, 1884-01-05
SCRAPINGS.

Saturday.
sleighing has been the popular spor
thisweek.
Linen coats were considerably out oi
season this week.
Services in the Congregational church
tomorrow morning.
Send your orders to French's Bakery
for fine cakes and pies.
Every day parties arrive in this city on
their way to the new mines.
The singing society can rejoice over the
success Of their New Years ball.
We suppose that it is not inJudicious to
state that winter is fairly upon us.
You can get wedding and birthday
cakes on short notice at French's Bakery.
The holidays are over and people have
settled down to the monotony OF business.
There is plenty Of work on hand for the
next chinook that happens along this way.
The last storm will prevent any travel
into the mines by trail for several weeks
TO come.
The new livery stable on Sprague street
is in full blast, and displays good stock
and rigs.
The sleighing has been excellent for a
week, and people have taken advantage
Of the same.
Let every spirited citizen take hold OF
and aid in the free reading roonh and H.
brary project.
New Years day passed offvery quietly,
and was a great contrast to the holiday OF
the week before.
The heavy storms OF this week have
prevented trains from keeping up with
their time table.
Ayers Cherry Pictorial cures Colds
Coughs, and Consumption; an unequaled
anodyne expectorant.
There is dead loads Of money for the
man who puts in a stage line from Spo.
kane Falls to the mines.
Charley Carson has us again for New
Years favors. Wonder II that individual
is laying out to founder u.s..
The mercury reached zero one or two
nights this week, but during the days
kept bobbing about the twenties.
Fred. Mason purchased one Of the most
desirable pieces Of real estate in the heart
OF the city during his recent visit.
There is to be n meeting Of our business
men in Cannon's Hall this evening, out Of
which we hope may grow a Board Of Trade.
II the snow continues much longer for
length, breadth and thickness it will strive
with Montana and Dakota for the bluc
ribbon.
1t will he seen by card that the firm Of
Baxter &,Benson has been dissolved. Par
tfAs owing the firm woull do well not to
forget the same.
L. l.. Swarts has rented one Of Fred
enrich 4 Berg's proposed new store rooms
and will open out in business as soon aS
the bull ling is ready.
Mine owners who desire the products
Of their claims nssayed shoul not faI to
call upon or send to J. II. Frink, Portland
Oregon. Read the card.
We see that Henry French has added a
bakery to his establishment and is sup
plying breal and other articles Of like
description to the public.
An effort is on foot to organize a lodge
Of the Knights OF Pythas in our city. The
is a good one and ought to
start out with a large membership.
We hear it rumored that W. l.. Turner
will put up large brick business block
on Howard street next summer. II he
thinks it expedient he will do it sure.
Stewart & Shinn have a fine establish
ment in the shape IL a grocery AMI pro.
vision store south Of the railroad depot
and are bull ling up good business.
We understand that some OF the friends
OF II. +. Allen are urging his cllims as
for Justice Of the Peace. He is
a good man and would do honor to the
office. p
"a. Asborn, our resident photograph
er, has made arrangements, we believe, 10
take rooms in Union Block, where he VIII
fit up parlors equal to any in this part OF
the country.
AN. Cannon enjoys himself with a
new cutter, and as he owns
nag that slngs gravel with remarkable
agility he don't take back seat for any
thing on the road.
There will be a union religious meeting
in Cannon's Hall, Sunday Uo-morrow)
evening at o'clock. A llrgo attendance
iSdGsired. YOUare cordially and earnestly
invited to be there.
Absolom & Maxwell, the now real
estate firm, come TO the front with their
card this week. They are ready to han
die all kinds OF property and being active
men are bound to succeed.
After an interval OF fortnight, during
which the church building was receiving
some needed repairs, Rev. J. b. Renshaw
will again resume services in the Congre-
gatiOnal church tomorrow.
A party arrived in town Thursday who
proposes to put on the road a pack train
this city and the mines. This
Savors Of business and the individul is
bound to do well by the experiment.
While the people Of the same latitude in
lhe east have been shivering with the in
tense cold the people OF this territory,
while not exactly enjoying summer wealth
pr, have had no cause for complaint.
Hall Bros, Of the Main street Second
hand Store, were at work this week on a |
monster ten that was ordered by a party |
Ibout to start for the mines. The canvas
vas almost large enough for a circus.
Neighbor Cowley thought we were in
'arnest in our squib last week on the hot
water Iibations that he proposed, and gets
n his work on us. We will both have to |
wear off together on the funny business.
A cattle man named Walters won the