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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
8
The article profiles O N Soderquist, running for Ninth Ward council, noting his Sweden birth, 18 years in Seattle, and 16 in the Ninth Ward, plus a building contractor record with Soderquist & Roweleaf and major projects. It also covers John M Wolfe, a Democrat and former Ninth Ward councilman, who held public works and streets chairs, and mentions Kelso's municipal ownership nomination backed by the Prohibition party.
William H. Murphy, Ninth ward councilman and Republican candidate to succeed himself, has served since 1900 and was reelected 1902 and 1904 as a Democrat in a Republican ward. He urged street railway franchise provisions and secured more general fund money for his ward than any other. He wrote from the East that he would align with Republicans after the Democratic convention. The item notes his prominence and a nearby stock ad urging Seattle-Boston Copper Co. stock moves.
Reland T. Reynolds, longtime Washington resident with 24 years here and 5.5 years in Seattle, runs for councilman from the Tenth Ward. He built his career in real estate and investments after earlier farming in Lewis County. Reynolds, living at 4730 Fourteenth Ave NE, has long Republican ties and won the primary with student support from the state university voters at the Fifth precinct.
James Kelso, a Republican carpenter and Seattle Carpenters Union member, serves as superintendent of construction for the Washington Benevolent Association. He has lived in the Eleventh Ward for 14 years and at 2100 Sixty-second Ave. North for three years.
George W. Hill, Republican candidate for Eleventh Ward councilman, moved from Pullman to Seattle in 1901 and built a broad local network after acquiring Green Lake store interest. He later formed Green & Hill in real estate with George B. Green. The ward race features five candidates with marks of direct primary attempts and shifting endorsements as Kelso gains support after the prohibition convention dispute.
The Seattle Commercial club approved a March 17 trip south as far as Los Angeles. Chambers of Commerce from Tacoma and Spokane were invited to participate, with circulation to Everett and Bellingham and other cities asking for representatives. Limit of 180 travelers and fare set at $817.50. A separate note says Orlan Pearson’s body was found on a Marietta beach, identified by a letter found with him. a brother Andrew is said to live in Everett.
Piper and Taft at 1024-24 Second Ave promote sharpening services for knives, shears, razors and other tools by expert craftsmen in this line.
Tide has been called for at Vancouver B C by the Great Northern to construct a line from Cloverdale S C to Buman Wash connecting with the Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific. The Cloverdale to Sumas link would permit NP access to Vancouver over Hill line, altering relations between the roads.
Two burglaries occurred late last night within a block on 16th Ave N. Prof Edward H Stafford at 24 16th Ave N had a window smashed to gain entry and a diamond ring plus 12 dollars cash stolen while the family was away. The second break in targeted W G Hartranft at 611 16th Ave N using the same method. damage assessment and loss details are not yet known.
The final ment on a $40,000 bond for the Bonansa group of read-silver-gold claims on Howe Island in Howe Sound was made by Chicago and Seattle capitalists who had taken an option last November. After extensive work the ore assays averaged 50 percent lead and $10 in gold per ton. The eight Mt Gardiner western-slope claims were discovered by J. H. Adams M B of Vancouver. Big Bend farmers report higher wages yet continued labor scarcity.
Lands Meadowdale tracts on Puget Sound go on market through Wheat and Wheeler. Prices range from 100 to 4600 dollars per one to five acre lot with easy city access by Great Northern trains. About 40 tracts remain with down payments as low as 10 dollars and five dollar monthly terms. An agent is on site to show land with trains from Seattle each day.
The Seattle school board reports 52 rooms with capacity for 2000 students, expandable to 2500 in a pinch, under construction and due for fall occupancy. They say the figures exclude a new high school planned between Lake Union and Green Lake, which will not be ready to relieve Broadway-area crowding this year.
The article argues the dough is never touched by dirty hands but is mixed entirely by an electric mixer for a clean and sanitary bread, claiming it yields the cleanest bread.
Crowded grammar schools see relief as portable buildings cut strain and the Central school expands capacity by using third floor rooms from former high school space. The eight new eight room buildings rise in Latena North Green Lake North Capitol Hill and Woodland Park Avenue. Hill Tract on Main Street between 18th and 1th avenues will add about 20 rooms possibly for high school use.
Cahamere residents press Great Northern railway officials for expanded train service citing community needs and expected daily ridership growth. Local representatives and citizens advocate for more frequent stops and better timetable reliability.
They push an investigation and invite discussion claiming a solid position and proof. The pitch urges buying stock at 75 cents, noting earlier 60 cent offers but warning not to wait until it reaches one dollar. Beead, page 5.
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