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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
6
The Star lists rates for classified ads with 18 words priced at 25 cents, three additional spaces at one cent per word, and a minimum charge of 15 cents. Extra lines are counted. seven insertions cost the price of six when paid in cash. lines or fractions count as two lanes.
Classified notice lists Ballard Agency contact points with P. Mullen at 321 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall and a main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University. It provides telephone numbers Ballard 306 Main 1050 and Indiana 441.
Multiple small ads offer training in bookkeeping and sewing tailoring plus housekeeping rooms for rent and various items for sale. Listings note private homes with meals, auction of furniture, job postings, real estate deals, and sale of Sewing Machines and Glass panels. Several addresses and phone numbers appear for Seattle market listings.
Property listing offers 160 bearing trees 7 room dwelling and level land near lake with running water. Includes farm equipment and stock such as cattle sheep and chickens. asking price 6900 dollars with crepe growing feature and timber potential. three acre tracts north of the city presented as options for buyers.
Fragmented OCR text describes real estate listings and notices with names like Beattie and Malthy, prices, and mentions Tacoma area terms. Content is garbled but indicates property sales, tracts, and advert style for listings and auctions with scattered figures.
Classified line advertising lists items for sale with offers like 350 dollars cash and 560 dollars cash. The terse notices mention piles and valves and a double valve, urging quick sale and contact details for the seller, Thomp son, with phone numbers and evening hours.
Katee Valley Orchards in Wenatchee offers 6 and 10 acre tracts with easy terms and short time maintenance. Possible Beat tle property trade and heavy cash discounts offered. Also improved orchards available for exchange. 207 Boston Block Main, Ind. 1984.
A fragmented real estate blurb advertises a bungalow near a Faun Tlenoy Car location with payments and ownership options. It references a contact point at 407 Oriental Block and a main street area labeled B08. The notice is partial and lacks full names or dates.
June 22 report from Poughkeepsie notes extreme Hudson heat disrupts varsity crews practice for the intercollegiate eight tomorrow. Oarsmen paddle slowly as coaches halt activity amid danger of heat exhaustion. Separate June 22 items from New York and Philadelphia mention heat causing deaths and prostrations and widespread business shutdowns.
The readable portion hints at a market figure and remaining stock. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Century Realty Co. advertises acres in YARIMA galapy ORCHARDS, promising independent ownership. The notice hints at large plots and future development, urging potential buyers to consider the opportunities presented by these land offerings.
Property listing notes a two week deadline for a tract near Greenweed with a price around 2600 on terms. A block from Greenweed and bound to mountains, the ad mentions an ideal home and a beautiful room available at 1109 Greenwood Ave, with PARITOL & CHRIFTMAN listed as contacts.
Navy Yard Seattle Homeseekers Co promotes housing at $2 monthly water access and easy payments. The notice targets Bremerton and surrounding areas with branch offices listed. Contends big city development near Bremerton Heights to attract crowds and home buyers.
A promotional notice advertises a Navy Yard land sale near Bremerton. It lists a $26,000 value and a walking-distance location, with a July start and limited availability.
A new block of $100 lots was opened yesterday at Baddivision near the old University car line end. In recent weeks, occupancy has cleared out and the report notes the space will be available from morrow to Tuesday.
Real estate notices advertise parcels near the Navy Yard with water view and Shoreline features. Listings include a large over 200 ft lot at 66 dollars per weekly term, 81 week terms, water main and sidewalks. A new four room cottage with tar and plaster, on a term lot, asks 400 down and 20 monthly, with no color restrictions.
A delegation from the Fourteenth ward will urge the city council to deny renewal of West Seattle saloon licenses. The committee backed the protestants before, and will recommend passage of the ordinance tonight. Councilman Max Wardall will appeal to fellow councilmen to reject the committee report.
First race over eight and a half furlongs saw Bonheur finish second after Barney Oldfield won at 9 to 5. Be Thankful placed third at 11 to 6 with a time of 1 13 26.
George Bell protested yesterday afternoon when Patrolman Edward Hagan arrested Ian Mahaffey a former baseball umpire. Police Judge Gordon fined Bell ten dollars this morning. Eli claimed he was drunk and could not recall the incident.
A 60 year old man was found floating in the Duwamish River at Steel Crossing near Riverton by log drivers Frank Lee and William Thornburg. Weights in pockets, no identification on body. a May 24 street car transfer and old brass watch were recovered. The body rests at H. B. Noice undertaker in Georgetown.
Milwaukee June 22 A campaign to require steel passenger coaches on all U S railroad lines started at the Travelers Protective association annual convention. More than 6 000 drummers with families attend and plan to push the safety measure to Congress. Business session in the morning memorial exercises in the afternoon. An informal reception at the Plankinton house opens the evening. The convention closes Friday night.
Councilman Weaver proposes a fountain at the center of Green Lake fed by North Reservoir overflow. The water department would lay the pipe to the lake shore with potential extension to the center to eject water from a surface fountain at minimal extra cost, and the idea will be reviewed by the park board.
After a year long Carroll Addison feud flared into violence when Amelia Addison, 14, says Mrs. Josephine Carroll grabbed her and pushed her against a fence, leaving the girl bed-bound. W. H. Addison seeks a peace bond today, marking the first physical clash in the feud sparked by backyard chickens.
Miss Lydia Rennetedt of 415 Thth ay was knocked down by a purse snatcher after alighting a Madison streetcar early yesterday. Rider William M. Burbank aided her as the thief fled toward Madison. The attacker failed to take the purse. A maid near 1233 Seventh av W was assaulted by a man Saturday night. Maj. F. A. Boutelle responded to screams and frightened the thief away.
Jeuse M. Hall withdraws his $100,000 damages suit against William Constantine for $2,560. The case follows a October 2, 1966 shooting after Hall’s daughter accused him of misusing her. Constantine had been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon but fined.
Assist. Counsel Bradford notes no redistricting of the new Fourteenth ward for voting until after the November election. The ward’s division for voting is considered inconsistent for many reasons within the ward.
P. V. Kuh, a brewery employee living at 815 Yesterday, shot himself in the hand while examining a revolver. Kuh walked to police headquarters where Dr. John Hunt dressed the wound. The incident is reported in the Houston Transcript.
The Virginia plans to break the lighter coaling record set by Georgia as she leaves drydock next Saturday. The crew will try to exceed 458 tons in one hour, the Georgia’s mark, to claim the lighter coaling record.
Rainier Development Co plans to proceed with the Denny bit regrade after an arrangement likely to be signed Tuesday morning. Officials will meet the board of public works to omit charges for the already excavated portions of streets in the district paid under a private contract by James A Moore.
United Press reports from Reno that the Rogers Mining Syndicate produced gold at a record rate for the week ending June 10, extracting $744 per hour. Amelter company settlement shows $35,000 paid for ore from June 9 and 10.
Assistant District Attorney Cook denounces Wi Hartnett as a deceitful wrecker in the Colton estate theft case. He accuses Hartnett of stealing 31 700 dollars as administrator and blames Brown and Treadwell for the bank’s losses. Defense to speak tomorrow noon. verdict expected tonight.
W Anderson, described as a bootlegger, was arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Hexson and pleaded guilty to a liquor charge. He was fined 60 dollars plus costs by Judge John B Gordon. Anderson claimed the liquor was for personal consumption and to aid a friend, while another man described as a laborer was noted in the tale.
Henry E. Reed, director of the Alaska Pacific exposition, returned last night from Washington where he handled business matters. He says the exposition is being well advertised, with efforts promoting the coast and Seattle.
The city filed a petition to condemn property for an extension and terminal connection near Seattle. About 40 passengers are to board the Orient on the Tango Maru as a Seattle school group organized by Miss Claire to tour Japan during school vacation.
The first cherries arrived Saturday afternoon and sold out by closing. Prices listed include strawberries 25c to 1.40 a dozen, pineapples 15 to Steach, oranges and flowers priced per dozen, lettuce and vegetables in various quantities, and meats such as mutton chops 12% to 18¢ per pound and porterhouse steaks at 18¢ per pound. Local sellers advertise fresh produce and general market items with varied per unit or per dozen pricing.
Atlantic fleet remains at the yard as the battleship Rhode Island sits in drydock. Boats run ten daily from Pier 2 Yesler Way for a round trip sightseeing or transfer along the waterfront.
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