Tuesday, July 31, 2012

SPOKANE AND EASTERN TRUST COMPANY



      In 1912, George Pettet, son of William Pettet was assistant secretary of the Spokane & Eastern Trust Company.  He is buried next to his mother in Fairmont cemetery (lawn 14 sec 7c).  His sister, Minnie, who was my grandfather's first wife, died in 1894 and is also buried there.

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      The following article appeared on page 6 of the Spokane Daily Chronicle on Tuesday, September 8, 1936.

Spokane and Eastern Bank observes Its Anniversary

Howard St. from Sprague
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co. on left
Trader's National Bank bloc under construction
Spokane Public Library
Northwest Room Digital Collections

      Striking figures in connection with Spokane's financial growth during the years are pointed out today in connection with the Spokane & Eastern's fifth anniversary in its new quarters.
      Five years ago today the bank moved into its new building at Howard and Riverside, on the same day Joel E. Ferris, for many years a director, became president, succeeding R. L. Rutter, who became chairman of the board.  More than 40,000 persons passed through the bank at the opening.
      At the time the move was made, deposits of the Spokane & Eastern totaled $11,800,000.  Today deposits aggregate more than $28,000,000.
      The records reveal that on May 4, 1894, Spokane's eight banks reported total deposits of $1,365,705.  Today, years later, deposits in the banks of Spokane total approximately $60,000,000, and those of the Spokane & Eastern have grown, during the same period, from $29,000 to more than $28,000,000.


Institutions Merge.

Looking along Howard St.
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co. building on left
Spokane Public Library
Northwest Room Digital Collections
      The Spokane & Eastern Trust company, now the Spokane and Eastern division of the Seattle-First National bank, was the outgrowth of two of Spokane's pioneer banking institutions, the Traders National bank, organized in September, 1885, 51 years ago, and the Spokane & Eastern Trust company, organized in July, 1890.
      Both institutions combined on their boards of directors and among their officers many of the pioneer founders of Spokane.  The first board of the Traders National included D. M. Drumheller, Michael M. Cowley, Jacob Hoover, Robert W. Forrest, who was the first mayor of the town of Spokane, and several others.  The Spokane and Eastern founders included J. P. M. Richards, its first president and chairman; Henry M. Richards, the pioneer head of the Washington Water Power company; R. L. Rutter, J. D. Sherwood, Horace L. Cutter and many other well-known pioneers.  The two banks consolidated in 1914 under the name of the Spokane & Eastern Trust company.
      In the same year the Northwest Loan and Trust company, headed by Samuel Galland, was absorbed by the Spokane and Eastern, Mr. Galland becoming senior active vice president.

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      The following article appeared in the Spokane Daily Chronicle on Thursday, December 4, 1952.

Spokane and Eastern Bank Traces Growth in Book


Howard street looking North across
Riverside Avenue intersection.
Trader's National Bank building to the left.
Spokane Public Library
Northwest Room Digital Collections
      Copies of an elaborately illustrated, 20-page booklet on the Spokane and Eastern division of the Seattle-First National bank were mailed to the firm's customers and others today.
      The booklet is being distributed in conjunction with the dedication Saturday of the bank's new and enlarged Inland Empire headquarters on Howard between Riverside and Sprague.
      Containing numerous pictures, charts and drawings the booklet traces the growth of the Spokane and Eastern division.
      Reproductions of two impressive murals being painted by Edward Grigware of Cody, Wyo., nationally famous artist, are on the inside front and back covers of the booklet.
      Grigware is a former Spokane resident.  His huge murals will be hung on the west wall of the block-long lobby of the enlarged headquarters building.
      One mural shows Lewis and Clark, accompanied by scouts and Indians, looking over the Inland Empire in 1805.  Members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were supposed to be the first white men to see the Inland Empire.
      The other mural is Grigware's interpretation of the great Spokane fire of August 4, 1889.  The legend under the mural says that "fire broke out and before the flames could be brought under control a courageous, young city lay in ashes.  Its spirit unbroken, Spokane arose from the flames--the Queen City of the Inland Empire."
      The mural shows a group of people in the foreground and burning buildings in the background.  Above the buildings, in the smoke, is arising a woman with arms outstretched.
      Besides a history of the Spokane and Eastern division, there is a story of the development of the Inland Empire, complete with seven pictures.
      On the cover of the booklet is a picture of the completed building.  On the back cover is an aerial picture of Spokane.

In the news, Friday, January 3, 1862


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In the news, Tuesday, July 31, 2012



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from BBC News (UK)

Italy's Colosseum to be restored with private donation
The Italian authorities have approved a controversial plan to restore the Colosseum using a private donation, with work to begin in December.

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)

The Truth Is Out There: Crop circles appears in Wilbur wheat field

Crop circles appear in wheat field near Wilbur


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from Patheos

Anyway Poem By Mother Teresa

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

*from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

Copyrights and wrongs
Artists combat illegal use of their work

Obama may be related to first African slave
      (This should be no surprise: when you go out 13 generations, you are probably connected to almost everyone whose families have been the same country for more than two or three generations. - C. S.)

Rebuilt Ferguson’s opens for business
Ten months after devastating fire, staff and patrons glad to be back

Dairy might be torn down
Carnation building empty for years

Mona Charen: Liberals’ outrage is selective

Cook with healthy oils, but use sparingly
Dr. Alisa Hideg

Hip surgery complications are unusual
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

Hot water helps drown out itch caused by poison ivy
Joe Graedon And Teresa Graedon       PeoplesPharmacy.com.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

In the news, Friday, December 27, 1861



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WASHINGTON STATESMAN
VOL. I, NO. 5
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WASHINGTON STATESMAN
VOL. I, NO. 3
Part 1        Part 2        Part 3        Advertising

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In the news, Monday, May 7, 2012


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Then and Now: Bloomsday
Olympians helped inaugurate first race in 1977

1977: Runners in the inaugural Bloomsday race make their way down what would later become known as Doomsday Hill, which is now taken from the opposite direction.

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This date in history

1812: English poet Robert Browning was born in London.

1942: U.S. Army Gen. Jonathan Wainwright went on a Manila radio station to announce the Allied surrender of the Philippines to Japanese forces during World War II.

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opinion:

Real culprit is ourselves
Leonard Pitts Jr.

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In the news, Tuesday, May 8, 2012


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from Breitbart
from Space.com
from The Spokesman-Review

Eye-catching skull replica up for sale


Tribe may buy land surrounding mission
Cataldo, Idaho, acreage includes trails, Jesuit graves, waterfront access

Education, healthy liver can help keep hepatitis at bay
Dr. Alisa Hideg

Giving advice a matter of perspective
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

Obituary: Abrahamson, Irvin W.
Age 80

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In the news, Wednesday, May 9, 2012


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Landers: Anglers at odds with Colville Tribe
Rich Landers      The Spokesman-Review

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Postal Service: Will keep rural post offices open
Associated Press

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Ocean garbage affecting sea life
Associated Press

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This date in history

1712: The Carolina Colony was officially divided into two entities: North Carolina and South Carolina.

1951: The U.S. conducted its first thermonuclear experiment as part of Operation Greenhouse by detonating a 225-kiloton device on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific nicknamed “George.”

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The 276-foot ferry Kalakala lists in its mooring
on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma.

Historic ferry in dire straits
Coast Guard: Boat too fragile to move
Associated Press







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food:

Mom’s influence
Her inspiration can be found in top kitchens – including yours
Michele Kayal      Associated Press

Slice of coffee cake just right for mom
Moist batter can handle berries, glaze
Elizabeth Karmel      Associated Press

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In the news, Monday, July 30, 2012


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from ExtremeTech

It’s rather weird: If you’ve ever seen a computer ribbon cable — a flat, 2D ribbon of wires stuck together, such as an IDE hard drive cable — the brain is basically just a huge collection of these ribbons, traveling parallel or perpendicular to each other. There are almost zero diagonals, nor single neurons that stray from the neuronal highways. The human brain is just one big grid of neurons — a lot like the streets of Manhattan, minus Broadway, and then projected into three dimensions.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Closed Everett plant has become a nesting ground



Then and Now photos: The Davenport
President Taft dined where hotel now stands

People gather around Davenport’s Restaurant, hoping for a glimpse of the visiting celebrity during President William Howard Taft’s visit to Spokane on Sept. 28, 1909. The Davenport Hotel was not yet built. Picture looks west on Sprague.

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In the news, Sunday, July 29, 2012



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SAT 28      INDEX      MON 30
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This date in history

1914: Transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. began with the first test phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.

1958: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA.

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opinion:

Scientist targeted in witch hunt
George F. Will

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Grand Coulee Dam to get new light show
K.C. Mehaffey      The Wenatchee World
(see also yesterday)

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Growing beans over an arbor pays big dividends
Susan Mulvihill      The Spokesman-Review

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Colfax farmer finds challenges, rewards in new field of work
Michael Guilfoil      Correspondent

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Book Notes: Vietnam memoir a unique partnership
Carolyn Lamberson      The Spokesman-Review

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Past, present, future on display along Astoria waterfront
Mike Brodwater      Special to Travel

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Overlooking disability insurance can be costly
Dave Carpenter

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BBB: Watch out for snake oil disguised as miracle cure

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

JULY — DECEMBER, 2011


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JULY


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SUN 17      MON 18      TUE 19      WED 20      THU 21      FRI 22      SAT 23

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SUN 31



AUGUST


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SUN 04      MON 05      TUE 06      WED 07      THU 08      FRI 09      SAT 10

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OCTOBER


                                                                                                                SAT 01

SUN 02      MON 03      TUE 04      WED 05      THU 06      FRI 07      SAT 08

SUN 09      MON 10      TUE 11      WED 12      THU 13      FRI 14      SAT 15

SUN 16      MON 17      TUE 18      WED 19      THU 20      FRI 21      SAT 22

SUN 23      MON 24      TUE 25      WED 26      THU 27      FRI 28      SAT 29

SUN 30      MON 31



NOVEMBER


                                     TUE 01      WED 02      THU 03      FRI 04      SAT 05

SUN 06      MON 07      TUE 08      WED 09      THU 10      FRI 11      SAT 12

SUN 13      MON 14      TUE 15      WED 16      THU 17      FRI 18      SAT 19

SUN 20      MON 21      TUE 22      WED 23      THU 24      FRI 25      SAT 26

SUN 27      MON 28      TUE 29      WED 30



DECEMBER


                                                                            THU 01      FRI 02      SAT 03

SUN 04      MON 05      TUE 06      WED 07      THU 08      FRI 09      SAT 10

SUN 11      MON 12      TUE 13      WED 14      THU 15      FRI 16      SAT 17

SUN 18      MON 19      TUE 20      WED 21      THU 22      FRI 23      SAT 24

SUN 25      MON 26      TUE 27      WED 28      THU 29      FRI 30      SAT 31