The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-17
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Two thousand dollars was spent
by the chamber Of commerce In the
entertainment OF the Japanese Wis
itors. The chief item of expense
was the banquet at Davenport's
which cost 1882.
Spokane bank clearlnus for this
week show an increase Of 81 per
cent over the same week last year.
The total is $4.797,013, which, un-
der the old style of calculation,
would be equivalent to $9,594,026.
o. o. CoughIin, manager Of the
Whitehouse store, was given a ban
Quet last night at Davenport's by
the heads Of departments on the
occasion of his return from New
York.
In the election Of class officers
at the South Central high school,
Gordon Davis was placed at the
head of the senior B class, Harold
Phair was chosen to lead the junior
A class, Dean Saylor the sopho-
more A class and. George Ball the
freshman B class.
The party Of members Of the Spo-
kane Merchants association last
| night completed its two days ex-
cursion into the country tributary
to Spokane by visiting the chief
towns on the Great Northern from
Kalispel to Spokane. The towns
visited were Kalispel, Columbia
Falls, Whitefish, Eureka, Libby and
Troy, Mont, and Bonners Ferry,
Standpoint and Newport. Resolu-
tons we're adopted thanking the
Great Northern for the care and
courtesies shown the party.
The chorus choir Of the First
Baptist church was entertained last
night by Jasper Dean MacFall,
musical director of the church, at
a musical social. The choir will
be enlarged to 60 voices.
A congregational meeting Of the
members OF All Saints cathedral
will be held tonight at the church
at s o'clock.
The line Of march for the Sunday
school parade Saturday, October 2,
at 1880 p. M. will be: Form at
Monroe and Surague, east on
Sprague to Bernard, north to River
side, east to Division, north to
Front, west to Lincoln, south to
Main, east to Browne, south to Riv-
erside, west to Monroe, where the
speaking will be held. Governor
Hay will be invited to make an ad-
Tho nd of he
divisions are w. F. Meier, for the
first: B. A. Perkins, for the second;
r. F. Collins, for the third, and
Frank e. Carter for the fourth.
The first Of 10000 buttons for
Spokane's Taft day have arrived.
The buttons bear the likeness of
| Taft resting on a cluster of apples
and entwined with apple leaves,
with the legion, "At Spokane, Sep
TENDER %, 1909" The platform for
the Taft speaking is being erected
at Riverside and Monroe.
The Spokane County Dental So
ciety, at its third annual banquet
last night, elected the following Of
ficers: President, DR.. B. F. Bios
ser; vice president, II. s. Glenn.
mer; secretary, DR.. Robert Car
rate; treasurer, DR.. H. c. Lom-
bach. The society adopted resolu-
tons calling upon the city council
to require the school board to put
a dentist on the medical board that
is examining school children.
Justice Stocker has bound An
cello Magenelo over to the superior
court on a charge OF. wife desertion.
A general meeting Of all commit
tees having connection with the
travelling meme parade next Mon.
day will be held tomorrow night at
8 o'clock at the Pacific halls.
William n. Hogs failed to pro-
duce the evidence in his suit
against the Deer Park bank and w.
F. Irish, It's cashier, for $4,000 dam
ages for false arrest, and the case
was thrown out by Judge Sullivan.
w. A. George, a wealthy planter,
who came from Guadalajara. Mex
leo, to clan a Spokane girl for his
bride. was married to Miss Burmese
Bartell by Rev. A. 9. Downing.
FIFTY members Of the African
Methodist church last night, under
the direction of their pastor, the
Rev. S. S. Freeman. hired a special
car and visited the four corners of
the city over the w. w. P. lines.
Deputy Prosecutor A. J. Lauqhon
has held, with the attorney general,
that County Clerk Atkinson must
collect his 81 fee for recording IL
censes from the minister or justice