Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Next Thursday is the last day of
the Legislature.
Miss Lillian Watrous is recovering
from the grippe.
The Married Folks Club will dance
at the Lobby tonight.
Walter Milroy was seen on our
streets during the week.
Little Frances McFerran living on
Eastside. is down with measles.
A daughter was born. Monday, to
the wife of 0. Ross, of Tumwater.
Miss Blanche Chambers is recover
ing from a twO-weeks severe Illness
Lawyer Chas. D. King has SER
ious attack of rheumatism to oom-
bat.
+. c. Reichel and Miss Nellie Kin
sey, both of Olympia. have been IL
censed to wed.
Mrs. John Price, of Tumwater, who
has been quite i'll with pneumonia,
is cOnvalescent.
1t was John HelSer instead of David
HelSer who purchased the Sanderson
farm at Mud Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. ThOs. P. Blauvelt
have returned from several months
stay in California.
The County Commissioners have
appointed ID. Foute Superintendent
of the Poor Farm.
The ladies of the Catholic Order of
Foresters will give ball at the Lob
by Easter Monday.
The Littlejohn divorce case in the
Superior Court has been continued
till next Wednesday.
Luther Lathrop, the ice man, is
the proud daddy of a bright little
daughter, born Monday.
Miss Flora McQuarrie, of Tacoma,
has been guest, the past few days,
of Mrs. Claude Antisdel.
w. NJ. Mutton, who has been seri-
ously i'll for some time, at his home
at Tumwater, is much improved.
The Olympia Poultry Association
will hold a meeting in the Superior
Court room tomorrow at Bpm.
F. NJ. McCully underwent an oper-
alton recently for removal of gall
stones. He is now in a fair way for
recovery.
The body of Richard Weiche, who
died from typhoid fever at the hos
pital, was taken to Everett Monday
for burial.
The Athletic Club will hold So
cial session this evening, consisting
of music, recitations, drills and re-
freshments.
The bill to pension firemen by Civ
ing firemen's relief associations a
percentage of the gross insurance tax
was defeated.
1t is claimed when the Dunkards
east of this city sell wood they are
willing to pile it up and give good
measurement.
Tenino is to have bank under the
management of w. Dean Hayes, who
has had several years experience in
that business.
Herman Meyer and wife have sold
20 acres of oyster land in Mason
county to ]. J. Bremen for the con-
sideration of $500.
Miss Katherine Sypes, formerly
music instructor in the Olympia pub
lie schools, was lately married in Sc
attic to Julius Sapp.
A new gasoline launch built for
Mr.. Lane, of Hartstein Island, was
launched from the Dofflemyer boat
house, last Saturday.
Thomas Lee Cate and Rosie Black
well, of Seattle, both darkies, were
married in this city, Wednesday, by
Rev. F. A. La Violette.
It seems improbable that a Con-
gressiOnal apportionment will be made
this session, from failure to agree
upon division of districts.
Thos. E. Going has applied to the
Superior Court of this county for q
receiver to be placed in charge of the
Tenino Light 4 Power Co.
State Treasurer Geo. G.. Mills and
wife are the parents of fourth son.
The little fellow made his appearance
e at the family home Monday.
Little Olive, the 18-months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones,
of Tumwater, died Saturday, from
measles The funeral was held Mon
day.
The case of Collins rs. Seyfang, to
cancel lease on the formers farm
on Chambers Prairie, has been con-
tinued by Judge Linn till the 18th
inst.
Judge Burke, of Seattle, was in
the city early in the week looking
after legislative matters appertain-
ing to the interests of his home
community.
One OF the most important bills
passed by the House, yesterday, car
ried an appropriation of $l25, 600 for
Improvement of the Columbia and
Snake rivers.
F. G. Blake spent day in Tacoma
this week and returned with o cold.
He reports people living away from
home have good opinion of the fu-
ture of our city.
The new revenue law exemptinp
moneys, credits and mortgages is
now in operation in this State. It
will lessen the work of Assessors
very materially.
J. T. Thacker says he has suffered
three attacks from the measles in his
lifetime, having just recovered from
the last one and hopes his affection
in this respect has ended.
James Van Eaton's son. Carl. 13
years of age, of Grand Mound, died
at Abe rdeen,. Saturday morning, af-
ter an operation for appendicitis had
been performed upon him.
Surveys for several county roads
were ordered by the Commissioners,
Wednesday, two of which are near
Rainier, and a three-year franchise
for tram-road at Black Lake.