, 1888-12-20


In all to about S26. On Tuesday Ander-
son was before the court and paid S42 on
a charge OF disorderly conduct in connec-
ton with the above case, both OF which
ines he paid. IL Is said warrant will
be sworn out by Mrs. Earl charging him
with perjury in the same cases so alto
0ether he is having a hard time in secur-
ing the society of his spouse.
VIM. ii. Constance of Port Tow nsepd.
washington territory, is in the city, the
guest OF friends and relatives. Mr.. Con-
stance IS a brother of John Constance
and left this city fifteen years ago as an op-
orator on the A. u G. w. Mr. Constance
says that ten years ago he slept on the
ground now occupied by Spokane Falis
and he could have then purchased all the
land be wanted for $3.50 per acre, there
being but three houses there To-day the
same land is worth $1,000 a foot and the
town has 10000 inhabitants. There are
buildings there that are not equaled by
the best in Mansfield, some being brick
ive stories high with elevators, electric
bells and all modern appliances. He looks
upon Spokane Falls as tue most promising
! city OF the west. although be himself is a
resident OF Port Townsend. Spokane has
five railroads and great country sur
rounding it.
Mr.. Constance says that the most re-
markable growth of town was that of
Wardner in the Occur d'Alenes. Fire
swept over that country number Of years
ago and left tall stumps burnt of all their
limbs. These trees fell across each other
and formed an impossible Jungle exceot
with the greatest labor on foot. Six
months from the discovery OF gold there
was town of from 1000 to 800 people,
electric light, water works, etc. Mr., Con-
stance went to Wardner about this time
afoot and in the following spring rode
thither in the cars.
Ho believes that Seattle will always re.
main the leading city of Puget Sound,
although all OF the towns will be large.
Mr.. Constance and Recorder Voegele
were schoolmates and pushed good
neighbor's pumpkins down into the creek
together er.-Mansfeld (Ohio) Herald.
! There is the greatest activity at present
& at the yards of the Seattle, Lake Shore 4
Eastern railroad Workmen are busy
blasting rock. laying tracks and building
the roundhouse and repair shops. There
will be ten tracks in the depot yard. The
roundhouse will be thirty feet wide at the
front, sixty-two in the rear and seventy.
| two feet deep. The repair shops will adjoin
it. These buildings will only be erected
temporarily, rs it is intended to place the
roundhouse and repair shops about mile
ana hait further up the roau.
The ground where the depot will be
erected will be filled in this winter, and
| the building will be commenced in the
spring. The depot will be a four story
structure, 72xl00. very artistically de-
signed. Its constructions would have
been begun this winter if it had not been
| for the condition of the ground. which
was in such "a state that change of
weather would necessitate the stopping of
work The company did not want to take
the risk, and will build temporary depot
for the winter, about 100 yards above the
viaduct. The latter is u solid structure,
which connects the road on both sides over
the tracks.
Work is being rapidly pushed on all
sections of the road, and men will be kept
employed as long as the weather will per-
nit.
Thomas A. Garfield and daughter Of
burlington, Vermont, are on Il visit
through the territory. Mr.. Garfield was
one or the early managers and general
agents of the Northern Pacific railroad
and rode once from Walla Walla on horse
back along the present route 10 Helena.
Montana. He went to Puget Sound in
the year 1863 with Lieutenant Ammon of
the United States navy, and made gem
eral survey of the Sound He was in
search of terminus for the road. In
1877 he came again, and with several
other directors of the road and Captain
! Ainsworth of California they picked out
| Tacoma as suitable place ID. q. Linds-
ley crossed the Cascade mountains near
Whatcom and narrowly escaped with his
| life, and it was then decided not to cross
| mountains, but to 90 on down the Coum
bla river to Portland and thence to the
Sound. Mr., Garfield purchased $500 acres
here for the Land company and railroad
besldei other property, and took promi-
nent part in the engineering and coustruc-
tion of the road. He is an uncle of Senator
Eugene Garfield of Whatcom, and will
pay visit to his nephew.
A movement is on foot here to organize
u building and loan association in Spokane
on the plan of those which have been so
successful in Eastern cities, and meeting
has been called for Friday night of this
week at Moore's hall, on Riverside and
Howard streets. This is matter that
should interest every homeseeker and the
meeting should be well attended.
The mass meeting to elect delegates to
the admission convention at Ellensburgh
on January 3D., will be held at American
Resort hall this afternoon at o'clock.
Every precinct in the county has been uoti
fed, and full representation is expected.
Ex. Policeman Fisher ia wanted by the
police for an assault on an inmate Of "No
TO-" The trouble occurred about noon
yesterday. A warrant was sworn out, but
the ex-offcial has, up the this writing
evaded the officers.
II you want bargains In real estate. re-
member that we have for sale business and
residence property, also choice farming
lands. |. S. Kaufman & Co.