Saturday, June 30, 2012

Bids for New School (Holmes)

From the Spokane Chronicle July 3, 1900 Page 5.
Notice no school name in the article, but the school was named Holmes Elementary School and opened at W. 2600 Sharpe Avenue in 1901. Holmes was named for Oliver Wendel Holmes, noted poet, author and teacher.

Thomas E. Brown Funeral

From the Spokane Chronicle July 3, 1900 Page 5.

A Veteran of Indian War tells of March through Eastern Washington

From the Spokane Chronicle January 14, 1899 Page 8.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Criminal Cases Set for Trial


From the Spokane Chronicle January 14, 1899 page 5.
  • Names mentioned: cattle stealing
  • Laun Whitman
  • Thomas Higgins
  • William Higgins
  •  Names Mentioned: highway robbery
  • Herman Wendt
  • W. Marsalis
  • Robert McAlpin

  • Names mentioned: robbery
  • Charles Ellis
  • James Ward

  • Name mentioned: murder
  • Gustav Sallard

John R. H. Barfield Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 14, 1899 page 5.

Peter Hohle Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 14, 1899 page 5.

Pure Wines

From the Spokane Chronicle January 13, 1899 page 5.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Dr. W. P. Grubbe Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 14, 1899 Page 1
From the Spokane Chronicle January 16, 1899 page 8.
From the Washington State Digital Archives.

Jacob Blessing Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 134, 1899 page 5.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Monday, June 25, 2012

Sophia Desgranges Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 12, 1899 page 7.
This was real hard to find at the Washington State Digital Archives since they spelled the name wrong on the Death Return and so they index it like the record shows.

Lela A. Hand Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 11, 1899 page 5.
From the Washington State Digital Archives.

Joseph Turner Death

From the Spokane Chronicle January 11, 1899 page 5.

Spokane Boy (Win Gilbert) Honored

From the Spokane Chronicle January 11, 1899 page 5.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

C. I. Gayette Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 10, 1899 page 5.
From the Washington State Digital Archives.

Augusta Johnson Obit

Form the Spokane Chronicle January 10, 1899 page 5.

Laura E. Leonard Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 10, 1899 page 7.
From the Washington State Digital Archives.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Monday, June 18, 2012

Anna A. Gilbert Obit

From the Spokesman Review July 2, 1900 page 5.

Cordelia Smith Obit

From the Spokesman Review July 1, 1900 page 8.
From the Spokesman Review July 2, 1900 page 5.

Harold Young Obit

From the Spokesman Review July 1, 1900 page 8.
From the Spokesman Review July 2, 1900 page 5.

Carlin Tismer Obit

From the Spokesman Review July 2, 1900 page 5
From The Washington State Digital Archives. I was not sure if Carlin was the name of the lady, or her husbands name so I checked the Death Return.

New High School Teacher Arrives

From the Spokesman Review September 21, 1900 page 8.
Miss Sellick is the new High School Teacher.

Richard Nelson Obit

From the Spokesman Review September 21, 1900 page 8.

Emma E. Ireland Funeral

From the Spokesman Review newspaper November 9, 1900 page 8.

Andrew J. Harris Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 7, 1899 page 5.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Frank Gibbs Resigns from NP Railroad

From the Spokane Chronicle January 7, 1899 page 5.
This was the beginning of the furniture store Tull and Gibbs that went on for many years.

Antonio Nikoni Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 7, 1899 page 5.
See also the obit fro Antonio Niccoli from January 6th.

Antonio Niccoli Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle January 6, 1899 page 5.
See also the Obit for Antonio Nikoni on January 7th.

J.H. Graham Gets Damages from O.R. & N. Company

From the Spokane Chronicle January 6, 1899, page 5.

Charles F. Russell Obit

From the Spokane Chronicle September 22, 1913, page 5.