, 1883-05-05

Ai>S~oRIh, Aprii ~, lSoS
An effort WAS msle a few days since to
pump the water out Of the caisson of pier
No. 8. the puloms:er bsia6used for the par
pose, bat after se, erAl heurs wak the object
Sas abandoned. as 1t Was found the water
came in as fast rs it was exhausted.
On Friday evening FIRE eauseaty the ex-
plosicn Of a lamp. burned small building in
the rear of Frank Stones saloon, occupied
as dOrmitory by Messrs. Downing. Curtis
and Flynn, railroad conductors. A more
eomely and commodious building is being
erected in its place.
Two Cinnamon were arrested last week on
charge of violating the law relative to
opium smoking. They were fined respec.
lively SIS and $40, failing to pay which
Constable Gray escorted them to Co.fax,
~here one OF them. securing legal aid, sue
ceeded in getting his case appealed.
A second scow. built for the bridge sar-
vice, was launched last Thursday. She is
considerably larger and Of better model
than the first one built.
The steamer Northwes, has resumed active
service. and the Almota has returned up the
rIrer. The Spokane i: constantly bringing
granite from Granite Point, and large force
OF stone cutters are preparing it for the
piers.
4 branch track is being laid from the
main track on the south side 0 :tae river to
the bank at the end of the bridge to facilitate
the handling of bridge material.
Excavating for the south ahutment has
been commenced.
The bunk house that was partially built
on the south side of the river under McBean's
sureriateliency. has been torn down and
similar buildng including boarding facilities
Is being erected on the Ainsworth side 81
the river, near the north abutment. When
the buildinS is completed it is said bol.d
will be reduced to s. so per week. in which
case private boarding house keepers VIII
hardly be expected to look pleasant.
Several CLAIMS have been filed within a
few days Oh land on the Columbia river
opposite the mouth of the Yakima. Among
others Gary II. Moultor, a bridge carpenter.
who has tied under both the pre-emption
AMI timber culture acts Mr.. Moulton has
a family in Alameda, Cal, which he intends
70 bring to AiaswOrth as soon as circdm-
stances will allow.
W. W. Sprague has disposed OF his interest
in the store at this place to his partner W.
A. Fsirweather and NJ. d. Cady has become
a partner in the firm, which will hereafter
be known as ". A. Fairyeather ( Co. In
cidentaI to change in proprietorship their
store and stock is being greatly improved.
Superintendent of bridges and buildings
Emmoas is hicng a large number of bridge
builders for the vicinity of Missoala, giving
"a per day aud free pass mp
Sheriff Marst was in town yesterday SUBJ
poening witnesses for the Hammond, Doyle
and Davis cases. He had The names of about
thirty persons, several of whom were noA
ss
c. II. Eichler, a Walla Walls merchant,
vas in Ainsworth few DAYS since sounding
the financial depth OF some of our business
men, which it is pleasant to know he found
to be several fathom, or more
Joe Diamond, our new merchant. has
doubled his store room and stock and says he
thinks he has struck the right place for bus
ness
". A. Hollingsworth, from Furgus Falls,
Minnesota, has succeeded Frank Leslie as
Yard Master.
C. ". Young, foreman CT bridge wotk, is
enjoying himself in Portland for few days.
H. o. Geiger, formerly foreman under
Mclean. has, with his wife, moved to Port
land.
W. W. Sprague and family have also
moved to Portland.