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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
6
A short notice references SoS Ste and M B Crane Inc, relating to real estate and insurance matters. Details are limited in the fragment, with no clear dates or outcomes, but identifies firms connected to property and coverage topics.
A garbled classified style notice advertises land for sale and camping spots near rivers and near Seattle area routes. It mentions 10 acres rich land near a school, 2 to 4 acre parcels, and prices around 7 dollars per acre with cash and balance terms. Also lists names like NICHOLS and BAXTER & WILSON and references to Tacoma Interurban and a New York realtor.
Property notices describe multiple parcels of land for sale including 2 acres near an interurban line south of Seattle, 10 acres close to a coal route, and 20 acres near a ranch. Listings include contact for Robert Maltby at Alaska Building with details on orchards timber and farm improvements.
Steamer goods arrive as commission men stay busy with fruit and produce. Apples oranges peaches lemons and pears lead the market with Wenatchee tomatoes at 3.50 and sweet grapes from California. A car of nutmeg melons arrives Tuesday. beans beets lettuce and greens priced per sack crate and dozen with varied per unit costs.
A lengthy list of farm and grocery prices covers fruits, vegetables, dairy, nuts, meats, and drinks, with per unit and per case costs for items such as potatoes, apples, tomatoes, berries, cheese, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, and oats. The Second line notes Chicago Board of Trade quotes for wheat and related futures with July, Sept, Dec, and May prices and ranges.
A Baltimore man James R. Broderick, a millionaire contractor, fell for waitress Martha Mathilde Bemarkt in St Louis after multiple restaurant encounters. They married and now reside at the palatial Paradise estate in Baltimore County, with a wedding tour including Niagara Atlantic City and New York.
New York July 18 stock quotations show a list of commodity and equity prices with highs, lows and closes for Amalg. Copper Am. Sugar Brook. R. T. Metropolitan U. S. Steel and more. Sales to noon reached 153600 shares.
Still hot Chicago reports relief promised tomorrow as heat center shifts to the Atlantic states. Three deaths attributed to yesterday's heat are confirmed this morning while the thermometer shows 90 at noon.
Ailed this time Jim the Penman faces a bakery refusal to cash a suspect check and a police report by Mr Thompson’s son. Edna Dr Wilson sues the city to recover property on Eleventh Avenue North after a $4.50 assessment and sale without notice. Puget Sound National Bank sues Seattle for $250 plus interest over South Eleventh improvements. Fire in Sebastopol burns part of the business district causing about $40,000 in losses.
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