The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-17
CITY NEWS
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BeuIah /. Boy, who had Frank
Taylor arrested on statutory
charge. married him yesterday at
the juvenile court, over the pro
test of her father The marriage
released Taylor from custody.
Mrs. Marie Held was yesterday
granted divorce from Otto Held
on the ground that she was sub
mitted to such indignlties as to be
compelled to wash her husbands
feet, fill his pipe and place it in
his mouth, etc.
A city teachers institute will be
held at the North Central high
school August q at p. m.
Sheriff Pueh has asked for an
increase of 1925 over last year in
his estimate which will provide for
the addition of another deputy to
his force. The cost of running the
sheriff's office is about $4,000 per
an*num.
Eleven prisoners of high and low
degree and varying character OF
offenses were arraigned yesterday
for pleas in Judge Hinkle's court.
The men are held as prisoners in
the county Jail.
r. A. Smith was arrested in the
Carlyle hotel yesterday for a for
gerry alleged to have been commit
ted in Everett. The defendant was
employed by map company,
which caused his arrest.
Walker Fruits yesterday filed
suit in superior court against the
McGoldrick Lumber company ask
ing $4,000 damages for broken
leg received last April.
Leo Hartstein, sales manager Of
Shaw-Wells company, has returned
from an eastern trip, visiting Chi
cago and other manufacturing dis
tricts. Business conditions in the
east are good, he reports.
Alonzo T. Jones, the noted evan
gelist, who has been conducting re-
vival meetings at the Central Bap-
fist church, Shenandoah avenue
and Atlantic street for the last
few days. and who narrowly es-
capped death by gas fumes in the
bathroom Monday morning in the
home of Warren Latham, 81 Web
ster avenue, is able to walk about,
although he is still a trifle weak.
CORPORATION Counsel F. B. Nor
rill rendered a report to the council
yesterday that the city can con-
denim property claimed by the
Washington Water Power company
in order to open Lincoln street,
Bridge avenue to Broadway. Prop
erty owners on the north side have
netitioned for the street to be
opened.
A badly chewed thumb was
brought to the emergency hospital
Yesterday afternoon by Harry Al
ward. a Waterman employed at SlS
Riverside avenue, who blamed his
sense of chivalry for the mastica-
ton. He said he had quarreled
with a man in a Howard street res
spoken roughly to waitress, and
taurant because the latter had
that the thumb was chewed In a
fight followed.
Katherine ParmeIy yesterday
brought suit in superior court
against James w. Parmely asking
a divorce. They were married IN
St. Paul March 26, 1902. She al
leges cruel treatment.
William Maltby brought suit yes
terday against the Northern Pa
cific asking $1,000 for injuries al
legged to have been received by the
falling of the watchman's gate on
Sprague avenue, May II. The
plaintiff saws he was driving across
the tracks when the gate was low
cred without warning and that he
was knocked from his wagon and
seriously hurt.
The funeral Of J. w. Boyd, Whe
died in Vancouver, Saturday, was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clocf
from the Masonic temple. Buria
at Greenwood.
| Funeral services Of Mrs. Marga
ret Brown, age 60 years, who diet