, 1885-10-03
PcK.UPs AND PERSONALS.


- Apples 81 .25 a box at Beams.
- Skating rink opens next week.
An umpire's life is not happy one.
Frost aRd marriages are coming in
fashion all at once.
A complete line Of staple and fancy
groceries at Walker Beams.
- Buy your groceries Of Bean. Fresh
invoice Of goods every week.
Judge OF. Weed is home again
after an absence Of several days.
- Fitch is at work putting up the elec-
trio light poles on Howard street. D
- Miss HawthOrne's engagement here
was a dramatic, II not a financial, success.
Quite a number Of Rockiordites visit
ed the city to witness the base ball con-
test.
- Misses EfIie and Blanche Douglas are
visiting their brother, Judge Douglas, at
Colville.
60. Reports reach US that Colville is
growing rapidly. The mines will make a
ROOu Town ht tnht pOlhts
- Purchase a ticket to the freman's
ball and thus aid deserving public in
stitutlon.
- No nomination WIS made for council
man in the First ward, Saturday. night, so
far as we can learn.
- The very best canned goods in the
market for sale, Wholesale or retail, at
Beams.
The Spokane Falls Gold and Silver
Mining company will bo ready to issue
certificates OF stock in a few days.
A new residence is under way in
Brownies addition. That part Of town is
hlling up rapidly with a good class Of
buildings.
- An electric light Is to illuminate the
front Of the skating rink, while the inte-
rior Is to be made light as day by the same
means.
- There wero three bridal couples at
the California House Sunday night. 1t
was a very trying occasion for landlord
Gray.
"A. II. Porter is to make an extensive
change in his drug store front, making
the show windows ono solid pane Of plate
glass.
There seems to be a war in the apple
market, and II the cutting in prices goes
on much longer that fruit will be given
away.
- Charley CRrson's new residence on
tho north side OF the rlvor Is completed,
1t is quite a large and very attractive
house.
- Gen. Curry has just returned from a
trip into the Colville district. He rOnsid-
ora the outlook for that country very en-
sounging.
- The rains ni the past few days In
sures a sudden shortness Of the Gust crop.
Tho public has every reason to feel
pleased over the change.
-- with thrro mills, several and firms
the n. p. elevator company buying grain
this is made one Of the best markets for
the farmer in the country,
r.. Williams and Miss Fitzgibl,ons,
Of CBur d'Aleno, were made man and
wife at the California house Sunday
evening, Rev. c. C. Burnett officiating.
Tho electric light poles for the wires
and lamps are being put in position rap
idly. Mr.. Fitch expects to he able to fin
tho letter Of his contract on time. l.
Tho Baldwin theatre company, In
which Jos. r. Grisoner aud Phoebe Davies
are the leading stars, Ia billed for the op-
era house on tho evening OF Nov. Sd.
- Harry Mccartney Is getting up SOME
statistics for use in Gov. Squlre's report
on Washington territory. That labor for
this section could not have fallen into
more competent hands.
We acknowledge the receipt Of a COM
plimontary paste board to the Klttitas
county fair to be held at Ellensburgh,
September 9Oth and October LIST and End.
We would enjoy usiug 1t, but cannot get
thOre.
- Newport a Holley had better occupy
the entire block they are in and be done
with II. They are now having a shed
built in thsfeAr Of their establishment in
which to store wirO fencing, coal and
stoves.
1t was Bob HArgrove who sent tho
ragged one-dollAr bill to Johnny Lowlow,
the clown with Roblnson's circus, with
the statement that some circus man must
have lost II, as Il was the only dollar left
in town after the departure CT the COM
pany.
The quantity Of merchandise Of every
description that our dealers are putting
in Is really wonderful. The local mer-
chants have always carried heavy stocks
Of goods, but nothing to compare with tho
oxtonta land assortment that they now have
on hand.
w. o. Matzyer, editor Of the Dayton
Inldnder, spent Saturday and Sunday in
our city. The gentleman was in Spokane
Falls a number OF years ago, when Il was
a barren waste, 40 to speak, and he Is nat
urally surprised at the flourishing city
that few years has produced.
The huge safe for vanvalkenberg's
building and that gentleman's private use
has arrived. Workmen have been busy
constructing the Nanltto contain the same,
for several days. It Is put together to ro-
slst the invade Of FIRE and thieves.
"A force OF carpenters are leveling the
rl,arred and blaclgened walls Of the old