Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-19


MACE and the hill is being cut down nearly
three feet When the grading is completed
4 GOOD plank road will be laid and the stree,
will then be in excellent condition Side
walks. strong and durable, are taking place
of the Old. worn ont ones, and fences are be
in,r built or moved into line to conform with
tLe established surveys. 1t would have cost
200 much TO cut an easy grade on the Ayres
iii On Fourth street, but the new road
LOW beirg cut by Mr.. Mossman will enable
heavily loaded wagons TO enter or leave town
in that direction with the utmost case The
new road will turn Off to the South from
Tnnrtll street on Plum runnin. south to
sixth street and then follow the course of
that street to point little east of Dudley
lIearv's house when it will strike diagonal,v to
= point or the old road just at the brow of
,yrcs Lill This new road is twenty feet
wide, with an easy and uniform grade and
we are certain will be deemed great i'm.
rrovcment on the old route. Altogether,
we think the town authorities deserve credit
for the improvement mentioned
THREE large and valuable orchards in
>wantown are fast going to waste Any one
of them would go far toward supporting a
family if properly cared for. They all have
the trees bearing the finest varieties of ap
,lcs, pears and plums. 1t seems strange
that such large quantities of dried fruit, im>
ported from California and the East, should
he consumed here and all over the Sound,
ard sill our own orchards and their fruit
are allowed TO decay for want of some one to
utilize them
Is the brief mention" column of the San
Francisco Bulletin we find this: Four sticks
of sawn timber, each 13l feet long and q
inches wide by 20 thick, have lately arrived
here from the Port Blake.ey saw-mill, wash
ing;on Territory and are afloat now in the
dock at pier 3, Stuart street. They are to be
used in strengthening the ship Blue Jacket
They are the longest timbers ever sawn in
Puget Sound, and presumably the longest
ever sawn anywhere.
In the San Francisco Chronicle of late
date we find an account of the trial trip OF
the tug Tacoma, recently built for Hanson
Ackerson & Co. The paper says she is one
of the finest tug boats afloat, and her dimen
sions are as follows: Length over all, 40 feet
beam, % feet; depth of hold. 12a feet, ana
her engines are 400 horse power. The com,
mander of the Tacoma is Captain Hanson
who says that she is the pioneer of feet.
By an accidental shot from a friends gun
Mr.. Kenneth Mckenzie was wounded by
charge CT bird shot hear Victoria, last wcel
II appears that lie was in company will
another gentleman who lost sight of him fol
a few minutes, and that bird suddenly ris
ing between him and his friend resulted il
the discharge of the latters gun with tn
effect mentioned. The wounds are not con
sidered dangerous.
The w. W. Waterman, of 12lh inst. says
We are glad to notice that wheat is slight,
advancing. Thirty-five cents is paid now fo
new clean, wheat and flour fell from 2;
TO so cents per barrel We don't think i
will come below $500 per barrel, still Their
is no telling. We only wish wheat was wortl
dollar bushel.
THE Indian sheriff of the Puyallup Reser
walton has come up to take Indian Bob int
custody and transfer him to that reservation
We suppose he will be allowed to carry hi
plan into effect.
DEATHS from smallpox, in San Francisco
numbered 80 last week, but the health office
gives it as his opinion that extensive vaccina
ton has checked the spread of the epidemic
PoLITIcs in Oregon begins to be lively
Clubs are organizing and candidates maxi
an occasional speech.
FEARS are now entertained of drought
as we have had three whole days of dry
weather
Flows your arm?" is the salutation anon:
those who have been recently vaccinated.
SUGAR ought to be cheaper or sweeter nov
that the Hawaiian treaty has passed.
SEVERAL more of our citizens intend tt
start fer the East in few days.
RICHARD N1coLL died of smallpox in Port
land, last Sunday morning.
APPLES aad plumes of the early varieties
are ripening hereabouts.
STEAMER Dakota arrived in San francisco
last Monday. .--.ss- -.--. "a
FROM THE DAILY OF FRIDAY.
TIE Holloway College for women, in Eng
land, is rapidly approaching completion
The total sum given is about 81 $50, 600, ant
this is to be devoted to educating unmarried
women over seventeen years age SO as tt
qualify them to pass the entrance exarnina