, 1883-02-03
sriie saoveling saov Of ,hr r.ofs Of houses

to improve ones temper.
Mr.. John B. Lewis and James Chadsey, Of
this city, left on last nights train to attend
the funrra! Of their old rime friend VIC Ire
witt, who l.tely did in san FranciscS,, and
who. in accordance With his dying request,
vii be buried on MAmslouse Island, about ten
miies below The Daiies.
George Bailey, an oil timer well AMI favor
ably known in this city, has returned to his
old stamping gruuni, after an absence in Ne
vads since lS59. He was formerly in the
hutch-rint business here and has the reputa-
ton Of being one Of the best butchers in the
country aud list rate fellow to boot.
F'Om TIE dsiiy o. TAH,siaS.
Weather much colder.
Snow Is too soft for good sieishing.
The wires are reportel y X now.
This weather Is a sineheE on stock.
Keep the snow off Your sidewalks.
Look out :or high water this Spring.
The sun came out nicely about n'"S
Spokane Fails has population OF 100.
This heavy snow is good for the farmers.
Texas Ferry road in running order again.
Freight tr..fc over the rad is very light
Look ont for the A. .. L. ". ball. Grand
time.
Major Truax came hlme on the morning
tram
Tigers old bell will be raised over the Opera
House.
Heavy wash-oats reported on the Northern
Paci1c-
John Lewis reports two cases Of small pox
at Aikali.
There was scaI Icely any passengers On the
train this morning..
Ru.nored that Ha,lett will be finished the
iast oI next week.
f. z. Edson has returned home fr m q busi-
Ness trip u fortlanL
Prescott has about % dwelling houses beside
the cunpany buildings.
Work has been suspended on the w. ". S
p. branch on account oT snow.
Engine, on the o. X. L \. Co road will
cual up ut this station hereafter
The boys assembly room in the new engine
house Is a spacious one 3jNJc Ieet.
nlr. Lane C. Gillian. Of Spokane Falls,
leaves for his home On tO-day's train.
Loo, out for ycur roofs. The present fall of
snow is da M and Consequently very heavy.
The nippins air this morning caused one To
burton up closely and mutti- his ears and face.
The Grande Ronie Post has improved Won
derfuliy 4 late, and the dirty personalities
winch at the start characterized 1t are ow abb
sent.
We don't believe the railroad company will
e able To & t ali the wheat out of Malta Wslla
next harvest
1t was Artemus Ward who said there We're
two things in thi. world that nobody Was pre-
pared for--twins.
A lot of keys, found on tie street, are on ex-
hibition at this office. Tie osner can have
them by identifying tie same.
If You happen to 60 to Cheney on the North
ern Pacific, be sure and call cn happy Sam
V.ns,n, of the Oakes House. AS a host he Is
par excellence.
New jersey is trying to claim NoAh because
he was New ark man. Yes. but We know
he looked out Of his Arkansaw land. Give the
South fair show in this natter.
A party out sleigh:ng last evening upse. In
turning the corner % Poplar and Ninth
ASIDE from goni fright there was no damage
done. Cause-.oo much tangle foot.
Adam Crossman has big organ in his place
on Main street that is a whole hand in itself,
and nightly gathers large audience listening
to the different selections played by this mon
ster instrument
There is a noticeable lack Of farmers wa
CONS on our streets, owing t. the heavy snow
and bad state Of roads. We may expect
bonn from the country, however, rs soon as
the weather improves.
There was no mail or express from below on
the incornin, tran this morning. This was
disappointnent t, our citiz n, as it is reaSnn-
able To suppose if tie tram can set through
mails could i" likewise
Ezra Baird. the popular and we!i-kn"wn
Sheriff oi N.z P,ree coun V. arrived in this city
list night flom Boise City. WLere he has been
vi h A prisoIer lie Will remain in Waila
Wall. u coupe Of days before preceding
home.
We hav, re, ,nany Of our exchanges for
year without knowing definitely which was
Democratic and which was Republican, but
lately We have sscrr;sined II At slancr.
Tbos. with two pa.es Of cheerful p"etIy each
issue are Democratic, and those with long edi-
tnr,als headed. ..Whither are We driftir G ?
are Republican.
J,bn Justice, John Justice, come into court
and read The following: 4 city ordinance IN
the hands Il the proper officer is no respector
of uersans Several prominent citizens OF
Washington. ID. C., were recently hned 8
each for failing to remove the snow from IN
front # their houses. An ng the number was
Attorney General Brewster, who neglected I"
appear. The Police Magistrate announced that
he would issue = warrant for him. This Is the
more appr.priate because Brewster is a great
s,ickler 4 r ofk,ial etiquette and red tape.
This forenoon a party of eight or ten little
school ol-gir!-, the oldest probably twelve years
Of are, had Celestial lsundryman surrounded
on Fourth street, and WAS unmercifully pep
uerin, hin with srow-balls. The Mungoi
seemed to enjoy th- spart as well as the h'tie
misses. and he would laugh as heartily as any
az them. In the melee the gocd-natured John
slip,ed and fell, and in an instant the merry
ro,-,e, had him completely covered with snow
The Chiuaman finally ct enough and started
off on A run followed by volley OF snow balls
An editor, returning home one morning
ab .ut O'Clock, was Net in the hall by his Vis
Ia,, snou>a. Ais" sne said, that you
have been detained by another hreakase OF the
press :" may, not 40, he replied, neither
has tn. press broken down, nor have been De
tanned by getting out the weekly; hut It was
a small game Of ten-cent ante that hindered
me- Hearing which, the soul OF george