There are 30 female correspondents in Washington. A Chinaman was convicted of keeping an opium den in Ione City and fined $27.50. The roads are in a horrible condition and it would seem that we could elect a Roadmaster at some time that would devote a little time to letting the water out of the streets, as there are several ponds in the street at the present time that are covered with green slime, and looks as though it might be of a malarious nature. And I fret about the potholes in our streets... --pam