.boat
business to James Dotilemyer. Mr.. X.
has moved to Puget City. where he
has purchased q ranch.
A burning chimney-top caused an
alarm OF fire to be turned in from 43,
Wednesday morning. 1t was extin.
guished without any damage.
Olympia should celebrate the 4th of
July, in q manner that would even
eclipse the big success Of last year. 1t
is none too early TO begin thinking
about the matter.
Joshua Banner, Of this city, has
been elected alternate delegate to the
General Assembly of the United Pres.
byterian Church, to be held in Rich.
mond, Ind, late in May.
Rev. S. A. Bright, once pastor OF the
M. E. Church here, is now in charge
of the Junction City district, in Kan.
sas, at Manhattan, one of the leading
appointments of the State.
A circular letter asking for subscrip'
lions to fund for forest fire protec.
ton, by State Fire Warden Welty, IL
being circulated among timbermcn.
The sum of $4,000 is asked.
Gov. Mead is slated for q speech ia
young men, in the Baptist Church,
this evening, at their banquet. John
r. Mitchell will likewise have some.
thing to say. Clark Savidge will pre-.
side as toastmaster.
Phil Skillman, Jr., arrived from San
Francisco Saturday. having secured
q months furlough from the U. g.
naval service to visit home. As his
term Of enlistment expires next month
be does not expect to return.
David Drewry, the pioneer, is build.
ing fine farm mansion on Bush
Prairie. where he has conducted q
splendid ranch for many years. The
structure is 80 by 80 feet, two stories
high and will have cement founda'
ton.
The Rebekah Degree Lodge of Odd
Fellows, held their quarterly meet
ing, Wednesday. Representatives were
present from nearly every lodge in the
district, which includes Tacoms, Cen
tralia, Buckley, Black Diamond and
Carbonate.
Capt. E. w. Peterson and J. D.
Hudspth arrived from Everett Tues
day night with their gasoline launch
Cupid. to make Olympia their home
The boat is beached at the foot o
Main street where it is receiving {
general overhauling preparatory Il
doing general towing and jobbing.
]. T. Hines OF Little Rock, seeml
disposed to ignore the jurisdiction o
the Justice OF the Peace OF that dis
trict, who several weeks ago sentenced
him to pay q penalty for cruelty t
animals. He was nominally unde
arrest and the judgment has lair
dormant until this week, when Sheriff