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Show More than an avers ee crop of hay nd grain will be realized in the up winntry on Frutior and other rivers in BritUh Columbia. The Heutentnt-gnvemor and attorney-general of British Columbia, have (rone to Wkoena to make a treaty with and pacify the Indians. A larce amount of iron for tho W'alla VVaiia railroad has already been received at VVal'ula, and more is en the way. The iron when all received will be suEcient to lay the track as far as the erosion of Dry creek. George Yeaiter was badly hurt last Monday, at Oiejron city, by a frightened fright-ened team of horses which he was trying try-ing to hold by the bits. He was 'hrown down, trampled upon and kicked by the horses and run over by the wagon. The wheat crop around Walla Walla will bo about a two thirds yield, and then much more ground was sown this year than heretofore, making tho aggregate ag-gregate about the same as usual. This holds true of other grains also. Everybody Every-body is hnrve-ting now. Sheriff Williams, of Olympia, offers a reward of $300 for the capturo of Frank Shipley, who shot Iuipett. Ho is described as a sparo man, about five feet eleven inches high, with sandy hair and whiskers. It is to be hoped that both he and Brown may be caught. Parties aro still on their tracks. The Kalama Beacon says: "The fact is beyond mero report that tho dreadful scourge of small pox is rapidly approaching, being on Uoion ridge, Lake river, and Shanghai valley, both north and south of us on this side of tho river, and rumor says in St. Helen's, Hel-en's, oo the opposito side, having been caught at Portland. A severe frot visited the Pudding River valley, Oregon. Tuesday morning, morn-ing, extending with less injurious effects to the higher lands, surrounding, surround-ing, and tho Howell, Salem and French prairies. Vines, tomatoes, eta, wero badly injured in many places. Potatoes and the hardier vegetables veg-etables esoiped with but slight injury. |