The Seattle Republican., 1900-04-13
A Week in Seattle

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The eighth annual session of the A. O. u W. Lodge of
washington convened in Seattle last Wednesday and con-
tnued for three days. There present 12O members
from all points of the State This is perhaps the largest
secret organization in the State Conspicuous among the
membership were Prof 0. s. Jones and J. Fl. schivey,
both of Seattle
The Filth Annual Bench show of the Seattle Kennel
Club opened last Wednesday forenoon and there were
ZOO high grade dogs hand for the inspection of the
visitors There many dog fancers on hand from all
parts OF the state and other states and fine display of
canine flesh to be seen Among the membership Of
the Bench Show julie Reidesheimer of this cy who
is a lover of fine dogs and oddities in general
Thursday evening King county Republican club
which has for its general object Republican success
all the country and state and the specific interest of
King county, organized 1t started out with mem
bershp OF nearly thousand coming from the leading
business men of the city without regard to former party
factions. Harold Preston elected president.
No trial that has come before the courts for good
many has attracted public attention than the
Shomo trial, which has held the criminal boards during
the present week ShOmO accused of shooting Charles
Morbachker time ago. No motive for the deed has
absolutely certain that verdict of guilty will be re-
turned as no convcng testimony has yet been put in
by the state Shomo declares that he is innocent
The Seattle purity move" took new turn one day
this week. when warrants against George
klnnear, leading churchman of this city, for renting
houses to persons for immoral purposes The Kinnear
family and especially the accused has sung loud and lone
at his place of worship for many years. and it looks like
carrying the into Africa when the church people have
one OF their devOut followers arrested for doing that
very thing that has been wagg against for long
George Knnear is of the wealthy men of the CITY
and is by the grace of heavy rentals collected from
habitues Of his tenderlon houses
The rush to Nome promises to be very great not so
great the rush to Dawson but very large every
berth and every available inch space for the accomoda
on Of passengers the first boats to Nome have been
taken declare all of the companies having boats for
that place. While of the boats will leave Seattle
for there time in May yet seems that there is no
starting before time in June and those starting
earlier will simply have to wait the ocean until the
straits cleared of the heavy ice flow which will be met
by those boats leaving in May
The Great Northern officials have decided to build a
depot Of their and hope for the Union Pacific to come
up from Portland and join with them in the project
Seattle must have depot" declares Jim Hill The
city much in need of such commoditity and nasmuch
as the Northern Pacific not permitted to one it
is hoped that the Great Northern will do so Mr. Hill
thinks Seattle is in need of better hotel Accommodations
and to that end, he willing to lend his aid toward the
opening of the Denny hotel This Mr. Blaine SAYS will be
done in the near future
The old State University grounds have been leased byA
the university regents to c. Levod The lease to be
of thirty year duration and the easor erect build
ngs the grounds valued $45OOOO which will revert
to he at of he
life time of the lease 500 to be paid the state in
rentals Many substantial buildings be erected ON