, 1883-12-08
Personal.

Peter Dcubcr taks Of spending a per,
! tlon Of the winter in California.
W, A. Cory arrived home from a pros,
/ pecting trip to Douglas county this week.
! Maj. O'Neill is down to the Falls from
| Chewelah, and is looking as fresh as a
| daisy.
/ c. IL. Montgomery, the well-knOwn
merchant, Of COlville, is in the city ON a
! brief visit.
! RObt. Francis, who is store keeping at
Colyille, was mingling among his friends
| at the Falls this week.
Hon. Jacob Stit7el stopped in the city
several days this week on his way home
at Colville from Olympia.
Louis Asher, formerly clerk Of the
/ Spaguc House, has just returned from a
several months absence in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Cannon depart to,
| day for Portland, where they will select
] the furniture for their beautiful new home.
| DIR. G. $. Penfeld was down with a
! slight attack OF sickness this week. but
/ the indispositiOn did not hold TO him long
we are glad to say.
NJ. r. Benham returned this week from
his expedition to the Big Bend. The triT
/ did not resemble pleasure excursion
/ through the tropics.
H.W. Fairweather, OF Sprague, allowed
the shadow Of his muscular figure tC
| darkcn our Office door Monday. Fair
| weather is always welcome visitor ia
| Spokane.
] Herbert Percival returned to our city las
week from visit OF several weeks dura
| tiOn among the scenes Of his childhood in
| Maine. Aftcr all his travels he thinks there
is no place like the Falls.
] Monday last we had a call from sam
/ Henry, Of Sprague, Division Supcrintend
ent Of the n. p. X. r. We found the
Z wide awake rHilrOadcr a jolly good fellow
and hope to see him often ip the future.
Olaf Windingstadt, the tall sycamore oi
| Cheney, was in the city this week. Mr.
/ w. does not get up this far often nova
days, the business Of his office keeping
! him pretty closely confined at the county
/ seat.
Thos. p. Burns, Of Portland, who has
/ been Secretary for the Oregon Iron and
/ Steel Company, for the past three years
arrived in the city Friday evening and ac-
! ccpted position Of boOkkeeper for Chas
| Sweeny Il Co.
Eugene Shelby, route agent for Wells
] FargD's Express Company, has been in the
city several days arranging the new sys-
| tenn Of running messengers in and out o
this city, and looking after the local OIL
eos along the line.
! $. LcNnllcy, advance agent Of Jas
| O'Neill's company, reached this city Fri
day. Mr.. LeNullcv is a wide awkc repre-
sentative OF tip top company and has
his wits about him for the good Of the
organization he travels for.
Ben. Schcclinc, Of the powerful mercan
! t'le firm Of Schccline Bros, returned tC
Spokane Falls, Friday evening, after an
absence Of a couple Of months IN CalifOr'
mia. The jolly gentleman is looking well
and brings his family with him as sigT
Of staying.
u. $. Small passed down through thi,
| city from the mines to his home in WallG
Wulla this week. He carried fine speci
men Of gold with him which will awake tho
cupidity Of the Walla Wallans. He is fig
uring to put a large saw mill in the min,
/. ing district and as he is a man Of indcfat-
+. igahle energy we feel confident that h(
will make a success Of the undertaking.
J. W. Adams returned last Saturday
| from Olympia, where he has been fol
| some weeks past as the representative o
the people Of the Big Bend country IL
their successful effort to have county
organization Of their own, which the Leg
istaturc granted therein the bill creating
Douglas county, and establishing it,
county seat at OkanOgan. Mr.. Adams Is
| entitled TO much credit as one OF the piO
neers Of that county, and for having de
. voted the whole Of his time during the
past season to its interests. To his labor
the people u that section are indebted fol
the advanced position they now occupy
1t is with pleasure we note the arriva
in our midst Of some Of the very best citi
| Zcns OF the East. We see that Mr.. anC
Mrs. Eugene J. Fellows, recently Of Lake
a.
he added TO our population. The Lake
IIndicutOr speaking Of the departure o
MIR. Fellows to his new home in the ives
says: "Thc testimonial concert to Eugene
] Fellows, at TillotsOn hall, on Tuesday ev
| ening, was fitting tribute to a very pop
ular and pleasant gentleman. TheattCnd
ancc was large and the entertainment al
that his friends could have desired. ThI
local talent impressed into service for the
occasion, it were no fulSome praise to say
was pccul arly meritOriOus. when all ac
quilted themselves with 50 much credit
It would be invidious to paTticularize
Mr.. Fellows, no doubt, will carry witt
him to his home in the far West the pleas
ing recullectiOns Of this testimonial OF hi
friends, and in after years, as memory re
| verts to this pleasant occasion, it vii
whisper rs sweet a cadence as the far OF
breathing Of a seraph's lute.'
Hon. l.. L. Whitehouse returned to hi
home in this city this week, after serving
his constituents with credit in the COunci
Chamber Of the Territorial Legislature
and il not received with all the pOmp
pageantTy and glittering nonsense Of Su
perficial show, he was at least met witt
that warm grasp Of the hand and hearty
i good welcome that speaks from the full
ness Of the heart. To Mr.. Whitehoust
the people Of the eastern and western par
Of old Spokane county owe debt OF graf
itude that they cannot repay. Following
the dictates Of his conscience and the eX
pressed wish OF majority Of the voter
he worked faithfully for what he consid
cred to be the right. Swayed not by tn
insidiOus advances Of pretended friends
awed not by the bitter denunciations ant
vindictive attacks Of open enemies, an,
the schcming Of hidden foes i; careless o
the attacks OF a subsidized press ben
upon achieving what his supporters asket
through his hands Mr.. WhitehOuse lahore,
faithfully and steadfastly for division o
Spokane county, and his efforts wer,
crowned with the success they deserved
Not only upon this point, but on NAM
other and important bills, did the gentle
man array himself on the side Of right
He made his presence felt in the legisla
tive body OF which he was member
proving to the people that they did wei
in electing him for the office nc has S,
ably filled. In behalf OF our citizens W,
welcome the gentleman to his home ii
the Gem City, and hope he may again anC
again be chosen TO fill positions Of homo
and trust in the gift Of the people.
A New Mining Go.
A company has been formed re
Gently for the purpose of working
the gold mines In the Ceurd Alent
mountains, Idaho Ter. The organ!