, 1888-05-03
ness in this port is increased every
day.---Ledger Tacoma).

ness in this port is increased every
day Ledger (Tacoma).
WENT AS THE WIND GOES.
Superintendent w. ii. Holcomb and
party OF prominent o. X. e N. men
are expected here on Monday, and it
has been given out that they intend TO
endeavor to induce our people to go
back on the Hunt project. The o. H..
d N. company have frequently offered
us promises that, like the wind, came
and went again, and Walla Walla has
despaired OF seeing any of those prom.
ises become realities. In theory wind
pudding is a delicious dish, but unfor-
tunately there has never been any Wis
ible string to chew.--Union (Walla
Walla).
DOWN THE CLEARWATER.
Three families of immigrants ar
rived last week from Arkansas. They
are the advance of colony of fifty
families who will come to this point
this spring. Slowly'the tide OF home
seekers is reaching us. Lately several
small immigrant trains have been
seen passing through town for differ
ent parts OF the country.
Mr.. Eaves, with the First National
Bank, received vicious blow over his
left eye Sunday by an untamed spotted
cayuse which he had purchased the
day previous.
Mr.. Benton, father of Mrs. w. +.
kettenbach, who recently arrived on
II visit to his daughter, is much
pleased with the country and now has
little praise for his eastern home. The
old story.
Court convened at Mt. Idaho last
week and lasted only two days Judge
Buck, accompanied by lawyers Poe,
Rand, and O'Neill, and N. w. Brear-
ley, president Of the Lewiston National
bank OF this city, attended the m.
usually short session.-News Uewis.
ton)
"A. f.. 1sham, Esq, came. very near
meeting with cruel dea.h at Star
buck, last "Wednesday. He took
walk upon the trestle works, ponder
ing over some legal points, when sud-
denly the train came rushing along
and the alarm WAS given. To save
himself, he made a leap for life, lost
his hat and sprained both Of his
knees.-Union (Walla Walla.l
CANDIDATES, CONDUCTORS AND CUR
RENCY.
Nearly all the large towns have one
or mo e candidates for the republican
nomination for delegate. John b.
Allen is dividing the honors with
Brents, OF Walla Walla. The Sprague
Sentinel and PaloGse Gazette endores
Allen.
Nine conductors on the Northern
Pacific Were "fired" last week.
The vaults of the new Yakima
n tioral bank are in place and the
man .socG will be ready for business
me- Tuesday.-Republic (north
Yakima.)
SUICIDE OF A CLARK COUNTY FARMER.
Jacob Proebstel, and old CLARK coun-
ty pioneer OF 1852, committed suicide
l.ist Saturday at his farm six miles
from Vancouver, this territory, on the
Fourth Plain road. He got up carly
and said "Good morning" to his bred
man, who went out doors. Mr.. ProeD
stel returned to his bedroom, where
his wife was sleeping, secured re-
volver, came to the washstand en- e
porch, and while looking in glass
which hung there shot himself the
bullet ranging from the right to tie
left temple. Death was instantaneous.
The man came in and found him lying
dead. The wife and daughter had not
heard the pistols report, and were ter
ribly shocked when called TO see tleir
husband and father cold in death
Mr. Proebstel was greatly respect
ed citizen, u prosperous farmer, and
an honored member of the Masonic
order. He leaves wife and nine
children all grown. He had been un-
we'll fol some time, and during the
last six months, has been engaged in
litigation, resisting the taking OF some
property by some Of his neighbors, at
great expense and trouble. Th
preyed upon him constantly, and to-
gether they unsettled the old gentl'
mans mind, and he put an end to his
troubles.
He was born at Bingen.on-the-
Rhine, November IL, 1917. He was
buried by the Masons, at . o'clock
Monday (Colfax)