, 1879-10-04

Capt. HodSls, OF Wail0l2, was IN town dur
ing the week.
r. &. Newland. of Dayton, was in town
last Saturday and Sunday.
Fred Stencil begins to look as though an ex-
tended holiday would do him heap Of good
c. w. Preston, Esq, of the pretty and
thriving town of Waitsburg, has been paying
our city a visit.
His Honor JLdge Wingard and A. Reeves
Ayers. left on Wednesday for Yakima City to
hold the October term of court.
Capt. Forsythe left us on Tuesday for his
station at the new military post, where he will
resume his duties as quarternaster.
Lieut.. Backus, lst cavalry, has returned
home from his holiday much improved in
health and looking 100 per cent better than
when he left.
Arthur Williams. ESQ. called on us on his
| way to Mount Idaho from Victoria. He is
serves every SUCCESS
Jesse Day, Of Dayton, and the father of
Columbia county, and one of the best men in
our territory, paid our Office the honor of
visit on Saturday last.
Mr.. Dick KEELING and John Lewis left for
San Francisco on Thursday. Their object is
.
orders to bring Gen. Grant up if possible.
Friend Robey now has the Weston hotel
under his charge. We have not the slightest
doubt of his success in this business, for he is
one Of the few men know how to please every
body.
Eph Bunker, of Lewiston, is coming down
to the races this fall. He has hosts of friends
here who Will warmly welcome him We are
t.a ID
for his arrival
Our old friend Jim Barnes, of Boise City,
cast his smiling shadow over our threshold last
Thursday. Jim is inclined to settle down here,
and we hope he viii for he would soon become
a power in the land
Mr. Sim Reel, president of the o. S. y.
company, Was in the city during the week.
Sim is right royal fellow and u companion for
princes. He is one of the men who made this
country and has LEFT his imprint everywhere
Long life to him.
Charley Hopkins, of the Palouse Gacette. is
he has gone in on his paper alone it has become
a regular RATHER. Charley is Il wi;le-awake
boy and full of that energy which always carves
its way through the world.
Horatio O'Bren is having his stand thor
stock OF goods next week. We are glad to no.
tice .ese signs of prosperity in our young
friend, who Is a good boy, and is possessed of
more dignity to the square inch than all the
rest of his size in town
A. L. Kinnear, of Waitsburg, is again i'm
town looking after his wheat. His firm has
bought an immense quantity this season and
are still buying. Their warehouse is built ex-
pressly for easy handling of wheat; the floor
is on an incline and hes 4 fall of IA feet. 1t
makes it very esay to roll tn, sacks out now
Capt. Armstrong arrived from Arizona last
Friday and was warmly welcomed by his old
friends. He says there is place like home
and would rather have the WaiIa Walla valley
than all the rest of creation combined We
intend to interview him when he gets through
his welcome home and find out his thoughts on
men and things.
Mr.. A l.. Larenzen will shortly open a store
in this city with a complete line of new goods.
smokers fancy articles, such as the finest rneer-
schaum pipes and amber goods will be repre-
sented. There is 4 fine opening here for a live,
wide awake, reliable man with no humbug
about HIM Mr.. l.. is a very pleasant gentle
man, and cannot fail to be successful
Mrs. Gill end Mrs Beard, two of our old
and esteemed friends from Idaho, are in town
visiting Mr.. and Mrs kirhiman, in whose
company they pLil our office visit and exam
ined the wonders of -'the art lreservative of
all arts" They express themselves rs being
hieh.y pleased with oar town ana people. They
will remain few days loa, ger before returning
home.
Henry Payne, Of Lewiston. the well known
packer who WIS with Howard all through the
Nez Perez campaign, is now a contractor, and
Oh the high road 10 fortune We believe that
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