, 1882-12-30

/ bC-l lo-lS ii.ll- AbrrIlNcl Eeltr-~Shs1-
tive Of the best interests of this growing city
and country that the hope IS universally ex-
pressed that be will concluded 70 hereafter abide
with Us.
The social to occur at Masonic Hsl this
evening promises to be an exceptionally pleas
I ant affair. The officers Of both lodges will be
! installed at O'Clock. and an address hy the
/ Rev. Mr.. Pagan viii follow. There viii there
after be dancing 10 the nusic q. the Cavalry
I bani, vocal and instrumental, performances
( under the supervision of Prnf. tieides, supper
and general good time, The hoar manage
ment is vested in Harry Winter. assisted by
Messrs Cross, Kvser. Shaw and jacobs.
Tickets, cover rs refreshment privileges, -.
rs II tue that homesteader can prove up
IN three yeans | understand slch a law has
been passed" The inquiry is one of the N, S.
frequent addressed 70 the officers of the Wslis
~sila land office How the three years"
story started, 10 ielow can 6nd oat, nut i, has
gained general eli euiation in this land diStric,
I and now goes about ~ fact. There Is ab-l-
luiely no truth in it. The homestead law re-
quiring FIVE wears residence Is unchanged, and
in all probability will - rem,in Tor long lime
. to come.
Fra 1c DsIg az Fr.d,y-
/ The comet Is still 10 be seen of :. clear morn
I irg.
! We are not surprised that the winter should
have been very vet 80 far. Il Is only month
I OLD.
4 grand all viii take place st tie new Di>ie
= houl house cn New Iears. night. Al art in
vited.
/ NJ. II. Abbott. late eyii.or Il the Rer-i'1,. Is
I nov occupying the same position On thr tninn
I SCHrHi
II Al :. u Il. IL
/ lion {, the amount q SS,0go 600 IN eeyen
! months
| Those engaged in the business hous Of +. +.
I Adams received many valuable presents ir,m
/ Mr.. Adams on Christmas Gay.
J We are so:ry t. her that the wife Of Mr..
Jess is prostrstel with a severe sickness, and
/ that her vaiuahe life is de-paired oi-
I It is positively alleged that G.u W. T.
, Sherman has recently been received iutr the
Roman Cath"lic church. Tie crrrmunirs Of
the occasion were rather private.
The Sons 1T Temperance are lsav;n. netting
undane To- make their ma querade ball this ev-
cning grand success All guests are raquirei
to unmask on entering for Identification
\ few hunlrei dollars will buy small
profitable bss:reSs which viii pay f,r itself
in short time ChaS Davis, corner Main
All sf'''s4'A -LitFs-s ~ lA4 brA4 Nbs @is'AL II
Mr.. Stine Of tie Yo,totic- hook store. will
please accept our thanks for Frank Leslie's
CHRISTINE, publication. They are exc-llent
AL the IL gaines and psriOii ais cal. he found
At this store.
Three raen at Corvallis who hal procured
supply Of hiSk.y for the holFlays, managed
to set fire to the hriiiing and b, Ing irsen>ibe
two were burned to death and the other so
bally injured that his recovery il doubtful.
Gii Reynolds Of Alpowai Garfield Co, is
| spending the holidays in the city. He reports
! Alpnwai making progress and showing signs Of
/ becoming a siztble town. Air Woo,iworth j.
abou. t. put up three run Touring mill there
/ As the end OF the year approached new sub
I scribers to the NEEkLT STATESMAN are coming
in rapidly. 1t is very evident that the people
| appreciate the newspaper which is devoted to
their material interests.
W. J. Mcconnell, Moscow, L. T. Knapp,
/ Portland, p. q. Cory, Mich. f. ". Mills. =.
/ F., c. Z. Crellin, Detroit, C. X. Taylor and
| Louis Erie imam, Uncle Toms Cabin Co,
| Frank Button, Portland, AMI F. H. i;an,lall.
Montana, are registered at the Slime.
"'he last numberoi the dmc1icgn Oman SAWS:
"W riting If engagements reminds us Of that
Of Mr.. Samuel j. Tilien Ia young. beautiful
and ACCOMPLISHED Albany grl, winch. We hear
from excellent authority, is undoubtedly true
despite all the contradictory reports otherwise.
! The marriage will be celebrated shortly before
Lent Mrs. Pe.ton. the sister and hnusekeep-
er of Mr.. Tilien. has already left Grayst,me
and Is now completing all arrans, m-nts for
the wed ling at herbrothers lannon's jiTImercy
Park residence.
Mr. j. " Durham Whr has b-en minin-, in
the Wood River country the past year ur 50
L IL. l.
soae remarkably 6ne and rich sps ciln;nes
from his leiges. These lodges are loclted near
Ketchuu. and are named the AdioS. Eagle
mine and Humboldt: if the bodies Of ore aver
age only one tenth part of the samples, there
Is an everlasting fortune in store for their
owner Mr. Durham l. a mast ind fatiSahle
prospec;or, and his friends will he Pleased to
know that he las finally struck it aS rich as
| any Of EN-
The Willamette Fdrmcr commences its f0nr-
tecnth year. aS its pruprietOrS inform IL, With
the advent If 1883 That journal has been
practically newspaper all that time, and has
furnished Us readers with the news of the
day fuller than any other Oregon newspaper
except tht Portland dailies. Time was, in 1869,
when the people Of Oregon required only une
newsI,ap IA family, the F-Tmer tried t"
meet the want: hut TODAY the country * full
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concludes th i it is time TO abandon its news
department. tn the Test If uS and devote all
it, space to make the farmers Of the Pacific
Northwest an agricultural junrnal that shall
stuiy the needs of the whole country. MIR
Clark has been practical farmer FIR many
wears, and has selected this field Of labor from
choice. He has the finest fruit farm in Ore
gon, near Salem, chiefly devoted u producing
2runes He studies all the country and gives
the experience Of is best farmers and stick
men. That papr has become the. vehicle of
discussion Of ali practical subjects by .almer<
and it is partly filed with their conmunica-
| tionS As & family T.aPer it is sustained by
the literary efforts of Mrs Clarke. VII" edits
the Hcme Cir lie. The Farmer supplies great
want ~ Ill thi, re non, ani devvt-s much of
its space II Washington Territory. We know
it has fair list If rea!ers at Walia WaIla, and
hope it may grow greater. One especial sub
| ject cf Importance to all farmers 1t ably han
dies, As it gives them reliable news Of the mar
/ kets in their own interest, keeping them posted
from the chief market Of the country upon all
matters that especially concern them.