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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1904
Page
6
A dense listing of merchants and druggists with addresses on Ballard Avenue Fremont Street Jackson Graham's Bakery and many other shops. Also includes classified notices for carpentry services, carpet cleaning, real estate, and implied job ads and rentals across Seattle and vicinity.
An assortment of land offerings and property ads describe acres near Beattie car line, Lake Washington frontage, and near Kirkwood. Also listed are houses, cottages, rooms for rent, timber land prospects, and farm improvements with terms and trade options. Numerous agents, including Cherry and BOARDS LAND INVESTMENT CO, solicit cash buyers and exchanges.
Work at the Mardi Gras site advances with grading and fencing by C. P. Ryden & Co as July 19 opening nears. A seven foot fence will enclosure Yesler block Fourth avenue and Jefferson street while booths rise for Warloud concessions. Queens contest count starts tonight with several candidates including Violet Bearlen Inez Fenn Louise de Perdud Pauline Kosiowski. Floral parade plans include decorated private carriages large turnout prizes and a night parade with electric displays and pyrotechnics. Seattle Chinese plan a large dragon in the parade and union Sunday school picnics at Woodland Park drew strong attendance.
The market lists wholesale prices for beef veal pork and mutton meats along with fresh produce and dairy. Prices cover potatoes cabbage oranges berries peaches cantaloupes oats barley wheat and other staple goods with multiple per unit figures and crates. Local buyers are urged to note quantities and price per unit for each item.
Pleasant Beach offers a Sunday concert and dance by Wagner's orchestra. Boats depart Pier 2 at 9 10, 11 a m 1 15, 2, 3 and 4 30 p m. City water irrigation is forbidden except 6 to 9 am and 6 to 9 pm with fines for violations. Vacancies must be filed at the water office by July 10 each month.
The upper part of a KB and Q freight car burned last evening near Tacoma station, endangering about 40 000 pounds of raw cotton. Fire started while the westbound extra freight engine waited between Puyallup and Tacoma. Crews rushed the car to the yards for water, sparking fear among locals who watched a blazing comet-like scene from the hill district.
Four union men returning to Cripple Creek district say masked assailants beat and robbed them and warned they would be hanged if they returned. They allege the acts violated passes from Gen Bell and plan criminal actions against the attackers. D. C. O Neil, Charles Tully, and Frederick Warburton named as victims. Warburton says Bell allowed his return to aid a sick family.
If your copy of The Star does not arrive by 6 o clock, telephone sunset Main 1 or Independent 1128 any time between 00 and 7 06 and a copy will be sent at once by special messenger.
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