The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-03
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Rev. Henry !. Rasmus of the
First church secured the M. E.
conference for Spokane for 1911 by
unanimous vote. At the confer
ence next year lay delegates to the
general conference to be held in
1912 will be elected, making the
conference about twice as large as
it is this year.
Fannie Stevenson yesterday
brought suit in superior court
against A. c. Stevenson, alleging
non-support. They were married in
1898.
Representatives Of the third Ma
tiOnal Apple show to be held No
vember 1928, left last night for
Wenatchee to meet the commercial
club there and with the large grow
ers of the district, to discuss the
proposed Wenatchee exhibit at the
coming show.
J. 3. MeGruder Of .Tekoa, WASH,
has purchased the 240-acre ranch
Of J. M. Miley for $12,50O. The
land lies three miles southwest of
Cheney, and is we'll improved.
The Southeast corner of Maple
street and Second avenue, owned
by J. ]. Browne for many years,
has been sold to w. C. Smith for
SIT, 500. Mr.. Smith has purchased
the property for one-story brick
building to cost about $4,000. The
construction work will start at
once. 1t is probable that the
building will be used mainly as a
garage.
There will be separate judicial
ballot at the primaries on which
the names of the judges will ap-
pear. Formerly the names were
placed on the bottom of the repub-
lican and democratic ballots, bpt
the new law has changed the bal
lot.
II ts the consensus of opinion
among the ministers attending the
Columbia River Methodist Episco-
pal conference that the Rev. Ev-
erett Merrill Hill of st. Paul's
church of this city will be ap-
pointed district superintendent and
that his pulpit will be occupied
next year by the Rev. Ulysses F.
Hawk, retiring district superintend-
ent Of the Spokane district.
In binding over for trial Frank
Bruno and Joe Pitelli, Justice
Mann said yesterday 1t would have
been better to let them shoot each
other as far as the welfare of the
community Is concerned.
For noisiIy debating politics in q !
saloon, John Moore was given a
two-day sentence in Jail by Justice
Mann yesterday afternoon.
Although arrested on charge OF
shoplifting, preferred by the
Blakeley store, Mrs. Rosa Rolls, |
ES15 Eight avenue, was allowed to
60 home to see her children on her |
own recognizance yesterday after
noon.
Until the Northern Pacific agrees
to open every north and south |
street from Division to Hogan,
Councilman Cartwright says he'll
never vote for grade separation.
Today is pay day at the city hall,
Monday being Labor day.
The Associated Bill Posters Of
the United States and Canada were |
entertained In Spokane by the Hay
ward-Larkin company yesterday, a
banquet being held at Davenport's
in the evening.
Because no won't voluntarily ex-
plain the facts of his incarceration
to Assistant Prosecutor Denton M.
Crow, G. II. Marsh, charged with
petty larceny, may be sentenced to |
year or more, in the superior
court, instead of getting off with
the three months he has already
been In Jail. His case has been
forgotten and has been left off the
records.
The registration no wis close tol
10000.
Traffic over the Sprague avenue
fill will be resumed Monday.
TRY THE NEW cAFEi
Everything appetizing. We make
AN our own pastry.