, 1883-12-22
PERSONALS.

| John Bartol, Esq, Of Spnguc, was in the
city Friday.
! Mark w. Musgrove, Of Rathdrum, was
proving about the city Tuesday.
Maj. F. B. Baldwin, Of Fort Vancouver,
| passed through the city this week.
MrS and Mrs. A. NJ. Cannon returned
home from theirtrip to Portland Tuesday.
Mrs. f. II. Moore retmne home from
several weeks visit to Portland last
Friday.
Miss Annie Sherlock, Of Portland, is
visiting her sister Mrs. Frank II. Moore,
Of this city.
Mrs. Maj. Boyd, wEo has been visiting
in this city, returned to Fort Spokane Fri
day morning.
Mrs. S. G. Whitman returned home
Friday evening from a visit Of a fortnight
/ at Walla Walll.
Col. j.. b. Nash was OFF on a trip to
Lewiston and that section Of the Terri
tory this week on legal business.
John Piggott is at his post again in
Scheeline's store, thanking his stars for
the narrow escape he had from an attack
Of brain fever.
Harry Burgoyne returned to his oil
familiar haunts this week after an absence
stretching over sometime spent among the
rural precincts.
Chas. Sweeny, the head OF the large
mercantile establishment Of Swecny Il
Co, returned to the city Wednesday from
his trip to Portland.
J. j. Browne was down to Col'ax the
greater portion Of the week. lie escaped
the excitement Of seeing his fine block
threatened with destruction.
A. p. Wolverton, OF the hardware firm
Of WOlverton Bros, started for Oregon
Monday morning with the intention Of
spending the holidays in his oil home.
We wish him merry time Of il.
A. W. Swarts, Of the late firm Of II. j.
Brown 4 Co., departed for San Francisco
early in the week, called hence by friend
ly dispatches from some Oi the ere litors
Of the late firm. Mr.. Swarts proposes 70
open out here with "A new stock OF goods
at an early day, believing this to be one
Of the best points in the Northwest at the
present time.
The following young gentlemen who
are running as express messengers on the
road take their turn laying off at this
point. They are jolly, pleasant crowd
OF boys, and are all in love with the town,
or some Oiits contents: Joe Wisenbcrgcr,
Fred Merser, John TmmOns, Chas. Haz-
el.on, Geo. W. Cation, d. J. Mitchell and
y. W. Ch lcutt.
II. l.. Cutter returned from his bust
ness trip TO the south Wednesday, look
ing improved by his brief lay OH. He
hdd with him some fine specimens Of gold
which stirred up considerable excitement
in San Francisco. The people down there
entertained some doubts Of the authen-
ITCHY Of the gold discoveries, but the show
Of the yellow metal opened their eyes. A
rush from California can be expected in
the spring.
Maj. ;. TruaX was in the city several
days this week. The Maj. is resident Of
Walll Walll, and has the honor Of repre-
scnting that place rs Councilman in the
Territorial Legislature. He isan old timer
in this section and has host Of friends
throughout the Territory. His breadth Of
beam and curcuit ofvest is only surpassed
by the extent Of his good humOT, and he
is always welcome visitor among his aC-
quaintanccs.
We are more than pleased to learn that
our heavyweight friend, Jas. II. Robert
son, has been appointed Auditor Of the
new county Of Lincoln. James is Just the
right man in the right pl lce and will make
himself decidedly popularamong the peo-
pie Of the new county. Not only are his
social qualities such as to make him many
friends, but his business qualifications
eminently fits him for conducting the af-
fairs Of the office.
We had the pleasure Monday Of meet
ing Col. l.. 5. Hewlett, an OLD and eNper-
fenced journalist, who was in our city at
tracted hither by the reputed beauty Of
the place. He was not at all disappointed
in our littlecity, and spoke in the warm
est terms Of the prospects, present and fu-
ture, Of Spokane. The Colonel has grad
atcd from the bast offices in the East, and
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heis not engaged in his profession, but his
absence from the editorial chair is but
temporary. He is now making his head
quarters at Portland.