Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-08

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in their food, yesterday. The father
and two children are reported as VIC
tins.
As this is the season of the year for
preparing for the spring terms OF our
schools, and as many OF our school
houses are in need Of new furniture
and other school fixtures, to render
the pupils comfortable and to enable
the teachers to perform their labors
successfully, we invite the attention OF
school officers to the advertisement of
/ the Victor School Desk, in another
column.
Mr.. John G. Grimm has associated
Mr.. Samuel McClelland with himself
in operation Of the Eastside brick-yard
next season. Mr.. G.. has acquired
the precise method OF making good
brick, as the product of the past year
amply shows, and with the industry and
good management for which Sam has
always been noted, there is no doubt
but that their business will be de-
/ cided success.
Mr.. r. A. McNair, the late City Mar
shall, has gone back to his profession,
dentistry, and may hereafter be found
with DIR. Woodland, as assistant in the
growing business of that skillful opera
tor. Mr.. Men. proposes TO fit up
rooms for medical baths in connec-
ton with his present engagement,
thus atIording our people another es-
sen.ial that has hitherto been unat-
tainable except in the larger cities.
The large addition now being built
on the west end of the Olympia saw
mill will extend nearly to Jefferson
street, and when finished the capacity
will be more than doubled A new
boiler is to he put in which will make
an increase of forty horse power to the
machinery. There will doubtless he
greater consumption of building
materials next summer, and home in
dustry should be largely encouraged.
One of the most successful real estate
firms, so far, has been that of Shoecraft,
Cook & Smith, who have Just opened
an Office in the "Blinn building" on
Fourth Street. They have in the few
days they have been before the public
disposed Of twenty-three tracts of
land, and now control some of the
most desirable lots and acres in the
county, including 4 large line of water
front. Do not fail to consult these
gentlemen, if you want either to buy
or sell land
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. l. Blodgett will regret to learn that
they lost their little son, Perry, by
that dreadful scourge, diptheria, in
Portland last Wednesday, Mrs. b.
was on visit to that city, where the
disease was contracted about ten days
ago, since which time the best of med
ical skill and the most devoted efforts
Of the stricken parents have been be-
slowed in vain. They returned home
to-day with the remains of their child
for interment.
The Superintendent of the U. S.
Coast and Goedetic Survey has decided
to send at least three parties into
Alaska this season, for the purpose of
establishing astronomical and mag
netic stations. supposed to be with es-
pecial reference to the location of the
boundary between Alaska and British
Columbia. These parties will start
about the first of May, and will he in
charge of assistants J. J. Gilbert, J. F.
Pratt and F. Morse. The schooner
Yukon, and the steam launches Fuea
and Helen, will be employed in the
service.
The many friends of Mr.. Lewis ?.
Munson, of Shelton, will regret to
learn that he has been afflicted the
past few days, with an hemorrhage of
the lungs that has aroused grave APP
prehensions of the final result. He
was brought TO this city Saturday
evening, en- route for Seattle, where
his parents reside, i'm charge of Dr.
Newell, and preceded hence by the
Potter Monday. If skillful treatment
and the careful attention of devoted
mo her, are of avail, We may expect
the sufferer soon to be restored to
his usual health.
Among the important transfers of
real estate made this week, were the
sale of Pacific House property to Ben
Turner for Sc 500; the Austin property
at the foot of Main Street to Mr.. Allyn
for $3.50; ID. NJ. French to F. r.
Brown, west half OF Dickinson dona-
ton claim near West Olympia, - 500;
C. B. Mann, ct al, to Thos. Prather, lot
4 of block "a, $3.50; H. Binkley to
Geo. d. Shannon, lands in West Olym-
pia, 81 600; John Dooley to T. C. Van
Epps, block 48, Swans addition, ST.
$50; A. E. Laberee TO J. Hollis Gale,
six acres near East Olympia, 81 200.
An important meeting of the Beard
of Trade was held Wednesday even
ing. to appoint committees of confer
ence with those of other communities
which are DESTROYS of a union of
effort in promoting enterprises that
will result in benefit of the whole
country. Messrs. Owings and Convey
were appointed a committee to confer
with the Seattle Southern, and the
Tacoma, Olympia and Chehalis Valley
Railroad Directors, and the Vancouver
Board of Trade, with reference to max
ing Olympia one of the objective
points on the lines of road now under
survey and construction. Other mat
tiers of importance were considered,
the result of which will appear in due
time.
If the purser of the steamer Potter
had no more sense than to use the
words given by Mr.. James Radcliffe to