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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
6
The Star lists rates for classified ads and warns it cannot guarantee accuracy of rates or responses for errors in telephone submissions. It details that “Situations Wanted” ads are priced at 26 cents per word for 18 words with 3 additional spaces per extra word.
Classified notice lists BALLARD AGENCY address at 6409 Ballard Ave Mullen. City Hall phone Ballard 306 Main Office Seventh Ave between Union and University with lines Main 1050 Ind 441.
Do not rely on newspaper timetables for train departures and arrivals. For accurate times call the Station Information Bureau at King Street, Main 2740, Guneet.
Fragmentary OCR lists dates in August and names Stewart and Leng with unclear places and actions. The readable bits cite August events at Alki Potot and Dee Ta with mixed fragments and partial names.
The funeral services of Henry Ludlow from the porters of the Ror teen company the afternoon af S$ o'clock. The remains were interred at the Lakeview cemetery. Funeral Directors Butterworth Bon? Professional Directors and Licensed Embalmers. Fremont North 686, Greenne.
An old advertisement touts orchard land near Wenatchee and a garden home option with 6 percent interest. It markets parcels from 1 to 50 acres at $450 per acre, near Everett Interurban tracks and Green Lake area. Includes a cottage and garden, water, school, and nearby stores, with details on mail contact and location.
The Fay Company advertises affordable lots with a broad city view and proximity to a three‑mile rail line. Prices start around $200 with free firewood included and a guaranteed title in a central location at 404 Menhihorn Building.
Century Realty Co advertises properties in Seattle area including corner lots and two and three bedroom houses. Listings show prices like 300 and 2300 with easy payment terms and term details, plus contact at Fr Haney Arcade Midg. Ind. Phone 997)8-3.
A fragmented notice advertises a housing add on Lake Washington July Sunday with limited turnout. The ad claims bargains on lots in the addition and highlights proximity to Pioneer Street, inviting readers to view available parcels.
An advertisement offers a $100 cash option with a $10 monthly balance. It directs readers to the branch office at 20th and Dearborn Street or to take a Jackson Street train to 38th Avenue and walk three blocks south.
A Choice home feature lists a corner lot at Meridian Avenue with a price of 65,600 and a monthly payment plan of 828 including taxes. The ad emphasizes easy payments and ownership terms for buyers.
Seattle Homesellerh Co advertises lots and cottages near Green Lake and Bremerton with prices from $30 to $2000, monthly payments, and deeds on death. It touts cleared lots, city water, sidewalks, and car line access, claiming 860 lots sold last week and big profits from new 4 to 6 room homes.
Overnight entries from The Meadows list six furlong selling races with multiple horses and times. Second race highlights two year olds and notable horses Friese Louie Reggel and Novgorod among entrants and purses. Fourth race features the South Park handicap at a mile eight, with Vox Populi and Mine Mazzoni among contenders. Fifth and sixth races list selling entries and purses, naming Josies Jewel Gracious Dame and Micaela among participants.
Parcel of housing and farm offerings advertise four room cottages near schools and utilities, federal priced with small down payments and monthly terms. Listings include Green Lake area, Pacific City access, and a modern bungalow with cornet lot. multiple owners promise quick transfers and simple terms.
Paid advertisement endorses William H. White former Supreme Court judge as candidate for King County Superior Court. He opposes Bar Primary system, argues for nonpartisan rule by the people, warns against corporate influence and satellites in courts.
Roscoe Pound, a noted Chicago attorney, advocated a bar primary system for selecting judicial candidates. He argued that bar members should choose nominees to keep courts at high standards and ensure fitting judges, citing Omaha and Nebraska examples where merit-based picks led to electees. Pound urged publicizing the plan to reduce influence of party-candidate selections.
Col W M Ridpath of Spokane declares strong statewide support and expects the nomination. He outlines his varied background, criticizes past politics, and notes a Seattle stop at the Hotel Northern before returning east to finish campaigning.
The Interbay brewing plant barroom tied to Claussen Brewing Co. was shut by Mayor Miller after a residents’ petition signed by about ninety percent. Officials expect the closure to be temporary amid ongoing agitation and possible stricter steps if reopening is pursued.
At a King County Medical Society meeting a resolution endorsed a law similar to an Arizona standard making it a misdemeanor to practice medicine without a valid license. The group also backed compulsory vaccination for school children and a proposed bill for nurse examinations by an established board with set qualifications.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen prepares a Labor Day picnic at Ludlow with a chartered steamer Yosemite for about 2,000 attendees. Six hours ashore will feature dancing, sports, and a large barbecue. The City of Beattie with Captain O Brien arrived from Skagway while Seattle shipped 11 000 cases of canned salmon from Vancouver.
In Chicago on September 1 a Labor Day event is advertised with a large barbeque dinner hosted by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The notice invites attendees to join the celebration and enjoy the free meal as part of the holiday gatherings in Ludlow.
Hamburg steak and pineapples at 26 cents, sweet corn 266, herring 10c, apples 10c a basket, jelly 20c a pint, grapes 2 pounds for ib, peaches 60c a box, melons 25e each, oranges 20.40, prunes 20, carrots 3 bunches for ib, onions 2 for ib, lettuce, cabbage, turnips and cantaloupes also listed. Includes meats like mutton chops 11-18e, steaks and roasts priced per pound with multiple items from local ranch sources.
The list shows prices paid for poultry meat fruits and vegetables. It includes chickens broilers and hens by pound and per dozen as well as hogs lambs and dressed meats. Butter price ranges and various fruit and vegetable quotes from Western markets are also given with per unit or per dozen figures.
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