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kane Falls. He prophesied for it a great fu- ture. He was encouraged by Mr. Keiser, pro- prietor of the Sprague House, and the late A. MI. Cannon to establish a Republican paper, which he desired to do. Mr. Dallam made an effort to purchase the Chronicle from Mr. Woodbury, who declined to set a price on it, though he sold it to another party in a few months. Without perfecting any arrangement. Mr. Dallam returned to California, and came very near locating at Los Angeles. In April. 1883. he telegraphied to Mr. Keiser inquiring if the field was still open for a paper at Spo- kane Falls. The answer being satisfactory, he was on his way north with the original Review plant within three days.
In due time he was on the ground. Build- ings being scarce. he could only secure the old school house. a mere shell of a structure, sit- uated nearly opposite where the Pacific Hotel now stands. After interviewing the business men, by whom he was informed of several newspaper ventures which had been failures, and with strong inference that his attempt would meet the same sad fate, especially if he could not get out a good paper. he did not feel much better than depressed at heart.
Although Mr. Dallam is generally recog- nized as having extraordinary qualifications in certain lines of newspaper work, especially as a ready and vigorous writer, he has always deemed himself somewhat deficient as a solic- itor. And this part of the work proved quite a drudgery to him during the incipient state of the Review. He experienced peculiar trials in publishing the first issue. some of which were caused by the loss of a part of the hand-press on the way. The fact is the form of the first issue had to be taken to Cheney and worked off on the press of the Sentinel. Mnchi pains were taken in getting out a neatly printed pa- per, and both its appearance and contents com- mended it to the people. The first issue was cated May 1, 1883. It was a success from the beginning. Mr. Dallam was greatly encour-
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aged the morning after the paper had been distributed, when Dr. J. M. Morgan walked into the office and, throwing two dollars on the imposing stone, said that the Review hadi touched the popular chord. The following year, after the Union block had been built at the southeast corner of Howard and Front streets, the Review moved into the second story, where it was published for several years.
In the summer of 1884 was begun the pub- lication of an evening edition of the Review, which was changed to a morning paper in a few months. Mr. Dallam was the sole owner and publisher of the Review until the summer of 1887, when he sold an interest to H. T. Brown and H. W. Greenburg. The partner- ship continued for a year, when Mr. Dallam retired from the paper. As early as 1886 Asso- ciated Press despatches were secured.
In October, 1888, the Review was pur- chased by P. H. Winston, James Monaghan, C. B. King and Willis Street. F. C. Goodin became business manager, and P. H. Winston, editor. The late J. M. Adams, who was re- gistrar in the United States land office, became editor early in the year 1889, and continued until October of the same year, when the pres- ent editor, N. W. Durham, assumed the posi- tion. In April of this year it removed to its present location, southeast corner of Riverside avenue and Monroe street, the company having purchased the property of the First Presbyter- ian church. The present magnificent Review building was completed in 1891. Daily, Sun- day and semi-weekly editions are published by the Review Publishing Company, W. H. Cowles, manager. Since July 1, 1894, the name Spokesman-Review has been used.
THE SPOKESMAN.
The first number of the daily Spokesman appeared March 9, 1890, with H. T. Brown as business manager, Joseph French Johnson, for- merly connected with the Chicago Tribune and the Springfield Republican, as managing edi-
tor. In May the paper became the property of a stock company consisting of J. F. Johnson, L. A. Agnew, W. H. Cowles and J. Howard Watson, the latter succeeding Mr. Brown as business manager. The paper had brilliant features and was independent and courageous in spirit, and gained rapidly in public favor. Its publication ceased in July, 1893.
SPOKANE GLOBE.
This daily was established in March, 1890, by Frank J. McGuire and Theodore Reed. It started out as a Democratic paper, but was soon sold to a syndicate of Republicans, and H. A. Herrick became managing editor, and L. F. Williams, editor. It ceased publication in less than a year.
DAILY TRIBUNE.
A Populist paper published in 1894 at 91I South Post street. C. L. MacKensie was man- ager. Its publication continued for about a year.
The Chronicle some time ago had an in- teresting article on "Men of Brains and Others," or. "Newspapers. Journals and Mag- azines That Have Filled Long-Felt Wants in Spokane." It stated that it would be almost impossible to furnish a list of all the papers that have been started in Spokane. Among the roll of editors would be found "the brightest men who ever gazed upon the falls, practical hustlers, sleepy dreamers, clamoring egotists, chumps of ponderous stupidity, successful pol- iticians, gray-haired business men, kids who should have been chasing vaccination certifi- cates-all these have scribbled. clipped and pasted, and have seen bright visions of a new Pulitzer's bank account and a new Horace Greeley's fame. And the visions have passed, and the men who saw them have drifted out into new employments and have become the millionaires, paupers, bank examiners, mine promoters,telephone managers,professors, con-
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victs, politicians, bankers, preachers, soldiers, fruit fair hustlers, South African boomers, poker players, commercial secretaries, insane asylum superintendents, drunkards and divi- dend spenders of the world."
The publications as published in the city directory for 1890 are as follows :
Spokane Globe, daily, evening; Republi- can ; H. A. Herrick, editor and proprietor ; L. F. Williams, associate editor.
Spokesman, daily, morning; politics inde- pendent; Spokesman Publishing Company, proprietors and publishers; J. F. Johnson, managing editor ; J. H. Watson, business man- ager.
Spokane Daily Mining Exchange Journal; Fred Puhler, editor and proprietor.
Industrial World, weekly, trades union; World Publishing Company; C. C. Rowell, manager, E. J. Jeffries, editor.
New State News, weekly; C. L. Gowell, editor and proprietor.
Northwest Tribune, issued Friday; Schorr Bros., publishers and proprietors ; G. F. Schorr, editor.
Spokane Falls Echo, weekly; Scandina- vian; politics independent; Echo Publishing Company.
Spokane Weekly Globe; Republican; H. A. Herrick editor and proprietor; L. F. Will- iams, associate editor.
The West Shore; illustrated magazine; weekly; L. Samuel, proprietor.
Der Hausbesucher; monthly; interest of German Methodist Episcopal church; Rev. F. W. Buchholz, editor.
College Journal; monthly ; Union Printing Company, publishers.
The Frontier; monthly; issued in the in- terest of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion; Filmore Tanner, editor; A. G. Ansell, publisher.
Spokane Investors' Journal; monthly; H. Bolster & Co., publishers ; John R. Reavis, ed- itor.
In the directory of 1893 the following are found :
Daily Hotel Reporter; Penrose & Hutch- inson, proprietors.
Columbia Christian Advocate; weekly; in the interest of the Methodist Episcopal church; Spokane Printing Company, publish- ers.
Sunday Sun; Chester Edwards, managing editor; Bert M. Tanner, city editor; I. Frank Holedger, business manager; A. C. Lindsey, city circulator ; Sun Publishing Company.
Washington Populist; official organ of the People's party ; weekly.
Vestens Scandinav; weekly; politics inde- pendent : Scandinavian Publishing Company.
Parish Messenger; monthly; official paper of the Episcopal church ; Rev. W. M. Lane, ed- itor.
Spokane Miner ; monthly; F. J. Zeehande- laer, editor and proprietor : W. B. Wilcox. busi- ness manager.
Northwest Mining Review; semi-monthly; L. K. Armstrong, editor ; W. D. Knight, pub- lisher ; N. G. Snow, advertising manager.
The list for 1895 is more recent, and some of the names on this list are still house- hold words :
Daily Times; morning; Republican; J. G. Hinkle, business manager.
Daily Tribune ; evening : Populist : Daily Tribune Company; C. L. Mackenzie, man- ager.
American Pope; weekly; A. P. A .; John J. Brile, editor and proprietor.
Hillyard Independent; weekly: H. M. Brainard, editor and publisher.
The Social Life; weekly; William S. Lair, editor and manager.
Spokane Churchman; Episcopal; Rev. Wil- liam C. Shaw, editor.
Weekly Tribune; Populist; Tribune Com- pany, publishers ; C. L. Mackenzie, manager.
The directory for 1896 contains suclı re- minders as these :
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Spokane Independent; weekly; E. C. Bis- sell, editor and proprietor.
Westlicher Volksfreund; German; inde- pendent; F. W. Buchholz, editor and proprie- tor.
Union Leader; weekly; issued by Spokane Ministerial Association; Leland E. Spencer, manager.
The Church World; Episcopal; illustrated; Rev. Dean Richmond Babbitt. LL. D., editor ; monthly.
Others mentioned as late as 1897 and 1898 are : Spokane Davil, issued Saturdays by Scur- lock & Mitchell; Spokane Stocks, daily; daily and weekly Mail, by Eber S. Smith; Washing- ton Endeavor, but now published at Seattle; Pacific Skandinav; Spokane Tidende; The Pathfinder; West Posten; New Northwest; Spokane Democrat; Westlicher-Volksfreund; Galvani published his Northern Light as early as 1888, living on nuts and fruit while doing it.
NORTHWEST TRIBUNE.
This paper deserves special mention be- cause it was the pioneer newspaper of the up- per country. It was established at Colfax in June, 1878. It removed to Cheney in 1880, and in a few years became the property of the Schorr Bros. Removed to Spokane in 1886, where it was published for more than a decade, its editor, G. F. Schorr, advocating heroically every moral and social reform, irrespective of consequences. Mr. Schorr resides in the city still, and is interested in the Pioneer Flour Mill, located on the school section.
PRESENT PUBLICATIONS.
The following papers and magazines are published in Spokane in addition to those al- ready mentioned.
Frecuau Labor Journal, established in 1894, and published in the interest of labor unions and social reforms every Friday by the Journal Publishing Company. A fearless ad-
vocate of government ownership of public util- ities. W. J. Walker, manager.
New West Trade .- This paper. a weekly. is what its name indicates, and is independent in politics and strong in its special line. Orno Strong, publisher.
Washington Spokauc Post, established by A. M. Armand in February, 1889. The only German newspaper published in Spokane and eastern Washington. Issued every Friday, and independent in politics. A. M. Armand sold his interest to Mr. Otto Juckeland a few months ago, who has been connected with the paper for years, and is now both editor and publisher. This paper has a large circulation among the German population.
The Outburst .- This eight-page, four-col- umn weekly paper was established July 4, 1892. The publishers are the Outburst Publishing Company. Mr. Alonzo M. Murphy was ed- itor for some years, and gave it a reputation for brilliancy. Gordon C. Corbaley is president and manager.
Spokane Facts .- This weekly began to be published early in 1899, with J. R. Heckert as editor. It developed radical tendencies, and ceased publication in April, 1900.
The Sunday Morning Call .- This weekly paper began publication late in 1899, with Day- ton H. Stewart, formerly of the Cheney Senti- nel, as president, and Frederick E. Marvin as editor.
Mining .- This is the journal of the North- west Mining Association. It is an expert in its line, and L. K. Armstrong is the editor.
Western Home Journal aud Inter-Moun- tain Poultry Journal .- This monthly maga- zine has entered upon its fifth year, and is pub- lished at suite F, Exchange National Bank building, by Alexander & Company. It was started by Lew N. Benson. Growing in value.
Pastor's Visit .- This is a church paper published by Rev. B. E. Utz in the interest of the Central Christian church and its mission.
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Spokane Deaconess, published in the inter- est of the Deaconess Home.
Home Finder's Magasine, published by J. W. Williams in the interest of the Homefind- ing Society.
Spokesman Review Quarterly, established July, 1889, and published by the Review Pub- lishing Company.
NORTHERN NEWSPAPER UNION.
It is now owned by the American Foun- ders Company, which deals in type, machinery and ink. The location is 8 and 10 Monroe street, and A. D. Alexander is resident man- ager. This establishment, started six years ago, by H. T. Brown, has developed to great proportions. It supplies the inside matter for nearly all the weekly papers throughout the "Inland Empire." Its facilities to do work in its special line are almost equal to that of the great cities of the east and west. Both news and miscellaneous matter is prepared, and can be supplied on short notice. The work done by this establishment, with that of the daily
papers, makes Spokane the center from which radiates the light of information over a large territory.
CITY DIRECTORY.
The first Directory of Spokane Falls was issued in 1885 by The Chronicle. In this work the population was estimated at "nearly three thousand." Another was issued in 1887 by Charles E. Reeves, professor in Spokane Col- lege, in which the population was estimated at seven thousand. In an edition issued by the same publisher in 1888 the figures were placed at twelve thousand.
R. L. Polk & Company published its first city directory in 1889, wherein the population is estimated at seventeen thousand, three hun- dred and forty. The last directory is the elev- enth by the same publishers, being fully double the size of the first one, and in amount and value of information proportionately increased. The estimate of population in the last volume -including the floating element-is fifty thousand.
CHAPTER XXVI.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS.
"Spokane is pre-eminently a city of frater- nal organizations. That is the one great fad of her people, and they have it worse than they ever had whooping cough or the Trilby mania. The Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and a long list of other orders, more or less prominent, are all represented by flourishing lodges, new ones in every order being contin- ually formed, until it would seem as if every man in the city must belong to at least two or three lodges."
MASONIC.
Masonic hall is located on the southwest corner of Sprague avenue and Lincoln. It is the place of meeting of all Masonic bodies.
Masonic Board of Control .- E. D. Olm- sted, president; H. L. Kennan, secretary and treasurer. H. L. Kennan, Spokane Lodge, No. 34; E. D. Olmsted, Oriental Lodge, No. 74; W. W. Witherspoon. Spokane Chapter, No. 2; S. Harry Rush, Cataract Commandery, No.
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3; C. E. Grove, Oriental Consistory, No. 2; J. H. Shaw, El Katif Temple.
Spokane Lodge, No. 34. F. & A. M., was organized under dispensation January 8, 1880. Its charter is dated June 4, 1880, and is signed by Bro. Louis Sohns, grand master, and Bro. T. M. Reed, grand secretary. It was chartered under the name of Spokan Lodge, No. 34. The first master was Bro. Louis Zeigler ; Elijah Z. Smith, senior warden, and John H. Curtis, junior warden.
In the general conflagration in the city in 1889 this lodge lost all of its records, some of which have been supplied, but many are miss- ing. The following brethren have served as. masters : Brothers Louis Zeigler, Stephen G. Whitman, William R. Marvin, William . W. Witherspoon, Pliny A. Daggett, S. Harry Rush, William A. Lothrop, Henry L. Kennan, Robert Russell, Albert S. Johnson, Joseph A. Borden, and the present master (1899), David S. Prescott.
Its membership shows a gradual increase, being in 1882, 46; 1885, 51; 1888, 75; 1891, 140; 1892, 194; 1895, 235; 1896, 254; 1897. 233, after having dropped for non-payment of dues, according to the new Grand Lodge reg- ulation, for the first time in force, 35 mem- bers; 1898, 236; 1899, 261. At the close of 1899 the membership is 299.
In the year 1891 Oriental Lodge, No. 74, was formed, taking several members from Spokane Lodge, No. 34, and in 1896, Tyrian Lodge, No. 96, was formed, taking from this lodge 25 members.
The present officers are : Worshipful mas- ter, David S. Prescott; senior warden, Frank F. Weymouth ; junior warden, Harry E. Bro- kaw; treasurer, W. R. Marvin; secretary, Floyd L. Daggett ; senior deacon, E. F. Wag- goner; junior deacon, E. O. Connor; senior steward, J. Linn Edsall; junior steward, John J. Quilliam; chaplain, Rev. William Pelan ; marshal, John Gray; tyler, M. R. Bump.
The year 1891 shows the largest increase in 14
membership, and 1899 the largest number of degrees conferred.
Oriental Lodge, No. 74, F. & A. M., Spo- kane. Washington, was established in 1890. A dispensation was issued by the Most Worship- ful Grand Lodge of the state of Washington, September 8, 1890, empowering the lodge to do work, and naming as its officers, while working under dispensation, Nathan B. Run- dle, worshipful master; John H. Stone, senior warden; Otis F. Hall, junior warden. The first communication of the lodge was held at the Temple September 22, 1890, the member- ship of the lodge at this time being its charter members, composed of the following Master Masons : Nathan B. Rundle, worshipful mas- ter: John H. Stone, senior warden; Otis F. Hall, junior warden; Louis Zeigler, C. S. Scott. E. D. Olmsted, Fred Furth, J. S. Will- son. J. B. Blalock, E. B. Hyde, S. D. Merritt, Jesse Arthur, Warren Hussey, Joseph Kellner, W. S. Rogers, M. D. Smith, W. H. Zeigler, L. L. Lang, L. L. Rand, Nathan Toklas, Jo- seph E. Boss, George W. Ross, C. H. Arm- strong, twenty-four.
The warrant of constitution of Oriental Lodge was granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the state of Washington in June, 1891.
July 15, 1891, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Washington met in special communication in the city of Spokane, Washington, when Most Worshipful Thomas M. Reed, acting as grand master, assisted by Most Worshipful Louis Zeigler, acting as dep- uty grand master, assisted by other members of the Grand Lodge, instituted Oriental Lodge and installed the officers of the lodge.
Officers of the Lodge for 1892: Nathan B. Rundle, worshipful master; H. T. Fairlamb, senior warden; M. Oppenheimer, junior war- den: \V. H. Zeigler, treasurer ; Fred Furth, secretary.
1893-Nathan B. Rundle, worshipful mas- ter ; L. L. Rand, senior warden ; C. R. Fenton,
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junior warden; W. H. Zeigler, treasurer; W. F. Hazlett, secretary.
1894-E. D. Olmsted, worshipful master ; L. L. Rand, senior warden; W. A. Wright, junior warden; John H. Shaw, secretary ; W. H. Zeigler, treasurer.
1895-E. D. Olmsted, worshipful master ; C. S. Hubbell, senior warden; W. A. Wright, junior warden; George T. Crane, treasurer; John H. Shaw, secretary.
1896-C. S. Hubbell, worshipful master ; C. E. Grove, senior warden; T. L. Catterson, junior warden; George T. Crane, treasurer; C. P. Parsons, secretary.
1897-C. E. Grove, worshipful master; T. L. Catterson, senior warden; C. R. Burns, junior warden; Louis Reubens, treasurer; C. P. Parsons, secretary.
1898-T. L. Catterson, worshipful master; C. R. Burns, senior warden ; J. M. Fitzpatrick, junior warden; Louis Reubens, treasurer ; C. P. Parsons, secretary.
1899-C. R. Burns, worshipful master; J. M. Fitzpatrick, senior warden; John H. Shaw, junior warden; Louis Reubens, treas- urer ; C. P. Parsons, secretary. Total mem- bership 1899, 122.
1900-E. D. Olmsted, worshipful master ; J. H. Shaw, senior warden; W. E. Goodspeed, junior warden; Louis Reubens, treasurer; C. P. Parsons, secretary.
Spokane Chapter, No. 2, R. A. M., re- ceived its charter from the General Grand Chapter, R. A. M., and on October 2, 1884. there having been formed in the meantime a grand chapter of Washington, a new charter was issued by the above-named authority in lieu of the one granted by the General Grand Chap- ter of the United States. At the time the Grand chapter was formed it had a membership of thirty-two. Since its organization the follow- ing high priests have ruled over its destinies : Companions Louis Zeigler, Ford Furth, H. G. Stimmel, H. W. Tyler, S. H. Rush, P. A. Daggett, H. L. Kennan, J. A. Borden, J. M.
Fitzpatrick, John H. Show, J. D. Hinkle, Ezra E. Reid. It has a membership at the pres- ent time of one hundred and sixty-nine.
Cataract Commandery, No. 3, K. T., re- ceived its charter from the Grand Encamp- ment of the United States on October 26, 1886, and was constituted by Eminent Sir Charles M. Patterson, as representing the grand master, Most Eminent Charles Room, at which time the following officers were in- stalled : Eminent Sir F. A. Bettis as eminent commander; Sir E. F. Chamberlain as gen- eralissimo; Sir W. A. Kinney as captain gen- eral, with a membership of thirteen. On Au- gust 4, 1889, its charter was destroyed by fire, and on June 16, 1890, a duplicate charter was granted them by the Grand Commandery of Washington, under which authority it is now working. The following officers have served as eminent commander since its organi- zation : Eminent Sirs F. A. Bettis, B. C. Vau Houten, J. L. Wilson, S. Harry Rush, H. W. Tyler, F. W. Churchouse, E. Dempsie, F. P. Weymouth, John H. Show, W. W. Wither- spoon, P. A. Daggett, J. D. Hinkle, H. L. Schermerhorn. It has at this date a mem- bership of one hundred and seventy-three.
Spokane Council, No. 4, R. & S. M .- This Masonic body of the York rite was char- tered August 21, 1894, by the General Grand Council of the United States and numbers among its members the Rev. William Pilan, grand chaplain of all the Grand Masonic bodies of the state and revered by all Masons who have the honor of his acquaintance. It has
had for its presiding officers since its organi- zation : Illustrious Henry L. Kennan, S. Harry Rush, P. A. Daggett. William H. Acuff, Joe A. Borden, F. P. Weymouth, W. C. Stone. At its first preliminary meeting there were three present. From this little band of Royal and Select Masters it has grown to a member- ship of seventy-six.
Tyrian Lodge, No. 96. F. A. M., was or- ganized 1898. Stated communications on the
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first and third Mondays of each month. E. A. Winchester, worshipful master; E. E. Reid, senior warden; J. S. Philips, junior warden; J. H. Pugh, secretary ; J. D. Hinkle, treasurer ; W. L. Hall, senior deacon; T. H. Denter, junior deacon; J. P. Pond, senior steward ; J. C. Neffler, junior steward; J. Driscoll, tyler.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite .- The bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scot- tish Rite of Freemasonry, S. J., represented in Spokane, include the following : Albert G. Mackay, Lodge of Perfection, No. 8, four- teenth degree; Cascade Chapter, Rose Croix, No. 7., eighteenth degree; Occidental Coun- cil of Kodosh, No. 3. thirteenth degree; Ori- ental Consistory, No. 2, S. P. R. S., thirty- second degree, who owe allegiance to the Su- preme Council, thirty-third degree, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, whose see is at Charleston, South Carolina, and whose present official headquarters are at Washington, D. C., where is located the House of the Temple.
The Supreme Council, thirty-third degree, S. J., was organized at Charleston, South Carolina, May 31, 1801, and is recognized as the mother council of the rite in the world. Its principles are based on liberty, charity and freedom of conscience ; and it aims to ennoble and elevate humanity and succor the feeble, the needy, and the oppressed; the broadest and grandest principles known to mankind.
Early in 1890 a movement was made to institute the bodies of the rite in Spokane, and, the charter being obtained, on the 10th of May, 1890, above forty of Spokane's respected citi- zens were initiated as charter members. At the present time the membership is about one hundred and twenty-five for each of the co- ordinate lodges, not so large a growth for the years intervening; but quality, rather than quantity, is the imperative qualification to membership, and is considered the touchstone of Masonic success.
Thomas Hubbard Caswell, thirty-third. de-
gree. of California, is sovereign grand com- mander, and Frederick Webber, thirty-third degree, of Washington, D. C., secretary gen -: eral of the rite for the southern jurisdiction. The local bodies are officered by S. H. Rush, thirty-third degree, venerable master; W. H. Acuff, thirty-second degree, K. C. C. H., Mse. M; John H. Shaw, thirty-second degree, K. C. C. H., commander, and E. D. Olmstead, thirty-third degree, commander-in-chief. J. M. Fitzpatrick, thirty-second degree. K. C. C. H., is the secretary and registrar.
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