, 1889-05-30
FROM ROCKFORD.
Encouraging Railroad Frospeets-Public
Improvsments-Notss and Personals.

Encouraging Railroad Frospects-Public
Improvsments-No,s and Personals.
ROCKFORD, W. T., May "a Correspond
Rockford rejoices with Spokane
Falls in the latter's prosperity, but the
truth is we are 80 busy looking after home
interest that we scarcely ever find time to
be with you, yet if Willard, the railroad
king, is only downed the lst of next
month, the chances are we will have rail-
road connection with your city.
Work began on the 2lst in grading the
two principal streets of our town and old
heads say when the grade IL complete
Rockford will have better streets than
Spokane Falls, if not 30 numerous. The
work is in safe hands, that of J. G.. West
q Co. The GO" | believe, represents
James Roe. joe West, the senior mem.
Der of the com pany, is among US, superin-
tending the work.
The next item of interest is the action
taken by our board of trusteess-who, by
the way, deserve especial mention for
their spirit OF enterprise. Their motto
seems to be money expended on public
works IL a direct revenue to each and
every citizen in the town. They have or.
dered suitable cisterns dug on princi-
pal street to furnish a supply of water for
Il thoroughly equipped fire department;
an election will be held next week to vote
upon the question of creating an indebt-
edness of $1,000, which will carry by An
Allen majority: then bonds will be issued,
payable In ten years, bearing 8 per cent,
and expect Spokane capital will take
them. The people of Rockford would
rather Spokane Falls held mortgage
on the town than any one
else, but with this money we intend to
buy machine" and should the occasion
occur we shall be only too glad to get to
the front and squirt water to save Spokane
property.
Real estate is quiet at present, although
$50, 900 has changed hands ON deals during
the past few months. There are several
splendid snaps in town. but here's what
we need in addition to what we have:
Several well-stocked general merchandise
stores, one or two boot and shoe houses, u
good, big hotel, and for a livery and feed
stable this is. most excellent location.
But what we need most of all Is bank.
Say 10 the out side world that we have
only one or two klckers in town, and they
are worth their weight in mud, and yet
what would we do without themp They
remind US Of the snaRs We have often seen
in the great rivers; they mar the surface
of the flow OF progress, that's all.
Good a. Go. have just completed large
two-story building.
The opera hause mas Just received full
and complete set Of scenery from l.. Ora.
ham OF Kansas City. NO.. and it IL a
daisy; by critics it IL pronounced the finest |
this side of Portland.
Charles p. Coey, our duly elected mem.
Der of the Fourth of July convention at |
Olympia. expects to deal heavily In the |
Coeur d'Alene mines this week. He il |
one Of the men that stands well at home,
and vet ne is successful business man. |
Decoration day will be properly observed |
here on Thursday, Hon. A. X. Clark de. |
livering the oration.
The Wade-Leroyle troup play here the
23th.
MIR. Barbo opens his new etore on the
lst with choice line Of family groceries.
We have three saloons in town and yet |
there has not been an innate in the cooler
for ten days or more.
It il runlored that the "Mogul" of the
Enterprise contemplates matrimony--
hencely this item. bunBLK BEE.