, 1889-01-31
NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES

speaking OF the wreck at Hangman's 3
creek, the Walla Walla Journal says:
THAT Han9man's creek passage was al
ways an eyesore on the Northern Pacific
line. and no doubt something will be done
to remove it," .t. n...
The Walla Walla creamery, soon to bud
out in full bloom, has already the milk of
700 cows engaged, and the prospects for
the success of that new enterprise are far
more flatterinn than many, not acquainted
with the business, would surmise.
Cattle and sheep on the ranges in Utah,
Idaho and Wyoming are doing remarkably
we'll 80 stockmen report. Idaho is fur
nish;nH fat cattle for Portland, Seattle,
Tacoma and other Pacific coast town, and
getting better prices than possible in send
ing them east.
II seems all the whitefsh and lobster
plants, sent from Washington, and des-
tined for this country, went to Tacoma,
and the chances are. we will not see tail
OF either CLAIM or fish. Do all roads lead
to Tacoma, and are we the step-children
OF Uncle Samp If so, who is to blame ?
Walls Wslla Journal.
The country lying along the line of the
two railroads heading for the Big Bend
region is attracting much attention, and
towns situated on the line of these roads
are all reported as having boom. Just
wait till SPangie gets another cross line
how to grow.-Spangle Record.
Lucien z. Kellogg, formerly of Colfax,
and now publishing the Big Bend Empire
at Waterville, was married Jan. 6, 1889,
Waterville public school. Referring to
the matter in his paper the editor says
"A careful discretion forbids us from In
forming the bride what q treasure she has
secured"
There is something, very strange about
the privileges enjoyed by railroad compan-
ing mails to get the mails through on
time ut any cost or Inconvenience but IL
there happens to be some little thing
wrong with railroad bridge. why the
com pany seems to think it entirely unnec.
essary to transfer the mails across for the
sake of any little accommodation it might
afford the public, and consult only their
own sweet inclinations in the matter. -
Spangle Record.
The Hunt railroad, running through
Eureka fiat and to Walla Walla, is chip.
ping out over IL to Wallula about thirty
six carloads a day. 1t could 90 out much
raster, OUT the cars are wanting to do 1T.
This grain is loaded on the cars at Eureka
and shipped TO tide water without being
changed. When the time arrives for ship
ping grain In bulk, special cars will have
to be provided for the purpose. and it will
require elevators for both loading and
unloading the grain. Large crops will be
sown In Walla Walla county this season.
-Walla Walls Union.
What's the matter with SpraRue be-
coming . railroad centerp We are to
have Q branch Of the o. r. & N. running
| from:a point near Rock Lake ON the Oakes.
dale branch. through by Sprague, to the
Big Bend and Salmon river mines, and
| the main line of the Seattle and Lake
Shore road will pass from the junction
wsth the Spokane branch near Harring.
| ton, through by Sprague. Jumbler Gulch
and Pleasant Valley to Colfax. and thence
through the mountains north Of Lewiston
to connect with an Eastern road. This
road wall surely be built. and We are in
formed by parties who are in position K
know that work will be commenced OF
this route early in the spring
Mail.
The REVIEW job department is pre
pared to do printing in the most ARTIST