, 1881-12-31

amount vi seSen or elght casea. Yellow f1aps
are flying at VARIOUS houses and parents can.
not be too particular.
In the case Of the people vs.. wm. Bedell.
tried 1t Boise City. being the trial Of dsfep.
dant for killing Dutch Fred. the jury brough,
in verdict of manslaughter.
1t is reported that gold has been discover.
ed at Cid springs. on the o. Ran. Co.'S
line. The sand in that locality is said to
turn out thirteen cents to the pan.
We hear of one Of our little old narrow.
gauge tea.kettles being used ou the o. c.
C".'s railroad, on the Sound, for locomotive.
We are far beyond such playthinga
Christmas trees and boughs have done their
duty-have been cherished only as childish
hearts can cherish, but are now consigned to
the streets - any other vulgar rubbish.
We notice WaIla walla grapes in market,
fresh and nice as the day they were gath.
cred. We should never depend upon Cali
fornia for our winters supply Of grapes.
We are too full for utterance! Just
dined off the premium Chnstmas turkey,
kindly presented by that genial prince Of
butchers, A. Scholl. MAY he live long
and prosper"
An indivi lual who tried hard to become
the champion ben1ine punisher of WaIla
Waila collapsed last night, and was placed
in the city Jail for naturalization at police
court this evening.
And now comes the cry that if this mild
weather continues the fruit trees will nut
forth their blossoms only to be nipped by
the frost later iu the season What sore-
boders of evil We are
We have heard good many complaints
lately Of vicious dogs. The best Of dogs are
only endurable, and a man who keeps lot
Of vicious dogs on his place deserves the een-
Sure Of all decent people.
The story that old Leland, of Lewiston,
was suffering from a cancer on his cheek is
denied. The facts are that the cancer came
around, and after one look at Alonzos check,
went away and died of broken heart.
Engineer G. o. Ellis and Conductor Joseph
Ellis are in durance vile at Spokane Falls,
the coroner's jury having returned q verdict
Of criminal negligence on their part, by which
the collision Was caused there last Monday.
Who ia going to entertain on New Years.
Last year we invited ladies' contemplating
entertaining to leave their address a. this
office: but they did not generally comply.
We will be glad to publish the names Of those
who will kindly hand them in, that intend
dong so this year.
Many Of our rural exchanges are crying
for little Is and 70 mile railroads, fer the
special beLefit of country hamlets. Next
thing we hear of some of them will be ask
ing Mr.. Willard for trunk lines to their rear
premises.
Wallula Junction hiss great hopes OF some
day being a railroad centre. II anything
but cayotes, rsttiesnskes and horned frogs
ever centers there. they, he. she or Il will
receive no sympathy from enlightened peo-
pie in their great atiiictlOn.
Business in Ainsworth is reported az being
very mild All its youthful ambition AMI
aspirations have collapsed, AMI it vii soon
be but the counterpart Of what "alaia-
poor wind tos ed wallula-was in the days
OF the Miniature Railway.
Our California friends have not forgotten
. US, but As usual hsve sent tokens OF kind re-
| membranes in the shape Of lots OF fruits and
fine wines, but "Oh, no, We never mentIen
'e,n, their names will never he heard, as IL
is their express wish not to be mentioned.
We saw couple of boys on Main street,
Tuesday, doing as nice bit of fistic work as
It was ever our fortune to witness. a oiaeX
eve, q bloody nose, bit thumb and lot oi !
sunny locks of Lair besmeared with eiars'
and trampled in the mud. and that's boy
fight.
We hear number OF strangers as well as
citizens growing about the miserable foAaS
to the depot. A gentleman and iaay WHO
failed to catch a carriage the other evening" |
undertook to walk to the depot, got so De- |
wildered on the dsrk and crooked way inst |
they missed the train. Let rs have tins evil |
remedied.
Gen. ]. W. Sprague was recently eifctsd
president Of the BENZ. P. Cheney Academy
located at Cheney. The building Is almost
complete and pronounced . substantial sTnc-
tu,e and will be great ornament Z" the
worthy r,vai of Spokane Falls. here Is
another educational institution that ms hai
a financial boost from Mr.. Willard
The Pomeroy paper appears to be terribly
exercised ab,ut Wall. Waila objectiol 20
that town becoming the county seat OF Gar
held. II the truth was known there Is
scarcely business man in this city thal
knows or care 8 continental where the
new county seat is to be; all they ask !"
that every town in the country may prosper
as Walla Walla has done.
Wm. V.wter, ex-pnstmsster OF TINS e''y
has purchased home near Los Angeles
Cal, and his wife proposes joining al"
there ss .oon As their business can be mn
ished here. Mr.. yswter is man that ln's
country will aadly miss. and that any otner
country may we'll rejoice to claim as eia'
zen. Hin many friends here viii be sorry
to learn Of his removal, which i' made Win
hope of reg.ining his shattered health
In +. D.iiy Ballet. Of Orders EHscfne tne |
Postal Service, dated Washington. D. u
! Dec Is. 1881, we notice that supplements !"
second-class mail matter cannot hereafter &c
allowed in the mail, at sseood-eiass rates. un-
Ien the pablisher makes sfadav'f' oeio,e
postmaster, thas the same rates are pa'd %
hin ir the sdvsraseusnts eonfainsd N sne
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