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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1901
Page
6
City council discussed a ward reprecincting bill, hearings revealing district boundaries and voter impact. A raft of ordinances followed, including street safety measures, licensing changes, and utility contracts as commerce and public works proceed amid shifting political fault lines.
H Mittinger, brother of Kittinger of this city, died suddenly in Ningere Fallen. Charles H Kittinger had traveled to Toronto for a special illness. He left a mother and two brothers, with no children, and had been active in Seattle business circles.
The Y M G A Musicale drew about three hundred attendees last night. Performances included Prelude No 6 and Berceuse by Chopin, The Two Skylarks, Entermezzo Sinfonico, and pieces by Mascagni. Featured performers listed include Miss Mae Williams, Mrs K E Kilbourne, Miss Marjorie Miller, and Mrs L A Van Laer among others.
J W Walsh reports the loss of a rowboat from a boathouse. A man named Georgi ea ge hed was found in a late night disturbance. $75 was found on his person. Walter Claffey, an 4mor tser, was arrested on night petty larceny.
Mrs Basthiem topped with a total score of 142 to win the Law Moore medal yesterday in Seattle. Drieko was the lone scratch bowler with 99, while Basthiem carried a 17 point handicap.
The Seattle Humane Society passed a resolution proposed by J. B. Parker condemning the chain gang and urging the city council to repeal ordinances allowing street work. A committee led by Miss Elinor Condon and Mrs. Laurence Gronlund will study child labor and school attendance while advising on placement for education. Judge Greene and Officer Ridgway will represent the society to seek blanketing of horses in cold weather and report on horse neglect after moving 30 to 40 horses to the barn.
The monthly weather summary notes no fully clear day in November and records rainfall at 6.17 inches, 47 inches above the average. The report attributes the excess to persistent precipitation and unsettled conditions throughout the month.
The pastor’s Sunday sermon on The First Thing based on Matthew 6 33 argues the kingdom of God as the guiding principle for life. He contrasts divine righteousness with worldly selfishness and warns against fraud and greed.
Perry Queenan trains at Rainier Athletic Club Georgetown ahead of a 30 round match with Dick Case at Germania Hall Thursday night. Queenan looks overweight but may weigh in around 139 pounds on fight day.
Beattie refuses to let Case’s backers watch him train, fueling belief of strategic foxy work. Case remains confident, sworn to minute training and hard as a rock, though below weight, with workouts continuing until Thursday.
Ballard voters early in the election show a light turnout with 160 of 600 registered in the First ward by 1 pm. Chandler leads the Democratic mayoral ticket in this ward while Republicans claim Reed tops in the Second and Third wards. Scratching noted with Chandler receiving more gains. Republicans expect councilmen seats to tilt their way.
W St Ogden plays Innocent convict in a clever Irish farce with Kiele Palmer as the housemaid in a week long Beattie Theater run ending with a Saturday matinee. Maloney’s Wedding, a twin to Muldoon’s Picnic, uses Irish characters and brogue for humor though action drags at times.
A new Monarch bowling club plans full ten pin games at the Globe building basement near First Avenue and Madison Street. A meeting next week will elect officers and form the organization with large early membership anticipated and trophies for future tournaments.
Work started this morning on the planking of Spring Street from First Avenue to Hallroad Avenue. No excavation needed to fill the short block between Western Avenue and Anertag Avenue as the project continues.
Baptists in the university station and surrounding area plan a Wednesday evening organizational meeting. The event will be at Mrak Dana's residence, 4210 Fourteenth Avenue Northwest.
Notices report Georges Hackett 59 brother of Mrs. C A vee of Whatcom in November 1991. Mones Fouteried aged 67 at Fifth Avenue corner. Nele Nelson died aged 29 at 499 Sunset Place Fres t. Decenand noted as member of Beattie Camp Ne eo, Ww. oO. W.
The Third Avenue stage presents The Convict's Daughter offering melodrama with strong emotion and spirited heroics. A pedestrian plot follows a tramp who abducts the adopted daughter of a wealthy banker, framed by earnest but naive locals and a tense confrontation at the center of the play.
John F. Stevens chief engineer of the Great Northern submits the company plan for regrading the tide site in the southern city. Great Northern proposes King street grade remain as is with elevations from East Waterway to Occidental avenue set at 7 feet above datum and at Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth avenues 76, 4.76, 9.75 and 10.5 feet respectively. North south center block streets to be 0.5 feet higher than street intersections to improve surface drainage.
Mrs H A Schlappi of Tustin Michigan sends a letter to Mayor Humes asking for information about her brother Henry Story formerly a Northern Pacific express messenger and her son Melvin Schlappi who has not been heard from for a long time.
The review denounces the plot as a pipe dream with virtuous fools aiding an unfit parent while avoiding courts and real remedies. The villain uses a tramp and an injured innocent as tools as four and a half acts unfold. In the end the hero forces a surrender to dodge a knockout. The audience liked the comedy enough to praise it.
Captain Th P Miner of the schooner Seven Sisters swore out a justice court warrant for the arrest of Harry Richards a Seattle known young man. Sixty nine bundles of pelts from Nome were seized after Richards claimed to represent Frye Brothers Company and then sold them to a San Francisco firm. Richards remains at large.
The notice describes Moore's 706 Tee da ave and 705 Becond ave ads with umbrellas and silverware sets. It highlights a great book sale at Ton Marche and a rush to secure titles, noting limited stock as demand soars. The piece mentions Mr. Richard, a veteran, and hints at community interest in schedules and sales.
A Norwegian Glee Club meeting last Friday in the Washington Posten office elected officers: President 8. Guldbrandsen, secretary Theo Christy, and treasurer F. Keen. The club will hire an instructor and stage a concert soon.
An unusually large attendance at the Charity Organization Society monthly meeting in the chamber of commerce rooms heard Dr. Thwing report 37 first time filings. Receipts for the month were 391.65 with expenditures 367.62. The day nursery on Jackcon Street served 4 children with 44 dollars in expenses. A receiving home for friendless women and children in North Seattle was recommended. A five member committee will secure Christmas donations and 1500 copies of the society paper were distributed. Moore's ads note Monday gifts and La Roche relocation to 11 First Ave.
The Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society will serve lunch on Wednesday Thursday and Friday this week in Germania Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It promises a good meal and support for charity. Moore's offers Bilver novelties.
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