The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-05

head man IN the dry goods department.
and n Hsertet. who was ufrh Earrfng-
ten 4 Smith IN the old days, is the buyer
and has general charge Of tsae hardware
department
Another Of Schwahacher's boys who is
here ts Gus Poiiest. but he is getting In
teressed in rzsrss. He is with his father
IN the frrn OF aandeli & PciIe;t We used
10 call him Or" Eandefi. bat he Is very
much averse 20 this title. He had the
walIa waila addition. and in boom times
was one OF the heaviest real estate opera
tors Seattle had. Polistt. his partner. did
more 10 start the stock exchange here,
and to break IL up. than any other broker.
He IS al the head of the movement 10 start
another stock exchange as an auxiliary
TO the Beard Of Trade
To come back TO the women again.
there Is Mrs. Pease here who has a fine
millinery store, and Mrs EtTie Henderson.
who had charge OF the book department
in McDougaM & Southwicks. She has the
Sewasi roonlsng house in the city, and 1t
is called the So. Elmo.
Gypsy Ashton Once More.
The derai-monde Of Seattle is very
strongly represented here. although ii does
not seem proper TO mention them IL the
same breath with the women who are not
Only RESPECTABLE, but who are winning
fortune fer themselves In this city. How
ever. ar a mere news Item II may he
mentioned that among them are GYPSY
Ashton. who killed her putativs husband.
Thomas Henderson Boyd, the editor OF
the Daily Oiympian. and Nellie Retfingsr.
who left happy home and steady hus-
hand at Whatcom for q gay life In
Seattle and then came here Last week
a young man named Daniels got insatuat-
ed with her. and because she would not
leave her gay life for quiet existence
with him he shot her ard then himself
He is buried. she has wiped away her
crocodile tears and Is as gay as ever
Bully Meyers. who was something OF
celebrity with Ed Powers in their variety
show before the fire. is a gin singer at
the Allen house. r. r Thompson who
had q rest auKant on Third street, has
leased the Creeamore. a iuxuriantly APP
pointed roonltns house. AR Dickman. or
Harms & pickman. came here in March,
iounged around for two or three weeks
hoping to get into the saloon business. but
one night bought CIT butcher business
on Washington street. He was a butcher
before ne Joined Harms. He cleared ss3
the first day and is now extending his
premises.
John Riplinger. erstwhiie deputy county
treasurer has recently gone TO the SLOGAN
on a salary of $50 month, as mana ger or
one of Frank Watson's mines there.
u.
treasurer's office. has Joined ]. F. Fry.
who had large store on West street last
year. In the grocery and green grocery
business They have nice store on CO.
u.nbia avenue but although they deal in
eggs. they carry rocks In their pockets.
like every other Rossand man. Fry is
interested in the Iron Hope and other
claims
Next door to them is Arthur Levin. who
had the cigar stand under the Occidental.
He has also large store on Spokane
street, and Is doing big business.
The only pawnbroker's shop here comes
from Seattle. and Ii is run by Uncle Da-
vid and Uncle kolsky. There has not
been much use for them up to the pres
frogs before a storm. predict that they
will make fortune shortly.
l.. Jaffe & Sons. who have. or had.
big wholesale liquor house in Seattle. are
running a sawnlill here. ard are doing an
immense business. p. T. Wheeler Is chief
bookkeeper at the lie Roi mines. S. II.
Piumbe who was with Fl. G. Ashenfelter
when he erected the university buildings.
is chief clerk at the Allan house. John
Huntoon. who used to be with ]. F. Nc
Naught i'm the real estate business. ID in
;erested in mines here.
The Founder Of the Town.
Ross Thompson. the father of Rossiand.
worked In livery stable and on steam
boats about Seattle. He Is young look
ing man. because he takes care of him
self. His livery Office is next door to the
Pacific hotel. and he has so many friends
that he is drinking all day But It Is priu-
cipalIy milk and soft drinks" He Is
building one of the largest and hand
soonest residences here. and when IL is
completed he leads to the altar one of the
daughters of Watson, the owner OF the
Pacific hotel. Watson used to run a
steamboat between Seattle, Everett and
Whatcom, and is said to have come 20
Rossland pretty low down financially
Coal Oil Johnny" is a character here.
His paper goes as easily as bank notes.
His name is T. Cohen. and he used to
hide thumper In Hihhard & Norton's place.
His old mare dra1s his diia pidated cart
through the streets with motion
though each hind foot was stepping on
fire cracker. Although she Is much risii-
cuiea Johnny wouldn't sell her for
any money Last year abe brought him
end his belongings from Spokane ir four
days. and half day was spent in Cclvilia
owing 10 the heavy rains. Johnny will
ba a millionaire soon. and will come back
10 Seattle to show off.
George Clark who ran the Gem drug
store in Seattle. has established a drug
store here which he calls by the same
and Capt W. T Hall are in the brokerage
business here. J. l.. Warner practically
owns the o. X. mine.
Teddy hound 10 Make It."
col I.eddy Is very much here. and is 60
Ing 20 pull off big deal tomorrow or the
next day. YES suh certain" His son
Eugene is also here. working for the news
papers The colonel Is rot booking wei
these days but he is interested in msas
concerns and Is bound 10 make IT.
Richard T. Dabney. who was for some
time in real estate in Seattle and presi-
dent % the Aberdeen Land Company. Is
the president - two or three companies
here His brother Joseph IS also here
He has another brother. r l.. who owns
the fine orchard on Lake Washington
near Yesier Way The Dahneys are
double-dlstiiled r. r VS.. gentlemen to
the finger tips every one Of them
Col Jack Egan Is on the Rosslantfer
and very rosy and happy. Yesterday at
ternoon he X on a ene-iesg .'1 stool up
uuns and half in length without a line
OF copy That's enough for n days
work" he said. and 1T certainly was
There Is not ore man in a hundred who
could DO such work J. &. Comics form
crIy OF the Teiegra ph. IS business mana
ger 90 the Daily Miner and interested
iu some mines. Robert Crosier. VINO was
day foreman. on the Telegraph. is
The foreman there: and g < Clarke. at
ore tsTae foreman OF the Telegraph is on
Hoh's staff.
J. Is Ar@n. the butter man. was here
Sunday and may possibly go into busl-
ness II T. Jones. who was with him
fer eight years, has been trying building
With a general msrchan dise business 10
fan back on. Terry kias. Formerly de-