, 1879-11-06
Oregon Itelns.

During the week wheat was up to G3 and
80 cents, and II our facilities for getting i.
ont OF the country were better it would be
still higher.
Tho Walla Walla Statesman saws Tho &c.
lumbia river is four feet four inches above
low water mark. The steamer Spokane still
| runs on Snake river.
Mr.. Lorin Markham, an esteemed citizen
and pioneer of Walla Walla, known by every
man, women and child, died at his residencc
one mile above town, of typhoid fever, on
Tuesday, Oct. 2lst, aged 81 years,
Messrs. Harkness, McMicken, Morrison l.
20. have been awarded by the Northern Pa
citc Railroad Company the contract for tics
and railroad timber for the proposed section
from the mouth of Snake river to Spokane
Falls, amounting to over $2j0,00o.
1t froze hard at Spokane Falls and vicinity
last week.
a ledge OF lime has been discovered about
40 miles north of the Spokane Falls and kiln
burned,
Engineer Scurry has located the line Of the
N. p. r. X. from Spokane Falls to within 10
miles of the Peu d'Oreile Lake.
An Office of Wells, Fargo l. Co.'s express
company has been established at Palouse
City, with L. C.. Jacobs as agent.
The Universalist Church at Dayton is now
about finished and the next thing in order is
to find the right kind Of man to I'll the pull
pit.
The city of Walla Walla wears avery lively
appearance, business is fourishing, money
easy, and every farmer feels like praising the
harvest
Wheat is up to 63 and G5 cents at WalIa
Walla. Would be worth 70 cents if facilities
for getting it out Of the country fast enough
were sufficient.
The Watchman says: Last Tuesday we no
ticed COW running through our alley with q
pitchtork sticking in her back and a big boy
trying to hide under barn.
Farmers north of Pendleton are busily en-
gagged plowing and fencing their farms.
Fencing is a slow business as the rails have to
be hauled from 20 to 40 miles. ..
The first town located on the N. z. Il. Il.
at the mouth of Snake river has been christencd
Ainsworth; the second Spraguevlle, and the
next, no doubt, will be Billingsgate.
The first real cold snap we had last Tuesday
night, says the Walla Walla Watchman and
when we gaze upon the loaded fruit trees, we
pause aud wonder what is to become Of the
fruit.
The Columbia at Wallula is four feet four
inches above low water mark. The Spokane
still runs on the Snake river, but steamboat
ing on that river at the present stage Of water
won't pay.
Mr.. Chas. Garlett, of Spanglc, Stevens
county, w. IT,, had his right leg broken by
falling from loaded wagon last Wednesday.
The fore wheel passed over his body, but no
serious results.
Our grasshopper crop is growing wonder,
fully less. Our cold nights seem TO rake
them in. Wonder how they will pan out
next Spring? We hope the crop will be to-
tai failure, but
The carpenters commenced work at Pom
eroy, on the Catholic Church, Monday last.
The material has been on the ground for
some time and the work will he pushed to q
speedy completion.
A man sent potato, the size of a boy
baby and weighing 81 pounds to his friends
in Iowa this week, per express. He says it
will surprise them there, yet it is common
occurrence" at Walla Walla.
The Pendleton paper says. Two sisters of
charity canvassed our town and raised Sl0O,
to bo expended for q hospital at Walla Walla.
We learn that the employees at the Agency
subscribed very literally to thefund.
The citizens of Clarke's Creek, Baker
county, are much elated over the prospects of
heavy operations in placer mining, soon to bo
inaugurated in their midst by heavy Chi
cago company, who have made large purchases
of mining ground.
About three weeks ago Mrs. A, P. Wood
word put hot boiled egg into a puppy's
mouth to cure him from sucking eggs. He
yelled fearfully, when a shepherd dog rushed
up and severely bit the woman in the leg She
is still in the hands Of doctor.
Mr.. Simmonds, about six miles from Walla
Walla, was robbed last week while his family
was in town, OF about $50 worth Of house
hold utensils and 30 chickens The supposed
robbers are thought to be emigrants, who
were the only ones passing that way.
While two sons of Mr.. Thomas, of SUM
merville, were out hunting, going through
the brush the gun was accidentally dis
CHARGED, the Sentinel says, seriously wognd-
ing the oldest boy in the leg, from the effects
of which he died on last Sunday.
The Walla Walla Union says A wfnt
long felt is about to be supplied by Mr.. Mil
ler, who rs engaged III getUluE UP u'IeS'OiS
of Walla Walla, Dayton and Wsitsburg; to
contain the name, occupation and place oi
business and residence Of every person IN
those towns.
Two Indians at Waitsburg, by way OF
amusement for themselves, got to quarrelinG
over a pair Of blankets, and from quarreling
went to lighting, one armed with pistol, the
other with knife. Result, one Indian shot
in the head, not dangerously, and the other
badly cut in the arm.
A man by the name of Matthews met with
n serious accident on the Marengo grade on
Tuesday. While coming down the grade he
stopped for some purpose and got down from