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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
6
Fragmented notice describes multiple property sales including ground with water mains and sidewalks, rooms and lots for sale near streetcar lines, and a farm or garden plots with a house, barn, and outbuildings. Advertises rates, terms, and contact points for buyers and agents in a bustling market segment.
Mayor Zook says Ballard plans to extend city limits north by one mile. The work may not start before fall, but the expansion is seen as financially beneficial to attract more taxpayers and increase city limits for streetcar access.
The Shawmut, Boston Steamship Co. steamer, was delayed four days delaying its Seattle to Orient mail run. A windlass accident followed the wait, prompted by concern over Japanese cargo and Russian war vessels, with fines of 500 per day totaling about 2000. The vessel faced safe anchorage in Beattle harbor at 40 fathoms.
City Detective Wappenstein reported the safe arrival in Boveman Montana of Sheriff with his prisoner Camille H Renger accused in a recent city diamond robbery. Egan sought to delay proceedings and the officers pursued the pair across Auburn Kent Covington Spokane with the prisoner allegedly abducted during transport. The sheriff remained vigilant as the train journey continued.
Frank B. Hilton former traveling salesman for the Dakota Manufacturing company Northfork North Dakota died early Tuesday at the home of H A Fredericks 1127 Sixteenth Street of heart disease after an illness of half an hour He had traveled on the coast for 15 years and was well known among Seattle business men He was a member of the Masons Elks and the C T U Hilton and his wife were spending the summer in Seattle Mr Clifford a brother in law connected with the Dakota Manufacturing company will arrive Thursday or Friday from Northfork to arrange the funeral The body is at Beattie Undertaking company morgue
Western avenue bustles with arrivals from Washington as prices sag. Hood River and Kennewick strawberries bring $2 per case while spring chickens sell at $4 per dozen. Beans and other vegetables show mixed prices across cwt and boxes, with Yakima and White River potatoes ranging from $22 to $27 per sack. Bananas and fruit also listed with various crate and carton prices.
A dense catalog of fresh produce and groceries with prices and items from nuts to dairy. Includes fruits like cranberries peaches cherries and berries, vegetables, dairy products, meats, cereals and feed terms, plus Chicago wheat and New York stock quotes for context.
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