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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
6
Notice states an offer of $246000 worth of Beattie area acreage is being placed on the market by CHarl & Adams at 100 Colman Ride with reduced terms. It claims this is a last chance to buy close in acreage from the original owner at such prices and terms.
Absolutely cleared acreage for spring planting with access to rail and markets. Close to city, Beattie county read, only 75 miles from the city. Terms $50 down, balance $16 per month. Noted for being near transportation and favorable locality.
City Real Estate Co lists land and property deals across Seattle area and beyond. Ads promote cows for sale, dairy herd listings, cheap acreages near Riverton, and large tracts with water and good sites. Offers include easy terms, down payments, and monthly payments with mentions of banks and interurban access.
An announcement invites readers to visit Quarter Acres in West Seattle to see prices and model homes. The notice mentions build a small house to save rent, Fauntleroy and Gatewood locations, and that representatives will be on site all day every afternoon during the week.
Richmond Burnett Company markets 8 acre tracts near the Car Manefacturing plant in Renton with 90 acres set aside for homes. Prices range 275 to 660 per tract based on size and location. Deposits accepted. first buyers get prime lots and street clearing privileges as new Renton develops.
The article describes potential returns per acre in Yakima Valley crops including onions potatoes and orchard fruit. It notes onion yields of 16 tons per acre with prices around 360 to 825 dollars per acre, and other crops like beets and corn under favorable conditions. It mentions land values from pennies to four dollars per acre and invites buyers to discuss options.
A letter to Police Chief Wappenstein claims Matt Sandstrom, a Finnish man, is in Beattie seeking relatives to claim a fortune left by his mother. The missive, dated Beattie, 1804, asks authorities to locate the missing man and verify his claim as an heir.
Margaret Grieve of 218 West Fourth Street Los Angeles writes to police fearing misfortune after her brother vanished on his return from Seattle two months ago He previously phoned from the Elgin Hotel in Los Angeles in November saying he would start home but never arrived.
The Pacific Coast Shippers' association petitions the superior court to disincorporate and indicates a reorganization is planned.
Clarence Wood aged 13, son of Frank Wood, was accidentally shot and killed yesterday afternoon while departing a boat on Chambers lake. He believed he was drawing the gun toward him. there were no eye witnesses to the incident.
Baron Takahiro chosen ambassador to the United States announced today in TOKIO. Lincoln high school reports a gymnasium apparatus costing 1475 dollars being matched in funding.
Sale notice from Hall's at 1111 First Ave offers cleanup pricing on athletic shoes from $1.00 to $2.00 per pair and a full line of sweaters jerseys and shooting jackets at reduced prices.
A garbled ad promises free wood and lodging on easy terms. It mentions a location near Perkland south of the Court Mouse, with a sales pitch for cottage style housing and covered transport, urging visit or call tonight to arrange free transportation and accommodation.
A note describes a vehicle line and a viewpoint overlooking the city with mentions of a 500 tet coin and an 8 Biecke from Trannier Veighte, reflecting a fragmented OCR scene from a cityscape description.
Distant report notes scarce work near Bentville with some third cash payments and promises of steady chances. Mentions a remote location and uncertain returns.
Classified ad roundup shows multiple properties in Ballard and nearby areas. Listings include 4 room cottages, 6 room homes, 2% acre tracts, corner lots, and small farms with prices from 655 to 1560 dollars. Terms include cash down payments and monthly installments. Contact details and agents noted for property viewings.
Harry Garner was electrocuted while working at the top of a telephone pole for the Pacific Telephone Company in QBNARD California. His body dangled 20 feet above the ground for about ten minutes before rescue. The wire died when it made contact with a high voltage line at an unknown distant point.
Dr. Leonard Cofer and Dr F Houma appoint and recruit Orientals to direct plague control. A prominent local Japanese leader Kodi Yorheda is chosen to oversee Japanese work at 60 dollars a month with a bounty on rats. An effort seeks Chin Keay of the Quong Tuck company to head Chinese tasks.
News from New York reports Evelyn Thaw praising the jury in the Harry Thaw murder case as fair and well chosen. District Attorney Jerome and defense counsel Littleton express satisfaction with the sworn twelve, the trial set to begin Monday with opening statements expected from M. Garvan.
Three candidates filed declarations for mayor of Tacoma on the first day allowed under law. All seek the Republican nomination: August Cullum, Charles D. Atkins, former city treasurer, and John W. Linek. Seven candidates filed declarations for other nominations.
The city affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce discussed unemployment at 9 20 in the afternoon. Charity Organization Society officials estimate about 10 000 people are unemployed, based on data from the society the free labor bureau and private agencies. Austin E Griffiths highlighted the issue to the chamber.
Jackson Hatch prominent California attorney and former supreme court candidate faced a warrant issued this morning tied to his management of the Gage estate. Stenographer Lydia Lindehan's account says Hatch tried to shoot himself after being called a felon, but his partner EB M Rosenthal restrained him. Hatch remains under watch at his home and says he will appear as required, denying any criminal act.
Abe Ruefs rejection of immunity ends negotiations with the graft prosecution. He will face trial without leniency and is expected to receive enough sentences to keep him in prison for life. A three hour conference with Special Agent Burns and District Attorney Langdon failed to move Ruef from his stance.
A deadly blaze engulfed the Parker building between East Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets in Manhattan. Four firemen died as floors collapsed and walls crumbled, with about 30 others injured or killed as the structure burned out of control. The fire started on the fifth floor at Roper and Jackson publishers, while six men on the Suffolk Engraving top floor were rescued from the roof with a mortar-line rope. The Florence hotel hosted 200 guests evacuated as crews fought the flames and ladders were destroyed.
Five Japanese men leaped from the Aki Maru into the Sound in a bid to flee, with two captured on deck and three escaping toward the beach. Authorities suspect confederates on shore provided clothing and helped them move into the city, marking another attempted escape from Japanese liners in two months.
Henry Beckus, an Alaskan miner newly arrived from Seattle, began trouble last night in New York. He shot into a West hotel, alarmed the proprietor, and was arrested, fined 4060 dollars in the morning. He had brought a large sum of money and a nugget, and promised to reform in the east.
London dispatch reports The Standard and other outlets press Admiralty to form Pacific and North Pacific squadrons with Esquimalt bases. Critics warn of danger amid rumors of the U S Atlantic fleet moving to California coast and urge decisive naval defense planning.
Residents in University Park allege 18 month delay in street improvements promised by James A. Moore under private contract. The Public Works Board cannot compel action. Sewers installed lack outlets, preventing use, as locals urge a solution.
Daily visitors gathered at the police station to view clothing seized by officers on Fourth avenue and Pike street. A man named Mike was charged with conducting a fence and held in bonds of $1,000 after police yesterday.
R. B. Gilless also known as Davis was arrested on a charge of issuing a bad note. He is accused of passing a forged bill for 15 dollars on W. F. Robb a town saloonkeeper.
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