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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
6
A cluttered collection of job ads and notices across multiple trades and services. Entries mention sales, restaurant, farm labor, laundry, factory work, and lodging, with scattered contact hints and locations such as Seattle Tacoma and hotel names. many lines are incomplete or garbled.
A jumble of classified notices offers moving and storage, business chances, real estate tracts, and investment pitches. It lists Seattle real estate and land at 168 Becond Ave South of Yesler Way, partnership offers, rentable business spaces, and various sale offers with cash down and terms, plus references and contact details.
Property listing describes multiple acreages for sale near Rainier Beach and Redis, detailing fencing, pastures, cultivated fields, and water access. Includes price figures around 04.5000 and 100 per tract with terms and dates, a partial description of outbuildings, fruit trees, and a mill climate preservation note along with a reservation information section and road access details.
The notice advertises a sale of new and second hand furniture stoves carpets and sewing machines including Singer and Wheeler and Wilson at cost prices. It lists locations Pike Street Main Street and North with and Anarabos avenue and mentions a barge in FT Muth Bollat Ave. Also seeks top prices for furniture and lists contact numbers and ads for attorneys and other services.
An assortment of real estate notices offers waterfront and city view homes near Lake Washington, Green Lake, Fremont, and North Beat, with terms including monthly payments and cash lots. Properties include modern cottages and multifamily options, with varied down payments and financing, promising scenic views and proximity to universities and city amenities.
Warsaw Ind June 26 Mrs J Wilbur Chapman, wife of the noted evangelist, died yesterday at age 99 after recent surgery and blood poisoning. Rev Chapman will be remembered for revival services conducted in Beattle two years ago with a capable corps of assistants.
Two men arrested for trying to dispose of phony jewelry at the Headquarters. The U S civil service announces July examinations for topographic draftman positions in Beattie and other posts. The steamship Seward launched by Moran company. Jesse Rosene christened the vessel for Alaska routes. City affairs trial balance proposal favored by Chamber of Commerce. Hawaiian belles visit Pacific coast in August under The Bulletin and Promotion bureau. International Garment Workers Union recognizes women in alteration work as eligible members.
C K Muckler of the Wightman Muckler Syndicate plans to build an interurban railroad from this city to Tacoma. He and Mr Wightman are due in Ubte city soon as the last of the week. A permit is not yet filed but is expected within days. Track laying may begin on Fourth avenue between Pike and Union streets. Construction must start by July 1, with the $15,000 city guarantee paid by mid next month to secure the privilege.
A dramatic incident at Lendhl Park's Anderson Steamboat dock ends with a young woman about 18 diving into the lake after a failed rescue attempt by spectator Corey. She rises briefly conscious, is revived, but her identity remains unknown. Police and witnesses describe prior suicide attempts. the stranger left the scene toward the city alone.
The wedding of Miss Jeanie Rosanna Powers daughter of Police Sergeant Mike Powers and Mr. Lloyd T. Hhiley of Troutdale Oregon was solemnized by Rev J E O'Brien at the Church of Our Lady of Good Help this morning. The couple left Beattle for Troutdale for their future home.
Visitors to the Ballard G A R encampment suffer poor transit as Seattle Electric fails to add cars despite complaints. Delegates and veterans, including wives, endure long rides from Beattie, many are forced to stand and miss sessions.
Blaine, Tucker and Hyland filed the first objection against Judge Frater’s amended Denny hill assessment roll on behalf of Jeane Cooper and Esther Lavy. The NW corner property at Third and Pike was valued at 4760 on the original roll and 726 on the amended roll.
A readvertisement for the Queen Anne cephalt paying contract has been ordered with bids due a week from next Saturday. It is expected that further details will follow after the submission deadline.
Fragmentary ad copy shows Seattle Golf and Country Club related contracts for sale within a district noted as Pateersity or Lauretherst area. It mentions American Bank Blog and a payment offer of 2540 with cash handling and ease details attributed to J Goodfellow & Son in the Washington Building.
Fifty applicants reported at the civil service offices to take the police examination today. Those who pass will be placed on the eligible list for future appointments.
Leo Lawrence was arrested on his honeymoon by U S Deputy Marshal Lathe of Seattle. He is charged with dispensing intoxicating liquors to Indians on the Port Madison Indian reservation. The warrant was issued by U S Commissioner Kuhn. Lawrence married Edith Bwey a week ago.
The first of the tours to China and Japan from Seattle under W. W. King of Oriental Tours left today. Nineteen travelers, all from outside Seattle, depart from Vancouver tomorrow aboard the Empress of India bound for Yokohama. King says a second group of at least forty will depart in September from Seattle.
The mayor signed an ordinance directing the corporation counsel to file with the superior court a petition seeking the appointment of a permanent eminent domain commission for the city.
The Moran Pros company personal property assessment was released by the assessor. Total property value is 1,046,783 with 211,900 in materials used for vessel construction exempt from tax, leaving 824,583 subject to taxation. The increase in tax will be under 7,000 dollars compared with last year’s payment of around 15,000 dollars.
In Montgomery on June 26, John Heeman a Black preacher asks to die on the gallows for his brother David, a condemned man set for July 4. Heeman says the sacrifice will ensure both go to heaven, sparking sympathy and a petition urging the governor to commute the sentence.
Mrs. Emile Kohlman, labeled a stomach specialist, faces trial in the superior court before Judge Morris for practicing without a license. Two women testified they consulted her and described a documented medical examination and guidance she gave amid the proceedings. The assistant prosecutor leads the case while Judge Humphries weighs defense based on patent medicine registration.
Six people died in a morning fire that razed about twelve adjacent structures near the Jamestown Exposition. Damage is pegged at 200000 dollars as city crews search for causes and assess recovery options. A meeting of the Eastlake Improvement Club is announced for Thursday.
A brief notice notes an event scheduled for day evening at a location named Jen Sens Grove with timing indicated as o clock. No additional details or participants are clear in the fragment.
An informal dinner at the Hotel Lincoln is set for Monday at 1. Former students of the University of Wisconsin honor Professor Kahlenberg head of the chemistry department, described as one of the nation’s best known scientists. Wisconsin and University of Washington students are invited to attend regardless of invitation status.
The Shinano Maru reached Victoria and heads to Seattle tonight while the Umatilla departed for Nome after a 2 PM sailing. The Buckman with 95 passengers arrived from San Francisco with general merchandise as Knox of the US Shipping Commission aided in crew payroll. The Spokane set a near glacier precision record during its return, sailing within 200 feet of Carroll glacier and seven miles of Mutr glacier, closer than any in nine years.
Rainier council of the Royal Arcanum plus visitors met in Pythian hall last night to celebrate the order's 30th founding anniversary. Likely over 100 people attended the gathering.
Everett Washington June 26 J K E Oliver the drug clerk at the Quaker store was dismissed after a hearing in Justice Babcocks court the evidence against him was deemed insufficient. Dollie Allen files for divorce from Charles M Allen alleging abandonment after their Wallace Idaho marriage on October 21 1905.
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