Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

UUl NlWO IN UInLI
The last local novelty is Dumping
Sale.
hoffman has an interesting ad. in
this paper
Ed. Farquhar is suffering from a
felon on one OF his fingers.
J. L. Bolton is rapidly recovering
from his prolonged illness.
Bob Cameron has bought aud com.
bined Brewers meat market with his
own.
Mr. and Mrs Charles York, of Little
Rock, are the proud parents OF bright
little boy.
Mrs. Jesse Mills visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen, at Little
Rock, this week.
The sound OF the croaking frogs at
night is q pleasant reminder OF our
approaching Spring.
Theodore l.. Brown passed his ff-
tieth birthday last week. He is ma.
tive son, born in Olympia.
Mrs. ?. ]. O'Brien who has been
confined to the hospital with illness
is reported much improved.
Minstrelsy has followed vaudeville
at the Star Theater, and its perform
ances seem to grow in popular favor.
Miss Ethel Scott, who has been on
visit to the family of State Treasurer
Mills, has returned to her home in
Seattle.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Downs
was held Monday at s A. NJ. in the
Catholic Church, Rev. Father Kusters
officiating.
The shingle mills resumed oper.
atoms yesterday, the effort to prolong
the closure another fortnight having
been unsuccessful.
The Banks restaurant has been re.
moved from East Fourth street 10 317
Washington, formerly the editorial
eden" OF the Olympian.
State Treasurer George G. Mills is re-.
eeiving congratulations over the advent
OF a bright baby boy which has just
come to stay at the parents home.
The funeral services OF Miss Maggie
Sanger, deceased, were held Monday
morning in the Christian Church,
under direction OF Rev. w. s. Crockett.
Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, of this city,
has fallen heir to small legacy left by
an aunt in Boston, several hundred
dollars of which are already available.
Judge Dunbar has sold his farm of
16O acres on the Newaukum river,
three miles from Chehalis, for $751;
600. c. Smart, of Puyallup, was the
purchaser.
Last Saturday ]. w. Raher, of
Sunnyside, bought of John Resser 571t
acres of land east of this city, for ST..
200 and of John Ludman 80 acres,
similarly situated, for 81 500.
Luke Carney, who has been con.
fined to the hospital the past two
months with broken leg, was down
town Tuesday, by the aid of clutches,
for the first time since the accident.
Miss jeanette Thompson, who has
for several years past presided at the
counters of Mr.. O'Connor's bookstore,
has just returned from a fortnight's
respite from business by a visit to
friends at Roseburg, Oregon.
Plans for enlargement of the Nit.
chell hotel have been prepared and
work will begin March LIST, TO make it
adequate, with other accommodations,
to handle future demands upon re-
sources for entertainment at any time.
H. O. Peterson, an employe OF the
B. L. Hill Drug Co., has been accord
ed Q diploma by the State Board, as a
competent pharmacist. Edward J.
Ohrner, also of this city, was granted
the same kind of q certificate for pro.
ticiency.
w. J. Milford, of Tacoma, and Miss
Ethel Stedman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Stedman of Chambers
Prairie, were united in marriage in
this city, at the First Presbyterian
manse, Monday, Rev. r. NJ. Hayes
officiating.
The Model Laundry has been bought
by Edward McFerran, who was part
owner of the plant and business when
it was burned out with the Olympia
hotel, aud by Thos. Moran, who comes
from Eastern Oregon to engage in
business here.
Fees collected by the County Audi.
tor last month amounted to $4,000
There were q hunting and only seven
marriage licenses issued, which in some
degree afiirms the school-boy conten'
ton that there is more pleasure in
pursuit than possession.
An eclipse Of the moon will take
place next Thursday night, visible here
weather permitting. 1t will begin al
8.54 and end at 2.4O Friday morning
the middle Of totality being at 11.47
AN. Its magnitude will be 1851, to
10 as the moons diameter.
The new lodge OF Odd Fellows or.
ganized at Tenino, last Saturday night
instituted the following officers: H
J. Keithhahn, N. G.; George Trusdale,
V. G.; P. c. Kibbe, Secretary, and c.
L. w. Green, Treasurer. Centralia
Skookum Chuck aud Olympia lodges
participated in the organization.
The Hill Drug Co. celebrated, last
week, the sixth year of its existence as
one OF the leading business enterprises
OF this city. 1t has grown from q
comparatively small beginning to a
very lucrative and commanding trade,
largely based upon the confidence felt
in MIR. Hills exceptional proficiency
as "a pharmacist.
AT business meeting of the Con-
gregational Society, Monday night,
Josiah Rankin was announced az
Deacon, Miss Lydia H. Blackler az
Treasurer, Ruth Dunbar Clerk, and
Simeon S. Mills. Superintendent of
Sunday School. The banquet which