The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
FOR ADMISSION At Once.
Mayor Moran Calls a Mass Meet
ing Saturday Evening.
Citizens Of Seattle VIII Take step.
Toward Helping Make wash
layton a state.

Public sentiment is heing agifssed -
hish pitch on THE question Of admission,
and yesterday pctitioz % Mayor Moran.
requesting hfm 10 cal. = mass meeting.
was being circulated The mayor acted
promptly aud decided 70 call meeting 81
citizens Al he courthouse a, p m. safur-
dag. The petition received By him. WITH
the signatures attached, was as follows.
To Hon. Robert Moran, mayor Of seattle
We the Undersigned citizens Of seattle.
believing That oar OWE people should do
efsry tnInz possible 70 assist Cur friends in
congress in their Efforts - SECURE admission
into the Union Of the state of Washington.
10 most respectfully request you 20 call
mass meeting Of citizens al an early day 20
consider this important subject and 10
adopt ssch measures Is may be deemed
proper.
signed: G H. Hsnford. Roger s. Greene.
q. ". Halter. ". X. AndreSs isaac DobSon
J. z. Haines. George B. Adnir, Lyman
wood. J. ID. Lowmsn. =. r Perry. l. G. Gil
iaaa, George II. Preston, T. B. AIbertson.
Josiah Collins. IL. J. II. AcGfaw. Thomas
burke, ". II. White. I. J. Hamilton, Thos.
W. Preston, John Arthur.
THE CALL ISSUED
The mayor. a. soon as he received the
petition. responded by writing the folio.
ing notice.
Pursuant 10 the cali Of large Lv6ber
Of citizens, there will be pubiM mass
meeting al the court house in this city.
saturday, Dee. IA, al eight O'Clock in the
evening, for the purpose Of considering
and adopting such measures as may be
deemed Necessary - secure steady and
favorable action by congress upon the ad
mission Of the state Of Washington into
r. fsssss s.ss
are earnestly invited Ia attend.
RoBT MORAN. Mayor.
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SOUTH HAyES.--south Haven, the uew
town site in West Seattle. is destined 20
become the great business center. Why
Because Its location will make IL the only
railroad and manufacturing town on
Elliot bay. as the seattle southern rail
road. with IFS shops. yards. rOund-houses.
switches, etc, located at South Haven
must make u the manufacturing center.
All the residence property n south Haven
commands fine view Of the hay. NOUN
tain ranges aud the city OF seA-tle. which
makes Il pleasant and profitable 10 the
home seeker. All the streets in south
Haven are being cleared, which viii make
every %; easy OF access. Ine prices in
the rev town % South Haven range from
800 10 $50 per lot. one half cash aud the
balance in sjx months. without Interest.
For fun and farther information see the
Seattle Land Company, COS Front street.
Free steamboat passage daily.
AsoTHgR BRicK LocK.-Judse Palmer.
who purchased the lot at the northwest
corner Ct Front and Pike streets, last week,
Of the Oregon Improvement Company,
viii commence the erection Of a brick
block thereon within month The sirue-
tuFe viii he at least three and probably
four stories ia height II viii be a first
class building In every particular, some
thing that viii be an ornament aud credit
10 the city. The first floor win be made
into stores. and the upper stories viii be
arranged for officer. Work Will be pushed
and 1t IS expected that the buildiug will be
ready Tor occupancy within three months
after construction shall be commenced.
Judge Palmer says he cannot afford To hold
such valuable unimproyed property,
although many Others are doing 50.
NE8 FLATS FiLEp.-peser wickstrom
filed a plat Of his addition 10 West Seattle
yesterday. This is triangular piece Of
land. the angular line running southeast
from the has ~ Water aud louise streets to
Hughes street, half book south Of King
street. Louise street Is on the west line
and the south line Is half block south Of
King street. Olger. King and Water street
cross 10 east aud west This property is IN
lot 8, SECTION 10, township "a north OF
range east, on Alki point. Charles Shaw
and fFauk Aiger also flied a supplemental
plat fra the hats east OF Commercial street
aud south Of the plat owned by C. II. Kit
finger
DONATED TO THE ORPHANS HoMR.--In
the viii Of the late John Bigger. who
owned some valuable Front street property,
be left provision that when the scheltzer
land becomes university land, a deed be
made OF one acre Of il TO the Orphans
Home. The acre is described as one acre
80 the northeast Of the southwest Of
the nurtheas; 81 section n. township -
nortb. raugc 3 east Four acres OF the
Scheiizer land 10 go 20 bis grandchildren.
WiLFrL WASTE ASp DELiRiUN.-A peti
ton was fled by Robert Becker yesterday
asking the probate court 90 appoint a
guardian for one John : Barlow, an
aiieged iuebfisie. Barlow. says the petit
tiun. bad a legacy 81 5000 left him De
CembSr ath, aud since then be has spent
SiGa OF Il, aud has been suffering. accord
ing 10 The statement made, % dclifium
trcmens.
GRAND orESIsG.-Messrs. seller x Co,
the new eroekery aud glassware firm. in
the Boston Block, expect to be ready for
busin< next Saturday. Between 20 aud
4p NJ an opportunity viii be offered the
pxric 10 visit this mammoth establish
<cnf. where the finest stock Of cr0tkery
Taud glassware ever opened ia Seattle VIII
BE- shown
Bio SALE oT LAND Charles II. Baker
yesterday sold large number Of lots in
blocks 10 IS, inclusive Of Palstiue ~
addition. 81 Howard " = ker for 81 &T
Howard Baker az once Turned ovef-the
same property to r. \. McFsdden fer ,hs