, 1883-08-11
SCRAPINGs.

August llth.
And still the city spreads.
Episcopal services tomorrow.
The Post-street bridge is a settled fact.
Hot weather has good staying qualities.
The REVIEW is three months old with
this issue.
That school building looks like some
thing now.
The days have drifted along pretty
quietly this week.
The skeleton Of the big mill is about en-
tirely boarded over.
A heavy shower fell out toward the Big
Bend last Friday night.
The Commissioners are wrastling with
county matters this week.
Burch's new building for wendell's
agricultural stock is under way.
Webster Bros. will get into their new
quarters the latter end Of next week.
The real estate market is easy just now,
but prices show no signs Of a relapse.
Instead of one there are now half doz-
en- cows running around with bells on.
workmen on the Central Block put up
the timbers for the second floor Thursday.
The dry weather is having demoraliz-
ing effect on wells in some portions Of the
city.
A full report Of the last meeting Of the
City Council is published on the fourth
page.
Havermale q Davis will be prepared to
do milling in ample season for this years
crop.
Clark a Marvin have decorated the
ridge pole OF their carriage factory with
large sign.
Benham has commenced work in earn
est on Rima's new building adjoining
Union Block.
I. S. Kaufman, the Howard-strcet Real
Estate man, will take pleasure in showing
you bargains.
The plaster and calcimining work on
Glover's building is being done in an ar
tistic manner.
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scription list.
The rush of travel took fresh start this
week and the hotels were taxed to their
utmost capacity.
Chas. Boyer tried the fishing at Trent
Tuesday, with a party Of friends. He re-
ports a good catch.
Harry Hayward is building a veranda
to the front Of his residence and otherwise
improving the place.
Al. Jones' nose, that was amputated last
week by a soda bottle explosion, is gluing
together in good shape.
The supply Of brick is hardly sufficient
to keep full force Of masons employed
on the buildings under way.
It is said that every brick that can be
manufactured in this vicinity before snow
flies has been contracted for.
An abortive attempt at rain last Friday
evening doomed the expectations OF the
public to bitter disappointment.
A new sidewalk has been laid in front
OF the Glover Block, and the debris will
be removed from the street at once.
A lively assault and battery trial was
dished up before Judge Whitman Tues
day. The batter paid SIS for the fun.
Forest fires must have erupted in
fresh place Thursday, as the air was so
thick with smoke that one could taste it.
The First street Improvements will not
take shape very soon, Judging from the
expressions Of the Street and Alley Com
mittee.
The formation Of Post Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic at this place is bound
to be consummated. The idea is a very
good one.
Al. Jones will occupy the lower floor OF
Hydes new building on Howard street.
He is to have the finest wine rooms in the
territory.
Carmody, the mason who was so seri-
ously injured by the fall from a scaffold
last week, has so far recovered as to be
able to be about.
McElroy will have to learn his horse
how to stand up. The critter deliberately
fell down Friday and mashed the shafts
OF that new vehicle.
It is rumored that the railroad has not
only withdrawn its town lots but all lands
in this township out OF the market. Looks
as though something's up.
We see that Henry Ward Beecher is to
lecture in Portland this month. A strong
desire exists to have the man Of variegated
noteriety lecture in this city.
People have become so used to it that
the idea prevails that they can live with
out rain. The clerk Of the weather seems
to entertain the same opinion.
Station Agent McElroy airs his features
in a handsome new light spring wagon,
and to sec him rattling along the road one
has a view Of supreme happiness.
A few drops Of water were sifted about
this vicinity Thursday. They were so few
that they might have been counted il
some one had gone to that trouble.
II that proposed new Opera House is to
be built before cold weather there should
be no procrastination. Take hold at once
and shove the project right through.
Ben Bravinder purchased the stage line
to Pennington last week, but sold out
again in few days as his business inter
ests here would not justify his hanging on.
Some very heavy blasts have been let
off on the side of the hill south Of town
this week. They sounded as though the
operators were bound that the stone must