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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
6
Classified column lists rental rooms and houses with various prices, plus real estate ads from multiple firms. Includes references to brokers such as A. Young & Son and property near Starr Reynolds Avenue, mentioning insurance, massage, millinery, wines, and photography supplies in adjacent notices. Contains scattered listings for stocks, cameras, and legal notices amid mixed ad copy.
A dense classified real estate section listing 19 acre tracts, farms, and homes for sale with per acre and term terms. Mentions Acme Investment Company contact details, multiple sellers including Robert Maltby and Charley Adams, and property near river, railroad, and university areas with water rights and easy access.
Real estate listings describe multiple properties for sale near Madison and Captiol areas. Homes feature 1 to 7 rooms, single or multiple baths, modern interiors, fruit trees, near transit, with prices ranging from 665 to 1 700 dollars and cash terms. Nearby Madison Heights and Heaton Hill districts noted.
Irrigation for Arcadia orchard tracts aims to improve water delivery and plant care across the district. The program focuses on ensuring reliable moisture for orchard crops and supporting overall orchard health.
Advertisement notes a nine to ten room residence near an Interurban line to Brettie available from Howard Lewis & Bon Leeman Pit a private spring water supply and plans to lease at a low rate. It highlights appealing features and favorable terms with mentions of the property on Pyret Avenue and nearby utilities and improvements.
Real estate notices describe multiple lots for sale with fast moving prices. Listings include Me Bite and Deacon Hill areas, cheap corner plots near Pioneer, Lake Union Heights terms and monthly balances, with several two cottage or single family plots and hills view prospects.
Two men argue over a rowing race result as plans to match rivals in the annual college cup push forward. Local officials report ongoing disputes and possible reconsideration of team entries.
General Manager Pearce announces the Pacific Coast steamship company will appoint cadets on its ships to learn navigation with Aust Supt Patterson handling appointments. The battleship Oregon is under repair at Bremerton navy yard after docking Saturday morning. The Dakota is due from the Orient December 14 as announced by Great Northern Steamship, while the Dolphin from Alaska Steamship arrived from Bhagway. Seattle Hat Factory sale attracts large crowd as sample hats priced at 1.00 draw shoppers. Real estate notes advertise cottages and a seven room house for sale near the city in Brighton.
Classified items advertise carpentry and woodwork, loan plans, stock tips, and property offers. Includes Barnyard and millwork from Balrier Woodworking CC, loan options from Calmount, Derny & Ewing Inc, and Bailey Building trades. Real estate lines offer homes, lots, and trading Kirkland land for Beattie properties.
A hastily written sample promotes a dubious investment claim tied to a port complex on the Pacific Coast. It mentions Canada and Alaska coast connections, a harbor for ocean vessels, and urges quick talks to secure attractive offers. The text is vague and inconsistent about the project and figures.
Free car fare to Pacific City for land buyers. 1500 acres on the market with air chase cleared valley land and acre tracts. Land along the car line with new sidewalks and city water fronts. Prices as long as they last at seven dollars per acre with monthly terms. berries yield up to sixty to forty per year on some plots. Some improved places for rent on shares. Take Tacoma Interurban to Pacific City office. Also a Green Lake home for six hundred cash and a thousand on terms in three full lots with a nearly new house and furniture. Phoenix Investment Company Sullivan Block.
Rose and Howe present a real estate listing offering a four room block from Western Miulis with promising speculation value.
Passenger and steamboat officials report ongoing wage strikes by quarry workers and coastal crews. The steamship Portland Bay arrives with cargo including dynamite while other liners like Beattle and City of Seattle approach port with passengers and freight. Nearby vessels Melville Yes and Bhawitle shift to drydock as crews dispute pay over three days.
Local note reports a bazaar to aid temple construction under Daughters of Norway auspices. Coeds to benefit from proceeds as a wooden bridge proposal decorates Fourth avenue and meetings discuss urban improvement.
Funeral services for Mary Hyland wife of Rev F Hyland were held from St church at 1 20 this noon Interment in View cemetery Milos Rex aged 4 died of brain hemorrhage at home Stewart 1 Rex prominent as a tavern keeper owner of the Horse Shoe Survives by widow Charles Rex Croasiy funeral at Sons chapel Interment in View cemetery Mary J Davin wife of J died at home The funeral of will take place at 6 from the chapel worth Sons The book notes Marcel Levignet Duffield Co publication on social detective fiction and a bridge beginner guide by Fox Duffield East Twenty first Street New York Price 1
A local retailer highlights Geo. fH Woodhouse Sel and Hero furnaces at a low price in the Arcade building. Buyers recall a prior large stock purchase and anticipate strong value in heating units despite a recent market shift.
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