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, 1885-12-05

"SpOkane Falls has sent a salariCd
agent east to direct capital an | i'm
migration 10 that city and vicin-
ity.n The town proprietors Of the
Falls have more vim and enterprise
than any town In Washington ter
ritory. The people are a unit in
everything they undertake. The
leading proprietor, Mr.. Cannon, has
heen exceedingly liberal and to his
generosity much Oi the ontgrowth
Of the place Is attributed. Naturally
there WIS nothing beside the water
power 10 attract settlement and bus.
iness. There Is no farming country
about Il. II Is surrounded with r
scrubhy growth Of timber and huge
piles of rocks In close proximity.
Indeed, the Haverinale additi N Is
nearly a miss uf rocks. A more ro-
mantle site for town has no eX-
istence In the territory. The citi-
zens have made II what It IL. They
fought against nature and have
built a town that Is a credit to its
people, and as It is built upon a
foundation Of adnmant 1t will en-
dure and be a lasting monument to
Its enterprislng prOprietors.
The above from the Ellenshurg
Locdlizer sounds very well, and we
appreciate the credit It gives to our
people, but on the face Of 1t It shows
that the writer knows very little Of
Spokane Falls, has an impression
formed by a hasty glance, or he
witholds his knowledge. When he
declares that there Is no farming
country about 1t he shows the mar
row observations made, If ever In
the place, and II he calls the timber
Of HangmAn and the hills and
mountains about us "scrubby," his
conception OF that class Of forestry is
really surprising. We do not deny
the charge that huge piles Of rocks
did exist in the corporate limits and
some are now In existence,
but they do not occupy all
the townsite by a big majority,
and in a couple Of years all
the balance on hand at the present
time will have disappeared to
make place for substantial and
beautiful homes. There may
have been a time when there was
nothing here but water-power and
wilderness. The power remains to
give substantially to our growth; f;
the wilderness has disappeared to
give room for a bustling, wide
awake, growing city.
, 1885-12-05

While the letter received Tuesday
evening by one Of our citizens to the
effect that new great strike had
been made in the lower shaft Of the
Old Dominion, it only confirmed :he
report that reached Us a day or two
before to the same effect. II seems
that a vein OF -Abnut four feet in
thickness hadf been reached at a
depth Of sixty feet, and the ore Is
the finest looking that was ever yet
taken out OF that wonderful claim.
The strike not only gives people
greater faith in the country, but II
Increases the value Of that mine and
settles beyond controversy that the
claim Is a bonanza. Furthermore,
the find has a corresponding effect
on increasing tho valuation Of the
claims In the immediate vicinity, as
Il hardly stands TO reason that all
the mineral wealth Of that section
Is concentrated under the few hun
dred square feet that constitute the
Old Dominion.
, 1885-12-05

"ErEisNAL vigilance is the price
81 liberty, % and it is also the price Of
the county seat and must be exer-
eised Hour people expect to win It.
The removal Of the county seat has
suddenly become an ali-absorblng
question. Whiie we admit that Its
Iocaiion nt Spokane Falls would be
an advantage to the city, yet at the
same time It must be taken into con-
silirrniionr TINT u ciungg or mat KIND
would also be a very great advan-
tage to majority Of the taxpayers
Of the county. Not a single good
reason can be advanced why the
county seat should remain where It
now Is. Cheney Is not centrally To-
eated either geographically or ae-
eording 10 the center Of population.
The county has little or no money
invested In that place, al least In ap-
pFunnce, but what is a strong argu-
ment against the place Is that the
town Is 50 uninvitlng that few peo-
pie can go into Cheney, nor would
they were they not compelled to in
order 70 transaet business with the
county 0nIcers. Removal Is what
the majority Of the people want and
It looks as though that is what they
propose 10 have.
, 1885-12-05

The ladies OF the NJ. f. church
have worked with indefati-
gable zeal preparing for the fancy
fair and entertainment that they
advertise to take place at the opera
house next Tuesday evening, and
from the present indications it is
evident that they propose to treat
our people to an entertainment Of
rare merit, and at the same time
present an opportunity for those who
so desire to lay in a selection Of hOll-
day goods The entertainment In
conjunction with the fair will con-
sist nf vocal and instrumental music,
readings, tableaLx, etc. Mrs. Bane
has signified her willingness to APP
pear and read several selections. A
supper will also be served during
the evening. The event should
prove n great financial success to the
projectors lust at this time.
, 1885-12-05

SOME people have lying reduced
TO such a science that it seems like
virtue, and their genius in the
accomplishment of something 10 ex-
alt them above their fellow men In
stead Of rejecting upon their char
aeter. As we have stated on sew
eral occasions those who are opposed
to county removal directly through
personal motives will resort 10 all
Kinds Of statements In order to Sc
cure q following. We have clearly
shown the fallacy Of the statements
made to the effect that Spokane
FalIs would insist on the erection Of
expensive county bulldlngs, and we
now have 10 face another charge
as absurd coming from the same
source. We are told that there is a
party fcom Cheney at Rockford who
tells the people that Spokane Falls
Is employing the surveyors to run
the mnroad line southward and
FIAT Is only done for the purpose Of
influencing votes on the county seat
question. This Is what we might
term a Herculean falsehoOd, the
size Of which is sufficient to knock
snes breath out Of his body. SpO'
kane Falls has no more 10 do with
that survey than has Cheney, and
whether the county seat Is moved
10 Spokane Fails or to Spokane
Bridge, It matters not, those people
paying the surveyors will build the
new railroad from that point on the
Northern Pacific considered mosi
feasible and the least expensive
Spokane peoPle are pretty liberal,
but their purses are not long enough
b. Keep big band Of engineers gal,
hininF over the country viewing
cut niiiroad lines For good sub
stanlal 10 this one overtops any,
Thing yet hsard OF from the return,
now IN, but II hHst be a very cred
ulous fool who will swallow II
UhUle.
, 1885-12-05

We are Informed that those who
re CIRCULATING remonstrance
against the removal Of the county
seat in the eastern part Of
the county are making the assertion
that the commissioners will build a
$50, 600 court house If the county
seat Is moved to Spokane Falls. This
can only be used with effect among
those not conversant with the law.
By referring to sections 1859 and
2GS3 Of the code Of Washington ter
rItory, it will be seen that even
should the commissioners desire
such a thing the matter rests en-
tirely with the people. For the in
formation Of the public we publish
the sections just as they exist:
SEC. 26s2. Thc board Of county
commissioners Of the several cOun-
ties in this territory shall have no
power to levy Il special tax for
county purposes except In the man
ner hereinafter provided, unless
otherwise specially ordered by
special laws.
SEC. 2GS3. When in the opinion
OF the county commissioners Of any
county the public good requires "A
court house, Jail or other county
bHilding, they shall estimate the
cost thereof aud submit the same to
the people OF their county at the
next general election, notice thereof
being given at the same time and
place as for other elections, when, II
Il majority OF the voters Of such
county shall vote In favor Of such
special tax, the commissioners shall
assess and cause to be collected such
tax in the same manner as other
county taxes are collected.
, 1885-12-05

THE organs Of Cheney have fol-
lowed a very aggressive course in
the present campaign on the propo-
sitiOn to submit the relocation Of the
county seat to the free and indcpen-
dent voters. They have been slimy
with abuse Of individuals and this
community in general. 1t is fortu-
nate really for Spokane Falls that
those sheets followed that course in
stead Of taking a manly stand and
discussing the matter calmly and
dispassionately. We have met a
number Of gentlemen during the
past few weeks who have heretofore
favored Cheney, but they became so
thoroughly disgusted with the local
papers Of that hamlet that they have
entirely changed their sentiments,
are not only in favor Of submitting
the proposition to the people but
will work hard for this city. Had the
papers Of the Falls desired to go into
the fight and drag up the shortcom-
ings Of our neighbors the job would
have been easy, for'the crowd down
there has many vulnerable points
that could have been touched to
the quick. We want to see this
question submitted to the free and
independent voters on its merits. II
we lose in the fight well and good.
That will settle the controversy, but
we can feel that we did our best and
that we can submit to the decision
Of the majority.
, 1885-12-05

JusT 10 show how the people Of
the county feel on this matter Of
voting on the county seat question
we give the following, as the returns
up to date, Of those signing the pc
tliion. The signatures are only those
uf voters; UOulee preeenct, l3O out
of f42 voters; Deep creek precinct,
incomplete, Il7i Peone precinct, 142;
Rlchland precinct, 1915 Spring val
Ihy precinct, Mr.. Fenn's home, Sc
aut of6f VOtes; the eight not on the
list were parties who the solicitor
was unable to find : Spokane Bridge
prneinct, "a. Pretty good showing,
Oh 2
, 1885-12-05
LOCAL LINES.


- The Traders national bank is dis
playing handsome new sign.
- ono or two Of the electric lights seem
cranky and half the time they don't work.
90 Get in and sign that petition at the
postofice, II you have not already done
- Children tell your mammas IN take
some chances for the doll exhibited at
the Great Eastern.
90 L6ok out for the new cutter which
will soon be exhibited for the benefit Of
the new Catholic church.
-- The bazaar for the benefit Of the new
Catholic church will take place at the
opera house on the 10th, 10th and l7th
instant.
-. Artists go look at tho fine oil paint
ing exhibited at the Great Eastern for the
bazaar Of the 18th, 10Th and 18th instant,
and take one Of the 50 chances.
- VIM. Coats, who filed the billet, and
filed it well, as the engineer OF the steam
er KoOtenai, all summer, is taking a rest
m our city after his arduous labors. Mr..
Goats also runs Little to prospecting and
has several mines on the string.
80 Misery is mild word to describe tho
mischief to body and mind caused by
habitual constipation. The regular use Of
Ayers cathartic pills, in mild doses, will
restore the torpid viseera TO healthy activ-
ity. Try them and be cured.
When you are passing The Great
Eastern Co.'S store just throw your eye
over their gents furnishing goods and hat
and cap window. You will see the finest
line Of scaris and silk handkerchiefs sus.
pendcrs, sc. that you ever saw.
80 The services preparatory to com
munion will be held by the Presbyterian
church this evening at7;3O in their place
Of meeting in Brownies block. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev. Donald
Ross, Of Dartland, Ohio. All welcome.
r. g. Watson, pastor.
- Geo. Mulock, hate Of Rockford and
now an out. and-out SpOkanite, is the party
who will manage the new shave shop just
east cf WolyertOn's store. George Is a
ski.lful manipulator OF the razor and a
pleasant fellow, and ought TO work up
quite a practice In his line.
Il say Tom: II you don't feel like in
vestiug in an Overcoat this year you want
TO % to The Great Eastern Co. and buy
one Of those fine double breasted chin
chilli or fur coats and vests. They have got
some oi the nobbiest styles you ever saw,
in blue, brown, seal brown, sage green
and all the newest cnlors Of the season and
they sell them cheap, too, cheaper than
Portland or San francisco.
- Commissioner Daye Anderson, who
represents the southern part Of the county
faithfully and we'll, was in tho city yes
terday. Mr.. Anderson is a gentleman
who not only stands high in the estima-
ton of his neighbOTs but has innumera-
BILE friends scattered all over the county.
Dave met with kindly welcome among
our people, who cheerfully elected HIM
a commissioner and who feeImghty well
, 1885-12-05

A PRETTY little scheme Of some
one opposed to the relocation Of the
county seat Is circulating a petition
headed in favor OF the proposition.
When large numberOf names have
been secured these heads are cut on
and a remonstrance head is pasted
on. Our Legislators SHOULD put no
trust in such documents. A list OF
names with a pasted head attached
is a pure fraud. Look out for them.
, 1885-12-05

A GENTLEMAN from the south part
ef the county says; 81 have not
mixed up In this county seat ques-
ilon, but since the division Of the
county I see the injustice to a great
majority Of the taxpayers In eontin-
uing the county seat in its present
location. 1 am now earnestly in
terested "a having the question sub
mitied directly to the people," So
fav We an
, 1885-12-05

THE Cheney Tribune rings In a
Bew editor every week who saoots
"a his load at Spokane Pals and
tills b'ck u give the next a chance.
The hist ehump who mounts tho tri-
rnd 3 ihe very worst Of the batch.
He sells what he knows about run
ruads, and Ike the frightened os-
rich hiding from BE pnnuers, not
eniy fms 10 hide hla identity but
iI'phy the iirgesi part o. his body
lo ihe ruliig eize.
, 1885-12-05
Notice.

We call the attention Of the public
to our stock Of Mers Furnishing
Goods, Clothing, Undey1cear, Hats,
Boots and Shoes, Rubber Goods,
Gloves, TObaccos and Cigars, Etc,
Etc, direct from the manufacturers.
Agent for Wilson Brothers Chicago
perfect fitting shirts iShirtsinldde 10
order a specially We carry every
article IN Mems lKeU. Prices low as
the lowest, wholesale and retail.
SHERWOOD a DEMPsIE,
Mems Emporium,
, 1885-12-05

rI1REAsURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF
the CotuptrpllerU Of the Currency, Washing
ton N0vembc l3th ,lsSi Whereas. by satlsfnr.
ID has been made To appear that the TrldcrS'
National Bank of spokane Falls. In the city
Of spokane Fails, In the County Of SPOKANE
and territory Of Washington, has complied
with all the provisions Of the Revised Stat
utes Of the United States, required 10 be COM
piled with before an association shall be au'h-
orizcd tGcommsncc the business of banking.
Now, Therefore, I, Henri W. Cannon. Comp
trullcr Of the Currency, do hereby certify
that the finders National Bank Of Spokane
Falls. n re city of spokane Falls, In the
county ~ Spokane and Territory Of Wash
iugtnn, Il authorized To commence the husl-
ness Of banking Hs provided IN section my
one hundred and slNiN-niue Of the Revised
statutes 0fthp United y l'cs.
in testimony whereof witness my hand and
seal Of office this 18th day pf November, 1885.
II. W. CANNON,
IsFAL1 Comptroller of the Currency.
20
, 1885-12-05

FRIEEDs Of the movement to sub
nit tho location Of the county seat
TO the popular vote are voluntarily
taking petiiiohs out through the
county and are injecting wlth splen-
did encouragement. All that Is
wanted Is to submit the question to
a vote Of the people. Their voice
decides The contest.
, 1885-12-05

Geo. Mulock has just opened a
cozy tonsorial parlor on the north
side Of Riverside avenue, next to
Wolverton's hardware establish
ment, where the public will always
find him ready to do shaving at IS
cents and hair-cutting nt 35 cents.
Remember the place and do not fail
To give Mr.. MulOck q call.
, 1885-12-05

FROM every part Of the county
comes cheering reports Of the unani-
nifty % the feeling among the peo-
pie that She question Of the re-loca-
ton Of the county seat shall be sub
mitted to'the voters. Precincts that
three years ago did not cast a vote
for Spokane Falls are solid for re-
consideration.
, 1885-12-05
Card

wish to offer my most grateful
thanks to the I'd infantry band Of
Fort COeur d'Alene for the fine con-
cert they gave here last Thursday
for the benefit Of the Catholic church
am trying to finish. l extend the
same to all those who exerted them
selves in dispOsing Of the tickets for
the concert and to all those who at
tended. Thanks to this aid, work
has been resumed at once and the
noise Of the hammer is heard now
where soon the praises of God will
be echoed.
FATHER LOUIS JACQUET, S. J.
, 1885-12-05
ATTENTION. CITIZENS.

There are now a large number Of
both lady and gentleman voters in
our city who have so far failed to
sign the petition asking for the sub
mission OF the relocation Of the
county seat 10 the voters. No one
is truly friend OF the city who fails
in this duty. In order that none
may be missed, the list will be at
the postoffice up to o'clock p. NJ. to-
day, and all those who have so far
neglected signing the document are
requested to call at the postotiice
and do so before that hour.
, 1885-12-05
DYSPEPSIA.

Sedentary habits, mental Worry, nervous
excitement, excess or imprudencc in eat
ing or drinking, aud various other causes,
induce Constipation followed by general
arrangement Of the liver, k.dneys, and
stomach, in which the disorder Of each
organ mcrca.cs the infirmity Of the others.
The immediate results are Loss Of Appc-
titc, Nausea, Foul Breath, Heartburn, Flat
ulcnce, Dizziness. Sick Headaches, failure
OF physical and mental vigor, distressing
sense Of weight and fullncss in the stomach,
and Increased CUstiyencss, all Of which are
known under ono head as Dyspepsia,
In every instance where this disease does
not originate from scrofulous taint in the
blood, Ayers PILLS may be confidently
relied upon to effect . cure. Those eases
not amcnnble 10 the curative influence Of
AYERS PILLS alone will certainly Yield u
the PILLS are aided by the powerful blood
purifying properties Of AYERS SARSAPA-
RILLA.
Dyspcptics should know that the longer
treatment Of their malady Is postponed,
the more difficult Of cure 1t becomes.
, 1885-12-05
County Official Paper.
sATuRDAY.........'.~.DEc. 8, 1885

BY actual sarvey the residence Of
Geo. Forster, IN this city, Is exactly
IN the centre Of the county. Why
should the county seat be located at
4 point twenty miles south and west
Of the centre Of the county?
, 1885-12-05

CHENEY people are in stew and
and resort to the most desperate
means. Recently a poor woman
who was about to move from Cheney
to Spokane Falls was solicited to
sign a remonstrance. She informed
her caller that in the future her in
terests would be at the Falls and she
did not wish to sign a remOnstrance.
She was apqroachad time and again
and still held out. Just before leav-
ing that place for this city she called
on u physician to pay a bill she was
owing him, or to make arrangements
to pay 1t. He looked pleasant and
said there was no bill if she signed a
paper he had in his hands. 1t was n
remOnstrance. The Inference to be
drawn was that II the signature fail
ed the bill would be immense. She
succumled to the force Of circum-
stances.
, 1885-12-05

Money loaned on Jewelry, II. II. Furni-
ture, fine wearing apparel, chattol mort
gage and personal security. Burglar proof
safe for diamonds and other vRluables.
JNo. !. BooGE,
At Harry Hayward's Howard Street.
, 1885-12-05

SPOKANE FALLS is a prolific town
for hatching railroad projects. A
few years ago the people Of that
wide-awake place built railroad to
the COeur d'Alene mines, on paper,
and now they are projecting one to
the COlville quartz mines and one to
PalOuse city, Pennington and Mos
COW. When all these prospective
roads shall have been built, together
with the mOOnshine road through
Big Bend via Skagget pass TO Puget
sound, Spokane Falls will become a
great railrOad centre. But then we
admire the gO-ahead spirit Of its peO-
pie and IL Is not expected that all Of
their wild schemes will be crowned
with success. They are a good set
OF rUstlers.
The above item Is from the Ellens-
burg LOcalizer, and from the gen.
eral drift Of the article we are lead
to believe that our contemporary has
doubts as to the genuineness Of the
scheme on foot to put a new road
from some point on the Northern
Pacific southwark into the Palouse
country, and in Act IS rather shaky
in his faith in any railroad that has
the faintest idea Of touching at Spo-
kane Falls in its meanderings
through eastern Washington. We
take no pleasure in vexing human
being with disappointments, but II
the editor OF the Local
izer wiz condescend to protract his
days Of existence Just for a year or
two he will be overwhelmed with
disappointment by seeing a road not
only from this city southwark into
the great wheat country about Span
gle, Waverly, Rockford, Farming
ton, and Palouse city, with Its num-
erous feeders stretching out like the
arms Of an octopus, but also well
equipped and good paying lines Of
road running into the the Colville
mining country, and also out into
that agricultural paradise, the Big
Bend. The demand exists for such
roads, and where there is n demand
there can always be found capital to
go to work and build. The scheme
are neither wild nor are they built
up by people Of this place. Each and
every project enumerated above arc
feasible, practical, and even neces'
sary, and the day is coming, and thai
not 50 far of, when the editor Of the
LOcdlizeT will be able to see all those
lines In operation and he will not bC
much older than he is now, either.
, 1885-12-05

We are informed by a party Just
from Cheney that the wire pullers
Of that burg are doing all in their
power to defeat the proposed meas
ure Of submitting the location Of the
county seat to the voters, and are 50
jealous in their efforts that they halt
at no fraud, no matter how great
One Of the games they are up to is
10 first have oil those possessing
such a thing TO sign their given and
middle names, and then in order to
swell out the list, the proper name
is added at another part OF the list
with the initials attached. This is
great leather, but il a few Of these
slight inaccuracies are pointed out
to our representatives 1t will have Il
tendency to shake their faith in the
honesty Of purpose Of the Cheney
people.
, 1885-12-05

Two hundred already sold this
season. Two hundred more Of those
elegant heating stoves, cook stoves
and ranges, just arrived at Newport
& HOlley's.
, 1885-12-05

CHENEY stands alone trying to
dictate TO large, wealthy and pros
porous cOunty. It Is another case Of
the tall wagglng the dog.
, 1885-12-05

THE most cheering reports are
coming in from the country pre-
cincts. Everybody seems to want
the chance TO vote on the relocation
OF the county seat
, 1885-12-05

Miss Emma J. Elgin, late Of Quin-
cy, ILL.,, can be found ut the residence
Of J. IL Bishop, corner SECOND and
MIL streets. Terms rcas0hable.
, 1885-12-05

INTaITWTNIW TIVT0N9
C n NcHenry ,Sn Frn J A Murry, Butte
A b HolbrOok ,Helna FDChambers, city
, 1885-12-05
SPECIAL DISPATCH.
SAN francisco, Nov. 18th.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18th.
GREAT EASTERN CO.,
Spokane Falls, W. T.
Reduce your clothing stock. Have pur-
chased Forty Thousand Dollars Worth from
an Extensive Firm Retiring from Business.
Sacrifice your stock to make room.
F. TOKLAS.
, 1885-12-05

WE have yet to hear a single argu-
ment against submitting the county
seat location to the people.
, 1885-12-05

As FAR as can be ascertalned Che
ney is the only precinct that objects
to putting the county seat question to
a vote.
, 1885-12-05

EVEN the precincts adjoining Che
ney favor the proposition to submit
the county seat matter to the voters.
, 1885-12-05

CPECIAI inducements offered 10 Merchant
- Miners, Mechanics, Farmers and al
lu.-l-. nL { -.m m ur-LLL mon