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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
7
Advertisement boasts determined effort to be the best cash store in Seattle with low prices on lanterns and tools. Lists items like Cold Blast Lantern $1.00 Ibe Jewel Lantern $1.00 Sunshine Sprinkler 35 cents Maydole Hammers and Stilson Wrenches priced up to 55 dollars. Bicycle featured as healthy social benefit with price points for Coaster Brake and Eagle models.
Nine o clock on the ninth day signals the start of a big Hoo Hoo event in Portie with 9999.99 funds to entertain. Three hundred delegates travel by special Northern Pacific train to Seattle for nine hours of tours and a Lake Washington trip. Eastern delegates head to Portland on Wednesday night. a second Seattle train gathers 100 Hoo Hoos with 150 locals for a six day concatenation culminating in a grand show Saturday at nine.
City Engineer Thomson intervened to aid Councilman Mullen in opposing a Great Northern spur track near Kingstreet. Objections postponed final franchise consideration for one week. Also notes a free lecture by Col. Pitagerald on The New Revelation at 1118 Third Hall Thursday evening.
The Star reports August records from Cupid Hanna’s window show 160 marriage licenses issued in the county auditor’s office. By contrast 64 divorce decrees were granted by five judges, a ratio of two to five marriages to divorces.
The steamer Shasta along with L. H. Gray company will sail from Bellingham for San Francisco Thursday night carrying 760000 feet of lumber and 12 passengers. The steamers Spokane and City of Puebla left Thursday morning for San Francisco with passengers. The Spokane took 50 passengers from Seattle and will add Portland en route to a full load. City of Puebla sails direct to San Francisco. The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company cannot handle all Portland to San Francisco freight this summer and uses Pacific Coast Steamboat for relief. The Valencia will depart Friday to Portland with cargo but no Seattle passengers. The Jeanie arrived Wednesday night from San Francisco with general merchandise.
Mrs. Owen Williams and her husband sue for 500 dollars after being thrown from a toy railroad coach at Madison park. They allege serious wounds and bruises from the curve where the engineer drove too fast.
W H L Root escapes adultery charge, released on $600 bond for assault. Mrs Root files complaint against Joseph Frost for anger and battery, claiming Frosts spouse broke up her home. Judge Cose to hear cases. prosecutor finds adultery lacks sufficient evidence. Frosts and his wife deny claims, urging vindication.
Fire and water committee discussions yielded little action on the Fort Lawton water issue. Superintendent Youngs blamed high soldier consumption and suggested a post reservoir funded by either the government or the town. Also noted are Mrs Exnima Brawley and daughter Jennie visiting relatives in Portland before returning to Meadville, Pennsylvania.
August bank clearings totaled 26 709 696 27, down from July but up on last year by 6 914 480 71. The month included eight million dollar days led by a record single day of 1 603 000 4. Deposits rose to 33 062 554 12, with two new Seattle banks opened and thriftier deposits noted among workers.
Tacoma reports a sale of the Tacoma hotel to William F. Norman of Pokane confirmed by reliable authority. Norman is named as the buyer and the transaction details are expected to be finalized soon.
The property has been closed and Norman will invest $100,000 to upgrade it into a splendid first class hostelry. The purchase price of the hotel has not been disclosed.
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