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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
7
The document outlines licensing terms for saloons including license duration, renewal procedures, and compliance. It mentions license fees, limitations on term length, and conditions for the transfer or grant of licenses under city charter, with references to city officials, dates, and procedural steps.
The document outlines proposed Amendment No 12 to Article IV and details for supplying city printing to a newspaper. It covers contracting terms, payments by certified check, board duties of the Public Works department, contract duration, and required bonds with a surety company under Washington law.
Resolution 1138 proposes amending Section 6 of Article III of Beattie city charter. The measure seeks voter approval at the next general election in Ryath County. The city clerk certifies publication and dates of the amendment submission and notarization.
The document outlines Amendment No 14 proposing changes to the Seattle city charter including franchise procedures, immediate payment versus bonds for city projects, and the City Comptroller and Clerk roles. It details council review, public presentation, and required reporting on assessments and parcels affected by improvements with emphasis on timing after contracts and bond or payment modes.
The text outlines city council actions on assessments for property parcels, publication in the official paper for ten consecutive weeks, and notices to owners to appear. It details collection by the City Treasurer, certification to the City Auditor, penalties for delinquency, and deadline timing including first publication in February.
Telephone want ads offered with one line per insertion and seven words per line. Rates: three times, one cent per word. monthly rate of one cent per line per day. minimum ad charge of 20 cents. Downtown Kennedy Drag Co Ballard P Mullens etc. ad offices listed.
Classified fragment shows help wanted signs for male and female positions, a trading offer including a 40 acre farm, and misc notices. Listings mention cooks cleaners and general labor alongside real estate and business opportunities, with partial contact cues and address fragments.
Realty ad lists multiple tract offerings near North Yakima and Western Washington. It highlights 4 to 6 sectional tracts, prices around 196 per acre, and easy terms with balance due over time. Mentions locations near station and post office, with references to specific building contact and sellers.
A Seattle area listing showcases choice home sites from 25 to 400 dollars with plenty of perks like water, trees, and proximity to car lines. Also advertised are cottages, four and five room homes, and vacant lots with varied terms. agents Young & Aroberg market properties near Woodland Park and Cherry Valley Snohomish.
A note tied to wages enables a clerk machinist to obtain funds, with reference to a sizable loan to a salaried worker and a description of a large sale by a bank or savings institution. The item mentions Peoples Savings and a broad sale listing including medical, patent, photography, and farm services with various ads and notices.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions sewing machines and names Sieger Wheeler and Pires. Readable bits hint at a trade item or business notice but lack clear actions, dates, or locations to form a firm event.
Barah Min thorn Ipvasolatoe, the last Cayuse pupil of Marcus Whitman in the Wahilaton mission school, and one of the oldest Indigenous women on the Umatila reservation, died today in Pendleton. She was over eighty years old.
Ey United Press report from York Pennsylvania notes two deaths in a house fire at Jenac Herringtons home an agent for the Pennsylvania railroad. Herrington started the kitchen fire and left briefly. His wife Miss Herrington and a grandchild perished from smoke and suffocation.
Mrs. Edward Latsenburg died from burns and her son Joseph was fatally injured as a fire swept through the Latsenburg home in Barnesboro near Johnstown Pennsylvania. The blaze destroyed two stores two dwellings and the Glebe hotel with damages estimated at sixty thousand dollars. The incident occurred on February 19. A separate note from Olympia reports Governor Mead receiving a letter about an international temperance congress at Saratoga Springs New York from June 14 to a date that year marking the centennial of New York temperance beginnings.
Victoria reports two Yokohama steamers Ningehow and Mont Eagle due with Japanese passengers. They may be stopped if they fail the new British Columbia education test unless Ottawa disallows the bill. Also: Tom Giddings, a rancher from Piumaiation, is arrested on assault with intent to murder. Births and deaths are listed from Seattle, Vancouver, and Providence hospital records.
Mrs Wilcabeth Dellefsen 32 a West Seattle resident left a note for a neighbor and drank carbolic acid while her husband was at work after a quarrel over her staying out late. She died from the self inflicted poisoning as the couple had argued earlier in the day.
Humane Officer investigates reports that Mrs. Daley Hogien of Alki Point is near death from a 50 day fast prescribed by Dr. Linda B. Hazzard. Coroner to conduct thorough inquiry into treatment at the Sener Hotel and Dr. Hazzard residence.
H. Woods a waiter in the Bis marck Case was found not guilty of selling liquor on Sunday by a police court story from business men. This case, one of the famous tea cup trials, featured witnesses detailing liquor served in teacups from plain clothes officers.
The Civic Union attacks City Comptroller Harry W. Carroll for lacking initiative to expose fraud and moral courage to punish wrongdoing. The report covers candidates John Y. Terry and Middleton, detailing backgrounds and views on Carroll’s alleged concealment of defalcations and overall performance.
Civic Union reports nine candidates qualified for council-at-large with clean bills for five and one tainted by ties to the 1892 93 Kid Committee that controlled patronage. Incumbent William H. Murphy seeks a sixth term. A J Goddard and George R. Cooley praised for integrity. Erickson, Heifner and Garvey noted for ability and public interest despite party labels.
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