| Show I AJFftirs at the Reef SILVER REEF Aug 21st 1881 1 Editors Herald There is very little of news to record re-cord Weather continues away up the mercury each day rising from 104 to 108 with little hope of more rain at present Markets are much the same as at last writing Quite a number of our citizens who have been away to the cool waters and the shades of whispering groves have returned Yesterday the free and independent voted a 1 per cent school tax to provide for a free school The firm of Liddle Bros Co has sold its stock interests and trade to the new firm of Gillespie Lund Co the latter having taken possession posses-sion and business is moving regularly regu-larly along so we have i lost one of the first business firms in town to find another as good and reliable There are quite a few men awaiting places for labor week after week so tis little use for others to come here seeking work We have all the dwellings and business houses that are needed so there is neither room for builders more than miners and laborers Health is still generally good though in some of the settlements billions and intermittents are appearing ap-pearing Trade is certainly improving very slowly but steadily but is more healthy and improving steadily Fruit is extremely cheap and in great abundance J |
