, 1879-09-20

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rpn.y SEPTEMBER 20, 1879.
raIrxD who wishes to remain i"ecg has
bonded thanks Of the STATESMAN Office
,h' sr, ufsg fine basket of grapes.
The Walla Walla Circulating Ii
a street. near Poplar, will be opened
"A Monday evening from 6l to % o'clock
a'-,s,Iv a'n dues payable Oct. lst-
,,-.,.vp-It is rrImored that the two COM
- cavalry now in the Kittitass valley
i',', .,,rru nd Of Colonel Green are to be de-
u.-, u-aI there until the lst of November.
,,,orSrrp.-Philip Ritz, of our city, has
~ ,ppointed by Gov. Ferry to represent
Wellington Territory at the Worlds Fair to
,,I;r New York in 1870 T. Williams,
~ York, is the other commissioner
rrr Nrw MAIL ARRASGEMESTs.- Trains
I'll I.aye the depot for Blue Mountain station
10, u, carving Eastern t. S. malls and
,,..,c.rs connecting with the L. |. 4 o.
-! -. line for Kelton, and will arrive at the
-, bringing Eastern mails and Portland tx
-. and passengers at J P. II.
TuwKs.-Charley Davis hath the thanks of
,nb,pd. at this Office for the handsome present
! bcke.ful of the finest, largest, best,
-r,.. delicious and luscious peaches, pears. APP
liz ,,rar,4, and plums that were ever gathered
l. ,bis valley. bar none. Charley Is bound to
make money, for he is an open hearted boy with
no-bin, small about him.
g,xcryT ,yp FEsTWAL-The ladies of Mr..
Fan, church win give q grand promenade
concert and festival at the City Hall on Tues
lay .r,uip, next. This is the first time this
.l,rcb has undertaken al affair Of the kind,
,...Lip., vii! H. left uninne t. make it a
,,r,ud ,uc,r,s Do not fai! TO attend for fine
;ir., i, on the programme.
The CoLyILLE AGGNcY.-C Capt. Simms, Of
N, Cnlvill- agency, who came down to meet
hi, wife. reports rverythinS lovely at his model
a.-ncy. The Indians are fast progressing in
education. have raised fine crops, and utterly
,rr,,,Ii,tr the idea that Chief Moses has any
,r.b,ritv over them Moses has tried to be
CHEF over the ColvillrS. but they sly he has
not. nor ever shall br their chief. They want
TO fr let alone, and 50 on rs they are.
TgRFsHrR BvKvEp-A special telegram to
the STATESMAN from L atiiia announces that
On tie morning Of the n a threslIinS machine
owned by Tcmplctoa brothers, at work on the
farm of y. Trale, near Umatilla, WAS entirely
consumed hv fire, together with two valuable
hors., belonging t. the Templetons, and 43C
hu>hel, of grain h,uU:in to Teal. The horses
were burned 10 death while enrlearOring to
haul IL. ,hrcs, or from among the straw. Loss,
shout $500.
GRAIN ARRIVALS. II Is grand sight to see
III, enormous amount Of wheat continually be
ins uuloaAei at the depot Never before III
our history las there been much brought T.
town ~ this year. Last week it came in -
fast tint the railroad company could not carry
It al away Iy three huhlrr,l tons. They shiI
III tons To Wallula every day. Last Saturday
there was 300 tons ready for them. They are
doing all in their power to get rid nf it. and We
have hut little doubt but that they will be able
To- send i. away in good time.
"THAyKrrtY REcEIyED. We are in re
reipt Of n most beautiful poem written for the
STATESMAN by subscriber. Unfortunately i,
column dis wc"l,, Lut it wiil surely appear il!
Ia"~ Ia our n-T: iSsu. w. are amongst those
rho believe t'.at NT..Na-NaHa, ". T., f,,r'Sesse.
- ,NoA poets - any they can scare w in III
oil tni ,!c:5 civilizations in tie East, there
fu-- W h-s our Subscribers I" Srnl rs poems
,-ry nitrn We encourage talent and know
'I.,t,y VIA. H. 10 with 'rnI-
Is, rYuE STEP AHEAD L. =. mail wa.
brought to H.tlia Waiia FIR the last time hy
s.sce un "Wednesday last This ii:au:;u:a.eS i
nrw -ra for our c..intry Hereafter We may
expect that i continued exten.inn "f railroads
uil occur, anl before very l"as tie |. s, niaiI
Mil b. srut by rail the whole distance. Tie
l.I6O. Stage company have done good ser
yic- for the country: their stages always CAME
in ah~al vt time their drivers and agents We're
skitul AM accommodating, and now We have
Seen them for the last tine. With grief We
r,y '' fare thee well
TRnrTING RAcE-I.st Saturday trottins
match took place between L. GarredS three
y-ar-old Tempest and W. GlaSfords three
ysar.old marr "OsgooI Maid" There we're
i've other entries. which paid the So profit.
These two were considered crack animals, and
good time was expected hy the large c"nc"urse
# spectators VII" assembled - witness their
performance All the heats were won by
Tempest" Time: 3:o6. 3:6i, 3:6.. Starter,
Geo Thomas Time judgeS, Lieut. Miller,
Tho,. Quinn. Capt. Putnam and Tex Arberry.
Stakes. $50 entrance fee AMI Sl0o added by
Thomas Collins, proprietor.
WHAT Is IT UoGIyG To.-The fact that the
'olumhia River Il. Il. company voluntarily re-
duces their old rates and fares We consider an
outrage on this community. If we are to be at
the mercy II this "bloated monopoly" much
longer there Will he nothing to find fault with.
Ii would only have been right il they had
waited until complaints were made, and 4 few
Indignation meetings held But ROW their des-
poiic action leaves Us nothing to growl about,
We were going To ask them fer . free pass down
'he rlver, but II Is natural to Suppose they Will