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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Apartment and Other Houses.

Among the building enterprises .sched-
uled for the immediate future is an
apartment house for L. H. Meyers in
Thirteenth Street, near Lamar IL is TO
be three stories high and will contain
but three apartments. each Of six rooms
and bath The cost. exclusive OF the
land. viii be $1,000. The building will
be constructed after plans drawn by
Architect B. Frank Meyers. and ground
has already been broken for il.
The same architect is preparing plans
for large two-story attic and cellar
dwelling for NJ F. Woodland, in Newark
Street. Cleveland Park II is to be in
the colonial style Of architecture. Stone
viii be used for the front up 20 the sec
ond story. above which viii be a frame
probably with pebble dash. The lot on
which the house VIII stand has a front
of 80 by $50 feet, while the house will
have frontage of IS feet and a depth
OF 50, thus leaving ample ground for
lawn and garden purposes. There Will
be pOrches in front. rear. and sides The
house IS to contain fourteen rooms and
two baths. and viii be heated BIZ rot
water All the interior finishings viii
be in hardwood.
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Enlarginp the Cairo.

T. F. Schneider. proprietor of the Cal
70 apartment mouse. cOntercplates al
enlargement o. that building, Tor which
purpose he has purchased the brick
dwelling adjoining. which IS 30 b. de-
moIshcd. and in its stead an extension
erected. to be used as a dining room.
This room will be 40 by iee ct. AMI will
be used instead of the one now located
in the top story of the Cairo.
Mr.. Schneider is also preparing plans
for a nreproOf apartment houses for
Francis 4. DUehay, on the east side Of
New Hampshire Avenue, between r and
S Streets. The frontage # The l3t is
siXty-e:ght fee. but the pullns viii
have front Of only hfty-tnree. thus
leaving ample space for light and air.
1t viii have a height Of seven stories
and the apartments Will have from two
to six rooms each
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Business High School.


Work on the excavat ton for the Bust
ness High School is going on apaCe. 1t
was begun on March 20. The school
VIII have to be finished, according to
the terms of the contract, within
eighteen months after the awarding O.
the contract. This will put the date o.
its completion at about September l,
1905
It will accommodate 500 pupils, and viii
have three stories, besides the base
ment 1t is to be of select red brick,
with trimmings of stone and terra Gotta.
the total cost being about $4,000.
Although the structure is not fireproof.
owing 10 a lack of funds necessary for
ffreproof construction, it is thought by
the District authorities that 1t Will b.
practically safe from al catastrophes
incident TO a cOnha grafton. The fac
that il has three separate wide doors
OF exit with broad staircases leading
to them. makes il certain that the pu-
pills would be enabled to leave the build
ing quickly in case of fire.
b Stanley Simmons, architect W~J
der Building. drew the plans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
SUBURBAN REALTY
At HIGH PRICES
Land Near New Connecticut
Ave. Bridge Brings S1.25.
MUCH ACTIVITY IN BUILDING
Several Apartment Houses Planned and
Rows of Dwellings in Different
Parts Of City.
MUCH ACTIVITY IN BUILDING

The past week has not been especially
notable for the scope of transactions in
real estate or in the realm OF building
operations. The only deal of Importance
was the sale Of a large lot on Con-
necticut Avenue extended. just beyond
the northern end Of the new bridge for
something like S1.25 a square foot. The
significance of this transaction does not
lie so much in the amount involved but
in the fact that piece of quasi subur-
ban property could be sold at a figure
which puts Il in the same class with
many q parcel of eligible city lots. 1t
shows the rapid appreciation Of land on
the line of the Chevy Chase Railway
and the ever-increasing demand for
ground in that section. A prediction
was made a few days ago by an OBJ
servant real estate dealer TO the effect
that property along the line Of Con-
necticut Avenue extended would in the
course of three or four years bring dOU-
bic the price now asked for it. Whether
this view Of the case be too sanguine or
not, it is certain that all the syndicates
and private owners of land along that
avenue arc losing no time preparing
their holdings for the market by sub
dividing and grading.
In the Eastern Section.
While no important sales of land OF
houses were made in the eastern sec
ton of the city, it is none the less true
that there also an increasing interest
in real estate manifests itself. II is
essentially a section for homeseekers Of
moderate means and hardly day
passes but Unat some transaction iE-
volving $4,000 or $4,000 is recorded. Still
farther out toward the northeast the
suburbs Of Hyattsviile and Riv~rdale
are showing signs of awakening entc--
prise. In the latter town the RivcrGale
Park Company IS Offering lots and
houses. while in Rogers addition to
Mount Rainier Heights. which Is parity
located In the District. and partly in
Maryland. eligible properties are offer
&c at moderate prices. As a matter OF
fact, there is hardly any part Of the
District that does not give evidence OF
the push and enterprise Of the real es-
tate agent. and of the ever-growiag &C
sire of people to own homes N or near
the Capital Of the country.
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truction.
business section of the city Dupont Circle fifteen
years ago. Distance today is minimized by the i'm
proved methods Of street transportation, which
have worked revolution IN city life and done
possible the modern suburb and pcpularize
suburban idea than all other forces combined.
Nor IS Cleveland Park remote in point Of distance
time. AS compared with the suburban portions Of
other great cities 1t viii be found relatively
and easy or access than the greater number Of
these. One fare makes residence here
expensive than In the older and less desirable parts of
the National Capital.
While in every way the handsOmest and most de-
sirabe residence section of the most beautiful city in
America its home possibilities not limited to those
only OF large Although among the properties
for sale in Cleveland Park ranging in price
high $4,000 it is possible to pretty home
there costing than $4,000 for both house and
lot. Lots be had as low S1,006-S100 cash and
$40 a month For cash per cent discount viii be al
Lots in Of the most desirable sections Of the
par-50x130 fee-with 15-fOot alley, with ample
for stable be purchased for about $24OO- Good
lots Connecticut Avenue, to be had at about
81 200 prices it will be that ii is posi-
BILE a home in the park at very moderate out
lay, and terms that most attractive In no
section the District lots be purchased at
lower prices easier terms
From a speculative point Of view no investment
estate promises safer and returns than
does lot in Cleveland Park directly in the line Of the
Capitals greatest growth built with residences OF
the best character.
Apply for list Of houses and plat showing prices
ize Of lOfS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10


/" HE knowledge of Cleveland Park is not confined
to Washington the District Of Columbi
alone. The Park has today national well
local fame Pictures of its homes, drives and other
points Of interest have appeared in number of the
best known magazines from time to time. Articles on
suburban life and suburban homes in the promi
nent publications have numbered among their i1ustra
tons views of Cleveland Park.
tage with those from the Oldest and best known Of
Americas city breathing spots Nowhere be found
pretter bits OF natural scenery gens gades and nat
-a woodland, THAI in Cleveland Park In the laying
the streets the yards. and in the architecture Of
the houses there is nicely Of balance between the
natural the artificial that is most pleasing in its
effect harmony that restful and satisfying
has the suburban idea been forgotten
is the name park misnOmer. the thought having
always been uppeTmost to preserve its parkike fea
lures while the time bringing to ii the conVen-
fences Of the city
Adjoining Cleveland Park and overlooked by large
Of is the noted Rock Greek Park, reserva
ton of nearly three thousand acres, which the
United States Government has already spent considera-
bly, in exces of 81 100000 and which much more is
yet expended This park which is noted far and
wide for its charming scenery aversed everywhere by
fine drives, of the beauty spots of America To
many travelled visitors TO Washington it is often a
of surprised that such beautiful
cry found the very edge OF the Nations Cap
Its beauties have been the theme of many
a painters brush and poets pen
Cleveland Park is today relatively as close to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
New Buildings.

Architect Wenig has prepared plans
Tor three three-story apartment houses
at Ills, 1l20 and 1l22 Twenty-hfth Street
northwest. Each building Will contain
three apartments OF five rooms and
bath each, finished il hardwood. Red
brick and limestone trimmings viii be
used for the fronts.
Mr.. Wenig has also prepared plans for
a warehouse and stable for the Wash
ington Storage Company, on lexington
Place northeast. adjoining the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad yards The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE BY
Jas. F. Shea,
Phone East ESQ. cas- louisiana Ave. n. W.
Are You Looking for a Modest
Home at So, 500?

Ask about a splendid little dwell
ing on D Street Northeast, near
18th.
Contains 9 rooms and bath; all
modern improvements; large back
yard; 2-Story, preSS-brick, bay-win-
dow dwelling; this is located in a de-
sirable neighborhood; street cars
pass the door.
Three similar houses in same row
were sold recently.
Jas. F. Shea,
Phone East sec. 643 louisiana Ave. n W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Real Estate Sales.

Moore & Hill report the following
sales during the past week: For Jesse
Owen, 1868 Harvard Street, Columbia
Heights: for Charles F. Umhau, 122 d
Street northwest, $500; for George p.
Newton. SO Seaton Street, in connection
with the II. z. Howenstein Company,
s.. $50: several lots in Sewers & Mating
Tvs subdivision Mount Pleasant.
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Architect Meyers is also engaged in
the preparation of plans for an apart
ment house on Kenesaw Avenue. uear
Sixteenth Street extended. which viii
be constructed Of brick and stone. II
will have front of fifty feet by d
depth Of eighty, be four stories in
height, and contain eight apartments.
heated by steam, The cost OF the build
Ing has not been stated. but judging
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Business in GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown is not behind the process
sion these days. There is considerable
activity in the old burg and its vicinity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10

from its dimensions and its general
character, it is safe to place II ap-
proxlmately at $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
FOR SALE-FARMS.

FOR SALE-62 acres, excellent truck and frIit
land large frontage on two roads, page fenced,
two dwellings,, barn, etc, church and post
caice opposite and cnly four miles by road
fr5m Congress Heights; So 90 cash. balance 20
suit az 5 Per cent or assume existing mortgage
Of 50 80 and trade house OF small place nearer
H. 50 acres j. W SCOLLICK, Oxen Hill, Nd
aue-3L
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building will be 80 by I55 feet in dimen-
sion, and when completed will have a
floor space of As, 600 square feet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
FOR SALE-LOTS.
FOR SALE-LOTS.
A Single Fare Il i-6C) Takes you to
DTummOnd
Drumrnond

Drummond
RECJPERATE YOU LIVE IN DRUsiMoND
N
Drummond
pTummond
OFFERS YOU BROAD STREETS PAVED WITH BEST McADA FREE FROM DUST IN
BoUNTEoU
CONVEY
a
DTummond
a
THE DRUNNOND LAND CO.
TennalytoWn, D. c.,
The F. II. Smith Cos
Bond Building.
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FOR RENT-FARMS.

FOR RENT-Twenty acres OF good trucking
land; seven-rcom house and outbuiidings: three
miles from District FIVE minutes walk TO sta
zion. 922 9th ST. apps 81
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wANTED-sUBURBAN.

WANTED-SmalI house I'm country; acre u
ground; ons car fare. Address BOX 80. this
oifce. apl0-S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
NUPTIALS EXTRAORDINARY
Bride of 1e Has New Parent by Law
Only One Year Older.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, VISA
double wedding here gave 16-year-.
old girl husbandI1and a father II
years of age. The principals were
Mrs. Herb Phillips and Jess Reddick
and Miss Gertie Phillips and George
Brown. Mrs. 6Redick is 81 and
her husband II. Mrs. Brown, daugh-
ter of Mrs, Redick. is is and her hus-
band 21. a. ,,% .,sg -, gf,.~sr
Mrs. Reddick was; the wife of Herb
Phillips. They were divorced sew
eral years ago, but have lived in the
same house since. Mr.. Phillips re-
turned home yesterday from a trip
in Minnesota. He found that his wife
and daughter were not at home. At
ter waiting a few hours he went to
bed. The next morning he was awak-
ened by his daughter calling to him:
Papa, mama and I went off and
got married Yesterday
1t took some time to make Phillips
believe that such was the condition
of affairs. He then gave his wife,
now Mrs. Reddick, and his daughter,
Mrs. Brown, his blessings. The couples
are on their wedding tour.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
IOWA
FIELD EXPERIMENTS
Department of Soils at Ames Will
Make Important Tests.


Make Important Tests.
AMES, IOWA-The department of
soils at the Iowa state college has
completed arrangements for a series
of field experiments that will cover
several years and will be of the
greatest practical value. A plat of
ground, including about thirteen
acres, has been set apart for this pur
pose.
Two plots are to be planted to corn,
one plowed to the usual depth and
the other three inches deeper than
usual. This test is to find the truth
of the claim that changing the depth
of blowing is disastrous to the soil
for that year. Six plots are to be set
apart to determine the most profitable
catch crop to be sowed in corn fields
when the crop is laid by. Red
clover, crimson clover, soy beans, COW
peas and vetch are the catch crops
used, and will be compared with corn
checked in without a catch crop.
Eleven plots are selected on which
corn is to be raised continuously for
a. series of years. In other plots the
test of fertilizers and various means
of maintaining the fertility of the soil
will be tested, the same plot being
used for a series Of years for each
method.
Similar tests are to be made of
various methods of maintaining soil
fertility in the production Of small
Quoted to determine the effect Of soil
Temperatures of the seed bed upon
the termination of corn, and the
means by which the temperature of
the seed bed may be regulated by
various methods Of preparation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
TIE MAGIC TRIANGLE
An Interesting Experiment to Try
With Paper and a Wet Point.
From Boris Glave's Simple Science

From Boris Glave's Simple Science
in February st. Nicholas.
A very interesting experiment may
be performed as follows: With wet
lead pencil point draw on a piece Of
thick paper a triangle-whether the
sides are equal or not makes no diff
ference. Lay 1t on the surface of a
basin of water with the drawing up,
and very carefully fill the space in
side the dampened lines with water,
SO that there will be a triangular basin
Of water on the swimming sheet Of
paper. (The water will not extend be-
yond the wet lines of the drawing.)
Now, taking pin or needle, or any
thin smooth, sharp-pointed instru-
ment, dip it's point into this triangular
basin, anywhere but at it's center Of
area-say, very nearly at one Of the
angles. Be careful not to touch the
paper and so prevent it's free motion
in any direction, and you will find that
no matter where the point is placed,
the paper will move on the water un-
til the center area comes under the
point. This center idea may be indicated
before placing the paper on the water
by drawing lines from any two angles
to the centers of the opposite sides;l
where the two lines cross will be the
desired place.
If a square be drawn instead Of q
triangle and similarly treated, 1t will
move until the intersection of its dag
onals comes under the pin point; and
no matter what figure be drawn, it
will move along the water so as to
bring it's center of area directly under
the point.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
MINNESOTA
DIED IN THE ASYLUM
Mrs. Douglas Health and Mind
Wrecked by Lawsuits.

MANKATO, MINN.-Word has
been received of the death of Mrs.
Eliza Douglas, in the insane asylum
at Rochester. Mrs. Douglas lived in
this county for twenty years as the
common-law wife of Mr.. Douglas,
prosperous farmer. On his death
bed, Mr. Douglas called an official
capable Of performing the marriage
ceremony, and late at night he and
Mrs. Douglas were legally married.
Some Of his relatives tried to get
the property which he left, but Mrs.
Douglas was successful In defending
her title. The case was hard fought
thru several courts, and when success
was finally assured, Mrs. Douglas
mind began to give way, and she had
hallucinations in which she thought
that he husbands relatives were
after her. One day she leaped thru
window and hid in stack of hay,
where she remained covered up for
seven hours. Her heirs are a brother
and sister.
The will Of the late Stephen Lamm
has been admitted to probate. The
widow gets the homestead and $4,000
in money, and she and the seven chill
dren are to receive the rest in equal
portions. The estate is thought to
amount to over $1,O0O,OOO.
Captain Fred Day and First Lieu
tenant George Rodman have passed
the examination for promotion and
are entitled to the offices in Company
H, which they now hold.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Margaretta Minnie
Miller and Carl Armine Roscoe, to
take place at the home of the bride
May 3.
Peter English Of Lead, S. D., who
holds patents on some gas making
processes, was in the city yesterday to
forward the project for organizing an
other gas company to compete in the
local field. He met with officers of
the Business Mems association, and
will return to the city in few days
with Chicago men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
BURIAL OF OLD CHIEF
Bemidji Laid to Rest in Town Bear
ing His Name.

DULUTH, MINN.-After lying in
state from 8 a. m. until 3 p. m. at
Bemidji, the remains Of Chief Be
midi were laid In the cemetery of the
town bearing his name, amid impress
sive ceremonies. -.
Business was entirely suspended for
several hours, and scores from Cass
Lake went over to attend the cere-
mony. The city officials, headed by
the mayor, acted as pallbearers, and
the sermon was preached by Rev. j.
B. Smith, AS the remains were low
cred into the earth, following the In
dian custom, Bemidj's treasures and
trinkets, including his pipe and jack
knife, tobacco pouch and other things,
were deposited in the coffin.
Joseph Borek, the woodsman sus-
pected of having robbed his lumber
jack partner in Duluth of $3.50 about
week ago, is now under arrest in
Chicago. ,.-
Lieutenant Peter Hagenson of Com
pany A, Third regiment, Minnesota
national guard, died last evening as
result Of illness contracted during
his service at Chickamauga Park.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
SOUTH DAKOTA
SCHOOL PLANTS TREES
Arbor Day Program Carried Out at
Huron.

HURON, S. D.-Many trees were
planted yesterday. At the high school
exercises appropriate to Arbor Day
were presented, a large gathering of
citizens witnessing the exercises, after
which trees were planted on the
campus by students of the different
grades. Many business houses,
Offices and banks were closed.
La-Co-Tah Commandery, knights
Templar, elected these officers: j. A.
Cleaver, eminent commander; Benja-
min F. Ives, generalissimo; S. S. Dav-
export, captain general; John
Banks, prelate; G.. S. Hutchinson,
senior warden: j. P. Foster, junior
warden: Ed J. Miller, treasurer; B.
M. Rowley, recorded; A. L. Brown,
standard bearer; e. H. Vance, sword
bearer; X. B. Anderson, warder; w.
H. Edgerton, sentinel
A squad Of young men, mostly
students from Huron college, have
gone to ST. Louis to fill positions dur
ing the worlds fair. George F.
Jones, Carl Mouser, Will E. Green,
Ray Van Brunt, John Cameron and
Dean Hoffman will join the chair
guide force, and Fred Camp and Will
Andrews will fill other positions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23
QUEER OBsERVANCES
Estates Held by Rendering Freak
Services to Landlord.
Baltimore Sill

Baltimore Sun.
At Rockford, Essex, England, the
whisper court is a strange observance
held annually under the superintend-
ence of the steward Of the manor.
The business of the court is carried
out at midnight in the open air; the
absence of a tenant is punishable by
a fine Of double his rent for each hour
he fails to be in attendance. No arti-
fetal light except a firebrand is per-
mitted and the proceedings are re-
corded by means Of one of the embers
Of the brand. The roll Of fourteen
tenants is then called over and
answered to in a whisper and then
they kneel down and swear allegiance.
Very many years ago the lord of the
manor, after an absence from his
estate, was returning home by night.
On the way he accidentally heard
some of his discontinued tenantry
plotting his assassination. Thus
warned he returned home by an un-
expected route. Then he ordered that
at the same time to do him homage
around post which he erected on the
spot where the plotters met.
The Castor whip tenure is even more
| remarkable. On Palm Sunday a
servant from the Broughton estate at
tends service at Castor church, Eng
| land, with a new cart whip, and after
e%ShAAAASo
marches with it to the immortal seat.
When the clergyman begins the SER
mon he quits the seat with his whip.
A purse containing 80 pieces of sill
yer is fixed on the end of the leash,
and, kneeling on a cushion, he holds
the purse suspended over the head Of
clergyman until the end of the SER
. mon. At the conclusion Of the service
| the purse and whip the left at the
manor house.
At Clingford, in Essex, an estate is
l held by a very curious condition
Whenever it passes into new hands the
| owner, with his wife, man servant and
maid servant, comes on horseback to
the parsonage and pays his homage by
blowing three blasts upon a horn. He
carries hawk upon his fist and his
servant a greyhound in a slip, both for
the use of the rector for that day. He
| receives a chicken for the hawk, a
peck Of oats for his horse, and loaf
of bread for his greyhound. After
dinner the owner blows three more
blasts and then with his party with
draws from the rectory.