The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-22
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The Thrifty Harrisons Buying D.
sirable Town Lots at Very
Low Figures.
Rather Queer, In View of Oarlina
Scott's Recent Supercilious
Fling.

Two Real Estats speculations the Heosisss
HaysBoostsd-C Cape May and
Glen Echo.
WAsHnsoroN, July 21.-A week or 20 aao !
public interview with Mrs., Harrison, the
presidents wife, attracted good deal Of at.
tention because it was given out 40 anthor.
ized and contained an ungenerous reelection
on President Cleveland. In that interview
Mrs. Harrison said: There have been suQ. ii
gestions from various sources about the
presidents purchasing summer home il
the suburbs Of Washington, which, at the
end, Of his official term, might bs :
sold at considerable advance. i
We have had an example Of this,
but the president will not use his official
rank a. means Of making money, even to
the extent Of purchasing home for HIS
summer use and selling 1t when he re3ires
from office. The president has decided
scrupies about that. The commissioners 81.
the District of Columbia, his own sp-
pointees, would doubtless feel disposed to !.
which would still further give the transac-
tion the appearance Of deliberate money
making scheme.Y
In the light of this remarkable statements
from the presidents wife, some revelations
made to-day concerning recent real estate
been tho food of much gossip.
A real estate syndicate not long since 40.
Quired lot of property at Glen Echo
Heights, new suburb of Washington, lo-
GATED on the bank of the Potomac river,
just outside of the district Of Maryland.
Apvsp hnv ktony nhn
been resorting to all kinds Of methods Of
booming it and on Wednesday took 81
lot of senators and members Of CON-
gress and newspaper men out there by car.
riage to give them dinner at Glen Echo
cafe and to exhibit the attractions Of the
comes the disclosures of the connection Of
the presidents family with this new real
estate speculation. 1t appears that quite q
number of deeds have been recorded at
Rockville, Nd, the county seat, the last
osiR E o
lady whom President Harrison brought
here from Indianapolis as q typewriter.
Attention was attracted to the deeds in
Rockville because several Of them came
from Washington accompanied Z letter
signed William A. Crook, which was written
Manslon, Washington, D. G." at the top Of
the sheet. The deeds were recorded with
Capt. sAadernun, clerk of the Montgomery
county court, . number on the 7th instant
and others before and since. The deed re-
corded yesterday in the name OF Alice p,
Sanger was for lot Of Glen Echo HeightsA
and the consideration was $1,500. In thiS
deed Miss Sanger's, residence is given az
indianapolis, Ind, but the previous deeds
in her name were accompanied by the white
house letters.
" hen the letter above mentioned was re-
ceived on July7, it brought also nearly
dozen deeds to Glen Echo property. Some
of them were in the name of Alice B. San
ger. One was to Caroline Scott Harrison,
the presidents wife, the confederation
hss s1 esdn eSs M
w. Halford, the presidents private score
tary. There were recorded at this time two
deeds transferring from Edward Baltzley to
Alice .. Sanger, g., S35. .83. two lots, and also
for $500 two other lots. Another
fsea fre@ lssH Edwasd Bsltsley to 5oSn W.
Scott part of lot, and also 213,S8l
square feet of marsh land bording the
heights, the price being $21, ,7S3. At the
same time another deed was recorded,
which transferred this same property from
the Presidents wife. Mr.. John w. Scott,
who bought the property from Mr. Baltzley.
is the father of the presidents wife, and in
the transfer of this property to Mrs. harri-
son the consideration named was b1t 81.
Two deeds were also recorded transferring
to William Il. Crook, who wrote the letter
from the white house, One of these deeds
was for three lots. the consideration
being $3,488, and the other one lot, the
consideration being $647.2O. Another deed
recorded at the same time transferred two
ident's sister-in-law. The price Mrs. Dim-
mick paid for these lots was 1884. Mrs.
Mary Harrison Mckee, the presidents
daughter, at the same time bought two lots
near by the lots purchased by Mrs. DIM
mick for .$2,43O.6O. BY another deed re-
corded at the same time Mr.. Baltzley sold to
Harrison Crook and s. N. Sheets several
lots for IS, ,346.3O. The presidents private
secretary, Mr.. T.. W. Halford, made but one
purchase. This was two lots for 81, 1,976.75.
Alice b. Sanger 'Apurchases were the most
extensive made by any of the White House
70. N9. unless Mrs. Harrison's purchase Of
vi, ,783 worth of property for the nominal
consideration of 81 be counted. The lots
purchased by this lady are in the pleasantest
part OF the splendid tract, and two OF the
lots run through from one road to the other.
A. yet.no deeds have been recorded in Pres-
ideDt Harrison's name.
The Glen Echo Heights property has only
been on sale short while, and the presi-
dents family have evidently realized the
utllty OF getting in on the ground hO0r on
thelr transactions. The executive purchases
in the name of Miss Sanger are generally
believed here to be cover for other occu-
pants of the white house, as she would
have had to be remarkably thrifty, for =
typewriter. to be able to make any such
purchase. The Rev. John w. Scott, the
presidents father-in-law, who figures IN
the transactions, is not likely TO
enter into real estate speculations at his
age. This disclosure, following 80 soon
after the acceptance by the wife OF the
president of q cottage at Cape May Points
for the purpose of booming real estate
speculations at that point, has caused .
great deal of talk here not at all compli-
mentary to the occupants Of the white
house. So far they have refrained from
Offering any explanation of these purchases
and 1t Is the general belief that no person
IN the white house has invested a dollar IN
the Glen Echo property, but that 1t repre-
SCENTS deals made for speculative purposes
Tho Spiteful Twins.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 21.-Ed. A. Stevens
who had charge Of the supplementary CEN
sus bureau in Minneapolis, was this after
noon arrested on q warrant sworn out BY
st. Paul people. charging him with padding
the Minneapolis returns. The st. Paul
prosecutor hints that others are to be ar
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