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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
6
Century Realty advertises an irrigated land deal near North Yakima offering 1500 acres of fruit and farm land with a water option. It promises a lucrative 20 to 166 percent return within two years and invites talks with prospective investors. A free California excursion is offered to home seekers to inspect the land.
The page lists multiple property and poultry ads with price down payments and monthly terms. Offers include two acres for 50 with 8 down and 16 and up. farm birds, chicken stock. and a $1,550 home with $260 cash and $20 monthly near a school and stores. Brands and names such as J Goodfellow, Gil Malley, Wheeler, Colman Block appear as sellers.
Real estate listings showcase affordable acreage near Lake Gnom and Pacific City. Offers include farms of 60 acres with fruit trees, waterfront property, and multiple small homes with terms from $16 per month. Several lots in Greenwood Park and nearby interurban lines attract buyers seeking easy living and rental opportunities.
By owner lone in pretty five room cottage Jorge Dasement Lara oe erered hota 00 term $100 do 15 month tae. Wasiies ett MOLQ NN AIR ROOM House With cement basement on 40 foot lot select neighbourhood All improvements in and paid paving buyer to pay 1015 Alaska Bldg.
Property listings advertise Century Scenic Tracts east of Feantirey Park with water supply from a railroad line. Lotes priced from 130 to 600 per acre and up, with terms by weekly or monthly payments. Other ads promote small four room cottages, a union block apartment, and bayfront tracts near Harbor View with cash or monthly plans.
Testimony in the embezzlement trial of Frank Pilling indicates a scheme where three men lured him from Hutten to Beattie and Seattle using a staged prize fight. Pilling reportedly lost $18,000 to Thompson and Pinkerton detectives after fainting multiple times, delaying his transfer to Tacoma.
Everett dispatch reports the Wag ner Wilson mill in Monroe burned recently and will be rebuilt immediately. In New York on October 6 Mrs Alice Camp an English woman and mother of 23 children arrived in the country with 11 of them.
Fragmentary text outlines a county area four miles from Brerett with references to crops and fruit. Mentions level soil and work in Weeds and nearby miles per year with monthly terms. Concludes with unclear instructions about death and location in Wash.
Fragmented public notice references city water rates and a land sale offer with $16 cash and $5 monthly payments. Mentions Fremont line, Gem & Greenwood avenues, and Main office at 418 New York street. Includes company name P FAY COMPANY Inc and rough address hints, likely historical classifieds.
An advertisement from Lumber Timmer Co of 101d American Hank, Keetile, Wash offers 24 acres level land with water, logging feed, and home sites about 1 to 2 miles from Bison in a rural county. It promises a wood and dairy feeding area, low rents, and mentions up to 19 per month in some arrangement. inquiries by mail or call.
Ten thousand spectators watched Flash Neht, a blue ribbon horse, bolt with rider Mina Eleanor Laidia on the half mile track. The frightened horse circled twice before handlers halted it. Laidia remained steady, signaling she was unhurt as officials tried to stop the horse. Pineblight won the prize.
In Everett on October 6, Alfred Reeves about 12 lies between life and death in a hospital with a bullet in his abdomen after an accidental discharge of a loaded revolver. His companion Faucett suffers a perforated hand at home in Monroe after handling the weapon with several other youths nearby.
The U S circuit court of appeals dismissed the Hill and Martil railroad lines appeal over an increased freight rate set to take effect in November 1907. Lumbermen in northern California and Montana argued the higher charge would ruin their business, calling the decision a major victory for northern lumber companies.
The Pacific International Power Boat association met last evening at the offices of Vince Faben and perfected their organization. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. The pennant will be a St. George's cross on a white seal. On the intersection of the crosses will be a blue ee surrounding a three-blade jet. Seattle clubs are the Seattle Yacht and Elliott Bay Yacht clubs.
Washington Oct 6 The revenue cutters Thelle and Perry will be the only treasury service vessels to remain in the North Pacific for winter. The Thetia continues patrols in the Bering Sea while the Perry heads to Southeastern Alaska. The Rush nears Seattle and the Bear and McCulloch head to San Francisco with Captain Munger on board to assume new duties.
Everett, Oct. 6. A petition signed by 124 Snohomish County residents asking that township organization be put to a public vote was rejected by county commissioners. They ruled the 1895 law authorizing such organization has, in part, and by implication, been repealed by the current road law.
Special agent Mary B Hart of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition sails tonight for Southeastern Alaska to finalize exhibits. Her route covers towns and missions from Ketchikan to Skagway where women's auxiliaries and other volunteers will organize.
Mia Joan Dunsmuir, Canada's wealthiest woman, was laid to rest in Victoria. Hon. James Dunsmuir, her son, initially absent due to family rift, arrived late and broke down during the ceremony at St. Andrew's Church in Victoria. Nearby pioneers traveled from Nanaimo to pay respects.
A wagon of Empire Laundry Co driven by A Maddock was struck by a speeding street car at Beattle boulevard and Maneach, hurled from a bridge into the bay. Maddock was rescued and taken to Beattie General Hospital in critical condition. The car, No 342, was operated by Conductor B Weller and Motorman A D Harley. The wagon wreck reached the water as the tide was low, with horses escaping the scene after a derrick raised the debris.
Nicholas Longworth, son in law of President Roosevelt, denies claiming Roosevelt should serve eight years after Taft and comments the remark was misread. He states the remark was made in a jocular mood at Rock Island after a crowd shouted Roosevelt. He has left the campaign tour with his wife.
United Press reports a U.S. court of appeals decision weakens earthquake clauses in weathered policies of the welding insurance firms. Willard & Co. appeals City Fire Insurance, upheld by Federal Van Freet, allowing insured fire victims from 1906 to pursue payouts. Expected that hundreds of thousands will be paid to policyholders as cases move forward.
Panic among attendants at Eldridge home for feebleminded children led to a stampede when Madrona hall caught fire. At least six injured as workers and inmates fled the dormitory area. Archie Sealight sustained grievous injuries from a moving wagon wheel and jaw fractures. Building damage estimated around $3,000.
President Roosevelt accepts Hamilton Fish resignation from the New York post amid his nomination for Congress and the order barring government employees from political participation. A garbled groceries list follows with assorted prices and items from a local market.
Prices paid to producers listed along Western Avenue showing hens with weights and price per pound, dressed items, and live spring chickens per pound. Details appear as purchase prices on the market report.
A damaged note from RK W Douglas of the bureau discusses a powered bill of lading clause and its effect on claims forms for goods stored long in transit.
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