The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-25
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boom burglars gained access T.
MS. Frank McKay's room in the
iPxarson hotel some time last night
by the use of a passkey and es-
capped with jewelry valued at more
than 500. Four rings, a locket
aid lady's gold watch are miss
ing.
Two young men were arrested
near the north county line today
b. authorities from Springdale,
charged with the theft OF two
horses from Jerry Cooney of
Springdale.
\ lodge Of the Loyal Order Of
Moose will be instituted in Spokane
soon. A canvass for charter men,
bership Is now being made by Hart
ley l.. Replogle, deputy supreme or
-ganizer, and 1t is expected that the
lodge will be able to start with a
membership of at least $50 to 200.
Stricken with typhoid fever, Gill
bert Brewer died last night at the
Sacred Heart hospital on the eve
of his 21st birthday. His home was
in Morrison, ILL.,, where his body
will be taken for burial. Brewer
had been employed for some time
as an advertising solicitor on the
Chronicle. His parents were at his
bedside when he died.
= The night motormen and conduc-
tors of the Washington Water
Power Co., to the number of $50,
with their wives and sweethearts,
enjoyed great picnic yesterday
afternoon and last night at Camp
Comfort at Medical Lake. There
was big basket dinner, a program
of athletic sports and dancing at
night The company furnished spe-
cial cars and the refreshments.
A three-foot statue of David,
made from cast of the original
masterpiece by Verrochro, will be
installed in the First Presbyterian
church club. 1t was a gift to the
Junior club of the church for pro-
ficiency in work in a contest with
other church clubs Of the city.
Engineer George e. Jones Of the
Great Northern, who went through
the burning bridge at Dart Siding,
is recovering rapidly and will
again be able to resume his old
position in about two weeks.
Samuel Isaac Gardner, who re-
sided in the northwest since 1879,
was buried this afternoon in the
Pleasant prairie cemetery. Mr..
Gardner was a pioneer of the
prairie, and is survived by wife
and eight children.
Engineer RaIston announces that
the plans for the paving Of the
Brownies division district will be
ready in a few days The district
embraces all of the city between
Fourth avenue and the river and
Howard street and Hangman creek.
1t is the biggest job of paving ever
undertaken in the city.
Colonel Peyton denies that his pro-
posed trip abroad next year means
that he intends to terminate his
residence in Spokane. The colonel
has been a resident and taxpayer
of Spokane for 81 years, and will
probably hold his residence here to
the end. His son will go to the old
country this fall to enter college.
Mrs. Jay p. Graves has pur-
chased of A. L. White his one
fourth interest in the building &C.
cupied by the Grote-Rankin Co.,
covering a lot 50x1S0 feet, and run
ming through from Riverside ave-
nue. to Sprague. The consideration
is $47,50O. ]. p. Graves has decided
to his wife the remaining portion of
the building.
Or. M. 3. Grieve, city health Off
Ger, and the members of the board
of health, Insist that the only way
that proper sanitary conditions can
be maintained in the matter or the
collection of garbage is for the
work to be paid for out Of the city
treasury. They have asked the cor
poration counsel to draft an Ordi-
nance to this effect
A committee consisting Of n. L.
Blocker, l.. Mclean and F. r. Gull
bertson has been appointed by the
chamber of commerce to have in
charge the matter of providing
halls for any more conventions or
business gatherings that may come
to Spokane. The chamber of COM
merce takes kindly to the idea of
making Spokane the convention
city of the northwest.
Resolutions were introduced In
the city council last night by Mel
son and Ostrander that the board
-of public works submit to the coun-
Gil plans and specifications, with
the estimate of cost, Of paving Di-
vision street with trapoid from the
north bank of the Spokane river to
Boone avenue.
J. r. Lawrence has been sworn
in as a special policeman, without
pay from the city, in the service of
the Washington Water Power Co.