The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 17, 1902, Page 4

WIFE'S PITIFUL STORY TOLD IN SUPERIOR COURT AT TRIAL FOR INSANITY LONG GOAT | OF TAFFETA — Bverything cts of excessive drinking was told RT insanity trial before Jude Tallman in the superior court Chis | t morning. The love of a faithful | d wife, the comforts of & good home, | h and the earnings of years had > sacrificed by @ husband whose cr ing for whisky exceeded all other = But he failed again, # squandered to satis for Nquor, His “i to working for he savings taken to buy whiskey nd finally her life was (hreate Hopeless and penniless, the heart. }Oroken woman had lodged a com: aint against ber husband, charging him with insanity. She had ‘A pitiful story of the baneful ef- the happiness of former days. res, Sober, but With blood-shot eyes and nerves unstrang, Dave Hill, a | told that such action would re: Jocomotive engineer, sat and latened | sending him to the asylum where his testimony ‘of Ris sorrow. |habite would be treated by medical Stricken Wife, as she related the mis- | experts fortunes that she had borne for love | At the concluston of her testimony of him. In @ voles, choked with | the defendant, with tears in his eyes, sobs, she revetied to their marriage | promised to reform if given another 4 Uyears ago; thelr happy subsequent | oprortuntty life in St. Paul; his downfall two} Some wholesome advice was ad. years ago; the sale of thelr home | ministered by Dr. F. W. Sparling And removal to Seattle last summer, | and the penitent husband and loving 1 to reform, and | w arm in left the court nd faces to reca!t | bh her start In life. DANCE HALLS ioe Threatened by New ‘Ordinance Which counel wit Tae UP TONIGHT cere, all dives will be forced to go | below Jackson street Fight Will Be Made A fight is expected to be made against the measure. Already the dive-keepers in the paved district have begun to lay plans to defeat it. AS a result it is expected that those councilmen who are friendly to slum interests, will begin the bat- If it is deemed impos- re, efforts _ — will be made to delay its passage, er} Newsvaper Enterprise Asscctation vody ‘The dill, which was introduced by Counctiman James, provides that Bereafter all applications for variety ‘theater and dunce hal! Licenses shall de made to the city council, and that all such licenses must be granted by the so arrange it that it will not go into effect until all the favored ones have had a chance to procure new Meenses under the old regime. If the ordinance does pass tonight and is made effective at once, the fight is only begun. Money, it is gerted, will be spent freely to defeat the objects of the Dill in the courts. s-|and revers are of embroidered natin, A Greasy effect today ia something in taffeta gorgeously ornamented and here we have @ beauttful example, a THE SEATTLE STAR LAUNDRY CHARGES New Trust Issues Showing Increase in Work” Prices The local steam laundry trust, otherwise the Beattle Laundry As- has imued ite new scale The changes affect only table Circular “Flat soctat of price “flat work, linen, ete,, trust) admite, uhee and are at the hot towels, shops and restaurants, though fam each; table covers, 3 cents up; nap. kins, 1 cent each; aprons, 3 to 8 cents ‘No commission im Will be allowed o guests work, No allowed on lem t per cent. extra ob starched w same day hotel work In class “A” 1,600 pieces or over per week the new prices are: Sheets and slipa, 13 cents per dozen per doaen blankets, gle, 10 con Tn clase the lowest of the four hotel classifications, lesa than 200 pleces per week, the new scale is Sheets and slips, 25 cents per dozen towels and rage, 12 cents per dozen 6 cents © towels W ¢ aie, double, 30 jestaurants and barber shops Classified in atmtlar fasbior For saloons the new Minimum charge. prices ar black taffeta coat, handsomely trim- " h s med with Dands of Black velvet and| cents each; aprons, mangled, | con Uttle fancy pendants. The collar| starched. © conte, co mts and for evening wear the garment Is an ideal creation. It is made rath-| er looge, fitting tightly, however, over | ‘To lodging house keepers the ole commission of 20 per cent. on gucsts work f* cut in half jena than $3 the shoulders. “HOP HEADS ~~ ARRESTED A raid on a tenderloin opium joint S| wae Police Sergeant Leigh- | 2 S}ton and Detective Hubbard early this morning. Gertie Nelson, a col- woman, and Lon Nov. 17. the most violent stat prac overfiow of lava, ried to long distances. SUICIDE OF ont Main street. The raid Bouse in followed. could not] © tio tt! ROSALIE LIBELED | scew vom noc own pe the other ? telson, a schoo teacher ‘£0 8 g ing dinctpiined por ty 7. feago merchan Carter biames the Fingal for while Captain Gray of in opposite and Tuesday, to brisk south to southwest winds. al rain, THE ENLARGEMENT is A high-grade Extension Table. The round top is pol- ished quarter-sawed oak, sup- ported by massive pedestal; § foot extension. Enlargement Sale Price > RS ee mere nee oe he BEREER IN . a TOES TDERERINEICACUOND vey ¥ 4 A Spring Edge Couch) well made, with full complement of steel springs, hand upholstered and weil constructed in every detail. Length of coutch, 6 feet 2 inches; width, 36 inches. The covering is heavy figured velour, of which you can have choice of about 10 dit- $10.25 we show from a concern that enjoys international fame as upbolster- ers. The springs (and there a large number) are the very best. AD the upholstering is done by hand; the filling ix curled hair; gold- ‘en cek frame. Couch is 22 inches wide by 6 feet 2 inches long. Enlargement Sale Arm Chair, for brary or ttving room, made in quarter-sawed hand-polished o4k or birch mi hogany. Baddle se arms and fancy top r $4.50 Enlargement Sale RUNNING AT MOUTH Mount —Ton taht y— Tonight tend 6 cet above one eye will be paid o The large hotels and barber «hops assert that the new prices are ruin ous and have organised an inde the trust 17—An ck and pot was totally de the West. It was here that the noted Beotch potter John Blakey. it was Gone by a secret which the father on his death bed communicat- 4 Owen O«em tenderloin © fering from morning suf- an overdone of whinkey Me war ‘gent to the Wayside Mission hospital, SALE! _ Are*you getting your share of the Enlargement Sale bargains? Some day you will find that the sale has ended. Then you will pay more for all you boy, no matter where you purchase. ‘Thin Chiffonter ‘ « high-grade ptec the bedroom, being of a very select grade of quarter-sawed oak, superbly fin- in a golden hue. ‘The top m ex 19x82 inches; the oval mirror, 16x20 inches. "Note the double-door hat box just beneath the curved top drawer; plain brass hardware Enlargement Sale Price, $26, 1 THE BON MARCHE The Was a most important under- taking, involving as it did, the possible chance of causing us to discontinue business for some time in many of the depart- ments. We were assured on the i} Start by the efficient contrac- : rON, tery company hi ved by fire this morning |war the most famous of ite kind tr tors, Lavanway & Gillard, that |Reketon ware was made by the|not a single day's business would be lost in any depart- ment during the entire six months the rebuilding would ked up in the occupy, and right well did they keep th@lr word. Every day's business without an exception, was a material increase over the corresponding day of the pre- vious year. Another point in the efficient work of the con- tractors is that not an accident befell any person connected with the building, or who was a customer or sightseer at the store. The task of successfully taking out, piece after piece of an old building, and replacing withnew and different materials tet ring out walls, raising floors, etc., while a business as large as this flourished in the midst of the confusion is a feat that merits praise. Our Show Windows Present a Panorama of Up-to-Date Merchandise Being without a question the most dis' These simple f tage is 180 feet on Second 91,000 square feet of sell | business offices, and, mayhap, west of | worthy of special mention Firat—Wagner's Orchostra will en-|f at of Wo will tertain you with a pleasing program |tonally refund half the pr Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, | round trip ticket on the ates Programs will be published in dueler, ‘The day will be called time. Day” by us in poner of the Fourth—Wednesda imi cursion will be run fr will be open for the Inspe the meamer City of Hive Public, but ne goods wil be sold that il! *all "he day Hverat hight, ‘Third—Tuesday a half fare excur Several features of the opening are It is, all in all, th | sic Thursday The B THE BIG STORE Features of the re) n from Tacoma will brh will t ” Marche and similar ex pening ae store | ly many pect an enormous crowd, particulars | in the vening. Sixth—We will gt 250 worth of merch day evening The Bon Marche, THE BIG STORE Seventh. given. heads of departments for the best dec “ THE BON MARCHE anid iit] ately uit 4h The BON MARCHE--November, 1902--Opening Week The new store will be formally opened tomorrow and this interesting event will extend until Thursday evening,when our public will promenade the wide aisles of this modern retail store, while Wagner's First Regiment Band re nders the grand “The New Bon Marche.” The store will be especially prepared for the occasion--through the combined efforts of our chief dec. rator and his corps of assistants--the basis of the decorations being autumn leaves, palms and smilax. In addition to this each department will compete for a cash prize to be paid by the management for the best appearing department prepared with pendent laundry company to feht/ sentative goods. Back of all this, of course is the splendid new store--the best by all manner of means to be seen in the west. Work of Expanding the Old Store THE 81G STORE THE BON MARCHE > a a, pening of New Store An Event That Will Bring Credit to the Owners and Management of the Bon Marche to Seattle and to the Public Ge The BON MARCHE, July, 1902 ( A Bit of History Twelve years ago last May an unpretentious notion store began business at the o Cedar street and First avenue, then known as front street. feet wide, as shown in the smallest cut. who, with his wife Josephine, had decided to venture their all—a few hundred dollars 0 The firm was termed the Bon Marche, Nordhoft tart, however, a difference existed between this mercantile venture and thes a man of rare business sagacity—one who believed in , and not waiting for business to come to him. ‘ tle notion shop began to be talked of, the business increased, and soon, too, addition : was taken by annexing the adjoining room. on Marche was changed for the double front building shown, opposite corner of First avenue and Cedar street from the original business place. brick bitilding of the last named store was built to accommodate the Bon Marche’s need& this time—1894—the firm was returning street car fare to customers from South Seatt! the Bon Marche was steadily gaining in size and popularity. this out-of-the-way From the s' small store. busines ail store The founder wa: ; In October, 1896( the business was moved to Second avenue near Pike street the present location—with a frontage of 60 feet on Second avenue. re was enlarged to include f sorbed 60 feet more on a brother of the deceased. than 30 days fr of this enlarged s were made to buil Marck In les and baseme: ans absc loulare at th Ph cash prines wilt be | arated fon representing artment Re s these sp nusual bargains wi depar t example t of which | the ¢ 0 inctive window decorations put on view west of Chicago. All classes of goods are represented in the windows in: comprehensive and artistic manner. It is also to the untiring efforts of the department managers and their ready helpers that the ance of the store at this grand opening is in a measure due. time aggregated $50,000 instead of the few hundreds of the original start. rontage on Pike street econd aver widow continned the business with the active aid of Rudolph Nordhoff,of Buffalo, Phe final en’ made June 1, 1901, when the corner 1 the above date it became apparent that the entire first were too small to accommodate the business, am 1 a new and commodions store. has been a st of interest the past half year " very | ee Seattle and vicinity F to neatly every person #, t new store rich you are cordially inv ited to v i ‘ an Tr. a ed to visit tomorrow or during the th ee vis crs ane e. , Ml but the . rd oc ' are devot ed to sa ‘rooms. The third floor is a stock room 'd contains, alate apt ted de partment store in the West. It is the well-started foundation for the largest retail business “ani New York. arg € s notion store in E | this grand stor Nordhoff & Co. splendid interior appeat- It was an ordinary little store idward L. Nordhoff, of Cl The founder was And so it was not long before In still another year this first store @ The latter store was The entire stock a oe In May, 1897/2 4 The next change, in May, 18% aa! ec. In the spring of 1899, Mr. Nordhoff died, ts rgement of ground floor space of the Bon Marge it Pike street and Second avenue became a part of ey The store of the rebuilding’ ‘ The Future of the Bon Marche bright. We have always kept our ideas ahead of the duct the business on lines that will insure & that have made this the fastest » it farther and farther ahead. will come from thé atore's old patrong, from nm starting out in life and seeking the buying best inducements and from constant additions of the Bon Marche, we would say Seattle has caused as much comment 9% and no undertaking has had the wa uch a great degree, The opening, @ ciation of what we have done to with less than $500 capital, to the to be present, his store. of the public to ply to you a v4 fore, that we ask you See On 1419 to 1435 Second Avenue and : * 115-135 Pike Street bn