, 1889-02-21

ths MARKET except at very high figures.
Those who desire q possession with water
frontage had better not wait for oh ea psr
rates than exist at present.
The Spokane REVIEW now reaches Msdf.
cal Lake NJ 0:45 ON tbs morning Of publics-
| ton, which enables our people to get
nearly rs fresh news ~ the Inhabitants Of
Spokane.
A. Humphry is negotiating for n
twenty five horse power engine for his
planning mill. In case he perfec's the ar
langements he intends to establish an cleo
iric hight plant to supply the town wish
brilliancy.
Ths population OF the Dominion Of Can
Ada was materially reduced during the pass
week by two families. OF ten msmbsTs
them will occupy the old house OF Mr.. Le
Fevre and work his place.
we question whether there ID at present
9 town Ia Washington which presents .
inner held for the establishment Of . bank
than Medical Lake. Such an Institution
would do good business from the start
ana with the certaintiss IN sight no risk
Whatever would be incurred In reapiDr
handsome profits In tho near future.
Chas. Bloonsr and wife, OF Spokane
Fs,s were at Medical lake last week with
. view OF looking over the town and TO
ascertain the advantage Of the place for
tie location OF q hrst class furniture a.
tabiishnent. Before leaving Mr.. Bioomsr
decided to locate here and It will not b.
long before he viii have businsss build.
Ing In course OF erection. A residenoe lot
was purchased by them south OF Mr.. Cor
belts residence. ID. r. Percival, brother
OF Mrs Bloomer, came over with then
rom Cheney and assisted them In getting
Oas OF our real estate men consumsted =
trade between Mr.. Mortor, proprietor OF
the Medical Lake powder works, and
dnos' McCort, representative Of the drm OF
Stsver q Walker, Of Spokane Falls, In
which the former receives steam engine
and evsporatOr In exchange for lake front
property, valued at 81. .0e0. The agent We
learn received valuable force pump for
his co nmission.
Geo. Price. brother OF Mrs. Geo. Wal.
,srs s,.,i. Of this Is place, died at the spokane
the receipt of the sad news left ct once to
assist In paying the last respects to the
remains.
q. Bishop, proprietor OF the Pacific ci.
ssr store at Spokane, was in town on
II. Quartly. Mr.. Bishop intends to ret in
to business In this growing town In the
near future.
Lumber IL on the ground for the con-
struction OF two-stOry building by Mr..
Hallett on Stanley street near Lake street.
M. Bartholomew has bought lot ON
the corner OF Brewer and Fellows street
with the intention Of erecting thereon .
residence In the near future.
Mrs. w. II. Pettis OF Oakland, CAL. sis
ter Of Mrs. Thomas Campbell. arrived ON
Tuesday from Spokane Falls to stay few
days on visit.
The telegraph wire along the Seattle line
reached here from the west on Thursday
and an instrument Is expected ct Medical
Lake the fore part OF next week. On the
N. r. line the line men got the same In
running order As far westward a. Deep
Creek Falls.
Close to the town on the west is large
body Of medicinal water, whose curative
effects, especially for rheumatism, are un-
rivalled in America. East OF the town,
one mile from Medical Lake, and running
parallel Herewith. is Silver lake, one Of
the finest large bodies nf frelb water in
Washington, filled with fish, and abound
ing In attractions sought after by health
seekers and tourists. Between these two
lakes IL tract OF land resembling q large
park, which ooAstitutcl one OF the finest
townsitss on this coast, with splendid
drainage, fresh and uedicsted water eAsily
obtained, and two railroads running along
the northern rim Of the domain.