The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-18

PENDANT as a divorced woman. when
there was 40 evidence Of such being
a fact.
Harry %. Clay secured a Judgment
Yesterday iu Judge Moure'a court
against Frances Jane Christensen Ct
al. for uUs.ba On promlssory
mote.
Fannie Cook was yesterday grant
/ ed divorce by Judge Moore from
her husband. Harry 4. Cook. ON che
ground Of abandonment,
The ladies 81 Seattle Hive No, g.
Ladies' u the Maceahees. and Aiki
/ Tent No. aa Knights Of the Mac
cahean. viii give an entertainment
and dance IN Rankc hall next Thurs.
day evening.
An entertainment and maple SUI
az supper Will be given this even
iHk Ia the Eagles hall by the John
/ +. Miller Woman'a Relief c0rps.
Judge Moore has given permission
20 J. G. ALIEN. temporary receiver
% the Puget sound Dredging COM
pany. to pay on labor claims
amounting TO NEARLY Sieoo.
The hank ciearances today were
ttso 81 -. ana the balances iss. psi. a.,
The scandinavian American bank
has commenced suit In ihr superior
court against Johnston a spesr 90
recover on a promissofy not for
tseiQ 50
The claims u James Trophy. y
r. nonsfeit and ". NJ White for
damages AGAINST the city. we're re-
iceted BY the committee on claims al
the city council last nlxhi.
Councilman crlehtan introduced a
resolution before the council last
night Tor the city g. appruprtatetreaH
from the city park to b. planted
alsuk the bicycle path leading 10
Magnolia blum.
The United states Inspectors az
steam vessels. W. Bryant and e
C. Cherry. began the first proceed
IineA yesterday afternoon ~ saamin-
I ing into the case u inquiry ~ +. V
tudar. master ~ the steamer Lydia
Thompson. which recently ran
ashore. The testimony 81 thv chief
enKinser and uf several u the erew
wsfe taken The investigation will
be concluded IN few days
/ Tracy Robertson has flied papers
Ia the Superior court asking that an
order be issued restraining the
board " public works from letting
the contract for the extension II the
Cedar river water system TIA pa
rsfs are filsd as coming from tax
payer and not a. a bidder.
/ Robert Moran nias filed papers ask.
ms for an nrder. restraining the
board % public works from letting
the Cedar river contract. a. eafn4
Ing from a taxpayer and DOT a. .
bidder.
The will ~ Amos ftrown has been
filed In the Probate court. and ae.
Icor1inx T. the Instrument. one half
of his community property gees to
his widow and the remaining half
lie 70 be equally divided among his
nve children Annie Brown. the
widow. and Alison l.. Brown. a son,
are named "a executors % the wlli
without bonds and without lnferven-
ton Of the Probate court
/
The British American steamship
Garonue. Captain CunraiL arrived
In port Last evening from Honolulu.
she made the run acrase the Pacific
IN ten days. which 10 an unusually
quick trip.
y. W. McGinnis, general freight
and passenger agent 81 the COM
Ipauy In the city. met with painful
accident BY failing down the COM
panion way steps during tho last
voyage Of the aaroune % Hawaii. II
reported 70 be- confined 70 a private
hospital AZ Honolulu Three OF his
lrlba are broken. afr. McGiunis' 1T
tie daughter. Ethel. returned on the
aaFoune-
Tn. Garnnne reports that the
transport Cleveland sailed from Hon
transport Cleveland sailed from
Honolulu for Manila April 6 She
had made a good run over from San
I Francisco. The Ghrpnua brought
over a small fruit cargo. consisting Of
bananas and piHcappies. She left
Honolulu April T. The cabin pas.
senEers were AZ follows. c. -. Ken.
DAN. J. u. H,lmcndorf. =. y. McCand-
lass. n. Macarthur. u. H. Strauss. +.
]. Webster. and Miss Ethel McGin-
mis-.
The chamber Of commerce will hold
a meeting tomorrow afternoon at
9.30 O'Clock
A. J. Murray was this afternoon
appointed receiver Of Smart \ Co,
on petition Of ~. y. zindorf, by
Judge Moore.
NJ. Tyler and George Tyler have
brought suit against the n. a. T. n
r. Co. for 1899. on account of failure
to carry out contract last summer
In landing freight at Dawson.
Frank Pontlus and Ella Pontlus
are airing their family troubles be-
fore Judge Jacobs today IN the SUI
rerlar court. Mr. Pnntiua alleges
that his wife IL possessed Of a bad
temper. and II cross and irritable.
During their married life she has
Inundated him by calling him vile
name. This morning Mr. Pontius
was on the stand. The other Wit
nesaea we're Mr.. Emil Bories. y. NJ.
Muldoon. Mrs. Margaret J. Pontius.
This afternoon Mrs. ELLA PontiuA In
on the stand The trial IL very spicy.
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Two members Of Captain Gienn'a
Copper river expedition arrived from
the east last evening They are
Or. Thomas. 0f Washington. y. c..