, 1882-01-27
The City Marshal, In compliance with

Street along the front of Mrs. Fowler's
property, The property owners along
that portion of the street, with this one
exception, we believe, have provided
lumber whcrewith to lay q new and much
needed sidewalk clear to the end OF the
street--and are anxious to do so wlencv-
er il can be completed the whole length.
1t is the plea, we learn, of Mrs. Fowler's
attorney, that she is ''poor widow lady,
and unable to build u new sidewalk along
her property 'front.'" For the widow OF
gentleman who left an estate valued away
up among the thousands, and who is
known to be extremely economical, this
plea Is thinner than veneering. But aside
from this, it is unjust to the city, to pup
lie convenience, and to the owners OF
adjacent property, to thus retard or pre-
vent needed Improvements just because
one property owner ''ieels too poor to
undertake her share Of the expense" In
other towns, people do not wait the
pleasure OF every one-but elect to lay
sidewalk OF uniform width and strength
along any street whenever a majority OF
the property holders thereon desire It,.
The property itself is good for all taxes
necessary for such improvements, and
can be held tor the same irrespective Of
the feelings of the owner. We hope to
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Let the city council order the work done.
A MIsTAKE.-The report that Capt.
Thornton and his assistant, Crawford, OF
the wrecked schooner Orcas. were drown
ed Is mistake. They appeared alive and
we'll on the Dispatch Sunday evening. 1t
seems that the schooner was running for
the San Juan channel, under smart
: breeze, being loaded with fire brick, aud
when nearly of the western point of
Long Island, near Lopez, the captain had
gone below to take a rest leaving Crawford
to manage the vessel; the latter not being
well enough acquainted with tile locality,
ran too near thu. point of the island and the
schooner struck q sunken rock. The two
men managed after a hard struggle to
Chamber up the 81 de of the rocks that
there run down to tile waters edge, and
the p. c. S. ). Cos steamer Eureka,
bound for McCurdy's lime kiln, to load
for Portland, happened along soon after
and took them on board taking them to
the lime kiln. The vessel that brought
the news here passed. few hours after,
and seeing the Orcas sunk her masts
sticking ont of the water, and finding no
person near, concluded that the hardy ~
mariue.s must be lost.
Mr. Curtiss. OF the firm of Paxten &
Curtiss, of San Francisco, arrived here
last week and wen. ut once to Irondale to
inspect the furnace there and the iron ore
beds of Chmacum valley. He went this
week to TeXada, accompanied by Mr..
Blanchard, the Secretary of the company.
Mr.. Curtiss Is a member OF wealthy
blinking firm, and Is one OF the moneyed
stockholders In the =. 5. Iron Co. He Is
anxious to acquaint himself thoroughly
with the location and prospect of the
company's works. A lot OF fire brick for
the new interior OF the furnace is on its
way from England. and Is expected here
soon. lt is expected that the company
will soon employ practical furnace man
from Lake Superior, accustomed to work.
ing magnetic ores, and will reduce the
workings of their smelling works here to
scientific basis. Mr.. d. w. Moor, su.
perintendent of the works, left here the
first Of the present month tor San Fran.
cisco, visiting the Oiwego works on his
way down. He reports the interior iron
works failure, on account of the great
cost Of charcoal.
"STANDARD': ut seems that we are to
have practical eXempliflcation OF the
claim that women are competent to man
age the varied details OF active business
life. Miss Mary Shelton, who after
graduating, from a.printing office, spent
several years as a book canvasser, has
formed a partnership with her brother,
Buck Shelton, and bought out the estab-
lished business of Mr. n. Crosby, who
proposes retiring for while to recruits up
his health. There is scarcely any doubt
among the friends OF Miss Shelton, but
that she will make success Of her new
venture, and secure no sma share OF the
loca trade" Miss Shelton and her bro
ther were among our warm friends from
the time we first met them in Olympia,
and we are glad to hear Of their upward
course in business.
~ For Christmas Toys and Fancy
Goods, so to
; JNO. OGnBEE.