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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1915
Page
6
A vintage directory item lists merchants offering home goods and services including second hand furniture and apparel at low prices. It also notes real estate terms for a clay loam property with water near schools and neighborhoods, plus timber and improvements values in the city area.
Real estate briefs list several small homes and cottages with low down payments and monthly rents. Properties include two room cottages on 4504 4612 C6th BH at about 900 down and 60 monthly, a one room cottage with attic and basement near Kenwood, and a modern house near Renton with negotiable terms. Local contact Mr Kenter at North 2647.
Platted one acre lots near Beattie offered at two dollars per acre. Large 540 acre tract sold at sacrifice price 8600 for possession by 60 o clock. Open to view and offers invited. Includes alfalfa fields and cattle ranch potential with water and dairy prospects. Contact Room 116 Pair Rec ots for details.
A brief notice announces private dance instruction with guaranteed results. The ad highlights private halle days and evenings and mentions Stevens Fourth agv, Pine NOL NLL LLL LLL in a brief reader notice.
An item lists spiritual power mediums Dertha Nemon and others at Sterling Motel 1412 Third Ave offering advice and clairvoyant services. It mentions a local reader Phillip Veterson at 166 14th St as well as Hitt Heac on and Marine View references and real estate and automobile exchange ads.
Advertisement listing land parcels and mineral claims in Lewis County and Darrington Washington. Promises magnetic iron and copper gold ore, a timbered property with a large house and water well, cash trades including a 1916 auto or pickup, and terms on acreage near a main road. Names and addresses include DAVID FIKRAMTMAN and Edwards with 2009 Arcade Wide.
The notice lists numerous marriage licenses with names such as Clem Clifford Beattie Hart Hitley and Char lotte Nelson, and couples including Beattie Powell and Milvia Bend. It also records divorces granted for multiple couples and requests for divorce, naming parties like Annie Miller and Geo M Miller, Hertha Hughes and Frank K Maghes, and Hannah Kate Alma Johne son. Additional entries mention separations and maintenance requests.
A dense listing of Monday market items with prices across departments. Includes butter, milk, eggs, fish such as salmon and herring, various cheeses, fruits like apples grapefruit and bananas, vegetables including cabbage potatoes tomatoes and onions, meats like pork and beef cuts, and pantry staples such as jam, peanut butter, and mincemeat. Also notes stalls and general sale items at Mtalle Mall and Wastlake stalls.
Seattle officials urge Philadelphia leaders to route the famed Liberty Bell through the Northwest for display at the San Francisco fair. Mayor Gill and Gov. Lister seek Chamber of Commerce support to bring the bell to the Coast with Philadelphia backing.
A thousand young people delegates from Epworth leagues of Methodist Episcopal churches in Seattle and vicinity will convene May 3 and 4 to elect officers for the coming year and hold a major religious rally in the state. Other church youth groups are invited to join sessions at Asbury and Madison Street Methodist churches.
Gumwold Obm of the North Star Mining Co. in Alaska was fined $20 by Judge Gordon on Friday after beating an agent, T. KE. McGinnity, following a controversy over a printing dispute.
Thomas Cushman, once a university student, left for the East after $500 was posted in June for non support. He previously sought an annulment claiming minority, but the supreme court ruled the marriage binding. Cushman allegedly diverted detectives to pressure testimony for a divorce.
E A Kress, building a home near North Bend, went to jail after Justice Gordon and County Jailer Halley refused to pay him 15 for a bobcat bounty, deer meat during closed season, and a fine. The county owes him but the bounty fund is empty.
Patrolman Abrogast fired three times but the burglar escaped from the Fairfield hotel area moving along Sixth avenue to a roof and fire escape. Earlier he robbed Mrs White at Bragg apartments 1312 Seventh avenue and later fled down Sixth avenue as motorcycle officers pursued.
Greek sailor Mike Reel who deserted the Patria and turned to burglary was handed to immigration officials for deportation to Greece. His accomplice Lee Taylor received one to 15 years at Walla Walla. M. Mattison and F. Silico drew one to 15 years each at Monroe for nugget and poultry thefts respectively.
Carlos Miller aged 27 a member of a Chihuahua Mexico family was found in his Ocean Park apartment with a breast wound. Police say he claimed to have shot himself but later refused to reaffirm that statement, leaving the cause under investigation.
Portland April 17. Two car loads of wheat exported to Europe by Northwestern exporter M. H. Houser sold for 64 shillings and 64 shillings 6 pence respectively. The cable report notes these top prices of the season for the cargoes.
Tom Jackson eight escaped serious injury Saturday morning when he ran under a Bryant Lumber Co truck driven by J W Smalley of 211 West Rosa Street on 50th Street between Dayton and Evanston avenues. The wheels did not pass over him and he sustained only minor bruises.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a speeding case where the driver faces a Justice Ten penalty after returning along the route. The victim and the court contend over the incident and its consequences.
Paris April 17 The French army is in prime shape for a new campaign with spring at the front. A foreign correspondent reports free access to front trenches and notes the troops are businesslike, disciplined, and ready to press the German line. Officers and men expect victory though peace remains distant.
Richard A. Ballinger, former judge, mayor, and interior secretary, authors a new fable in Judge magazine. His tale features a dog and a wise raccoon as the central figures, marking Ballinger’s entry into literary fable writing.
Alfred Tappan a New York resident was court-martialed in Yucatan and sentenced to be shot. The state department said Secretary Bryan sent instructions to Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz to contact the Progreso consul and seek intervention.
John Jackson met a stranger at Third and Washington at 1 a m Saturday and joined him for a walk up Jackson street toward Tenth Ave S. A third man sprang from a telegraph pole and strong-armed Jackson while the former accomplice searched his pockets and took $15.
After delay, the Electric company agrees to the city utilities department order to mount extra signs on Meridian cars and display a Wallingford sign after 7 pm. Fremont Ballard cars will carry a Sixth Ave N W sign as well.
Arthur L. Harmon was fined 100 dollars by Judge Tallman after a conviction on circumstantial evidence for setting fire to his home to collect insurance on the furniture. The ruling followed his Saturday trial.
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