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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1906
Page
6
A scattered classified page offers loans at low rates and a wide array of farm and acreage sales. Listings include 280 acres with modern facilities, 40 acre and 80 acre plots, and riverfront and lake view tracts near Beattie and Green River areas. Also notes dealers like PACIFIC INVESTMENT CO and EMPIRE REALTY CO marketing farms, dairies, and poultry setups with terms.
Waterfront land for sale near Fos Mock ear and Beattie with terms. Tracts about five acres with monthly payments. contact Adams Colman Rice and others. Multiple Queen Anne and cottage homes listed with cash terms, car-line access, and city water. Agents Pierce through Walker, Fitzgerald & Melville at Lumber Exchange offer rentals and sales.
Timber land and lakefront tracts offered by Green Lake Realty and others. Properties include 6 feet timber on Hew Bound, several acres near Rogonshiel, a broom house near Green Lake, waterfront tracts from 8275 per tract, and cottages on terms. Agents urging quick sale and inviting inquiries at local offices.
Real estate ad notes several tracts for sale in Seattle area listings. Offers include easy terms, 6 percent interest, down payments, and near car lines. Mentions Nebraska Realty Co and Danner & Lumber Ranch, with multiple properties and frontage on streets, some near Lake Washington.
At a Grand Opera House ceremony, incoming Seattle officials swore to uphold the city charter and to reject railroad passes. Reports note officers violated the rule by carrying passes visibly, highlighting a broader pattern of street railway graft affecting the council and public perception.
The readable lines reference an apartment project in a Senae or county area with a manager and mentions visas and percentages. Details are unclear and many words are garbled.
A new rival to the West Seattle ferry network seeks a city franchise this summer. The proposal includes an electric line to Alki Point and purchase of the municipal car line, with backers possibly Puget Bound Navigation and Andrew Chilberg. A $100,000 bond was offered to show serious intent.
George W. Ootterson, new lessee of the Silver Bow Basin hydraulic claim four miles from Juneau, has placed a large machinery order with a San Francisco firm. He will run 65 men this season from April 15 to mid November, using tramways and hoisting engines to clear boulders and wash ore. The mines, once owned by others, yielded 787000 dollars with little dirt washed.
Chicago dispatch reports the middle west experiences the biggest snow storm of the winter. Traffic slows and weather worsens as the storm blankets cities across the region.
The Kuskokwim Alaska district hosts mineral riches and undeveloped prospects near the May 25 date. Real estate ads promote a six room home with bath on Western Ave near Pike, a gentleman's cottage on North Street between 6th and 8th Aves, two corner lots with bay views, and flexible terms offered by J. P. Hirdd & Co and others.
Steamer Cottage City at Juneau to arrive Thursday. Jeanie heads to San Francisco with full freight. Robert Dotlag arrives. Queen carries 143 aboard plus cargo. Umatilla to San Francisco with a large cargo. Kanagawa Maru to sail for the Orient with famine relief. Hawaiian to sail for New York and Coronel. last run from New York to Coatzacoalcos and Salinas Cruz planned. Santa Ana set to Seward and Dexter with laborers to Alaska Central railroad. Northwestern Pisheries to move offices to Pioneer block. Norwood changes noted. Fares cut on Port route. Copper River & railroad to deploy 60 men. San Juan fishing steamer off to halibut banks.
Washington report notes Colman complied with health department orders to remodel his Columbia Street stable to address odors. A cement floor and sewer connections were planned. improvements contract issued and work to begin this week. The Grosvenor bill to abolish lieutenant grade advances in the house but keeps generals Corbin and MacArthur at their ranks.
Special train excursion to California departs Seattle on the 16th with round trip fare set at 86 dollars. Accommodations include side trips and amenities for passengers. Tickets available now at the ticket office or the Seattle Commercial Building.
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