The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-12
BRIGHT LITTLE ITEMS WHICH SHOW JUST WHAT SPOKl
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John w. Wilmington, president
of the National Association OF Life
Underwriters, was entertained by
the life insurance agents of Spo-
kane with a luncheon yesterday at
Davenports. Those present: A. A.
Dorm of the Aetna; F. ]. Dorsey of
the Columbian National; c. II. Nc
Coy OF the Equitable; F. Burman of
the Fidelity Mutual; w. II. Shields
of the Mutual; J. A. Rhinehardt, l..
G. Reed, E. e. Lohnes and l.. O.
Sweetland of the Northwestern
Mutual; l.. F. Cole OF the Pacific
Mutual, Thomas Seward and A. r..
McGillivray OF Mutual Benefit.
The Y. M. c. A. membership cam
paign to secure 500 new members
was deferred to May 80.
Active plans were begun by the
peoples terminal committee yester-
day for a referendum election to
let the people vote on the question
of requiring terminal rates in ex-
change for franchises to the North
Coast and Milwaukee railroads.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Clarence e.
Long left for Tacoma to bring back
Esther Lewis, alias Labrique, who
is wanted by the Spokane police de-
partment for obtaining money un-
der false pretenSes.
At 6 o'clock on the eve of May 18,
Halley's comet will pass between
the earth and the sun, according
to computations completed today by
Professor George Ellery Hall, di-
rector of the Carnegie observatory
on Mount Wilson, Cal. The passage
OF the nucleus of the wanderer
over the face of the sun will occuIN
/ 80 minutes, he declares.
| F. J. MacGougan, manager Of the
Pacific States Telephone com.
pany, says that he invites an in
vestigatiOn of the financial affairs
of the company with a view of de
/ termining whether or not it's rates
are excessive. He says that his
company will divide with the city
all revenue over Z per cent net
after making reasonable allowance
| for depreciation.
It was agreed at conference
| held between the mayor and the
members of the city council yes
terday that the Sprague avenue fill
should be rebuilt with sloping walls
at a probable additional cost OF
$4,000. 1t is hoped to get the bill
completed by October /.
The following homestead con
tests were posted at the local lane
office by Register Hal J. Cole
James A. Mcmahon, believing ia
son Winery dead, and no heirs
having appeared to look after hi!
interests, contests the southeast
quarter of the northeast quartet
Of section 1, township 80 north
range 80 f. w. M; hearing OF
July 18. Adolph Wegener of Irby
contests the south half of thu
southwest quarter of section
township % north, range 80 e. w
M. Evidence taken at Odessa, Sep
TENDER 6. Anders j. Anderson con
tests the north quarter of the
southwest quarter of section 4; thu
northeast quarter of the south
west quarter, together with lot .
section 5; all in township So. range
Al. Hearing at Colville, July D.
| A suit to recover $16,425 wa
brought against G. A. Carlson
Aaron Kuhn, Nose Oppenheimer
Joseph Cohn, Alfred Anderson, lie
ander Schindahl and Samue
Smith, doing business under tn
name of G. A. Carlson, by j. w
Abrams.
An oratoricaI contest, "Woma'
Suffrage" will take place at tn
South Central high school tomol
row afternoon. Prizes of $40, 81
and $40 have been offered by Mrs
May Arkwright Hutton.
Tony Flame, 8. Rosenbaum AM
F. Schlager, second hand dealers
were arrested on the charge o
having neglected to keep thei
books showing their sales and pun
chaSeS.
After falling 80 feet, Janitor c
NJ. Clark of the Review building
picked himself up, bruised ant
shaken, but otherwise unhurt. Mr.
Clark was standing on the sill o
window on the first floor when
in moving about. one of his fee