Water Rate Bill Slashes Rates and Adds Meter Rules
Council considers Fryers Byers water reform bill with four amendments. New metered rates set at 2 dollars for 4,000 cubic feet for factories. additional use priced by 100 cubic feet at 3 cents up to 30,000 then 2 cents after. Present rates 5 dollars per 4,000 and 7 cents per 100 up to 20,000 then 4 cents. Bill requires meters for high usage and irrigation hours. Committee review ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byers
Pe Fire and Water Committee
Supr
Emces
Thomson
Leisure Hours at Mystic Club and Social Gatherings
The Mystic Club hosted a green and red decorated dancing party on Tuesday for about 125 youths with Prof. Little attending. Mrs. Charles Clerke hosted a Tuesday supper at 1121 Union, with twenty guests and music. A trolley party chaperoned by Mr Gardner Yerkes rode in G W Dickinson’s observation car. Mr and Mrs Louis T Dodge celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary that evening at Ninth Avenue home. The Guadearsus plan a dance on Oct at the Queen Appb house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Club
Lab House
Charles Clerke
Union
Swanton
California
Oe. Gardner Yerkes
G. W. Dickingon
Louis T. Dodge
Ninth Avenue
Newsboys Masquerade Set for Ninth Annual Ball
The Newsboys union of Seattle will hold its ninth annual masquerade ball at the Armory on the evening of November 23. Proceeds from the event support the Newsboys Thanksgiving dinner and related charitable efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsboys’ Union of Seattle
Armory
Seattle Frontage Lantern Slide Offer SparksAdvertising Review
C W Mott of the Northern Pacific Railway offers to show lantern slides of Seattle’s city views to the chamber of commerce. The proposal suggests displaying waterfront scenes, wharfs, manufacturings, street views, and public housing. The matter was sent to the advertising and printing committee to study probable display costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Mott
Northern Pacific Rally Co
The
of Commerce
Seattle
Ofr Northern
Committee On Advertising and Printing
Mortality Notices and Funerals Reported
An obituary record notes Annie McKinnon aged years died last night at 412 Ninth Avenue with body to Snohomah. Funeral services for Mrs Mary Clark were held at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10 this morning, burial in Calvary. Mrs Sarah B. Wal's funeral occurred at Butterworth Chapel at 10 this morning. Rosina Reick funeral held from the family residence 702 Forty fourth Avenue at 2 o'clock this noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie McKinnon
Ninth Avenue
Snohoma
Collins-Sherman
Mary Clark
Church of the Gayread Heart
Calvary
Sarah BH. Wal
Butterworth & E Chapel
Rosina Reick Waa Pes
Ty-Fourth Avenue
Social Session Promises Initiations at Next Meeting
A large number of candidates not initiated at the last meeting will be initiated next. Members praised their new hall seen last Sunday afternoon during free time. Lorraine Chapter, Order of the Western Star, met last evening in Pagies temple for a social and dance. Elliott Camp Modern Woodmen will meet tomorrow to consider membership applications. Palm Circle Women of Woodcraft meet Friday in Eagles temple. Oriental Court Tribe of Ben Hur held a meeting last Monday at the hall. Walla Walla paper dance ended the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine
Order of the Western Star
Pagies’ Temple
Elliott
Modern Woodmen
Palm Circle
Women of Woodcraft
Eagles’ Temple
Oriental Court
Ben Fur
Walla Walla
Alaska Geographical Society forms to explore world
Buffalo, Oct. 7. The Buffalo Courier reports the formation of the International Geographical Society to carry on explorations in unknown parts of the world. Arthur C. Jackson heads the society and Alaska commission to the Pan American exposition serves as president and executive commissioner. A list of officers from various regions and countries is given, with two vacancies noted for treasurer and further officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Jackson
Alaska Geographical Society
Buffalo
N. Y
Alaska Commission
International Geographical Society
Buffalo Courier
Costa Rica
Don Nicanor Bolet-Peraza
Honduras
Don Jose Gomes Ariese
Porto Rico
Scandal Over Legion of Honor Decorations In Paris
A Paris scandal follows the resignation of Gen Leopold Davoust from the Legion of Honor chancellorship amid claims of decor sales. A Paris deputy vows an investigation into how rue H McCormick of Chicago obtained his officer’s decoration. The dispute implicates many French wearers and questions decoration distribution. Cyrus Hall McCormick, head of the McCormick farm implement fortune, is tied by marriage to the Blaines and Rockefellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Leopold Davoust
Auerstadt
Legion of Honor
United States Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Gailifet
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Harriet Steater Hammond
Blaines
Rockefellers
Harbor Master Captains Vacation Leaves City Duties
Capt. M. C. Jensen, the local harbor master, left yesterday for a 15 day vacation in the Cascades. During his absence Capt. W. L. Rogers, formerly harbor master, will fill the clerk duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Jensen
Cascades
W. L. Rogers
Northern Pacific Rail Guide and Local Line Timetables
Travel information listing Northern Pacific routes from Seattle through Sedro Woolley Issaquah and Mt Vernon with departure and arrival times. Includes Vancouver Overland and Columbia Puget Sound lines with connections to Westminster Black Diamond and Freakin stations. Advertisements for M D Pease Cloaks and Kilbourne Co fixtures and a note on fisheries stock and bicycle repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Puget Sound
Puget Round
Vancouver
Overland
Abdur Rahman Ameer of Afghanistan a Life of Power
Biography of Abdur Rahman the Ameer of Afghanistan detailing his checkered rise to power after exile, his vigilant defense of Afghan independence as a buffer state, and his deft diplomacy that extracted gold from England and Russia while avoiding firm alliances.
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Ameer
Afghanistan
Abdur Rahman
Dost Mohammed
Erisocensus
Samarkand
Lord Roberts
Nia
England
Frussia
Steamer Walla Walla Brings California Fruit Market Prices
Steamer Walla Walla arrived with apples lemons rapes and other fruit from California. Eating apples fetch from 1.26 to 1.75 per box. Potatoes sell for 20 to 26 per ton. Butter and eng remain as quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
California
Corrected Daily Market Prices for Fruits, Vegetables, and Staples
Lists corrected daily Seattle area prices for apples bananas peaches watermelons and more. Includes dairy and eggs with regional sources such as Washington New York Wisconsin and Eastern Iowa. notes producer prices on the dock or car in Seattle. commodities include grains hay butter cheese and poultry figures.
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Washington Creamerica
Iowa
Elgin
Washington
New York
Wisconsin
Roquefort
Newark
Limburger
Seattle
Puget Sound
Latest Coats Offer Fresh Styles and Low Prices
A brisk display of new coats and jackets features half fitting kersey jackets in multiple lengths and colors with storm collars and velvet collars. Hefty 60 inch oxford cheviot and castor kersey coats are offered with velvet trims and lined interiors at various price points.
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Kersey
Oxford
Turkeys and Livestock Prices Noted in Brief Listing
A fragmented market list records turkey and livestock prices including cows at 3c, steers 4c, calves, sheep at 4, hogs 6 8%c, with entries for BUGTEC and ducks among smaller notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ingtte
Court House Notes Separate Civil Action and Divorce Granted
Balfour Guthriel Co. filed in the superior court for damages of 24 1 70 against Northern Pacific for a lost cement cargo during the White Star dock collapse. Judge Emory granted a divorce to Walter L. Johnson on his complaint with Mrs. Johnson awarded $50 monthly alimony during good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour, Guthriel Co
Northern Pacific Railway Company
White Star
Emory
Walter L. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Ivy Press Adds Notable Print Shop to Seattle Enterprises
An Eastern man told Star reporter that at the corner of Flint and Pike streets a new addition to Seattle enterprises has emerged in The Ivy Press. The print shop focuses on copper plate engraving and high quality printing, earning praise as a stamp of approval alongside Beattie, who may feel proud of the addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Flint
Pike Street
Seattle Enterprises
The
Ivy Press
Beattie
Vision Correction Ad Cites Properly Fitted Glasses
An old classified style note urges better sight with properly fitted glasses from Guaran-9-10 Heusey Bidg in Ord, emphasizing medicine cannot cure poor vision.
German Sailors Granted Release by Habeas Corpus
Otto Jens Whinfried Neohin and Wilhelm Gottschalk, all German sailors, were discharged from custody by Judge Hanford on writ of habeas corpus. They had been detained by the master of the German ship Pera with aid from the German consul, a move that failed. A separate case freed a young Chinese man, Feild Wah, born in Portland, Oregon in 1886, who had also been held unlawfully in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Jens
Whinfried Neohin
Wilhelm Gottschalk
Manford
United States District Court
Pera
Sheriffammond
Jefferson County
Feild Wah
Portland
Ore
Hanford
Miss Carrie Hugin Injured in Local Incident
In Jantsville Wisconsin on October 17 Miss Carrie Hugin was hugged by her lover causing overlapped ribs. A local physician released the ribs after examination noting sleep trouble from the injury. The report mentions Witter Springs Medical Water cures rheumatism eczema and blood and skin diseases at 1210 Firat Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jantsville
Wis
Carrie Hugin
Witter Springs
Firat Avenue
New Engine for Fremont Station Arrives
The new combination chemical engine and hose cart will be housed at Fremont fire station. After preliminary tests it will be installed Nov 1. The volunteer department protecting the district will be disbanded and a regular company will take charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Walter H. Johnson Commissioned Despite Toe Deformity
Walter H. Johnson of Minneapolis was commissioned a lieutenant in the regular army after mustering out as a volunteer in San Francisco and seeking a regular army commission. Officials noted his two deformed toes as the obstacle to his exam. Johnson remarked to the board, “Gentlemen,” would
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Walter H. Johnson
San Francisco
Johnson
Cucumbers and Onion Relish Prepared for Storage
Peel and grate two dozen cucumbers and eight onions then layer with salt and let stand overnight. Drain liquid, press dry, and mix with three pints of vinegar mustard seed celery seed alum and salad oil. Stir well, incorporate with cucumbers, pack into jars, and store in a cool dark place for two months before use.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Little Will
Guadearsus
Newsboys
Beattie Aerie No
Temple
Society
A. C. Jackson
Travelers’ Railway Guide
Northern Pacific
Fipebane
Aumas
Sedro Woolley
Oom
Great Northern
Paul
Mt. Ip
Mt. Vernon
Westminster
Eotminster
M. D. Pease and Johnson Co
Second Avenue
Kilbourne & Clark Co
Second Ave
Greyhound
Abdur
Albert Hansen
Nortawe
Court House
LE Elliot
Seattle Electric CO
First Avenue
Frederick & Nelson —Fine Furniture
Anager
OPERA
Thomas
Seabrooke
Sidney Rorenfeld
Isabelle Everson
Opera House
Seattie
Iiager
Finlay
Herrmann
Grand
John Cort
Mer
Phon
Beattie's Leading Theater
Main
Wmn. H. West
Grand Hn Cort, Mgr
Beattie’s Leading Theater
Main 66
Big Bill Devere
Pricen
Geattle Theater
Jd Howe
Hi Henry
Third Avenue Theater
Hawkins
Art Jardinier
Frederick & Nelson
Madison Street
Pacific Coast
Clines Piano House
Cor
Second and Union
Lee
State Electro-Medical Institute
State Eicotro Medical Institute
State Electro Medical Institute
State Electro-Medical Institute Safe Depost and Trust Company
First Ave
Beattinn Waar
Remington Typewriters
Eeco Niles General Dealer
Cherry Street
Malta-Vita
iGo W. S. Mayfield
Washington Dental and Photographic Supply Co
Columbia Stree
W.D P
Bing
Farnsworths ,Pharmacy
1St Ave
J. Redelsheimer & Gf
Iate
Howard Building
Mutual Lage
Oauge
Ba Francisco
Cal
Seattle Gas & Electric Co
Cherry St. Tel
Harvard Dental Parlors
Bi “ Sea
Rtlee
Grul
Bonney & Stewart Funeral Directors
Kubalmers
Verlors
Third Avenue
Seattio, Wash
Mit
Germany
Rhodes
Bres
Sone
Mank
Kingpow
Grocers
Washington Tent & Awnal Company. (Inc
Yesler Way
Bubscsibe
Stan
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