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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
6
The Star cannot guarantee accuracy or assume responsibility for errors of any kind in telephoned advertisements Situations Wanted ads 250 for 18 words 3 oo Additional space 80 per line
One cent a word minimum 150 charges. Seven insertions for six if paid. All captions or fractions costed at two nes. Classification closed after 1 pm daily. Ballard Agency P. H. Mullen 5409 Ballard av opposite City Hall. Main office Seventh av between Union and University Main 1050 Ind 441.
Do not trust printed time tables in newspapers. For train departure and arrival times call King Street Station Information Bureau Sunset Main 2740. Includes social notices such as births and funerals. Marie B Anon funeral at Greco Russian church and Lake View cemetery. Funeral directors Butterworth & Pons and Ewing & Fremont listed. Special notices follow.
The Monticello steamer from Flyer kk foot Madison st serves as the official boat for the OEB convention and contributes to the entertainment fund. Timings include 9:06 am leaving time and 1:40 pm arrival with fares noted. The notice also promotes Prof Stevens new method and daily private lessons with Thursday dancing and free admission for ladies.
Classifieds show agents sought for exclusive territories and young men for U S Marine Corps, plus room 38-39 Grand Central Hotel Seattle. Also rental cottage near city with phone contact, furniture sale, housekeeping rooms, and sash and door bargains with hardware suppliers and building materials.
A jumble of classified items lists abstractors, lawyers and real estate offerings. It mentions Booth Whittiesey Hanford Abstract Co, Baker blocks, the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and multiple properties including a 20 acre tract near Tacoma, waterfront parcels, and a six room house with leased ground.
A New York wire alert warns clients about fast buy and sell opportunities. Brokers are reportedly maintaining a $66,000 wire, urging caution for quick returns and potential counterparty risk.
Se ee DAIRY FARM-111 ACKER, 46 acres in cultivation near a western Washington town. Running water, large frame house, several outbuildings. Owner desires quick sale with price around 51 406. half cask RODENT MALTHY O19-970.971 Alaska Building Secre treete. Also irrigated lands along Roosevelt River with orchard site and hard winter apples, $286 per acre and up. NORTH HANK a COMPAN Y-4 Walker Bidg, University line.
A single parcel advertises an undisturbed sea view with complete street improvements included. The listing highlights a shore price and exclusivity, claiming it is the only available location of its kind for sale.
Property listings describe multiple units including 3 room and 4 room houses with down payments from 925 to 2600 and monthly balances. Locations cited include North 16 and Phinney avenues near Green Lake, with prices noted such as 99 for a 12 foot tote and 460 per acre for land suited to platting.
Seattle homeowners bureau announces sale of two lot packages near the Bremerton waterfront. Prices start around 260 dollars with flexible terms of one and two dollars monthly. Large trade and available land stretch along the peninsula with water access through Bremerton City services.
Advertisement style notice offering cash deals on estate plots near Green Lake and Beacon Hill with prices from 200 to 300, down payments of 825 and monthly terms, plus a cottage for rent in Washington Park. It advertises 12 minute commutes from the totem pole, 50 ft lots from 400, and landlord options through Appleton Investment Corp at 707 American Bank Bldg. Phone numbers listed for Main 178 and Ind. 1462.
The readable text mentions cash terms of 16 cents with quarterly payments and notes on sizing, improvements, and ground checks before purchase. It references a Pioneer source and warns buyers to inspect ground conditions prior to buying, with rapid listing and teams of construction mentioned.
Overnight entries show six races with six furlongs for older horses at selling and purses for each. Notable runners include Taxer, Royal Queen, NOPPM, Deneen, and Ming Worth in early races, with multiple entries across five carded events and various weights and riders.
NORWALK Ohio August 18 Congressman J F Lanting ordered tried for embezzlement and larceny by Judge D A Doyle in common pleas court who rejected a plea of abatement The Meadows at Johnsons Williard Hall hosts a three cushion carom tourney starting this evening on First Avenue and Madison Street
Housing notice offering a four room cottage with city water and wiring near a car lot. Mentions rent at $20 per month and a sales inquiry with contact at PipPack 4 Co Lake Station, phone listed.
Payment plan and property details advertise a garden tract near Lake Washington. A 265160 lot number is promoted at low upfront costs with $1 monthly payments and good car service from Pioneer Square, with a promise the lots will double in value. Contact Perk at 217-18 Northern Mae, Main 1400.
A terse ad notes an exit foot tote for 90 dollars and describes acreage with good soil and level terrain. It mentions a file view and favorable conditions for potential buyers. The brief highlights value and property features.
Readable parts mention orchards and land acres in Yakima Valley with a reference to a 1018 Alaska Building. No clear event or names present.
East Queen Anne corner offers a one room modern home near the car line with sweeping views, wired and piped for electricity and furnace, covered porch and balcony, price four thousand dollars with easy terms and monthly payments. Appleton Investment Corp promotes fast on grade plots in Stewart's First Addition West Seattle area at 650 per jot with 500 cash. Free Bremerton excursion announced with tickets available at Times block office. housing ads push affordable options and free rides.
A Washington chapter of the National Society for the Friendless is formed with articles of incorporation filed in Olympia. Signers include Rev. M A Matthews and F L Forbes. The group plans Bible work and other methods to help inmates reform and start new lives, led by Rev J M Quette.
Four thousand cases of fruit shipped from California to Seattle in the past four weeks were condemned and destroyed by M C Pendleton fruit inspector for King county. He says California has tried to dump diseased fruit on Seattle and the Northwest and that Washington growers sell better fruit. Four hundred cases were condemned on Saturday.
A playful tale features Bunting the 200 pound elephant calf at Barnum & Bailey in Conn born March 4. Judy the elephant mother and keepers note the tiny calf is teething, keeping spectators amused as he nurses and weighs about 163 pounds, with his growth and health followed closely.
Judge Alton B. Parker former presidential nominee will headline a Democratic rally planned for the night of August 27 in a downtown venue. He will attend the American Bar Association meeting and sent his acceptance from San Francisco. Seattle Democrats predict a strong city and state vote swing ahead of the election.
Speeches, races, athletic events, and a ball game compose the program at Green Lake for a fundraising picnic to erase 1300 dollars of debt on the Carnegie library site. Judge G A C Rochester will give the day’s address. A county popularity vote and a homeliest vote will also be sold at five cents each.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen plans a large Labor Day picnic at Ludlow on September 7. A chartered steamship Yosemite will be used for the day. The annual outing seeks broad city support and generous contributions to fund the celebration.
San Francisco August 18 United Press reports Mat Jackson, believed to be one of two highwaymen who robbed fifteen Diamond Match Co. employees on August 10 in Northern California, captured with about $700 and jewelry recovered after the robbery.
Reports from Algeria say a new uprising is under way on the Moroccean frontier with an Arab army of 25,000 mobilised and preparing to surprise French posts at Beacher and Bomae.
J. B. Shrewsbury, speed superintendent of the Washington State Fair association, works on the track at the Madison street grounds. Grading is complete and the course will be in good racing condition tomorrow.
A report notes Cosgrove opens Tacoma headquarters linked to his Republican gubernatorial bid. The piece mentions inspection teams and Brig. Gen. Jas. Aleshire, master general, with arrivals in San Francisco and a focus on transport service.
Readable items list prices for rib steak creamery butter mutton stew ring sausage kippered salmon cider vinegars full creams peaches and other produce. Includes radishes parsley turnips celery cabbage beets head lettuce lemons fancy apples pineapples and more with varied per pound or per unit rates and local market notes.
Prices paid for poultry and meats from local producers include Old hens at 23 cents per pound live weight, live chickens 18-200 pounds per dozen, and dressed veal at 1.02 to 1.46 per pound. Western area produce lists berries, apples, peaches, lettuce, and vegetables with prices per 10 pound box or per head.
Fragmentary text mentions a bond issue, a premium, and tax implications. It references a committee, value near 1.8 million dollars, and potential cash flows. Specific names, places, and dates are unreadable, but the note suggests financial obligations and public funding questions.
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