, 1882-06-24
Falls City Gossip
SPOKANE FaLLs, June l6.

EprroR STATESMAN :-heFrUu, the man
who established that literary museum, the
Spokane Independea.i, has ialed to make the
second payment on ook's antiquated mate
rial, and is once more an ex.jOurnalist- His
going has taken good deal OF iun from our
people; they looking forward TO his issuing
day, as time FOR god hearty laugh over
oddities Of spelling. II vas Letter than any
thing Nasty ever did. The CkrOaieIe has
come to be q second edition OF the PAieuse
Ga-erte, End Hopkins. and it won't require
more than half dozen months, TO end its
influence il not its career.
Everybody here Is talking up the railway
branches from this city OF the Falls. r ".
Forrest, the first mayor Of the city, and OF
the sterling good and wide-awake citizens,
tells me that he has information which SAL
isties him that it VIII pay to buy and hold
property here. Mr.. Forrest Is good author
Ity on these matters
The postmaster has taken snothe. assist
ant for life Sensible, these two were mar
ried, and instead Of spending money Tor q
wedding tour, went back to business.
The new hotel Icing erected near the
depot promises TO be Large and really hand
some affair. and is likely to get most OF the
transient patronage away from the other
hotels down town. The other hotels are
very comfortable and well kept
The annual drive u logs has Not yet taken
place, but A. NJ. Cannon keeps his mil
running on logs brought from the woods
hard by. What with the hank, the pioneer
store, the siingle and saw mill, turning shop
real estate and general land TRANSACTIONS, \.
" Cannon IS the busiest man IN this city.
Not only the busiest, but one Uf ths most
energatic and go ahead cItizsns here. His
energy far exceeds his physical strength, and
consequently he Is constant suiieser. He
should withdraw from active business and
enjoy quietly his hard-earned money.
Across the river, Col. D. P. Jenkins is not
only building up an elegant home, bat is
projecting town site IN that 'ocalty. IL
will be handsome place for suburban
homes Near him has been located the VI.
E. College, and tnat recalls the fact that
there il 70 be considerable trOuGle about the
collection of the subscriptions. The Confer
ence Committee were s-ii 10 nave located
the college over there. hut since tEen, people
are saying that TIE site was brought about
by the influence o. prominent man IN the
NJ F. Church, Ill order u crafty spite
against all presiding elder Of the sane
church. At any rate the people w'o prom.
ised to give, did so with the understanding
that they should not oniy have a voice in
the selection, but that the site - be i,i
Spokane Falls The site chosen Is not with
in the city limits. To appease, the com
mittes propose TO erect primary depart
ment IN the city. The contributors say tley
gave their money for 4 col:eg-, and uot for a
cheap affair. There is likely 10 be music in
the air, over these collections. The Catholic
College mas not been started as ye:; and peo-
pie here are beginning to think that II Will
not be built in the near futurr, II at all
Fishing is not SO good this season =, usual,
still the fishermen keep right on telling
stories that woald make MunchauseD turn
green with envy.
Straw berries taste OF silver, but in spite
OF this fact, the Congregational people
branched out from coffee and silly plays, 10
Strawberries and cream. When the party
ended the member, chipped IL, anu made up
the deficit.
1t would do your eyes-even Walla NailG
eyes-goOd to look over the fence into the
front yard Of j. n. Glover, L. II. White
house, Ii. NJ. Mccartney, l.. Il. Nash and
others, who have this year gwen time, at
tention and money to the embel.isment Of
their homes. The idea that things which
belongs to flower and vegetable garden,
won't grow here, as all folleral. There are
no handsomer front yards in f Erstern Wash
ington than those IN Spokane Falls.
In the way OF amusements We have scarcely
anything. 1t is too warm for bale, no stray
theatrical people visit Us, and the young peo-
pie are dying OF eaaui, Send us something
of your many features of this kinl. Busi-
ness is better now than it has been for sew
eral months past, and our merchants are
more hopeful The railroad ''FruIt" has
gone glimmering, and We realize notains
from that source. Crops IN this vicinity are
looking well, barring the crickets.
How's Your beef, Here, Dan Drumhe,ier
has to pay almost double the prise Of last
season. aad while he is charitable, he cannot
afford to give away his steaks or chops.
They cost like the old harry. We shall
have TO live on garden track-or vegetables
We shall have plenty AMI chap.
That popular yonns preacher Rev. Mr.
Britt Of the Baptist church has beel very
successful in his cIliectirns and will soon
have hous. Of worship. Nv. Britt is not
only the best preacher in tins city by all
odds, bu. he has the advantage Of being
very popular with the people at large. He
always draws large audience.