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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
6
OCR scraps show mixed classified notices including male help wanted, carpenters, lathers, and investment pitches. Partial job phrases reference imperial tasks, room rates, and a reward note for a gold bracelet.
A bustling sale at a country hotel near Lake Asien lists an extension table, dining chairs, buffet, and art pieces. Auctioneer Ben Bat On offers items from a grand parlor to bedroom sets, with entries priced and ready for pickup at Main 1401 after viewing Friday evening.
Fragmentary OCR shows ads for a California trip Ragie Auction Co Pike and Ghath selling goods on cash or commission. The Evgrex School of Music promises fall term openings with European graduate teachers and violin instruction. Also appears Adolph Mann and Arcade College of Music with 1762 era focus and quick furniture loans from Hutton Credit Co.
Numerous listings describe farm land and small holdings near Tacoma and Seattle, with water views and river access. Offers include sewing machines, watches, diamonds, furniture, and household goods, plus farm equipment, wagons, and canaries. Prices show flexible terms and daily sales promotions.
A small furnished bungalow offers a pleasant view and close proximity to town. The ad lists affordable terms, suitable for a user seeking a compact home with conveniences, in a concise real estate notice.
Forty acres of land near Moor Canal offered for sale with waterfront access and a dock nearby. The property described as close to water and priced at five hundred dollars. Listing notes potential sale at the above figure.
Read about a brief opportunity promising to double your money in a few months. The note names no specific people or organizations and provides few verifiable details beyond the high return claim. The tone resembles a quick financial teaser common in classified ads.
Listing notes a four room modern bungalow at 2285 4th avenue Wet Geaitie with a monthly price of 29 dollars in the CPOYY ABAL ESTATE posting.
An ad promotes a furnished cottage near a lake with mountain views available for 25 dollars per month. Features include modern decor and new furnishings, with immediate cash payment required for deposit and rent.
Fragmentary classified note advertises a small cottage for rent at 25 dollars per month in a distant district. The text is garbled but signals a single-room style dwelling offered at a fixed monthly price.
Property listing promises a good building suitable for store and living quarters near town. Advertises low price and flexible payment options with a plan to pay one third now and balance later. Includes contact details for inquiry.
Fragmentary ad copy describes Greenwood Park Second Addition lots offered at around 200 dollars with terms 16 dollars per term and 65 cents each, located on a ridge north of Wood Park near schools and churches, with references to fuel during winter and assistance for death events. Limited remaining lots with mentions of extracts and care.
Clarence Cromwell a prominent stockman on Pinthead Indian reservation was killed by his brother in law Frank Masterson. Cromwell entered Masterson's bedroom and drew a gun. after a struggle Masterson seized the weapon and crushed Cromwell's skull with the stock according to reports.
An unknown miner leaped into the Yukon River on September 28 while aboard the steamer Campbell. H G C Baldry, a leading Fairbanks operator, noted the death occurred after the man left his belongings behind, later recovered. Baldry claimed the Two Helow on Beter creek yields over $125,000 this season. He also possessed a solid gold Venus de Milo statue valued at $7,000.
R. K B Morgan of Cook's Inlet canneries arrives in Seattle after annual visits since 1885. He notes the season produced 65,480 cases of salmon mainly Reda, with shipments sent to Frisco aboard the Star of France, sister ship to the Bengal wreck.
Dr FP EB Rimer of Fairbanks predicts a banner Klondike season despite water shortages. He notes Alaska arrival since 1898 and third outside visit, with estimated output at 11 million dollars versus last year about 9.9 million. Hot Springs to host 1500 residents this winter. Sullivan Creek tributaries yield about 4 dollars per square foot of bedrock.
The Katalla Alaska Chamber of Commerce thanks the local chamber for interest in security aids to navigation along the coast and mail service improvements. The Beattie Manufacturers Association endorses Beattie Chamber of Commerce action to support contracting work to be done locally.
Herbert A. Denison files for divorce from Elizabeth Denison claiming a knife throwing habit by the wife. The incident described involves threats and domestic strife prompting legal action.
New York and Chicago trading data from Oct 21 1908 show percentage changes for Amalg Cop American Sugar Atchison Westinghouse and others. The report lists share totals, percentages, and price ranges with options on Wheat futures and grain markets in Chicago.
Chicago hatched a total of 413 120 registered voters in Chicago and Cicero, an increase of 8 108 over the last election. The revised registration figures were completed last night, marking the largest city registration on record.
On the Red Star liner Kroonland two steerage passengers Hein rich Miller and Nicholas Trausch of Luxemburg fought over a knife in the Eng lish Channel near Dover. Miller stabbed Trausch in the breast and leaped overboard. Miller sank after a brief swim while Trausch survived with a superficial wound.
Fragmented OCR shows counts for multiple divisions in a delegate election. Totals listed include 4808 for one set, 2484 for another, 2139 for a third, and 1007 for a fourth, with various pairings and division labels. Text is partial and contains garbled names and numbers.
H T Butterworth a St John jeweler was shot dead as he entered his home last night a highwayman fired and fled leaving a diamond ring valued at 350 dollars missing from his finger his family heard the fall but not the shot.
A hobo ejected at Alfalfa is under arrest near Toppenish charged with attempting to wreck a train. Police say he chained wire to the rail as a westbound freight approached. the train passed over the obstruction with no damage. Railroad HQ and the sheriff notified. suspect held in jail.
Desert miner Harvey Philipps shot at mining man R L Monroe at a deserted cabin four miles south of San Bernardino. Monroe, hit by bullets from 600 yards, crawled inside and later fled after signaling surrender with a broomhandle flag as deputies hunted Philipps.
Pilot Benjamin Craig testified that the Cottage City refused to answer her helm during the collision with the schooner Blakeley. An official inquiry by Inspectors is planned for next week.
Commissioner Thomas Estill delivered the keynote on cultivating Christian character. Mrs. Katth spoke on the same theme. Colonel George French addressed cultivation of spiritual life in the afternoon. A public meeting is set for Plymouth Church tonight at six.
Edward Martin convicted last Saturday of murdering Nathan Wolff in Wolff's Portland pawn shop last summer was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 1000 dollars. The sentence is the maximum for manslaughter in Oregon under the case.
Money a 28 year old millwright at a Tacoma lumber company was killed when his clothing entangled in a belt and he was pulled under a pulley. He had worked in sawmills in Bellingham and had moved to Vashon Island weeks ago with his wife of one year left behind.
Fire broke out on the New York of the Hudson line steamer New York as repairs were underway in the Newburg shipyards. Four men James Jones Joseph Isaac Jenkins and Alexander died trapped below decks during the panic and attempted evacuation.
In Spokane a man a civil act? night is shot by a masked assailant as he resisted a hold up near Near Fourth. The victim ducked and twisted, taking bullet wounds in the thigh while his companion fled. Police arrived as the attacker escaped.
A chaotic Vancouver meeting exonerated the deserter Slayer after testimony about his actions. The inquiry focused on whether the accused shot to kill and if orders were followed, with key statements from H L Henderson and others.
Two posses of Indians pursued a party believed to have fired on a game warden near Flathead Lake and Swan Lake in Montana. Names are not known. A suspect, Charles Rollins alias Edwards, received a forty year second degree sentence in Idaho for the killing.
Local market data lists prices for live weight cattle veal mutton and hogs. Live poultry and eggs include chick brooders ducks and quail with per pound and per dozen rates. Ranges show cattle at varying cents per pound and hogs around seven tenths to one cent per pound. eggs and poultry priced per dozen or per pound.
Richard Hayes longtime general foreman for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway who supervised tunnel and bridge construction along the line died in a local hospital after an operation.
Washington D C Oct 21 Commander G R Slocum United States Navy has been ordered to the Puget Sound navy yard for duty as ordinance officer.
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