, 1882-05-06
THE LOCAL LINE.
Creditable Showing OF the News OF
the Day in the Columns Of
THE Statesman"

Dan Kaup, of wait-burg. i. in town looking
/ firs,-ra:e
Walls wAlla can boast Of several gin, Of tie
period
( Water pipes are being laid from East Main
along Spokane street.
We feel tempted to publish the details Of
the late terrible scandal.
( ous jovial friend Schwartz has put Up mag
nineent French mirror in his saloon.
Jimmy Gray, now Of Dayton, is in the city
on visit; he is as pleasant as ever
! Confirmation services will lie held in ST.
Pauls Church on Wednesday, May 10Th
/ Uneasy lie, the head that wears (oficiaD
crown They come ike shadows. So depart.
b. NJ. Washburne, the man who makes the
Dayton caroHio'e look 80 pretty and nice, is in
I town on business
Roadmaster Shaw IS improving the grounds
around the depot by planting shade trees
around the buildings
/ We are sorry to see Ed. Short lInping along
the street. lie is suffering from an enlarge
nent Of the knee cap.
/ VI. F. Kettenhash, Esq, of Lewiston, and
one Of its mos, enterprising citizens, is in the
I city on court business
/ Clement Berseyain was admitted 10 citizen
ship upon the evidence Of Geo. F. Thomas
and W. B. Thompson.
Some little stir was occs.-ioned on Monday
when it was discovered that the lowest bidder
Tor grading Second street was an outsider
Upon motion Of Hon y. T. Cation. J. II.
Budd was on Monday admitted 70 pra ;tice law
in all he courts Of this territory.
y T. Parker, Of the Lewiston N,ars, passed
through the city for Uma.illa county To attend
to 4 section or land he owns over there
We can now arrive at DAYTON at \. NJ, do
good days business and return To WaIla
Wala by Pm Dum the ralerodes.
We direct the attention Of our horse raisers
. TO Montana: at Fort Benton two hundred dol
lars ale asked for "A team Of scrubJy cayuses
Ilr. Il. r. Hayes must greatly relish the ex-
u'tatl"n Of the western press over the reap
pontmen: Of Pat Bowling To the Toledo post
/ Office
Warren Witcher recently informed US that
cattle never looked better or more thriving
than now. why, says he, even the steers
have calves this year
Cine Of the deserters brought up from Tie
Dall~s ty Serst Jimmy Holland, had SEQ
in his possession, and was engaged to be mar
riel ON the first day Of Nav.
We see by an edit rial in the Chicago Times
that President Arthur has reinstated Pat Dow
ling in the Toledo postoffice. And, by the
way, this same editorial Is mighty interesting
reading.
Property in DAYTON has increased amazingly
in price since the FIRE: there is a grand
future before that city, and town lots On Main
street will become very valuable. How much !
is 90 feet front worth, Burk?
Under the new Crow treaty bill l,o00,oo0 |
acres have been restored to the public domain !
in Montana The released section embraces |
the Clark's Fork mines, discovered in 1872, |
which are said to be fahalOusiy rich.
Warren Witchsr. Of Rock creek, now in |
town, Is one of our old-time citizens and one Of
The most energetic rustIers in the whole cOun' |
try. Every one is glad to know of his pros |
perity. for no man better deserves it.
The city has won the case for the removal of
that oil Shanty on the corner Of Second street, |
and now il is to be hoped that it will he shortly
removed However, Charley Davis is all right |
and that Is as much As any one cares about.
The handsome. well dressed young men, who !
we're 50 numerous here n year ago, are evl-
IDENTIFY gone where the WOOdbine twineth. |
Fashionable society Of this city has very little
use for young man without bank account
\ drink cauaI Zoedone has been more ex-
lensively algg.tisei than any other beverage.
On MONDAY IN company with a friend We tried
it aEd found It to be very moderately pleasant
but similar 10 4 weak decoction of ginger ale.
James i. Hungate, of Almota, is in this
city and gives us = good account Of his town
which is the center of trade fora large track OF
country and has good water power. Mr.. Hun
gate is one of the world builders
last year Spokane county had S2,2l5 acres
in cultivation: Of these 5000 were so"n with
wheat. 5000 with oats and the balance with
barlev and other cereals. Double that amount
will be cultivated this year.
Mr.. T. J. Sweazea, Of Cottonwood, wishes
lis 10 state most emphatically that there Is not
or ever has been case of smallpox at his
! house. Every case Of n.umpS even Is nashlheu
;r-o sru,r-pox nowadays by terrified neigh
/ borS.
I Ov-ius, ~ reiuced rates on lumber. Instituted
hv the y. p. r. r from Lake Pen doreiiie
/ to local points On the Pen doreli!e di'iSion'
/ common lumber is now delivered on the cars AZ
/ Cheney for $40 per thousand, and at SpraSue
! for 81 per thousand
/ The grand jurv showed their good sense n'
/ not bringing in bill against Mat Ahern' VINO
wa, under bonds to appear on charge oil AZ
tempted murder Mat is an old pi' neer ana a
/ ,ond man, but was treated rather rorshis
after taking horn, and resented 1t JUST p any
I old timer would.
Warren Witcher, of Rock creek, Whitman
county, is in the city on business He reports
everything in his section As lively and bloom
inc. crops viii lie larger than ever before On
account Of the largely increased cultivation Q,
the cnrp.ry. Stock interests are good ah'
rriess getting higher every day.
/ .Children's spring fashions, IN eastern
,o,ar s,,s. ..are very fancy, fsntasticai ana Oy
no means Appropriate. 1t Is tie ssihe 'i.ls
o,,t here we saw 4 little boy Yesterday going
home with his shoes in one hand S'finS -
,rout in the other, and no hat on his head y
!. strange. indeed. the similarity among 'H''
6ren all over the world.
/ 4, instrumental survey viii az once
Il % find good line from this city direct
+,w.s,on, instead % to Whitman As al pre-
an, Onr citizens should at once ana WIN
ors ,c,or,i assist in this for it viii be OF iui
vas,sa hspetit to Walla Walla, 1t is oil srea'
;,r,or,ance. Let Us strike while the Hun :
I hot. e.