The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-23
Ballard.


The cars on the Ballard line were
crowded more than usual yesterday on
account of the number of people going to
and from Seattle for Christmas shopping.
The bad weather in the earlier part OF
the week and the nearness of Christmas
was the cause Of the large travel. AL
schedule time all day, the crowd was too
great TO handle. 1t IL expected that in
another week the Ballard cars will run
along Western avenue as far as the foot
OF Columbia street.
c. N. Kincaid. who is employed in the
had his right foot badly crushed BY a
falling plank Friday morning.
Owing to the fact that Tuesday Is
Christmas day, the Ballard council meet
ing has been postponed until next Sat
urday night As 1t IL the last meeting
OF the year considerable business will
come before the couneilmen
The recent heavy rains have made some
of the streets at Ballard almost impas-
sable; TINS Is particularly the case near
the Central school building, and on ac-
count OF the condition OF the streets the
attendance ut school has been very light
this week. In some parts of the city. ow-
ing 10 the imperfect system Of drainage
the water runs over the street The
matter OF extensive street improvements
viii De taken UP at the council meeting
directly after the first of the year. All
proyements. and Will endeavor to have
the principal streets at least put In bet.
ter shape. Railroad avenue and Shit
shole avenue, where most of the heavy
hauling Is done. are in very bad condi-
tion. The planking on both streets r. AIN
broken. making IL very dangerous for
traffic.
The Keystone Athletic Club, Of Port.
land, an organization formed by about
.nh ay ot the best knogn young men in
basket ball last night in Athletic hail
The match was close and exciting and
was well attended The club will give
another exhibition early in January. and
VIII IN the meantime try to arrange A
basket ball game with one OF the teams
In Seattle.
The pupils In Miss Startup's room In
the Emerson building gave sperlal
christmas programme on Friday atters
noor a large number OF relatives and
friends Of the scholars were presen, Tsa
programme consisted OF recttations and
songs by q number OF the pupils.
daughter was born Thursday 10 Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Mclaughlin, Of Second
avenue, Ballard.
The tug Iiwaco and the brig Tanner are
az Hickman a Hansen's shipyard al RAJ
lard undergoing repairs
Kelieggs shingle mill al Balsra MN
close on Monday for period OF thirty
days for the purpose OF having the ma
chlneTy oVerhauled. A double block
shingle machine VIII be put In place II
the single block new IN use ard other
improvements VIII be made which wifi In.
crease the output OF the mill
O. r Woody OF Whatcom visited hls
son, o N Woody OF the Ballard News
during last week
X sirandstrom. OF Ballard. has begun
building 9 tug al HIS yards The ms Il
for the North pacfdc Packine f,ornrsS,,
LOT use about the canneries In A,assa
The vessel will b. seventy feet in Ienrth
ana VII cost when completed. IN me
netghb0rho0d OF Nl0
New Maps of China
The post-Irtellgencer has securea ,h.
McNaIy a Co.'S latest folder mao -;
China and Asia These may Be sacursd