, 1889-03-07
TRIBUTARY TERRITORY,
Items OF Interest From Rosalia, sprsRu
mud Other NoiRhhnrin1 Cuwna

TRIBUTARY rERRITORY.
Items OF Interest From Rosalia, spraguS
and Other Neighboring Towns.
RosALIA, March 2, Correspondence,
The snow has almost disappeared and
farmers arc preparing to start plowins
aud seeding, and u large increase in acre
age will be planted this year.
Pine creek has risen very quickly, but 10
now getting lower again, and the roads
will soon dry up, when 1t will be getting
better travelling.
George p. Tolton has returned from his
trip to the Sound and reports real estate
booming and dirt there An expensive ar
ticle.
D.F. Anderson went to Cheney and
Spokane Falls on business trip.
J. L. Terry IL erecting dwelling house
which promises to be nice, substantial
structure.
A. b. Grey has bought the interest Of
M. H. West In his general merchandise
store, and 1t will now be carriad on by A.
B. Grey.
M. II. West is erecting q building for
the new premises Ia few days.
Lots of eniigrants and land seekers are
here and real estate 10 fast changing
hands.
DOINGs AT sPRAGUE.
The Sprague Mail Of this week contains
the following items Of general interest.
A new Touring mill company is being
organized here, and Mr.. o. G. Cove OF
Portland. Oregon, is expected here next
week to submit bids for furnishing the
machinery for it. The mill will contain
all the latest improved machinery aad will
have capacity Of 800 barrelg OF flour per
day. 1t will be ready to grind in time to
use some of this seasons crop. When the
o. X. Il N. is built in here from the Oaks.
dale branch great deal Of wheat from the
Palouse country will be ground here.
Why cant We have q foundry and use
up some OF the scrap iron that Is lying
around the car and machine shops2 Tive
or three car loads of it are shipped to
other places every week, aud it ought to
be stopped. We should uso it right here
ut home.
q j. ID. Nelson has bought the three lots
hack of Genres a. Hertrich's store, and is
building a livery stable on them. The
building il 32x75 feet, with carriags
l6 feet wide on the east side. II will be
completed by the middle of March.
Our creamery will be ready to begin
operations about the 18th of March.
pALoUsE POINTERS.
The Palouse Gazette says Liney Wan
Schoick, whose parents live on Spring fat.
q short distance from town, is the victim
OF one OF the basest outraRes ever perpet-
rated in Whitman county. She is scarcely
IA years of age and Is bright and APP
parertly innocent little girl of respectable
parents. A few days ago she gave birth
to child which died, and the recovery of
names AL. ClevenRer, q bachelor, ~ the
cause Of her ruin. ClevenRer owned the
ranch on which the Van Schoick family
resided and made his home with the finn
lily. He skipped the country several
months ago. Taking into confederation
the girls age, tho circumstances, and the
man q age, it is putting il mildly TO say
that he deserves the extent OF the law and
the contempt of the community.
George w. Jones was kicked in the
stomach by horse on Friday last, at
Grady's place, near Almota, and after suf.
ferin0 intensely, died Sunday evening.
FuDeral services were held at the Wicks'
schoolhouse Tuesday afternoon, Rev. j. T.
Whalley OF Colfax officiating. The body
was embalmed and sent to Wisconsin for
burial. where his mother resides.
On Monday last, Sheriff Berry proceeded
to Tekoa with number Of the Chinese
who were driven of by mob few days
ago and placed guard to protect them, ut
the written request Of the officers of the
railroad company. Report has reached
here that a Chinese cook at boarding
house there has since been taken out and
hanged by q mob.
AN INDIANS ESCAPE.
The Indian who was confined in the
county wigwam, awaiting the action of
the grand jury for stealing horse, dug
out through the floor on last Friday night,
and with a big fifteen pound weight on
his leg made his escape. He is almost
sure to be caught. az the shackle was one
OF those ase-hardened. steel concerns that
he will be unable to remove, and it will
sooner or later become a question with
him If life in the penitentiary without 1t
will not be preferable 10 com mparative free
dom with it,-Goldendale Sentinel.