The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-26
&c / / Y
IN f w S,

wIt9Is given out at HiIlyard that
the Great Northern, instead of re-
moving it's repair shops from that
place, as reported, plans to ex-
hyBA1 $250;000 In enlarging 1t. The
4mpany is az the same time pre-
terhg to bring the capacity of its
fant at Everett up to that Of Hill
yhrd. which means an expenditure
|sOf $750.000 at that point.
! The North Coast has placed or
|lders for box cars and cabooses to
be used on the finished portions
of the road.
The Spokane eorosIs club de-
voted its session yesterday after
noon. at the home Of Mrs. G. F.
0ough, 1406 Ninth avenue, to a
discussion of "Old Concord and Its
Literary Associations"
The Sunday school campaign
that has been in progress In Spo-
kane and the Inland Empire for
the past month, under the direc-
ton of Professor Il. G. Knapp of
Chicago, came to q close last night
with a luncheon to Professor
Knapp, following final address
to Sunday school workers at
the Westminster Congregational
church.
The Woman's club has taken up
the matter of the enforcement OF
the curfew law and the suppress
sion of the white slave traffic.
I First Lieutenant A. L. Bump OF
the Twenty-fifth infantry has been
placed in charge of the commits
sary and quarternaster's depart
ment at Fort Wright, to succeed
Captain Edgar Macklin. A new
post exchange may be opened near
the car station at the fort for the
sale of clothing, food, curios and
the serving of lunches and soft
drinks. The present post ex-
change is doing business Of 500
per day.
Mrs. G. I. Smith, wife Of the
president of the Missoula gas
works. died suddenly yesterday at
her home In that city. She was
well known in Spokane.
e. Morris Gallant and wife, mar
ried last week, will sail from San
Francisco November 16 on a tour
around the world. Mrs. Gallant
before her marriage was Mrs. Dem
mis- Clark.
The new Philharmonic singing
society, organized by the support
Eers of Professor Karl Riedelsberg-
er. In the Spokane Choral society,
Will be finally organized tonight at
q meeting to be held at the Sher-
mr1an-Clay Co.'S store, 80 Sprague
avenue. \
= m order that patriotlsm and pure
nfK may be on tap at all times
kt Athe new parental school, the
Board Of education has authorized
The purchase OF 100-foot flag pole
y ia good COW.
|, y Estimates on the new school
Buildings under completion amount
ing to $25, $50 were allowed at the
160tlar session of the school board
last night. An annual allowance
of $3.50 was made to the library of
the South Central high school and
$3.50 per annum to the library of
the North Central high school.
A new Spokane corporation,
Know as the Moffet Patent Hold
ing & Investment Co., has been
incorporated with a capitalization
Of $2,000,000. 1t proposes to erect
a plant for the Manufacture of va
rious patented articles. The pro-
moters are Thomas s. Moffet, Ezra
p McCue, Charles L. Xix and Har-
ry Watson. ],
Rev. w. J. Hindiey will lecture
tonight at Wenatchee on 1.-THE
Making of Modern City" The
lecture will be delivered under the
auspices of the Wenatchee $4,000
club.
Another stamp clerk will be in
stalled at the local postoffice dur
ing the rush hours of the after
noon. The business has grown SO
heavy as to demand this addition.