City of Seattle Records

To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: Whereas there is now being printed and circulated in this city an certain paper known and designated as the Sunday Breeze Mercury, and also a certain other paper known and designated as the Sunday Sun: and Whereas, these papers do smirch the character of our citizens and corrupt the moral of our youth; and Whereas certain of our sister cities, deeming such publications unfit to be read by their citizens, have prohibited their circulation within the corporate limits of such cities; Therefore, we, the undrsigned, most respectfully petition your Honorable Sir and Body to take such action as will effectulally stop the publication and distribution of said papers in our own fair city. NAMES Dan Brith Mollie Brownfield Willie Rogers Lucy Risbell Lucy Conklin Florence Rogers Miss Celestis Brown Mrs W L Brown G B Rochester Laura Green R Lancelyn Green Wilfred Green Bird Coiner Effa H Adams Bessie Bump John Miller Ada Risbell Rachel Futts Jennie Coff Helen Stratton Maude Risbell Maude Butter Mary Adams S H Morford Bessie Tolchard Samuel Richardson Fred Richardson J McKay M McKay A F Haynes Lilly Rogers J H Goddard Mrs Anna Goddard C C Morford P J Adams E L Butter R Morford Trogn the Epworth League of Grace M E Church