, 1878-11-09
LOCAL ITEMS.
(FROM S4TURD4Y,s DAUyl

! JUDGE THOMPSON has returned from Pendle
ton, where he has been attending court.
! CAPT. Cook leaves tomorrow for Van.
eouver, IN charge Of military prisoners.
II. NJ. SHAW, living near Pendleton, has
been made the happy father of twins.
MR- FRAZIER, of Milton, has lost two chil.
dren this week of diptLeria
ALDER STREET is becoming . business
street very rapidly. 1t has about a dozen
business houses, and more are being built.
II W. WHITE, F. L. Porter. T. 81. Nc.
! Donaldson, and +. J. Morris, of Weston, are
stopping at the st. Louis.
Mr.. G. ". WHEELER, republican candi-
date for school superintendent gave us 2
very pleasant call to-day.
The Dayton Woolen BILLS are running on
| full time. They have so, 900 worth of
blankets on hand
DRuNKs,-'fwo Cases OF drunls to-day.
Morris and Wyman held a picnic, and paid
, Justice Lamar 81 for their fun
J. ii. TAM, of Dayton. is down on little
trip. He intends to take charge Of the din
ming room Of the new hotel at that place.
HoT. GE". STEEI. has returned from :. trip
I 10 Lewiston, Dayton and other towns. where
( he has been attending t" business for the Pos
tai Department.
WHEN a woman stubs her TOT, she looks
serene tries To smile, and whispers to herself
I Gosh But whcna man stubs his, he Simply
says d the thing out loud, and passes on.
Mr. TH"s. PACE has returned from his
farm hear Lewiston. where he has been to look
, after his large hands Of stock. He Says the
country Is Slim, up rapidly. and every one
seems to be getting rich.
FARMERS. IS Z rule. are too modest ard u--
assuming in the assertion of their rights Ii is
unwise ami imp1iitic to let a few ''taIkiug"
men govern whole communities They should
( bear This ii mind next Tuesday.
The Post"fiice Department has ruled that 4
husband has no contrnl over the correspondence
of his wife But this decision VIII not prevent
? man from Carrying his wife's letter around in
his inside pocket three weeks before mailing it.
AEM ANPUTATEp.-AS We are going to
pres we learn that W 7. EyeIs whose ac-
cidcnt is noted Ii another column, has had
/ his arm arIpEtated abovc the elbow. We
are sorry to hear OF hIS misfortune.
/ BsF>EEFUL- corner of Second street,
where the new bnii,ling OF Paine Bros is
being erected, is very dangerous walking
after night Persons shoud take the oppo-
side of the street, and thus avoid giving the
doctors job
| Championship. Wa!la Walla takes tie
I,lac. ;,s the bead Of tho class on wing the
champion ihief of the coast. \ man WAS az
rested YESTERDAY Cor stealing .w" grind stones
from in from: If llawicy, i)Gdi & Cos store.
! He WAS fined S25 and costs, -Si9-amd Will
/ work it out on the streets.
NlR. f WELsHs family, Of fendleton,
seems to be particularly out Of lrc!, late
: ". His daughter. Grace. recently broke
i1f arm. aud Lad the misfortune Ia re-
break il on Monday. ard his youngest
son was kicked and badly hu:t, on We'd
neSaar.
/ NnTicE, For the information af parties wiso
intend to make proposals for furnishing tse
military supplies far this poet, advertised
hv ti'n chef r,-,. ..a>'-r of the department,
have the honor 10 state that circuiars, blank
proposals and bonds can he obtained on ap
plicatior 20 ". H. Miller. ID lieutenant and
Guarter1naster list Cavalry.
THE V F. Social last night was very well
attended, and everyone enjn;ed themselves.
1t was very select, hence there was about the
right number of couples to have . pleasant
time. We intended to publish Il description
of tie ladies toiliette, but We're too lazy To- give
them in fun. They viii probably appear i.i
Mondays daily.
.IeHS DAVENPORT, son, and daughter PASSED
through town to-day They reside in C"lfax,
and have been on a trip to The East. They
think our country is not advertised enough, rs
they hardly found any one who had the least
idea Of cur valley and its resources. He SAYS
he could not even get paper IRON Nalla
J Walla. the first he seen being ut Baker City
| This matter should bc inquired into, and 1t "li
| nay our citizens to send our hcrie papers Il
their friends in the East