, 1889-09-19
A CITY'S PRIDE.
The Elegant New Courthouse at
Waterville Delivered to
the County.
Docket Of the District Court---
Railroad Construction---Im-
provements---Mineral
Finds.

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE REviEw.l
WATERvILLE, Sept. S.-September WAS
proud day for Waterville. On the
evening of that day our new courthouse
was turned over to the county. 1t Is a
very handsome two-story building, sur
mounted by an eighty.foot Flagstaff,
from which an immense flag WAS flying
There are five spacious rooms down
stairs, occupied by various officials, and
the entire upper floor is used as court
room. AS this structure cost only 81,
the county has been very lavish in its
furnishings Tho judges and clerks
desks, on a raised platform, probably are
the finest in the territory. Elegant
desks are provided for the attorneys.
The bar is separated from the audito-
rum by very artistic railing. The
stairs and banistcrs leading from the
lower to the upper floor are remarkably
handsome, being made of highly pol
ished native woods. The house is a
credit to the county and Mr.. A. It.,
Greene, its donor, and is as complete u
courthouse us is in the territory. The
exercises consisted of few words by
Mr.. A. Il. Greene. Mr.. w. A. Rcneau re-
ceived II in behalf of the county. After
addresses by other speakers showing the
wonderful progress of Douglas county
and Washington, refreshments were
served by the ladies. All dcpaitc with
three cheers for Greene.
THE DISTRICT COURT
will open tomorrow with the following
cases on the docket:
Divorce suits-Clara J. DAWSON VS..
William Dawson; Clarence II. Grimes
vs.. Elmer =. Geer; Mary A. Pearl VS..
Silas II. Pearl; Silas III. Pearl vs.. Mary
A. Pearl, cross suit.
Ciyil--Wanda Michels vs. A. Woodin;
Nash * stephens vs.. A. Woodin; n. y. X.
II. vs.. A. G. Gillespie, injunction; B. d.
Glascock vs.. Thomas Marshall; territory
vs.. James Taylor.
Criminul-Territory vs. Henry Weber
and others, assault with deadly weapon; !;
territory w. William Downey, larceny of
steer A. l.. Miller and James Miller,
tearing down u house unlawtully; w. IL.
White, assault with deadly weapon;
Charles Sechrist, murder.
District Attorney Mount arrived Fri
day, and Judges Calkins and Nash will
be here tomorrow. In speaking to Mr..
Mount regarding the
PROGRESS OF wATgRviLLE
since he was here last fall, he said it was
remarkable, and he thought that all
things considered, including distance
from railroad, we showed more progress
than any town lie had visited on the
east side of the mountains. If the
Seattle Il Northern railroad had reached
US this fall we would indeed have been a
serious rival to Yakima for the capital.
New and elegant cottage residences
are building all over our town site, and
carpenters are scarce.
j. L. Moore hus returned from trip
to the Sound.
THE RAILROAD
In building towards us at the rate of one
mile per day. Graders are q little this
side Of Davissine. AS soon as the rails
reach this point stages will connect
daily with this town, 1t being ten
hours trip.
New finds in mineral are being struck
almost daily In the mountains west and
north OF us. ..ts
1t Is remarkable how many railroad
men are buying lots here In a small way.
Four new townships will be thrown
open to settlement in u couple of weeks.
School will commence again on the
10Th.
A sensation was caused last Wednes-
day by u real colored gentleman coming
into town on the stage-the first one
ever seen in this city. lie came here to
fit out for the mines.
We have every day on our streets
curiosity, to most people In an ox-team,
composed of one OK hitched in thills to
a txo-wheeled cart. This "tout ensem-
BILE" Is strikingly laughable.