The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
I NEWS
I'm BRIEF ~

Wesley Nannsn has disposed Of
4 lot ON the south side of Second
Hvenue, between Cedar and Adams
streets. to Judge ]. H. Beatty of
Idaho for $14,500.
Yesterday was pay day at Fort
Wright. aud Paymaster Candy OF
Fort Vancouver distributed $4,000
among the enlisted men.
a rate OF one and one-third fare
tor the round trip has been granted
BY the Northern Pacific to the an
hual convention of the Washington
State Grain Growers association,
which meets at Pullman January
13 to Is.
A dividend for the year of $12,-
900 has been declared by the Wash
lngton Hardware and Implement
Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance
company. The company has been
IN business five years and has de-
clared dividends regularly for four
years. The officers are: w. p.
Lucas. Spokane. president: c. A.
10y, Fairfield, Wash, vice presi-
dent; E. l.. Scott, Oakesdale,
Wash, treasurer; E. w. Evenson.
secretary and manager.
The acquisition of real property
was the subject of an address by
G. f. Cowan before the real estate
class of Jenkins institute last
night. Editor Dunphy of the North
west Farm and Orchard will speak
one week hence on "News and Ad-
vertising.'
The weather department thinks
the backbone of the cold snap is
broken. There was rain at all of
the coast stations last night and
snow in the inland cities. The cold
est point attained since winter set
In was 8 above zero, at 1870 yes
terday morning.
An apartment house, to cost $685.
900, will be built on the south side
OF Third avenue, near Mcclellan,
by ]. w. Hays.
The jackson Avenue Christian
church filed articles of incorpora-
ton yesterday, prepared last June
The incorporators are Harve H.
Phipps. s. Roberts. c. A. Hall, A.
F. Hale. c. H. Turvey, Ben E. Har-
vey and George w. Riedman.
The o. r. G. N. will soon double
It's passenger service between Spo-
kane and Wallace. Idaho, giving
two trains daily instead of one, as
ut present. The one way fare has
been advanced from $2.S5 to So
The lenox Oil company, with
capital stock of 100000, has been
organized by Spokane business
men to develop oil fields near Len
OK, Wash. The development work
has progressed for two years under
Waldo G. Paine as trustee and $15,-
600 has already been expended.
The officers are: w. G.. Davidson,
president; Waldo G. Paine, vice
president and treasurer; F. r.
Forbes, secretary. The seven men
composing the board of directors
are George H. Doerr, A. S. King,
Waldo G. Paine, w. G.. Davidson.
Fred Phair, L. w. Hutton and G..
H. Martins-~Aa meeting of all stock
holders will be held next Monday.
:. Judge Whitson of the federal
court has appointed B. B. Adams
receiver in the suit of Isma Oi.a
De Haven of Bangor township,
Michigan, against Belle G. Shana-
nan and the J. F. Green company
of Sprague. The fight is over an
$4,000 estate left by the late Amos
Arson Goss OF Sprague. whom the
plaintiff. alleges held the property
for her by power of attorney. Mrs.
Shanahan, as executrix of the es-
hate. is charged with fraud.
Work has been resumed on A. D.
Jones office building at the south
west corner of Main avenue and
hincoln street, after delay of
two months for material The
building will be built of concrete,
two stories high. and there will be
plate glass fronts on both floors.