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Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11
ALL AFTER LOTS
FOR HOME SITES
INCREASING INQUIRY FOR LOTS
IN GOOD TRACTS
LOS ANGELES THE HOME CITY
Tourists and BreadWlnners Make Sc.
IectIons In Attractive Subdivi-
sIons, and Many Tracts Bios
som With Homes
LOS ANGELES THE HOME CITY

The experiences Of the past week in
the offices of realty dealers demonstrat-
ed that there is steadily increasing
demand for medium and low priced
lots in desirable tracts, easily accessi-
BILE by electric car lines on the part of
many tourists who have spent several
months in Los Angeles and also by
investors and the breadwinners of the
community. On his rounds during the
latter part of the week a Herald rep
.resentative found scores of seekers for
lots in many Offices and 1t appeared an
easy task for the agencies to close
deals.
Special inquiry Is made for beach
property. Lots in tracts on the coast
sold rapidly. Saturday evening three
women in the Office Of a dealer were
particularly anxious to buy lots 'front.'
ing the ocean somewhere near Venice
of America, but much to their disap-
pointment all Of the frontages had
been sold. One woman said: IT just
don't know what to do. I must have
a lot overlooking the ocean," 1t is pos
sible the agent may have persuaded
his customer to be satisfied With a home
site higher and north Of the ocean
front.
Quick Sales Near Venice
Early last week Robert Marsh &
Co. and Strong & Dickinson plated
80
sand lots between Venice of America
and Playa del Rey, naming it South
Ocean Park, tract s, fronting the ocean
two blocks back from the beach, on
the line of the Short Line road, with
extension of the Venice canal on the
north. There are 107 lots in the tract,
and inside of two days over sixty lots
were sold at an average price of 5000
each, the sales aggregating 100000. The
lots in the canal frontage were re-
served. Among the purchasers were
Hunt & Highly, 20 lots; Beardsley. 20;
r. T. Preston, 8; Mrs. Lillian Breed
love, j. Washburn, A. j. King, r. G.
Candy and e. German one each. This
tract is to receive high class improve
ments without delay. The quick sale
of the lots. only few yet remaining.
was a record breaker.
Bought Lots for Homes
Harbert & Butterworth report the
following sales in their different sub
divisions, aggregating $1O.75O. during
the last week:
In the Prince tract, hve lots to ]. H.
Brooks, John Castenodo, T. M. Gros-
venor and A. Humphreys.
In Huntington Park annex ten lots,
to Jonas Beam four lots, each SS75;
c. N. Shirley, one lot. 1916; Marion K.
Miller, lot bOx1s5 feet on the Boule-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11
$527,OO1
Recent important Permits

Recent important Permits
Below are a number of the more i'm
portant building permits issued las
week:
Alexander estate, three-story con-
crete store and rooming house at 900-
sO6 South Broadway, $4,000. John
Parkinson, architect; Henry R. An
gelo & Co., builders.
Alexander estate, three-story con-
crete store and rooming house at 1000
1904 South Broadway. s43,5S0. John
Parkinson, architect; H. R. Angelo &c
Co., builders.
C. P. Schemerhorn, 315 West Fourth
street, a three-story concrete apart
ment house at 942 Potter Park avenue,
$30,750. Charles e. Shattuck, architect;
C. P. Schemerhorn, builder.
James Burton, a two-story frame at
1918 Arlington street, $500. James
Burton, builder.
C. A. Garfield. one-story brick at
TAG Lake avenue, $4,000 Alta Planning
Mill company, builders.
H. u. Mcneil, a two-story brick at
240S South Figueroa street, $4,000. Hunt
e. Eager, architects; Alta Planning Mill
company builders.
c. E. stoner, 1884 Ingraham street,
a two-story cement and concrete
dwelling at 1917 South Alvarado street,
$4,000. Preston & Leehorn, architects;
j. H. Putnam, builder.
Francis M. Robinson, iii Avenue Fif-
ty-eight West, a one story frame at
6S01 and 6S03 Pasadena avenue, $279O;
F. NJ. Crawford, builder.
Maria Smith, 226O West Fifteen street,
a two story brick and concrete at 1928
Westlake avenue. $4,000; Jacob Smith,
architect and builder.
Edith M. Peckham, 1402 Union ave-
nue., a two story frame at 442 South
Boyle avenue. $25OO; Thomas Preston.
architect; w. c. Rich, builder.
Victor Ponet, a two story concrete
store building at 122 Center place, $76S7;
B. ]. Reeves, architect; ]. w. Moniseir,
builder.
A. B. Stockard. two story brick at
2S11 Hermosa street, $4,000; r. E. Strong,
builder.
Mrs. Mary Harwood, a three story
concrete building at 1919 to 1928 South
Main street, $25,OOO; Morgan & Walls,
architects.
Mrs. Elizabeth Greiger, two story
frame at 1856 South Westlake avenue,
$500; Leslie Moore, architect; M. M.
Moore, builder.
Homer Lapp, a two story frame at
4112 Pasadena avenue, $SS0O; Homer
Lapp, builder.
Mrs. Beckie Burkhart, a two story
frame at 1917 Oxford avenue $35OO; F.
M. Tyler, architect; ]. f. Scott. builder.
e. L. Hoppert & Son, a two-story
frame at 27O3 Raymond avenue, $4,000.
E. b. Gurup, a two-story frame at
2413 Juliet street, $685.; H. S. Heineman
& Co, architects and builders.
Ingram & Briggs, a two-story frame
at 1870 West Twenty-second street,
S2400.
Robert II. Adams, a two-story frame
at 1906 Millard avenue, s35OO; Garrett &
Bixby architects.
Lulu B. Micklln, 2724 Roxbury street
a two-story frame at 2291 West Twenty
hrst street. s2355; j. H. Murphy. builder
John r. Eichner. two-story frame
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11
Old Mission

Pictures in old mission frames, char
acteristic OF California. Various styles
and sizes, at prices that are very rea-
pictures OF old missions. 1bc up Visit
ors, make your headquarters here. SAM
born, Vail & Co., 3b7 South Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11
In the CIty Wards

The summary by wards shows that
the Fourth ward leads in valuation of
improvements and the Sixth ward in
fota1 nIIr1heT OF reruits
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11

ward, $3.50, and corner lot, 60x135 feet
$500; G. Baldwin, cottage of five rooms
$1,000; J. P. McGough, one lot, $3.50; w
H. Harris, one lot, $3.50.
In Willowbrook, six half-acre lots
each 66x3oO feet, price $500 each; one
quarter acre lot, price $175. The pur.
chasers were Mrs. Mary A. Seaver, Ida
E. Ware, George w. Purvis, G. o
Darcy, w. B. Bowry and L. T. Holly
In their San Gabriel Orange Grove
tract, a suburb of San Gabriel, tive
half acre lots at $400 each to A. ]
O'Neill and G. w. Long.
A very important feature Of the
above sales is that a majority were
made to home builders. Nearly all
will build at once.
Also lot A of Mattison's High Level
Tableland tract, for ]. F, Stems to
Frank A. weitzel, $3.50.
Sales In Tracts
Strong & Dickinson report sales In
this tract as follows:
In Main Street and Moneta Avenue
tract-To L. L. Ole, lot %, $1,000.
In Gus B. Hills Independence tract
To J. S. Bills, lot Sc. 5000.
In West Washington Street tract
To E. S. Tomblin, lot 20, $1075.
In East Jefferson Street tract-To
C. Nelson, lot 45, $500; Nellie Nord-
quist, lot 81, 5000; Mary Bordenhamer,
lot 6S, $7OO; John R. Lock. lot 5s. with
room cottage, $1400.
In Crenshaw's Arlington Heights
tract-To Miss A. X. Stelow, lot 20,
block 49," 5000.
In Fgueroa Street tract-To Miss
Birdiene Hogaboom, lot 149, $500; J. S.
Thomason, lot 144, $475; A. e. Cass,
lots 242 and 243, SLIPS.
The following lots were sold by
Robert Marsh & Co. during the week
ending June 10, in Robert Marsh's Cen
trail Avenue tract: To Augusta Etter,
lot 36x135, on Central avenue, $1,000;
Edward Johnson, lot 40x72, on Forty
seventh street. $3.50; Anna Webster,
lot 4Ox71, on Huber avenue, $3.50; Laura
wilkins, lot 4Ox72, on Huber avenue,
$3.50; c. G. Cloer, lot 40x72, on, Huber
avenue. 1925; Anna Webster, lot 4Ox72,
on Huber avenue, 1926.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11

Everything you want you will find in
the classified page. one cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
SHOPLIFTER MAKES MYSTERY
Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Silk
but Refuses to Tell Her
Name

A woman who is surrounded with
q certain degree of mystery and who
gives her name as Mrs. Jessie Hadden
was arraigned yesterday morning be-
fore Judge Chambers and pleaded
guilty to a charge of petty larceny.
The woman was accused of having
stolen several pieces of silk from the
Broadway department store last Fri
day night. Unable to pay her fine of
$40, she was given the alternative of
twenty days in the city Jail.
When arrested the woman absolutely
refused to give her name. On being
questioned by the detectives she broke
down and gave her name as Jessie
Hadden and said she was the wife of
New York business man and that
her home was now in New York city.
The woman claims that she is the
mother Of two children.
According to the police her story
and name are both fictitious and that
she is local shoplifter. The woman
says that she was recently hurt in a
street car accident and that her mind
is affected. In spite of this she refuses
to send word to any friends in this
city or give her address here.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24

IL comes Christmas time and some
woman takes something she ought not
In order that she may give a present
to someone else, the managers OF these
stores are not anxious to wreck some
body's Christmas by having the man
or woman put in jail.
Many cases are detected in these
stores every day, but the people are
simply required to sign a statement
admitting their guilt and then they
are released. In almost every case it
Is the work of amateurs and is not re-
peated."
A report Of an unusually heavy sale
Of fine jewelry during the holidays has
been reported by the leading jewelers.
Of the city.
Great Rush at Hambureer's
Following are some of the reports
Of local managers of the big retail
houses regarding the sales for the
past week:
THE sales for the Christmas holi-
days have been stupendous," said
Manager John Budg of Hamburger =
department store yesterday.
"If / were to tell you what the sales
have been you would not believe me.
The sales for the last two weeks have
beaten anything have ever seen be-
fore. This last week has shown what
kind of dispositions the people Of Los
Angeles have. Here we have been en-
ploying about 1900 sales people for the
holidays. They have been standing so
close that their elbows almost touched
and still we were unable to accommo-
date all the crowds.
From my former experience
should say that most of the Christmas
shoppers take care in the selection Of
their presents, but for the past few
weeks the people have been coming
into this store and instead of saying,
Show me this or that they would
say, Give me this or that so that all
the clerks have had to do in most
cases has been to take the money and
hand out the parcels.
1--WE have had the store heated by
steam heat and have had everything
in fine shape. | might say further that
the class of trade here has been better
than ever before and most of the ar
ticles sold have been of substantial
value. Tonight we will have Amends
band here for the benefit of the clerks.
1t will be a sort of cheerful ending Of
their week of hard work."
CouIter's Breaks Records
1--WE have had an increase of more
than % per cent over any other Christ
mas sale in the history of the store"
said Manager Hill of the Coulter Dry
Goods company yesterday. Il guess
that all the big stores have had great
sales. but speaking for this firm ! can
say that it is a banner year for us
Our only drawback was the fact that
we were just q little crowded for room,
but all that will be eliminated next
year. We have suffered very little
from shopifters, although of course
some have been in the store. During
the holidays we have kept a squad of
women detectives walking around the
store as though making purchases and
In that way we have been nearly in
sured from theft. If any professional
headed toward the store we were i'm
notified by the Pinkertons,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
Great Variety of Gifts Bought

In the superior court yesterday many
little gifts were made. Sheriff William
White received a beautiful loving cup
from his office deputies. The cup was
of oak, lined with silver and highly
embossed. Through some mistake the
boy from the jewelry store took the
cup straight to the sheriff without al
lowing the deputies a chance to present
1t. The sheriff was agreeably sur
prised and the speeches were made
later and the cup initiated into the
purposes for which it was intended.
Nearly all the judges of the superior
court remembered their clerks and
deputies yesterday by beautiful little
remembrances.
A new feature was added to the
Christmas present list this year. 1t was
Thought that when the automobiles
became attached to the list of holiday
presents the pinnacle had been
reached, but when a lizard man
reached Los Angeles several days ago,
the desire of the public for new things
became apparent and many of the lit
tie chameleons were bought for gifts.
wagon load of canaries and linnets
was driven down the business streets
of the city yesterday afternoon, and
birds We're added to many Christmas
lists
One lad was able TO pay the mort
gage off his mothers house by the
sale of holly and mistletoe, while other
lads made good sums from this source.
Some shopIlfters Caught
The board of directors of the cham
ber of commerce made their annual
gift to their employees yesterday of S.
each.
Shoplifting the one drawback to the
holiday season, has been more preva
lent than ever before, but through The
aid of house detectives and the Pin
kertons there has been very little OF
value taken.
I'VE have had many reports of shop
lifters," said Chief of Police Auble
yesterday. but in almost every case
the management of the stores have
refused to prosecute. You see wber
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
viz WItnesses Prosperltv

Everything is I'm a prosperous condi-
tion and we have been having record
breaking sales during the past two
weeks" said Proprietor Schneider Of
the Boston store yesterday. Tonight is
the only night Of the week that we will
have the store open, and yet I venture
to say the sales Of the day have made
up for more than any night trade we
may have had. We have had a large
force of extra clerks at work and have
found nothing but the most cheerful of
dispositions among the many customers
who have been here. think the sales
of the season are far the greatest
Christmas sales in the history of Los
Angeles"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
EMPLOYEES viii Eat Turkey

The Los Angeles Gas and Electric
company will give each of it's en-
ployes a big Christmas turkey. The
birds will be sent to the homes some
time today and every employe of the
company from the president down to
the office boy will eat turkey presented
by the company. This has been an am
nual custom of the gas company for
several years and is no small item in
expense as 5000 pounds of turkey were
required this year to go around.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
SAY JAPANESE FIRED HOUSE
7. sunni Arrested on Charge of Being
an Ineendiary-Revenge Said
to Have Been Motive

T. sunni a Japanese who was ar
rested yesterday morning by PATROL
men McCart and Hosick, is accused
of setting on fire a residence at 2Og
North San Pedro street.
The house is occupied by a young
woman named Goldie, who is said TO
have quarreled recently with the Ian
anese. Evidence that the fire was the
work OF an incendiary was found in
the shape of rubbish saturated with
kerosene, This had been placed under
.ne porch and ignited. sunni will be
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24

| as close tab was kept on every pro.
fessional in the CITY,"
A present Of money was given tc
each employe of the Fifth street store
last night after they had finished ur
their work for the day. The substan-
tlal sums were put in small savings
banks and presented to the employees
by the managers. The idea was meant
as an inducement to help them start
little saving accounts. Besides there
presents, pretty remembrances Of vari-
Gus kinds were presented to the em-
ployes.
Fifth Street Store Does Well
"We have had a most prosperous sale
during the holidays" said Proprietor
Steele Of the Fifth Street store com
pany yesterday. 1--WE feel like this
stupendous amount of business for our
first holiday sale is a great compliment
to us and we appreciate it.
I'VE have had good deal of extra
help. but have had our hands full from
morning till night. The one mar have
been the shoplifters. We have had a
good many of them here and they have
been brought to the office and searched.
Most of them were good women who
simply took what they could not afford
ception of one, they were released and
warned not to try shoplifting again.
They were nearly all amateurs and took
inexpensive things. such as lace collars
or any trihing article they could con-
ceal. Many Of them detected In this
store have had articles concealed on
them belonging to other stores.
"It seems to me that the trade this
year has been a great deal more sem
sible than in former years. Most Of
the articles sold in this store have been
things that people could use servicably
either for personal use or for the
adornment of t. home"
Broadway Has immense Sales
"The peculiar thing about our i'm
mense sale during the holidays Is the
fact that we have carried on just as
large a staple trade as anything else"
said Advertising Manager Eccleston of
the Broadway Department store yes
torday. with our new quarters and
the enlarged building we find that peo-
pie buy that class of goods just as
readily as they buy Christmas articles.
We have sold everything in great guam
titles and 1t is stupendous sale. At
the end of this week we find that our
stock in every line has been greatly
depleted by the heavy sales. We are,
however, expecting nearly as great sales
during the coming week, and the force
will not be reduced more than 200 after
the holidays"
You can see for yourself what the
sales of this establishment have been
during the past weeks" said Manager
Mckee, the good-natured and popular
of the Vile de Paris,
yesterday. For days past here we
have been having heavy sales and it
has been a pleasure to watch the ami
able expressions of the people as they
buy.
"They seem to enjoy the idea of Civ
ing some present to a friend, and in
most every case the purchaser has
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
Must Fumisate Honolulu Freight
By Associated tress

HONOLULU, Dec. A. via Victoria
-, - - DEC. 2S-Owing to health condi-
plague existing, Dr. Golfer. federal
quarantine officer, mas announced n
new regulation under which ali naclt-
ages OF freight or express leaving here
for the coast have to be famisated
This order is TO satisfy the San Fran-
cisco health authorities. There has
been no plague case here for ahour
five weeks and IL is announced tbat
ali quarantine restrictions may be re-.
moved ut the end of the month.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
Worklnqmen in Evidence

Manager Gibbon Of Hale's dry goods
store had a report of a wonderful
amount of business done during the
past week. "Of course we handle dry
goods exclusively and mostly articles
for women and children" said the man
ager. I'VE have had our store crowded
for the past two weeks and have been
making substantial sales. 1t shows a
healthy condition OF the city"
Last night the workingmen of the
city held full sway and with their
wives and children they thronged the
stores and packed the streets. Thou
sands of pounds Of candy were pur-
chased and many Christmas presents
bought. The downtown barber shops
did magnificent business during the
evening, as hundreds Of men wanted
shaves and hair cuts and plenty of
scrubbing up in anticipation of the fes-
tlyal day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
PupIic Buildings at euadeIoupe Burn

BY Associated Press.
BASSE TERRE. Island of Guade.
loupe, Dec. 23.--The colonial secre-
tary's office and the treasury were
destroyed by fire last night. 1t is be-
lieved the fire was of incendiary ORR
gin. All the archives belonging to the
two departments and S160,000 in bank
notes We're burned but the bullion in
the treasury is intact
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24

asked, Wei, are you sure this article
is the best in the houseT This condi-
tion certainly shows the wonderful
growth and prosperity of the city"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
ouijada to Be Hanged

BY NNNOUIHIBU PTeS5,
SACRAMENTO Dec 2S.--Francisco
Quljada, recently convicted of assault
to murder in attempting to escape
from Folsom prison last December.
was sentenced to be hanged at Folsom
by Judge 70. c. Hart of the superior
court today.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24

The girl produced a pair of No. 9
baby moccasins and offered them to
the man. For a MON mt the ranch
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
UPLAND MAN is LOST AGAIN
Assistance of Police Asked to Find
Albert Cole, Who Has Disap-
peared Second Time

For the second time within two
months the assistance of the police
has been called to find Albert Cole OF
Upland Cal. from which place he dis
appeared the last time November 90.
AT that time the man came to Los
Angeles to go TO work as carpenter
and Is said to have taken rooms in a.
lodging house near the Plaza. Nothing
has been heard of the missing man
since and his relatives fear that he has
become the victim Of robbers.
The man is fifty years of age, FIVE
feet, eight inches in height. about 1850
pounds i'm weight, of slender build,
gray hair, rather heavy mustache
spangled with gray medium COM
plexon and when last seen wore a
light gray suit Of mixed pattern.
Colds arc quickly cured by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t acts on nature &
plan, loosens the cough, relieves the lungs
and opens the secretions, cffecting a per-
manent cure. 1t counteracts any tendeu-
Cy OF a cold to result in pneumonia. 1t
Is pleasant to take Children like it.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
Elks Give Reception to BRYAN
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
MANILA, Dec. 23-Thousands of citi-
zens attended a reception given by the
Elks this evening to meet w. J. Bryan
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-11
cooueIln Would Lift Profession.

NJ. Coquelin, the famous French ac'
tor, is a candidate for senator from
his native district, Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Ir an interview he declares his inten'
ton completely to rehabilitate the so,
cial position Of the professional &C
tors, who at present are not allowed
to have funeral services and burials
in Paris churches. 1t is but recently
that dramatic artists could be decor
ated with the Legion Of Honor. u
maintain that no calling exists that
is more honorable or capable Of &C
complishing greater good for human
ity than that of comedian" he says
"If I am elected senator l shall, first
of all, fight the social battle of actors
and actresses. l am good repub!i
can, of broad views, and, after all, is
not political life merely one of many
manifestations Of the great human
comedy"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-11
HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS.

Keeping accounts may be little
troublesome, but it is quite worth
while.
Have just one book, rather thick,
that will do for everything. Turn the
front part into a cash account. open
the book out fiat, write down your al
lowance on the left-hand page, and on
the right put down what you nave
paid the butcher, baker, etc.-every'
thing even to a postage stamp. Then
once a week, or oftener, balance. Bal
ancing Is nothing harder than sub
tracing the total of the money you
have spent from what you should
have in cash.
When you have been keeping ac-
counts for some time you will realize
as you never did before what your
money goes for. Keeping accounts IS
!, helping you to make money, but
it does help you to find out how TO
get the most for your outlay and how
to balance your needs with your in
come.-New York Sun.