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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1908
Page
6
Classified ad rates shown per insertion and line. Ballard Agency details list P H Mullin address and phone numbers. The notice mentions apartment rooms for rent including three furnished housekeeping rooms at 1.58 per week and distances to call rates.
Prices listed for wood and coal per load with various listings including Millwood at 2.75 and sab wood at 275 a load, plus Street Address Main 415 and an indicated 14 percent rate.
Delivery record shows 82.56 load of mixed wood to City Fuel A 280 dollars for North area service.
An assortment of loan offers and business notices appears, including phrases about unsecured money loans for salary earners, furniture sales, and various firms such as Adams & Brooks patent attorneys and Union Transfer storage. The text is fragmented with scattered addresses and incomplete names.
Regional classified listings show numerous land and property offers including farms near creamery daily routes, waterfront Lots on Lop Island with fruit trees and water rights, and various urban lots. Prices range from modest down payments to per acre figures with terms, car lines, and nearby amenities highlighted.
Sale shares vast tracts near Navy Yard City with homes and fields from 150 to 400 dollars. Listings promote waterfront land, sidewalks, water mains, fruit trees, and flexible payments, with contacts at Merementon Development Co and Charles Omers Company.
Real estate advertisement describes 40 acres with water view and stone bank, suitable for home or division into 1 acre parcels. Offers include timber, fruit trees, chicken coop, wells, and outbuildings. Prices quoted around 290 to 400 dollars per acre with terms of one third cash and balance later. Listings mention multiple sites near Wet Meaitie and Port Orchard area with various improvements and timber value.
Readable fragments report a large tract of land for sale featuring the newest tracts on the market. The notice mentions Peters priced at 235 dollars and an Allegra building nearby.
Kansas City March 9 David Waldo a wealthy horseman and former race track owner was killed in a runaway accident near Independence Missouri. He was well known nationwide for equestrian pursuits and racing interests.
Detective Hymne reports H W Hopking, an engineer, was involved in a purse theft case at a hotel but the matter appears resolved with no charges filed. No further details on motive or suspects are provided in the fragment.
An advertisement notes a limited offer for a residential lot in West Seattle with a one half cash payment option. The listing mentions a public sale venue at World Street near Meertie Center and hints at a distant location for the lot described as south of Mountpeter area with a price around five dollars.
A Vancouver man, 50, identified as Robert Wheadly, committed suicide yesterday morning by inhaling gas at Union Street. A note read I am ashamed to meet my friends life to a failure. Mrs Wheadly received the card, and neighbors forced the door to find him with a gas tube in his mouth. The body is at Bonney Watson's.
W. G. Conrad of Montana a wealthy mine owner and Bryan admirer tops the list as a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate. He has spent weeks in Washington mingling with party leaders and shows readiness to fund war efforts if he is chosen.
The United States cruiser Pennsylvania’s after turret crew fired 25 shots in 4 minutes 28 seconds at a 21 by 12 foot target with every shot hitting. Sixteen struck a 6 by 10 foot inner area and three hit the bullseye. Midshipman J A Nelson directed the two eight inch guns, with 31 crew members and high scores by H Kincaid Fisher and others. The Pennsylvania, a 13,680 ton armored cruiser, cost about 4 million dollars and tops 22 knots.
S. H. Thompson a 39 year old teamster was kicked by a horse at Phillipe Stables 1009 Firat Ave scath early this morning breaking his leg. He is confined at Beattle General Hospital.
Mary G. Preston died March 7 at her daughter's home. A O Virien age 56 died Sunday in this city and ship to Des Moines. Robert R Wheatley age 50 died March 6 and body lies at Honney Watson parlors. Thomas Latimer age 58 died Sunday in this city. John Dickson age 39 died March 3. Royal Arcanum member. B O F F Kart Crowley age 46 died February 28 in this city.
John Mercer was arrested as he left the steamship Iroquois last night on a charge of stealing 46 dollars from a saloon in Bellingham.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church hosted Mary G. Preston's funeral this afternoon at 1. The Ronney-Watson company conducted Thomas Latimer's funeral at 11 this morning in their parlors, with burial at Lake View cemetery. Port Crowley’s service occurred at Our Lady of Good Help this morning, followed by burial at Calvary cemetery. John Dickson’s service took place this afternoon from the Bonney Watson company parlors at a stated time.
Advertisement notes Soap Lake Salta claim to relieve all forms of rheumatism. The text mentions druggists and implies a health remedy but provides no verifiable details or sourcing.
Lee Dai Hoy of Quong Sang Wah & Co. was shot fatally entering his home at 270 Priest. He died three hours later. Six bullets hit his back. Two Chinamen were arrested. Before dying he claimed a conspiracy by San Francisco Bon On Tong members to kill him, naming Seid Baek Sing of San Francisco as head and Jung Den and Rees Portland as others involved.
Harry A. Durett, 41, stage manager at the Grand Opera House, died of spinal meningitis after reporting illness to his doctor. A longtime Pacific coast figure, he worked with John Cort and Considine interests for 20 years and was known as “Silver Top.” He leaves a wife and was active in the Elks Eagles Woodmen of the World Stage Workers’ Alliance and T M A. Funeral plans expected to be under Elks auspices.
Three convicts George Rock W H Hays and an unnamed man furious escape attempt at Montana state penitentiary wounded Warden Frank Conley and killed first assistant warden John Robinson. Robinsons throat cut and Conleys neck both assailants shot. Rock and Mayes severely wounded.
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