, 1883-10-20
SCRAPINGS.

October Goth.
School is booming along.
Grain came in heavy this week.
The Echo Mills starts up Monday.
The fine weather is pic mic for builders
There has been new deal at the rail
road Office.
The freighting business here has doubled
in two months.
The Cheney papers are going insane
over the county division.
The Marshal has had but little exercise
in his official capacity this week.
Fortunes told with cards by Madame
Isell, on Mill street, near Main.
A new building commenced showing up
on Mill and First street this morning.
We take pleasure in calling your atten-
tion TO the fact that it rained this week.
Thompson & Co. have just purchased
100 tons Of hay from farmer living near
Spangle.
As the pastor has returned there will be
services in the Baptist church tomorrow
at the usual hours.
Work goes steadily ahead on the Cam
non mansion. 1t is anoble looking edifice
that is a credit to the city.
II you want to buy fine piece Of land
near the city read Kaufman's kard and
interview that gentleman.
Read Benham's new card and II you
think Of building get his figures. He is
posted ON architectural work.
kaufman, the real estate dealer, is al
ways alive In his business. He is con-
stantly making some transfers.
A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road car on a side track at the depot re-
minded us Of old times this week.
Crane 4 Co. furnished the heating ap-
paratus for the new school. There were
four Of the celebrated Garland stoves.
l. T. Benham & Co.'S terra Gotta chin
ney pipe is accepted by the insurance
companies as equal to brick for safety.
Crane & Co. shipped large amount OF
goods, includinga wagon load OF stoves,
to Clark & Murphy, at Rockford, this
week.
Our columns are somewhat crowded
this week with new advertisements which
cuts down the local. But we're not a.
growing.
The rains Of this week have been bene-
fetal to the agricultural regions, although
not very copious. Appearances indicate
more OF II.
A new warehouse is to be erected on
lot near Brownies brick. Thompson a
Chamberlin are at the bottom Of the i'm
provement.
We would direct the attention Of our
lady readers to the advertisement Of
Mesdames Davies 4 Bertrand, milliners,in
another column.
Glover & Gillian have patentapparatus
made especially for handling pianos and
organs. II you want an instrument
moved don't forget this.
The question has been asked us "Why
do not the young ladies and gentlemen Of
this city organize a dramatic society ?"
We pause for an answer.
l.. f. Stone, Of the new lumber yard, is
putting up a prolonged shed in which to
store seasoned material. 1t is stretched
out as long as a cl0thes-line.
The days are becoming so brief that the
man about town hardly gets the taste Of
the matin libation out Of his mouth before
it is time to take the night-cap.
The hotels arc again so crowded that 1t
is impossible to accommodate all the peo-
pie stopping here. Strangers find it hard
work to catch place to sleep.
The outlines Of a another new building
are developing south Of the nilroad ware
house. Win the season never get too far
advanced for architectural improvements?
II. J. Brown 4 Co. have a regular metro
politan establishment in the new bank
building and deserve TO succeed for the
enterprise they have shown-and they
will.
The cry for houses is very great, and as
mere shells rent for enormous figures we
cannot understand why monied men do
not build small cottages to meet the de-
mand.
w. c. Gray has been addinga new adj
dition to the California House. II Will
lam keeps on spreading his premises he
will have to buy another block Of land
pretty soon.
It will be seen by card elsewhere that
A. Traut and +. F. Chamberlin have
formed a co-partnership for the purpose
Of carrying on the boot and shoe business
in this city.
Charley Dow and the boys about the
depot are getting muscles on them like
locomotive steam chests from handling
the masses Of freight that are dumped of
here every day.
Joe Hersner has been busy this week
unloading a car Of new furniture just re-
eeived from Chicago. The freight charges
made Joseph's hair stand on end, but Of
course he had to knuckle.
The postofiice did not get into the cor
ner building this week as was expected.
There is doubtfullness attached to the
completion OF buildings that makes bett-
ing on them awful uncertain.
Is. KAUFMAF,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
Office east side Howard street has bargains
in Town and Country Property. Give
him call II you want to invest.
VIM. Kaiser, who keeps a hotel, has a
force Of men sinking well in the rear Of
the Sprague House. The crew have all
the traps together and are hitting for wa
ter or-China. We wish it mry be the
former.
The Medical Lake Press has gone thro'
the torture Of sherifT's sale and comes to
us under the management OF a joint stock
company. A little more care with the
press would improve It's appearance typo
graphically.
The Land Office force had an opportun-
fly to stretch their muscles Tuesday,
when they put the large and heavy coun-
ter in the new office. The boys slid II into
a back window with as much calmness as
professional house movers.
Charley Bunce, the witty goods singer
with Sweeny q Co., will soon be the
owner Of as neat residence as there is in
the city, II cold weather does not set in
and freeze the carpenters to death. My
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