The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23
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Indian boys from the chenawa Oregon
training school VIII have a good team or
hand At the convention TO play
ur. James II. Eag.eson. president of the
seattle association. and Secretary Swift
ana Ar. E. K. Green. physical director,
nave been assigned important topics on
tns programme for the convention Cecil
J.. Gates. field secretary international y
NJ. c. A. committee Henry ]. Mccoy. Sec
rotary Ear Francisco association: Noel H
Jacks. secretary Oakland association:
President Stephen b. L. Penrose. % Whit.
man college. and Rev. d. c. Garrett. OF
Portland. VIII deliver addresses and take
part In the discussions OF important topics.
Sergean. Peer answered the telephone at
police headquarters yesterday afternoon.
Some one at Third avenue and Cedar
street. North Seattle said that a man was
terrorizing the nsighbornooe. An officer
was wanted Immediately. Jus. then the
registering machine IN the outer office
commenced Keeling OF numbers at a lively
rate. Out rushed the sergeant and COM
nlenced making figures on a long sheet.
Suddenly tha telephone had another cit.
and the sergeant made a rush 20 see what
had broken loose. This time some other
peaceabie citizen In North Seattle was in
trouble A man was frightening the life
hcenan was needed instantly or the popu-
Iation would be rnassaered. The sergeant
was about to suggest that they find the
policeman On that beat when a drunken
man with a story os many trials and trib-
uiations commenced blowing volumes OF
odoriserous breath under his nose. Some
sergeants would have sworn. but Sergeant
Peer never does such things. He kept cool.
and when he had disposed Of the North
Seattle tad fa mas
with the breath 20 safe distance, he sug-
eested that Detective Williams go out to
North Seattle and see IL there was any
thing left. With sigh the sergeant sat
down to the buzzing machine. but only for
an instant. The telephone rang once more.
and this time the announcement came
that the wild man was tearing up things
In the Parlor grocery. Meanwhile Detec-
tive Williams had started for North Seat
tie. When he reached Second avenue and
Cedar street an amusing sight was re
vealed. big. tall, lanky man was sailing
along the street, every now and then let
ting sundry war whoops out of him that
were calculated TO scare the residents FOR
ten blocks around. AS a slight variation
the man would jump up into the air and
crack his heels together
II Jim Carroll and tough man." was
the way he introduced himself to Detec-
o1t tgidt ui0 prevent
him from taking a ride in the patrol wag-
on. He said that he was looking for trou-
Bile and that the police had robbed him the
last time he fell into their clutches. To
Jaiier Corbett Carroll went into a dis
eussslon OF the Irish. He said Il was all off
with the Irish. and that because Corbett
was part Dutch that did not help him a
little bit.
Assistant United States Attorney Clay
pool, who has been In the city for the
past three weeks In attendance on the
Federal court. returned to Tacoma yes
terday with his wife and daughter for the
holidays. Speaking OF his experience and
the things which had mos. impressed him
while here, he said: Although ! have
lived on Puget sound for more than ten
years. I never before spent any consider
able time in Seattle on any one visit OF
course I have been very busy. but four
things have impressed me very much.
The commercial activity of Seattle is
startling. The members or the bar of this
city are unusually courteous and pleas
ant 10 meet personally and professionally.
ST Marks church reflects in a religious
way the spirit OF the place and the times.
the congregations being large. the music
good and Mr.. Llwyd is great preacher.
Lastly think the city should be proud
of Wagners band. II IS all right. All
this Just represents the little ground I
have been over Still you must remem-
Der. there are others"