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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
6
A dense jumble of ads and notices lists drugstores and businesses, employment wanted, rooms for rent, furniture buys, and real estate. It includes many names and addresses in Seattle with varied items from carpets to medicines, and notices of sales and services.
Numerous real estate offers across King County including two acres near Shen Park fenced and ready, one acre parcels with riverfront and Hood Canal views, Riverside acreage with cash discounts, small chicken ranch with house and 00 chickens, and several Lake Washington and Capitol Hill properties. Listings emphasize terms, car access, schools, water, and immediate sale potential.
Classified notices advertise numerous real estate opportunities around Brattle Washington and nearby suburbs. Listings include vacant lots, 2 and 3 bedroom houses, farm tracts, water access, and corner properties with terms weekly or yearly payments. several firms and agents offer loans and rental options with emphasis on low down payments and flexible terms.
Legal notice from King County dated October 17 1904 declares Fred K Sander currently builds the Seattle Everett Interurban Railway and has no interest in several other railway companies including Seattle Renton Tolt Snohomish Cherry Valley and Seattle Everett Skagit Electro railway entities. Pred E Sander Inc.
The health committee and City Engineer Thomson agreed on a $96,000 annual levy to fund a citywide garbage collection system. A cheap furnace will burn inflammables, with ashes used for street fil e and waste dumped at the bay. Districts will be formed, charges set per cubic yard, and inspectors enforce cleanliness to end the Italian scavenger trust. The Star originally proposed the plan, which city officials had opposed.
Mrs Emma De Wolf swears out a warrant against William Bishop and his wife for abducting 14 year old Elsie De Wolf and forcing her into a life of shame. Elsie was gone two weeks and says the Bishops ran a peddling wagon and forced her to entertain men with liquor and threats. Investigations show a pattern with other peddlers moving girls between towns and resorts.
The battleship Wyoming left Bremerton today for the San Juan Islands to take part in ceremonies for unveiling boundary monuments scheduled for tomorrow. It will return Sunday or Monday after repairs are completed.
Gold Bar Oct 20. George Andricks chief engineer of Gold Bar Lumber has been granted a patent for a new locomotive airbrake and a loading apparatus for woods work. He claims the device enables loading and handling more logs than two loaders previously could. One unit is on display at the local logging camp.
A Seattle area ad promotes high grade men's underwear at a price cheaper than any store. The notice urges calling for details and mentions BL N. Brooks & Co located at 1331 Industrial Avenue.
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