, 1883-09-15
sCRAPINGS.


Strangers are again numerous.
Buy school books Of $. Heath,
The lumber trade continues brisk.
The water carrier is the busiest man in
the city.
All kinds Of job work done at the RE
VIEW Office.
Workmen are putting the roof on the
Central Block.
Benton Hill advertiscs stolen horse in
another column.
The Sprague House did land office
business Sunday.
VIII people never learn to exercise care
with loaded guns.
There were great many new arrivals
at the hotels this week.
Farmers are finding a ready sale for all
grain they bring to town.
The United States Land Onicc opens
here on the lst Of October.
Go to the lecture next Tuesday evening
and aid deserving object.
Searching for items this week has been
a very Improbable pastimc.
Sweeny 4 Co. were filling up with a
fresh lot Of new goods this week.
Carpenters are rattling up new office
for Lawyer Hyde in short order.
The new spur for f. L. stones lumber
yard at the depot was completed this week.
| The Marshal has not had enough to do
/ this week to keep his blood in circulation.
The walls Of Brownies building loom
up as though a completion was near at
/ hand.
! Mrs. Chas. Swecny puts us under obi
| cations for late Chicago and San Francisco
papers.
McNab & Co. have just received a large
stock Of fine imported cigarsa The are
away up.
The price Of butter continues stin, yet
hardly stiff enough to support the strength
Of most Of it.
| Gen. Grant was in the city Friday, but
so few knew Of it that he escaped the usual
handshaking.
Several parties have left this city for the
Big Bend this week Land is what the
boys are after.
McElroy was asked questions regarding
the arrival Of trains over eleven thousand
times Sunday.
The First National Bank will get into the
new room by the 10th. That's the calcu-
lation at present.
The decorations about town continue to
Hap in the breeze, monuments to the "great
disappointment"
Wagons loaded with saw logs are no un-
common sight on our streets. The mill
takes all OF them.
Gilt-cdge butter, flour, etc, for sale by
VI. Thompson, commission merchant, on
Riverside avenue.
Work is going right ahead on the new
building at the southeast corner Of Main
and Howard streets.
The builder Of the new Catholic college
is manufacturing his own brick, saving
quite a sum thereby.
The trains on the road were running
wild about all the week. The excursion
outfit caused the tanglc.
Pete Deubcr is having such a run on
harness that he has five men now en-
ploycd working up stock.
The land is talking Of getting up a
promenade concert. Go in, boys; the
proposition is 4 good one.
Al. Keats, our boss baker, showed his
public spirit by sticking out multitude
Of flags Of all ages sunday.
Bltlock, the exclusive boot and shoe
dealer, was exercising his muscle wedncs-
day, rolling in boxes Of new goods.
ave see by the Medical Lake Press that
Mrs. Weed, wiic Of Judge o. +. Weed, Of
this city, died in that place last week.
4 full and complete stock OF school
books can be found at the PostofIicc Book
store. There is the place to buy them.
The white mans railroad is thinning out
the Indian race. The cars ran over and
killed an aboriginc at Cheney last week.
A. NJ. Cannon drives a new purchase in
the shape Of a horse that has a crcditable
faculty OF getting over ground pretty sud
denly.
There was some talk Of laying a side
walk along Post street to Riverside ave
nue., but 1t has not reached beyond talk
so far.
G. II. Morgan& Co. have purchased and
contracted for upward u 1900 bushels Of
wheat already since they commenced
buying.
Crowds fingered around the depot all
Sunday afternoon, waiting for the excur-
sionists. 1t was lingering wait with thin
returns.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. d. Sardam have the
sympathy Of their large circle Of friends
in the loss Of their infant that died last
Monday.
The whole surrounding country was
ransacked for the bunting that was dis
played in the city Sunday. Hence the
quantity.
KohlhoT & Abcl's building at the north
west corner Of Main and Howard streets,
was treated to an ornamental dose Of paint
this week.
The arches and most Of the decorations
will be kept in place In anticipation Of a
visit from some Of the Willard party on
their return.
Quite number Of Chencyites were in
tho city Sunday ready IN add thcir urcg-