Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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Mr.. ln,oioIc Young. TINS week.
Thomas Bl,uve.t ana VIE have gone
nC,iiioruIs ;pr couple vi months
Visit.
Miss Nircttt Talcott has taken q
no,ltion a. teacher in the Little Rock
schools.
The steamer Nokomis has been
loading this week With lumber for San
Pedro, Cal.
d. :. b. Henry left Monday for the
Oljnault reservation where is engaged
in surveying.
J. C. Rathbun has returned to Sc.
allie after a two weeks visit to his old
home-Olympia.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Iverson have
returned from visit to relatives and
friends at Stanwood.
George Yantis, OF the gents furnish.
ing store of Greenbank-Y antis Com
pany, made business trip to Seattle,
this week.
R,leigh George has returned from
the East with his bride, formerly Miss
Ethel Porter, of Boston. They will
reside here.
Miss Van Trump, daughter Of p. B.
Van Trump, formerly of this county,
died in Seattle a few days ago from
typhoid fever.
Mrs z. NJ. Troy and children have
returned from Dayton, where they
have been spending the holidays with
Mrs. Troys parents.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George L)omis died Monday in this
CITY, and was taken to Tenino the
next day for Interment.
NJ. Findeisen has let contract to
Gerard Faber for the construction of
modern eleven-room house at Main
and Twenty-fOurth street.
Claude Antisdell and wife have
moved from the Byrne building to one
of Mrs. Billings residences, corner Of
Third and Franklin streets.
c. b. Bagley, at one time a we'll
known Olympia newspaper man, came
up from Seattle, Monday, to attend
the funeral of II. G. Parsons.
The indications are that the poultry
show next week will be decided suc.
cess. The entries are quite numerous
and Of many leading breeds of fowls.
The City Council, Monday night,
allowed the damage claim of d. J.
yellow to the amount of $25 for
injury to buggy from street obstruc-
ton.
Attorney Byron Millett was confined
to his home several days last week by
illness. We are pleased to note his
genial countenauce about the streets
again.
Rev. A. D. Skaggs is announced to
deliver his famous lecture, "The Boy
Scout" tonight, in the Christian
Church. Mr. Sksggs was Gen. Grants
scout during the Civil war.
1t has beens-aunonncedssb y the
Lyceum committee for William Jen.
nings Bryan to speak in Olympia
Theater next Thursday evening. A
crowded house awaits him.
There is considerable four.foOt wood
being hauled into town, and buck
saws are much in evidence. Some oil
our professional men are thus afforded
an opportunity to overcome dyspepsia
After a two weeks visit with he,
parents at Bellingham, Miss Pear
Smith. the popular vocalist and teach
or, is again in our midst, and hat
renewed her duties at the Lincoln
school.
Mrs. James Sole, wife OF we'll
known machinist of this city, dice
Monday and was buried the succeed
ing afternoon, with services held al
the family residence on Main anG
Tenth streets.
The funeral of H. G. Parsons, who
died on Chambers Prairie Saturday
Was held at the family home Monday
and interment made in the Lacey
cemetery, Rev. f. A. La Violette con
Quoting the services.
J. L. Stannard. who has been civil
engineer Of the National Pipe Co., O
this city, has secured q position al
Assistant City Engineer of Seattle
and will be placed in charge OF thu
Cedar River water plant.
The children of Mrs. Cora Williams
Bonita aged nine, and Johnnie. fiv'
years old, residing OH East Sixth
street. and the two Burrows children
living on franklin street, have re
covered from their severe attacks o
measles
Mrs. Sylvester, OF South Bay, ha
returned from Seattle. While she wa
absent, her daughter Eunice hal
charge OF her store on Fourth street
ihls estimable young lady has tn
reputation OF being efficient in man.
directions.
Ala meeting OF the Olympia Trade
0ooncli held Tuesday night, the fol
loving officers were elected: President
FRANK d. Van Eaton; Vice President
Ooafles H. Taliaferro; Recording Sec
nne!sry, W. F. Tietz; Treasurer, E. J
Daliey, and Sergeant alarms, JOhI
Marshall.
=, Inc Supreme Court has decide
.nat an officer in selling real estat
oeionglng to the county is not re
9uired to sell at the price bid if b
ueems 1t too low, and that he
authorized to exercise reasonable dit
erection as to the value it should brin
atpublic sale.
Rev. Myron Eels died last Ssturda
on the Skokomish Indian reservation
suddenly from heart trouble, where h
nad been engaged the past score {
years, as missionary He is survive
ny widow and two sons, Chester an
moy. The funeral rites we're hel
tuesday at Union City.
Warren Teetes, of Rainier, was
Tue city during the early part Of til
week week. He and his partner, jaime
OConnor, of Chehalis, had been er
gagged in getting out logs at the Burr
nam mill, and while here he filed
ien on behalf of his firm claimin
F4o3oi as the balance due.
a relief to the fuel famine" of thi
CITY was afforded yesterday, by th
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