Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-04-12
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


Hon T. r. Mentzer was in from
Tcnino yesterday.
Ed. Farrell spent three days in Sc
attic during the week.
John X. james. of Grand Mound.
was in the city Wednesday.
Geo. \. hoffman made a business
trip to Portland, this week.
Mrs. John d. Atkinson has been
visiting relatives at Tacoma.
W. j. Milroy is over from Victoria
on Il visit to his brother Val.
l.. J. Miller has started an under
taking establishment at Tenino.
Bessie Tobin, aged Is, died at Mud
Bay, on the 9Th inst, of pneumonia.
Mrs. f. f. Eckwright died last
Friday at her home on South Bay. of
cancer.
Mrs. Celia Pix has returned from
an extended visit to Southern Cali
fOrnia.
Attorney John NJ. Wilson has been
elected Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Fred. A. Warner, of South Bay,
was in town during the middle part
of the week.
DR.. NOVEL; is about to build fine
residence corner of Union and Wash
ingtOn streets.
Mrs. Robt. Mari and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. C. St. John, visited in
Tacoma, this week.
Miss NJ. Louise Patterson is ex-
pected to return from Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, soon.
Mrs. 7. F. Connolly attended a
session of the Degree of Honor at
Aberdeen, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mott Dye, of Mud
Bay, are the joyous parents of baby
son. He arrived on the 9th inst.
Mrs. E. L. Barber, of Union City,
is on visit to the family of her Sis
ter in this city, Mrs. VIM. Powe.
f. r. Sturr, a rancher living near
Phoenix Park, has been committed
to the asylum at Steilacoom from this
county.
A three-months' old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. ClOwers, formerly
of Tenino, died at Tacoma, a few
days ago.
DR.. DeMoss, who conducts to-
baccO store on West Fourth street,
is suffering from blood poisoning in
his left leg.
Lawyer E. N. Steele made a trip
to Tacoma, Saturday, on professional
business before the Superior Court
of Pierce county.
A local physician was called to
Squaxon Island, Wednesday, to at
tend an Indian child, afflicted with
spinal meningitis.
A. A. Gottfeld and T. L. Brown
attended the meeting of the Grand
Lodge A. o. U. W., at Aberdeen, as
delegates, this week.
E. B. Taylor and wife are the
happy parents of new boy. He
was born at the family home on Oys-
ter Bay, last Sunday.
Prof. Montgomery has returned
from Hoquiam and assumed the posi-
ton of Deputy State Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
A fully developed blossom has ap-
peared on plum tree in our office
yard door, the first seen hereabOuts
by delay Of the cold weather.
The ladies of St. Johns Guild gave
apleasant tea, Wednesday afternoon,
at the residence of Mrs. Gus Cowles.
There was good attendance.
Mr.. Griggs, of Westside, lost three
fingers of his right hand, Wednes-
day, while engaged in operating a
machine at the Westside sawmill.
&c. Conine, who is now in Los
Angeles, CAL, writes the STANDARD
that he will leave on his extensive
Eastern trip about the first of May.
Olympia nest of Owls was in
stalled Tuesday night, by Grand
Executive H. L. Leavitt and Grand
Secretary Chas. B. Wood, of Seattle.
Miss Dora Hanson died on the 4th
inst, at her fathers home on East
side, of consumption, aged IA years.
She came here lately from Tennessee.
Archie Howard, aged II, of Hart
stein Island, is undergoing treatment
OF the hospital for severe injuries re-
Gently sustained while at work in the
woods.
The funeral of little Bernice, the
baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Mckinney, was held yesterday
afternoon, Rev. w. S. Crockett Of
floating,
Ed. Schinke of South Bend, and
Miss Alice Schinke of Baker City,
~ Ogn., have been on a visit to their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schinke,
at South Bay.
George E. Higgins, of Rainier,
visited the city during the present
week. From reports his wife is in
poor health. A change of climate is
contemplated.
Seattle was awarded 800, 600 from
the State School fund yesterday, by
the Board of Finance, carving four
per- cent. The loan was to a CITY
school district.
Mrs. F. F. Foster, of Snohomish,
and her charming little daughter,
Helen, were over a few days this
week, to visit relatives and acquaint-
ances in this city.
Gordon Mackay. showing faith by
his works, has contracted for placing
12O running feet of cement sidewalk
fronting his property on Third and
Columbia streets.
Mr.. George c. Israel will leave Mon
day for Alaska in the interest of an
important mining suit in which he is
the LEADING aftOruau Ho will ha ma