, 1888-11-22

and lighting. There were several men
present besides the half-breed woman and
Carrie The half-breed woman had been
drunk for a week. and was addicted to the
found two morphine bottles on
the table, botn empty, while
there was morphine in a spoon and scat
tered over the table and on the floor. The
woman Carrie. upon being questioned, +,
said that she left at least half bottle of
morphine on the table when she lay down,
but she did not see the other woman take
any of it. The probabilities are that the
woman, being drunk. took an overdose of
the drug, which caused her DEATH.
The authorities, however, will fully in
vestigate the matter. The body was re.
moved to Bloomers undertaking establish.
ment, where an inquest will be held to-
day,
A gentleman from the East called at
this office yesterday for the purpose of
roundings. general advantages, etc. AS
such inquiries are frequent, the REVIEW
| takes pleasure in furnishing the desired
| information.
AN IMPORTANT TOWN.
Sprague is an important town on the
| Northern Pacific railroad, about sixty
| miles southwest Of Spokane Falls. Even
| since the advent of the Northern Pacific,
| Sprague has been one of the business
points on the main line of the road.
The company's machine shops are To-
Gated there and give employment to
| large force of men, In consequence OF
which Il great amount OF money is left in
! the town every month AS most of toe
men employed in the shops have homes of
| their own in the town, the result is that
the money stays at home, to the natural
| great benefit of the place.
In addition to its importance as a rail.
road town, Sprague is happily surrounded
| by agricultural lands of great extent and
| richness. Ii is the principal supply point
and outlet of the famous Big Bend coun.
try, region of vast agricultural resources,
which is settling up rapidly
FERTILE REGION.
There is also large stock country tribu.
tary to Sprague, and within u radius of a
few miles are several beautiful fresh water
lakes. Sixteen miles southeast of the
town is the great Rock lake, which is
twelve miles long and averages about a
mile in width. This Is in many respects
a remarkable body of water, and furnishes
an unlimited field for the study of the
wonders of nature. The lake is surrounded
by volcanic formations of the most extra
ordinary nature, prominent among which
are great towering masses OF stone which
can be seen at a great distance and which
resemble immense castles, presenting a
symmetry wonderful to behold, and
as beautifully designed and as
perfectly modelled as If fashioned
by the chisel of the greatest sculptor. The
shores of the lake are mostly formed of
perpendicular cliffs, some of which are
several hundred feet in height. The waters
of the lake are rs clear as crystal, and
abound in fish, while thousands of wild
fowl are plentiful at all seasons of the
year. The depth of the water at some
points is so great that no one has ever yet
attempted sounding with line long
enough to reach the bottom. The entire
lake appears to be a great volcanic fissure,
and immense lodges and shelves of rock
with perpendicular sides, are traceable
with the eye at great depths through the
clear water.
UNDEvELoPED WEALTH.
There are forests of timber and several
saw-mlls near the head of the lake, while
back few miles there are rich aRricultu.
raj lands. Several small streams flow into
the lake. and the outlet is Rock creek,
which, few miles below where it leaves
the lower end of the lake. flows over
precipice nearly forty feet high.
BUSINESS CENTER.
Sprague is the point of supply for all the
country surrounding this lake. and will
grow in Importance as the country settles
up. There is perhaps not town in the
territory which is blessed with more di
versihed surroundings and general ad
vantapes than Sprague. The town has
nice location, live business men, and an
air Of business activity, that has never
waned since the building of the railroad
IL. ,I sol
The town is fortunate in the possession of
of live newspaper-Che Herald-which
is doing more to bring the great natural
advantages of the place before the public
than all other agencies combined.
A LIVE TOWN.
Sprague may properly be termed live
town, with bright prospects, and advant-
ages which are sufficient assurance of its
continued advancement and prosperity.
GOD BLESS YOU
The REVIEW on behalf OF Spokane Falls
extends its strong right hand to gasp in
honor, good fellowship and congratulation
the honest hand OF Sprapue. That pctur-
esque and prosperous town named after
Colonel Sprague of the Northern Pacific
God bless him who seventeen years ago
handed the writer-then nomad news
paper man-free transportation from Kali
anna to Tenino. May he and his nance
sake town live long and prosper
The third lecture of the popular series
by Rev. Jonathan Edwards at the Congre.
gational church Sunday evening attracted
good audience. The subject matter was
taken from answers to about score of let
ters addressed to representative citizens
asking this question: ''ln your judgment
what reforms are NEST needed to-day ?"
The answers, said the speaker, nat
urally classified themselves under the
head OF political, moral and. re-