, 1889-04-11
WATElty1LLE NEWS.
Taken From tho Columns OF the Ip,mi.
graut.

Mr.. Session Of Cheney has purchased
the Williams livery stable on Locust
street for $1,000.
There has been butter famine in
Waterville. Eggs are plenty, but butter
has about entirely disappeared. even at
the hotels.
Gray bearded men who ought to know,
say that Douglas will DO the banner
county Of the state of Washington In q
short time.
From twenty to forty bushels of grain
to the acre were raised on sod last year
Of course nearly all that was raised was on
sod land. AS last year was really the first
for any extensive farming here.
The weather has been very cold In the
East during the middle ana latter part Of
the month. In the Big Bend, oy"rcoats
middle of February.
Stricker. the merchant. has been getting
goods by way of Ritzville. He pays ~
cents per pound Teamsters report roads
in splendid condition between here and
Spokane
A lot on Walnut street that was re-.
Gently traded for SIS cayuse was sold
last week for 8l75 in cash, and the seller
was sorry he did not ask more when he
saw how readily his offer was accepted.
The party purchasing expects to erect
meat market on the property.
Tho warm. soft falling rain of Thursday
night has put the late. planted garden
truck. in a fair way for a smiling harvest.
No better prospects of an abundant crop
Of grain, etc. could be wished for, and as
for the flower gardens. just ask the ladies
how their plants are getting on and see
how they smile
Small change is very scarce and has
been for some time On can hardly step
into q store in town and not here some.
body saying, "ChanRe a twentyp" A
National bank with about $4,000 in g.
bills would upset this state of affairs and
render silver more plentiful ia Waterville.
A number Of bankers are looking at this
point for q location.
The Ellensburgh New Era says $780,.
900 has been raised to build railroad
from this city to the Big Bend. 1t Ger.
tainly looks as though $50 900 would not
90 very far in building railroad. II
would take most Of it to nay the freight
on the rails necessary. When the con.
tribution reaches up into the millions our
enterprisinR neighbors will stand some
chance of success
1t has been very difficult to get freight
In from EllensburRh lately, and goods for
Waterville are piling up by the ton at the
station over there. At present q cents a
pound is charged and then the consienee
has to wait the pleasure or convenience of
the teamstprs. This state OF affairs Ia due
to the fact that seeding is going on and
farmers cannot spare the time to haul
freight. The distance from EllensburRh
to Waterville il only seventy-fve miles,
and 21S cents ought to pay good wages.
When the roads get somewhat better and
the farmers have more time, l l.2 cents
will be the ruling figures. The freight
/, l~A-
we'll in the course OF year.
As Waterville is a very young town
not much over year old-7it is natural
that readers at distance should want to
know Just where IL is and how to get here.
Well. get the map OF the United States.
find Washington territory, place your fin
ger on the center of the territory, just in.
side the bend the Columbia river makes
at that point and you are square IN Doug
las county and pretty close to Waterville
The town is on section twenty.one, town
east Willamette meridian. To get here,
take the train for either Ellensbure or
Davenport. II from the east Davenport
is your nearest station. If from west OF
the Cascades Ellensburg is closer The
former is 100 miles from Waterville, the
latter seventy-five. but the difference in
the roughness Of the Ellensburg road
more than makes up the difference in dis.
tance.
THE DIES MONIES SETTLERS.
They Are Prepared to Sell Their Lives
Dearly to Protect Their Homes.
WAsHINGTON, April 6.-The secretary
of the interior has requested the attorney
general to cause suit to be instituted to
recover the lands known as the Des Moines
river lands in Iowa. provided the attor-
neg. general is OF the opinion that such
suit could be maintained and be to the in.
terest of the government.
Fort DoDGE. To-, April 6,-Every day
adds to the seriousness OF the strained
situation Of the Des Moines river settlers.
the prosecution OF the settlers have re.
ceived threats, final notices and letters to-
day warning them to desist. Chauncy
Pigman, prosecuting witness in the
conspiracy cases against the settlers and
whose farm has been seized by them, has
received the following letter:
"Chauncey Pigman-pear Sir: For the
course you have been pursuing and your
meddling, ii you continue you had better
make your peace with God. az you will
never reach him where you are This is
sufficient notice to you. Beware, or hell
will be your fate. tSiRned
SETTLERS.
Pigman was former member of the
Settlers Union, and they are evidently
afraid he will make public some OF their
secrets. The settlers announce readi-
ness to die in defense of their homes, but
say they will sell their lives as dearly as
possible. In view of the impending
trouble the evictions have been abandoned
for the present
DEs MONIES. April q The United
Ssates marshall and posse that went from
here to evict the settlers in Hamilton
county have returned. The men say that