The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-16


ready ordered the post rear Port Towns
end prepared for occupancy and con-
eernraffon proceedings are already under
way for the fertilization sites Mr. Ke4fe
has already had several war department
contracts. besides that at Spokane
A f. McEwan and r. d Curtis went
over 10 Tacoma yesterday afternoon TO
attend a meeting OF the committee that
has tn hand the details Of entertainment
OF the ium5ermen's excursion TO Puget
sound from the East Tney were in the
Office of General Freight and Passenger
Agent Fred Allen, OF the Seattle a. In
fernafsonal. before leaving for Tacoma.
arranging for a SIDE trip TO SnoquaIrnie
falls for the excursionists. After they had
gone Mr.. Allen said:
The first arrangements Cor that excur-
sion provided that the lumberraen should
come out over the 500 and the Canadian
Pacific and back By one OF the other
roads. II they had come that way they
would have visited the falls and all OF
the logging and shingle camps on our
line. and finished that part OF their trip IN
a day. The committee expects that there
viii be 500 people on the excurhion and IL
will be a great thing for this country.
Nobody has been able to figure out why
its share Of the excursion. The 500 line
was after IL, but vas not sustained by
the Canadian Pacific / have heard IL
said that the reason was that the Cana
dian Pacific did not believe IL was to be
event that ii now proves TO be- and
thought that its starting away from Min
neapoiis Just as the Grand Lodge of Elks
adiourns was scheme for cheap rates
out to the coast and back that was being
engineered by sealpers."
State Superintendent OF Education
Browne was in the city yesterday. and In
answer 10 questions which have recently
been sent into this Office In connection
with the registration OF voters al school
elections, stated to Post-Intelligencer re-
porter:
THE new law provides that in cities
and towns and voting precincts In which
the registration of voters Is by law pro-
yfded for, there shall be made separate
registry Of female voters entitled TO vote
at school elections. and in such districts
the law applying 10 elections shall be. so
far as registration Is concerned. In force
and effect
.srhe county commissioners should see
TO Il that there be a registration officer in
every such district, and the directors
should provide this officer with suitable
registration books.
"The election occurring on June II, the
registration books must be closed June 2.
1t therefore becomes necessary that the
matter should be given prompt attention :
Mr.. Browne said he had nothing to say
for publication, for the present at. least.
concerning the fight between the old board
of control and the governor.
Personals.
S. NJ Butler. of Edison. is at the Diller.
Attorney A. w. Frater, of Snohomish.
is at the Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ l.. Jose. of Port Cres-
cent. arrived at the Diller yesterday.
NJ. Cailaghan, lumberman of Leaven-
worth, arrived at the Northern yesterday.
Joseph Sweeney, an old-time business
man of Friday Harbor. Is stopping at the
Diller.
Customs Inspector W. A. Hutchinson.
OF Port Townsend, is guest OF the Hotel
Northern.
A. S. Taylor. leading attorney of Ey-
erett is among yesterdays arrivals at the
Rainier-Grand hotel.
e. Gaudy, NJ. D.. of Spokane. regis
tered at the Diller on his way TO visit
Byron Young. his brother-in-iaw. OF this
city.
Mrs. +. I.aRoche has returned from Cal
ifornia after a four-months' visit in San
Diego and Los Angeles much improved IN
health.
d. c. Jenkins, jr.. and wife and Miss Ju--
LA jenkins. daughter OF secretary OF
T. j. Humes.
f. ID. Stair and wife, of Detroit, are
guests of the Rainier-Grand. Mr.. stair Is
the manager and avant courier or the
Ward & vokes farce-comedy company.
Henry +. Miller. mining expert and az
sever If Spokane II registered at the
Stevens. Mr.. Miller Is 10 leave In few
days for Alaska. representing an Eastern
syndicate.
n. r.. Gould. r. II. I'M. William HUI.
+ Shaushnessy w. Van Neechton, G..
Furrrnan. r. c. Purvis. Tom Kennedy and
" Nj. Hinton made up party or Whit
worth college boys who were IN attend
ance upon the intercollegiate games yes
,erday They were registered at the
Hotel Butler.
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