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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1908

Page

7

City approves public works bid process and newspaper ruling

The Board of Public Works outlines bid proposals and required checks, naming bid publication in an official newspaper and city officials to file agreements. It sets deadlines, bonds, and conditions for conduct, with amendments to be placed before voters at the next general election.

Board of Public Works Pecentien O Public Works Fem Pat Whea A . Ali Beattle Serem Lutions Fetheir Guthertikation de R. T. Retnolda Will Fire City Baring Iuperintend Ae Seasion

Proposed Amendment No 13 to City Charter Beattie

City Council proposes Amendment No 13 to Article VIII of the Beattie charter to create a City Superintendent of Streets Public Works and related offices. The measure would be submitted to voters at the next general election with official publication dated February and signatures of city officials.

Beattie City of

Amendment to City Charter and street improvements orders

City Council measures propose amending Section 12 Article VIII to set two payment modes for street improvements. Immediate Payment requires a municipal assessment roll after contract, with notices, objections, and levy by ordinance. The act specifies assessment rolls, publication, and collection by the City Treasurer, with penalties and ratification set for the next general election.

Seattle City of Heatile Board of Public Works Cory Trelier Counel

Property Lots For Sale In Day's Park Addition

Lot sales listed at 910 down and 06 per month in Day's Park Addition, located in Woeet Meattlio. Limited parcels priced at 125 dollars each with installment terms.

Land Tracts and Ranche Lands Advertised in City Real Estate

Busy page lists multiple tract offerings near Weehsitan Hite and Paton Leomen with prices from 8250 to 960 per tract and payments by monthly terms. Also promoting 16 acre ranch with large barn and poultry facilities, 20 acre and 4 acre tracts, and a cord house property with assortments of cattle and dairy setups. Names such as ROBERT MALTRY appear among contact lines.

Waterfront and cottage lots offered near Lincoln Beach Villlas

Real estate ads advertise waterfront and cottage lots within minutes of the Navy Yard, with prices from $29 to $200 and flexible terms. Listings feature Mercer Island summer homes, large tracts with Sound views, and multiple Seattle area parcels including Green Lake and Lincoln Beach areas.

Money to Loan from Local Financing Firms in City

An old time newspaper fragment lists several money lenders offering unsecured loans to salaried people and merchants, with branches at 219 Walker and 204-008 Mehlhorn Bidwell Building. It mentions private loans, low interest, and nationwide bank connections, reflecting diverse credit sources in the area.

Dener & Mehlhorn Horn

Fragmentary Trade Item List From Unknown Locale

Fragmented OCR text lists materials and items including wood coal green salt and a 75 load. Mentions Wheeler New Home Standard Nation al and a Singer sewing machine. No clear event date or cohesive report. readable elements suggest a catalog or catalog-like clipping.

Judge Wood Takes Hold of Campaign

Judge W. D. Wood, who led Mayor Moore’s winning campaign, will lead executive work again in the current campaign and assume charge on Tuesday. George F. P. Cotterill remains chairman and will direct general campaign activity, freeing Cotterill to focus on key efforts. Corwin S. Shank to preside at tomorrow night’s Cotterth meeting at the Dreamland rink, where Cotterill will outline John F. Miller’s record as a Seattle public official.

W. D. Wood Moore George FP. Cotterill Cotterill John F. Miller Humes Seattle

Spectacles One Dollar and Up

Eye care ad from Schuchard Optical Co. inviting customers to bring their eye troubles to the shop at 1207 Beyond Agriculture with prices starting at one dollar. The item also mentions farms and acreage in the nearby listing.

Schuchard Optical Co Beyond Ag

Acreage for sale near Kiverton and Hillman Meadow Gardens

Listing offers two parcels of land including a quarter acre near Kiverton with timber and a one mile east location, and two acres at Hillman Meadow Gardens near the interurban line with good water and soil. Court terms require balance payments with $18 monthly. Contact Northwest Pageant at Columbia Phones Main 4644.

Emat Auburn Wae Leekonter Jonnfton CO Kiverton Hillman Meadow Gardens

Excursion to National Land Co Offers Home Loans

Open evenings for convenience. Excursion highlights a lifetime chance for a home or investment in a shaded treed area near the business center. Lot prices from 35 to 160 with small down payment and rent terms. Includes up to date loan options on same terms.

Alse Hunday National Land CO Meneer Midg Main

Senate adopts resolution to press Hariman lands case

The senate approved Senator Julion's resolution authorizing the attorney general to take any legal action needed to enforce government rights against the Harriman system for resurveying valuable lands. The measure removes obstacles to litigation and advances the case.

United Press Washington Senate Julion

Berger Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty and Servitude Claims

Morrie Berger files in superior court for divorce from Sarah Berger alleging extreme cruelty. He says he was driven to restaurants and hotels to eat and sleep because his wife refused to cook or make his bed. couple married November 20 1887. wife characterized as a chronic scold.

Morrie Berger Sarah Berger

Woman Refuses to Prosecute in Honeymoon Cash Case

Patrolman William Donlan arrested Henderson as he tried to flee with $129 belonging to his fiancée Ifida Johnson. The woman who earned the money by scrubbing refused to press charges, and Henderson was discharged in police court yesterday.

William Donlan Ifida Johnson Charles Henderson Henderson

Timber Assessment Discussion by County Officials

County commissioners and state tax officials from 15 counties met at the county courthouse to discuss an equitable timber assessment plan. Allied timber interests presented today, voicing views on proposed timber cruising operations.

J. Hi, Easterday J. E. Frost Weasion County Court House

Husband Opposes Divorce Suit Citing Affection Tokens

Jesse J. Frankboner asks the superior court to reject Lotta B. Frankboner’s divorce petition. He states they are separated but wishes to reunite and live with his wife and children. He cites Valentine gifts and a phonograph for the children as evidence of his paternal affection.

Jesse J. Frankboner Lotta B. Frankboner

New York Stock Market Ends Quiet Before Holiday

The New York market opened firm then drifted, with small gains early but life leaving the session. By late, brokers traded lightly and demand faded, yielding a dull close as the holiday influence dominated the atmosphere. A laborer, William South, was injured on a Tacoma interurban train and sent to Providence hospital. The canal commission plans to replace coal with fuel oil in shops and boilers where feasible. A Nevada mining report about locked out miners returning to work was denied by officials.

New York Dripes Stout Fracen Shorts William South Seattle Providence Hospital Washington Isthmian Canal Commission

Sons of the American Revolution Banquet Tonight at Hotel Perry

The Sons of the American Revolution hold their annual meeting and banquet this evening at the Hotel Perry on Madison Avenue. The event gathers local members and guests for remarks and fellowship.

Sons of the American Revolution Hotel Perry Madison

Mt Zion Baptist church benefit fair attendees

Members of the local colored order will attend the Mt Zion Baptist church benefit fair at Lithav and East Union tonight for the final night of the event.

Colored Order of Hike Mt. Zion Baptist Church Lithav East Union

Mountaineers to Climb for Two Day Outing

Nearly 60 members of the Mountaineers club will depart at 6:30 tonight for a two day trip to Beenie Hot Springs in the Cascades. Snow depth is about six feet in the region. In San Francisco on February 21, members of the Democratic state central committee arrive for a meeting focusing on convention location and date.

Mountaineers'” Club Beenie Hot Springs San Francisco Democratic State Central Committee

Insane man at large near West Point lighthouse

Ballard police searched the Fort Law ton area by launch across Stalmon bay for an insane man at large. For three months he has sent daily letters to the army post describing invasions and fort conditions and other demented outpourings.

Ballard West Point Lighthouse Fort Lawton Stalmon Bay Army Post

Russian Swindled by Old Game: Man Sends $400

Ploozky, a Russian newcomer, reported to police that a telegram claimed his wife and family were stranded in Montreal. He sent $400 believing the message, but Montreal police later said his wife and family were not at the provided address.

Ploozky Montreal Proozky Russia F Ploozky Bat Ploocky

Bulgarian Professor Traverses World for Study of Customs

In San Francisco on February 21, Professor H. J. M. Nikoloff of the University of Vidin Bulgaria arrived for a year long world tour to study nature and inhabitants. He recently finished a Mexico Arizona and Southern California trip and will explore Alaska. He travels alone speaks several languages and began with no money relying on local aid. his journey continues until 1915.

United Press San Francisco Globe H. J. M. Nikoloff University of Vidin Bulgaria Nikoloff Seattle Umatilla Mexico Arizona California Alaska Fulgaria

Officers Fail to Find Purcell in Divorce Service

Deputy sheriffs tried Tuesday to serve Frank E. Purcell with papers in a divorce action filed by Mary A. Mona. Purcell, president of Purcell Safe Co and manager at Herring Hall Marvin Safe Co, was reportedly in town but could not be located. Officers vow to persist, amid rumors of a marriage to Martha T. Van de Vanter and possible sensational developments.

Frank E. Purcell Mary A. Mona Boston Mass Purcell Purcell Safe Company Herring Hall Marvin Safe Company Inquirers Martha T. van de Vanter A. T. van de Vanter

Marine labor clash grows as lumber handlers barred

In San Francisco on February 21 a lumber yard dispute widens when 50 lumber handlers are locked out after a wage cut from 4.50 to 4.00 a day. The marine engineers had resigned from steam schooners, halting vessel work and prompting owners to suspend sailings unless two engineers are aboard.

San Francisco Marine Engineers and Pacific Lumber Yards Lumbermen’s Union Building Trades Council Seana

First Baptist Church to Build New Broadway Madison Church

At a congregational meeting last night the building committee received unanimous approval to construct a modern new church building at Broadway and Madison.

The First Baptist Church Broadway Madison#1

Missing electrician A N Seritemier sought by police

A N Seritemier an electrician aged 73 is missing from his home at 135 Second Ave N V since Wednesday. His wife asks the police to help locate him after he left home to look for work.

A. N. Seritemier

William Allen Informed Of Mother's Death Amid Jail Sentence

While serving a 180 day jail term for petty larceny, 28 year old William Allen learned his mother had died in New York City and that he had been bequeathed an estate valued at an amount not disclosed in the text.

Los Angeles William Allen New York City

Baseball Club Special on boys and men baseball gear

Special on baseball suits bats and balls for boys and men. Call and see them for prices. Rial Street? Ist Ave.

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