, 1888-05-31

me Races
New YoRK, May 29.-The weather at
Gravesend to-day was raw and cold, and
threatening rain.
Five furlongs-King Crab won, Royal
Arch second, Portland third; time O4.
One mile-Fenelon won, Cyclone Colt
second, Regulus third time :4s1.
Two-year-o.ds, six furlongs-Sam Wood
won, Peril second. Jay E. Dee third time
1:10.
One ana one.eight mile--Specialty won,
Teatrsy second; time 2:02t.
Handicap IL mile-Favor won. Bessie
June second, Koloolah third time 2:O0t.
Six furlongs-Wood won, Nita second,
Bran 5leton third; time :l72.
Selling six furlongs - Pocatello won,
ChOlula second. Fountain third; time lie.
ST. LOUIS, May 28.- Attendance large.
The first race was run IN drenching rain
and hail storm which turned the track into
belt OF water and mud.
Seven furlongs-Hilda won, Counsellor
second, Bankrupt third; time :314.
One and one.eight niles-Wahoo won,
Paragon second, Wary third time 2:O2i.
For two.year.olds, six furlongs-Cham-
pagne Charley won, Liberty second, The
Lioness third; time :023.
One nile-Silver Bell won, Sublan Sec
ond, G. w. Cook third time :5O5.
One and one.sixteenth miles-Gray Cloud
won. Langor second, Hornpipe third;
time :5l3.
CINoINNATI, Ohio. May 2s.-weather
clear; track little lumpy; slow; attend.
ance large.
For three year olds and upwards, six fur.
longs-Rapine won, Housatonic second,
Full soil third. Time LIS.
For two year olds, half mile-Minnie
Palmer won, jake Toms second, Jake Mil.
Ter third, Time 52t
For three year olds and upwards seven
furlongs-Lottle Wall won, Sunbeam sec
ond. Grisette third. Time 1880.
For three gear olds and upwards one
mile-Osceola won, Beaconsfeld second,
Macbeth III third Time :44f.
For three year olds and upwards, nine
furlongs-Jacobin won, Montrose second
Hyposla third, Time :5s.
OAKsDALE, May 29.-Wheat is still
coming to Oaksdale by the thousand
bushels, with ready sale at 80 cents
per bushel.
The Farmers alliance will have a
big celebration on the Fourth of July,
at Elberton, on the North Palouse riv-
er, where shere is plenty of shade and
all the good flowing water that will be
needed. This undoubtedly will be the
biggest celebration that has ever been
held in the county, as all other places
have given way for this.
Nj. Kam;nska has been compelled to
keep out of the wheat market the past
two weeks, on account OF not being
able TO get cars to ship grain, as his
house is full. Is this freeze out, or
WI Mt is the matterf We would haye
been getting 53 cents all this time, if
we could have gotten cars to ship our
wheat.
We still feel confident that the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany will build on this route, as il will
run through forty miles or more of
fine grain country and then have the
mines also, to give the line business.
Emigrants still keep dropping in; let
them come, as we have good coun-
try and room for hundreds more.
/. NJ. Kitson has been succeeding
beyond his expectations with his sub
scription for the new church, hut We
are opposed to building it in the bot
tom in the middle of town; put it on
some OF the beautiful elevations and
let it shine as u light for all.
Cashup's Hotel is making quite a
show on Steptoe butte to the sur
rounding country.
Grass is good, milk plenty, and but
ter cheap.
Lumber is being delivered to Oaks
dale by the thousands of feet daily
from the Mission mills.
q. A. Hill, Of Colfax, is erecting n
livery stable and will permanently lo-
cate here with all his blooded horses.
This will be quite an acquisition to
Oakesdale as he is one OF Whitman
county's model fine stock men.
Mr.. Palmer, OF the w. G. I. w., de-
livered two very interesting lectures to