, 1883-08-04
SCRAPINGS.

Quiet week.
Union block ascends.
Job work at this office.
Wanted-bad-water works.
A little dull in real estate circles.
Harvesting is on top Of the farmer.
The bridge committee meets to-day.
Butter is weakening-in texture not price
The County Commissioners meet Mon
day.
Services in the Episcopal Church to-
morrow.
There were three boarders in the Jail
Tuesday.
Opera House is the chief topic Of con-
versation.
The new school house is just walking
right along.
Last Sunday was one of the hottest days
OF the season.
The iron cornices for French's building
have arrived.
H. P. Reeves offers some choice lots for
sale. See card.
The dust is said to be terrific on the
rUads in the country.
Kaufman will have TO put in a thrasher
to clean up his grain samples.
The wall Of smoke hedging in the city
seems determined never to let go.
The City Council holds its regular
monthly meeting Monday evening.
A party of spokaneites were gathering
recreation up at the lakes this week.
Brick layers are receiving 80 per day in
this city. Sorry we never learned that
trade.
The national bunting was dut thick
Thursday, in honor Of the great and good
soldier.
Our item on the want OF an Opera House
has stirred up some Of the "bloated bond
holders"
! The vehicles that Sherman is to use on
his northern trip arrived at this place by
raIl last week.
The army officers put up at the Sprague
House Thursday, where they received
many visitors.
Locomotive No. 223, just out Of the
shops, passed through the city for Sand
Point Sunday.
Ashes and cinders filled the air Sunday,
shOWing that the timber fires were not so
very far away.
The First National Bank will get into
the new building by the middle Of the
present month.
The people turned out en- mdsse to catch
a glimpse OF the old hero, William T.,
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Shannon, living south Of the rail-
road, is making a number Of improve
mepts about his home.
The man who could stand the weather
early in the week without grunting has no
need Of fearing hereafter.
A column Of black smoke in the south
easterly part Of town indicated fire in
the timber close at home.
Several new residences are in the hands
Of the builders on the side OF the hill in the
southern part Of the city.
Old soldiers should read the notice call
ing for the organization Of Post Of the
Grand Army and "jine in"
We want 25 copies Of the REVIEW Of
July eth, and will pay 10 cents apiece for
such papers left at this Office.
Scheline Bros. are tumbling is so many
tons Of goods that people wonder where
they are going to put them all.
II you want to make a stake find the
cattle that have strayed away. Wilson 4
Turner offer a reward for their return.
Ben. Bravender is just back from a trip
to Pennington and reports the crop out
look in that section as very iattering.
1t is said that rain fell at Cgur d'Alene
Sunday. 1t might have been accommo-
dating enough to have dropped in and
seen us.
Streib's hair pictures were on exhibition
at the hall Thursday night, and attracted
as much attention as the battle-scared
veterans.
A little ottar Of roses sprinkled about the
calaboose would take the rough edge of
the mortified air that lingereth about the
premises.
Friday knocked the persimmons for
holiness, or perhaps it is so fresh in our
mind that it drives out the memory Of a
week past.
A farmer named Gates, living beyond
Deep Creek Falls, reports to us that the
crops in his locality will be almost a COM
plete failure. e..
J. c. Davenport, Cheney's absent bank
president, is way off in "ole Virginia."
and is to make an effort to compromise
with his creditors.
The Indian excitement has faded out,
and nothing remains but the memory Of
nights ride and gladness that there was
no enemy to meet.
An accumulation Of bridge timbers at
the depot show that the railroad company
is going to make this depot Of supplies
for little while anyhow.
The post office will be removed from its
present quarters TO the Fife building at
the corner Of Howard and Main streets
on the first Of September.
A large party Of movers camped in front
Of Posts residence Wednesday night, and
their camp fires Illuminated that part Of
the city with a ruddy glow.
The only crop that is running above the
averaOe this summer are the forest fires
We have a surplus Of them sufficient TO
supply the balance Of the Union.
F. NJ. Thompson is happy over the ad-
dition to his family in the shape OF a di-
minutlve boarder of the feminine gender.
It weighed eight pounds and arrived July
2Sth.