, 1882-03-11
LOCAL JorTINGs.

W. j. Winzns, ESD, has returned from Ssn
Francisco.
The poor devil cannot make living out oi
his paper and mus, go to California
The case Of the City Va Kate Coliey for
keeping disorieriy house. was continued until
Tuesday.
The contractor fer the grading Of North
Fourth and Elm streets Is pushing the work I
right along since the fine weather set in.
worlsnen .re b,,.ily engaged in tearing down
tie wooden buildings above the postoitice :
brick viii soon be erected in place Of them.
We actnowiedge the receipt Of an invitation
70 the celebration Of the 81 anniversary Of the
Hook 4 Ladder e,mpAny On Saturday next
This is Lent and the average citizen, il he
misses his better half after O'Clock Friday
evenings can understand that she is attending
church.
w. are indebted to Messrs. Schwabacher
for the space occupied by the.' advertisement
in thi. Issue; long may the hnn continue, IN
crease and prosper
Comics Of the STATEsyAS containing the fe-
port Of the big Indian fight on the " ALA "aiia
river in 1850 can he obtained at .he counting
room Of this Office
The Gar is 10 be crowned at Moscow IN
May, but Is aprrehensise # exchanging That
glittering bauble for harp and al engagement
on the evergreen shore.
Mark Colt is now Offering bargains that II"
house in town can beat. He i now On a re-'i-
lar closing out sale preparatory t. laying IN ar
entirely new stock II goods.
Joe Stin,r came down from EitzSiNe on
Sunday last on account Of the Illness Of his
child. Joe says that though lit le colder
than here Ritzrille suits him first rate.
Texas offers a part Of her public domain 90
the Hebrew exiles from Russia, and cordially
invites them D. come and cultivate ehappHrrl
and cactus and exterminate the tarantulas.
The coronation o, Alexander Ill, if ever II
takes place, which eeems still doubtful, VIII
cost the pretty little sum Of y, 0G0 900 ruhles-
The coronation Of the Gar Nicolas c2st6,0oJ,-
GO rubles, and tha. of Alexander /. l.,co2,-
Og).
II was reported IN Knoxville, Tenn. one day
last week, that Parham Adams, young let
attending the university at ;hat place, was
DIVING from nicotine poisoning. lie smoked
forty cigarettes IN a wager, and WAS at once
taken sick.
Mrs Sprague Is to be granted 4 decree ot ii
varcc from her husband and al-r he AR Gied
the custody of the three daughters Her -aE
she generously agrees NAV 20 The other way.
Like son like father. lie is the led who It
tempted to shoot his mothers lawyer.
Within radius of twent, miles IF Heppner,
Umaiilla county, Oregon, there are over 3O1.-
600 sheep. 1t is safe TO assume thai these VIII
average at least six pounds ct wool apiece or
l,2O0, 900 pounds, which at an average priee o'
20 cents per pound yields the handsome sum ot
$4,000.
There is a large field Of grain near the town
Of Williams, Cal, which is kept fed of com
pletely TO the ground by ducks, AMI no one
ever saw a duck upon it. They come on dark
nights. Great numbers Of them come about II
o'clock snd go away about o'clock IN the
morning, feeding some four or five hours.
When man comes out in crowd and Slys
he will not run for otfice, he reminds one very
much of that other man who pinned temper
ance pledge on his coat So that some one would
ask him 10 drink under the mistaken impreS
sion that he would refuse.
]. X. Rutherford, Esq, OF DAYTON, j. in the
city he l. gentleman OF great legal attain
ments and one of the best lawyers in the coun
try. He says that Dayton is Progressing ani
tha. the city has entirely got over the nri,f"r-
tunes which for short time befeil it.
You can give up hope Of Washington Tern
tory being admitted 4 state at this sitting "r
Congress Six years hence We may begin t.
have hopes by that time the territory may
possibly send delegate to Congress who i
able TO do something.
Pat Burke was arrested by Officer Hopper
for smashing the windows Of a China h"''se.
He appeared before Judge lacy this morning
and not being able 10 give satisfactory explain
alton concerning said amusement, was fined
Eve dollars and costs.
J.W. Young, ESD. q Weston, is in the
city and reports affairs in that and the t"lt
Spring country are lively, and the crops al
ready sown look very well indeed: but OWN;
TO the large amour. of grain raised last year
and the time il took 70 haul it not so much
wheat will be raised this year as last. Good
farm hands are scarce and there is work for
everybody who wslts it.
The fellow who was kicked ont Of the land
ohice and afterwards took situation on Nh
Herrif's paper at Sl5 per week As editor, Is On
his way to San Francisco 10 interest parties in
ord TO obtain the same position he was kicked
out of-beiore his time had expired. We warn
the powers that be that if ne ever obtains a
place in any official capacity in this country II
will be against the desires of the community.
ElryAroRs.-We are indebted to +. IL
Morrison Fsq.. for tive handsome photographs
of elevators erected in New York by Geo.
Mallory, who has recently been travelling
over this section for Mr.. Willard examining
the country around with the idea OF estab-
hshing elevators at different gram centeTs
Public feeling is entirely in favor OF the pro-
ject and from what We can learn 4 great saw
ing will be made and our producers profit
b. tie speedy erection.
MEMORIAL FOR THE LATE MKS. BISHoP
PADDOCK. Contributions are invited by
Miss Julia {. Emery, Secretary OF the Wo-
mans Auxiliary No. >, Bible House, New
York. ..for purchasing AMI furnishing Of tbs
D. NGa,,orfal HoSni.ai ~ Ia