, 1878-11-09
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TIE grading and graveling Of Birch street is
progressing rapidly, and finer looking street
is found in no town east or west.
PRor. GRIrTIrH'S show has gone to Lew
iston, but will be back in a fow days, when
they wall perform for three nights in the
City Hall,
WAILh WALLa WAS assessed III 1873 ~
follows: Personal property, s., ,504, 400; real
property. 81. 2r6 tilG: making a total vaiua-
ton of -, ,0l0.
\ SOLDIER from Fort Colville was yesterday
takeI, to Portland. guarded ard in ~i'ai'.s, Ia
serve ouJ a sentence uf seven years of ilnpTlS-
onmert. for theft Of citizens horses and de-
srition.
The -iStaylon says: There are $3.50 tons of
wheat in the Farmers Warehouse 1t Astoria.
for sale-and every ceutsl "f it will bring San
Francisco prices, which are to-day l. cents
GENITAL ia ,.dvance Of prices at Portland
TIE republican mass meeting was crowd
ed last night The speakers were: Hon.
7. II. Brents. Hon. T. J. Anders, Judge
SturGevant, Hon. c. ". Wheeler. and
Judge Ningard.
FRoN the amount II button- holing two OF
! the candidates have done since. and before.
their nomination, we should think the peo-
ple would vote for them 10 send them ont of
| the country, even ii the relief is only for
| short time.
| The improvements in N'al!a Wal.a this
summer have gone far beyond the most san
.,rne hopes OF expectations Of Onr oldest CIT
izens As soon - the building season Is over
We purpose making a statement rs correct As
! possible Of the v;.lue and character "i all I'M
provements
! justly PUNIsrfEp.- three soldiers
: who went through Cole Brown, the Portland
printer have been convicted IN the l. ).
! district Court sam. Woods. who bears
| the reputation Of being the hardest case III
| the department. goes u the penltentlary hve
wears for his share in that fIacas, while the
| other two get oti with light sentences
SriXAL SERvICE-There is . Increment On
foot 20 have the L. s. signal service removed
| from UmatilIa To this city. 1t is Of no use
/ whatever where 1t now Is, and II 1t was IN this
! city It would be Of ImmeESr benefit 10 o'Ir val
! lev. There should be mora interest shown Iii
! the matter by our people. and if the movement
! is general there Is no doubt but what We can
| have it removed to this place.
| MEXICAN DoizaKS.-Th"se dollars are being
extensively circulated IN the Territory, and a.
! they are only worth 20 cents On the dollar, the
1 holders viii he certain % lose (" this extent
when they have received these c"ins at PAR IL
i said that they are bought Tor * cents on the
A.. .t..' T-r,fr- for nm
noses Of speculation. People should know the
! tyalu. of these dollars, and he cn their guard
about taking them
THE election passed of quietly, and
there was not even a light. The saloons
were all closed, hence We did not see a
s;pode drunk on the streets We did not
ses any of the saloons have their back
doors open, as is frequently the case on
such davs. and they are entitled to The
thanks Of the community for their strict
observance of the law.
The WHEAT MARKEr.-The heaviest traffic
:, wheat has passed and as usual the season
closes with firmer and advancing prices Sufti
c;ent grain is vet in the CT tnnt-y to more than
meet all local demands, Yet there rs scarcity
in actual market, farmers prefeTrlng TO holu
over till spring rather than sell at prices thai
have ruled during the past month. \ specu
ja.iye demand also exists, based upon the
nrcsnects of another European war. These
combined causes will tend to make more oil
less fiuc.uation in prices TIL the shipping sea
sonisn yclosed and the Eastern question
assumes some definite shape. Our advice u
farmers is not 70 sell at present values