, 1883-01-13
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Yakima county.
d. P. Ballard, recertly Of Yakima City, h'
settled on the Sound.
I Msior r. r Rees vii give Twelfth Niss
/ party this evening 10 few Of his friends.
To-day Is the anniversary of the birth {
Benjamin Franklin. who was born IN Los.
The saloon Of J. B. Cox, in Weiser City. Ia
BEEN destroyed by ire. Loss. $500; no Ia
sursnce.
The Misses Sheppard AMI Blanche kellirS
We sre pleased 10 say, are fss: improving iron
their recent illness.
pr Bingham has resumed practice sn'
opened his Office in Mr.. Stephens new block
on Main street, Just over the post otiice.
The thermometer al Salem, Oregon, ON th'
2i inst. marked - above Zero in th'
morning and in ths afternoon of the same ia,
it rose - - . above.
The Pos, iHtciijqcaCCr says that u cost S-o,'
al 81 to carry the daily paper through TIE
year that has Just closed. making m0ntaly
average Of 3. 10 per mcnth.
wei-er City. IL IiaAo, appears JUS ncw &
be having boom. The city is well located,
and a very large mining and agricultural coun'
try will be tributary to it.
AIrs. j. Simond was the pleased recipient oi
a very handsome album vn Sunday last. being
a testimonial from her bosrders. There mus'
be frst-class cook in that house
The rock used in building the abuttmentS OF
the Ainsworth bridge is taken from the land
uf Charles Moore, located above Aimota,
which is known as Granite Point.
4 paper mill for the manufactures. al kiadS
of paper Is to be erected between the Cascades
and Portland. 1t is expected to be IN read'-
aess to start up l.y The hrs Cf May.
Sir. y. T. Hall and family have lefS this
CITY for Dayton, where they will reside in tu-
ture. They viii be much missed in this city
b. their l,.any friends, but our loss Is Daytons
gain.
By a notice elsewhere, it will be seen that
the retail coal business Of the D. l. Co. Is
traEsferred ~ John GOuiy. Coal BY the car
load will still be supplied from the Company's
office.
The prrss Of work at Glassfords planning
riill las been so great this fall that the mill
WAS run night and ia, few weeks ago, and at
tie present It is run the full time froia IN the
until at night
Complaints were made On Thursday that
several bad boys had grossly ill-tEeated poor
Chinaman. They not only snow-baiied hin
but prodded him in the face with stick until
be WAS ritiable object
4 new saw-mill is being erected by Thomas
Johnston, four miles below Ellensburg. Inns
Is the same mill tha. Was in Use few years
ago On the upper Yakima river saving Ties and
umber for the North Pacific company
Arthur Tipprtt and John Nankewis were
both killed by a snow-sli lie in the Saw Tooth
range ON the 18th inst The former worked as
miner at Walrens for number OF years,
and Is well known to many in this vicinity.
One Of nestest and most ably edited little
napcrs published On the Coast is The SoUnder,
devoted To the interests of telegraph men. 1t
does its duty manfully and should be well pa
tronizsd. II. ii. Eall0ck is the able editor.
Snow fell 10 the depth Of six inches at Y aii-
ma last week, ard the fail was still greater at
Euensburg. This il the most favorable time
the people there have TO procure their supplies
Of wood and timber for fencing aud building
PURPOSES from the adjaeent mountains
A morning cstemp. talks loudly Of the nu-
Inerous mailing clerks they kill every week
from oYerwork. IL is very evident that they
have never vet killed prcof-reader by that
means, or that the reporter has injured him.
self very much by oyerstudy OF Bndiey Muir
ray. Keep still, sonny
Fat heeF in all our markets is the rule this
winter 10 far The markets Of this city at the
present would surprise the people ot the At
l,,tic States could they behold them, and the
surprise would BE- greater If informed that that
is the condition in which the cattle are found
now taken from the range.
There are two quartz mills nearly completed
on the Swauk, two ia Speshasiin and one on
Niger creek. The latter has tunnel run in
$50 f,e.. Work at that length had TO stop by
reason Of the foul air. The quartz for crush
iny has been obtained 10y stcPiag two ore
seams through which the tunnel passed.
The Rev. g. Z. AckerInan is charged with
5000 for the Blue Mountain Uni
rersity and accounting for only ore nall OF
that sum. At the Baker City conference
charges were also preferred against Rev y d.
Driver. for bein. too familiar with sister OF
the church. He has slready buried >bolt hall
4 d.zen wives and the Reueilie thinks It II
great pity that the wife he now has clnnot
keep him straight
From. the DIGy Of SIiHAdOy.
Mrs. ID. VI. Jesse Is still seriously i'll.
NJ. Smith and Mr. Hirseh, Of Pomeroy,
are in the city.
William Leslie mas sold out his mercantile
interests to Charles Ford
DIR. Wells has held mis- frs. inquest and
come out with fly ing coiors.
There are seven persons at present iEcarcera-
ted in the Jail at Yakima City.
NJ ferce county viii na: be dirided this
session OF the idaho Legislature.
The license ordinance is publlshedin tO-day's
is.ue. Ire attention Of all interested il dIect-
ed TO that f-e..
res;.oudents 10 the different weekly ps
pers this week are reunauimousl uesGarking that
:. wi;.ter has -eurtre ftors-ksd."
I'd BaErneister sold eight lots in Rpberts'
Addition to J. @ Painter fo- 81 300. Thelots
lie adj joining his present home place.
Policeman Cock il again On his pin-. bot be
infor1ed us that thoEgh convalescent, Richard
is NJ, himself again by any means.
4 4O-acre tract was recently sold near
waitsr,urg for $1,000. 4 short time since it
The .. L. & =. Company are preparing
their boats and locomotives 20 burn coal ex-
c.usively on their several lines up the Columbia
river.
The incenGiary has been at work again
This time at wait.burg. and the good-hearted
Dan Hag@erty Is the sufferer to the extent Of
8, coo.