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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
4
Deputy Nelsin and Clark seized a money paying nickel-in-the-slot machine in the White Saloon on Second Avenue. Geo Beyers, owner, was arrested and charged. A complaint was filed in Justice T H Cann's court by J Richard Winsor. A hearing was set for Wednesday at 9 o'clock.
The will filed in Portland on June requests two farms to St Vincent's and Good Samaritan hospitals and a Clark county Washington farm to his daughter. The remainder goes to his wife and relatives. The estate includes a sawmill, residence and other property valued at about 120000.
The federal grand jury indicted W. H. Horr for smuggling opium Edward Stubiey for sending dunning notices by mail and E. J. Brown for forging the name of H. Fred Raebe to obtain a money order.
Mount Pelee erupts after ten days quiet sending black smoke clouds toward Fort De France. The sea rose four feet as fear gripped residents who fear a prophecy of island destruction on June 12. Authorities face evacuation debates while a court case about a $4,125 claim proceeds in the city.
The United States gunboat Manila, due in Bremerton on May 3 with soldiers, has not been heard from since Honolulu, raising fears of fire or a leak. Manila, a rehabilitated Spanish gunboat, will draw many visitors on arrival. The report notes other Tacoma and Puget Sound shipping movements and related naval activity.
W G Sawyer, a visitor in Seattle, was targeted by two confidence men at the Hotel Seattle using the look trick. A stranger pretended to arrest him while another produced a police star and claimed he would be jailed. Sawyer paid 40 to avoid arrest, and was summoned to Judge George's court later that afternoon.
Mire Summers, held on bogus check charges, was moved from Spokane to the county jail and awaits grand jury action over a registered letter for A A Moore. She claims husband’s whereabouts unknown and says the tale shows ingratitude toward Moore while deflecting blame.
A threatened strike by hack drivers at the Metana stables was averted after a pace patch was made. Altesh and other drivers did not patch up their aides and avoided trouble.
Remains of Arthur Higginbotham, once a prominent Seattle newsboy and secretary of the Seattle Newsboys Union, were found near Van Horn in Skagit County Washington. Coroner Bumner indicates he likely died by suicide after disappearing two years ago during a Mount Baker foothills trip. His family connections span Seattle San Francisco and Thunder Mountain country with a brother Percy aboard the Roanoke.
In Whatcom on June 6 the St John trial heard two expert witnesses, Muir and Atkins, detailing the bank's records from St John gaining control to closure. They showed self borrowing, personal notes, unpaid notes, and over drafts totaling about 2 000 dollars, with the bank effectively insolvent when control changed hands. The state rested, defense to present none. The jury was to hear closing arguments, then deliberate this afternoon. A separate fire alarm on Seventeenth Avenue and Madison Street proved a mischievous false alarm triggered by boys. no arrests were made.
Thirty five Beattle high school manual training students and instructors Ben W Johnson and Bertrand Johnson toured Everett early this morning visiting the smelter and paper mill before returning to Seattle. The annual trips expose students to actual work environments such as Edison car works and navy yards. In a separate incident John Mather alias Fabricious was arrested at Third Avenue and Pine Street for church burglary, having pried a church door with a hatchet. He is a known offender with prior arrests. local wheat and bicycle repair notices appeared in the day’s brief items.
Owner A. & Tohrer states the venue will be a first class vaudeville theater named La Petit. It will open to the public next Saturday with a weekly changing bill designed especially for the amusement of ladies and children.
The King county baseball team will play Issaquah on Sunday June.
Water service will be cut tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Blaine street north district and west Third avenue west, plus the army post main supplied district. A list notes marriage licenses issued for RW rman and Irene Verdontanos Beattie and Jon W Kern and Charlotte Coppler Beattie. Boat trips to Battleships Oregon and Wisconsin run on schedules from Colman dock with several morning and afternoon departures. Reichert Bros piano shop at 110 Union is listed in the ad.
A Saturday sale at the Bhee store slashes twelve stock lots of shoes for men and women. Lot 11 features box calf and vicer kid men's shoes with Goodyear welted soles, all valued up to $4.00, now $2.69. Lot 1 offers ladies lace shoes in vivi kid with military heels, formerly $3.00, now $0.40. Lot 6 includes Little Gent’s viel kid lace shoes, sizes 9 to 13%. Lot 8 presents ladies surpass patent and kid uppers with patent and flex soles, formerly $2.50, now $1.0. Lot on Fly Calf Lace Shoes with extended soles, formerly $3.50, sold at clear-out.
Quartermaster Bi awarded repairs for the transport Dix costing 5000 to Moran Bros Kilbourne Clark Mark Till C M Shaw for various items. Bids opened for clearing 40 acres and building at Port Lawton. award not made for two weeks. Attorney notice follows.
A morning sale item list features numerous discounts on fabrics, apparels, and household goods with prices slashed after 6. Includes Persian braids, silk Chantilly, denim pillow tops, damask, hosiery, skirts, corset covers, china silks, and shoes. Multiple named items and prices indicate a broad downtown clearance event with one item per customer limits on select goods.
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