Battle Boy Shot in Manig Valley Engagement
A cablegram from yesterday reports Walterene Beattie a lieutenant in Troop G Eleventh Cavalry was burned in battle in the Mancha valley. The message says the wound is not serious. Cotchett, known in the U V cadets era, left the city with the First Washington regiment and stayed until August 11, 1899, later transferring to the Eleventh Cavalry under Capt. Lockett. He earned his commission in the same troop led by Capt Sturges of Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ene
Beattie
Manig@uina
Lawton
Lieut. Cotchett
U. of AV
Flret Washington Regiment
Eleventh Cavalry
Lockett
Sturges
Tacoma
Seattle Real Estate Transfers Mount In Monthly Totals
Data from Brown and the Puget Sound Bureau of Information estimate real estate transfers in Seattle. July to November deed values range from about 6480 4686 to 994 999 with several transfers showing only nominal consideration. December shows 516 in early transfers and 18 deeds with $1 considerations.
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Brown
M. Moore
Puget Sound Bureau of Inform@tion
Sand Bar Blocks Cove Bay Harbor Port Access
November's southeast wind built a new sand bar that blocks Cove Bay harbor in Oregon. The bar has shoaled, trapping several steamers and ships at port while no new channels exist. Dangers of the sands threaten the shipping interests of the state.
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Cove Bay
Port Discovery Sawmill to Reopen After Decade
Port Townsend reports the Bank of Protection Columbia plans to reopen the Port Discovery sawmill after a ten year shutdown due to high lumber prices. The move follows economic pressure and the mill's preparation to resume operations and hire workers.
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Port Townsend
Tumber
Bank of Protiect Columbia
Port Discovery
No Change in City Engineer
Albio n Gardiner will contest with R H Thomson for city engineer. Thomson has a strong record and full understanding of Cedar River work, making Gardiner unlikely to secure the appointment by the mayor.
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Albion Gardiner
R. H.thomson
Gardner
Thomon
Cedar River
Morans Win Repair Contract for City of Puebla and Pomona
Moran Brow Co secures the contract to overhaul the Seamships City of Puebla and Pomona. Estimated total cost around $200,000. Moran’s bid beat San Francisco on price and time, promising four new boilers for Puebla and two for Pomona with a general overhaul.
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Moran Brow, Co
Puebla
Po- Mona
San Francisco
Morans
Beal
Pomona
Moran
Frisco
Tekoa Grain Prices and Spokane Saloons Dry Notice
Tekoa grain growers refuse to set worth and cents per bushel while Spokane saloons close at midnight as new price policy takes effect. Postmaster F A Winter of Colville resigns and endorses W A Baker for appointment with a $1100 salary. Last Sunday marked Bay Booth Bend's first dry day after mayor orders closure of all games.
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Tekoa Graindesiers
Spokane
Bay Booth Bend
Great Northern to Expand Spokane Operations and Saloons
The Great Northern plans to employ 600 to 1,000 workers all winter and invest about 150,000 dollars in new track and right of way improvements through Spokane. Additional depots and bridges will be built, while a Sunday closing law for saloons is discussed. A Spokane citizen was fined 20 dollars for loitering after 7 pm, signaling stricter curfew enforcement. In Tacoma a Syrman colony protests outrages against fellow countrymen and raises funds to search for a missing pedlar who was robbed and possibly murdered.
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Great Northern
Spokane
Tacomate
Wheat is Not Moving in Pendleton Market
Pendleton December 22. Elev en thousand bushels of wheat sold in Weston marks the only grain movement in the county for weeks. With millions held in warehouses and shipments to the seaboard awaiting orders, activity remains stagnant and quotations nominal. Farmers sold small lots to gain funds for holiday purchases, receiving cents per bushel. No. 1 Club standard test prices range from 58 to 59 cents per bushel.
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Pendleton
Weston
Seaboard
Ren ton School Board Seeks Writ to Extend Tax Levy
The Ren ton school board filed an application with Judge Jacobs yesterday afternoon for a writ of habeas to compel extending the tax levy. This to enable payment of $1,000 accrued interest on the school debt, claiming the present levy will not cover the expenditure.
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Renton
Jacobs
Soan
Insanity Defense Raised in Grand Larceny Case
Everett court ruled none of Luis's evidence at the Seattle preliminary hearing could be used. Phillips, accused of grand larceny in the Miller robbery, may be considered insane after two local doctors declared him so. King County officers call it a ruse to avoid penitentiary time.
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Everett
Luis
Seattle
Phillips
F. W. Miller
Expansion Believed Needed by Clark Howell Address
Clark Howell of Atlanta spoke before the Independent Club in Rufppfala on December 1 advocating Philippine expansion. He linked the Philippines to Louisiana and Oregon, urging unity to sustain the war until Filipinos were subdued.
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Rufppfala
Clark Howell
Atlenta
Philippines
Louisiana
Oregon
Emt
Electric lineman dies after pole shock in Seattle
Theodore Mayers a lineman for Grant Street Electric Railway Co was shocked on a pole at Fourth Avenue South and Jackson Street yesterday about 4 PM He was hurled 25 feet and died en route to headquarters He was about years old unmarried and had recently arrived in Seattle His body lies at Bonney and Mewart s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Mayers
Grant Street Electric Railway Co
Fourth Avenue South
Jackson Street
Bonney & Mewart's
Mayers
Seattle
Remains of Gen Lawton Laid To Rest In Manila
Manila December 12 The remains of General Lawton were placed in Paco Cemetery chapel after private services at the late general’s residence. The body was carried to the cemetery by staff and escorted by a troop of cavalry.
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Manila
Lawton
Paco Cemetery
Charity Wardrobe Department Charges and Contributions
The Charity Organization Bariety des eetebliehet en Infante wardrobe department Mee OW. OF OWke face charges and will receive contributions at her reei Goree 70% Fourth avenue or at the general offices of the aciety at Fourth avenue ert Jefferson atheet.
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Bariety Des Eetebliehet En Infante Wardrobe Department
Fourth Avenue
Jefferson
Myrtle Chapter Elects Officers At Inez Meeting
At the Inez gathering of Myrtle Chapter 0. BB the following officers were elected for the year Worthy matron Mary A. Abiel associate matron Tallian Br. Corte treasurer Beatrice Wright secretary Julius C. Stine conductress Anna R. Morgan associate conductress Jessie M. Fillet Ada Alice Munger Ruth Nellie Ziegler Katherine Sue Tyler Martha William F. Usedorph Pleeta Eva Bell warden Elizabeth W. Sackman sentinel George W. Crabrial chaplain Emmitt C. Mensing marshal Nelse Powell organist Elizabeth Newslands.
Enlarge Jefferon Clallam Counties Faces Senate Review
Senator Foster wins expert backing to report on enlarging Jefferson and Clallam counties reducing forest reserves. Proposals push Jefferson by over 20 000 acres and Clallam by nearly 390 000. Timber values cited include 1 081 000 000 in standing timber with spruce and cedar considered premier in the state. Decision rests with the president.
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Foster
Geological Survey
Jeferson
Clallam
Tim Ver
Urie
Land Commissioner Bridges Probes Dockage Fees
Land Commissioner Bridges investigates dockage charges at tide land wharves. He contends current rates exceed state prescribed tolls and must be reduced to comply with state policy.
Century to Begin January As Era Opens
Dec 22 report on the Bundesrath declaring January 1 1900 as the official start of the new century following the Emperor's lead. The note places the timing in a ceremonial frame for European festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bapalan
Bundesrath
Lodge initiation ends in shooting injuring official in Louisville
Assistant City Attorney Joseph Hufaker was shot and seriously wounded during an initiation at a West End lodge of the A A O U W in Louisville. The injury is described as accidental, with lodge members declining to explain the circumstances.
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Louisville
Joseph Huffaker
West End
Market Quotations From Friday Morning Grain and Produce
A market report notes New Orleans bananas and Rediend oranges arriving on West Street in fine condition. Prices offered to producers cover oats barley wheat feed and assorted grains with mixed hay, potatoes, fruits, and vegetables. live poultry, beef cattle, hogs, hides, wool, and dairy products also listed with varied unit prices for shipment and sale.
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New Orleans
West Street
Beattie
Puget Sound
Washington
Hutter
Simmountain
Washington Market Prices and Court Notice Chronicle
A long OCR text lists dairy meat prices for various meats and fish and lumber figures, then presents a legal summons from the Superior Court of Washington King County. It announces a sixty day requirement to answer the complaint in a debt action seeking $2 plus interest and attorney fees, with attached property levy and plan to sell seized items if judgment is entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
King County
Towtt
Seattle
Washington
Jobbing quotations on raw materials and breakfast foods
The page lists numerous price quotes for grain products including flour corn meal and buckwheat along with coffee varieties and roasted blends. Prices are shown per hundredweight per 100 pounds and per 50 to 150 pound sacks with many different brands and weights.
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Inbbia
Wacko
Java
Costa Rica
Wack
Aden Mocha
Ceracola
Guatemala
Lion
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Battle Boy
Real Estate
State News
F. A. Winter
Col- Ville
W. A. Baker
Gen. Lawton
Igfarts’ Department
Seettie
Bowes
Telemons
Erante
Ries
Cranberrion
MME
Newport Jewelry
Ismonde
Second Ave
Olympia
Washington Red Cedar
M'Clure
P.O
Dexter Horton & Co
Bank
Balding, Beattie
Klin
Unique and
Handsome
Gibson Brass
Seattle Gas & Electric Co
Beabon Eugenie Blair
Mia
Frances Hodmrenon Burnett
Phird Avenue Theater
W. M. Russell
Brown's
Mark Swan
Maude Knowlton
Jessie Mal Hall
Mania Lee
James Cassidy
J. Ebner
J. Webber
Mannie Ward
Dawson City
Klondike
Aurora
Second Avenue
Armory
Admierion
A. D. Stencel
East India Tea Co
Green
Pike St
Golden Niagara
Pike
J. G Stewart
Edinburg
Medical Institute
Big. Bros
Butterworth & Sons
Orth Ave
E. Corcoran
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
the Company
Elecent Steamships
Queen
Walla Walla
Umatilla
San Trapcleco
Alaska
Cottage City
City of Topeka
Al-K
J. F. Trowbridge
Ocean Dock
Seattly
Uptown
Fleet Avenue
Beattie, Goodall, Perkina & Co
Washington & Alaska Steamship Company
U.S
Fast Mail
Steamship City of
Sanie
Terier Wharf St
Skagway
Vancouver Ketchikan
Junea
Farallon
Port Townendyler Street
Victoria
Vancouver
Ketehixan
Helm Sey
O Range
Sunmeen
Cape Nome
LAKME
Santa Ana
Roth
St Mishae
Rock Island
Por
Yukon River
Seattle-Yukon Transportation CO
Columbia St. Sander & Mayes
Pioneer Square
Srecket
Manufacturing
Serere
Greene
24Th St
Mowrme
Ofborne, Tremper & Con
Pany
Cherry Street
Apuomnens Atl
Vo P. Carroll
Admiralty
Stoom
Hinckley
Chas. N. Nos
Rooma
J. HW. Naylor
Bnohomish Co
Livan Block
W. D. Lambuth
Howghton
Husines CO
Ian Ms
Busines
Seattle Bridge CO
Mandall
Seattle Clothes ‘Pressing CO
Dancing Academy
City
Ranke Hall
Ron Baly
Good Paying Grocery
Grell, Dama and Orner
Madison Street
Fuller & Waterhouse, Safe Deposit
E. A. Humphreys
Haig
Pacific Block
HOTEL
York
Hotel Savoy
Alaska Junk Co
Western Avenue
Tel
James Bothwell
Boston Block
E. L. McAllister
Pioneer
MHS
Hansen
Cor
Millinery
Metropolitan Printing Eiding Co
ATEN _ ATTORNEYS
Barnes & CO
Starr-Bopa
H. Hensel
Mfr
Jeweler
Hinckley Block
Hanson
Columbia Street
Post
C. H. Nelson
Care Star
Sfcoxd
E. Chapin's
6Th & Pike
BANKS
Tuk
Hoge
Maurice McMicken
Lester Turner
F. Parkhurst
Europe
E Neufelder
Hk. V. Ankeny
United States
Colman Block
Es. ‘Aten
Seattle, Wash
White Pass
Yukon
Pacific & Arctic Railway and Navigation Company
British Columbia Yukon Railway Co
British Yukon
Lake Hennett
B.C
Telegraph Tvice
Dawson
Skagway IS
Atlin, Dawson
Cape Nome Gold
Fr. P. Meyer
Wash
M. Irwin
Trafic
Dexter Horton Building
Yhowe Maty
GatAtoy
Beily
Mt Vernon
Whatcom Arriy
Rostland
Paul
Colcago and Nast
Greyhound
Everett-Seattle
Edward Seal
Marion
Cameron
Railroad Avenue
Wightmar
Od. Field
G. A. Virtue
Bailey
Lowas
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