The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 11, 1907, Page 12

12 CITY FUNDS TURNING UP UNEXPECTEDLY | CITY OFFICIALS FIND SPECIAL FUNDS UNDER THEIR CHARGE OF WHICH THEY) KNEW NOTHING UNTIL RIP. LINGER TROUBLE STARTED been ma intact. to wee if it is wholly 0 Mayor Astonished. Two weeks ago Mayor Moore was greatly astonished when, with an ordinance in bla hands calling for the return to the Beattle Blectric company of $5,000 which had been put up as @ franchise guarantee, be alled at the elty treasurer's office AVERTIOATION®, to see if such monies were on band, rr he learned that the treasurer knew nothing of ft The mayor then i The number of private city funds jearned that all euch monies were What are deine discovered around jn the keeping of the city comp the city ball as day follows day in troiler and he expressed his opinion the Riplinger defalcation investiga of such a method more forcibly tion is beginning © astonish the chan elegantly elty officials, The greatest sur If you are the city treasurer prise of all is the fact that nearly! he said to Mr. Rus t de not ace Qil the officials say that the ¢% | why such monies should not be th fgtence of these funds la & Com your keeping.” ng almost complete, surprise picadahiid on wang dab Yesterday Health Officer Dr Thousands of dollars of this Grant Calhoun discotered that his of funds have been kept by office bad a private fund and that « smptrolier for years, Mr @ certain sum of money bas been explained this and stated ¢ eollected by him for death certif-| ordinance he had already cates and by his predecessors for ing the “Guarantee f time tmmemoria). No experting ot * contemplated the collection Fe books or accounts has ever been } these funds into his office. mada where they would be kept and di» The olty comptroller has another bursed s r private fund which up to date bas) Of the five trast funds kept by not entered Into the Kiplinger con: Cc. B. Bagley aa secretary of the i troversy, This is a contingent fund | board of public works, there is one Fy of $8,000 always on hand, from | which it Is believed by Mr. Bagley cannot be shifted because of char bt Dich comptrotier pays off cer bs Ly + ter provisions, This consist of tain elty employes who quit or are r Jala off before the regular pay day. | certified checks pat up by contrac a po examination of this fund has| tors when they bid for city work i Cheeee. EVA BOOTH IS | eos '3e2 oo: sah tclter, ‘per th tec, cheese, Whe A conain twine, par ib, iT@ite; Wiseoas'n mag Amerisk ibey limbarger. par ih hewn per tm te mn wes : COMING VSertpps Telegraph Service) et | Wew YORK, May I! oun im, 2@ae; Live come, 8 | wander Evangeline Booth, hes Live " | Of the Salvation Army forces in on S > So K Ren ‘America, has left the city for — oxet per I. Oyeee, lamba per tended tour of the west. Miss th | will make addresses tn the follow) 0 ins are os ing cities, in the order named: Bt) on “tesue oe a Louis, Kanes City, Dee Motes, /ise, man oa chine Peorta, Chicago, Denver, Los Ange- Jes, San Jose, San Francisco, Port- land, Tacome and Seattle Lh@tae: fresen silver sa) froaen chincoka, per i® MARKETS bated Meats. sr Th Meee: cowe There was only about halt the oat pee wgite, mutton, Ih fequired number of crates of straw- | sping _— eas arenes bees | Derries on Western ay. this mors * Vay and Peedstatts. ton, ” Rastern Washington tumethy i The price held from, $1.75 to : $2.80 per crata The stock of as 2 gt Ee paragus ts not large. The a sgh: wrecked oe ty | report the home grown product | Se ot Ly oe Dadly damaged by the late Spring sorts, ton, WIge: chevped teed frosta. | a; cata, ton a | was reported along the street , ‘oment. j ee crane that 0 large part of | povses sommes comiwue the home strawberry crop was held | {3 (5, "fal" sin foun a Meche Haro back end somewhat damaged by the | pot, 1.9%; fire brick. per M. Bib pie frost. The cherry crop will not being pelt, pr i Son tone Gh, what ft would bad not the frost nlp- finer, 4; Orcas time, 11.98 Nats and Figs. Fancy tmperiet fign ile: ew ute, per ib, ite, simende, per th chawtmate, BGT anata. pet on peanuts, Bec, Rpanied shell peanuta, the Bada. The first of the home strawberries are expected on market next week. were more Minnesota pota- received today. Oranges and seliicg firm. The out-| to Alaska took « large 1 i F on THE Front, | A raise tn ealary will be tint jthe watchmen in the U. §, immi gration service, They sow get $540. and after July 1 they will get $1 ooo a y The new launched th ke steamer Urania was fternoon by the An derson Steamboat Co. The vessel will be put on the Juanita, Kirk- land and Madison Park run on June 1 On account of the @isadility of the steamer Northwestern, the j j Northwestern Steamship Co. has $94 8; green beans, per ib. / scheduled the Victoria to depart Va Bim Sitetete ents por srutn, | Sune 3 for Nome. The Penneytvas 1a . ronal i ging it’? time bas been antedated four ee os and she will leave on May 30. BG swetiens grape During the summer months this ; ; oom bon. Gs: | company’s steamers for Southeast aie at-|ern Alaska will start from pter 7 j (29 5: Moveisls | instead of pier 5. One June 2 steam } $90, cranberries er Olympia will leave pier 9 for if y sirmeberrice in crue Ca Nome, Solomon, Dickson, Bluff j . Michael and Up-River iF THE Aniilustrated book containing the views of leaders of public opin fon on the subject most Letters nt and from rogress! t tre Wright Wash eminer ° n Don't Fo That you Saturday Night We are open on Saturday Night from 5 to 8 t rount rge can open 3 enience for your conv ae eae Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers NEW YORK BLOCK OLDEST BANK IN WASHINGTON RMI ne jdone during a dranken carousal | tle high school track team made « | if the latter will express a desire THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1907. HIGH SCHOOL EATS STEAK AND MEN QUALIFY "4N7SA DOCTOR William A. Teague ts a soldier at | Fort Lawton who t# very fond of steak In order to eatlefy his ap petite for this Jutey tele of diet, SHOOTS AND KILLS WIFE. (ftar Speet wvtor.) NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, May iM Joo Piynn shot and killed his wife at Toppenteh, near here, yee terday afternoon, A_ sheriff has left to investigate, The shooting | was the result of a scandal and was) PULLMAN, May lle-The Beat good showing in the preliminaries DEFENDED HIG MOTHER. | here yesterday, and practically the {he wont to 8 Japanene restaurant entire team will get into the big | Ocsted at Firat av. and Pine ot and ordered the best specimen of (Keortpps Telearaph Service) events which will be run this after | beef the Orlentala had tn the house BUT May ll—Because Tom | 000m, Weather permitting, Bret-| Hivady, a miner, attempted to choke | /and, Harbey and Mullen won thetr| He ate heartily vowing it was the hie thother, 16-year-old Thornley | beats in the 100-yard dash. Multen|>¢*t mes! he had ever had in his Thompsen, stepson, buried a hat |and Harvey qualified tn the 220, | fe About fifteen minutes after chet in the head of the man, Brady | Coyle and Btoll won places in the| Pattaking of the steak he noticed that his tongue wae turning white, and commencing to peel off, The | phenomenon frightened him terrib 440 and Anderson the wetghts re won @ place in Had weather caused now Hes in the hospital tn a f cartous condition Tt te eald that Brady taunted bis stepson by say mement of the ot uy ing that he was too cowardly to | outs until! thie morning jly and noticing Sergeant King of | stect hi th the police force asked him what he feet his mother NEW LINE FOR SHATTLM. | ahould do about It, A doctor was NEW NS in gin cea hima’ | recommended and the seared son of EW INCORPORATIO pees ‘Sp vee Sain made a break for the . DELLINGHAM, May 11 W. H.| nearest medico. Teague thinks he ~~, chief engineer of the Stone! was poisoned, This experience has dbs aecetel teaveied t Webster company of Boston, | somewhat mpotled his appetite fi cuyMpU. & t1-—fhe fellow stated yesterday that active work | steaks ’ ay tiieg | OH the construction of the interur “ he rp ae ecg Mrs whe ¥ line from Bellingham to Skag a eat Samo eat eh | BURIED AT SEA rn Gray. president, | ™Ontha He hae just completed o secretary, K nF tour of inspection of the land lying ‘ between this city and Beattle He Roray @ Sanborn, 1 1 ree thet he finds t sd (Sertppe Tet wh Service) uM eh $16,000; & Wit p even better than was repr NEW YORK, May 11-~Againat A & Koray and B A. 880° | sented, and says it will not be long | ‘2? COMbined protest of her 16 before Tacoma and Beili Rags old daughter, all the cabin Brewster Realty company +88 mageted by an electric line. passengers of the ship and the} Samuel Compt Compt 2 ip's captain 4 surgeon, the Wesley Goanst body of Mra. Chalmer Prentice, a w.« Ruel er ad attic, § o; by Ww. € 4 & L. Cravens e The Struve Betate, Be D. ob; by F. K. @truve, MK. stray and Robert F. Booth WHEAT DAMAGED BY FROST Service.) More ar (Sertepe WINNIPEG. Mey | frost inet night aia furth age to the wheat and there te evible short Good Ones We sell better Piance and sell them for less money than any other dealer or organisa ton. We will sell you the same grade, style and quality § tn- strument from one-third to one-fourth less than you can buy elsewhere That's why we sell over half of all the Pianos sold on the Coast. D. S.Johnston (0, BIGGEST, BUSIRST, BEST ther alerm over & p NEBRASKA MAN'S INVENTION WONDERFUL, IF TRUE Wm. M. Orr of Lincoln, Neb. who signs bimeelf aunor and writer, has addressed & communication to) Mayor Moore explaining that he holds the secret of spontaneo ombuation and of quenching «# nightly Gres” whether they be oo jand or sea Orr explains that he would lik to help Seattle and would willingly take up the matter with the mayor to be om the safe side in case of) conflagration, No intimation of the character of this wonderful secret is given and though Orr dows mot say that he wants 80 much ip cotn of the realm) for the secret, the inference is left that It fs a matter of doliars For Sale—frand new McMurray apecial cing cart, weight 6 #8 SECOND AVENUE. pounds, 5. Harris, No. 30 Pt Bldg. Ind. 663. owe Zienatllinatien stiinaactik SY We Test Eyes Free wy Glasses Tomorrow ‘I TO BUILDERS There are a large number of purchasers of Mount Baker Park lote who wast houses built rang ing tm cost from $3,000 to $20,000. There are greater opportunt! ties for making money here by buliding on contract, or by butlld ing and selling, than te any other part of the clty Bome of the best architects of the northwest are busy designing plans for Mount Baker Park rest dences. We would be glad to conter with you and secure estimates for the benefit of prospective home buflders The butlding restrictions which * new comers tn t profession tn troductory effect only Make a note of this 4 this will be tn rt time, erms ). Redelsheimer ¥ YOU WANT TO SEE A PLACE TO REALLY LIVE, WHERE NATURE MAKES YOU FORGET THE INHUMANITY OF MAN-—AND MAN I8 DOING HIS BEST TO MAKE THE Go Out This Afternoon or Tomorrow Best, Biggest and Most Beautiful’ All Large Lots Ranging Chicago woman, and a first cabin VOLCANOMS STILL Prine, “HUCKWT shore 0 passenger on the North German ro sg ulti omen: Lioyd steamer Koenigin Laine, wa beemaesy i Peavy Pn: 6 see pi BOSTON, May] buried at sen last Saturday, al-|™** * on mobo! vOICe | senate without @ though the woman bad not died| "eee continued fm aotive eruption. | , ot ths Presse. of any contagious disease, was an| There ure frequent earthquakes. bucket shope in first-clane has il RN ToaRaEe mall | American citizen and & passenger on the liner, The burial was upon the sole insistence of Gul seppe Campo, the Italian royal com!) missario, on board the liner EAGLES INITIATE AND BANQUET | Lead by Wagner's band, mem | bers of local series and delegations from thie section of the state, a¢ nied Grand Worthy President t 4 Krause of the grand aerie | Fraternal Order of Magies, from the Savoy hotel to Kagies’ hall last night, where one of the largest in littations ever held by Eagles in Be J attle took place Later at the banquet held at the Ravoy, President Kravee addressed }the members, detailing with en thusiaem the growth of the Eagles n the state of Washington It also works if deposited in this bank at 37. Interest, compounded semi-annually, Our investments are all in tmpro’ on the most conservative basis. ved Seattle es Property ‘DE If looking for an investment, consult us about 5 7%. Gilt Edge Mortgages. Security Savings and Safe] Company SOMETHING NEW. | entifically cleaned by | the alr process, removing every particle of dirt without the slight |/ It not only thoroughly || brightens up the dead || Fussy Wuzty Rug Co. | In4., 7379; Queen Ann | Carpets jest injury } cleans, but colors Phones | 1222. Our Boys’ We Give Family Work Clothing —_ Careful Attention Will save expense and worry to every person having young Fellabie, pg HF pes oat We are doing extra good work in the Tj Linen Department. Call us, and we know you will be pleased the results. together firmly, the styles are Our Collar and Cuff Work is unexcelled correct. Vast and choice stock res ‘i of boys’ gulte trom $4 Up # & Co. 5. Queen City Laundry STRONGEST TOPOOAT Both Phones—953. HOUSE IN THE STATR | fetid NOTICE TO com ‘ TRACTORS | t MOST OF NATURE'S t We soon will be reaéy several large contracts fer tional grading, 50,00 te 100 yards ench—enid work to be fe ished not later than October BOUNTIFUL GIFTS will be enforced inmure this be AND SEE THE for éomg this work quiiiy Pa, —2 te jen eupertuamy Ing « section where architects secure éetafis by calling or, specteclee, of the eile will vie with nature in beautiful : effects 117 Cherry ot | Office in Park| ' 25 per cent cash, balance From $725 U At 34th Avenue and MoCiel BL We Ane Wee To #TaT ; . ht diimabiailie dint n eix, twelve and eighteen Inn Street, in charge of Me] ; the fact that our success reste on the hi PRICE INCLUDES FULL CITY IMPROVEMENTS Mitchell Phillips, mainte] I soho fee IR And Privileges of Community Club House, Boat House, Bathing Pavilion, Wharfs | Ind. 8944. f The Place for Fine Homes for Fine People ; San YOU OWE IT TO YOUR WIFE t he To at least look over this property with h If she does not like it, do not buy. 4 Francisco i If she is pleased, you could not make a better investment for your } _ Optical home comfort as well as financial betterment. : ‘Rot A be Co. 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