The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

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Messrs Rehmke Bros having purchased
the Frsbie property on Fourth street
will fit it up for the jewelry and photo
graphic business. George Elliott re-
sold the bonebrake property, within a
few days after purchase, at a handsome
profit, to Frank Forrest and who will
were this week purchased by Hon. John
A. Shoudy in the west end of town.
New lumber is seen piled upon va
cant lots in different parts of town, and
the probabilities are that many new
buildings will be erected within the
next few weeks.
A petition asking Congress to sell
the odd section lands to actual settlers
in 100 acre tracts at not more than s.. 60
per acre, the proceeds to be given to
the first company building the Cascade
division railway, is being numerously
signed. The petition further sets forth
that parties signing the same are in
no wise responsible for resolutions of
personal praise or censure recently
acted upon in connection with the rail
road land Indignation resolutions.
Such petition modified to meet the re-
quirements OF the Brents suggestions
to the Committee upon Public lands
would receive the signature of over
threc-fourth of our population.
An occasional pack horse being fitted
for the road is highly suggestive of
spring. Farmers are beginning to fit
up their plows and the succulent sal.
mon will soon be speared in our streams.
One of the most reliable indications
that spring has arrive is the fact that
the usual spring run of 81. O. US" are
maturing rapidly and everybody may
confidently be expected to at once don
the usual spring 'rustle''.
With Judge Bull on Friday morning
came Rev. John Abbott Laurie, who
with his family has come from Duluth,
Minnesota to reside in our midst. Mr..
Laurie will have charge of the Presby-
terian work in this locality and from
| his appearance tat a distance) coupled
with what we CLEAN hastily from his
fellow passengers en- route to this place
from the Dalles we believe he will earn
and receive hearty welcome from our
people.
Our friend Dillon has u neat commO-
! dious shop in the lower end of town.
With good sense he selected a conven-
lent location for mechanical purposes
combining also a nice residence site.
The shops and surroundings are like Mr.,
Dillon's work, perfect, except that
there is a sort of left handed lonesome
ness about the residence site that can
not be remeded until a member of the
fair sex shall have been appointed gen.
eral superint endent of the building
department.. Stepping into the shop
suddenly one may see an illustration
of perpetual motion in the shape of a
neatly balanced SIX pound wheel max
ing some 5000 revolutions per minute
without any visible power attachment
The secret lies in the fact that stout
Irvine is first tightly wrapped around
the shaft then quickly and forcibly un-
wound which causes the wheel to rap
idly revOlve for ten or fifteen minutes,
An impression prevails that the title
to lots in the Smith Bros addition to
Ellenshurg is not exactly clear. This
is too bad and should not longer be al
lowed to remain in doubt. The twenty
acre tract upon which it is laid out is
not very large body of land, but the
fact that uncertainty prevails undoubt-
eddy deters considerable building, and
thus retards the growth of our town.
If there is a drawback and remedy,
let US find them out.
Mr.. Dillon has sent east for 1000
black walnut slips which with one years
thrifty increase and multiplication will
enable him to supply many people with
a start in this desirable tree variety,
and the mark of which will be indclli-
bly, made upon the appearance OF our
valley.
Judge Bull and ThOs. Haley returned
on Thursday night. David Murray was
Expected here on Friday evenings
} stage.
George H. Smith returned from
Portland on Wednesday evening.
While below he saw David Murray
and George f. Smith and in Yakima
met Hon. Walter A. Bull and b. E.
Snipes. George states that the ''heavy
weights" were all in good condition
and will shortly return TO the Kite
tas. This is evidence conclusive that
when supply of raw material is re
puired to be converted into twenty