Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-02

Lister. Houghton & Co. ithe Tacoma
lion Works hsvs dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Lister will close up the business Of
the drn, and continue the business,
which be established.
Richards & Harrison will close out
their liquor store today either by private
sale or auction. Mr.. Frank and his
brother vii have charge of the grocery
department. which under their manage
ment will Doubtless prove q Sncaess
Plate & Bsehr, the popal4E gents fur
nishers aud tAilors. are nov settling up
the frm accounts for mutual dissolu.
tiou of partnership. Mr.. Plate will re
main IN the basiness, and Mr.. Btshr
will open cigar store IN Jadson 4 kaR-
dies bnilding, corner Tenth aud P4oife
avenue. which Is TO be ovefhauled and
repaired by April Is.
The Pioneer Settlers Club of Wash
10 ton Territory, numbering 100 mem
bers. persons who have lived here siuca
ls56, have applied to the Northern Pa
ciae for one half fares for themselves.
families sud friends for trip to the
Z stern States this szmmeF, the tickets
10 hold good for three months.
Mrs. Lo1isa t. Hosmer. the notice of
whose death appears in this number Of
the Nees. vas well known in Tacoma.
OF vaIca she Was a resident for a num-
Der of years, and endearsd TO a large
circle Of friends. who viii be panied by
this snnouncenent. She vas the wife
Of Theodore HosmeF, formerly general
manager of the Tacoma Land Comps
ny, also = sister Of tbs late AIRS. G. y.
Wright OF Philadelphia, and Of Mrs. G..
W. Priehard Of Tacoma.
The First Methodiss Charcn, Rsv. ].
A. Ward. pastor, which has been Gu
lATged and completely renovated, will
be opened for public worship tomorrow
When this house was dedicated q few
weeks ago, IL vas the only church
building in the city. aud its use was
shared for two or three years With sew
eral SISTER churches in their infancy
Nov the city Supports fourteen OF A.
teen church organizations. and the ca
paoiiy OF the 6rxf house Of worship
crested has bssa enlarged 70 As 10 give
It sn additional SEATING capacity of one-
third over It's original dinansions 70
sccommodate rs own membership.
The water tank GA reservoir hill was
6lied "a Saturday, and when ths pipes
thaa are nov connected with the ten
porary creek supply are attached 10
thoss connected vlth the tank, wateF
from Spsnavag hke can be taraeS on.
At present the stream 10 allowed 20 low
into the westerly branch of The creek
and lind It's way into the Sound. Tbs
vster IN the tank and dgme looks none
the worse after its nine-mlle trip 20 the
reservoir. A number OF uen ere a. work
preparing the ground at the creek level
IT the foot Of Twenty seventh street for
the location Of the Holly pomping
works, and others are arranging for the
pipe connections 30 thai point from the
hame above. for the p1rposs OF concen-
tsating the motive poser ts run the
pumps. Toe present aaus from Span
away lake 10 the reservoir has q cApae-
ity Of runnina a0u0.o00 gallons daily. q
sappsy Sufficient 10 faFutsk eaeh Of Ia
eonaa ZOO people With over zoo gallons
. day, enough. Il would seem, 10 oesiats
the necessity Of any person going dry
OF visiting tue sNio0ns 10 qnsncn hts
thirst.-Sssrs.