Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-26

Mr.. Geo. NJ. Savage has bought
: number of tracts OF desirable land j
} Thurston county belonging to tn
Thomas estate, and will soon sub-divid
them into parcels convenient for tran.
fer to those contemplating permanent
settlement. The price paid was $40
900.
Prof. G. NJ. Miller, Of Portland,
announced for an address ut Columbi
Hall, this evening, on the politica
issues OF the day. Mr.. Miller is al
eloquent speaker, the editor Of tn
Pacific Express, and WAS the Prohibi
ton Candidate for Congress in Ore
gon at the last election.
Mr.. G. II. Foster and Miss Mamie G
Henry were married at the residence
Of the brides parents, Eastside, last
Wednesday, the Oath inst, Rev. W
B. Lee being the officiating Clergyman
The happy pair left Immediately aftel
the ceremony for an extended tou
Of the Atlantic Coast. They have thu
best wishes of host of friends.
An old gentleman who runs a chic
en- ranch on Westside, whose name VIZ
could not learn, had fit while enter
ing his boat at the draw to-day, ant
fell into the bay. He would doubt
less have been drowned had not his fall
been observed by Mr.. John Grimm
who went to his assistance and finally
succeeded in getting him out OF the wa.
ter.
The pile driver has been at work at
every high tide during the week, put
ting down the timbers for sidewalk
across Fourth street, along the north
side Of the bridge. 1t will be remem-
bered that citizens of the Eastside
petitioned the Council to have this
done two years ago. When completed
the work will be part the bridge itself
and OF great convenience to the pub
lie.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Moore has bought out
the retail trade of Mr.. A. H. Cham
bers in meats and vegetables, and will
on the LIST prox. assume control OF the
popular City Market. Mr.. Chambers
wholesale business has assumed such
large proportions that it, and the man.
agement of the gas works, require his
entire attention. The weekly average
of meats supplied by Mr.. Chambers
to the local trade is 25 head of cattle
GO of mutton and Is of pork.
BROWN back wall paper 15c, white,
20c, double roll, at O'Conner's until
| further notice. Clearing for new stock.
The new steamer, T. J. Potter, is
one of the finest finished, most CON-
modious, and fleetest boats that ever
piled upon the Sound. She was built
last year, in Portland, especially for
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Co., her present owners. She is OF
5S9.6S net tons register, has 2SO-foot
keel, and measures 240 feet overall
Her depth of hold is 10t feet. She
has two non-condensing engines Of
32-inch bore and feet stroke. Her
boiler is 80 feet long and 81 inches in
diameter. She has 80 elegant state
rooms, four Of which are double, fol
the use of families, lib berths, and is
allowed to carry 800 passengers. She
has a large fore cabin, and elegant
gentlemens' and ladies' saloons on the
upper deck, and remarkably fine
dining-room on the main deck. This
apartment has ten large tables, al
each OF which nine or ten persons can
be comfortably seated. The furniture
is oak and walnut, the hangings
damask, and it is lighted with incan
descent electric lights tastefully ar
ranged in clusters. The stewards
room is Immediately aft of the dining
room. It's large and fitted up with al
modern appliances. The. galley oc
cupy the extreme rear portion of tht
main deck where all the Kitchen
odors" are waited over the ships wake
The panels Of the main saloons arr
finished in gold, silver, drab, and har
monizing tints, and here as elsewhere
the electric light is brought into u.s.
for illumination. The officers quart err
are on the hurricane deck" and ar
models of convenience and comfort
She is commanded by Capt. Gil. Pal
ker, who may fairly said to have beer
born on the water, and is differed b,
as gentlemanly crew as ever trod
deck-plank. As long as she is kept Oh
this route, our people will have moth
ing to complain of in the way @
speedy, safe and comfortable means G
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