, 1882-04-08
LOCAL JofrNos.

LOCAL yoTrmos
c. c. Cram and wife, Of Pen.wswR, are
doing the city and looking well.
Major Comoyer. after two week. absence
below returned on Thursdays train.
II. p. I,aAcs has ieft for . trip to Des
Chutss, Ia Oregon, where he has interests
Mississippi s,eambos. men say the only trou-
bic they have now Is to keep out Of tn oorn'
6elds
NJ NJ. Mccartney and family passed Wal
lula junction Thursday morning on their way
10 Spokane Falls.
Jimmy Jacobs Is adding 10 the Improvements
in his locality by putting down good Sidewalk
and filing in his lots
Mr.. Major Truax lef, on the train on Thurs
day for Canada T. visit her parents whom she
has not seen for year.
the spirit Of improvement and il having his
hr.t class saloon enlarged and decorated.
Mr. Z.igler, of Spokane Fails, Is in town for
more goods. He reports timer good and money
plenty in that beautiful city Of the north
Ed. Williams is always improving his prop
erty and j. now busy setting out 100 fruit trees
on the property he recently purchased OF Mf-
Kerr.
The ci-tern on Rose and Spokane stree: Il
now completed aud in the work done Nr Shook
has shown hiiaself 20 be the master ni his pro
fession.
The last two DAYS warm weather has caused
the buds To burst forth and grass % grow A. II
determined 10 make up TOR lost time In an
othe, week the whole country viii be a mass Il
green foliage.
The new grocery store st the OIL express
ofic. has been subs tan,ially fitted aud painted
inside and out for Pearson Brothers. Alr.
Nabr, did the work and Ike all he does It i
well done.
The Pom.roy ReprNicaa complains that II
does not receive the STATE,sAS regularly. IL
is sent regularly all the same, but,t II certain
ly enough to make any msn srowt. Wo"d~f
how they get along without il
A large party Gf drumners returned from ~
country IN Thursday. They We're bound tn
Colfa,. but at a wayside inn saw picture u
that place rs issued ty Mr. Hopkins, and then
they incoutincntly returned.
Messrs. Grus- S Waggouer viii remove into
the room, recently vacated by Hawlty Wallace
q Co. They are doing a very larSa agricultural
implement business and will make the success
they deserve they are both hard working and
pleasant gentlemen TO deal with.
Inlaunching the gospel ship at Seattle this
week, instead of breaking bottle of wine over
the bow hundreds Of tracts were distributed.
We like the innovation. We always did object
to such 3 sacriiigeous waste of one "f the main
stays Of this life Transcript.
Jerome Porter, ESQ.,. has purchased the eel
ebra.ed running horses Trade Dollar" and
"Csddie r" and has them in training at the
Washington county fair grounds and under
the supervision Of J. r. Buchanan. Two
thousand dollars Was the price paid for them.
Scott, Of the 0reyoHidn, d-scants loudly on
The Oregon Mail Frauds, and pretends TO
be highly indignant that such state Of affairs
should prevail in virtuOus state like Oregon.
A chapter or so from his pen upon what |
know about Custom House Frauds in Oresoa"
would be more acceptable TO his readers.
The trustees Of Whitman Seminary are wax
ing up to the fact that in order To make the
school success they must employ teachers Of
more than ordinary merit A number Of gen
tlenen have agreed to he responsible for the
amount the school does not earn mp to $500
DIR. Baker has agreed to give $50 Year for
four years.
As usual the STATESMAN is always in the
front when anything is required. Although it
Was Sunday the kilograms received from Day
ton containing full account of the fire and
the names Of the principal sufferers Were
printed in extra form and distributed free 10
our citizens. directly they we're received.
Winchester, the photographer, has now re-
furnished and re fitted his pretty little studio,
and it is now AZ nice place to obtain a good
photograph as any in the county. He has new
backgrounds Of in ard out door scenes just from
the east and new gem camera for taking pic
lures from the size Of pin head TO inches
by 10.