The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-05
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Seabury Merritt, member Of the
law firm of Merritt, Oswald & Mer-
rift, has announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination for
congress in the Third district, to
succeed Miles PoindeXter. Mr.. Mer-
rift is 43 years old a native of In
diana, but has lived in Spokane for
nine years.
The plea that poverty had forced
her to temporarily abandon her
claim of 100 acres in Douglas coun-
Ger, who had gone to the expense
of building home on the place
that afterward burned down while
she had gone to some other avoca-
ton for living. Register Hal J.
Cole of the land office has ruled
that Mrs. Spencer forfeited her
rights when she left the place and
that Archie Y. Smith now held the
valid homestead rights to the farm.
Mrs. Spencer can appeal if she has
the funds to fight the case.
Frank Miller, Thomas Case, c. e.
Davis and o. l.. COpenhaver have
had their fines RENTED after serv
they were convicted for the sale of
liquor to Indians.
Damages to the amount Of $329.65
are asked by DR.. William Sellars
and Austin Corb.n from the city of
Spokane for loss sustained in hav-
ing the Doctors automobile and Cor
bins buggy struck by fire engine
that it claimed was recklessly
driven against them December 8.
City Commissioner Carl w.
Tuerke will start east the last of
the week for a months visit, dur
ing which he will inspect the police
departments of various cities. He
will pay his own expenses. Mr..
| Teurke will be joined by his wife
on part of the trip, as she is al
ready visiting in the central states.
Under a new order promulgated
the first of the year people who
take waste matter to the city Gre
matory to be burned must have the
cash with them to pay for the job
on the spot or the work will not be
done. Too many bad bills and hard
/ collections caused the order.
Arthur Hooker, secretary Of the
next irrigation congress, to be held
at Pueblo. Colo, will leave for that
| city Thursday to be gone until after
the congress holds its meeting in
! the summer.
n. D. Merritt, right of way agent
of the Inland Empire system. and
master of the destinies of the dem.
ocratic party of Spokane county,
has returned from a business trip
to Montana.
Fourteen of the % men who trie d
for police positions in the second
examination. have passed an aver
age better than 60 and will be con
sidered along with the five retained
from the first examination in filling
the places of the II new men on
the force. No announcements Of
the appointees will be made until
the physical test is held and the
references of the applicants exam
ined.
E. V. Lambert, president Of the
city council, Councilmen Peter Mel
son and Robert l.. Dalke and City
Clerk Charles Fleming will leave
January II for California for a
visit in which business and pleas
ure will be combined. Paving
methods followed in other cities
will be inspected.
A number of applications for final
papers as to citizenship were grant
ed yesterday by Judge Whitson of
the federal court. Twenty-one ap-
plications were dismissed because
of the non-appearance of the petit
tioners.
The members of the Modern Safe
4 Show Case Co. met yesterday
afternoon at the offices of the COM
pany at Mallon avenue and Madi-
son street. This was the annual
meeting held for the election of
officers, which resulted as follows:
President, DR.. II. j. Riesland; vice
president, l.. w. Mueller; secretary
and treasurer. J. w. Gebhart; trus-
tees. DR.. H. J. Riesland. l.. w. Muel-
Ter. w. A. Schulze and J. w. Geb-
hart.