, 1883-12-22
Old Time. and Old Files.

An old file OF the STATESMAN is a matter
of interest, and looking over the bound vol
ume for lS6G We find much that will bring
recollections back to old timers.
So. with paper and pencil We Commence
digging out "reminiscences of the past. Be
| ginning with the number ending Dec. 81,
1850, in the first column We find the legal
card Of two well known legal gentlemen.
Lasater S Langford. who then formed
partnership and had an Office one door west
| of Kyger & Reese's brick store. Then fol-
lows the card Of VIM. Horton, as Justice OF
the Peace and our present tOwnsman, +. Il.
Hawley, then, as now, advertised in the
| STATESMAN, his business as House, Slsn &
| Carriage Painter" J. {. Isaacs comes in
| with an advertisement OF large stock OF
| groceries and miners goods which Can and
VIII be Sold at Very Low Prices for CASH"
Schwabacher Brothers & Company follow
| with half column promising nothing they
| do not mean. Mitchell, the barber, makes
| his bow as the Pioneer Bathing and SHAY
ing Saloon. &. W. Somerindyke announces
! that he has established himself here 10 man
ufacture "Bags Of all Descriptions" and the
column is ended with a notice from Aaron
Movies that he viii apply TO the County
Commissioners tor a tract Of school land.
On the next page-the eiitorial-is well
written article upon the progress Of the
country for the past dying year and We
learn from it that 1t was the intention OF the
proprietor to shortly issue semi-weekly
edition. Following it Is an article on a Sc
we're snow storm and lecture 10 the cattle
men on the sin of allowing cattle 10 shift for
''merciful man is mercifnl tG his beast" is
quoted in that connection. Then comes a
aattering notice of Wilson Waddingham.
Esq, agent for rich mining company who
had Just arrived in this city, bringing with
him from Atlanta, Idaho. large quantity
of bullion for the purpose of paying the
New York shareholders the first monthly
dividend OF one and a quarter per cent. on
the paid up capital OF the company-sIx
hundred thousand dollars.
Then notice of the Hon. James Hays,
of Lewiston, who went off on the stage for
Bcise TO represent his constituents in the
Idaho Legislature. Poor jimmy; he died
years ago.-Ed.l An article On Christmas
| Day leads another collmn. followed by an
article headed '.StIl Tinkering, criticizing
Summers plan of reconstruction. Then We
read that the river Is froZe over at The
Dalles SO thick as to admit Of heavily load
ed teams crossing over.
| ANDY johnson was then President and his
ssTrue Position" is the snbiect OF lengthy
editorial. A shot at Portland for claiming
10 be the emporium OF the Northern coun-
rry being behind the times and failing to
keep full stocks of goods makes US wonder
| If some Of our exchanges have not got hold
OF back numbers OF tins paper and are draw
ing upon it for Inspiration The article
ouotes from the Oregoaian stating that IN
the whole city that paper was credihly IN
| formed that of so common 4 commondIty as
cotton or linen duck, there were not fifty
wards in the city, and not five kegs of eight
pennv nails. Before the arrival of the last
| steamer there was not a case OF coal oii IN
that city. AID not one fourth Of ton Of an
thrscite coal among four fcundries. An ar
ticIe from Montana paper, the now defunct
Post reads for all the world like one issued
srom the Helena or Butte offices. There are
Iedyss living dormant. lying vacant
for want OF capital, that would discount the
Comstock but of ali ths. are mentioned IN
1865 there is not one known to-day Then
there is A paragraph that The Dalles express
had actually arrived here IN four days,
bringing Portland papers only 10 days old.
An accident TO Mr.. George Thomas next
cl,,ms our attention. Uncle George was
thrown from a sleigh in making sudden
turu while taking his family to a soiree CIV
N by the pupils Of 81. Vinc7nts Academy.
4 column article from All ira.e corre-
so,.sae,e On he tirems IL ball Is beauty
,,.5 tiue sample Il the Oregon style, 90
cannon in those DAYS. Under Montana
it-ns we gather that foar was $50 per sack
and on the "sise" 4 big nugget, worth
500 As Jun, recently. Then Two more
Nan Hung" makes one think that hanging
ms nr.tty common IN those days-and II
sas. too. TIE diamond fields Of o~yhee'
Idaho. were attracting some attention, tco'
AZ that time bat nothing more valuable
than op,ls had ever been found, TO our
LnouIedge. On the thiri page Joe Bauer,
"a psual is in the front With a notification ol
his HOLIDAY goods. Then, as now, the little
ores now grown up men and women look
al into the columns OF the STATEsxAN 70
Gee what he had new for Christmas and New
Year. Tom Tierney's Livery and Feed Sta
HE was the only livery stable N town then,
"a ve Judge from his advertisement U.
R,ecbt.fs Walla Walls Bakery then As now
. was well represented IN these columns ana
n Parker with notices TO the farmers o'
UmatiIla county, near the line, about com
! n,.,.s .he list Of old-tiraers who are now
sIin,ing around As lively as the youngest o'
n. There are many other advertisements
xh;ch are histories IN themselves. TO- they
ren-e.euted a wiielyssparated eommunityand
| Tbs STATESMAN was then the only newsps
. ner nabli.hed in the whole country abov'
the Dallss.