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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
CITY TO HAVE
SOUTH PARK
Long Litigation Is Ended
and San Francisco Will
Now Pay for the Tract
PRICE Is TO BE $4,000
Judge Seawell Renders De-
cisiOn i'm the Suit Brought
bv the Executors of Estates

South Park. on Bryant and Brannan
streets. betv cen Second and Third, will
shortly pass into the uncOntested pos
session of the city Of San Francisco,
upon payment Of $4,000 appropriated
by the Supervisors for the purpose The
title Of the property has been for seven
years I'm litigation between the city and
the heirs Of the Wallace and Little es-
tates. and yesterday the suit was ended
in JUDGE Seawen's court by judgment
in favor of the city. After some years
At law. the Supervisors authorized the
CITY attorneys TO buy the property for
81. 000-of which $4,000 was TO be paid
when the title was cleared and $4,000
with the passing OF the deed. The suit
for possession against the city was in
the name Of Daniel Wallace and the
executors Of the estates Of Richard
Wallace. John Wallace and Mary W.
Little. Yesterday the fourth amended
complaint Of the plaintiffs was accepted
by the city and the decision rendered
The complaint traced the title of the
property from The ownership of George
Gordon in 1859. down through the set
ueuent Of the various estates to which
81 successfully was devised. The Rich
ard Wallace estate was administered
I'D Dublin. ireland. and that Of Mary
W. Little in New YORK.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Art Associntion ELECTION.

The annual election and meeting Of
the San Francisco Art Association was
held yesterday at the Mark Hopkins
Institute of Art. The following di-
rectors were elected: Willis E. Davis.
Louis Sloss, Lorenzo P. Latimer, Hen
ry Heyman, Horace G. Platt, James d.
Phelan, Newton ]. Thar, Warren D.
Clark, George w. Turner, William G..
Stafford and Vanderlynn Stow.
1t was announced that a life mem
bership had been recently conferred
upon John Ross Martin, who has been
assistant secretary of the. association
for thirty-two years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

State flower. Ruef received this in an
anteroom before the banquet. and as he
showed it to those about he was as
near tears as he ever has been. For
the first time in his public life he was
without words.
James A. Devote, the Civil Service
Commissioner, was the initial speaker
He responded to the toast, Our State.
He was indistinct, and, at the sugges-
tion of some of the banqueters, he
climbed upon chair, better to be heard.
He thundered away from this point of
vantage, but so great was the babbling
among the banqueters that most of his
words were lost in the shuttle. r. H.
Countryman, who responded to the toast.
"Innocents Abroad" was scarcely less
fortunate, although he occupied a
stand midway among the banqueters.
He made a rafting speech, but most
of it was lost on his auditors. They
were calling for Ruef.
FOOD HAS INNING.
Finally Mayor Schmitz realized that
the assemblage would dc some damage
to the caterers ware if the big event
was withheld much longer. He rose
holding a red sack. from which he pro-
duced a gold-plated loving cup. He
read the inscription: ITO A. Ruef as a
token of good fellowship and a trib-
ute to his personal worth from his
many admirers.
May he live long to remember this
OCCASION" said the Mayor, "and TO
show this tribute to his children and
his grandchildren"
Members Of all the clans from
North Roach 70 tho Ton Mile House
raised a pandemonium. AS he waited
for the tumult to subside Ruef smiled
the smile of confidence and capered to
the tune of He's a jolly good fellow
This is the highest tribute that
could be paid to any man." said Ruef.
But it is likely TO bring me load of
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Wanted in Los Angeles.

stephen A. Walters, member of
the brotherhood of Railway Train
men, was arrested on Second street
yesterday morning by Detective Cody
on dispatch from Chief w. A. Ham,
mel of Los Angeles, saying that Wal
ters was wanted there for felony en-
bezzlement. 1t is alleged that he got
$495 from woman on Monday morn
ing to deposit in bank, but instead
of doing so he, with his wife, took the
train for this city. Chief Hammel
was informed of Walters arrest and
replied that an officer would be sent
at once to take him back
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
SONS OF REVOLUTION
INVITED TO MEET HERE
Western Sentiment in Favor of San
Francisco-Efrorts of Promo
fiOn Cnu1n1iffoa

ton Committee.
An invitation to the Sons Of the
American Revolution to convene in San
Francisco in 1905 has been sent to the
convention of the society which opens
at st. Louis to-day The cities of the
West are joining in urging the claims
of California. A telegram was received
yesterday by the California Promotion
Committee from the Portland CONNER
cial Club saying that that organization
heartily joins in urging the Sons of the
Revolution to hold their next meeting
here.
The Promotion Committee announced
yesterday that after much investiga-
ton it had found that the population
of San Francisco is in excess of 450, 900
and probably close to 100000. The re-
cent city directory for 1904 contains
1S7,160 names, exclusive of business
houses. The United States census in
1900 credited the city with 342,7S2 per-
sons and the directory that year con-
tained 10000 names.
Charles Dexter and J. B. Dimes, rem
resenting syndicate recently formed
in st. Louis. are in California for the
purpose of buying 1000 acres of land
for colony which ill grow flaming
tokay grapes. They were met in ST
Louis by DR.. r. M. Green and Judge
j. II. Wills, the Sacramento Valley
Commissioners, and are looking over
the sacramento County possibilities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Would Lease Part of Ocean.

W. L. Harper petitioned the Board
of Supervisors yesterday to lease for
a term of twenty years a block of land
bounded on the west by the Pacific
ocean, on the east by the Ocean bou-
levard, on the north by a line corre-
spending with ] street and on the
south by K street.
Harper asks that the lease be Of
fered for sale at public auction. He
says that it is his intention, should he
obtain the lease, to inaugurate an
amusement scheme on the block.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Falls Down Hold of steamer

Frank Bird, sailor on board the
steamer State of California, fell down
the hold of the vessel last night and
both his legs were broken above the
ankle. The injured man was taken to
the Harbor Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Sentenced for Robbery.

George Garran, who pleaded guilty
in Judge Dunne's court to charge OF
robbery, was sentenced yesterday to
serve seven years in San Quentin He
and Frank Carroll, who was sentenced
last week to serve ten years in Fol-
som penitentiary. held up Joseph
Joyce on February % and took $50
from him. There were prior convie-
tiOns against Carroll.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
HALF BILLION
IS ASSESSMENT
Preliminary Calculations by
the Assessor Show a
Big Increase in the Roll
LARGE SUM TO BE IDLE
Money Not Specifically APP
propriated Must Be Car
ried Over to Next Year

From preliminary calculations made
yesterday in the Assessors office 1T
was ascertained that the assessment
roll for this year will aggregate nearly
$500 900 900.
The roll totals approximately $780,
100000, but the additions yet to be
made may raise it to the half-billion
mark The estimate of $49O,OOO,OOO is an
immense increase over the roll of 1903,
when it was s427. .452. 10. In 1902 the
assessment was $419. 1858, 466 The in
crease is in conformity with the prom
Use made by Assessor Dodge last year
to the State Board of Equalization
when it raised San FTancisco's assess
ment by 80 per cent. Dodge then said
that the roll would show an increase
of at least $50, 900 900 and he has kept
his word, as it bids fair to exceed, his
own estimate by more than $35,OOO.0OO.
Dodge was forced to take this stand
owing to an implied threat that the
Board of Equalization would again
raise this city's assessment If its AS
SCISSOR did not
AS the municipal budget was based
on a prospective assessment roll OF
S465 900, coo with a tax rate of 81. on
every 500, 1t is apparent that the city
will collect in round numbers $500
over and above the total OF the Vari-
Gus appropriations. This money Will
lie dormant in the City Treasury, as
under the charter it cannot be used
this year. but must be carried over into
the funds of the next fiscal year. This
directs attention to the apparent de-
feet in the charter requiring the fixing
of the tax rate on the last Monday IN
June before the aggregate sum OF the
assessment roll is known. The state
law requires the fixing of the tax rate
on the third Monday in September.
and. if the charter did not prevent,
that date would be the logical one, as
the assessment would then be known.
If the tax rate were fixed later 1t
would result either in a lower tax rate
or the collection of a sum of $3.50, 900 that
could at once be appropriated for pub
lie Improvements.
The increased assessment roll is due
TO new assessments on franchises or
corporations and banks under recent
Supreme Court decision; to the raising
of real estate valuations in certain
favored districts, and to additions made
on account of new buildings, which
have been constructed in large num-
bers. Some reductions have been made
on old improvements, but these nave
been more than offset by the increases
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
alaska Excursion r-,son 1904.

Land of the Midnight Sun, Glaciers
and a thousand islands en- route. Inside
passage. Seasickness unknown The
palatial excursion steamer Spokane Will
leave Seattle, 9 a. m, June Z. 81, July 5.
19, Aug. 2, 16. For information, apply
to Pacific Coast S. S. Co.'S Ticket Offices.
New Montgomery st. (Palace Hotel)
and 10 Market st. G. d. Dunann, Gen.
Pass. ARt.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Election of Justices of Peace.

The Justices of the Peace visited
Mayor Schmitz yesterday to urge his
assistance in the proposition not TO
hold an election for Justices of the
Peace this year, for the reason that the
State law, backed by the opinion OF
City Attorney Long, makes the term
four years. Election Commissioner
Devote was also present. After hear
ing argument why an election should
not be held Mayor Schmitz stated that
he would not interfere with any
course decided upon by the Election
Commission. The latter body will
meet tomorrow night and settle the
question.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
RUEF COMES LATE.

Rue1 was DeCOmlngly late. Although
the invitation stated that the big event
was 10 occur at o'clock. it was s
( O'Clock before he reached the pavilion.
He was taken in hand at once by the
( committee, and Big Bill" Minnehan,
the police guardian of Telegraph Hill,
who was specially detailed for the oc-
. casion. escorted the guest of honor to
his seat at the banquet board. Flank
ing him on one side was Mayor
4 Schmitz and on the other was Frank A.
; Maestrett. the Fire Commissioner
. George Boyne acted as master of cere-
monies ana started the speech making.
Despite some drawbacks those pres
ent had the time of their lives in
waiting greetings to Ruef on his east
ward way. The long hall where the
banquet was spread was a bower of
ferns and smilax- Flowers OF all hues
decked the tables and the red, white
and blue of the United States covered
the numbered walls. An orchestra of
thirty pieces, embowered in greens and
national flags played patriotic and
popular airs. When Columbia" was
started the entire assemblage rose to
its feet and drank its wine silently.
II
Dinner completed, Mayor Schmitz
/ acted as POSTMASTER. Among some
strong things he uttered was a SEN
tence that appealed to the banqueters
! with force. This OCCASION" he said,
lis a fitting rebuke to the dastardly
lies that have been published regard
ing our honored guest; not alone
about him, but about every public Of
fetal who has dared to think and act
as his conscience dictated. Abe Ruef
may be a willy politician, as has been
charged; he may be an astute poll
tician, as has been charged, but he
+ was never a traitor to his friends, and
l stand here tonight, as Mayor of the
/ city of San Francisco, to testify to this
fact"
Men climbed the table and stood
/ in the icecream to voice the indorse-
ment given by the Mayor. Down
through the center aisle came a waiter
carrying a magnificent horseshoe of
budding roses. 1t was from the
/ Greek-American Republican Club,
bearing the inscription, This is
just a token from the Greek
American Club. forwarding you
its greetings and wishing you to re-
turn conqueror from your political
mission Numerous other floral
emblems were stacked in front of
Ruefs place at the banquet board
and they all bore the happiest hopes
for health and success.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

The Mexican dollar will soon be a
thing of the past in the Philippines; the
Logan arrived yesterday with fifty tons
of them consigned to the Mint here to
be recoined. Buy gas ranges from S. F.
Gas and Electric Co. 415 Post street
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Fire i'm RusInese Section

A fire broke out in the basement
occupied by the firms Of Nathan, Dohr-
mann & Co. and Daniel Mcleod & Co.
at 339 Bush street last night The
Fire Department responded quickly to
the alarm and the flames were soon
extinguished. The damage amounts
to about $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
THE BOHEMIAN CLUB BUYS
OLD SYNAGOGUE PROPERTY
Consideration Is S125, 5,OoO-The Lot
VIII Be the Site of Handsome
New Clubhouse.

The Bohemian Club. after long
negotiations, yesterday took title to the
site of the old synagogue at the north
west corner Of Post and Taylor streets.
The deal was closed by Thomas Magee
& Sons. the price being s125.00 A
handsome new home for the Bohe-
mians will be built. There will be
)ampIe room for it. as the lot has a
frontage Of Jos feet on Post and 971s
feet on Taylor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Notice to Passengers.

Baggage transferred to and from ali trains.
steamers etc, at low rates. One trunk (sin-
land Ferry Depot. Phone Exchange AZ
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
PROUD OF INVITATION.

Proudest of ali the manifestations Of
friendship was Ruef over the invita-
ton extended him to attend the ban
quet. 1t was an engraved silver plate,
with the seal of the City and County
Of San Francisco raised in gold upon it
and fanked by enameled poppies, the
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

MACHINIST HURT.-whiIe working on the
California at the Union Iron Works Fred AL
wistelade of sol Twentieth street was struck
the head by a falling piece of machinery.
He was taken to the Potrero Hospital and
treated for fracture of the skull
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.-The body Of the
man who committed suicide or tho ocean beach
bv suslI lowing carholic acid last sunday night
was Identified at The Morgue yesterday as tnat
Cf Charles smith. cooks helper in The De
Taso saloon
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

Be explicit in writing receipts when whiskey
Is used-say "Old Gilt Edge and there'u be
no disappointment. Wholesale at 29-31 Battery
ST., S. f. Wichman. Lutgen & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

MELONE ESTATE.-The first account of
Sarah b. Melone, administrative OF the estate
of Drury Melone. deceased. shows receipts
amounting to ST.. 720 % and disbursements of
So, 446 81. Claims allowed and approved ag-
gregate S45.J2h.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

Ladies' suffering from nervous Affections hnd
quick relief In Parker's Ginger Tonic
Parkers Hair Balsam aids the hair growth .
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

Notice.-Our name is not in the tele-
phone book. When you want Bekin
Van and Storage Company. call for Main
2S5. 1016 Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

Burnetrs Extract of VamflIa-In
purity and strength eminently superior. .
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

We have a new line Of Juliets, made FOR
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shoes are especially adapted 10 the wants
cf nurses etc but are suitable for all
who appreciate an easy, good-looklng, COM
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
MORTGAGE SALE.
Date of first publication, Aug. ia,

Date OF first publication, Aug. 10, 1904.
Default having been made In the conditions
OF da mortsage made by William A Renard
Weikel. dated August 4th, A. ID. 1899, and
recorded In the office of the Register of
Deeds for the County Of Charleveix, and the
state of Michigan. on the 5th day Of August,
A. d. 1899. In liber 81 of mortgages. on page II,
on which mortgage there is claimed to be due
nj the time of this notice the sum Of tS321.41l
Three Hundred and Twenty One Dollars and
Forty One Cents, and an attorneys fee of
Twenty Five Dollars provided for In said
mortgage and which said mortgage was as
signed to George q. Glenn on the 22nd day of
March, A. ID 1901, and which said assignment
OF said mortgage was recorded In the office of
said Register OF Deeds for said county ana
said State of Michigan on the END day Of
March. A. d. 1901. In liber "a of Mortgages. on
page 81. and no suit or proceedings at law
having been instituted to recover the moneys
secured by said mort gage. or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the power OF
sale contained I'm such mortgage and the
statute In such case made and provided.
notice is HEREBY given that on the 18th day of
November, A. ID. 1904, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. shall sell at Public Auction, to
the highest bidder. at the East front door of
In said County chat being the place where
the Circuit Court for County of Charlevoix Is
holden) the premises described In said mort
gage. or so much thereof as may be necessary
TO pay the amount due on said mortgage with
seven per cent. interest. and all legal costs
together with an attorneys fee OF Twenty
rive DOllarS, as cOvenanted therein, the SAID
premises being described i'm said mortgage as
follows. to-wit: Commencing at the South
East corner of Lot One ~. of Block Four ~,
of the Village of South Lake. commonly
known as East Jordan, as per recorded plat
of said Village now on file In the Office OF the
Register of Deeds of said County OF Charlie
voix. thence North One Hundred and Twenty
feet u20). along the East line of Lots One and
Two Il and y of said Block Four az, thence
West Eighty Seven feet $50 along the North
line Of said Lot Two C2) thence South One
Hundred aud Twenty feet [l20l, to the South
Seven feet 1871 along the South line Of said
Lot One m, to the place of beginning.
Dated, this 18th day Of August, A ID. 1904.
GEORGE G. GLENN. Assignee.
A. b. NICHOLAS, Attorney for Assignee.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
MORTGAGE SALE.
Date OF first publication Sept. 8, 1904.

Default having been made In the condi-
tiOns of n mortgage made by Christopher
Vandeventer and Emma Vandeventer, his
wife, to l.. q. Allen. dated December I'd, A. ID.
1902, and recorded in the Office of the Register
OF Deeds. for the County of Uharevoix. and
the State of Michigan: on the 9Th day OF De-
cember, a. ID. 1902. In libcr 80 of mortgages. on
page 445. on which mortgage there is claimed
to be due at the time of this notice the sum
1896 15) Three Hundred and 1hirty-six Dol
lars and Seventy-tve cents,a and an Attorneys
fee of $4,000; Twenty Dollars. provided for I'm
said mortgage; and no suit or proceedings at
law having beon instituted to recover the
moneys secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof;
Now. therefore. by virtue of the power OF
sale contained In such mortgage, and the
statute In such case made and provided
notice is hereby given that on the 2sth day OF
November, A. ID. 1904, at ten o'clock In the
forenoon, shall sell at Public Auction, to
the highest bidder at the East front door of
the Court House in the Village of Charlie voix
In said County chat being the place where
the Circuit Court for the County of Charlie
voix Is holden) the premises described in said
mortgage or SO much thereof as may be
necessary to pay the amount due on said
mortgage. with seven per cent. interest and
all legal costs together with an Attorneys
fee of Twenty Dollars. AS covenanted therein,
the said premises being described In said
mortgage as follows. to-wit: Commencing
quarter Is. w. NJ Of Section Thirty six rs 36l
In Township Thirty Two IT. s21 North of
Range Seven lR n West in south Arm
tOWHSnlp. OnarlevOx county, Michigan.
thence South along the Section line Forty
40 Rods thence East to the Elmira State
Road, I'm said township Of South Arm. thence
North Westerly along said state Road to the
East and West quarter line OF said Section
Thirty Six. thence West along said quarter
line 10 the place of beginning; said described
piece of land containing Ten Acres of land
more or less;
Also that part of the North East quarter
N. +; u OF the soutl East quarter ). f.
4 of Section Thirty Five 5. 81 In Town
ship Thirty Two r. 32 North OF Range
Seven X. West. I'm said township OF
South Arm lying and being East of what is
known as the Jordan River la said Township
OF South Arm aud in said Section Thirty
Five ). 30 excepting the Rail Road right
of way. Of the East Jordan & southern Rail
Road. as surveyed and established and now
occupied by said Rail Road Company.
Dated, this Bird day Of September A. ID. 1904.
l.. q. ALLEN, Mortgagee
A. B. NICHOLAS, Attorney for Mortgagee.