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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
3
The ordinance by Health Commissioner Crichton regulates Seattle bread standards. It requires wholesome flour, weights of one and four pounds per loaf, and prohibits underweight or exposed bread with penalties up to 100 dollars or jail. Additional ordinances address food safety and milk sale restrictions.
Winans a real estate broker at 467 Empire building was hit by an outbound university car at Third avenue and Cherry street shortly after 5 o clock this morning. A bystander saved him from being crushed beneath the wheels as the car’s fender prevented worse injuries. Constable James Shannon reached the scene and aided Winans to a nearby drug store where his head and arm injuries were dressed.
The Star invites readers to weigh in on whether the method of proposing matters for a marriage, with a prize contest ending tomorrow afternoon. Winners receive seats for The Girl Question at Moore Theatre and various orchestra seats.
A Beattie hotelmen meeting this week will decide a question vital to the city and the exposition. Pressure has sought to hold prices, but landlords raise rents as business allows.
Contractors on the Lewis & Wiley project push 24 hour work on Jackson street to finish the regrade by the scheduled date ahead of Be's large projects. The town enforces chicken zoning with penalties for livestock at large within city limits. violators face notices and possible arrest and prosecution.
The Star hosts a word puzzle using capitals and small letters and hidden figures in a mystic emblem. Players count letters and form words for prizes and a chance to win a Champion Gas Range with a coal or wood range free. An architect note appears on page 6.
On March 23 Representative Payne renewed opposition to lumber tariff cuts, citing bankers nationwide urging retention to protect stumpage loans. Kentucky's Langley pressed for a separate vote on lumber, with Payne warning that free-listing land could trigger blame. Robert Bridges presented a petition to county commissioners to approve a state road route along the east side of the railway between Orilia and Kent. if denied, appeal to the state highway commissioners will follow.
The Beattie Benton lake shore road proposal faces county commissioners this afternoon with a citizen delegation urging a driveway from the city limits to Renton. The hearing follows a state highway appropriation from Beattie to Spokane. Commissioner Carrigan opposes the local road, preferring state action to avoid county expense. The commissioners mentioned an inland alternative, not the route the residents want.
Hiram K. Hadley former state supreme court chief justice and Charlie W. Derr form a law partnership named Derr and Hadley with offices in the Colman building.
Puget Sound National Bank files suit against County Treasurer Matt Gormley for a balance claimed on a personal note. Gormley allegedly borrowed 176 on July 28, 1904 and has paid only 50 since, per complaint.
The board of county commissioners leased Mrs Iida Kane and Francie Kane property at 1444 King to establish a detention station for juvenile prisoners. Mrs Kelly was named matron, the lease runs three years at 60 dollars monthly with county supplying heat and incidentals. Mrs Delong secures divorce from Clyde Delong after alleging imprisonment under a bed with a revolver involved.
The Bundy Recorder, the Beattle Postoffice Clerks' organization publication, launched today as a bright 12 page monthly sheet. Editors are praised for its quality.
Fragmented ad copy touts buying small real estate in Wardall Park addition for handsome profits. It promises easy cash flow and suggests a quick ride from Heattie center with parks nearby. Contact details and appointment request are included.
Auction notice lists multiple lakefront tracts in Washington state with details on acreage, improvements, and wells. Properties include orchard, fruit trees, five room houses, chicken houses, running water, and near Beattle Seattle area with price terms and contact. Listings mention water fronts along a Madison area near the lake and references to Newell and phone lines.
Advertises paying cash or offering liberal allowances for used articles of house furnishings in exchange for new goods. Items collected for the Exchange Department basement location.
Classified notice lists room for rent at five dollars a month with partial details. Mentions a saloon and a restaurant business with costs around four hundred, and monthly rent plus utilities. Includes address 14 Cherry Waynct and references to a small property owner.
Yard ten acre tracts near city priced at 840 per acre with low cash and monthly terms. Listings include water, small house, road access and scenic lake or mountain views. Additional five and Fifteen acre tracts emphasized with favorable terms from Newell agency and nearby Bremerton area. Multiple phone contacts listed for inquiries and view appointments.
Rev. M. A. Frost of Brighton Beach reported to the Congress Ministers' association on Seattle hospitals. He said hospital rates are too high for the average working man to afford.
The H. O. Shuey & Co. Arcade Bridge firm markets nickel pocket savings banks for depositors in the Savings Department. A first deposit of 1.00 or more opens a bank book. Banks are portable and promote saving, countering wasteful five and ten cent leaks. customers urged to visit the Arcade Building to obtain a “money saver.”
WII Plan Entertainment appoints BK Whitmen Lind gren and A D Carpenter to arrange events for capital ministers visiting Seattle after their Portland convention ends next June. The group forms a plan to showcase city offerings during the gathering.
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