Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-04-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

UIu VIUU IN UIuLI
The Gem restaurant has been
closed.
The County Commits sioners will
meet next Wednesday,
There was cash balance in the
State General Fund, on the 1st inst.
of SS'i, 60 l. 80.
The Governor of this State has
designated next Thursday, the 11th.
Il, Arbor Day.
Miss Alta Crawford. of Southern
California. is visiting the home of her
uncle. b. l.. Hill.
John Conboy. of Tenino. died at
the Steilacoom Hospital for the In
sane, Sunday night.
The fire boys have purchased hand
some new uniforms which greatly
add to their good looks.
Mrs. Robt. Mari will entertain the
Eastern Star auxiliary this afternoon
at her home on Eastside.
The Bucoda schools have been
closed on account of several cases of
scarlctina that prevail there.
Troy & Falknor's law offices pre-
sent u neat appearance, having re-
Gently been repapered and painted.
Mrs. Robert Graham was in the
city, Tuesday. She resides at Shell
ton. Her husband is still in Alaska.
Mr. A. N. Yantis has bought the
Hotel Central. at TeninO. The STAND
ARD wishes him success in his new
venture.
The steamer Santa Barbara, Capt.
Zaddart, arrived in our Harbor Fri
day, from San Francisco, for cargo
of lumber.
f. f. LarrimOre, sentenced to q
twO-year term in the penitentiary,
from Seattle, has been pardOned by
the Governor.
A slight shock from an earthquake
is reported to have been felt in this
city, between and o'clock last
Friday morning.
Mrs. ST. John and children are in
from Chehalis, visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mari, on Eastside.
Joseph Mickey, has bought another
80-acre tract, just south of the Ma
sonic cemetery, from J. p. Mcmahon,
paying 50, $50 for it.
f. T. Jones, of Port Orchard, sue
ceeds Miss Bloomquist as stenog-
rapher and warrant clerk in the
State Auditors Office
Mr.. Geo. E. Filley is installing an
improved heating apparatus in the
basement of his fine residence on
South Franklin street.
Olof Bystrom, deputy County Treas
urer of Cowlitz, has been named by
State Land Commissioner Ross, as
Assistant Commissioner to succeed
George Cook, resigned.
Mrs. Stark, mother of Mrs. S. ].
Burrows, is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia at the home of her son, Grant
Stark, in Seattle, to whom she was
on visit when taken sick.
Will White is said to have secured
the position of chief office-assistant
and draughtsman in the employ of the
State Highway Commissioner, at a
salary of 81 800 per annum.
The funeral of Albert Keller, who
was killed by falling tree, at Te-
nino, Saturday, was held in this city
Sunday afternoon, services being
conducted by Rev. F. A. La Violette.
Judge Linn has been sustained by
the Supreme Court, in his judgment
of 81, 167. 10 in favor of the receiver
in. the case of the Agnew-B Baldwin
Single Co. rs. w. 1. Agnew and
wife.
In a late award of State contracts
for supplies, the Hill Drug Co., Saw
yer & Filley and Billy" Hagemeyer
were successful local competitors for
certain articles in their respective
lines.
The Pat Dunning farm at the head
of South Bay was sold yesterday to
Robt. C. O'Brien of Seattle, for the
sum of $1,000, including stock and
implements. The purchaser will make
it his home.
Eggs still remain, in the local mar
ket, at Is cents a dozen or two dozen
for As cents; butter, ranch IS, sepa-
rator IS and creamery 85c; potatoes
$1.75 per hundred, and -four, $1.O5
and 81. 10 per sack.
Mr.. H. E. Davis, of Athens, this
county, has exhibited to us an egg
laid by Plymouth Rock hen of his
poultry-yard, that measured 81 by 81
inches in circumference, and weighed
one-fourth of a pound.
Assistant Attorney General A. J.
Falknor has decided that the in
crease in salaries voted at the last
legislature will not take effect till
June IA, although the appropriations
carrying larger salaries were avail
able April LIST.
A few days ago a baby boy arrived
at the home of E. A. Carlson, who
lives in Gull Harbor precinct. The
child is doing well, but the mother
condition has been precarious. How
ever, at last accounts she had con-
siderably improved.
The State Board of Finance will,
about the middle of this month, Sc
lect the depositaries for public funds,
throughout the State. The banks
selected will have to pay two per
cent. interest unless a different rate
is adopted by the board.
Miss Wallace has resigned her
position as teacher of the Third and
Fourth grades in the Garfield school,
by reason of ill health and recon-
dalton of her physician. Her en-
forced retirement is regretted by
teachers, parents and pupils.
The bark Nokomis, Capt. Nelson,
arrived in this port, Wednesday, to
take on a million feet of lumber for
San Pedro, Cal. She had a stormy
time on her voyage of 80 days and
was driven 1900 miles at sea. She
arrived, however, without damage.
1t is rumored that the order OF