, 1883-06-23

dy the error.
Six thousand dollars were offered and
refused for the lot 6OxSO at the southeast
corner Of Mill street and Riverside ave-
nue. Monday. One thousand dollars would
have purchased the same piece Of proper
ty year ago.
.. The North Pacific Hotel is down to
grade at last and the heavy proprietor can
trot around the premises with less danger
Of causing collapse than heretofore while
nothing but frail pins held the huge build
ing up in the air.
A special train containing Supt. F.F.
Griffin and other officials Of the road flew
through town westward bound Monday
afternoon. The party had been out ex-
amininga break in the road some distance
east Of this point.
Large parties Of Indians left this locality
Monday bound for the cammas fields.
The root Of this plant is highly priced by
the natives, and is gathered in large guam
titles at this season Of the year and stored
away for winter use.
The corner store in the Union. Block is
to be room 6OxsO feet, fitted up in mod
ern style and will be occupied by the firm
of Sweeny & Co. Oh! my; won't the boys
display cords Of merchandise when they
get hold Of that building.
DIR. Whitehouse informs us that man
was killed at Beaver bridge, out on the
railroad, Tuesday, by falling from the
track to the ground, some 20 feet below.
He was T carpenter employed on the
bridge at the time Jof the accident.
The impressioa prevails that the VOL
verton brothers are to occupy the new
building they are putting up on Riverside
avenue. This is a mistake. They will
continue to hold forth in their present
quarters and rent the new store room.
D. O'Brien has purchased Thompson &
Babbetts interest in the Delmonico restau-
rant on Front street. The change will not
effect the popularity Of that eating house,
as Mr.. O'Brien is said to be a man COM
Petent to tickle the palates Of the hungry.
J. Pilling, paint-brush artist late from
California, has been secured by Harry La
Boyteaux. We have seen some Of Pills
work down south, and know him to be a
genius AT paint mixing. Give Harry your
orders>and sec what his new assistant
can do.
District Attorney Hyde is not at all
snailish in his movements when occasion
requires him to swing his pedals for keeps.
The way he trotted ont of reach Of that
runaway horse Tuesday morning made
his coat tails flap in the breeze like silken
banner.
1t would be just as we'll to run a plow
the full length OF our streets and dig out
foundations in order to have assorted
sizes on hand to meet the growing de-
mand. 1t would only be preparing in ad-
vance for business sites that will soon be |
wanted.
As the room was not completed in time |
Charley Carson will not open out his new |
restaurant to-day. However he will be on |
deck next week, ready to dish up the |
most appetizing provender to those who |
feel longing behind their vests for a fill |
ing meal
familiarity with the railroad, will be |
astraddle OF a horse within two weeks. |
DIR. Morgan has taken as much pains with |
the sufferer as he would have done with a |
white man, and therefore the happy con-
sequence.
The people on Front street are desirous |
Of having that highway graded. Well, il
does need just some such brushing up,
for in It's present condition IL Is neither
passable nor attractive. The asked for |
work will be put on the street next month, |
very probably.
C. S. Penfiold, late Of Chicago, a ply
sician Of the homeopathic school, has To-
Gated in Spokane Falls as will be seen by |
card elsewhere in this issue. The gentle |
man comes among us highly recommend |
ed and should succeed in building up a |
lucrative practice.
C. Palmtag, OF the California Brewery,
purchased the lot at the southeast corner |
Of Main and Mil streets and another on |
Riverside avenue between Howard and |
Stevens streets this week. He will build |
n residence on the latter and use the |
former for business.
1t seems singular that the first theft for |
some months should occur Immediately |
after the appointment Of a night watch |
man. OF course no deduction can be
drawn from the circumstance, as the rob-
berry would have happened had there been
apOliceman on every corner.
Kohlhauf & Abel are putting in two fine
store room to the rear OF their large frame |
building on the corner Of Howard and |
Main streets. They are completely trans
forming that building much to their own
profit, as ii gives them one store fronting |
on Main and two on Howard.
We call attention to the professional |
card Of DIR. A. S. Campbell, in another
column, who has so much confidence in |
Spokane Falls that he brings his family |
here to make this his permanent home.
Besides being genial gentleman the
Doctor is high up in medical lore and a
successful practitioner.
Last Sunday afternoon, on the retrun
trip from MedicI Lake, when crossing
the railroad into the city, the new stage
belonging to Warner & Roe ran afoul Of a
telegraph pole as the team was just jogg-
ing along and the tongue Of the convey
ance totally demoralized. A day on the
dry docks repaired all the injuries.
1t is strange that our citizens will persist
in holding back and procrastinate in the
formation Of fire department. 1t is a
branch Of the municipal service that no
town thinks Of getting along without.
Must the city suffer other and more disas-
trous conhagrations before there is an |
awakening to this important matter.
A mistake has gained circulation that
the contract for the construction Of Union |
Block had not been let, and that It had |
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