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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
5
A collage of local items and snippets from Carrollton and surrounding areas, including social chatter, revival meeting mentions, theft humor, and personal notices. References to Nat Goodwin, a looming warship, and market notes appear amid fragmented paragraphs and quotations from various regional papers.
Simonsen faces a schemes by Banks and Hank to force a sale of his corner shop to Fragrant Paney Tobacco Co with a forged insurance promotion. A plan to cash out failed when Simp son receives $1100 and learns his future in laws intend to set him up in a new tobacco business to secure marriage to Bal. The tale ends with the old man arranging a new store and living space.
A man leads Simpoon to a familiar corner and into a tobacconist shop owned by Banks. Bal and Hanks, school mates, reveal they planned the setup to help Simpoon and reveal the Prag rant Paney affair was sold to the trust.
Reports from Ellenesburg note coal famine persists with cold weather halting Normal School heat. In Pullman, Horticultural Commissioner Huntley touts a record fruit crop for the irrigated belt. Spokane firms win a San Angelo federal building contract valued at $1,000,000. Anacortes grants A. Lowman a nine year water franchise.
A range of sale offers listed by W A Ryerson at 422 Boston Block White 18. The notice seeks miners and investors for mining stocks planes houses timber claims relinquishments notes and mortgages with secure evidence in all cases and payments worldwide.
Auction sale for home and garden tracta at West Seattle set for Sunday May 20. Ferry to West Seattle then shuttle cars to end of line A. Griffith Co Alaska Building in charge, with all roads to go regardless of interests.
Dance event at Leschi Park tonight promises cheerful recreation with music on a good floor. Attendees are urged to forget troubles and enjoy the evening dancing.
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