The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-28
MECHANICS
ARE ALL
EMPLOYED
Salem'S Building Boom in
Most Active State
Demand for Materials and
WOrkmen Is Great

with the arrival of settled weather
conditions. the Salem building boom
has been resumed, and is being prose
cuted with greater activity. Dealers
find it difficult to supply the demand
for building materials, while mechan-
les of all kinds are scarce, employ
ment being afforded all in the exten-
sive building operations.
The two.story brick of Geo. Bayne,
on State street, is progressing rapidly.
The first story has already been con
structed. NJ. l.. Hamilton has begun
the construction of a modern business
house across the alley from the Bayne
building. The excavation for King
er's two-story brick, three store-room
building, 50x100 feet, opposite the
Hughes-D'Arcy building, on State
street, is about completed, and work
on the foundation has begun.
A. Schreiber has broken ground for
his 50xS0 foot, two-story, two store
room brick adjoining that of King
ers on State street.
G.. A. Bach has begun the construc-
tlon of fine. modern residence on the
old Costello property corner of Che
meketa and Twelfth streets, which
he recently acquired.
ID. Il. Wagner has just commenced
some extensive improvements to his
property in University addition. He
has painted and improved the build
ings generally, and constructed cement
walks and curbing about the premises.
Henry Jacquet is building for him
self $500 cottage in Englewood adj
dition.
VIM. Buck is erecting barn on his
property in University addition that
will cost 5000.
General w. II. Odell is making some
repairs to his pretty State-street resi-
dence property.
Real estate transfers for the week
have not been so large as usual, repre-
senting considerations aggregating
only about $4,000 Among the deeds
recorded were the following:
Elizabeth A. Edgar and husband to
Lester J. Shipping, 200 acres, t 8 s,
r W, $4,000.
Ellie and Walter sconce, single per.
sons, TO Charles Wallace 106.0S acres
I s, r 1 e. $4,000.
Kate Hughes and husband to Fred
Brown, 1856 acres, z s., re W, sub.
ject to mortgage for $3.50.
G. W. Crosby, ct al, TO the Union
Light & Power Co., 5A acres, s
+ W, $500.
Grant Corby trustee, to the Union
Light q Power Co., 5A acres, s, l
1 W, $500.
W. p. Hughes and Kate Hughes tC
| Kate Hughes, 1856 acres, s,
W, $1,000.
VIM. Bayne, unmarried, to Mary
Magee, 40 feet lot 2 block 3, Yev
Park add TO Salem, $1,000.
| August Heubner, unmarried to Lor
EMO j. White, lot 45, Friends Oregon
Colony, $500.
Charles Wooden to Columbus Whit
lock, 0acres, s, e, $500.
Herman ID. Landon, ct al, to J. w
Landon, lots / and 2, block 3, ant
land in University add to Salem, $3.50
Jos. Meyers, ct ux., to Nels o
Krantz, land in block 2, Yew Park ad,
to Salem, $500.
A. II. FosdiclS, ct ux., to Frank c
Stokes lot 20, Woodburn Fruit Farms
$3.50.
c. and J. r. Foster TO Chas. A. BaiI
1882 acres, I 9 S. W, S400.
Teresa Mary Frances Arnold L
Marshal Nealley, land In Frickey'
railroad add to Salem, 1924.
Geo. KunZman and Jacob Renter L
A. Coffin, lots 30 and 81. Bradley's aC
dition TO Woodburn, $3.50.
Gertrude Cox to Mary l.. Hughes
lot 8, block /, Sorbin's add to Gates
500.