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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
6
The Star provides rates for classified advertisements and limits telephoned ads. Situations Wanted ads cost 2 1/2 cents per 18 words for three insertions with additional space billed at a per line rate. The paper does not guarantee accuracy or assume responsibility for errors in ads.
One cent a word minimum charge. When charged to account, actual number of lines will be counted. Seven insertions for the price of six when cash is paid. All lines or fractions count as two lines.
Ballard Agency listing shows P H Mullen at 321 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall with Ballard phone 306. Main Office located on Seventh Avenue between Union and University with phone numbers Main 1050 and Ind 441.
A dense page of want ads features rooms for rent and boarding options, summer pasture, front-room and cottage rentals, board and room offers, cheap lodging, and farms. Listings include locations such as Main Street, Seventh Avenue, East 7252, Campere, and Manitou Beach with prices from $1 to $12 per week. Several businesses and services advertise coal and wood delivery, carpentry, and furniture, alongside legal and financial notices and attorney services.
A fragmentary 5 acre Bayside tract sale notice outlines a waterfront investment opportunity. The text mentions end dates, farming and poultry possibilities, and a price around 900.6, with reference to a local contact at 34 Meheeermaen Bisek, 11¢ Cherry Bt.
The market summary notes agents tout Bremerton Heights as a bargains hub with cheap lots and large parcels. It mentions owners facing pressure to sell, nearby amenities, and a push to visit offices for maps, prices, and development options.
A damaged OCR notice shows scattered real estate and transport listings. It mentions land for sale near Seattle Tacoma interurban routes, with payments like 199 per month and 6 down, plus timber and pipe items. The text is incomplete and hard to parse.
A fragment notes a financial item involving Northwest Freehold and American Bank Bune with a .50 designation. If this references a loan or security, details are unreadable but implies a banking matter in a 06 context.
An ad from T P Fay Company Inc touts a real estate offer with payments of 200 cash plus 10 and 5 a month, claiming better value than other listings. It references King County terms, locations in Minneapolis? and a monthly figure of 16 dollars, with office lines in Seattle area neighborhoods like Green Lake and Ballard.
Judge A W Prater signed the formal mandate in the court martial of Otto A Came major of the Washington National Guard. The case goes to the state supreme court on appeal with potential move to the U S Supreme Court and possible federal statute changes. The matter traces to December 20 1907 after Came criticized the armory for its performance.
The strawberry fields along Meydenbauer Bay on Lake Washington reopen for the season. Women and children migrate to pick fruit to preserve, paying per berry measured by growers. The unusually large crop is expected to draw a record number of pickers. access via the lake steamers Wild Haas from the lake.
Fire Chief Bringhurst urges a city council appropriation to allow the department to produce lighter fire apparatus in house. He cites savings against the Eastern bid of 640 dollars, noting shop-built wagons cost about 450 dollars plus minor improvements.
The note indicates prices vary while a trust retains the other end of the arrangement. It implies a payment or settlement linked to a trust structure with variable figures affecting the deal.
The Spirit defeated Rival of Everett by 22 minutes and 36 seconds on a 12 mile course, finishing in 2 hours 6 minutes. Judges included Capt. J. J. V. Pelletier and Blanchard. Ted Geary praised Spirit's condition and speed versus last season.
Wm J J Roberts secretary treasurer of J M E Atkinson firm is said to have misused about 25000 dollars. He left Seattle last evening with his wife as domestic staff at the Roberts home claim they know nothing of his whereabouts and will return tomorrow. Officials say assets exceed the shortage and land worth thousands is in escrow while accountants audit the books and determine the missing amount.
Henry Wilbur of 4203 140 N B is charged with embezzlement in a warrant from the prosecuting attorney's office on complaint by Harry Goodman. The case involves three diamonds valued at 260 dollars and a present given to a sweetheart. Separately Northe Pacific advisories say a Sunday clearance will open to St Paul. the Missoula to Butte blockade is noted. Ah Sam, a Chinese man recently detained for ticket sales, fined 25 dollars by Judge John B Gordon.
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