, 1883-12-29
SCRAPINGS.

The chinook Wednesday scattered the
beautiful.
Commence a new page Tuesday, and
stick to it.
A fine line OF New Years calling cards
at this office.
The weather for the week was anything
but agreeable.
Wilson 4 Turner have been retailing
venison this week.
The new firm OF Cove & Bean take a
hand at opening next week.
New Years calling cards, an elegant
variety, at the REVIEW Office.
A humber Of men are in the city pre-
pairing for a trip to the mines.
The trade during holiday week was all
that our merchants could ask for.
The marks Of the the late fire in Brownies
Block have been completely erased.
A rich silver tea service is to be rafIied
of at the Pantheon on the first Of the
year.
The days are now a few seconds longer
than they were week ago. Do you, no
tice 1t.
JIM. Adams, the father Of okanogan,
Is expected back from that place next
Friday.
The early part Of the week saw fresh
snow storm, but as it wasn't salted 1t did
not keep.
The severest cases Of Asthma are imme-
diately relieved by the use Of Ayers
Cherry Pecto1l.
The carpenters put up a flag pole on the
Union Block Thursday, and in lieu Of a
flag ran up broom.
There will be no services in the Episco-
pal church tomorrow on account Of the
illness Of the pastor.
Now is good time to take the REVIEW,
commencing AZ you turn over new leaf
on the first OF the year.
There were lots Of people Wednesday
morning who found their hats several
sizes too small for them.
&. NJ. Carson has been offered fifty dol
lars advance on one Of the lots he bought
In OkanOgan, last week.
1t will be just 100 miles from Spokane
Falls to Okanogan by the new air line road
now being located by Surveyor Hall.
The train due here Thursday evening
from the west was delayed fifteen houIs
by a Il de on the west end Of the road.
1t is presumed that the pleasant social
custom Of making and receiving New
| Years calls will be kept alive this season.
A new t0nsorial artist scrapes off the
hairsute ornamentation that adorns the
phizof We sterner sex in the room back Of
the bank, formerly occupied rs an express
Office.
We believe that a number Of new facto-
ries will be built next year. Eastern
capitalists could not do better than visit
Spokane and study the profit OF such in
vestmcnt.
4 very stifi breeze tossed backward and
forward over the country Wednesday
night. 1t had a demorllizing cticc. on the
snow, al 80 on signs and things llowable
about town.
CHARLEY Carson never does things by
halves. On Christmas he treated his board
ers to an extra dinner, not forgetting a
liberal SUPPLY Of champagne and clare.
No wonder his house Is 80 popular.
Parties knOwing'of choice pieces of Gov
ernment land in eligible locations that
promise to become valuable, may find
script, additional homestead, &c. to locate
the same by calling on Judge Lewis.
Newberry 4 Van Houten have in their
Office one Of the best maps Of the railroad
lands situated in Eastern Washington that
has ever been drawn. The work was
done at the general Office at Portland.
BY the application Of soap and hot water
the discovery was made that there is q
glass front in Wilson 4 Turner'S butch
would rather go hungry than doubt him.
The law firm OF Nash & Stout has been
dissoll cd by mutual consent. Mr.. Stout
VIII open an office on his own account at
once, but we are not prepared to say
whether or no Col. Nash VIII go II alone.
In speaking Of the German singing So
Cicty Of our city we got the name tangled
up with that Of the Turn Nerein. The
boys exercise their voices and not their
muscles, as our statement might lead peo-
pie to suppose.
So far no one could find fault with the
winter. II has never vet been col l enough
to touch zero, and IL the severe weather
Drocrastinates much longer the spring will
be upon us without old frigidity getting
in any Of his customary work,
NJ. p. Horton Is at work dragging the
large building so long occupied by Fred
enrich a Berg around TO face on Howard
street. As soon as in position the car
penters will go TO work and fill in the va
cant space with store buildings.
Kirkman, GODDARD & Co. have in oper-
alton their new saw mill near Peone Prai-
rie and are now prepared 10 fill all orders
for lumber. On trial the new Westing-
house engine, with only three men, cut
1900 feet In two and one-hali hours.
The best posted land attor1les is Judge
Lewis. He will see you through a con-
test or any complicated land matter II any
one can. II in any difficulties Of any kind
on your government land call on him on
east side Of Howard street, near the post
office.
Baxter, the painter, stretched his jaws
over corn fed turkey Christmas, that
came by express all the way from old
Missouri. The way Baxter rubbed the
corners Of his mouth with his coat sleeve
while telling us about 1t we are led to be-
lieve that he could take the same dose Of
medicine again without having his nose
held.
Charley Carson remembered the print
shop Christmas with some OF the richest
products Of the vine, both native and for
eign. The bottles were presented to the
junk man. Eh? Empty Obi no; there
were some pieces OF cork left in that the
blGnt point Of tire printers knife.could not
pry out.
By actual count there were II brick
stores, % frame stores, mills, and educa-
tional institutions and 1913 private residen-
ces built in Spokane Falls during 1888
Want Of space prevents us from Singing
ink in wild recklessness over this remark
able evidence Of prosperity. Do we mover
We should yell.
Our friend Kaiser, Of the Sprague House,
puts us under obligations for a box Of i'm
ported cigars. The arrogance Of wealth
may be observed by the frequency Of the
exhibition Of cigar travelling around un-
der the nose Of ye editor. Kaiser, old boy,
our thanks are more lasting than the va
por Of the smokers.
Judge W. A. Lewis has our concentrat-
ed thanks for a big Christmas turkey.
From the condition Of the bird 1t is easy
to understand that the gentleman is an ex-
cellent judge Of that toothsome fowl. As
we polished our incisors on the drumstick
our peons Of thanks flowed upwards COM
mingled with the fragrance Of cooked
turkey, stufiing, etc.
The new college building on, the north
side OF the river will open next week.
We congratulate Prof. Libby and his ami
able lady upon at last being installed in
their new and elegant school. The pri-
mary department Of the College will be
continued. Definite announcement con-
afUsfr aN Of o. hg.