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, 1884-10-25

THE Walla Walla Journal, a sheet
that aspires to be the leader among
the democratic papers in Eastern
Washington, stinging under the de-
feat Of a favOrite democratic con-
gresham in Ohio, speaks in the fol-
lowing terms Of the successful condi-
date. Let the Germans Of this terri
tory ponder well this method Of
speaking of a countryman who must
have more than ordinary ability, and
who must enjoy great popularity In
order to carry a district strongly
democratic:
"The name Of Frank Hurd's sue
cessful opponent is Jacob Romeis
He Is at present mayor Of Toledo, II
German Of liberal views In smal
way, and very popular with his fel
low Teutons. He is goOd-looking
well-disposed person, not rising
much above beer"
, 1884-10-25

There are two offices to be filled at
the coming election Of which no
notice has heretofore been taken,
that of justice Of the peace, there be-
ing two for this precinct We are
told that Judge E. A. Allen will not
stand for reelection. SO far as we
have heard, there are three aspinnts
to the position, one the present In
cumbent, who has made an excellent
officer, J. B. Wood; another the vet
eran lawyer, Judge f. o. Weed; and
the third, Judge J. J. L. Peel, a
gentleman who has held the same
Office for several terms in California
We presume there will be other can
didates looming up before the day o.
| election.
, 1884-10-25
lOTIIN6S.

simon Berg Is having some style
about hls repaintlng, giving all the stores
inhis block fresh eoloTed trimmings.
= Traut a ChamberIin go into their old
quarters in the new brick that occupies
the site Of tho postonice building as loon
as It is ready, which will be about the 2oth
Of next month.
- Matt. Downing failed 10 make con
nections with his mining partners on ~
cent break for Tho Clark's FORK mining
region, and he was compelled 10 raiurn
without ton or twOof gold
= Attention is called to tho now addruss
OF Loewenberg Bros. IN this Issue. This
substantial firm - just galloping into
tremendous business, the consequence q
low prices and fair treatment.
nfritr kIII,rironrl. - ~. -. i...1a
nom tAo s1uua. And WI ~ uo|ltAlAIf.
Walla waIla, Dayton, Pomofoy, Coliax,
Cheney and spngue. It Is probable that
the great war dance IN this city viii come
of Monday evening, November Sd.
- 1t will only be n short time until
Howard street, m front Of the row of new
bricks, will be cleaned OF the litter and an
open roadway established once more.
But the people would enjoy having every
street in the city blockaded with the ma
terials for new blocks.
"A fellow was caught selling liquor 10
Indians Saturday by Harry Forbes, and
| on informing Joe Warren. that oflcer ar
, 1884-10-25

AMONG the county officers to elect
this fall is that of sheriff. The duties
of that office are such that man is
wanted who is thoroughly honest,
who is quick to act and who is be-
yond being corrupted. There are
many men in this office who often
defeat the ends Of justice by accept
ing bribes, and very often the worst
of criminals laugh in the face OF an
outraged law through the potent
power Of money. When it comes to
electing a man for the important po-
sition Of sheriff, party lines should
not be drawn too closely and the in
-telligeBt voter should weigh well
the merits OF the men presented for
their suffrage before making the
choice. A mistake in the choice Of
a sheriff will be a drawback to the
county during the term of office that
he is elected to serve. This fall the
republicans of Spokane present to
the consideration of the people the
name Of E, G. Whittier, ESD, an
old time resident of the southern
part of the county. We do not be-
lieve the convention could have
made a better choice of men. He
may not he as well known as his op-
ponent, but when he has held the
office for year his acquaintance will
be Just as extensive and his official
acts will speak in silent but over
whelming language in his favor
He is a man Of the people, and the
fact that he stands high in the good
will OF his neighbors, who look upor
him as ans exemplary citizen,
should carry him strength every
where in the county. Mr.. Whittier
is a man whose appearance arguei
strongly in his favor. Finely formeC
physically, with a pleasant yet firm
cut Of cOuntenance, a man OF in
domitable nerve, and one in whom
corruption is as foreign as good 1
from bad, he combines those char
acteristies necessary to make al
efficient officer. He is also man o
property. His home is in Spokan
county. Should he be defeated
5 which is entirely improbable, he vii
return to the labor of the husband
man, disappointed perhaps, but no
broken down by defeat. We believ
' the people would find in Mr.. Whit
/ tier one Of the best sheriffs eve
4 elected in eastern Washington. II
4 would be an officer respected b
o every honest man and feared b
= every lsw-breaker. A vote for M
o Whittier will be a vote for a ma
s who you will never regret havin
/. supported. He has grown in fav'
). every day since his nomination ar
a by the 4th he will not only poll Il
IS full vote of the party, but will carr
ia a large sprinkling Of democrats.
, 1884-10-25

EVERY interest Of eastern Wash
ington demands a rail outlet to tide
water on Puget Sound. The speedy
completion OF the Cascade branch is
the one means looked to for securing
that communication so vitality neces-
sary for the producer Of this section.
Any movement that has for Its OBJ
ject the postpOnement OF this work
is a serious blow against the prosper
ity Of this section. The democratic
platform desires to remove every
chance Of our securing this great
blessing, thus leaving the eastern
part Of the territory at the mercy oil
a ailrOad in neighboring common
wealth, that is not contributing one
particle Of aid to Washington, and
which is now reaping the benefits ol
an existing monopoly. The Cascade
division must be built, and to aid ID
consummating the work, every votel
in eastern Washington should ex
press himself unmistakably at th'
polls next November.
, 1884-10-25

IT is the hOrrid shadow OF ap-
preaching defeat that makes the
democratic party bosses of the terri
tory resort to all manner Of ques-
tionable means to awaken an oppo-
sItion in the ranks Of the republican
voters against Major Armstrong. His
record as a soldier, as public official
and as a private citizen is such that
all such measures will act as q boom
erang and create a sympathy for the
maimed soldier, where it did no
previously exist
, 1884-10-25

WITH all due respect for the son,
vet were not the nominee for con-
gress in this territory an offshoot OF
Dan. Voorhees,, of Indiana, much Of
the campaign thunder Of the demo-
cratic party would be absent 1t Is
hard to run a man into office nova
days on the hard earned reputation
Of his sire, and there is little hope
for the young gentleman that the
name of the Indiana statesman Is
sufficient to boost him into congress
over the head Of such a capital man
as Major J. NJ. Armstrong.
, 1884-10-25

In conclusion, will never face one
OF them again. l got away with my
life, but every bone in my body was
nearly broken, and of course all our
little worlds goods went, but that is
1othing. Had poor johnson been
saved, l could willingly have forfeit
ed my right arm, but the other man,
Jones, was not so well known to me.
l left the scene of the disaster on
Monday morning and got here Sun
day night, crippled up rather badly
but trusting soon to pull through,
feeling thankful that life is left.
HENRY OWEN.
, 1884-10-25

IT is very amusing to sec the un-
tenable stand taken by the Seattle
Post. LnteHigencer upon the political
questions of the day. 1t attempts
to be republican and at the same
time is a strong advocate Of democ-
racy. We believe this is the only
accession to the democratic ranks in
the territory this year. The demo-
Gratis claim one man, besides this, in
the person Of a party named Adams
who lives somewhere In the central
portion Of the territory, who never
was true republican and who has
earned some cheap notoriety by his
boohoOing over an act that in sub
stance kicked him out Of a public as.
sembly where the vacancy created
by his absence was considered pref
cradle to his presence.
, 1884-10-25

A mass convention Of all the voters
Of Douglas county, called by order OF
the republican and democratic cen
tral committees Jointly, met at Okla
hogan, the county seat, on Saturday,
oct. 4th, 1884, for tho plirposo e
placing in nomination candidates for
the several county offices.
The meeting was called to order by
]. W. Stephens, and on motion Of ].
f. Winn, Richard Miles was elected
chairman and Walter Mann secre-
tary. 1t was then moved by II. A.
Miles that the meeting proceed, ire
spective of party, to nominate can
didates, and that all present bind
themselves to stand by the action Of
the convention and the ticket nOmi-
mated, which motion was carried by
unanimous vote. II. L. Burgoyne
moved that the convention proceed
to the nomination of county officers
by ballot, which motion J.W. Adams
moved to amend by authorizing the
chairman to appoint committee OF
four, two from each political party,
on order of business and nomina-
tions, which amendment prevailed.
The chairman appointed as this COM
mittee, Rep.-H. A. Miles, ]. w.
Adams; Dem.-L. D. Nash, G. w,
Ward. A recess was taken to await
the action of the committee.
Convention was called to order by
the chairman who, on motion, ap'
pointed ]. w. Stephens, c. Cooper
and Mr.. Robbins committee to wal
on the committee on nomination.
and hurry them up. This hurryinl
committee fulfilled their mission, re
ported the nominating COMMITTEES
ready with their report and were dis
charged.
II. A. Miles reported for the nom
mating committee the following
named gentlemen as candidates 70
the several offices, subject to the in
dorsement OF the convention, whicl
report was signed by G. w. Ward
j. w. Adams and II. a. Miles.
For commissioners, Richard Miles
! f. II. Bosworth, Charlsz. Milr0xi 70
auditor, b. L. Martin; for treasurer
J. w. Stephens; for assessor, B. l
Litner; for sheriff, Mr.. Wickson; fo
surveyor, o. Rund; for superintend
ent Of schools, Miss Brown; for pre-
bate Judge, Walter Mann; for core
ner, DIR. J. b. Smith.
On motion Of II. l.. Burgoyne,
was agreed to consider the report
detail, each name in the order
which 1t appears in the list Motto
prevailed and ]. w. Stephens, II.
Steiner and Mr.. Wickson declinin
to run as candidates for the Office
assigned them, Peter Bracken wi
nominated for treasurer, J. f. Win
for assessor and r. S. Stiner for she
. i'll. On motion convention adjOurne'
: RICHARD MILES,
WALTER MANN, Chairman.
Secretary.
, 1884-10-25

utation Of being the boss builder,
which Benham brought with him
to this place from Reno, Nevada,
and in which thriving little city
he erected forty-eight Of the princi-
pal business houses. The appear
ance of his buildings in this place
will insure him a hearing on such
matters in the future, and he will no
doubt continue to give the general
satisfactinn that has rewarded his
efforts in the past.
, 1884-10-25

Opinions OF men cnhnBe WIN tnc /
altered condition Of their circums
stances. While Charles S. Voorhees,,
democratic candidate for delegate,
was the local attorney for the North
ern Pacific Railroad company, q Po-
sition he held at COlfax from March |
1888 to November 1888, he held an
opinion OF the grant to that company
which Is directly contrary to the one
he now entertains. While he was
attorney for the Northern Pacific,
Mr.. Voorhees, filed at least one argu-
ment in the land Office at COlfax in
which he said:
"While this grant Of lands to the
Northern Pacific Railroad company
is not a grant iRpreserti, and did not
attach 60 Instant when the lands
were withdrawn from sale, yet the
company at that time did acquire an
equitable interest, which it is entire
IN incompetent for the United States
to a6rOgdte or destroy This equita-
BILE interest is an interest in real
property and after the company has
performed the condition upon which
the legal title depends, to deprive 1t
of the title which it has earned by
heavy investment Of capital and
acting on the faith of the decisions
repeatedly made, would be to i'm
pair the obligations Of contracts and
render insecure the title to a large
portion of the property Of the COM
pany, the right to which has been
the result of an honest fulfillment Of
the conditions of its contract"
1t would be a difficult task to pre-
sent the claim of the Northern Pa
cific more clearly and forcibly than
it was done by Mr.. Voorhees, in the
language quoted above. 1t is at
once the language Of the lawyer and
the man who believes what he writes
to be true. How long Mr.. VOORHEES,
held the views quoted we know not,
uur-tlg- We know The =-ozact -ilNtel- oi
his conversion TO the doctrine Of abb
solute, unconditional and immediate
forfeiture which he now prOclaims.
But we Judge that he chan ged his
mind when he ceased to be the at
torney Of the company, less than q
year ago. We leave it, for Mr.. VOOr'
hees to give reasons for his change
of opinion in regard to the lane
grant of the Northern Pacific, othel
than that he lost his position as the
salaried attorney of the company anC
saw a chance to go to congress by
becoming a demagogue and crying
forfeiture" forfeiture"
Another thing must also be takeT
into consideration in this connection
When Mr.. Voorhees, filed the argu
ment from which we made the fore
going extract, and during all tn
:, time he was attorney for the North
ern Pacific railroad company, h
was the attorney for the people
paid by them to protect their inter
ests, by virtue OF his office Of prose
cutting attorney of Whitman county
! In other words, c. s. Voorhees, from
Il March 1888 to November of the sam
> year, occupied the unenviable pos
!, tion Of lawyer who accepts pa
from both sides of a case. Whi
= assurance have the people that h
would not get in the same positio
Il IL he should be elected delegat
:, p The only possible assurance they ca
D" have is the hope that the Norther
Pacific would not deem the service
is of delegate Voorhees, working for.
, 1884-10-25

The plans for this magnificent
structure were gotten up by our
weIl-knOwn contractor and builder,
1T. Benham, whose name is sufh-
cient guarantee for the substantially
Of any work over which he has con-
troll. He also received the contract
for the erection and completion OF
the building, which will cost its
owner twenty thousand dollars.
Since the first Of May, 1888, the
building contracts Of Mr.. Benham
have aggregated about eighty-fve
thousand dollars, and with all his
contracts he has given entire salts
faction. The Union block was the
first heavy job he took in the town,
and Notwithstanding the great scar
city Of building materials, In the
country last year, he showed the Job
through In season to let the owners
take charge Of their respective rooms
Tor the fall and winter business.
This building, with basement, cost
s95. 900. French's brick, costing
$4,000, and .Rima's neat little build
ing, costing $1,000, were both erected
nv him the same season. Early this
spring he erected the two-story brick
block known as the Squier 4 Ben
ham block, the portion belonging to
soUier and Germond costing them
about $4,000, He was also the de-
siRner Of this building, Mr.. Ben
hams work in this country fas beer
mostly with brick, but the frame
buildinR he erected on Howard stree
and which is now occupied by th'
Snyder brothers, proves that he is ne
novice with that class Of work. Thi
building cost Its owners, the Firs
National bank, in the neighborhooC
of S2lOO. Too much credit canno
be given the directors of thisinsti
tuition for the nerve and energy the
have displayed in enhancing tn
building interests Of our city. F. R
Moore, Its president, was one Of tn
principal owners in the Union block
In the erection Of which he exPend
ed large. sums Of money, and thl
wear he is again to the front, in cor
nection with F. H. Mason, wit
about 50, 200. The last contract tai
en- by Mr.. Benham was for the brio
warehouse Of Chas. Sweeney d @
This building, which has fronta9
Of Is feet, by 100 feet deep, is no.
nearly completed. Its cost viii
about $4,000. The erection Of the'
buildings only substantiateS the rel
, 1884-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs Davidson desire to
take this means to publicly thank
those friends who so kindly volun-
teered their aid and sympathy du-
ring their recent sad afiiiction in the
loss of a child, and especially to Mrs.
A. M. Cannon and Mrs. W. c. Gray,
who did all in their power to Tighten
the burden Of sorrow in the hour oil
sore trial and distress. The many
acts Of kindness were duly appreci'
ated by the family.
, 1884-10-25
Change.

VIM. Wilson, our heavy weight
meat merchant, is contemplating a
change of quarters. He proposes to
remove his meat market In a few
days from the present quarters into
the room formerly known as the
Diamond restaurant, a couple Of
doors north of Ziegler's hardware
store. Herethe up town market
and the one presided over by Alex
Domke will he consolidated, Mr..
Domke remaining with Mr.. Wilson.
The room will be fitted up in fine
shape and will be one Of the most
complete shops for the disPensation
Of meat in the country
, 1884-10-25

IN chosing a party to represent a
district in the territorial legislature
the people should weigh well their
man before casting their ballot for
him. An incompetent, slow or care
less Individual is not the party to
represent a progressive, wide awake
people like those Of the counties of
Spokane, Stevens, Lincoln and
Douglas, and therefore it is a duty
the community owe to themselves
that the representative they send
to Olympia should be man whom
they can trust and who has the re-
quired ability TO look after their
interests. With all due respect to
the opposition nominee, we must
say that the republican convention
showed unquestioned wisdom In
picking out a man for representa-
tive when they nominated ]. II.
Fem. He is a farmer, and his
whole interests are identified with
this county. He is also bright, In
telligent, genial gentleman and is
personally respected by all who
know him, but beyond this he i
well read and well versed on the
questions OF the hour, has liberia
views, is a man of most temperat'
lie, and would make legislator in
whom the people of the entire dis
trlct could have confidence and VIII,
would not disappoint that conf
dence. Spokane Falls will miss it
she does not give him 800 majority
, 1884-10-25

Clem King, who has been engaged
this summer figuring on road into
the mines from the west side, called
upon us this morning imparting the
information that a large amount Of
money had been expended upon the
highway, and that 1t is now the only
trail into the Ceur d'Alenes that will
be open for travel all the year round.
The road has been cleared Of trees,
fallen timber and underbrush for
space Of twelve or fourteen feet wide,
and all the nscessary cuts and fllls
made. 1t Is too late this fall to make
1t passable for wagons, but will be
completed in the early spring, and at
the present time is first-class trail
for pack trains and will be kept open
for travel throughout the winter. The
road commences at Kingston, the
head OF navigation, to which point
there is a road from Coeur d'Alene
city for use when the lake is closed
and runs up the south side OF the
Occur d'Alene river, crossing th'
South fork at its mouth. The rout'
is but twenty-three miles in length
from Kingston to Murray, and rum
to Eagle, Raven and the other campi
On the mines. Already number O
pack trains have been run over th'
new road and will use 1t exclusively
The opening Of this route settles th'
question of how to get into and ou
of the mines and the future trave
will be over that trail. We antici
pate that the completion OF the rout
will be of great benefit to the mer
chants Of this place in time.
, 1884-10-25
PROGRESSIVE SPOKANE.
Architectural Works Of a Fine Master
Mechanic,


Our citlzens "ho naNe e.O"" CIV ,,',D ~
with the town ior 'he p,'s' WV yoola .',9
can scarcely reali-e 'iie 'Ii y e,IT,o'.o al-Ion
OF Improvement Inaue III SPOI"' Da"
Eans curing Iha' Oriei PeIiOu, a.
ties VINO nave Deeh SDto'u loI '4o ~.
space Oh a tWeiVe.,on'"' '..,,,,,'o, lesul - "
nnd Desy uaolougnIaIes osSuPS .,'l.S .ns ~,
whAt "'S ~ Nl1 "no No. =. o. al
Parture . g,aVeliy P'al'o, aI's,,,',I ~ - ~.
sideS are sPri"sins W 80 -,'l1sa.Is,,L ~ -
dences. spacious ~ule,lou9oS ,s az .T .'-I, 'ID
stantial business u'o'As' sam, aIr 'S oIa,c
PrOVeinen' 60 81 ~ -,
'nHV ~ 70 ,i"iy -. .s-,ono,tI,,
D"I.LSs, a. a,ost ond most sub-
-..".,.I -, ,,;Id,Do ro-tb ofsnake river
~ ,bo one inst COMPLETED for
,,oopv
F. H. AN9ON AM
on Howard street. between Main sn,
street ana hlVerslue avenue ms iHio
building Is a tWo-stoiy pLieA' 'ne
outside dimensions being 'oNoo ieet'
The hrst story Is 10 rect IN 'he ciear' '''
and the second story loi IeeI me
front OF the building IN the hrsI sVory
is OF solid cast iron' manuiactureu at
o. Clark q Cos ioundFy' IN Fortiahu'
oregon, ana the desIgh cOiiplnes
taste and strength, which reflects
credit on the architectural skin OF
the builder The entire front oil the
upper story Is succeed with cement,
which is covered with three coats OIL
paint and sanded, the coiors CHOSEN
blending harmoniously with the cor
nice and window caps
THE MAIN ooRNIcE
is a decided work OF art. 1t was got
out in the shops Of Abernethy 4
Loertcher, and has attracted great
deal Of attention. Between the
brackets, which correspond with the
pilasters and iron work below, arc
very large and handsome clusters Of
grapes, very exquisitely moulded.
The belt cornice aud other trim
mings Of the bull ding all correspond
with the main cornice giving TO the
, 1884-10-25

The large storeroom occupied by
]. H. Boyd & Co. is literally jammed
full Of one Of the most complete and
most carefully selected stocks Of
goods that has ever been offered to
the public anywhere In this terrific
nv, east Of the Cascades. This is the
season for the family man, who has
been able to knock along all sum
mer on the strength Of the sunshine,
to hunt for artificial warmth and
good heaters that combine qualities
of excellence with cheapness are the
things he is looking for. To meet
this demand, Messrs. Boyd q Co.
have purchased an immense assOrt-
ment Of heating stoves, and they are
able to give the buyer a choice out oi
a line Of stoves ranging from a toy
not much larger than plug hat, to {
mammoth furnace with a heating
surface sufficient to keep a ten-acr'
field comfortable in a snow storm
Their stock of hardware Is equally
as complete, and II you want any
thing In the iron or steel line 1t vii
pay you to give them a call.
, 1884-10-25

We are informed that parties arr en-,
g.ged ON Inc dreams north of thla city
working placer clalms that aro ralins
ftcm three to eight dollars per day 70 no
man. Those on the nackct have retor
given Il away. Three nsasi who have
worked the ground since ast juno hatq .
averaged eight dollars per day. iiiai =
A heavy showing for a country over
which there has been no blowing.
, 1884-10-25

-Swartz Is again duly Installed
in his establishments on Howard
street after an exciting week Al Cheney.
During his absence his clerk bad the au--
dacitV 10 sell almost his eulire stock o.
ammunition, and this morning, just In the
nick Of time, big invoice q sporting pie-
terial arrived from san Franciaeo. -
much was sold while he was away that no
thinks Of going offagain for a fortnieht'
, 1884-10-25

Ala resent nesting q The sroElno
FALLS building and loan asloclaf'on DO ~
rort Of tho treasurer showed tla nI.Ill..l..l-
lion 10 Be- IN q fdurishInT cQndIuH. lI'a
lolqcflon of ollccrs rr1ulIr1 Pa IIa IN''u-
lion u iho old officers. wlQ have co1lu.l-
od tha business 10 che cr'ro 1t"'Il'I'NA
of tho uicmhcrl,
, 1884-10-25

There seems 10 be q revival In bust
ness circles, and q better feeling ezisis
among our merchants.
, 1884-10-25

A very handsome two-siory name, !.
in process Of erection near the school
house,