The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
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ton again, according to state
ment made yesterday by E. j. Can
non, attorney for the Northern Pa
cific, when delegation called on
him asking him if the railroad
would be willing to sell the plot of
land just north of the present depot
for a site for the new city hall.
Aunt-And you refused the count
simply because he had a wart on
his nose? Why, girl, he has mil
lions.
Niece (shuddering) - Mercy!
Then I'm glad refused him.-eos-
ton Transcript.
H. L. LiIienthaI did not get the
Mantle boulevard paving contract
yesterday, the commissioners decid-
ing late in the afternoon to give it
to the Spokane Asphalt Macadam
Paving company, with a $57, 900 bid.
Four out Of the five boy dope
fiends were given Jail terms of six
months apiece yesterday. They
were Jess Coverly, Frank Stern, F.
D. McFadden and Roy Smither, the
last two being allowed out on sus-
pended sentence.
Mrs. J. Stanley Webster, wife Of
Superior Judge Webster, is i'll with
a rather mild case of smallpox at
the family home, 1928 Boone ave-
nue..
"What 10 It, do you suppose, that
keeps the moon In place and pre-
vents II from faIling?" asked Ara
minta. :" think It must be the
BEAMS" replied Charlie, softly
Shell bourne Falls Messenger.
L. e. Osborne was allowed to 90
with a six months sentence when
charged yesterday with wholesale
thefts of articles of hardware from
various local stores, on the ground
that he is kleptomanic.
Mrs. Lille Hopkins was kissing
a messenger last night in front OF
her residence, Els Fourth avenue,
when Officer Lally decided that she
was drunk and disorderly and ar
rested her.
Facing a charge of assault on a
young girl, said to be the daughter
of well-known parents in this city,
Charles Ferguson, of 1908 First ave-
nue., aged 16, an athlete and promi-
nent in junior social circles, was
arrested yesterday afternoon and
lodged in the juvenile jail.
NELL just can't keep my hair
looking like anything this kind Of
weather.
Believes, it Is rough on rats.
Professor Bernhard Boeegild,
Danish dairy expert, In lecture de-
livered last night, seemed to think
that that Spokane diaries were all
right Yesterday the professor,
with a group of city officials, in
spected the diaries on the Little
Spokane river. He was rendered
a banquet last night by the dairy
men of this city, at the close of his
lecture.
A month ago Mrs. John orth died
here, leaving five children. The
father is a surveyor, employed in
the wilds of Alaska and all efforts
to reach him have failed. No Their
relatives are known, and the chill
dren are being cared for in local
orphan asylums.
Miss Ella T. MaIoney, who drew
No. in the Occur d'Alene reserva-
ton and for a time was flooded
with offers of marriage by men
willing to care for her land, has at
last succumbed to the darts of
Cupid and will soon become the
wife of Frank Custer Of Harrison,
timber cruiser.
Condemnation suits have been
seven pieces of property along its
filed by the Milwaukee against
seven pieces of property along its
right-of-way in the east end of the
city. Efforts were made first to
buy the land.
The Opportunlty-vera commercial
club will discuss series of ques-
tons kindred to the business of
those in the valley The club meets
the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month.
The county commissioner have
ordered that portion OF the west
part of Opportunity township be
cut off and formed into East SpO-
kane township. This matter was
up over a year ago when the liquor
question was the stirring issue, but
was beaten. At that time the East
Spokane township was sought to be
created by the "wets," who saw a
chance to retain a saloon in that
district. The county recently voted
dry outside of the Incorporated
towns and cities and this eliminated
the liquor question from the contro-
versy.
When the city installed tho big
force main on North Division street
over a year ago the pipe was
buried only about foot In places.
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