Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-04-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


Thu weather has been delightful
THE past week.
cur load >hingle mills are still
c.u>,d for want Of cars.
". H. Whit,>idc made trip down
the sound Wednesday,
The ncw high school building will
be- ready for service next week.
The Grand Lodge of F'oresters
Will meet in this city May 10Th.
The odd Fellows are making ex-
tcnSiyc repairs to their building.
:. J. ,Irfs has taken Il position as
salesman with the Stevens Shoe Co.
f. l.. Sattrrlcr is building IA 50. 600
residence on Fourth. near Eastside
streets.
The little Shahan girl has been left
deaf from the recent attack of spinal
meningitis.
Fruit trees are now in full flower.
LIN Niop II 'Ap''tcu W Dc DOlntllul
this season.
Al. Mulrhcad has returned from a
four months visit TO his old home in
Toronto. Canada.
The first Columbia river Chinook
salmon of the season were received in
this city Monday.
A. l.. Woods, of Edmonds, has
bought an S0-acre tract of land near
Black Lake. for home.
The steamer Greyhound is now
undergoing repairs and will be
changed into an Oil-burner.
Jim Radcliffe, a former resident of
this city, is now in the real estate
and insurance business at Belling-
ham.
Mrs. Geo. n. Talcott left Sunday
for Sumner on visit to her sister.
Mrs. John Granger, who is afflicted
with dropsy.
Wallace w. Warren and Miss Elsie
Karney, both of this city, were unit
cd in marriage, Wednesday, by Rev.
F. A. La ViOlette.
The body of Thomas Rayle, who
died at the Soldiers Home, Wednes-
day, will be buried from Whiteside's
undertaking parlors to-day.
George E. Higgins and wife, of
Rainier, came to the city during the
week in order that Mrs. Higgins
might receive medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dethlefsen will
leave Sunday for trip to Father
land, of which they are both natives
and have not seen for many years.
Rev. W. S. Crockett will begin a
series of sermons on THE Book of
Revelation" at the Christian church,
next Sunday evening. Everybody
cordially invited.
John Bowling, of this city, accord
ing to the Scientific american, has
patented boring machine that will
lay all augers in the shade, when its
merits become known.
John Berkshire has bought the
Doane restaurant of Larry COrmier,
which is now under process of reno
walton, and will assume charge when
it re-opens next week.
, B. B. Turner is frequent visitor
to Olympia. He expressed himself
as well pleased with the effort of
Charles voorhees, at the recent JEFF
fersonian banquet in Seattle.
The Tenino Sandstone Co. has
changed it's name to the Hercules
Sandstone Co., to avoid confusion
with the Tenino Stone Quarries Co.,
doing business at the same place.
NJ. F. Candy, of Tumwater, was
seriously injured in McIntosh's log
ging camp, near Tenino, Wednesday
afternoon. His leg was caught by a
cable and his knee badly fractured.
Grant Billings was granted a di-
vorce from Kate Billings Tuesday,
and all property and custody of the
children were awarded the defendant,
who is Grant Billings, in this case.
G. Jacobson has leased the build
ing recently occupied by the Gem
restaurant, corner of Main and Third
streets, and will move the Capital
City Dye Works to that location the
first of May
A horse and automobile show is
announced for this city on May 18th.
1t will be held at Athletic park and
prizes will be given for all classes OF
horses and for the best decorated
automobiles.
Ralph Chilson, who died of pneu-
monia while being taken from a
camp in Mason county to hospital,
was buried Monday in Masonic GENE.
terry, Rev. f. l.. Swick conducting
the services.
Mr.. Schwin wishes it understood
that it was the Thomas bakery and
not his. that has lately changed own.
ers. He declares that he is doing q
splendid business and has no inten.
ton of selling.
Ed. K. MOhler, whose barber-shor
was destroyed by the Sunday night
nre, has purchased the Kneeland no
tel shop furniture of Max Baude. and
has entered upon a continuance Of
business at that stand.
4 Miss Alta White was accorded thu
- silver medal at the w. C. T. u. con
test held in the Christian Church
last Friday night. Her selection
was "A Modern CAIN" and it wa.
exceedingly well rendered.
Talcott Bros. contemplate putting
new front into their brick store
building. They will also take ON
the partition between the two store.
ana devote the whole lower foo,
10 their extensive business
by error we stated last week tina
WI. u. Z. Israel would start on a pro
iesslonal trip to Alaska the succeed
ing Monday. 1t should have been ;
week later. He leaves next Monda,
accompanied by Mrs. Israel.