, 1883-07-21
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Local on 4th page.
Residences in demand.
The demand for property grows.
The circus travels by special train.
Job work Of every description done al
this office.
The brick is being delivered for the Cen,
tral Block.
Butter was sold by the quart several
days this week.
The circus crowd took their feed at the
Sprague House.
J. J. Browne is kept busy showing peo,
pie about his addition.
1t was hot enough to draw perspiration
from a statue Tuesday.
A great deal Of California fruit is re.
ceived daily by express.
Several fishing parties go up to Lake
CGur d'Alene tomorrow.
Hens are on strike and the supply OF
eggs is consequently short.
1t is a rush now to get through with the
brick blocks before winter.
The city was environed with a heavy
curtain Of smoke Thursday.
A crowded tent greeted the circus per-
formers Wednesday evening.
Prairie chicken shooting is said to be
fine in some parts OF the county.
Our vocalists are preparing to give Mrs.
Willard harmonious reception.
What Spokane Falls wants now is a
large, we'll equipped Opera House.
VIM. Kohlhof has had enough Of
night watching and resigned the position.
Heath's addition to the city, on the
north side Of the river, has been put in the
market
! The sun came up smiling Monday
morning knocking all prospects of rain
h the head.
The new carriage shop on First street is
about ready to be put to the use that it is
intended for.
Rev. T. C. Watson, pastor Of the Pres
byterian church, will put up neat resi-
dence bd1ore fall.
F. D. Baldwin, Of Portland, has bonded
the quartz mine Of r. L. johnson, at Oso-
yoos lake, for 5000.
The new building on Riverside avenue
being constructed by f. J. Webster is
drawing near a finish.
1t is evident from the amount Of work
there is to be done in that line that a
foundry would pay at this point.
Some talk Of organizing Driving Park
Association. The land is near at hand that
could be utilized for that purpose.
The only thing elephantine about the
circus was the voice Of the candy stand
faktr and the body Of the lemonade.
The White Brothers, agents for the cele-
brated improved White Sewing Machine,
are stopping at the California House.
The City Council held an interesting
meeting Monday evening, the proceedings
Of which will be found on the second page.
We see by the Herald that the railroad
company has decided to rebuild their de-
pot, together with a large hotel, at Sprague.
c. A. Absolom opened his real estate
office for actual business Wednesday, and
has plenty OF good property to dispose Of.
Station Agent McElroy sold three more
through tickets to st. Paul Saturday.
Clear along travel is already cropping out
well.
The new brick blocks about town are
all to be supplied with pipes, so as to be
ready for taking water from the new water
works.
A new intelligence Office has been num-
bered among our business enterprises.
Hall Bros, energetic and wide awake men
have 1t.
Chas. Webster has just completed a
neat residence in the eastern part of the
city. The job is first class, because he did
it himself.
Negotiations are pending to secure land
for the location Of the proposed Terminal
Company hotel, and decision is expect
ed shortly.
Gen. Sherman is expected at this place
early in August. He will made a tour Of
inspection through the northwest while in
the territory.
We want a live agent at every post Office
in the county, and will make it an object
for them to labor to increase the circula-
tion Of the REVIEW.
So many stacks OF rectangular chunks
Of fire-hardened dirt are scattered about
the streets that everything takes on the
shade Of brick dust.
Some Of the boys about town, full Of
confidence, scars and dislocations, talk Of
forming base ball club and crossing bats
with nelghbOnng nInes.
The long complained Of impediment to
dry land navigation in front Of the Black
Hawk stable has been dragged down even
with the surface Of the street.
Equestrian exercise has come in vogue
among the ladies Of our city, and some Of
them are perfectly at home IN the saddle
and display excellent hOrsemanship.
DR.. B. F. Burch is having the front OF
the old Times building remodeled, and
when the carpenters knock off the lower
floor will be turned into first-class store
room.
1t becomes more evident every day that
a stage line is wanted between this place
and COlyLle. The opening is a good one
for anybody wishing to enter that line Of
business.
Although we printed a very large num-
Der Of extra copies Of the REVIEW during
the past two weeks the demand was 50
great that the editions were soon entirely
exhausted.
The Spokane Falls Concordia met in
Cannon's Hall, Tuesday evening, and
stream Of vocal music fioated out Of the
windows thick enough to have drowned
an elephant.
1t was aggravating to see well defined
rainbow in the eastern sky Wednesday
afternoon, indicating a shower at some
point too remote for any benefit to reach
this far west.