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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1905
Page
6
Go out tomorrow morning and see acre tracts on the shore of the sound with water access. Prices start at 19 per acre with 6 monthly payments. Meadowdale train meets buyers at the station and returns by 6 p.m. Waterfront lots include store post office and wharf nearby.
West and Wheeler INC present Columbus Block King County land for sale. Several 5 to 10 acre tracts of rich dark loam soil near Interurban, schools, and roads with easy terms. Includes hilltop plots, waterfront options, and ready-to-build parcels with broad county road frontage.
E W Harriman approves construction of 1600 miles of railway in 1904 at a cost of 14 million dollars. New lines include an Oregon Short Line extension from St Anthony to Yellowstone Park via Marysville. Real estate notes advertise two small homes on Alpine Hill with a cottage and payment terms.
A long, scattered classified real estate notice lists numerous parcels for sale or investment. It mentions Broms and Beet at 214 Marion Building, Magnolia corner lots with views, various waterfront and tidewater lots near Rainier Boulevard and Valentine station, several tract offers in Madrona Ridge and Lake Washington area, and multiple brokers including Merritt Realty Co, Crane Co, Patten Pacific, George Fr. Meac, and Adams Colman Building. Prices, terms, and down payments appear in terse ad form for quick sale.
A bold notice invites readers to call and place a small want ad claiming they can obtain anything from a life partner to a menagerie. It promises to provide information about available items or partners upon inquiry.
Amid the holiday rush, Seattle post office staff and franchisees see many people visiting the money order and registered mail sections to send gifts and money abroad to Malta, the Philippines, and beyond. The season brings extra clerks from Washington to handle the surge as letters and parcels travel overseas ahead of Christmas stockings.
A long restrained fire at the Bt. Lawrence mine of Amalgamated Copper in Butter, Montana, broke through the mine level last night forcing 26 miners to flee toward Mountain View adjoining property. Miners from the Lawrence mine also evacuated as flames breached cracks.
In San Francisco the case centers on Catherine De paoli killed by her brother in law Louis Depault over alleged evil eye claims. The murder followed a demand to turn away from a sick baby and a beating with a chair. The families blame mental distress and feuds. The two children are in care and hospital treatment for the infant.
The fourth triennial convention of the National Council of Jewish Women of America opens in Chicago with many distinguished Jewish women from across the country in attendance. Memorial services are held in synagogues today for Jews slain in Russia and oppressed brethren abroad. A large procession will march this afternoon to express sympathy.
E. P. Clark of the Alaska Steamship Company married Miss A. J. Lee of Wisconsin last night drawing playful chaos as workers, from superintendent to office boy, sport cigars in celebration. Messengers carried cigars and office doors released clouds of smoke in tribute to the wedding.
The schooner Maid of Orleans, driven back by heavy storms, discharged her cargo at pier 1 and will not attempt another charter run to Seldovia. She will lay up for the winter.
A large mass meeting at the Grand opera house denounced the RussiaJewish killings with resolutions urging U S intervention. Governor Mead opened the program while Rev W E Martin Rev M A Matthews Rev Myron Haynes Rev Father O Brien and Mayor R A Ballinger spoke. similar meetings were planned nationwide.
Representatives from North Star and Baltic lodges of the International Order of Good Templars returned from Hoquiam where they attended the Scandinavian district session. Lodges from Seattle Tacoma Aberdeen Hoquiam and others were present. The next district session will be held in Seattle next June.
A committee of the Washington State Bankers' Association led by Jacob Furth N H Latimer P C Kauffman J P Richards and E W Purdy prepares a report against the tax commission plan to require banks to certify individual deposit amounts on assessment forms the aim to measure total people’s money in banks across the state.
The board of works awarded several contracts and granted extensions as cement shortages delayed work. O. E. Olson won the grading contract bid at 8222.60, Barber Asphalt secured the paying contract at 107576, Sparger Concrete won the Prospect Street sidewalk bid at 4206.80, International Contract for water main work at 21029.65, and D. Dow received the South Thirty‑first Street concrete walk contract at 1180.30.
C D Crawford, convicted of killing Heine Lundin in a boxcar, was hanged at 1 43 this morning. He died bravely and revealed no identity. His adviser noted his family wealth and social standing but said Crawford chose punishment over defense. Three trolley injuries, including Joseph Sypher with broken ribs and a fractured leg, followed a Ballarday accident as the car curved.
Grain and produce price list shows diverse vegetables beans and per cwt rates including dry beans large whites peppers lettuce and onions with prices varied by variety. fruit items listed include apples pears grapes citrus figs and pineapples with per box crate or per ton rates. dairy items feature butter cheese and creamery products with per pound or per tub pricing. Overall the notice catalogs current market quotations from multiple regional suppliers with unit prices and packaging descriptions.
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