, 1879-02-15
Concentrations From Exchanges

ne Dayton httIoulst CiuISii ID out
debt and danger.
Dayton has fine brass band and nov
wants a big opera house
The 18th Infantry, now in South Caro-
lima, is ordered ID the new, post on Mill
river, Montana
| Weston is ont of debt and has coin il
her treasury There are very few pro
fessional men there.
A perfect understanding has been ar
rived at between A. Sutro, of tunnel fame
and the Comstock rlines-
Chi f Joseph has sold ont his interest il
this upper country for $3.50, 600. The
question now arises, what had he 10 sell
We sent valentine in the shape of s
lead pencil to an exchange which appear.
to have nothing but pair of shears te
edit with.
Weston harbors sneak who yilifies the
town and citizens in the Pendleton hide
pendent. His liver is evidently badly de.
ranged,
Collection day" at Weston is now an
established fact and the merchants with
the Leader man apparently had grand
blow out over it.
Dayton Indians saw wood for three bits
a cord and take Eue de Cologne In pay
ment Its as broad rs it is long, for they
work for (s) cents anyhow.
Marriages are all the go -adays IL
I the Palorse country. Down here in the
ties the boys are too backward, or toe
poor to take the plunge.
/ The authorities have decided to impose
81 days quarantine on vessels arriving
at Malta from Russian ports IN TIE Black
Sea and the Sea of Azoy.
Subscriptions to the Portland Semi
Week1y Standard are pouring in at the
rate of fifty per week. 1t is financial
success. We extend our congratulations,
Two regiments of Cossacks and one Of
infantry are marching to reinforce the
military Gordon, which is a thousand miles
| long, around the districts infected by the
! plague.
! An Illinois minister announced on his
Sunday NIGHT bulletin: 1.-The funeral oi
Judas Iscariot." To which an oblisin;
fellow added, Friends Of the deceased are
cordially invited.
The San Francisco Bulletin asserts that
the famous alfalfa grass is nothing more
than the lucerne OF England acclimated in
Chile, South America, and transferred
| from that country to this coast.
George Newell, proprietorof "George S
Saloon, Palouse City, was Killed by the
boomeranging of a branch from another
tree he was Telling, falling on him. he liz
gered for some time after the accident.
When "business" man in Dayton stops
his ''ad and wants free notices in exchange,
the Columbia Chponicle man tells them To
GO to a red not climate. If he don't ex-
actly say so, he evidently means to al the
same.
4 runor of the outbreak of the plague
:t OlesSa causal violent demonstrations
which, however, are II!etcd By III"
announcement that the government had
ordered quarantine If one week ON all
arrivals frum the Black Sea.
\ man named Oyster is candidate for
city marshal at Colfax. We hope no one
will enhim, or beard him; or pepper and
VINEGAR, and then eat him. We advise
him to keep his mouth shut or he will get
his t;s!l pii!c!ied.
In recent issue of the Cal, Loring
Pickering, entirely refutes the lying sian
ders of the Chronicle, and says, which Is
true that he was involved in debt in st.
Louis by the folly Of his partner and that
he has already paid SD, 600 more than he
ever justly owed.
Oar up country exchanges of late are
burdened by complaints of scandal mon
gers, and the mischief they create If
something don't happen by our next issue
We have plain unvarnished tail to lash
around the cars of Il man from up yonder
who has caused no end of mischief by his
lying tongue during his stay here.
Nate Vestel, of Montana, offers to take
the whole Indebtedness of our sister terri
tory, amounting to S100,O0 on his own
shoulders at par with interest at eight per
cent per annum. The most remarkable
thing about it is, that, but one year ago
he had not enough money to buya "square
meal" with. A rich strike III the PenOb-
scot mine accounts for It,
Helena, Montana, has been rudely
awakened from her fond dream that pov-
erty was unknown in the land 4 tramp
has made his appearance and asked for
food for the first time in Its history. The
Helena Herald devotes two sticks and
half in its columns, ,moralisine IN what had
better be done in the matter. We advise
one stick well laid on as sure cure
The latter part of last September dis
coveries Of gold and silver were made IN
Colorado where now is Leadvllle- At
that time not single house was visible,
and the men who were there, lived Iii tents
To-day Leadviile is city of 1850 lnhabi-
tants, with its Mayor, police, fire depart
ment. public schools, national banks, and
a post-office in which the postmasters sal
AIRY is $4,000 per year
Through the courtesy of the editor of
the Walla Walla STATESMAN, Mr. r. j.
Parker. we are enabled TO use the type
which appears in our heading. We
hope to have our own type in time for
next issue. Bro. Parker, We are obliged
to you and it is useless to wish you ''good
luck" in your editorial management
Of the STATESMAN, for ii requires but
glance at It's well filed columns to see that
YOUR labors Cannot be devoid OF success
Leader
The Walla Walla STATESMAN splits its
shirt down the back in this style: 'Those
military orders published in the Standard
are published without authority and by
mistake. 1t is only rehash of orders
that were given last summer by Howard
during the Bannock war and mean 10th
ing" Hold on Quaker Frank, those or
ders are sent TO the Standard direct from
headquarters the very day they are issued,
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