The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
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| Senator Gore of Oklahoma will
lecture at the First Methodist
church tonight under the auspices
of the Walton college lecture
course.
| A carload of spitzenberg apples
rived for the National Apple show.
Another carload of the same vari-
ETY. will be sent by North Yakima,
to compete for the Elliott special
of $3.50 for first place and $1,000
for sweepstakes.
A rummage sale will be held to-
morrow in the church basement by
the ladies of the First Methodist
church.
| A class of 100 will be initiated by
the Spokane lodge No. 116, Loyal
Order of Moose, tomorrow night at
its hall, 722 First avenue. The char
ter will close November 20.
A lecture on "Recent Archaeology
ical Investigations in Palestine
will be delivered at the South Cen
trail high school Friday night, No
vember 20, by Edward Arthur
Wicker, professor of the New Tes-
lament in the San Francisco Theo-
logical seminary.
Captain Charles p. Elliott, re.
tired, has succeeded Lieutenant A.
u. Loeb as chief of the Spokane re-
cruiting office. Lieutenant Loeb
will join his regiment at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, after a visit at his
old home in Lafayette, Ind.
J. n. Hemer of Seattle, grand re-
corder of the A. o. u. W., will adj
dress the Spokane lodge at it's
meeting tonight.
j. p. Perkins, the attorney, ad-
dressed a crowd of workingmen
last night at the Ondawa Inn, TAX
ing for his text the opportunity of
the workingman in this age, regard
less of how poor or low down he
may be in life's scale.
j. A. Anderson and G. w. Peddy.
cord of the Spokane State bank
have sold two lots at the south
east corner of Division and August
avenue to George H. Stafford for
$4,000. The property fronts 142
feet on Division and 100 on Au-
gusta. Mr.. Stafford recently sold to
the Otis Elevator Co. lot on the
south side of Second avenue, near
Jefferson, for $15,500.
A lot 50x12o feet, improved with
two story frame building, on the
south side of Broadway, 60 feet
west of Monroe, has been sold by
w. H. Breedin gto Henri Cromme.
lin of the Holland bank for $15,500
The Burch Investment Co. has
sold lot 50x142 on the south side
of Second avenue, between Division
and Browne. to the Spokane Realty
syndicate for $13,750.
A communication from Secretary
Won Meyer of the navy announces
that the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce trophy for correct marks
manship with turret guns has been
awarded to the battleship Mary
land. The trophy was presented
last year to the battleship Ten
nessee, but is subject to transfer tc
the ship recording the best score
each year.
The Western Farmer, with it.
good will and equipment, has been
sold to Z. E. Faville and j. A
Bishop, experienced newspapermer
from Iowa, who will convert the
farmer into one of the leading agri
cultural journals of the Pacific
coast.
Judge HinkIe ruled yesterda,
afternoon that the city has no right
to interfere with the erection of q
barn at Maxwell avenue and Calls
pei street by NJ. Grimmer. Grim
mer's petition for writ of prohibi
ton preventing the board of public
works from revoking the building
permit was granted.
Declaring that his wife married
him to secure possession of his
property and deserted him when
she found the task too much fol
her, Charles T. Stork commenced
suit for divorce against Eva Stork
yesterday.
w. S. MccIoy, the vaIIeyforc
hptCi hSSpCl, was louI1u SullIN Ol
selling liquor in Justice Hyde's
court yesterday afternoon anG
fined $50 and costs. McCloy gave
bond for $500 and will appeal the
case.
Suit was commenced yesterda,
in the federal court by Ray Albin
a II year old boy, through his par
ents, for the recovery of $4,000
damages from the Great Northern
Railroad Co. for the loss of the toes
of both feet sustained by the youth
last December. He was invited tc
ride by the conductor of a freight
and when tryin gto get on the trair
fell beneath the wheels and hat
the toes of both feet cut off.
The jury in the case Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee e. Puget Sound
railroad condemnation proceedings
visited the Front avenue propert,
in question yesterday afternoon
The property is at Front and Der
nard street, upon which the Mich
OILS hotel stands. The argument.