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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
NEW ADDITION PLATTED
Thompson Brothers VIII Improve Tract
by Building Houses.

Another move is being made by
Thompson Brothers, representing the
Girard investment, which will contrib
ute to the backbone Of Minneapolis
citizenship by providing good homes in
good district for wage earners, and
at moderate prices. The Girard Invest
ment company has already built thirty
two houses Of this class in 1905, and
about 200 in previous years. 49,
The new investment made by Thomp-
son Brothers Is 10-acre tract lying
between Bloomington and Seventeenth
avenues and TAirty-fourth and Thirty
fifth streets. It Is divided into ssixty
lots and ON these lots the firm will
build at least fifteen houses this sea-
son: Already eighteen lots have been
The Thompson method Of sale is
similar to that employed elsewhere.
Lots averaging in value from $500 to
monthly payments. The lots are sold
tions, and graded. They lie from two
to three feet above the street level
and are slightly. a: za* ~ 49,, =. d.
The houses will be modern, without
heat, and will average in cost from
$4,000 to $4,000. The, payment down
required will be 20 per cent Of the
value, with monthly payments gradu-
ated to the original payment. An adj
vance Of $50 month is announced for
July l, which will increase the cost of
the lots to q price corresponding to
prevailing values. -F5 < = e.. = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
MEHIIN BUILDING CHANGES
Famous Factory Property Is Sold for
$4,000 to the Levins.

One apparent result Of the cleaning
up Of Main street, which formerly was
an avenue Of dives, Is the sale Of the
Mehlin Piano company building at Bank
and Main streets. This structure is con-
sidered one Of the best woodworking
plants In the city, but it has had
rocky road to travel Of late years, SO far
as steady occupancy is concerned: It
has been transferred by the Chute
Brothers company, which built the
structure, to Jacob ]. II. and H. 81.
Levin, present. occupants. for 5000.
block !, subdivision Of grounds between
Pine, Bay, Main and Second streets.
The fve-story brick structure is u"
shaped. It has frontage Of 100 feet
on Main and 100 on Bank street. The
other four sides Of the building meas
ure fifty feet each. The inside con-
struction is mill, with good equipment
for hanging machinery. The engine
and engine room are frst-class!
The Mehlin building was erected
factory until the company moved to
Faribault. The Minneapolis Chair Man
ufacturing company was the next man
ufacturing tenant. The receiver used
It later for warehouse and then the
Levin Brothers took it.
Periods Of long disuse interviewed be-
tween the times Of occupancy and the
ownership was somewhat Improbable.
The property has partaken Of the bene-
fits Of the regeneration Of values on the
East Side, in the neighborhood of Main
street, and the purchase is considered
evidence Of It's value. A large lumber
yard and trackage facilities across the
Street add TO the utility Of the property,
as we'll as the second story entrance on
the Prince street side.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
WILL BUILD APARTMENTS
T. F. Curtis Plans Improvement TO
=" ~ Tenth Street Property.

-
i. Tenth Street Property. !
. T. B. Curtis will build an apartment
house. similar in arrangement to Cur
tbs court on Tenth street. on the lots
at the northwest corner of Tenth street
and Fifth Avenue s, which he has just
bought in partnership with Lester Pat
terson from David 81 Jones Co.,
COOK estate. The e'e estimated cost is
$4,000, while Curtis court cost $780,
600. Mr.. Curtis will draw the plans,
which will be somewhat different from
ri The new sV9 apartments Ssn viii be made up
of two and three-room suites with
kitchenettes. They will be frst-class
and the building itself will be areproof.
If Mr.. Curtis has the same experience
that he had In renting Curtis court the
demand will be more than, can be &C
commodated, and every apartment will
be rented when the building is COM
pleted next spring. 100
: As in the case Of the other building,
the house will have an office and cen
trail lounging room, with hotel service
The new building will have two
fronts. On Tenth street the width will
be ITO feet with depth Of 220 feet on
Fifth avenue.
The announcement that Mr.. Curtis
will Immediately improve this property
is interesting because of the interview
in which Mr.. Curtis argued that owners
Of property owed it to the, city and to
themselves to improve it, and that val
ues would thus be improved In. the city
generally. It Is an instance Of putting
a sermon into practice. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
ERECTs BRICK HOUSES
Washington Yale Will Improve Thir-
teenth Street Lots. III

Washington Yale, New York Life
building, as agent, is preparing to erect
nine brick dwelling houses on Thir-
teenth street and Yale place. The in
vestment will be about 100000. p. o.
Halladen has the contract. The houses
will have from six to seven large rooms,
the usual rooms on the first floor and
three bedrooms upstairs. The houses
will be heated with hot air and will be
modern.
Inasmuch as the sites Of these build
ings are inside the fire limits they will
be of pressed brick and hollow tile con-
struction. The floors will be of hard
wood, with birch finish downstairs and
white enamel paint upstairs. The
kitchen and bathroom will have hard
plaster finish, lined in imitation Of tile.
<. Work on the sites began Friday and
the houses will be ready to occupy
Sept. l. In erecting these houses Mr..
Yale is continuing plan Of yearly i'm
provement of the property near Yale
and Thirteenth which he represents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
OUTSIDERS GET CONTRACT
Huty- Simmons Building Designed ant
Built by Non Residents.

An unusual circumstance in connec-
ton with the construction Of the Hurry
Simmons building is the fact that the
general contract, exclusive of excavat-
ing, has gone to an outside contracting
firm. As in the case Of the First Ma
tional bank, the architect work has been
done by foreign talent.
The Woster Construction company Of
st. Louis will build the structure and
Tracy & Swarthout Of New York are
the architects. While the position Of
Minneapolis capital which let's work
outside is possibly acceptable generally,
owing to the willingness to see innova-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

lions in architecture that would nat
urally come from employing outside
architects, whether or not anything is
to be gained by letting the work to for for.
later. 49, , s.....- ~'
Inasmuch as Minneapolis contractors
are securing jobs all over the United
States, the situation, should not seem
strange to them when their own field
Is invaded by competition from larger
cities J. - -. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
So HOW SPOKANE BooBds
Hustling Committee Does Much in Sc
curing Population. 49,.

E. II. Hutchinson Of Spokane, who
WAS in the twin cities yesterday gave
seem information that will be Of use to
the Minneapolis Real Estate board in
its publicity work. Spokane believes
in advertising and has proved the value
of its work along that line. 2
The population has increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 in the last year. A
committee Of 5000 is now working to
make the population $1,000. f
h b that sngre Is no an 1 Tesh
ington, said Mr.. Hutchinson, "and
we want people to know it. There is no
part Of the country where farmers have
made so much money as those In Wash
ington in the, last year. We have lots
Of railroad development, too.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

resi- ideas regarding Minneapolis
and it's real estate from fresh
sources Away prove interesting
and generally profitable reading to the
citizens Of the commercial citadel Of
the northwest. Whatever the people
may think of their own city, opinion
expressed by visitors and by transient
as to the promising future Of Minneapo-
lis. T..
the population of Minneapolis still
seem blind, to a large extent, to the
possibilities that lie in the path Of the
young metropolis and to it's remarkable
strides forward q in population .s snd din in
pson esps sa 1 tSoss s who W Visit 0s the
city at infrequent intervals. They note
at once conditions which seem to es-
cape tho eye Of those who are living in
the midst Of the events which are con-
tributtng to the permanence Of Min
neapolis growth.
Better Times Ahead.
"Yopr city Is right on the thresh-
aod not Sf great th sppreo Ies Rsss sab
business man last week who comes to
whose interests and those Of his fam
| lily have been closely linked with the
history Of Minneapolis for thirty or
"st. Louis has been built up to a
population Of about 100000 by the
trade which It has with the southwest
as far as Texas. Minneapolis has the
same relations to the northwest, and
has a territory clear to the coast which
I believe will build up another st. Louis
in the north. With Chicago they will
be the three great trade centers Of the
west.
/ People Are Backward.
E"Some way or another the people
here still LOOK at Minneapolis as they
did twenty FIVE years ago, while the city
stage with it's provincial ideas and Gus
toms. If they would but look at the
changes going on all around they would
see the advances Minneapolis is making
and the thresholds of greatness on
which it already trembles.
"What makes wealth for q city Is
local investment Of local wealth. Where
the investments are largely from out
side the Income is being drawn out by
the MILLIONS and Is distributed In othe.
PLACES. When the income inures direct
crease rapidly and the city becomes
for city to have heavy Investments
from the outside when a financial
squeeze comes. The people outside say
1--WE must draw out our money as fast
as we cam and that makes low values
and a condition which existed in Min
neapolis at the time the boom was
Ispassfng. Il r. T..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
HURRIEs WORK ON HOTEL
Commit Will Have New Hosiery Ready
by Aug. 1.

Harry Commit is making every effort
occupancy by Aug. 1. His manager
Clark H. Gregg, former dining car
superintendent Of the Denver B Rio
Grande railway, was in Minneapolis
last week to get the lay Of the land
He expressed regret that the building
ordinance would not allow the incor-
poration Of the Hulett building, on
the corner, in the McQuaid building
which the Majestic hotel will occupy
In other respects he is much pleased
with the situation. The hotel will have
100 rooms, IS with bath. The plan will
be European with cafe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
Real Estate Colony.

A colony Of real estate men has been
formed in the new Security bank build
ing. Among the tenants Of the build
ing are several agents who make a
general business of real estate, or who
devote their time to handling their own
properties The David G. Bell Invest
ment company is the agent for the
building and occupies rooms on the sec
ond floor. Other real estate men are
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
COOK PARCELS SOLD
Jones Company Disposes Of Three Par
cells Near Business Center.

David P. Jones & Co., agents for the
trustees of the Levi L. Cook estate.
and who have charge Of the sale and
care Of the estate properties, have dis
posed of three more parcels, in addi-
ton to the sale Of the Berkeley hotel
site already announced. The sales are
as follows: Property and dwellings at
6O-64 Twelfth street s to the Rogers
Investment company; property and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
Minneapo1itans Are Travellers.

Gin April, May and June, and in
September, October and November, no
place can be loyelier to live than Lake
Minnetonka. Minneapolis people are
great people to travel. I don't know
Of any place in the country where the
people are away from home so much as
in Minneapolis. Minnetonka is going
to be the place for them to build their
homes. They win occupy their homes
at the two seasons in the year when
the lake is at it's best. In the summer
they may travel in Europe and In the.
winter take the Mediterranean, West
Indies or California tour, but they can
return with pleasure to their lake homes
between times.
::"It is to be the natural outcome of
the growth Of the city's wealth that
the people will erect fine houses and
surround them with magnificent estates.
They will want them and the residences
are going to match the homes Of other;
cities for magnifcence and comfort, and
I think you will find that the two cities,
which are one trade center. will build
westward and that the people will live
largely in the suburbs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

dwellings at s12-31e Ninth street 8 to
Lester Patterson and Theodore F. Cur
tbs; northwest corner Of Tenth street
and Fifth avenue s, $4,000, to Lester
hotel site, $4,000, to the Security Land
& Investment company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
STRANGER TELLS WHY
MINNEAPOLIS GROWS
Location Is Favorable for Great Trade Center Like ST.
Louis and People Are Beginning to Invest Their Own
Money in Home Enterprises-Tonka to Be Fine
Residence Suburb. $50

Thompson Brothers, who formerly occu-
Son. & pom . nan go1 1uS ! ssRut Ms
Knight, from the Lumber Exchange;
G. @. Taylor, from the Phoenix build
ing; Q. u. Houston, B. W. Harris, Her
bert z. Williams, w. l.. Wolford; Amer
lean Real Estate company Of New Y ork,
Wells Dickey company, handling lands,
and the American Suburbs company,
handling Minnetonka property.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
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Enger Go.

120 Temple Court, Minneapolis, Min
nesota, are selling inside, centrally 10
Gated, business lots in Fort Frances
every day. Widespread interest is CEN
tered in that great Kooehiching Falls
district. Business lots located like that
Of the Guaranty Loan, Bank Of Com
merce and New York Life buildings in
Minneapolis, are selling now for mere
trifle, compared to what they will sell
for when the first new American rail
road reaches the Koochiching Falls.
Just now is the time to get hold of
some Fort Frances real estate. For full
particulars call or write us.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
IL "a FIGURES SHOW INCREASE
Real Estate Transfers and Building
-. Permits Ahead Of Last Year.

Real estate transfer and building per-
NIT figures for the week ending June
s both show an increase over the totals
for last year. Altho the gain is not
great it, indicates an improvement in
the local real estate and building move
ment in Minneapolis. Comparative fig
ures prepared by the Daily Legal News
are as follows: -.. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

4$3OOO-St. Anthony Park, 7-room all
FL modern cottage, artistically finished.
$4,000 Lake Harriet, Upton av, two
# cottages, 7 and rooms, nearly new,
sz all modern, hot water heat. Lot Sex
y 172. Delightful locality.
N$2SOO-23d av near 5th st N. 7-room
d all modern cottage on a 60-foot lot.
IS Best snap in North Minneapolis.
S3OOO-Lyndale av S, nearly new
6 cottage of seven rooms, east front, a
s. splendid little home.
Is $500 641b feet on Lake st and 5th
- av, with two-story brick house on one
& side Of lot, renting for $500 year.
u Snap. % s.-~ - ~,
sc a7OO-New eigbt-room all modern
- house, Sd av near 9th st, beautifully
ss finished, b11ilt-in sideboard, bookcases
rs and seats.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
Good Effect Of Boom.


'The end of the boom was good
thing for Minneapolis. You are be-
ginning to reap the results now. The
paying of of the indebtedness to east
ern or outside capitalists, and the city
is getting now where It is, in It's own
hands,
NWhen Minneapolis is self-owned,
that will be the beginning Of increase
in property values. One man will say
that his property is worth SO much
more than it was. His neighbor will
say that If that corner is worth 50
more, and in that way a property ad-
vance goes on until normal value Is
reached.
Westward, --ol
zone of the changes in Minneapolis
is at Minnetonka. The lake has lost
its wildness.. The transformation is In
evitable. If you will take the trouble
to investigate you will find that all Of
be no barrier; I do not know why, but
Of the large cities you will find that
the movement is westward. Just so In
Minneapolis, and Lake. Minnetonka to
the west has now become thru this
growth a residence suburb Of Mime
apolis. In time you will find that
around st. Louis Park and all in be:
tween industrial plants will be erected
and manufacturing center BUILT up.
The lake district property will be built
up with residences. Now the houses at
the lake are being constructed for the
year round. AS the city increases in
wealth you will find that the people will
continue to build for themselves fine,
homes, such as are now going up at
the lake. ..:- ... 49,. .... . 49,.
"When Sir Charles Gibson began to
build his mansion, called Northome
near Deephaven, the people at Excelsior
and around the lake thought it was
to be q hotel, They could not under
stand that gentleman would want OF
could have private home Of such size
at the lake. They found later that II
was really a home. Now Northome
would be but cabin compared with
some. Of the houses that are going ur
at the lake. g.. -' ~ .~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

We have two beautiful homes on Lowry
Hill, one for $4,000 and one for
T. $4,000. We. will give full informa-
tion to interested purchasers. -
S650O-Two-family house, modern
except heat, hardwood finish thruout,
seven rooms on each floor; first floor
rents for $31 a month; second floor
will rent for 1913. 18th av inside
9th st.
81 1000 Three-story brick. business
b block with fats on upper floors,
owned by an eastern client who is
anxious to sell. Rent can easily be
~ increased 20 per cent by minor re-
pairs; always rented. Western near
Hennepin av.
$4,000 Vacant lot, 100x135, one Of
the best and cheapest double corners
on Lowry Hill; east front. ..5
$4,000 Vacant lot, 71x165, Blaisdell
av near Franklin. Adjoining ~ feet
sold for $4,000 Thissis a snap.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
$4,000

$4,000 i
FOR IMMEDIATE SALE we offer
No. s14 7th av g.. brick house, 10
rooms, built fifteen years; thoroughly
modern. with birch and oak finish,
W wate r., sever sever gas gas fixtures. best
heat. Fruit and vegetable oeilars.
laundry, etc. Rents $55 per month.
which rent can be increased II ar
ranged into two fats Fine location
for home or rental property. This
offer will not hold later than Tues
day p. m. 2
$1O00-No. til Lenox st Sc, :
rooms, built three years. Ground
50-foot fTont. 800
915OO-No. 1916 Ord st NE, rooms,
city water in yard, barn. Full quar-
ter acre lot, s6x1s5. Good property
for teamster. ST.
S165O-No. 1888 Hillside av n.
rooms, brick veneer. arranged for
down. Lot 44xls8. Barn. This
property is offered at this low price
to close an estate.
$2OOO-No. 2s17 25th av s. rooms,
built 1905, city water, gas. plumb
Ing for bath. Rents $3.50, and first
f flass .opp1 property at the price asked.
$230O-24oo 18th av 8, 8 rooms.
brick. corner lot. water, sewer, gas.
sewer and cesspool connection,
Lot 40x127.
$24OO-2534 18th av 8, rooms, well
built; can be used by one or two
families. city water. Lot 45x126.
S25OO-2317 Central az, 6 rooms.
city water, large lot, Good loca-
$500 W 44th st, south of loop
Of Lake Harriet car line. Six rooms.
water, gas, large grounds. Desirable
for chicken ranch.
S25OO-330 e 9th st, 10 rooms, ar
ranged for two families. Water.
sewer gas upstairs and down: good
location and pays good interest as
month. Rented. Lot 43x97; small
barn.
S2SOO-335 Elliot av. rooms, mod
I ern, with furnace heat, barn; corner
lot Located one block from Powder
Horn Park; one block from sth av
car line.
/ $3OOO-252o 10th av 8, rooms. mod
ern, hardwood finish, water, sewer,
gas, furnace heat. East front lot,
4Oxl27.
1 $335O-2541 Bryant ay 8: rooms,
modern throughout, hardwood fn-
i fish and hardwood floors downstairs.
full basement, furnace heat. Lot
4Ox12S. Rents $50 per month. $500
for same size lot adjoining on south.
8375O-325 University av NE, 8
rooms and bath, modern excepting
heat Lot 66x165. barn. Walking
distance. Will submit any reason
able offer.
$4,000 Bryant av s.. rooms
and barn on two east front lots, 40x
1923 each, barn. Will submit any
reasonable offer.
S42OO-3012 James av s, Lake CAL
houn district. one block from the
lake. Modern S-room house, hard
wood floors and finish. furnace heat.
Lot 46x12s.
NickeIs & Smith
3lI Nlcollet Avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
TRANSFERS.
BUILDING PERMITS.

Total '.......149 $143,O75
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

BEST eleven-room house in Minneapo-
lis, 2016 Aldrich av 8. New, mahog-
any finish throughout, two bathrooms,
two flreplaces, running water in bed
rooms, large screened-in porches, hot
water heat, artistic decorations. viii
rent for term Oh years.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-22
Welded FIFTY YEARS AGO
Mr. Justice Harlan and Mrs. Harlan
Celebrate To-day.
Golden Anniversary VIII BE At
tended by Many Relatives, and
Guests Include Bridesmaids.

If one could turn back fifty years ago
tomorrow and look at the society notes
Of an Evansville, Ind. paper. they would
see an item something like this.
"One Of the most beautiful weddings
Of the year was celebrated al the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John J. ShankIin last
evening. when their daughter, Melvina
French, was married TO MI John NJ
Harlan. of Kentucky.
Mr.. Harlan is Well known throughout
the county and has many friends living
in Evansville.
After the wedding ceremonies We're
over a large reception was held. The
house was beautifully decorated and
many guests were present"
Il Is the golden anniversary of this
wedding that Mr.. Justice Harlan and
Mrs Harlan viii celebrate with a re-
ception at their home on Euclid and
Fourteenth streets this afternoon. It
viii be one of the largest social events
Of the season in Washington.
The receiving line viii be long and in
it will be women who acted as the three
bridesmaids at the wedding fifty years
age They are Mrs. Samuel Bayard. Mrs.
James ". Shanklin, and Mrs. Ella Way
mond. of Indiana. Mrs. Harlan will also
be assisted by her family. grandchildren.
and three sons. The sons are Rev. Dr.
Richard D. Harlan. Of Lake Forest. Ill;
James NJ Harlan. a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, OF this
city, and John Maynard Harlan. lawyer
Of Chicago, H.
Soon after Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
were married they went TO Frankfort, Ky,
where Justice Harlan was practicing law.
but when the civil war broke out they
moved to Louisville, and Mr.. Harlan left
to join the Union army. After his return
they moved to this city, in 1877. and have
made Washington their home ever since.
Three daughters and three sons We're
born to them. and one son. James s, was
born the day that his father was mus
tered into the government service, in 1851.
Justice Harlan is one of the most pop
ular men in the city of Washington, and
is one Of the most strenuous men In the
United States He has the reputation of
having Iectured to more lawyers than any
other man in the country.
Every morning Justice Harlan plays a
game of golf. regardless Of the weather
conditions, and seldom takes a car or drive
TO his Office, as he prefers the exercise.
which is one fthe things that has done
much to keep him in good health.
The members of the Harlan family who
are in town fer the golden wedding ami
versary will remain until after the Christ
mas holidays.