, 1879-08-09
Personal.

lhe busiest lawyer in town is the Hon. n
T. Cation.
Hon. Philip Ritz left on Tuesday last on a
business tour through the Palouse country.
During the absence of Gen Forsvthe. Cant
Harris will bein command of Fort Walla Walla
CoL Doane left on Thursday for New York.
lie may return in a short time unless he gnas
to Dakota.
Capt. Forsythe, the new disbursinc Quarter
master. will have his office in third story Of
Paine Bros brick
Lieut.. Knox leaves on the 18th inst to CON
duct supplies from WaIlula to the new nos. 10
he established near lake Chelan.
~, Major Rees. of the firm of johnson, Rees &
Wnans, has gone below after the usual i'm
mense amount of fall goods for ne f,In-
VIM. Adams, of the firm Of ADAMS Eros
! left on Sundays train for Frisco. for the prr.
pose of buying their fall stock Of goods.
Mrs. Lieut. Hunter is now visiting in Albany
n. Y. Master Harry for the benefit Of Who's
health she went East, is now almost entirely
recovered.
! Brodeck, the boss photoaraph,r, has sturnad
| from Portland He will shortly reopen in his
new studio with the latest improved parapher-
naiia OF the Photographic art.
| Baehe, the tailor, is in Boise CITY doing n
good business. II he viii only mind hi, own
business, and keep that of his out Of others
| business, he will do better still
| Gen. Howard was at Lewiston las. week
making preparations for the new military post
| i'll Moses country. Tie post will be estah!isheti
near the mouth o. the Okanayan, and will be
garrSoned at present by threa or four infantry
companies.
! Much t. the joy Of the city Miss May Page
returned en- Thursdays stage from her visit 10
! Mrs Riaenbaugh at Boise Oity. We rejoice
/ To learn that she HIS enjoyed her visit; she
! could hardly 90 les amongst such an haspi:a-
! bic class as oar Old friends the Boiseites have
| ever proved 10 be.
/ Gen. and Mrs Forsythe, acco.npied bv their
family, lett the city on Thursday last for Ciat
sop beach. The general Will proceed from
! Portland to Fort Klamath on cou-t martial
, business. Mrs Forsythe viii remain at the
! beach about one month. This place has q fine
reputation for health restoring properties.
! Our Old Chum Of Years a.o, Dave Noomaw,
! called on u lurin. the week Like the rest Of
! Ms Dave Is 4 honorsd man il tho co'.Etry since
/ he quit earning hiS bge',l! by tie sweat IF his
! brow. which means wo;SjnS with a pick and
I shovel IS hours ont Of II all sumner, and find
tis ''I S'N t':at t."G S'i-GttS.il 10 HIl NiHLST
grua-
! Capt. Putnam returned froa the camp in
/ Kittitass valley daring the week. He says the
, ca"aiEy Corus'lics are n:drra;. # and the
I camp VIII shortly lie br"'leG tn. Cat Win
ters, Co l.. VIII he stationed at Lap..a and
! Col. Parnr!l TO. f., will Frocce;i To tunp
iiaTncy. To prevent kil.yh',r:s starving Indians
from c.tin5 lila uq.
/ Li2Et Hanca};, u Infantry. paid US Pleas
ant cali dur;as the week. He l. Il y5ry eacr-
! srtic aud promising young officer, and has
! been all the sun.aisr engaged in erecting the
! telegraph between Dayton and Lewiston. He
/ is a nerhew "s General Hancock, who is 50 fa-
vorably spoken Of a: tn iel&pcratic nominee
/ for president.
I Fred Page Tlstin, the wide awake, genial
and energetic proprietor of the Peadletan
| Ind,pcndent, passed a few Pleasant days in o'lr
! cty the fore2art Of tl.e week. We Were too
! uawell to pay him the attentions he deserved,
/ ho; hope 70 maze NJ foc it the next time He
! runs a rafting paper and always has good
( word ior our fair city and is people.