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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
REALTY MARKET
IN FINE SHAPE
VISIT OF EASTERN FINANCIER
EVENT OF WEEK
Mention Of important Transactions.
End Of Legal Holiday Period.
Purchase In Santa Bar
bsra County

While the Los Angeles realty market
has been active during the past week,
both in improved and tract property,
the present week will witness the close
of scores of big deals that have been
held UP by the legal holiday restrictions.
The holidays at an end will give a fresh
impetus to all realty transactions, and
will also give a fresh start to building
enterprises involving large sums Of
money.
Bankers, real estate men and con-
tractors predict the busiest period in the
history of Los Angeles.
e. P. Bramwell, the general appraiser
of the Equitable Life Assurance society
of New York. has been visiting Los
Angeles for the past few days at the
invitation of d. A. Hamburger, pres-
dent of the Hamburger Realty and
Trust company. Mr.. Bramwelfs pres
ence In Los Angeles Is due to the efforts
OF Mr.. Hamburger In trying to bring
eastern capital to Los Angeles, pointing
out to them the advantages for invest
ment and loan.
Mr.. Bramwell has been looking over
Los Angeles in the interest of his COM
pany, with a view to placing some large
loans on some of our most desirable
properties. In his official capacity he
the United States for the Equitable Life
Assurance society to an amount exceed
ing SSO000,000. His stay in Los Angeles
has been made most pleasant and he
has been entertained by the most promi-
nent of our solid citizens, who
have succeeded In impressing upon him
a most favorable impression of our
present worth and future growth. Mr..
Bramwell leaves us with the kindliest
I.x,ttl lit ,s<.tk ,1
will convey to our eastern friends in
formation of and concerning Los An
geles that will be of inestima BILE value
to 1t and productive of no end of good
Ia furthering our ends In the great me-
tropolis. He believes that Los Angeles
has great future ahead of 1t, and
within a shorter space of time than Is
generally anticipated will be ranking
with the cities of our country that num-
ber their population around the million
mark.
The Santa Ynez Valley Development
company, recently formed, has secured
$4,000 acres in Santa Barbara county for
colonization purposes. This acreage in
cludes some of the best farming land
In that county and Is we'll watered Re-
cent discoveries of oil have added much
value to the holdings of the corporation.
The plans of the company include the
bringing west of several thousand per-
sons to whom will be sold parts of this
land in small sized ranches. Several
towns will be plated and in these lots
will be offered to the public. To reach
the Los Angeles markets the incorpora-
tors are planning to construct a -off
road from Lompoc to Nordhoff. Both Of
these towns are on the Southern Paci-
f1c, but the line will take a new route
and will lessen the distance between
Surf and Ventura.
The stockholders in the new corpora
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
LAND DONATION
To NEW COLLEGE
ADJOINING ACREAGE PLATED
FOR HOME SITES
Choice District in the West End Will
Soon Be Adorned by Erection of
Many Beautiful Resi-
dences

Announcement is made by Rev. 2. F.
Bresee, general superintendent of the
Church of Nazarene, that the board of
trustees of the Pacific Bible college has
purchased, through the generous gift of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Deets, of Upland, Cal,
for 100000, ten acres for college grounds,
near the corner of Melrose and Western
avenues, Los Angeles. Many desiring
to see the grounds, it has been arranged
to have picnic excursion, Thursday
June Z, to the college site. Dedicatory
religious services will be held, and a
lunch will be served.
The purchase of the acreage was
made through the Briggs Realty COM
pany. This company has plated a
tract of twenty-five acres adjoining the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
SALES At CASA vERDUeo
Lots Bought for Improvement and ln-
Observation-Disclosures Grounds
EnIarued

l.. d. oliver reports the following
sales through his Casa. Verdugo office:
J. Wyveli to the Huntington Land
q Improvement Co, lots a. 8, 6, and
g I'm block G, Wyvell's Caea Verdugo
tract. Price $25OO. All the above lots
join the land now occupied by the
Casa Verdugo restaurant and Is to
be added to their present grounds i'm
making a large, handsome park. Or
namental trees, shrubbery, flowers, etc,
will be used in making this very at
tractive place.
L. G. Brand and wife and the Hunt
ington Land e. Improvement Co. to
]. Wyvell, lots 2 and 3, block 16, and
lot % in block IA, Glendale Boulevard
tract. Price $3.50. The lots have a
frontage of 200 feet on Brand boule-
ward and will be subdivided in large
building lots.
Geo. ]. Cote to F. F. Thompson. lot
300 and ten feet of lot 310 In block r,
Salt Lake Depot tract, improved with
five-room bungalow. Price $685.
Lot 5, Griffith tract. to G. II. Foss,
who will build neat six-room house
at once.
j. wyvel to II, c. Decker, lots and
3, I'm block A, Wyvell's Casa Verdugo
tract. Price $500. These lots have a
frontage of 100 feet on Brand boule-
ward.
Also the following lots in the Glen
dale Home tract, with Miller & Lewis:
Lot 2 to Mrs Anna Schell; lot rs to
G. A. Hartnett; lot sc to B. Pitman,
and lot IA to II. Glere.
Il. f. Thomasson to Geo. ]. Cote, lot
81, block A. Salt Lake Depot tract.
Price $500. Size 25x122 feet; fronts on
East Fourth and holster streets, i'm
proved with two-room house.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

frontage Of S5 feet on Ninth street by an
approximate depth of $50 feet. Nominal
improvements; price $17,500.
Other notable sales are as follows:
Martin Happ to NJ. F. O'Dea and
Robert Hale, through the agency of G.
j. Heyler company, 60x135 feet on the
north side of Pico street. about 150 feet
west of Main street; improved with two
cottages; purchased for an investment; ;
consideration $25,000.
r. G. Brown and associates to Mrs.
Fecelia M. Snyder. a lot 60x100 feet on
the southwest corner of Boyd and Wall
streets, $27,5OO, the negotiations being
closed by the w. A. Roberts Realty
company.
The following sales are reported by
F. M. Phelps & Co.:
The Western Realty Syndicate to j.
H. Reynolds, a lot 50x150 feet on the
south side of Twelfth street, between
Hope and Flower streets, improved
with a frame residence Of nominal
value; consideration $4,000.
Colon A. Smith to Maria M. Laphanl,
a lot 47hx145 feet, at 1881 South Los
Angeles street, consideration $4,000.
The property is in the wholesale dis
trict, the purchase being made as an
investment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
Free
Car
Tickets

college grounds, where selections for
home sites have already been made.
The entire acreage embraces a beauti-
full elevation, commanding a splendid
view of the surrounding country, with
Colegrove, Hollywood and the noun
tains to the north and the valley lead
ing to the Pacific to the south and west.
The land is a short distance south of
Santa Monica avenue, and lies within
a block of the Western avenue car line.
1t is the purpose of the college man.
agement to erect several large buildings
in the near future, and many new
homes will adorn the Briggs company
tract.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
HOME LOTS SOLD
IN SIX MON THIS
REMARKABLE SHOWING MADE
BY ONE FIRM
No Speculation in This Exhibit.
Eighteen Miles of Solid Improve.
ment-SaIes Closed at Bay
City on the Coast

The well-known real estate firm OF
Grider & Hamilton in a condensed re-
port of realty transactions in three Of
their splendid tracts, make a remark
able showing of sales since December l,
1905. The statement is the first COM
plete showing of sales since December
any made in other tracts handled by
Highland Park tracts. The sales were
made to 327 different persons. One hum
dred and seven lots in Vernondale-206
lots in Hollywood tract-166 lots IN
Highland Park tract-a total of 4S3 lots,
running in price from $3.50 to $1500, the
total being $244,5S0. 1t is worthy of note
, that nearly half the total number of
purchasers have made arrangements to
build, showing the expansion of home
making in Los Angeles and the COM
paratlve absence Of the purely specula-
tive element. The sales do not include
an ymade in other tracts handled by
Grider S Hamilton, nor those Of their
general real estate business.
Over eighteen miles of cement walks
and curbs and grading are being rushed
to completion by Oswald & Moir, the
contractors for all of the firms tracts.
Sales Active at Bay City
A residence building boom is adding
to the gayeties OF construction at Bay
City, where a new 1500-foot pier and a
hotel and store building are approach
ing completion. Mrs. Dwight Whiting,
OF Los Angeles, has let the contract for
a handsome two-story cottage on First
street; w. j. Edwards has ordered
plans drawn for two-story home to
be located at Central avenue and Sec
ond street; DR.. w. ]. Nance will build
a two-story cottage at Fifth street and
Ocean avenue, and John l.. Plummer is
preparing to build on Fifth street. This
makes four two-story cottages started
or planned within week past.
II has leaked out that Phil Stanton
has evolved a plan which is to make
Bay City "the best lighted city on the
Southern California coast" This is u
pretty big contract, and the outcome is
awaited with considerable interest, The
Bayside Land company has habit Of
carrying out its promises.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

ton are Henry ]. Crocker, the million
aire capitalist Of San Francisco, and
Maurice Casey, one of his close asso-
ciates; F. w. Thompson and B. F..
Coons of the San Francisco and Los
Angeles offices Of the Rock Island sys-
tenn; G. e. Wentland, colonizing agent
of the Union Pacific railroad, main
artery of the Hartman system; Ru-
dolph Schiffman, a st. Paul capitalist
who maintains beautiful residence at
Pasadena, and whose collection of
orchids housed there is famous through
out the country; DR.. w. A. Lamb, park
commissioner of Los Angeles; G. Ru-
pert Johnson and Frank H. Edwards.
local real estate operators; f. Van
Vranken of the Pacific Electric COM
pany: Herbert Burdett, executive sec
retary of the California State Realty
federation and of the local realty board (;
DR.. Jarvis Barlow, Fred Braden of the
Merchants Trust company; Mark Jones.
county treasurer; ]. G. Vaughn, the
Chicago seed merchant; D. T. Baxter,
j. Conrad, D. M. Sutherland and e. P.
Dunn of the Arlington hotel, Santa Bar
bara.
Among the more important realty
transactions, not previously noted in
The Herald are the following reported
closed by w. I. Hollingsworth & Co.:
George j. Birkel to John Wagner, the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and Hill
streets. improved with two-story
house and cottage; size of lot 6Ox12O
feet. Price $31, 900.
D. E. Mess has sold to R. G. Troeger
and F.. H. Sweetser a lot on the west
side of Grand avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, 75x157 feet in size,
for $37 900; property is vacant.
B. J. Albers has purchased of w. R.
Arnold a lot on the south side of East
Ninth street, between Ceres avenue and
Central avenue. The property has a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
COMING TO LOS ANGELES
New York and Boston People Pur-
chase Lots for Home
Places

r. e. Robinson & Co. report the fol-
lowing sales:
Sixteen lots sold in the Venice View
Heights tract; total consideration
81. 400.
Lot "a, Victor Hall tract 5ox14S feet,
being the northwest corner of Thirtieth
and Normandale. $4,000.
r. S. l.. Roll, lot %, block 26, 50x14S
feet to alley, Victor Hall tract improv-
ed with two-story, seven-room house,
IS, 800.
To S. A. Peterson of New York, lot
50x150 feet to alley.
Lot No. 4, block &C." Venice View
Heights tract, $4OO. to d. K. Marter. re-
Gently of Boston.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
BUILDS PERFECT
MINIATURE ENGINE
YEARS TASK OF E. c. VAN
BUSKIRK COMPLETED
Model Locomotive VIII Be Used as
Display Advertisement In CHI
cago Office Of ottinger
Ticket Agency

A perfect model of the 100 ton Allan
tic type engine, built on the scale of
one inch to the foot, has just been
completed by E.(C. Van Buskirk and
will be on exhibition at his shop, II
East Seventh street, until it is shipped
next week to Chicago where 1t will be
used for exhibition purposes in the
office OF the Ottinger ticket Office.
A Magnus, manager of Ottinger' $
local ticket office. contracted for the
building of the engine for $3.50 about
a year ago and Mr.. Van Buskirk has
been working OH it ever since. He
says he has had much pleasure from
the building of the engine but that he
would not construct another one for
less than twice the price paid for the
one just completed.
If person were to examine the en-
gine through large enough and
strong enough magnifying glass he
would not know but that he was look
ing at an engine of the ordinary size
for it is a perfect miniature even to
the electric headlight, whistle and blow
off.
Pulls Big Load =
The engine runs by steam and is ca
pable of pulling more than four times
it's own weight or about 600 pounds.
Several persons have sat on the tender
while the engine puffed back and forth
on a track that Mr.. Van Buskirk ar
ranged in his shop.
The> little engine is handmade
throughout In building 1t Mr. Van
Buskirk worked out his own design
and ideas. 1t Is called the Flyer, No.
202, which is the number of the office
on Clark street in Chicago where 1t
will be sent.
1t is five feet two inches in length
I,..I o
inches WIDE The drivers are four in
number and are six inches in diameter.
The wheels contain eighteen spokes.
The tender holds three gallons of water
and one pint of kerosene which is used
for fuel in a Primus burner 1t will
run thirty-fve minutes without stop
ping for water or fuel.
Attracts Widespread Attention
The boiler is thirty inches long and
six inches in diameter and contains
twelve and ree-eighth inch flues. 1t
has been tested up to one hundred and
twenty-five pounds pressure. The fire
box is six by nine inches. The safety
valve or blow off is set at ninety
pounds. The engine and tender weigh
one hundred and thirty-five pounds.
The engine has attracted widespread
attention among engineers and railroad
officials of Los Angeles and many of
them have spent hours in examining 1t.
All have pronounced it clever piece
of work, saying that it is one of a few
engines of such dimunitive size that
will work for any length of time with
out being continually repaired.
Mr.. Van Buskirk is what might be
termed a natural born mechanic and
delights in doing just such work as
building this little engine. He mod
estIy receives the compliments that are
every day given him by the large num-
Der of people who call to see the en-
gine.
1t is the intention to elevate the en-
gine when it reaches Chicago from
the track and connect it with an elec-
trio motor. The wheels will be made
to revolve without moving the engine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
POCKETS IN LADIES' STOCKINGS

"A new idea that ought to CO." said
the hosier, smiling.
The pale gray silk stocking he dis
played had a small pocket woven in it
just below the knee.
1.-THE pocket is big enough" he said,
ito carry purse or powderpuff. 1t
is an importation from Paris. In Paris,
the same as here, ladies continually
carry things in their stockings. Hence
the stocking pocket, which ought to
hare Seo1 m ~ns sed long ago
Shall / wrap you up six pairs for
the good wife?"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

frontage Of S5 feet on Ninth street by an
approximate depth of $50 feet. Nominal
improvements; price $17,500.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03
Archbishop ireland Arrives
RY Associated Fress.

NEW YORK, June 2,-Archbishop
ireland of st. Paul, arrived here today
on board the steamer La Touraine
from Havre.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

Talk Phone department of the South
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation OF Herald sub
Bcrlbers.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
Walters StemhrIdge

Last Sunday Miss Dana Stem
bridge Of the Iron Hill section, was
led to the alter by j. G. Walters, Of
Order. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. +. b. Blackburn in his
usual impressive way, at the res
idence Of the brides brother, Sam
stembridge, in East Marion.
The bride is the daughter of II. X.
stembridge, one of the county's best
citizens, and is a sister of Messrs.
Sam and A. J. Stembridge of this
city, and is entirely worthy of the
man Of her choice.
The groom is head miller for the
Crider Milling Co., and stands high
with all who know him. They left
night for Crider where they
will reside.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
New Hardware Firm.

Last Monday week an invoice wa
begun on the stock Of the "Hins
Hardware Co. in order to allow Fe.
lix Cox to take over the interest Of
&. +. Weldon, who now retires from
the hardware business on account of
his many other business interests
and his official dutie. as county court
clerk.
Mr.. Cox needs no introduction at
our hands. He is one of the repre-
and best farmers in the
county, and knows the wants an d
needs Of the farmers and will cater
o that class of trade. He give his
PERSONAL attention TO the business,
nd from now on will be found at his
'ost. His son Virgil will also assist
D the store.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT
Operate Cantata, The lawmakers, ~
Al Opera House July Sd

A brilliant, artistic and social
event will be the operate cantata,
1.-The Haymakers, by Sturgis talent,
directed by Miss Mae Garner, Tues
day night, July Sd, at Marion opera
houee. This entertainment was Civ
en- at Sturgis on the night of June
20, to a crowded house, and was pro-
nounced decided success. Reserved
seats at popular prices will be on sale
at Haynes Il Taylor drug store on
Thursday, June 2Sth, and by reason
of both the attractive program and
the popularity of Miss Garner and
other members of the company We
bespeak for these, our neighboring
people, large and enthusiastic su-
dience. Get your seats early, and
avoid the rush.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
NUMBER S.
Visits His Old Home.

Mr.. VIM. Shoemaker and SON
John and wife, of Joplin, NO., were
the guests of relatives in Marion and
vicinity last week. Mr.. Shoemaker
is well known to many of our old cit
liens. He was born and reared in
this county, but left here and located
in Missouri in 1850 where he has
since resided. While he has passed
his three-score and ten, yet he pos
sesses the vigorous step and active
mind OF many men several years
younger He is brother Of p. Il.
Shoemaker and Mrs. Angeline Hol-
oman, well known citizens of the
county.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
HURRAH FOR WATKINS!
Large Contract Made BY MaItlsId Man In
Clay PHI Near Paris, Tenn.

Mayfeld Messenger: Mr.. Harry
Watkins of the city and connected
with the Kentucky Construction sand
Improvement Company, has return.
ed from Paris, Tenn. where he clos
ed quite an extensive deal with east
ern capitalists, in which he sells the
entire output of the Tennessee Ball
n Sagger Clay Company. The plant
is located near Whitlock, and is the
next largest of the kind in the south.
The daily capacity of this pi, is al
most as large as the Clay Switch,
Pit and contains about the same kind
of material, which is the finest in the
world. This trade being made Mr..
Watkins will have more time to de-
vote to Increasing the facilities OF
the Clay Switch plant.
Inc stoekhOluers met AT Morgan
field several days ago and offered Mr..
W. n. Jeffrey of Mayfeld the man
agement of this Tennessee pit, but
Mr.. jeffrey declined, owing to devo-
ting his time to the X. x |. Co., of
which he is a big stakeholder as well
as having an interest in the Tennes-
see pit.
This Tennessee concern was organ
lied about the first of the year and
Mr.. Watkinsis president. The con-
tract just made is said to be the lar
gest Clay contract ever made in Am
erica. Several May6eld people who
are stockholders are much elstsd over
the deal.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
MRS. Luther MinnsT Dead.

Last Thursday Mrs. Luther Min
ner died at her home on the k. +.
Flanary farm near Crittenden Springs.
She was before her marriage Miss,
Minnie Ethridge of Lyon Co, anC
leaves besides her husband ,hTe,
childrend. She was sister of Mrs.
Robt. Yates of Sheridan. The fun.
eral was preached by Rev. l.. ID.
Boggess of Hurucan Methodist
church of which she was constant
member. The burial wasst tn,
Love Grave Yard Friday and wa'
largely attended, by sorrowing
friends.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
More Improvements.

Two more handsome brick resi-
.9ences will soon be erected in Marion
for Judge Walter Blackburn and Gus
Taylor, both Of whom own beautiful
lots adjoining each other on Poplar
street next to Rowe Williams new
house. The work will begin just as
soon as they can get brick and each
building will be modern and up-to-
date.
Marion has taken an upward step
in the way of home building, the
latest ones being marvels of beauty
and convenience.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
Secure a Good Position

A commendable feature of the Bow
ling Green Business University,
Bowling Green, KY, is that it not
only gives its students a thorough
and practical education, but also Sc
cures for them pleasant and profta-
bic employment upon graduation.
Any one contemplating taking Com
mercial Course should write for Csta-
log and full particulars. Address
Bowling Green Business University,
Bowling Green, Ky.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
Ice Plant Progressing Nicely.

The mechanics are busy placing
tue machinery for the new ice plant
and very soon it will be turning out
the crystal blocks, of frozen comfort.
Much delay has been caused by the
lack water, but very soon the well
will be deep enough to reach the
stream that is inexhaustible and then
then the machine will start to turn
ing out ice.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
Loving Case Continued.

The murder charge against Ham
mond II. Loving, who shot and killed
II. A. Rose, was continued in the
special term of circuit court yesterday
until the regular term of the court.
The continuance was asked on ac-
count of the absence from the city Of
DIR. Sights and the enforced absence
of Mrs. Gibson, who is i'll. Both
are important witnesses and hence
the continuance.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
4 Change Of Positions.

Miss Leaffa Wilborn who has for
nearly FIVE years occupied the posi-
ton of chief clerk at the post Office
has retired from that place and is
now cashier at the Record Office.
Miss Wilborn has, by her gracious
manner, won many friends in her
conduct of the government affairs
and the best wishes If every one who
knows her will attend her where ever
she may 20.