Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
SOME News NOTES or THE CITY

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An S12 pound boy was born Mon
day night to Mr.. and Mrs. y. J. Phil
lips of the Eastside.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Abel OF Nancou-
yer, B. c., were holiday guests of the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blankenship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad Pierce and
daughter Dorothy Jane. spent the
holidays in Portland as the guests of
Mrs. Pierce's parents.
Mrs. T. J. Anders and daughter.
Miss Grace Anders, returned to
Olympia the fore part of the week
after an absence in Seattle of nearly
a year.
A number of friends met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Baker on
Glass street Monday evening, enjoy
ing a dinner party as surprise on
Mr.. Baker, the day being his birth
day.
Miss Sarah Agnes Rogers and ]. A.
McCann were married last Saturday
afternoon by Rev. ID. A. Thompson at
the home of the bride, the couple
leaving Immediately on short
honeymoon trip.
Petitions for the Schmitz bill,
known as initiative measure No. IS,
permitting breweries to operate and
hotels of more than so rooms to sell
liquors, were circulated throughout
Olympia this week.
w. R. Easton, manager of Thorn
burg's, and Mrs. Easton are now liv-
ing at Twelfth and Adams streets.
having recently moved from the
house they occupied near Seventh
and Main streets.
Miss Ruth Westmoreland and
Charles McRostie, both of this city,
we're married in Port Townsend last
Saturday, according to an announce
ment made here early this week, and
will make their home in Olympia.
The marriage came as a distinct sur
prise to their relatives and friends
here.
For the second consecutive month
the Mckinley school won the banner
In the general attendance contest
among the different schools for Mo-
vember, it's record for the month
being $50 per cent, one-tenth per
cent better than for October and IL
Der cent below perfect.
Judge and Mrs. M. F. Gose were
guests of honor at state dinner at
the executive mansion Tuesday even
ing, when Governor and Mrs. Ernest
Lister entertained the other eight
Justices Of the supreme court and
their wives. Judge Gose is the re-
tiring member Of the supreme bench.
Lachlan Macleay. SON OF Mrs
Thomas Macleay Of this city, who
was formerly connected with the
Chamber Of Commerce at Oswego,
n. T.. is now secretary Of that organ
station at Syracuse. N. 7.
John Kelley, 60 years old, quite a
veil known character around Olympia
for the last is years, was found dead
IN the rear OF the Oxford saloon, on
East Fourth street, about 1880 o'clock
Hast Saturday morning. He had been
employed lately as night dishwasher
Il q local restaurant and had been
suffering for some time from dropsy
and heart trouble. The only known
relative, Mrs. A. l.. Kreider, now liv-
ing In California, was notified.
Miss Laura B. Troy, sister OF Attor-
ney p. M. Troy of this city, went to
Phoenix, Ariz., the fore part of this
week, where, upon her arrival, she
was married to Ivor Stone, principal
OF the Phoenix schools. Both par
ties are well known in Olympia. the
groom being a graduate OF the local
high school and of the University of
Washington.
Coroner H. N. Sticklin of Thurs
ton county, along with similar off,
cials of IS other counties Of the
state. will lose his lob January II