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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
6
Lost and found classified fragment mentions Wanted at Once a centrally located house or apartment. Realty company contact 516 Main and 1808 IL 6334 references appear amid scattered OCR remnants. Net, no clear owner names or dates provided.
Fragmented OCR reads as a local real estate notice near a lake with mentions of acreage and terms. Limited readable details describe property sales or listings and possible buyer action, with unclear names or dates.
Local land auction advertises a farm tract with potatoes and cabbage crops. It notes a sale price terms and residence with live stock and improvements, mentioning a 0 week balance and a legal contact at MRAL BATATE CO.
King County property sale advertises five tracts in Coney area with large street frontage. Prices listed from 650 to 1450 dollars per tract, payment terms described as easy with earnest money and balance due later. Purchasers urged to act quickly to secure parcels near interurban access and improvements.
Promoters advertise cheap cash and monthly terms for acre tracts near Prosser Orchard. They claim first year returns help savings. buyers are urged to consider long term rent alternatives and potential profit at 400 per acre cash plus 10 per acre per month.
A near North Avenue Park home with three acres of strawberries and a large barn is offered for 6000 dollars. The listing notes a well improved three room frame house with a fine orchard and fruit trees. Contact owner Dan’t Fall to Nee Thie Place via the provided Alaska Bldg address for terms.
Fragmented rental and sale listings offer 2 to 4 room cottages, cleared lots, and a few modern cottages near the university with low prices and rent-like balances. Advertisements urge quick calls to agents at 524 Third Ave and nearby stations for afternoon or Monday viewings.
Overnight entries show Monday race card at The Meadows with multiple vacancies and purses. Listed are six furlong to mile events for yearlings through older horses, with expected weights and entrants including Maud McG and Lady Kitty among others.
Unclear ad fragment notes special prices, property near 30nd Avenue, Queen Anne area, and a steep offer. Mentions Valuation, modern utilities, and a drawing for possible sale with funds expected within months.
W. H. Bentley and Karl Steffan, telegraphers, were injured yesterday on Minnesota's machinery but reported for duty this morning. The strikers gained one convert and expect another soon. A small group joined the hop field scene. A postponed ball game was played at Madison Park. A semiannual officer election is planned at tomorrow's meeting. Strikers will attend Labor Day events at Pleasant Beach.
G L Donovan proprietor of Puget Bound Hat at 1614 Firetav slipped on stairs in Hotel Alexandria and was taken to Waylde Emergency hospital with minor injuries. Joe Frost 22 a laborer on Pier D suffered a shoulder bruising from a falling plank and was moved to Wayside Emergency hospital. Charles Hollenbeck Hotel Lincoln employee sprained back while handling trunks and went to Providence hospital.
The cruiser St Louis has reached the California coast from the Atlantic via Cape Horn and will proceed to San Francisco within a day. It is the first of the great warships ordered to join the Pacific fleet to arrive on the coast.
John Perry condemned chicks running at large leading to a $6 000 damage suit involving Phillip and Rose Neary. Nearys claim Malicious Prosecution after Judge Gordon dismissed a prior charge of municipal ordinance violation. Ferra neighbors claim chick wanderings damaged their garden.
A meeting of the board of public works had no quorum. Only member present C. R. Cate opened bids for street improvements. The city engineer proposed one contract for Mercer Street grading at 15,500 dollars and for Terry Avenue grading at 14,000 dollars. Water mains along Dist Avenue south were priced at 4,750 dollars.
On the front the schooner William Bowden sails for San Francisco with a full cargo. The steamer Dolphin departs with 45 passengers and a large cargo for Skagway. The steamer Watson leaves with 90 passengers and full cargo. KE. F. Anderson becomes president of Alaska Pacific Co. and is aboard. The steamer Farallon is due to sail for Skagway tonight with cannery supplies. Captain T. A. Coffin, recently suspended at Skagit Queen, will command the Will W. Case to Nome carrying 800 tons of coal for the Burnside. The steamer Dirigo departs tomorrow for Skagway and interior points with a heavy cargo.
The article argues buying property in Mount Baker Park is a prudent investment not speculation. It emphasizes prices reflect actual value or below and predicts a 25 to 50 percent rise within six months, barring unforeseen changes in market conditions.
A Meadows bookie named Burton and Advance club cashier vanished after the second race. About $2,800 disappeared, mostly from Morris Raphael and some from Bee Williamson, with bets on RECO THOM. Police sought a warrant but no arrest as of today. local office pursuing him.
Elections and boundaries committee of the council announced the ward four election setup for the primary on September 21 and the regular on October 1. It lists voting places and boards for precincts including City Hall West Beattie Richter's hall Ca office Ninth and Carition and others with presiding inspectors.
Yapera served upon the Franklin Association of Seattle a claim by L. S. Riley & Co. as designers and engravers. The defendants are said to be job printing concerns and printing supply houses colluding to hurt Riley & Co.’s business, seeking damages up to 50000.
Health Officer Calhoun has divided the city into eight sanitary districts with a deputy each for six months. The monthly contagion report shows 11 smallpox cases, 28 diphtheria cases, and six scarlet fever cases.
Laura A. Darragh sues Portage Mountain Mining claiming 16000 shares as a stockholder. She alleges officers are selling treasury stock and wasting assets and seeks an injunction against president C. EB. Jury and secretary BE Fr Klempster plus a court appointed receiver.
Weather data for September shows an average 68 degree temperature with rainfall levels near normal. Records note the month’s high of 87 degrees on September 6, 1906, and fluctuations in past years, with entry mentioning Mount Baker and a street address in Mount Baker Park.
A damaged snippet notes historic weather figures with numbers for temperatures, precipitation, and days. The text mentions a lowest value around 36 and a greatest precip of 233, with averages and a partly cloudy remark, but most specifics are unclear.
Greek waiter Pajyras beaten with a poker after a dispute at a Bellingham venue. He resisted a blackmail threat and reportedly said he must kill unless paid. The assailant ran amok after the confrontation.
United Newport News reports the second flotilla of destroyers including J Kins, Lawrence, Whippy Worden and Stewart bound for the war. The city engineer estimates vitrified brick coat on Jackson Street extending 50 feet beyond Second Ave. cost about $7,000.
The report notes a bridge disaster near Quebec and mentions two German researchers claiming a horse derived typhoid serum, tested in Prague and elsewhere, to ease fever and pulse. It also mentions a donor, Meyer Bergell, offering his body to Harvard Medical for study, while noting his grave illness at age 30 and poverty, with references to records and Pioneer Square vicinity.
An obscure fragment details a game or event at a local venue with names and initials unreadable. It mentions teams or players and a score or outcome possibly in a Northeast region setting. Further readable nouns suggest a public event or contest with athletes and a visible date or place.
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