The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20
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Morton W. Hawkins, architect
With Cutter & Malmgren, leaves to-
morrow night for Washington,
where he takes up a position in the
office of the supervising architect
, Of the treasury department.
The annual holiday rush is on at
he Spokane postoffice. Today and
tomorrow will be the big days in
the forwarding of outbound pack
.ges.
An elaborate program of "high
inks" Is being prepared for the
spokane club for New Years eve.
There will be a special vaudeville
entertainment, followed by a ban
1uet.
A movement for concrete
bridge over Hangman creek to re-
place the present Sixth avenue
high trestle is being urged along by
he West Side Improvement club,
which is trying to line up the city,
county and Washington Water
Power Co. in favor of the bridge.
Councilman Lambert of the ThiDl
ward has had resolution adopted
by the city council calling for the
preparation of plans for the bridge
by the engineers office.
Spokane business men have en-
listed In the fight being waged by
the commercial travellers for a two
cent fare on the railroads for 1000
mile books.
The latest hank to be taken over
by the Union Securities Co. of Spo-
kane Is the Lewiston National bank
Of Lewiston, Idaho, Idaho. 1t has
capital of 100000, surplus of
100000 and deposits of 100000
This makes "a outside banks that
have passed under the control of
the syndicate, organized three
months ago.
The Y. M. c. A. Is preparing to
give an open meeting with fine
program New Years day. There
will be no special observance of
Christmas.
A ladies' aid society has been
formed in connection with the Japa-
nese Methodist mission. The mem
bers will look after the welfare of
Japanese residents of the city
Tomorrow Is the shortest day in
the year, Tho sun rises at 1:26
a. m. and sets at 4:30 p. m.
Christmas viii be observed by
the soldiers at Fort Wright hv
cessation of all drills and other en-
ercises except guard mount and by
feasting nj the different company
barracks. Battalian Sergeant
Major John w. Miller has been re-
tired after 80 years of service. He
gave the army 25 years of actual
time and gained the other five
years by double time in foreign
service.
Spokane lumbermen, at their req
ular weekly luncheon. went on rec
ord against the use of asphalt on
the downtown streets.
Father Collier, head of the Jesuit
order in California and the north
west. has returned from visit to
Alaska and will spend the holidays
in Spokane.
1t is announced that at the an
nual meeting of the Washington
Water Power Co. in February d. l..
Huntington will succeed Henry M.
Richards as president of the com
pany and that Mr. Richards will be
placed at the head of the executive
board. in which he will still con
tinue III touch with the affairs of
the corporation.
Weather department men say the
indications are good for favorable |
weather for Christmas week with /
the temperature little lower than |
il was during the past week.
The new GIenwood exchange Of
the Pacific States Telephone Co. /
will have its apparatus installed so .
that the connection of phones may
begin the first of the year. All tele- /
phones on the north side not now /
on the Maxwell exchange will be /
turned into the Glenwood building,
which will carry the prefix. Glen
wood
The question Of paving Keystone
addition will be considered at
meeting to he held tonight at the
Norwegian Lutheran church, corner
of Sinto and Washington, by The
members of the North Side I'm
proycmcnt club and Interested citi.
zens.
The marriage Of Burt A. Erwin
and Miss Clara Emily Kanneberg,
daughter of Mrs. f. Kanneberg.
took place Sunday at Trinity cath
edral by the Rev A. Worthington.
After January | the couple will re.
side at 1904 Broadway.