The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-20
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Registration yesterday totaIed
200, bringing the number above the
5000 mark.
The body of an unknown man
was found floating in the log boom
of the Phoenix Lumber Co. yester-
day.
A blanket ordinance suggesting
the compromising of a dozen or so
damage claims against the city was
filed with the city clerk yesterday.
At the junction of Euclid avenue
and the G. n. tracks two masked
thugs last night robbed r. A. Hol-
linger, w. w. P. conductor, of $15
IN silver.
Councilman Cartwright says he
won't vote to pay $4,000 for
wooden wornout water mains in
South Side Cable addition.
Edward Lenser, 223 Second ave-
nue., is in jail and his wife in the
hospital. The wife's face was cut
in scrap and the police are inves-
tigating.
Several thousand partly burned
volumes damaged in the Graham
fire were incinerated yesterday at
the city's crematory.
With bills alleged to be unpaid,
and furniture ditto, N. B. Walton,
president of Inland Advertising
agency, is missing, and sought by
creditors.
Jim Danford, age rs, cook, and
George Myers, age 30. blacksmith,
arrested last night for robbing an
unknown man, are believed to be
desperate yeggmen.
Lieutenant Colonel Lea Febiger,
now at Manila, formerly in COM
mand at Fort Wright, is first on the
list of lieutenant colonies in the
line of promotion and is expected to
be placed at the head of regi-
ment soon.
Edna, aqed seven months, dauqh.
ter of Charles ]. Kumbrae, Els
Cora avenue, died last night.
Mrs. l.. Barnes, arraigned In the
police court on charge of vag.
rancy. the second charge of the
kind preferred against her in a
week, was given another chance to
mend her ways. The woman's hus
band is in Walla Walla and her chill
dren are in charge of the juvenile
court.
"Big Louie" and Mary Thomas
Colville Indians, were married by
Father Coldia of Gonzaga college.
The body Of. William Miller, age
Sc, 02525 Pittsburg street. was
shipped today to Portland fol
burial.
Henry D. SchjolI has brought suit
against the Union Health and Acct
dent Co. on a policy which, 1t il
claimed, has matured and the com
pany has refused to pay.
Mrs. Hannah M. Roberts, E53;
Bridgeport avenue, was buried this
morning at Paramount cemetery
after funeral services conducted by
the Rev. A. N. Smith.
Because the place was >unde
lease at the time to the Hand EN-
pire Pet Stock and Poultry assOcia
ton, the Spokane Turnverein ha!
made answer that it is not liable
for damages claimed by Mrs. Effit
Spear, who fell and hurt herself
while attending the chicken show
there last winter. She asks SIS, 500
damages and was once awarded
this amount by default, through thu
failure of the Turnverein to lool
after its rights. In that case new
trial was granted.
/ II. W. Jost, age 81, III for tWt
weeks, died yesterday at st. Luke'i
hospital. He was a painter and for
merly resided at Thornton, Wash.
The Aanti-SaIoon league has con
cluded to mail the salOonmen's pa
per, the Royal Arch Journal. to al
preachers as good campaign dope.
Suits to collect $500 wer.
filed in the superior court by thu
Farmers and Mechanics bank. J
w. Fry, w. Scheck and r. Hack
lander are named as defendants.
Owing to the interstate fair ane
the Dry Farming congress being
held the same week an unusually
fine display of agricultural products
is looked for. The Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads are
extensively advertising the event:
along their liens and urging the
farmers to compete for the prizes.