, 1881-12-17

hscaI year ending j une ~, 1881.
Miss Anna Stevens, of olympia, arrived on
the cars on Thursday morning. and will spvnd
the winter with Mrs. John Allen.
Marshal Justice found the balance of the
goods stolen from Joe Baner on the person Of
Harris last night af er he had been taken 20
Jail
They have been removing the goods from
the shelves Of the postotiice store today, pre-
para.ory to girirg the wood work a coat Of
paint.
Mr.. Fl. Wicker, general manager for John
Stahis wholesale house, returned this morning
from an extended trip through the Spokane
country.
H. II Mccartney, Esq, acnpanied by
his wife and Harry Hayward, he on their
way to California on business, but Mrs.
Mccartney viii spend the winter there
No wonder the editor of the Spokane Falls
Chronicle understands what a newspaper should
lie seeing that he & aduated under such jour
nalists as Horace Greely and John w. Forney,
2. F. Phillips has sold his interest in the
Lion Brewery. The sale took place yesterday
and the papers were drawn to-day. Mr.. Phil
lips viii engage in some other business in the
city.
Marshal Justice this afternoon made com
plant against Taylor Tlley for running
dance house on Main street. We cannot, how
ever, learn ct any further action that has been
taken.
Our Informant Was mistaken in regard 70
Windy Jack taking the place Of John Corliss
in the transportation department under Lieut..
Miller. Jack is merely teamster at $40 pei
month.
The expense Of publishing the San Francisco
Gail during the six years beginning January
Il, lS7J, and ending January L, 1881, reached
81, 5J6, 597 s.. This amount was actually paid
ort in cash.
Henry Bateman, general time keeper Of the
.. X. /. n. Co.. goes to the Dalles this after
nooa in a special train to meet paymaster
Thielsen who wiz nay off the hands there on
Sunday next
\ school marin in Kehtrcky married one Of
her pnpi's, and subsequently detecting him
breaking the rules Of school, feruled him and a
fel ow cuiprit with great impartiality and con-
siderable vieor.
Some of tine drawings for Col. Gilberts his
torie sketch of Walla Walla are to be seen at
tine postuffice The school HOUSES and churches
appear like they would occupy prominent
places in the book.
r. II. Riddleberger, the Virginia readjuster,
has received the unanimous vote in caucus to
succeed J. w. Johnston in the United States
senate. Judging from recent events nOmi'
nation is equivalent to election
o. II. Kimball, chief engineer, has taken all
his construction gang off the Grange City di
vision and to-diy took them down to The
Uales 10 work on the Portland Cascade diyis-
ion. Work there viii begin 1T once.
By working the niine of vital statistics it is
discovered that few editors go crazy. Without
naming names the Philadelphia Press thinks
it may be said that this does not mean that a
man cannot be crazy and still be an editor.
Some little sickness exists in the country dis
tricts now. Mrs Drinkwater, on Mill Creek,
is lying very low with malarial fever, and Mrs.
Chastain, On Walla WaIla river. is also lying
very low, and is hardly expected to recover.
j. b. Hanvy, better known u Windy
Jack" formerly member Of Capt Harris
M company, and one of the expert shots of
the garrison, has taken Jack Corliss' place as
chief master of transportation under Lieut
Miller.
The bill introduced into congress by Senator
Slate to apportior the lands of the Umatilla
reservation among the Indians. and dispose of
the balance to actual white settlers is a good
one and should be supported by every news
paper in the northwest
Billy Meyer has engaged Brodecks photo
graph gallery for next Sunday night, and has
invited host Of his friends To go up aud listen
10 his grea moral lecture on total depravity, 3"
m which a Certain photographer Of the city
will figure as the frightful example.
Owing to the pressing demand for the ecl-
umns of the STATESMAN for advertising during
the holidays we shall in all probability issue a
supplement or else still further enlarge the
naper. This Office is the best in the country
and il prepared for any emergency. Send in
your advertisements We viii make room for
them.
The ruralist is fast finding out that he has no
rights which railroads are bound to respect
The custom Heretofore has been for the farmer
TO sue the railroad when the farmers steers
AMI the iatter's locomotive came in contact
But now times have changed. An Illinci,
farmer has been sued by railroad because 3
masculine bovine belonging to the granger
wrecked a fir, light train owned by the corpora
tion.
Postmaster-Gen jams thinks letter post
are may he re- 'uced {, two cents Believe:
,i.,- l. ..",.: - c-n be made seif-sustaining. Ad
Ia b-rsr b, y ;,,at,d rff;ce for sums less thar
s., suci, %. ,r.s to * i>sa-i i"r three cents.
Recommends the establishment Of postal say
IN. depasito! les. And thinks the mails should
NO Longer be used as freight trains 70 carr,
u.ercl .aniise, system now steadily unremu
nerative.
The new Fountain engine which was built n
Patterson To run on the Pennsylvania Railroad
was given trial few days ago. and the ofi
cials of the company pronounced against II
prae.icability. The experts claimed that th'
damage 70 the tracks was greater than tn
compensation in expected economy in time 1
was thought it could DO good work in drawini
one or two coaches, but with /. large train
would be unable to do a. web ~ the old styl
| Of ensines and could not xork On hexv!
! grades.
| Circus posters mean busine. and are sstr.c
tive to the eye. They are not printed for tn
| fun Of tire thing, but for money making pur
| pxes. When the DAIr SIArEsxAS was en-
Jagged for the Holidays il was owing solely t
demands on It's space by our b,siness men vh
wished to have their goods brought before ou
readers. A sheet that has no circulation or az
thing else {, recommend it can give away i,
s ace on the understanding that even that lissl
| is to be taken on in trade, but thn inxtitut;o
usys cash dow receises the Rne IN n