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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text references Harbor View, plots, and local references with unclear names and dates. The readable portion centers on property and lines of street activity, but concrete facts remain elusive.
Newspaper ad offering Opportunity Orchard Tracts with prices per acre, plus numerous other listings for sash and door glass, hardware, furniture, real estate, farm lands, and poultry. Includes addresses in Seattle and Kingston with various prices, payments, and notes on delivery and guarantees.
An orchard proposition promotes buying the best fruit stock in Jewell Orchards North Yakima country with 10 percent down and monthly payments over years. The company guarantees first class bearing orchards with a paid up capital of 66 060 dollars and money refunded if not satisfied.
A historical classified ad listing Apple land on irrigation in Washturma Valley offered by The Palourh Irrigation & Power Company and Ballard Real Estate. Sells tracts by mortgage with maps and circulars, plus several cottages and lots for sale in Seattle area, with terms and contact details.
A fragmented real estate notice references suburban realty firm Suburban Realty, a listing of prices 76.00 and weekly 260.00 sums, and an office contact for arrangements. The wording is garbled but indicates a property rental or sale inquiry and a call to action for interested landlords or tenants.
A fragmentary notice mentions The Time The Place The Girl and implies a social event or meeting. It references a hat and a location at 420 Alscke with a realty firm, suggesting a planned arrangement or viewing. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR mentions line work and centering references within WT SRA. No clear individuals or organizations are readable. The text is too garbled to extract a definite event or actions for a concise summary.
A fragmentary ad describes multiple properties including a corner near Ninth Avenue with a merine view and a two story house with kitchen, yard, and chickens. It lists monthly rents such as 26 and 95 cents, terms of payment, and total price figures unclear.
Judge Conley scolded a large number of jurors who claimed illness or disability to dodge service in the Walter J. Hartnett bank wreck case. The pool appeared drawn from infirmaries and hospitals, with only one man ultimately pressed into service.
Private secretary Slattery chairs the University of Washington banquet committee. A joke by "RK. M." Bernhardt adds a fictitious chef to invitations, provoking anger from Bernhardt who denounces the gag as in poor taste and questions when a joke ceases to be a joke.
Millard Freeman editor of the Pacific Fisherman will head the fishery exhibit at the Alaska Yukona Pacific expo. The appointment was unofficially announced by a high official and confirmed by President Chilberg. Freeman is an expert on fish and fishing and will lead a splendid exhibit after two former heads resigned.
An excursion marked for Sunday June 7 lists activities and schedule items. The notice notes admissions and times and mentions related vendors and location references. Details are fragmentary but indicate a community outing with planned routes and services.
The Modern Plumbing and Heating Co offers basins at five dollars after advertising a fifteen dollar marble basin sale. First come, first served, at 216 University Ave. et. al.
A garbled classified page offers real estate deals and job prospects near Tecoma and Union depots. Listings include small room cottages and BeW cottages with prices around 100 to 460 dollars, plus temporary work opportunities and a few car line references. Multiple agencies such as YOUNG & BROTBERG and S&S COMPANY appear with contact details Ballard 418-2.5 and other phone numbers.
The Cushman murder trial before Judge A W Frater nears closing as prosecutors press rebuttal. Cushman testified he drew his gun by accident during an altercation with A L Arnold, claiming he meant only to protect himself and that his finger triggered the weapon. Witnesses previously claimed Arnold struck Cushman on the head, with evidence about passenger statements to Seattle Electric Company.
Mrs K B B Johnson filed today for divorce from W H Johnson whom she wed July 22 1907 at Victoria B C. She seeks support and restoration of her maiden name Catherine Lee.
Claude Meldram city passenger agent for the Great Northern says the Montana line is clear and trains run on schedule. The washout affected the Montana Central branch but not the main line. The eastbound through train arrived about twenty minutes late.
The Purcell Safe company filed in superior court to stop Morris Safe & Lock and its agent William G Morris from using any mark resembling Hall's Standard Safe. Purcell claims exclusive regional agency for Hall's Standard Safe from Herring-Hall-Marvin and that the name misleads customers, harming its business.
Laura M. Haines, recently sentenced to six months in county jail for obtaining money under false pretenses by Judge A W Frater, has been committed to the county hospital under County Physician Snyder due to illness since her arrest several months ago. The document also includes a bank financial condition and a notary statement with signatures.
Atlantic City N J June 5 The wholesale grocers convention closed with directors elected for the year Wilbur Spencer Portland Ore J Goldsmith Seattle S C McClintock Spokane Chas A Hatfield Denver M A Newmark Los Angeles and Pf Dreweliner Sacramento Detroit named as next meeting city United Press reports the session closed.
New York June 6 United Press reports C H P Helmont in his country home at Brockholt Long Island is near death after an appendicitis operation. Peritonitis developed and he has been gradually sinking.
Burns and Johnson are poised for a match arranged by Jack Curley. A telegram to C Harrison Green from Billy Neall notes Curley’s firming on the Johnson bout, with Byrne’s reply confirming a fight in Australia August 18 and departures in July. Negotiations promise Johnson for November or later if terms come right.
R. B. Norris and David Gove seek $1,500 from Allianz Insurance Co. for the gasoline steamer Admiral wrecked off the East Cape of Liberia after sailing from Nome to Biberta on September 10, 1905. The case before Judge Robert K Albertson claims voyage approval and seeks coverage despite the wreck blamed on an alleged incompetent engineer.
United Press reports President announces plan to hunt in Africa after his term ends. He will travel from New York to Cairo to outfit his expedition and isolate himself from public affairs during his time away.
Charles W. Sharp, a college forger and accountant, fled Seattle with the employer’s wife and is reported to have about $1,700. Traced to Mark, New Jersey, plans were made to extradite him to Atlanta to answer a similar charge. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh said Sharp would be brought back to Seattle for trial if acquitted. Police note weapons including shotguns and rifles in the text.
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