davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-30

A mohairy sort of wool,
crisp, firm, springy. That S
the filling. Chain of cotton; but
it's the. . wool that gives
character to the stuff. Alike
on both sides. Strikingly
handsome on either. More
than fifty styles and color
ings of these English Check
and Plaid Suitings. Not one
of them that you wouldn't turn
your head to look at; and tie
prize is L5c. Only little
while ago it was 25c. No
reason for the tumble except
one of those trade turns that
SO often sets dollars rolling
your way.
inch square plaids
half-inch wick checks
Illuminated plain checks
line stripes of silk
jumbled check-plaids
Cheerful, seasonable, sprightly
stufis, full of wear, and 15cl
Another of the unexampled
price slips-at the same coun-
ter; Mixed Suiting. All-wool
but for the hecks and specks
Of silk that light up the sur
face like bits of snowflake. 36I
in,, 25c from so.
Another just as worthful is
a sort of close basket-weave in
stripes, forming a check.
All-wool, coarse in the thread
but fine in the fibre. 25c from
50.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-30

POTATOES, Peas. Beans. Sugar
Corn all kinds Of Garden Seeds.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-30

A physician in a box is what some people
call Laxador. They are right it's a great
physie.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-30

Stop that coughing; if you do not, it may
kill you bottle ofDr Bulls Cough Syrup
only costs you IS cents, and its timely use
NAV save your life.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-30

Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square.
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ss ss. 3. s yin :, . .ss,o.
ADVERTISING space When Il Chicago, @ indit on file at
]. 3 s.sssss Z. ggg 6 THOMAS
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Leading brands Of 5 cent Segars at
The Pearl -" Three Maids /" The
sqnawn and 'Ivanhoe." APPS.
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AGENTS WANTED.

We want good agent In every town and VII
laxe whore We have nut ono now at work. Send
our liberal offers
POsTMAHTER8 and thoir ASSISTANTS,
and ali 0thers who wish TO increase their IN
como, will ind this an excellent opportunity.
SAMPLE COPIES sent free 10 Az appli
cnnts Send for ono and enclose the addresses 81
your frienda Address sinply TnR MAIL Ass
f~sSzss b.wyork-
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French laco is woven in New York; Mar
settles linen is produced in Massachusetts,,
and English cashmere in New Hampshire;
Partisan art work comes from shop in Dos
ton; most Persian rugs never saw tho eastern
hemisphere, Spanish mackerel are caught on
tho coast of New Jersey, and Mediterranean
sardincs on tho coast of Maine; the olive oil
of the American market is made from cotton
seed; Saddle Rock oysters were extoi~
minated at Saddle Rocl forty years ago,
Orange county butter cornes from every parl
of tho middle states; and just as much cleo.
margarine is sold for butter as before tho
suppression bill passed, only the honest farm
ers churn it in with their cream. Travellers
Record.
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On the Old Trail from SIanitOu--The
Timber Line--Tho North American Pilsn.
Scene on the Summit of tho Pears--An
Impressive view.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
RELYTDERE Dfrfs5oN
1'ral,ss Tor New FORA. ana I,hiiaaeI,,,,io

ts'0ssss FOR Aese FORK and fhita6eEaSid
On and after June 9Th, 1883
ieaye Mannnka Ghnhis 700 and lois a H. and
20, 2 70 aud $50 p IN.
Leave Belvldere 7.u5 and "a. 20 u N. and 1921,
3. y and & 30 y IN.
Leave phillipssnrg : &c and 10. 4G a n aud 40
Leave Frenehtown 74ssaaa Ills, N, SO. 4s7
s7.d2 p m.
AIriye LambertEille S,29 a 10. 40 and s. is n nj
Leave Lamhertsiile Zoo, ESQ aud HOP, il NJ,
POS, $50 and $40 M.
Arrive Trenton 7.35 and 5.5S n ~ and y "a al2
G 10 and s 10 p m.
Arrive Philadelphia Kensingtou) 9.i5 and 9.5s
NJ and 20, 4o7 1913 and $40 pm
Arrive Philadelphia broad Street Statlonl S as
and 9.55 n, 20, y5e, 2 80 and 94s pm
Arrive Now York, via Trenton, go and 10 ~
n, $50, 4.5o, $50, and 1885 n.
Trafns from Iaitadetpasa nnd Ness FORK
Leave New York, via Trenton. SEQ. 7 20, 10,
NJ 400, 329 and 800 y M
Leave Philadelphia tkensingioh) ESQ 7. 10 Il N.
1905, 1.l5, 2.J2, and 5.S5 D ~
Leave phiiadelphia Broad Street slationJ $50.
800 m, 1901, $50. 400 and GOO p m.
leave Trenton so, y05 m, l,2o $50. i.54 and
7.05 m,
Arrive Lsmtertvillo $50. sss a M. l.ss. 4.2s,
Leave I.anbcrtylie for Fiensiugtcn 40 IA. 2.og
and 5.3l p m.
Arrive Aicmington 1901 Y am. 2 5s and 500 ], m
Leave Lainbertyille for Manunka Chunk SS1
9.3S a M, l.5S, 5.2l and TAG m.
Leave trenehtown 81. ip.eJ IN. ses, $50 and
Sid y M
Leave philIipsbera 7.sl, sas apd 1912 a m, s.os
6.25 aud SOB p IN.
Arrive ieisidere 500, s57 and lile q IA, s.s
6y52 ana 9.23 Pun.
Arrive Mauunka Chunk s.O7. 1924, li2o M
3sss. 200 and $50 m.
Additional trains leave Belvidere Tor Manunka
Chunk Gao a. m. and si5 D. m. Returning leave
Manuuka Chunk for Belvidcre 7.o5 and ISL
/ p IN.
Freight or mixed tesns leaving Mannnks
Chunk ut OIL a. M, lselvidere G22 a. IN, Martin,
Creek at CTS q M, arriving at Lehigh junction al
40 a. M Will carry passengers and make stops al
| nag stations north oil rlsillipsburg.
| Connection is made II Manunka Chunk viii
Delaware, Laekawanna Western Railroad: 10
high Junction win ichigh Valley Lehigh 4 sus
qnehanna, Morris K Essex and New Jersey Contra
railroads AZ lnlnaestsilie with FlcnIngton Rail
York, Camden, &c
toriorther ipfoImaiiou, see tilne-tables, which
can be obtained al tie ticket offices
ciiAS. II. PUGI, Il. WOOD.
General Manager. General PASSENGER Aeon;
/ r.. w. JACKSON.
Gen'lSupt. L. Il, n. OF n. y. Div.
FRANK ELiMARER. surf. Bel vietJi I
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For many years the daily edition Of the New
YORK NAIL AND ExPRESS has been rocog-
nized as the loading afternoon paper Of the ne 2.
tropolis, while its weekly edition has been THE
FAVOkITE HOalE PAPER in thousande Of
families in every State IN the Union 4 has STAINED
prise in tho collection OF news tho purity OF Its
tono and tho ability and courage o. It's advocacy
Of the Right on all questions Of public INTEREST !.
hotter paper than over. and. IS clean. interest
ing. instructive
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INDUCEMENTS
MANUFA TURERS.

Lamber tvil1e, Hunter
don Co. N. j., on the
Delaware River, fiji
teen mi les above Tren-
ton, N. j., for ty six
mi les from Philadel-
phia, and sixty from
New York, offers supe-
rior inducements for
the location Of manu-
factur ing es tablish-
ments. 1t has a popu-
lation Of a, 500, and
plenty OF labor can be
S cur ed.
There are excellent
ties in the town,
along the Penna. R. R.
{ Belvidere Divis ion),
where iron, coal, &c.
can be brought direct
~ from iron and coal
mines, and run into
the manufactor les wi tn
out car tage. Two or
three good wa ter-pow-
ers may be cur ed
along the canal. There
is also connection by
canal wi tn Phi ladel-
phia and New York, for
heavy fret gifts. Land
is cheap, taxes are
low, labor can be Sc
cured at reasonable
wages, and there are
other indu cements that
should lead manufac-
turers to locate here.
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PASSENGER LISTS.

Per steamer walls walla. from san Fran.
cisco Dec. Il; For seattie-Nrs NJ Mich.
OILS, son and niece. T. Fawcett, c. A. swezy
J. Noble. II. GromingeF. O. Jobpson W. II
Mclean, Mr. Hart and wife. |. Payot
Mss 4. Morton, L Wall, E. Z. Libby. S. NJ
McKeany, T. keefe. F.. j. Peacock, l.
Doces. Miss Rogers, Mrs N. Adams. Mis-.
Van WICK.
Tacoma-E Leonard, f. Grundy. G
Argelienger and sister. T. b. coole, b. c.
Griffin. g. W. Wade.
Nletoria-F J MoCeol, {. f Turner. r
Il. Bert. o. A Giles, Mrs. Barlow. Miss +
Chappeii, o. c. h. Muritz, z. HOueyman
W l. Too n, p. Lequin
Port TownSend-A. NJ. Elst0u A Hart
r. ". Madgeit and wife. W. J. Mr6flew. ]
Griffith, Sarah wsrrell, Miss Creand, J. F.
wsrne aud wife.
Per umatills to san Francisco; Mrs. II
johnson and sister, A Dolan. Miss Lucy NJ
Kelly, A. T. Harou aud wife, Mrs. L. A
Marshall. Mrs. DR.. Chase. A, Foster and
wife, r. Fhca aud wife. J. Scurry. wife
two children and nurse: J. Oberg AIRS O
A. Crsgtn. NJ. Johnson and wife. J. p
Ford Miss Julia Doheriy. Mrs r. Didon, J
Z. Yates. J. I. Kennedy. J. r. Neslitt
Stella Thompson, II Anderson. T. O. smith
VIM. Delehsniy. Miss May Smith. Miss
Kate Lecor. n. II. Minnick, :. Morgans and
wife.
Passengers from Vancouver per Premier.
c. : Ronle. T. Dekim. J. l.. Besza. Mrs. ;.
l. Rezzo. ; n Irish. Mrs : b Irish. VIM
Mcmillan, z. Sermony, T. S. Jensen. II.
Wall. II. r. Maurice. L, Fiifesn. J Haekett.
y, Pervaalt, VIM Garrett, : r woodsun.
Mrs weodson, y. 4. Cox. Miss Bray, two
Japanese AVID 30 immigrants.
oregon short Liue-PasSed Huntington:
&. A. Condor, c. J Dodge and wife, W NJ
Mcclure, J. C. Ssbln. 5. T. Desu ant wife.
Irene PHlsey. II. v Gates, J. r Turner.
VIM. Prescott, L u. Ruth. J. l. Young,
Mr.. Grouse and child. T. 7. Huntington.
r. J. Longshore, d. L. futile, H. Flanagan,
and 30 sscond-elass
oregon 4 California; Passed Medford
W. A slack. Miss Dragon. Mrs. sure. G..
NightenEsle and wife, N Greene. G. L.
Lnofbarrow. NJ Hastings, Ms Blsnckler.
sally sones, Jane Porter. : r LArebie. aud
81 cmigrSuts
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-15
ELECTRIC ROAD EXTENSION
Csnstruction To West Seattle IL
VERY Probable.


The directors OF the seattle Electric z.;,.
way x P0uer Company hare beer} A..
cussing informally the project for A. ~
tension Of their lire across The htssf ~ ~
narhoE 70 the Dugam 81 aud syurt srso
west Seattle. and IL 10 sell nnd.r~too5
thst fney are yery fsvora5sy Impressed
with The prsefieabiiIty Of the rsrors,sxs
ronte. A rurnor thst they RAJ belf ! ,y,s.,.
ing sna taken steps toward the eons1rns.
tios OF the enterprise led porT-frTxTrr
gExcEE man into the ofsee OF Ea-ke 3
aailsr, sttoraets for the company yesser-
ehf sIiern0or ,sor the purpose ~ making n.
The proposed line around into Ne
sesisle y peculiarly feasible ore for a.
electric road !" said Mr. Hal3er s.f, - J.
construction OF q motor road. he ex,.ey -
= not 20 much IN fatfsg The roadfsd a. 4,
= = 10 providing the piant In cable road
tie building Of the trail aud the T,r,-chsss
OF the cable are very isnportnsst fsrr.rs 4,
the cost, while The material t9x fsrufshfa0
poEer u comparatively a seeotdary e.Sa.
sa1ersfion- 10 al electric rnas. when vor,
have once purchased your plant. then fhe
snppiY OF power II 9aiy question o.
Now. while we recognize tina. the an.
posed route 20 West Seattle would Sc bar.
tseuisfiy good one to operase. A. present We
nave 70 cof1piefe our plant Ia sraftfe We
nave looked into the West Seattle PROPOSE.
iion, aud viii net hesitate to say that We
refErd u with favor when sc have En-
Isnsd on fhis side we viii fnru our atters-
ton 20 the new enterprise, and ! have
every reason to think tnaf something VIII
be done
:, The company g pushing work on its
lines IN Seattle as fast a. money aud meu
can hasten IL The principal work nov il
being done on the csE-houss in North Sc.
attic aud at the power house a. the foot Of
P1ke street aad on the line cat to Lake
Union. Part OF our plant Is here aud the
wnoie y contracted for. The company
from which we purchased Il guarantees
successful operation for co continuous
Oars The motors viii carry the dummy
aud car easily and noiseiessiy up and
down every grade over which
our franchise extends. The conductor
has ebsoiute control OF the speed OF the
car. and can make Is miles per hour II he
chooses Tbs average rate win Be about
six miles. We are thoroughly impressed
that electricity Il the power thai can be
operated most successfully in this climate,
and am satisfied that results wiil show
that we are correct in our belief
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We VIII make special display this
week of goods imported and manu-
featured expressly for the
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERs.S
Deeds Recorded at the Auditors
once YESTERDAY.

Real estate transactions from January
!, ISIS, to date are SIS .s5s, 755 -. There
were fled for record yesterday % deeds,
the considerations aggregating 81, g7s, an
average Of $3.50 60. Following is the list as
furnished by Wood & Osborne, abstractors
of title.
Alonzo Hamblet to William r. Ballard,
lots IL and "A in Gilman Park. $500
V. Hugo smith ct al 20 VIM, Halter lot 3,
block 4, in Southern Pacific add to West
Seattle, $50.
VIM Bracket to John H. Condor, lot g,
block 10, Burke's second add 1915.
j. A. Campbell to West Seattle l.. & /. Co,
tract Is of West seattle Eve acre tracts, IS.
J. s Reed to West Seattle l.. Il l. Co, part
of tract. les by go feet, of West Seattle five
sore tracts. S.
H. A. Moss ct al to West seattle 1. & /.
! Co. part of tract, 100 by eco feet. of West
Seattle five acre tracts. S.
2. ;. Chant. Assembly. lot (, block 5,
Chautauqua Beach, IS.
Jennie L Banksop 10 James Digman, lots
| and and NV sec 20, twp "a. y. K. 5 E,
81
A. J. Johnson to {. NJ. Benson, 10; 10.
block 3. motor line add, $50
l. Isaman to Harry White. und one-ifth
Of sw 4 of sw 4 sec 6, twp Is, \. X. L.
s. 100
sateliHe Baxter, executor Elizabeth Han
meth 10 NJ. NJ. Holmes. lot 6, block 3, North
ern add. 81
NJ NJ. Holmes TO Rees p Daniels, lot 6.
block %, Northern add, $50.
J. I. Armstrong 20 Rees r. Daniels. lots Z.
5 and ., block 8, Heck's add, 81 eco.
Geo D. Hill. executor Ellen X. Hill, de-
ceased, to Z. W. Mills. lots 2 and and sw
= Of ne q sec and LOT ?, sec ID, twp %, \.
R3E. $3.50
J. +. Mcknight, trustee Of Geo. D. Hill,
10 Z. w. Mills. lots and and sw q of ne
Y. see > and lot :, see IS, twp &c. n. K. 4,
s32so.
Geo. d. Hill TO z. W. Mills, lots and 3,
aud sw = of NV I, sec , and lot 2, sec 1s,
swp %, n. X. 3 f, 81.
H. Z. Holmes to Mary s. CLARK, lots Ii and
| IL. block g. Holmes add. $1,000.
r Z. Sanderto r W Hoyt. = Of Sc 4 of
. ~ q Of sc see Is, twp a. N. K. Z.
+. W. Hoyt to V. Hugo smith, ~ of Sc \.
Of nw 4 of Sc (. sec Is, twp "A, n. r. E,
I 5000.
z. II. Davis TO Caleb Davis, a of sw I.
of sw a see 6. twp .. y. r. e. 81.
j. W. Williams 10 Geo. w. Henkel, S acres
in NV cor Of Sc 4 of ne 4 see q, twp q,
n. RAE, 81.
Thos. c. King TO Chas. A. Lavender, lots
/ II aud II. block Z, Chautauqua Beach. 1925.
F. Blewett TO Elma r. Goddard, lot 10,
block 80, Denny & Hoyt's add. $3.50
z. Bleweit 10 Albert J. Goddard, lot s,
flock 20, Denny d Hoyt's add, $3.50
Abbie l. McReayey TO James McReavey,
lots l, and 8. block IL, Ross add, 500.
Sophronia W. Taylor 10 /. W. Buzby. lots
/, ?, 8 and 4, block 7, Edes & Knights add
/ $3.50.
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Children cry for Pitchers casisria
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SHIFTING NOTES.

The tug TacOms is lying at Yeslef's
NhAfi making repairs 10 her smokesiaek
ship Gstherer Yesterday finished loading
~ tons of Black Diamond coal for san
The steamer Alki arrived from Portland
yesterday evening and will lead Newcastle
coal for that port
Tue steamer Wilmington left for Nansl
ne. d. C.. last night 10 load coal she
WI return 20 Seattle next Thursday.
he schooner ialeyoa arrived IN port
esierdsy, aud will load Newcastle coal
.of san Diego This viii be the iirst ship
, %cnt OF coal ever carried from seattle 10
me olympisn was placed in the dry.
HoeA ~ hsquimsit, r. c. Yesterday even
w The changes in routes of other o. X
y. Co. : steamers. as detailed In the last
"sae OF this paper. took effect yesterday.
lae willamette has been ordered 10 load
sNnNmo, h, G., COal on this trip. The
s sSsa 81 was expected IN seattle last night.
ahuleAs Information has been received on
w way a. 10 the change In her GeSiing
SeH Ihe recent Gre In the franklin nine
s sas occsstoncd the order. a. sufficient
sansha coal 10 load the steamer without
sway could rot b. procured
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-15
MAMMOTH WAREHOUSES.
The Original Plans Of the Trans.
fer Company Changed.
Two Enormous Buildings TO Go
Up for the Puget sound shor.
Terminal Facilities.

The plans Of the seattle Transfer Co for
tne terminal facilities Of the Puget sear6
shore railroad have changed consider
aoiT from What were the original
Intentions. according 10 General
Manager Shsa5z.. who was talked
with Al the transfer eesee res
tsrasy afternoon. II ia now intended 10
"a W one long warehouse, 10 extend
alonx north Of the railroad trsek from
Inire - Fifth street. with osices facing ou
Inlrd; another warehouse from Fifth to
-ixta Streets and the st5ckyarsts 10 rrara
from the Grant street bridge eIfnS.st 10 SIKH
street The 1rxt warehouse IL TO be &c feet
lOoe aud IS wide .aod the secuaa warss,1as,se
VII Be ahops half tnst length. A side
Track viii run on the south side between
the main track and the warehouses. ard
there viii Be another sidetrack on The
north side next 10 the buildings The
driveway VIII he on the north side
outside Of the sidetrack me
company wiz probably srranse the drive.
way 50 that the ffteen soluble draws with
which u VIII start the business viii enter
the main warehouse AZ the east end. and
drive through the building to the Third
street gates. thus having ose way to 90 ia
and another 70 come out. On Filth street
between the two warehouses, eross-oyer
tracks are nov being laid In the form of az
y 80 that cars may be transferred from
one side Of the bHildings 70 the other with
facility. and without confusion All the
pilinR for the foundation Of these transfer
facilities has been completed at q cost OF
nearly 10000. The site 1pon which the
building viii be erected is 1900 fee. long BY
lS5 fest wide.
Architect steinInan is now busy working
upon the plans for the proposed ware
houses and stock sheds, and he expects to
have them completed by next Tuesday so
es 70 Immediately advertise for bids
CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED,
The capital stock OF the Transfer com
psny wss increased, night before last, Al
the meeting Of the board OF trustees in
Attorney General Metcalfe's effice, from
sl5o.ooo to $4,000
The stock OF the company is being taken
up Al par rapidly, some of il being held BY
Boston capitalists, who viii rot transfer Il
without premium, as IL 10 all non assess
able. MI. shsubut laughed when asked IL
ne expected much trouble In disposing of
th\ additional so 90 worth Remaining, Il
guess not. We have 80 many Applicafious
In now that We thought q; was quite i'm
peratiye that the capital stock should be
Increased"
NEW SCHEME
There is one thing that the officials Of the
company viii not talk much about yet:
that - the scheme to unload machinery
from cars by means Of a big derrick at the
foot OF Third street This is quite a new
fidea aud II has been rumored in business
circles that the company Intends 70 put az
the derrick along with the warehouses.
Quite number Of other projects are ia
prospect, too, which are 10 maierialize
later on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-15

We cali attention Tor the coming
holiday season 10 the most desirahh
and useful present a man or boy eax
secure at Christmas, namely:
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CONTEST OVER A BoNus.
The street Railway Suing for
land Donation.

Proceedings 10 compel specific perform
ance OF contract were begun by the seattle
Street Railway Co. yeste rday through IN
attorneys. Messrs. Burke & Halter, against
Mrs Margaret J. Pontius. mother OF Coanty
Treasurer Frank Pontius Judge Bnrke
thought, last night, that this would be the
only suit Of its kind brought by the street
railway company.
The suit 10 based upon an agreement
made between Mrs. Pontius aud the street
railway company. by which, according 10
what the complaint sets up. Mrs. Pontius
agreed 10 donate 10 the company lot s.
bleck 81, PontiHs' second addition. aud the
10 acres constituting the northeast quarter
OF the northeast quarter Of section H.,
township q north, range east, aud 10.
Gated considerably south Of the city The
condition of this promise was that the COM
pany should extend its line from the In
iersection Of Eighth aud Howell
streets, along Howell to Twelfth
or Thirteenth streets, and thence on
Howard and b lalne streets to some point
al or near Lake Union, prior to November
i ls>s. The company claims that IL has
done as IL agreed 10, but that Mrs. Poutius
has not performed her part OF the agree
ment The value OF the land. as set forth
II the complaint. is placed at $1,000 for the
lot, aud 5000 for the 20 acres. while the
annual rental is estimated at 500 fer the
lot aud 500 for the 40 acres
Judge Burke saws the company has ful,
hled its agreement 10 the letter aud st
Considerable trouble. for at the time Mrs.
fonuus asked the company to extend its
nnes along the route mentioned. the
streets were not graded and the real estate
market WAS dun
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NEARLY Fifty MILLION.
Some Idea of the Probable Cash
Valuation of the CnunfN.

The assessed valuation OF King county
this year shows an increase over last year
of nearly $4,000 Ii is possibly very
much more, as the general impression
among the county officials is that much of
the real estate has been assessed too low
altogether, while great deal Of personal
property and improvements has been
omitted The assessment was consider
ably changed last year by the board Of
equalization when II sat in August last,
the total assessed valuation Of the county
when they adjourned being figured up al
$i2. 40S.4A The actual cash valuation OF
King county this year u probably nearly
SO, coo, 600, for II the fall assessed Valua
ton could be sbtsines, aud multiplied By
thee-ihe common multiple used else
where-it Is the general opinion Of the
county officials that King county would
almost reach that figure.