The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
GETTING
READY
FOR FAIR
Street Car Company Making
Extensive Preparations
Bids Received for Another
State Street Brick Block


seized the enterprislng management
of the Salem street car company
Very extensive repairs and improve
ments are being made to both the
road.bed and rolling stock OF the prop
erty. Tho work is being done in prep
aratlon for the large crowds to be han
died during fair week.
A number of 4O-foot "trallers' are
being constructed for use In handling
large cars. The roadbed In different
sectlons OF the city, and for consld-
erai distance Is being re-tied, and the
grade otherwise improved. When the
pending repairs have been completed
the local street car plant Will be IN
arstclas condition, and fully pre-
pared 10 handle the crowds, however
large they may be. with safety, conye-
nience and dispatch
General building improvements pro
gress satisfactorily. With four busi'
ness blocks In course Of construction,
state street certainly presents a scene
OF activity. August Schreiber this al
ternoon received for consideration
bids for his brick block on State street
near High street. The contract Will
probably be awarded soon.
Alderman A. BurGn is having his
cottage at No. 2Si High street re
modelled into a modern building An
Excavation will be made for basement
purposes. and several additions Will
be made 10 the cottage The changes
will cost about $500.
Real Estate Transfers.
Transactions In real estate this
week we're not a. numerous as for the
previous week. Many transfers were
made. but the aggregate OF the consid
efatlons was only about $4,000
Among the deeds placed ON record
with County Recorder siegmund
were the following:
W. l.. whitney. unmarried, to Me
Donough Carpenter 32OS5 acres, 4 ;
r w. $500.
G.. A. Cone. ct uN.. TO McDonough
Carpenter. S2OS5 acres, 4 s, r W
$500.
John l.. Booth. single. to Jeanette
aud Ansel Booth. lots TO 6, inclusive
la. IN Jones addition 10 salem; lots
& and 7. block 6, Riverside addition
10 Salon; lots 2 and 7, block 10, q
lH. Jones addition TO Salem, and land
and 7s.r3 ", Sl,iOO
}. u. McCorkle ct eX, TO 5. o
Berrsing. 5i,S acres In 6s. = ", and
two rights OF way, 5000.
Mrs. Ann Armstrong and husband
20 A. H. Heubner, about 20 acres. t Z s.
r 3 ", $3.50
n. ID. Conser unmarried to Chas
| n and Nollie Henderson. 80 acres lO
q. RS ". $500.
Lewis Savage ct uN, TO Caroline E
sloperwhite, lot 4, block 4, Salem
seas.
The Curtiss l.umber Co. and J. r.
Wyatt unmarried, to Frank L. Hus
ton. 50 acres. los. r q, SA6O.
F W. Durbin, sherln, to Jcuui,
Austin, 10 acres. 5s,ri ", St2S.31
George Papp et uN. 10 Mrs. Lena
Maurer lots 6 10 s. Inclusive. Matthias
Butala's addition To Nj Angel SS75
W, y Her ct uX,, to Mcnonougl
Carpenter S2O,S5 acres, a ST. 1 "
$500
"A. } Miuthorn et uN, to ID, w
COUNSEL. frac. blocks { and 8, and lo
l5, block ls. Higland addition, Salem
Ss76
A. barr unmorried, 90 Agnes nal
ton. widow. lot s. block o, Pleasant
Z Home addition, Salem. Ss25
E E Taylor "a uN.. 90 ELLA NJ
NamteIter sh acres In silverton
secs
G. r. ne Gulre e ux,, 10 the trustees
Of Sc john Evangelical Lutheran
church. y acre in Silyerton. Sl65
Joseph and Mary Boschlor %
Thomas Howe, land In 6s.rl W.
$3.50
Oregon a California Railroad Co. to
nildegard Rar,og. 40 acres. { 81 5. r s
w. Sll0,
William Ayers "a uXs 20 Alice Julia
Van Patton, Q u lot i6, Capital Home
addition salem, Sls5,
N~seHH-Sseeelf