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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
GREATEST ACTIVITY
IN INVESTMENTS
NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS
IN PROPERTY
Purchase of 1885 Acres Near Playa
del Rey for $25o,ooo-Llst of
Large Sales in Los
Angeles

The past week has been one of lively
transactions in Los Angeles real es-
tate, many investors being in the
scramble to secure desirable property.
Leading realty dealers say that big
money is seeking further investment
and that increased activity is notice.
able not in business property alone but
also in tract propositions.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
Grand totals .............. .5s2 s1,5sO,96S
Improvements by Wards
Ward

Following are the figures on i'm
provements in the various wards dur
ing the past week:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
Official TabuIation

Below are the official figures from the
office of Building Superintendent
Backus since April l.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
Two Big Sales

DR.. W. ]. Davis has sold to Carl
Leonardo, through Robert Marsh & Co.,
his 14-room residence at 2 Chester
place. 107x265 feet, for $45,OOO.
Robert Marsh e. Co. have sold to
DR.. w. j. Davis, lot, 24O by $50 feet,
on the west side of Westchester place,
between Twelfth street and Pico, in
what is known as Westchester place. for
$24.O00. DR.. Davis will Immediately COM
mence the building of fine residence
to cost in the neighborhood of $30,000
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
FIND BURLINGTON
GRANTED REBATES

Kansas City. June 1.-THE Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad COM
pany was found guilty here late yes
terday afternoon by q jury In the
United States circuit court on four
counts OF granting concessions on
packing house shipments for export to
the Armour Packing company. Swift 4
Co.. Cudahy 4 Co.. and the Nelson
Morris Packing company.
The conviction carties with It = f,ne
Of from $1,000 to $4,000 on each count.
Judge McPherson. the presiding Judge
deferred sentencing the defendants UNI
til June "a.
All four counts are practically the
same. The case OF the Armour Pack
ing company. on which instructions
were read to the jury, charged epecifl-
cally that the Burlington on August II,
1905. accepted shipment OF cleo from
Kansas City to Liverpool at q rate that
included rate Of % cents hundred
pounds. Mississippi river to New York,
whereas the regular tariff at that time
Twas IS cents
The jury retired at 5 o'clock and re-
/, turned with their verdict at 5:s5.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
WILL ASK FOR
new BUILDING

The board Of regents Of the Lewis
ton normal school will meet In final
session late this afternoon. to receive
the report Of several committees and
other unfinished business. The report
Of committee sent to examine the
condition Of the boys dormitory with
the expectation OF condemning It for
school purposes and recommending its
sale will be acted upon with the prob
able result that a sale OF the building
Will be made. The question Of dormi-
tory plans win be gone over and :
campaign outlined for securing an APP
preparation for the building.
A committee has been appointed to
confer with . similar committee from
the Independent school district and
discuss that part Of President Blacks
report that referred to the plan Of CO.
operation between the normal training
school and the city school sytem. The
normal committee consists Of President
black. r. w. Kettenbach and G. A
Foresmau.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
BIG OUTPUT OF
CREAM DAILY

.sThe dairy business is growing rap
idly IN our section Of the country"
said L. B. 0oble. today. Mr.. Gobls
has charge Of two stations In the Gem
esee country for the Commercial Cream
company Of Lewiston and reports that
he IL sending something like 100 gall
Ions Of cream daily to the creamery
here.
zone station 10 at Genesee ana the
other at Uniontown, said Mr.. Goble.
and have charge OF receiving at both
places. At Uniontown We have . pas
tsurixing plant where AL the cream 4
treated that We wish to preserve -
sweet cream. The other u shipped al
rect to Lewiston. We are IN direct
competition with the Hasslwood peo-
pie. but have developed good business
which y stan growing rapidly
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
DEFEAT,
But he FIGHTS

Washington. June 14.-Yesterday
Senator Dubois found fault with the
statehood conference report because OF
the omission OF the anti-polygamy
amendment az applied to Arizona. He
declared that there are many polyga-
mists living In that territory and that
once Arizona is admitted to statehood
the Mormon hierarchy would control
politica. He then said:
= know what this statement means
to me: It means the end Of my political
career. have given no quarter and
have asked none. enjoy the life and
duties here, and would have had a
continuous service in the senate but
for this conflict would not have been
defeated In 1896 but for this hierarchy
ana ! know that no man can now be
elected to the senate from Utah, Idaho
.jF wyoming who antagonists the HER
aFchy. wGrn the senate that Il ID
playing with IRE. I shah never vote
tor the report"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14

! Congress IL not likely to adjourn be-
fs,ss 4 OF July is the d!ctum that
IL handed down ny those who are at
the helm IL the machinery. Most Of
the important eeislation Is safely past
the rock rtrewt channel. but there yet
remains the consideration OF the type
OF the Panama canal. and the diner
enccs are very pronounced both In the
house and In the senate. The govern-
ment favors the lock type Of canal and
that proposition Is In the end most
likely to prevail hut. the time has come
20 determine exactly what must b
done Actual work has been in pros
Rreas for more than q year; and new
appropriation 81 $ss.Ooo.ooo 10 asked at
this session to continue the work for
the coming year. It now becomes nec-
essary to determine the type for the
nature Of the work must conform to
some definite plans. Congress must
.untangle this problem before adjourn
ment is possible. regardless OF the fact
that political fences at home are In
many places sadly in need Of attention
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
Will Ask FOR
BIDS on WHEAT
UmatilIa County Farm
ers to Have Public
Sales Days

Pendleton. June 1.-THE farmers OF
Umatilla county will hold wheat sales
days this year at the different wheat
centers Of the county. ct which bids
will be received on the different crops
and varieties Of wheat, just ~ the
wool growers sell their wool. in public
competitive sales, says the East Ore
gonian Of this city.
A meeting Of the farmers Of Uma-
tilla county has been called for Satur-
day afternoon, June is. at the parlors
OF the Commercial association In this
city. at which time . temporary or
ganixation will be effected and prelim-
mary steps taken to organize and name
sales days for wheat In the various
wheat centers OF the county.
This meeting 10 called by leading
farmers of this vicinity. Helix and
Athena, who have requested the East
Oregonian to announce this prelimin-
AIRY meeting and urge farmers to at
tend.
Farmers from every part of the
county are urged to be present, that .
full expression from all may be re-
ceived. It II desired to bring all the
farming communities together In this
matter for mutual interest and at the
meeting to be held next Saturday. one
Of the chief features win be to name
sales days at the various wheat centers
OF the county.
Discuss Prizes Of sacks.
Not only win the matter Of public
sales days be discussed, but the matter
OF purchasing sacks, freight rates.
farming implements ana other subjects
Important to the farmer will also be
discussed ct length.
| Especially will the subject Of grain
sacks come IN for discussion. Sacks
are now 1OM cents each and the price
IL constantly advancing. The farmers
feel that this II an unreasonable price
ana steps win be taken to investigate
to ascertain II the conditions warrant
such prices.
/ Every farmer In the county IL invit-
ed to be present. It Is the beginning
of the most important Industrial move
ment ever started in Umatilla county
This Is recognized as one Of the lead
ing wheat producing counties In the
world and the action Of farmers in this
county will be watched with deep IN.
terest all over the northwest
Several million bushels Of wheat ar,
marketed in this county every yea
and the farmers feel that IL small
fraction of cent on each bushel Il
saved. or II small saving Is effected
in the purchase Of grain sacks. tina
the organization will have accom-
plished its purpose.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14

with the cxar and told him Whist to Do
IN Z case Of emergency when the
stransle hold was barred.
Senator Dubois must have seen the
on the wall. for he an
nounces that the end OF his political
career Is near, and Is making an easy
place to light.
The receivers In United States land
offices have again escaped the Ak by
q small margin and are sure at least
Of another quarter Of q million before
the guillitine can fall.
Archaeological discoveries in an
Client Chinese temples show that the
founders Of the temple were red-head-
ed and blue-eyed. What will the al
mond-eyed followers Of CONTIGUOUS say
to thatf
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
THINK II OVER.

There is still room for the muck rake
in the cleaning up OF back yards and
alleys in Lewiston.
The human ostrich finally had to
submit to a surgical operation. In his
stomach was found 81 nails. three or
four pieces of glass and five pieces Of
wire and z can of embalmed beef The
beef was probably the last straw.
The Breathitt county Kentucky feud
is again in the iime light. and the In
dipsiions are that after Jett's confess
ssor some Of tho prominent citizens OF
Breathitt county win not be present
at the "hone coming celebration ex-
ercises today.
In the cost of meat inspection the
house committee has decided that
Uncle Sam must pay the BILL All that
the country can ask OF Uncle Sam is
20 see that the Job is properly done,
even II he has TO use the big stick.
Mr.. Jeft must remember that the
confession often proves worse than
'ss Associated Press dispatches today
nay mat Bryan Vas . spectator at the
meeting Of the Douma this morning.
Later In the day no doubt he conferred
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
LARGE CROP SPRING GRAIN
c. c. Miles, = Webb Ridge Farmer,
Says Prospects Are Good.

c. c. Miles. farmer in the Webb
ridge country. is a visitor In the city.
Mr.. Miles states large acreage Of
spring grain has BEEN seeded in the
Webb ridge country, and the prospects
for good CROP are most favorable
The acreage OF fall grain Is below the
averase and the crop was lightly dam
aged by the late spring frosts.
Mr.. Miles states considerable corn
has been grown in his section during
the past few years and good yield
has always been secured. The corn
fallow land and on account Of q SMALL
er acreage Of summer fallow this 500
son the acreage OF corn viii Be lees
than last year.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14

\ Advertis ing rates made known On
Application. Subscription books
Are always open to advertisers
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

The following program will be rem
dered by the Lewiston band at 1880
o'clock this evening at the corner OF
Main and Fourth streets;
March Selected.
Overture Reception" r. Schlep-
egnel
Grand selection from .The Bohemian
Girl" by Balfe.
Mexican Waltx--sYouthful Fancies.
arranged by Greissinger.
Southern Memories" Grand Fan
tasia. by Joseph Hecker.
arch-Selected.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
Electricity
is Free
insurance

Use safety matches, Or keep
your phosphorous matches in =
tin box, away from children and
fsols.
Then with electric lights prop
erly distributed y.ur house 10
pretty we'll insure l.
No lamps TO ovsrturn.
No ga. to leak or explode.
The Company furnishes the
lamps for renewals free Of cost
to you.
The newest types Of lamps re-
ducs the amount Of current
consumed. and lessons the meter
bills.
reis,son. FRI q e.'l q I'll.
electric light Office
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26

The best meals and best service at Sksgway can be secured at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
SALE OF MINING PROPERTY

By order of the Hon. Warren A. WOrden referee in bankruptcy. the undersigned, as trust tee of the estate Oi the Greek Boys Mining Company a corporation bankrupt. offers for sale the following properties, known collective ly as the Greek Boys Mine, situate iu the Evr- ners Bay Mining District. uu,.r Juneau, Alaska more particularly described lu tae records Of the said Mining District, Co which records bid derS hereby are referred iuriurthgy particulars and generally described as follows.
 Aurora. Lode Mining Claim, Unprotected. HomStake. Lode Mining Claim, Uupayeuted. Lake View, Lode Mining Claim. IupaIenled. Manimore Lode Mining Claim, Jupstcuted May Flower. Lode Mining Claim Uupateuted Queen of the Hills Lode Mining Claim. Cn- patented.
 Tnhannuch. Lode Mining Claim Ugpstented BernerS Bay Placer, Number one, Placer Mining Claim, UnpHteutCu.
 Berners Bay Placer, Number Two, Placer Mining Claim, UnpateUted.
 Great Falls Creek, W vter Right, | uGgye.Oped. TunannuCh Creek, Water Right, lndeyelOped. Two Mill sites Of about five l5l acres eACn, situate adjacent 10 Tunanuuck Claim, Jnpat- euted.
 All of the said property is situate at BcrnerS Bay in the District Uf Alaska, about fifty miles from Juneau, and is recorded in the receiving at Juneau. Alaska. The trustee k informed that development work sufficient to eUtitle the holder to patent these claims has been done, Included in the said properties and tu be sold therewIth are all buildings, tools, railways now situate upon these properties if any there Le. The sale Is to be by sealed bids to be delivered at the office of Hon. Warren A. WOrdeu, referee in bankruptcy. Chamber of Commerce Building, Tacoma, Washington, not later than two o'clock D. III. on Tuesday the 18th day ut september l9O6, each bid 10 be accompanied by 6 deposit of, or certified cheek for, ten lul per cent of the amount Of the bid such deposit or cheek to be returned to unsuccessful bidders, and no bid to be considered if the same is Tor less than Ten Thousand Dollars.
 Further particulars Of the property and the sale thereof may be Obtaiuedoi tr e undersigned or his attorneys. The right Co reject any and all bids is reserved.
 HENRY IVES. Trustee: Ofice and poStofiCe address, Bank of Caliior- mia Building. Tacoma, Wash.
 JOHN c. GRAY: Ofice and post0tfiCe address, TU2 bowman Building, Seattle, Wash.
 FRANK H. KELLY OGcc and postoflcc ad- dress All Fidelity Building, Tacoma, Wash.
 Attorneys for the Trustee.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
BURNSIDE COMING
 10 THf NORTH

The Burnside will start north soon for the purpose of extending the United States cable service 10 ketchikan. It is thought the work can be done in a very short time.
 When this extension of the cable shall have >been made reports vii be received from Eetchikan of the sailing of steamers from that place, and it will make it possible to estimate closer when boats will arrive at Skagway,
 The other day the Daily Alaskan'S dispatches said the Burnside was at Honolulu where it relieved the MOngo- lia of it's passengers and the mail. It was the army transport Buford that performed that service,
 John H. BIuck, master electrician in the United States cable service, for a long time in charge of the United States cable office at Juneau, and more recently of that at Sitka, will be con- nected with the Burnside as master electrician during the laying of the Ketchikan cable.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
GOOD PROGRESS
 AT WHITEHORSE

W. NJ. Brewer, the ore buyer for the Tyee shelter of LadySmith, B. C., and mining expert, who left for ketchikan yesterday after visit at Whitehorse, says the outlook for the copper interests of the Rapids City is better than it ever has been. Said be:
 "Byron White is giving Whitehorse what it lacked iu the past. He IS mining man who has made a success ot his business. In the Ssndon district of British Columbia, where he is the prin- cipal owner Of the Slocan Star, he has demonstrated his ability to develop a mine. He is associated with mining men and capital-real mining capital, not the kind that is for investment II wild cats, but the kind that is seeking producing properties-will follow his iesd. MT. White is working in his practical way and is developing a real mine st Whitehorse. He has put in the only outsiee capital ever invested at that place. Others will follow, and in short time Whitehorse will be among the regular copper producers of the country"
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
JUsTIFY DAILY ALASkAN'S
 POSITION

In attempting to justify its campaign 10 arouse the bitter passions of it's read CTS against the White Pass, the White horse Star says the Fairbanks papers have taken up the fight against the road. To support the assertion 1t quotes Dawson telegrsphic dispatches in the Fairbanks Daily Miner which say:
 rJudse Killiam, chairman of the railroad commission said before leav- inc that the commissions decision will be rendered in time to govern next years traffic rates over the Whlte Pass system. He also said that thus Is the first inquiry into sll the taritfS and system of any railroad that has been made by the commission and may in volve 8 wide precedent"
 And:
 '.Ths traffic expert of the commission will stop at Sksgwsy and examine the hooks of the White Pass company to determine the cost of construction or the road, it's maintenance cost and the profits of the system"
 There you are Both dispatches jus tify the position of the Daily Alaskan. They indicate that the railroad com mission is making thorough, expert investigation, and that there is no need for the people to follow the Star into hyNericS.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
ADMITS ALL
Banker Stensland Says He
 Is Guilty

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 New York, Sep. 26-Paul O. Stems land, the Chicago bank wrecker, ar- rived here yesterday, He admits that he is guilty of embezzlement and in his confession he duplicates many promin' ent citizens of Chicago. He goes from here straight to Chicago where he will plead guilty to the indictments against him. Some sensational arrests are eX- pected.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
Crooked Kid" Gets Sentence

Jack Kirk, Skagway pioneer, known as the Crooked Kid," who married Lulu Watts, variety actress at Dawson in the early days, was sen- fenced 10 l3 months at McNeil island by Judge Moore of Nome a few weeks ago. He was convicted of pocket pick ing.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26

The union labor party of California has endorsed Theodore A. Bell, the democratic candidate for governor. This is the first time the labor parry of San Francisco has repudiated Abe Ruet. Ruet has tried to deliver the party to the Southern Pacific but it refused to he delivered.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26

The Juneau Dispatch, after wobbling back and forth for some time, now says it is the duty of the people of Juneau to back up the delegates in congress and 70 assist them in every way. That is right. It is sentiment that will do 10 tie to and stay with until the end.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
GOVERNORS YACHT
 COMES TO GRIEF

Victoria, Sept. 22-The yacht Thistle, carrying Earl Grey's party, went ashore st Alert bay yesterday. The party was transferred to steamboat without having suffered any injury.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26

The PackTrsiu saloon always leads. It carries only the best brands of whis- kies, wines, beers and all the other goods to be had at first-class gentle mems resort. u
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
At Private Sale.

Emerson Piano, Franklin rypewrit- CT, international Cyclopedis, l5volS;Flat- top desk, Household and childrens furniture, Inquire of N. B. Harrison.
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The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-26
Men "

Wood choppers to cut poles for wood saw. Will pay S3.OO per cord. Apply c. H. Sturgill, Seventh ave. and State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
A OF

The earl Of Aberdeen belongs to per-
haps the longest lived family in the
British peerage. The title, which was
granted in 1923, was in the possession
of the fourth bearer only in 1860.
The talented Carmen Sylvia"
queen of Roumania, who was before
her marriage Princess Elizabeth of
Neuwied, learned to speak the Rou-
manian language in the short interval
between her betrothal and wedding
day.
If circumstances permitted him to
have his own way in Inc matter the
king of Italy would be absolutely the
w~orst-dressed of monarchs. Enter
tanning no liking for smart clothes, he
wears the oldest of suits in privacy.
He has a fondness for soft felt hats
and coats of the REFER variety.
The emperor of Austria collects
menu cards, and his collection includes
the cards of nearly every royal table in
the world. The choicest is the menu
card of the dinner given by the czar to
President Faure, of France, which is
a block of the rarest black marble,
beautifully painted by a French artist,
the names of the various dishes being
lettered in white ivory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
Emperor william was recently

Emperor william was recently pho
tographed again. His latest posing
was for a set of official portraits OF
himself in full regimentals, and some
thing like two dozen different attitudes
were assumed.
Every Christmas the German emper-
or gives his daughter Louise a pearl
of great price, and this year the thir-
tenth pearl was added to the match
less string, which will on the princess
twenty-ffth birthday be u~nequaled in
Europe. She is in her fourteenth year.
Not much is known of Princesschen, as
the emperor's subjects call her, save
that she is a lively, nervous little body,
much INDUCED by her mother n
adored by her brothers.
The young Crown Prince Olaf Of
Norway, son of King Haakon VII, is
the object of much popular attention.
In the charge Of his nurse he is usual
ly taken out for a daily run in the
| Queens park, and has had to pay the
penalty of fame in the form of kisses
showered on him by assemblies of ad-
miring ladies', who confront him at
every turning. To such an extent has
the practice been carried that the park
has been closed to the public by order
of the queen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
ANIMALS THAT ARE EPICURES
Dumb Creatures That Deserve to Be
Classed with Human
Kind.

Do you know what that means?
Who was Epicurus?
He was a Greek philosopher of an.
Gent times. And he vas and Is some.
what misunderstood. says the Phila
delphia Record. He led a perfectly
temperate and blameless life, though
his very name has come to stand for
indulgence; an epicure is defined as
a luxurious and dainty eater.
The following birds and animals
are designated as epicurean:
The busy bee.
The dreaded wasp.
The gray millet.
The sadly hunted osprey.
The lovely hummingbird.
The long necked giraffe.
The aard wolf of South Africa.
The ant eater, which looks like Z
spruce FIR cone.
The manatee, which is eight feet
long and has a triangular upper lip.
The sperm whale. along with Other
odontoceti, or toothed cetaceans, is 30
called because 1t possesses true teeth
instead Of whalebons.