, 1882-12-23
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

1T SHOWS. cries the school BOY that's all.
The train for The Dalles will leave Dayton
IN time to day.
The post-otiice address Of Bishop Paddock Is
lY1 CiatOn street, Brooklyn, n. Y.
slss. DIR. Potts, Dr. Harrison and Ajax.
Waugh. advance agent, left here this morning
for Weston.
The East Orsyoaiah's proxy advises Us TO
study Webster for definition We ni. .;ht for
an age without discovering that anybody is a
"hshitute" Of a street, or that any man can do
Ledseodemain." Hush. sonny.
By the confession of an Indian named Nj
chelle, the mystery Of the murder of Shaifer al
OF hear Fort Colville, is cleared mp. Michele
killed him for SS ard bottle of whiskey.
Shstfer had been selling whisky to Indians for
several months, and he reaped as he had sown.
We hear it said that some of the work put
into the Baker school house building will not
bear inspection that it was a mistake not TO
have some disinterested person to stand by
and watch the progress. There ought to be an
investigation Of this matter.
In excavating for a new Hume for DIR. Days
cellar, the workmen found q coupe of pieces
Of board wedged into the old Hume, so as TO
prevent the flow Of water. These were re-
moved and the cellar WAS thoroughly drained.
The expense incurred in laying a new iume
has been for naught.
From as Daily Of Wednesday.
Cheneys new bank is now in operation.
The pet mouse in the cabinet window of this
Office. attracts a good deal Of attention.
The Fair at the Opera House is a success
after all. The hall WAS crowded again last
evening.
The GoIdendale Touring mill grinds out 80
barrels day, and is unable to supply the To-
cal demand.
Officer Ireland laid his net on Alder street
to-day, at IL o'clock. and scooped in an opium
fend and his apparatus.
The east bound passenger tram was delayed
again to-day. 1t viii be here this evening be-
tween seven and nine o'clock.
The proprietors Of the town-site Of Fair
weather have donated an entire block f lots
to school district No. a for school purposes
Frank Paine was passenger on the uI-traln,
and arrived at Wallula last night. He tele-
graphed from that point for some conveyance
All the interest on the court house debt has
been paid up, and Auditor Painter has just
made a payment wiping out Ss,s6a15 OF the
principal.
A. Jay Gross has arranged his goods Tor the
holiday trade, and they are very choice. n"
better place in this city to find u Christmas or
New Years gift.
Blue Mountain lodge +. L A NJ. have
elected the following officers: Fred Slime, w.
NJ: J. d. Laman, S. W.; w. 7. Arbery, j.
W.: H. E. Johnson, Treasurer, and Samuel
Jacobs, Secretary.
The Palouse and Columbia railroad from the
5lst mile post to Rosalia via Farminst"n, Is
being graded and will soon be really Tor ties
and rails. The work is being done by the ore-
con Construction Co.
J.H. Campbell, who appeared at the Police
Court bar yesterday. and asked for c"ntinu-
ance till to-day, was arraigned this morning,
plead guilty to the charge Of drunk and d's"f-
II, ,nd uas assessed SlT 20.
T, Is said that several of the walls in the
Baker school building are ont OF plumb, and
that much Of the timber put into the job is not
of the thickness required by the contract. 1Re
whole thing should be investigated.
Its reported that an Indian belonging on
tho JTmatilla Reservation has turned States
evidence, and that the murderers of Nniher-
r,n-four Indians-have been lodged IN jail
Much Of Nulherron's property was found on
-. Indians and hidden near by the scene Of
the murder.
Ell Martin, special agent OF tbs fac,he
PeIl Telephone Company. is In the city. lie
came over from Seattle, where he has estab-
lished a system of telephoning with fifty sub
scr;bers and users. He intends to offer our
citizens an opportunity to make use 't the
system.
The estimate made Of damage to Dayton
E,ume Is covered by 81, GOO. In the early
.rr;ng the fume will be put in thorough c"ndi-
70, and meet all demands made for material
The O L Co. having in stock nearly two mill
ion feet OF lumber can wait for aiew months 'n
supply.
Having secured the right Of way through
,a.r,v all the land on the surveyed iute, the
Nortbern Pacific Railroad Company are max
ING prepara.ions to build the line from for'-
land 20 X Kalama. This will connect the entire
system of railways Of Oregon and washins'on
with Puget Sound.
Fro~ ne DaiIy Of Thursday
All hands Mt Wells, Fargo spent all last
NIGHT arranging three tons Of express s""ds-
The r.ost Office at Marengo, Columbia conn
- b.. been Discontinued, also that at May
view. Garfield county.
Mr.. Frank Paine arrived at home iasl hish'
mite sick. and is to-da, confined to his room.
Fl, affection i. erysipelas in the head
last Tuesday ]. F. Sherwood undertook %
oct on a running freight train near MARSHALL
S,,ksne county, was thrown beneath 'he
wheels and killed
The ,,ratoric Society will meet st their new
hall in the Kennedy block, for the hrst tlne
., the evening Of the second Monday IN jan
uary and every Monday alter
On Mondsy the grand jury OF umAiliia
indicted every dealer in Pendleton Tor ''o'a-
ton Of the Sunday Law. All plesd.d gu'i''
.,5 xerd fined 80 each and costs
A. Goldeudale. Klickitat county, W. t.
Last wednesday night. three noted prisoners
broke jail by Saving oa an IRON bar. Inc
Shsr;s oiiers . reward Of 500 each
he veat down town with an emorosoe'sa
r.rtet basket IN his arm, on one nn9s. & nc
hs5 i : biz Of yarn tied, and be vas saying .en
nonnd. .Ilspice, one ounce OF PORK enop ANU
re knew he had Just married.