, 1884-02-16
SCRAPINGS.
February l6th,

tenance Of the honest deliver is startling
in its intensity.
Sargeant Moore informs us that the
thermometer in the Signal Office Tuesday
morning registered lso below zero. We
are apparently catching the last end OF the
cold wave.
1t made man feel pretty cold this week
to see the mercury bobbing about zero.
The Spokane Falls and Cnur d'Alsne
Transportation Company have about all
the freight it can carry.
The cold snap kind Of weakened the
anxiety Of the gold hunter to get into the
mines this week.
It was 100 below zero Wednesday morn
ing. We thought the country would hear
from old irigidity before summer roses
bloomed.
People shoull be very careful about
fires at this time. The cold weather re-
quires hot stoves and the danger from
that source is greatly augmented. II
fire should start while everything is fro
zen up there could be no hopes OF saving
property.
Il > an III wind that blows nobody
good" The ice men are chuckling over
the snap.
week. Cold weather effects the move
ments.
DR.. S. A. Campbell lives at the corner OF
r verside avenue and Mill streets. 1t is
not stretching the fact to say that the
corner is the coolest spot in town when
cold weather is on tap. During the past
week the Doctors thermometer has reg
ulTly at 8 a. M, registered 2O0 below zero.
The m Il dam has been frozen over this
week.
The Spokane Falls and Cpur d'Alene
Sage Company find plenty to do even in
,oli weather.
For Sale. good work-or Pack mule.
Warner q Roe.
Ba.lsd Hay and Sacked Oats for sale at
Warner & Roe's.
A force OF carpenters are at work on a
large warehouse just south OF the rail
road on the east side Of Howard streets.
Quite crowd assembled to see the
okanogan pilgrims off Friday morning.
The City Council holds an adjourned
meeting next Monday evening.
We call attention to the new card or ].
T. McCarther i'm another column. He
knows as much about this country as the
oldest inhabitant.
In friendly scuGle a man was pushed
through one Of the windows in the Tenn
pie saloon Tuesday. Cost Of sport about
$3.50.
A. Nelson has opened a boot making
shop on Main street, where he proposes to
make the very best Of custom-made foot
wear.
Get away. Spokane Falls is to have
electric lights.
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURcu.-Rev.
c. Compton Burnett, rector. Subjects Of
sermons on Sunday next. Morning, "Tho
Parable Of the Seasons" Eveaing, "The
Satisfaction OF Humanity" Services at
tho usual hours. All are invited.
The Couloy bridge on the road to Post
C0ur d'Alene is now a free crossing.
Parties desiring to ship freight by the
Spokane Falls Transportation Company,
SHOULD send the goods to Mr.. Whitman
BY evening so they can 30 out the day fol
lowing.
A large sleigh was loaded with hard
ware at Geo. 4. Crane q Co.'S. house
Wednesday, bound for the mines.
People have no idea Of the charm hang
ing about the gold field. A new map Of
the diggings was hung in the postofite
window Thursday and ever since, at any
hour Of daylight, a crowd cOCll be seen
collected about the window gazing on thai
colorcd illustration. Nothing has ever
appeared in a show-window in this city
that attracted 50 much notice.
Mat. Downing, an ol broad conductor
and mighty clever boy, has switched oil
the main track and settled down at the
Falls to stay. He opens out his new sa.
loon, the McBryer, where no will receive
grand ovation from his many friends in
this city.
Ed. Mozart threw open his new hotel
the Mozart HOUSE, to the PM lic Thursday
evening, and the opening fesAvities were
Of the most pleasant nature and attracted
a large attendance. Ed. has spared no
expense TO make the new house a model
OF neatness and comfort. The exterior OF
the bull ling has been painted and the in
terror reftted and renovated throughout.
We wish the young man the biggest kind
OF luck with his new venture.
Our readers will pardon the shortage Of
local this week, but sickness in the fam.
ly has prevented US from devoting much
time to that department.
We expect 10 hear good report from
Messrs. Brown and Cannon before long.
We direct attention to the new card OF
Trout a ChambeIllin. These gentlemen
are bound to keep up with the times and
their stock Of boots and shoes are equal
to any on the market.
Thursday was Valentines day. Were
you remembered7,
The members Of the NJ. Z. church and
their friends had pleasant reunion Fri
day night.
The trains have been off color this
week, and running decidedly wild. Snow
TO the east OF US, ana the snake river TO
the west, caused lots OF trouble.
We learn that several houses were burn
ed at spnGgue "Wednesday night, but could
get none Of the particulars. We are ox-
ceedingly sorry to learn that our good
friend w. II. Fairweather was among the
unfortunales, but to what extent we are
unable to say.
Rima, the watch maker, received new
safe weighing $3.50 pounds from the east
this week and has it in place in his hook.
1t is fire-proof and burglar disappointing,
and an addition to the premises that in
sures safety to the valuable line Of goods
Rima Is carrying. He has some fine
views Of Spokane Falls in oil ON the doors
Of the safe, which may not make it strong
er, but adds very materially to the beauty
Of the huge piece Of furniture.