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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
8
Charles Southworth, a taxi driver, claimed he told passenger Carl Ritchie to come again nine times after being paid one dollar for a fare to Interbay. The judge fined him twenty five dollars, noting the strange tale and Southworth’s calculation of the recurring line.
A rat enters C H Ketchum’s grocery at 703 23rd Ave through a hole and gnaws matches for a midnight snack. The resulting fire damages matches stock and nearby frame houses, with smoke damage till firefighters arrive.
At several venues including Moore, Metropolitan, Seattie, Lois, Orpheum, Empress, Pantages and Alhambra this week and next, a lineup of plays melodramas and vaudeville numbers is billed. Traveling Salesman and Tempest and Sunshine headline, with The End of the Trail and In Old Kentucky among upcoming offerings.
The Moore continues to feature "Baby Mine" drawing audiences while a second attraction lingers in, performances shift to food houses, and Cam Bernard from "He Came From Milwaukee" is scheduled to perform next week.
The review highlights strong singing as a key feature for Bright Eyes, noting its continued availability at the Metropolitan Opera.
At the Grand, a vaudeville program with a strong motion picture lineup pleased patrons. The entertainment featured a steady flow of acts and cinematic short subjects, drawing steady crowds and positive audience response.
Figures compiled by Connellman B la Blaine of the finance committee show automobiles maintenance of automobiles and salaries for chauffeurs and other incidental costs in Seattle totaling 5052 dollars for the first eight months of the year.
At a meeting last night the school board voted to close Pontiac School and provide free transportation to Yesler School for its pupils. A contract to convey the children was awarded to Lewis Koerner.
Cumrox recalls working long hours while youth with twelve of fourteen daily. The young man in sporty clothes responds that mentioning such norms could harm his popularity.
A Chamber of Commerce committee reported in Seattle that abstract competitors backed traded prices based on property valuation. They believed this approach would prevent rate increases and help stabilize insurance costs.
Charlies BD Wilson manager of the Baby Mine theatrical company will be entertained tonight by the Native Sons in Evergreen Hall First Ave and Cherry St. Members of the Catholic Social Petterment league listened to an address by IL AL Wier field secretary of the National Playgrounds and Recreative Association. After the address Mrs Isabel M Raymond club secretary submitted her quarterly report.
City council accepted property owner demands for immediate paving of Eighthay between Charleston and Dawson streets. The project costs about 14 600 dollars with the county paying half and owners 3 000 dollars. The remaining 8 000 dollars will come from the general fund. Lee Lloyd, the actor who died in San Francisco, was known to local audiences and appeared at the Orpheum last August in The Drawing Room Entertainers. A Trinity parish Men's club dinner will honor guests including John W. Woode, Bishop Seator, and W. RK. Stirling at the church crypt. Thomas Franklin Kane, president of the University of Washington, will attend and speak at the inauguration of George E. Vincent as president of the University of Minnesota on October 17 alongside a alumni dinner.
William Grown, 43, white, and Gene Groes, 63, a Negro, faced difficulty in finding a minister for their wedding despite obtaining a license. A spiritualist minister noted the church lacks authority to approve such unions and the city requires walks graded at least 20 percent, a rule Judge Mitchell Gilliam deemed dangerous at 17 percent. Mrs Nichols won a $1,100 verdict against the city after slipping on a sidewalk near Marion and Fourth on Feb 22 last year.
The Rainier Valley Improvement Association will hold its next annual meeting at Wagers Hall in Hillman City on Friday at 8 o clock. Officers for the year will be elected and much business will be discussed. All members are invited to attend.
Neighbor asks about help at home and the woman notes her husband Josiah’s work is mainly train related, devising ways to economize. Also a note that ten prisoners awaiting trial in King County Jail are confined awaiting superior court sessions.
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