, 1882-12-09
The spraSua

! LIE opening OF tne new uosei ~ SP
Falls on Thanksgiving Day wss notable
event in the history Of the upper country
an epoch loDg to be remembered with pleas
ure by those who we're fortunate enough &c
be participators. TIE hotel is one OF the
largest aud in all RESPECTS the hnest IN Esst'
ern Washington. It ~a, commenced last
June. ard had progressed considerably
when. on the 7th Of July, heavy gale VISIT
Ell tha. city and the unfnished building VA
blown down, involving = loss OF several
thousand dollars. The erection OF the pre-
sent house was st once commenced, and ca
Thursiay evening it uas thrown open to
| the public The hotel contains sbIut nifty
rooms. The Spokane ChroRiele furnishes che
| following as 70 dimeasions, etc:
It's outside dimensions are IS f1iloEs: 30
feet frontlng on Railroad Avenue; thence
along Post street lie feet, thence west IRON
Pos. street 81 feet, thence scat - teet,
! thence west Ia feet, th-ncs south ~ ieet 20
Railroad Ayenue TIE basement has a
vegeta Die cellar I6I36. snd a vine eeiiI
and ice house l5x36 feet. The firSt fooF
contains Al ofiice lSA29 feet: va h-room,
l2xl2 feet (; water close. SXS feet; taih
room. 6xS feet; billiari-r"om. 1892 f-rt !;
sample room, l2xiS feet: recri itson room.
lSs2l feet; dining r..on, 50x36; kiEchen,
l2sl5; yant.y. 6sl2, sto,e-So,n. llsl2,
k4lls. 9,l0 and l2x30. The second stor.
coGts III, p rooms. av,rigi Z III size l2ki5,
and parlor l4IlS feet. A l,rge hall lin,
feet WIDE extends the entire length OF the
house ami op ms way t. the veranda-
The building Is hard finished throughout,
Is we'll ventilated AID furnished with al
modern improv- ments. The furniture o;
the first floor Is complete. Til hoors OF tn
office, billiard room and halls are Land With
expensive mating The flor If the rrcrp-
t,on room is finished WI h tiue Brussels car
pet, and the room is supplied with hne I'm
ported walnut furniture. The room also
contains one of Decker & Sons elegant par
lor grand pianos and a splendid French
plate glass mirror .: goodiy s,ze and very
high polish The dining room hoor Is laid
with the best quality and latest designs "i
OIL cloth Eight extension tables, with
cases and side-board, are set with beautiful
silver, glass ana china. The kitchen has
hot and cold water, and has u 40-gal ou
bOil,r. large Mississippi range. Frehch
boiler and kitchen furniture without eud !;
in fact, the Sprague House has the mos;
complete kitchen that can be found III any
MOTEL. All the rooms and halls on the So
cond floor and tn. stairs are laid with the
best Brussels carpets. Every window IN
the house is decorated with fine lace cur
ta:ns and blue window-shales. The store
room is supplied with Ill the good thugs
Imaginable The shelves are stocked with
all varieties of fruits, nuts meats and canned
goods Of every description in fact, no pans
have been spared to make the tables OF the
llOusc " isouc oh bA-c o.
fc Coast. The pantry shelving is lnaded
with fine queensware and costly silver IN
large quantities The biliard-ioom eonl
talns one of klhn's combination billiari
tables The bar is. beyond dispute, the fin
est in the Territory. and supplied with the
best liquors and cigars in the market Tine
| cost of the building and furniture exceeds
Sl6, 800, and Will prove splendid invest
| ment.
A large number Of invitations TO attend
| the opening we're sent out, AMI so universal
| " responded to, tha. the large house Wa
crowded at an early hour OF the eveaint.
Among those present at the supper and all
| were:
Miss Olga Brandt, Mr. Mrs. Geo. Brandt
Mrs Zeigler, Mrs. X. NJ. Mccartney, Mr..
Mrs. Z. d. Willis, Mr.. Mrs. II. Cutler, Mis-
Matte Hyde, Mr.. Mrs. F. R. Moore, Mi--
Benham, j. Kennedy Stout. Mrs. Falr-
weather. Miss Addie. Chas. Schaffer. Flora
JudkIns, Mr.. Robertson. w. s. Tarner,
Miss q. Gray, Mr.. ]. C. Burns, q. Linden,
Miss L. ZrIgl,r, Miss Carrie Zeig'er. Mr.. j.
Kuenhuhl, Mr.. Mrs. Grmm-r. Miss v.
Ches, Miss Carrie Hancock, Col Nash, Lou
Chandler, Mr. G. S. Gray, a. NJ. C~nn"'.
| and wife, B. H. Bennett. VIM. Cannon,
Emma Cannon, Marie Clark, Ralph Clark,
Miss Katie Clark. J. W. Glover. Mr.. ID c
Lewis, Len Curtis, F j. Parker, Mr.. Chres-
more, J. Clover Mis- NJ RA,bdrum. NJ
Click. Victor Hugo. Mis-, S'pe, Mrs. Lewis.
Miss G.. Clark, Miss J. C. Clark, M. Mrs
Ewart. Mr.. Mrs. Lpckhart, Lane Gillian
Mi.e Hatten, Mrs Robb, J. J. Brown, G-o
Plume, 4. Need. Mrs. Everest, Mrs. Phil
lips, Mr.. Mrs. S c. Hyde, Miss NJ. Phillips,
Frank F. Clark. Mrs Robi-r, E. Bisham. b.
F. Shaw. Blsnch K-rby, Miss Carrie EIgle-
stone, Mr.. Mrs. S. C. Real, Mr. II. R.
Richardson, Frank Gray, S. Z. C"ffman, b.
B. HYDE, Maj. Theuneger, Mr.. Mrs. ". II
Rick. Miss L. Whi.e. Miss Thornton. MIS-
VI. G. Wilson. Mr.. Mrs. J. n. Glover. Mr..
VIII Zeigler, Miss Goddard
| The dinner was a recherche affair, ending
at eleven O'Clock, at which hour pleasure
and beauty j~ined TO dance the & lowing hours
! away till none we're lett
The Sprague opens under the mrst ausp'-
| c,ous circumstances, and with others We s.s
/ success to II.