, 1882-02-18
LOCAL JorrYNos.

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Superintendent Fairweather paid fyiny
visit 70 the city on Tuesday.
Bishop Paddock and his daughter have re
turned from their Portland visit.
Gen, MeMicken has been reappointed Sur.
veyor General of this territory.
| We are pleased to see C. W. Morrison agair,
on the streets after his severe illness.
Mrs. AL cruttenien returnedfrom Portland
In good health on Sunday morning last.
The boat leaves Texas Ferry on Friday sf.
sernoon or Saturday morning for Lewiston.
| China New Years on THURSDAY. and TIE &c.
iestials are making preparations for a grand
old time.
Lent commences this year on washington's
birthday and so all the fun must be epioyed
before that time.
Gen. Sprasue was at Wallula Junction on
Tuesday night en- route to the front Of the
Northern Pacific
Henry Ackerman. of Portland, one Of the
directors of the Marriage Insurance coupeny.
is in the city.
Green grass has made its appearance in var
ious parts of the city. Surely the backbone of
the'winter is broken.
The Singer Manufacturing Company, repair
all machines free Of charge at their branch Of
fee, No 3, Firs. Street
John HALEY Jun. of the Utah. Idaho and
Oregon stage line, fl in the city, ls handsome
and business like as ever.
4 The inherent cowardice Of the morning
paper is appropriately illustrated by lis posi-.
ton on the Yaughau-P Parker case.
No more steamers are expected TO run on
Snake river above Almo.a until the water Is
higher. Much float ice is coming down.
| Steamer Columbia sails a. ;. P. u. Sunday.
Persons intending 30 leave by this steamer
will take notice Of the change of sailing.
In its reception of Oscar Wilde Chicago
taught the eastern cities, especially Boston,
the best lesson III manners they ever received
1 lac NAAlE-.fAN liic tlouu
nence of being the only Walla Walla news-
paper that is not to be dictated unto by des
peradoes.
/ How brave for an editor to give the name Of
a poor unfortunate lame girl when in trouble;
had it beesn q deaperaio he would not have
dared to say n word
| We have been requested to state by the man.
ayers of the Charity ball that the ball viii take
| place nj the S.ine House instead Of AZ Stahl's
| Opera House as heretofore announced.
The morning papers account Of the Vaug-
han-Parker affair is SO grossly inaccurate that
We prefer to let it stand as an everything mon
ument Of the fellows ability as liar.
! The Dayton Grays have our thanks for o
complimentary ticket to their second annual
bali on the 22d inst. Several from this city
intend TO be .here and have good time.
All Masons ngoodstanding, with their wives
and lady fir Ids. are invited to be present at
| Masonic H. /. Monday evening, Feb. 20th to
attend a soci=l. Cards, music and dancing.
Hon. C. ?. Coburr Of Lewiston returned
! from Pend Oreille yesterday and reports rail
| road engineering at staudstill in that region,
with 81 feet of snow on level aud more fall
| iug and hi u cold
The Resoarees Of Oregon and Was.inJ.O. for
January is at hand and Is fully up to high
water mark with good and truthful descriptions
i Z Al. [. Z, . hirh .h,r1l
DO well sustained by our people.
The heavy frosts Of the mast few nights have
packed the snow on the hills to an extent that
renders it difficult for stock 10 obtain feed and
cattle men are getting uneasy. Grass is abun-
dant in the canyons on the rivers.
| A coward that is 50 ready 10 eat iirt As tAe
editor ot the Union is, need never be afraid OF
placing anyone under bonds he can be made
to eat his words only too ea.ily. The STATES
| MAN hiss never been forcsj to retreat.
There is 10 rawhids or leather used IN the
bearings of the genuine Singer Sewing Ma
chine TO deaden the noise like its competitors.
It is made PERFECTLY noiseless without sacriiic,
iny its durability in that manner. Call and
see them at No. S First Street.
| Fred H..ines. the energetic sheriff OF koo'e'
mai county, is in the city and 10 going to Fort
land to have his eye doctoTed. Fred is an oid
pioneer OF the country up there and Is as wei
| aearainted with it as any man living. tie
speaks enthusiastically Of the new country and
| uredicts n grand future for it.
The man Wheelan TO whom tbs SrATssNaS
! gave a notice on Tuesday for an s,ssuis on Ole
man Short. comes ont in q card which 1t mus
have strained his soul to have paid Tor. lh'
! STATESMAN ION: since notified him that II III
required anything from this office he woui|
always have to Pay for it "a sdsaros'
4 traveller in from Spokane s-ys that things
are badly mixed in that county; Cheney ha'
| the county seat, Spokane Falls hes the wase'
power. Sp-ague has the machine shops of In
NPR. L.. and each town is striving To ee
the lead. and 10 the leading town on the iihe'
A correspondent. writin: fro IN Rit1Vilie sal
that owiny to the dri::in. snow hliing Inc cut
| tho train from Spokane Was over hours lat
and in consequence two engines had to 50 =
Spr-yue to assist tie train /; SO TAR the Nor'n
ern Pacific have been fortunate in not hsS'ii:
been troubled with deep Snow drifts.
That livest of aluive papers, the New I OH
B+,iiy Graphic has forwarded Us q copy 0l
ccny o. a NOS. valuable little book tiled si''
interesting statistics relative to railroad earn
inrs. grain and produce, cotton, petroleum
mining diyiien,is and productions in genera
To a practical man the work is invaluable 70
y IN itself q financial history o. the country
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= ORR ESr.-s.-Wasbington although IL La
e not vet the full population needed Tor rei
: resentst;ou i. Congress, has the resouce' an
the strongest claims fer recognition OF any :
: the territories Of the United states hA
! the others have agricultural or miners
: wealth alone, Washington has both she
a the only territory containing timber IN 81
: ficient quantities to export As wei as 70 -!
a plv home demands, and her wealth Ii ga
d respse. is greater than all the others 'O''pl
9 ed Her situation in the extreme no'''i,"' 9