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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
6
The Star lists classified ad rates and rules. It notes telephoned ads may be inaccurate and details costs for situations wanted help wanted and other classifieds. Rates include six insertions for the price of five when paid in cash and line counting rules.
The notice lists Ballard Agency at 321 Ballard avenue opposite City Hall with phone Ballard 306 and a main office on Seventh avenue between Union and University with phones Main 1050 and Ind 441.
Special notices announce private lemon and vet Stevens lessons at Maccatee Temple. Thursday classes promise dancing guaranteed with Friday ladies free. Contact L.2252 for details and times.
Multiple historic ads offer loans on furniture and salaries from Hutton Credit Co and Beattie Credit Co. Also listed are sale items including doors, windows, furniture, pianos, beds, stoves, and hardware from William Co and others. Public notices show office hours and contact details.
Real estate ad advertises Opportunity Orchard tracts north of Meat tle in the Wenae Valley. Promises fertile soil, abundant water, wind shelter, low prices and easy terms. Listings include 2 to 16 acre parcels with down payments and per acre rates. Contact Century Realty Co at 1018 Alaska Building.
Real estate notices describe tracts near Sunnydale Trenachr Meatile market and Norther lanes. Listings include 16 acre level tracts near Beattie and 5 acre front riverfront property with house and livestock, prices from cash and monthly terms.
Tacoma authorities report a deceased man found yesterday at Point Defiance Park foot of a gln fir by picnickers. The body has been there an estimated five to six months. Police describe the case as a baffling mystery with few clues.
Ad lists a cottage bungalow with $200 cash price and $299 cash option with $24 per month balance. Mentions beamed ceilings, plastered walls, and a short walk to an implied view. Payment plan includes rent-to-own terms and monthly payments.
Fragments describe two acres near Fauntleroy Car at Lincoln Beach with a Presbyterian home nearby. Text mentions a beach owner and a figure 61.600 in a year 1961 or 61.600, but details are unclear.
Sale notices describe prices from 108 to 456 dollars with cash and credit terms. The fragment mentions car prices and a local auction or sale event. Names, dates, and full details are unreadable.
Fragmentary notice lists Youngstown properties offered as two lots at $850 each. Other readable terms reference city view, trees, and possible installments but details are unclear.
In a terse notice a 24 acre tract near Ta Fert is described for possible sale or auction. The brief item names a local authority and a land parcel with limited details remaining legible.
Fragmentary text mentions a price of 300 and 4000 plus terms for a sale. Details are unreadable. no clear event, people, or organizations can be identified.
A terse unreadable snippet mentions Jewell Orchards and a CHEAPART establishment at a northern country location. The text hints at cheap goods and competing sellers arriving, but details are unclear and place names are uncertain.
A jumble of listings describes waterfront and residential properties around Bremerton. Offers include a Navy Yard site near Ga ter and Rtath avenues, rental and sale prices from 75 to 1500 dollars, and multiple parcels in Cypress Add and near Ballard with terms and nearby transit access.
Fragmentary notice lists multiple locations and streets including Main 149 and 162 Second Ave. It mentions a photographer and sales or listings with references to Ballard Fremont and Bremerton areas. The text is garbled but implies a public sale or viewing of clear and leveled lots and a call to visit for photos.
Captain G L Humbaugh plans a July 4 attempt to reach the Pacific coast in the balloon Chicago, funded by A Coey. The 800 mile prior flight ended with a perilous ride through rain and gale, dumping ballast to rise above 7000 feet as a roaring express train sped through dark clouds.
A man identifying himself as William Miller was arrested by Patrolman Millikan after a rapid chase down Firatay and First Avenue. He is charged with passing worthless checks to Raimaker who later recognized him. A crowd witnessed the pursuit and arrest.
O T Adamson charged with burglary escaped from the county hospital in a blanket wrapped and fled in an automobile this morning. Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson fired at the escapees but none were hit. The door had been torn from its hinges using a steel bar and a block of wood. Detectives later searched for the missing pair but located nothing.
A would moment of hair saved Mrs Barbara Pfingmacher from a fatal attack as a man emerged from a clump near Tacoma. The assailant, described as a crazy man, attempted to kill her in a tense confrontation.
A would be assailant fired a shot at a 66 year old woman near Spanaway Lake four miles southeast of Spanaway yesterday. Her pursuer chased the attacker who then fired twice at him, missing, and the assailant escaped.
Hilma H Christianson files for divorce from Martin KR Christianson in Superior Court citing three years of alleged ill treatment. They married May 7, 1904, in the city and now live at 6664 Bunset Place. She seeks custody of their eight year old daughter Helen and notes his horse herd, wagons and a milk route with business at 712 Ewing Place.
LeRoy McKenny of Weat Beattie was sent to the reformatory today by Judge A W Prater for an indeterminate period on a charge of ill treating a little girl.
J. W. Miller filed for divorce from Rowe Miller in superior court citing a railroad accident on April 12, 1966 that cost him his right arm and limited use of a leg. He says the incident left him unable to work and his wife began cruel treatment, leaving him in September 1906. They wed in Chicago on June 26, 1903.
Rev. M. A. Matthews announced Seattle will entertain the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in 1910. Although Denver secured the assembly for next year, Matthews fought and advertised Seattle so effectively that the 1910 meeting is promised for the city. Dr. Matthews will preach Sundays all summer, aside from a few weeks in Alaska studying conditions in the North.
A student conductor A. K. Bevrey reported to Ballard police that a passenger and a woman thief, close to him during a transfer request on Yesteryay, pickpocketed his pocket and took $4.25 while his car was on Pikest.
Mrs Brutus J Clay wife of the American minister to Switzerland is praised as a premier American hostess in Europe She and her husband despite modest means maintain active social duties at their Geneva chateau The former Miss Liama Fish hails from a prominent New York family and after marrying twice has become a noted social figure in Geneva school and diplomatic circles.
In Lovington Virginia a plain white marble monument rises at Wimar Hill cemetery honoring Theo J Beten, killed by Judge William G Loving a year ago. The trial drew national attention over the unwritten law as Loving claimed Beten drugged his daughter. A monument fund led by Mrs Mennet T Gordon, former Commonwealth's Attorney, marks the anniversary with a public gesture.
Mayor Miller plans to retain Harbormaster A. P. Spalding and Fire Chief H W Bringhurst, with Spalding’s two year appointment to be sent to the city council for confirmation. Bringhurst remains under civil service and is kept on as long as department efficiency is maintained. A police chief replacement may be announced by the mayor amid ongoing discussions with the council.
Judge A W Frater ruled for Mrs Hazzard in a case where she was charged with practicing medicine without a license. A photograph showed a sign with the prefix Dr before her name, but she admitted using the sign while claiming she never practices medicine.
Georgetown residents discuss annexation to Seattle as an alternative to current governance. The vote or decision date is not provided, but residents weigh benefits and risks of joining the city and potential services changes.
Report from Charles City describes a tornado's destruction with multiple fatalities and injuries. Authorities state several workers and residents are missing while walls collapsed trapping people in damaged buildings. Emergency crews race to rescue survivors amid continued debris and aftershocks.
Telegraphic advices indicate the tire line will be open between Paul and Seattle by Wednesday noon. W Carroll is reappointed as assistant elector before civil service review. Francis W Grant of buildings may oversee salary roll approval by the city committee tonight.
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