, 1882-03-18
LOCAL, AND GENERAL LAooNIcs-

/. B. Hansen has removed his ONCE 70 over
Wells, fargo's Office.
The son Of James Driver Is very III ana
hanily expected to live.
The delinquent tare- for Wslla Wall" county
( for 1881 amour; % about $500.
! There are many complaints that too n'shy
dogs ar running at large without owners
/ TX. Straigh. and Wm. Bender are making
arrangements for gas in their respective places
Il business
Eas. Main ard Touehet streets rsinioes IN
nice crusswalk, and the residents OF that Uclh'
i;y are happy
( The roads around the city are in terrible
condition and should be placed in proper con-
iit;ou before any more accidents occur
There are two or three yellow flags hung out
in different parts Of the city. Upon inquiry
we tiud that Il Is = mild form Of scarlet fever.
Mr.. : Young has noU permanently To-
Gated on Firgt street, uear the bridge, where
+ he !, prepared to d. al kinds Of painting and
decorating.
Two horses sold to-day were immediately
,f,erwarl claimed by other parties The spring
is opening and the Wood riveI fever Is abroad
in the land.
D.liaaueut taxes are now in the hands OF
Sheriff James E. Thompson, and those who
wish to save costs viii DO well % call and settle
without further delay.
Jake jacobson, Of Waits5urs, well known to
our citizens, and brother ih-lAw 10 Joe Bauer,
died On Friday at his home Of Cancer of tnr
stomach. He has been very ii! for long
tine. Mr. Bauer is in Waitsburg and WI!
ariye in the city tonight with the body.
The Grand Fork Hsf'ald has reason TO sus-
/ rect that .'sone Of the Rel river valley wheat
which j. loaded down when sold By the farmers
, or even when shipped by the e!esator men,
/ suddenly jumps to higher grade about the
/ ;ilne it reaches Minneapolis
/ c. 6. Upton, Of Cheney, ". T., advertises
that he has SO. .G0j to loan. on good real estate
[ security at II per cent per month Ii the
: poor man can only succeed in loaninS It at
that rate he will probably be able 10 eke out
! an existence On the $3.50 per annum it viii
I bring him.
/ Tn. republican editors Of the territory are Ill
! great .lirf over the fact that Washington viii
/ not he admitted for = feF years. Poor fellows,
I -. pitv tLeu, hG, they mEst make up for lost
tine ten years herce when they obtain the
nomination for state printer
/ Wana WalIa h,s nothing in the world 10
! fear from Pendletun, and all such talk is hum
+ hu.; they are having boom there at present
/ Ike this city had year ago. and few faint
! hearts are scared. Wa!la Wslla Is now and
/ ,Iway, viii L.. the commercial emporium OF
! the interior northwest all pessimists TO the
contrary, notwithstanding.
/ The ball and chain 50 dreaded by evil-doers
{ the world over, were last week used for the
[ first time in this city, says the Dayton Meas
1 We overheard several remarks from those who
/ hal seen the prisoner hy the wayside, to the
effect Il at # that WAS the style Of punishment
IN store fpr the trlnS.ressu surs Of the law, they
wanted none Of il We are glad it has this,
the desired. effect.
P-nrertv owners on Second street, above
Birch. feel quite incensed at the prospect Of
having the street which they grayeled and
graded. A. directed by those in power, all
plowtd up again, not for the purpose of secur
iug proper drainage, but 20 get material where
with 20 till up mud puddle beyond DIR. New
I'll street. To tear upa -raveled street upon
such preteNt, Al, the expense of any one, Is a
rublig outrage and ought not "a, he allowed.
TEurHLE IT LINKvIiLE.- Last Saturday
night about 10 o'clock a party OF ten or
twelve masked men rode into Linkville, Ore
gon, where H. C. Laws, charged with the
murder Of Frank Calavan, an. accOun. Of
which was recently published IN the STATES
MAN, was:in cnS.odv,of Deputy Sheriff j. f.
Lewis and Justice Wright, awaiting exami-
nation before the latter, which was TO take
place on Monday. The officers were in
Greenmsn's hotel with the prisoner when the
lvnchers entered the hall and were ordered
to halt. The lynchers refused and Lewis
fired his revolver, slightly wounding one Of
the party. The lynehers returned the fire
killing the deputy sheriff aud wounding JUS
tice Wight. and then left without taking
Laws having killed man who was faithful
in the performance OF his duty, and then
allowing the murderer OF Frank CaIavan to
20 unharmeI The men who killed Lewis
should he strung up along siie of Laws.