, 1885-03-21
PlCK.UPS AND PERSONALS.

- The river is just boiling and grow
ing in volume daily.
We understand that ]. Kennedy
Stout is a candidate for city attorney.
go The walla walla papers do not wax
enthusiastic over the Sullivan combina-
tion.
j. N. Glover is not expected back
from his eastern trip until the latter part
Of next month.
- Persons having claims against NJ. c.
o'Connor are requested to present them to
him at tho y. p. hotel.
- Tho college bell rings every morning
at 8 o'clock. 1t must be trying on the bell
jerker to get up regularly at that hour.
Colonel Duncan and Dell Lashier, Of
Spokane Falls, attended the freman's ball
at Cheney on the II th.-CheSey Sentinel.
M. r. Kellinger proposes to try his
luck at the polls and announces that he
will be an independent candidate for city
clerk.
- No loss than ave residences are un-
der way in a short distance Of the public
school building. That part Of town is
building up rapidly.
A man named solomon c. Stump
had a leg broken at Colville a few days
since. His parents reside in SonoIna
county, California.
u Mr.. Paul, from Portland, has pur-
chased an interest In tho Fisk mine, at
Embrey, with Joe. Kaufman. Count two
sales this week for tie Chewelah district.
-CAecelaA Sun,
- llr. Bonoist has sold his interest IN
the townsite Of Rmbrey, together with
certail mining interests, to MessTs. Bald
win & EnIbrey, his former partners
Ckeloeldh SHR.
"A number Of our crack rife shots are
banging away over hundred yard range
almost every day. The shooting takes
place on the north side Of the river and
runs all the way from execrablo to excel
lent.
We understand that arrangements
have beon made whereby Matt Downing
will take charge OF the bar Of the N. r.
hotel, closing his present establishment
for that purpose.
The city convention has made It's
nominations and there are yet almost
three weeks OF a campaign. We consider
that the date Of the convention was at
least two weeks too early. Tho shorter
the campaign the better, in city election.
49, Charley Grant has our thanks for a
sample oi the leo cream manufactured In
his establishment II Is delicious, and
parties hunting cooling refreshments will
find mono better than that served up at
tho Poodle Dog restaurant.
-- Mr.. Frank Olmsted has located at
SPOKANE Falls. His friends here, whlo
rogrotting tho fact that he has not roturn-
cd tn Yakima, will be pleased to know
that he can still be ranked with the prom
Using young mon Of our territory Ydki-
ma Signal
- We learn that a two-thirds interest in
tho celebrated Silver Gem mine, al Ern-
brey, has boen sold TO Mr.. Erricson, late
ly from Murray, Idaho. What the con-
sidoration was, we arc unable to state, but
IL was up In the thousands. Good. Tho
spring trade has begun.-CAereiQk SWH.
- tho four wards have made up their
ward tickets. For aldermen: first ward,
Henry Brook; second, L. b. Hyde; third,
l.. Carter long term, sam, Wilson short
term, fourth, Gen. W. Clark. 1t is safe to
say that there will bo a good many oppO-
.itt,, candidates. In tina Held
90 The Little Dalles j. well surveyed by
this tiino for townste purposes. Mr.. c.
II. Montgomery made survey and plat
ted 1t some years ago. The Little Dalles
Town Co. did the same last month, and
now OppenheiIucr runs another survey
over all thcso for honiestead.-C Che'reldh
sun.
Our shOotists stray over the river
ever afternoon and practice target shoot
ing. It is said that the boys club in
tu haiover that may bel a dollar or 20
apiece aud the best shot takes the ducats.
The proceeds OF these matches are always
disburrod among the poor, which makes
She sport highly eommendable.
&c. Van Houteu, our genial county
,uditOr, is in the city. Van is an active
and efficient official and has been so buslly
engaged In the affairs Of his ONCE that he
has not had time to run up to the Falls
since taking Possession Of his position.
Van will make Rttllng good auditor and
he people will always have reason for
feeling thankful that no was successful at
tho pods.
1t is encouraging TO find that, with
tno coming Of spring, the circulation Of
our daily is rapidly increasing. It sa
modest publication, as 10 sire, but, with
The light support It has resolved, we have
been unable to make tho improvements
We desired. We hope, before the summer
is over, to be able to give at least daily
resume Of tho general dispatches.
IA The city narrowly escaped a dlsas-
trous oonhAgraiion Wednesday evening.
A child dropped lighted lamp in one Of
the rooms over Orchard 4 Sayr4's har-
moss shop, the oil caught FIRE and the
building seemed doomed. A young gcn-
tlemAn was informed by tho frightened
child, who ran down stairs 10 give tho
alarm, and by great exertions the flames
were extinguishod without serious dam
ago.
Cheney Sentinel; We learn that p.
W. Dillon has arrived safely at his old
home, Bay City, Mich. He Is there work
ing up a suit. The ploadings in tho case
sot forth a cause Of action in equity, and
he prays the court to unite, II possible,
two persons in one 30 that one common
name may answer for two until further
orders may be made In tbs premises. The
case is TO be argued In a private parlor,
and no spectators allowed during the sos
sion.
- Under the head Of announcements
to-day Il will be seen that Mr.. L. Dempsle
has been Induced to stand by his detsrmi-
nation to run for the office Of city treas
urer as an independent candidate. In
yieW Of the fact that the mass meetinR a