The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-24

having acquiesced in the proceedings.
He says the ceremony was performed
while he was seated in the hotel par
lor reading Three men and wom-
an entered the parlor and went
through marriage ceremony, In
which he was made the bridegroom
The party left the room soon after
ward. and he has not. Seen The ifien
or woman, since. but Pears an ulter-
for motive in the strange action OF
the quartet stipp'swife u died 10
years ago, and, he declares, he has
mo desire to marry a second time,
but II nc does he wants to Know
something about his, wife, at leastIta
become familiar with her name.
Thomas Burke, @sfo formerly Shief
justice of the territorial supreme
court of Washington and before that
Judge oG the probate court Of King
county, has lcretrted what n French
politician would term "a situation
By announcing his candidacy for the
United States senate in the event
Senator Piles does not enter the con-
test for reelection. Congressman
Miles Pondexter, of Spokane, and
publicist of North Yakima, are an
nounced candidates, and 1t Is more
than likely that John l.. Wilson.
formerly of Spokane, now publisher
of The Post-Intelligencer OF Seat
tie, who served q term in the upper
house, will also shie his caster into
the ring In announcing his candi'
dacy in Spokane, Judge Burke de-
Ae1 xxftt N
Taft's policies, as announced in the
pi esident's peech at Richmond, Va. -.
Six thousand dollars year until
the population of the city shall have
reached 10000, after which each OF
the five commissioners Is to receive
$500 yearly, Is the salary recon-
mendation of Mayor Pratts special
committee in reporting upon new
charter for Spokane. The. commits
sioners are to be elected at large for
these departments. Public safety.
public works, public affairs. public
utilities and finance. 1t Is also rec
commended that the park commls-
sion be continued, also that q civil
service commission be created. One
of the members shall be designated
as mayor and act as chairman of the
board another as vice chairman. but
every resolution or ordinance must
be signed by the mayor, acting may
or or two members of the board. All
crdinance legislation shall be by or
dinance, effective 10 days after
adoption, unless otherwise specified,
but franchises cannot become opera
tive until so days after their pass.
age. After the commission Is ere
ated, and beginning in 1912, two
members shall be elected at the gen.
eral election and three alternately nj
biennial elections.
Moses Brinkerhoff. who was con-
ductor of the first passenger rtain
pvesss the > Northern I,aoifc W asriiartyi. I.
between the Twin Cities and Puget.
Sound in 1891. and his wife.
celebrated the both annjyessary of
tneFg weidtgs at the hppte4 d thelr...
sohs G.. II. Brinkerhoff, '12I Broad :.
way. Spokane, on November 22. They
have been residents of this city since
Mr.. Brinkeroff was retired- on q, pen-..
sion. several years ag5, The agedevet- =
oran of the punch had q run between
st. Paul and the head of the great
lakes for several years before the COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific, and
at that time cknewl every man of i'm
portance at Duluth, and Superior. as
well as many In other parts of Min
nesota and Wisconsin, rOn his runs
through the Dakotas, Montana Idaho
and Washington he BECAME acpuain-
ted with men, who arestoday the lead.
ers in the mining andsllimber indus