The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-05
CITY NEWS
~ IN BRIEF ~

Water officials report a big de-
man for the installation of meters,
as many as 80 applications coming
In in one day this week. The aver
age cost of installing a meter is
$16.50, which is borne by the con-
sumner. With a meter the water
user is permitted to operate auto
matte sprinklers.
Catherine Hecket has taken a
Judgment against F. w. Hilscher on
a note for $4,000, which was ad-
judged in default.
Work on the new Division street
line of the W. W. P. Co. has halted
because of the dispute as to the
width of the street, which is now
pending in the superior court. The
city has ordered the street widened
and about 20 feet of the property
on the west side of the street con-
demned.
Oougail McAiIister, rancher OF
the Okanogan country, has been
enjoined in the federal court from
interfering with the men building
the Lake Chelan line of the Great
Northern. McAllister is a fight
ing Scotchman, and being defeated
in his effort to secure a fair price
for the land taken by the railroad,
is charged with having turned an
irrigation ditch into a big cut on
the line to stop the progress of the
work.
Some enthusiastic real estate
booster has made the statement
that the approval of the park bonds
will add 10 per cent to the value of
the real estate in the city. Figur-
big the total realty value at $780,
1000, this means an increase, ac-
cording to this booster, of $1S,000,-
600, or $1,000 for each of the IS
votes by which the bond issue car
lied.
Two days Of high jnks are plan
ned for an outing to be given for
the members of the Spokane club
some time during the summer on
the banks of the Little Spokane
river. Dan L. Weaver is the genius
behind the picnic.
Aones Ann ibbotson VS.. Robert
Atkinson IbbotsOn is the title of
divorce suit filed in the superior
court, In which it is alleged that
the-knot was tied nine years ago at
Nelson, B. G.
Judge W. A. Huneke Monday set
aside a decree of divorce granted
to q woman now dead, and on Wed
nesday, the husband, who had filed
the petition, appeared in court and
and letters OF administration issued
for his wife's estate. The woman
had 5000 and, besides, was interest
ed in community property worth
$4,000. il is claimed. She was killed
in the Great Northern wreck at
Wellington.
Kate purkcybile has filed suit
against her mother, Mrs. Louise
Schil!inger, demanding that deed
to $4,000 worth of real estate be set
aside on the ground that 1t was
secured by fraudulent representa-
tons.
The necessity Of saving receipts
and other evidences of the payment
of debts was shown in the case of
M. J. Darrah against d. Shuts,
over a note for $500 executed is
years ago. Both parties to the case
are now dead and the litigation
was prosecuted by the widows. The
defense was that the money was
paid years ago but that the receipt
was burned IN, under the belief
that the matter was settled for all
time. The court held that the debt
had been satisfied.
To such an extent has the cost of
running the city grown in the past
year that the April payroll, 1910,
shows an increase over the April
payroll, 1909, OF $4,000. 1t cost
$4,000 to pay the city employees
for April last year and $500 TO