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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1902
Page
3
The article advertises a large clearance from the Winter Harper Co. stock with drastic discounts on violins guitars mandolins and banjos with prices ranging from a few dollars to under ten dollars and more than half off in many cases including small instruments and accordions. It notes stock from a music department sale continuing until closing out the entire inventory.
City council faces delay as ordinances were not published for 10 days under the charter preventing any action. The fight centers on Mackintosh strip on King street and Railroad avenue with Pacific Coast Co. over terminal rights, while court action looms and a potential delay of weeks grows unavoidable.
Reported in Vienna the Tyrolese village of Matohi was nearly wiped out by a fire started by the town’s largest property owner. About 1,000 residents became destitute and a person named Wecaille perished in the flames.
Lincoln Brooks, charged with embezzling funds of Frank Waterhouse and Co, eludes the sheriff. Descriptions have been telegraphed to peace officers in neighboring states with no clue to his whereabouts. The firm says the embezzled sum may not exceed $1,000 and Brooks was a known local figure.
Gordon Dean remained unconscious at Wayside Mission tal with little recovery. police arrested Japanese suspect I Mitenchiek after Dean was found unconscious in the new tenderloin. Patrolman Carr had picked up Dean earlier and Wilton made another arrest of John Harris on suspicion of stolen cloth belt.
W O Marrone, battered and dazed, was led from the city early morning with facial injuries after a fight with a streetcar and a rough night in the jail receiving room. He faced drunken and disorderly charges and was placed with other prisoners until the disturbance subsided.
A mix-up involving two new prisoners led to a disruptive scene resembling a formal meeting. Marrone awoke seeking the wreck’s location and was partly bailed out this morning. A cloth wrapped around his head held fragments together as police court postponed his trial for a couple of days to aid his memory.
Navel oranges arrive on Western avenue at 4.50 dollars and expect tomorrow’s shipment. Butter prices rise with Washington creamery up - prices across eastern brands also advance. Potatoes at 10 dollars per ton, cabbages 1 dollar per ew t, celery 40 to 50 cents, onions 11 a half cents per pound, oranges 14 dollars per box, grapes and cranberries listed with various regional sources.
Various listings promise cheap homes and acre tracts near Kent and the State University with terms from five dollars down, free water, and views. Agencies like STETTENGREN ARNEL and Adams Nichols advertise parcels four miles inside city limits with electric lines, schools, churches, and city water nearby.
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