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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-17
Hardware Clerks Woes.

The millineF, the department store
clerk, the confectioner and the jewel
or, all believe they have hard time
difficult task to perform with ths
approach of Christmas holidays, but
they don't.
The foregoing declaration was made
by hardware clerk, as he tore hii
hair in a frenzy Of disappointment
while he saw Q once prospective wo-
man customer leaving his establish
ment with her face covered all over
with look Of dIsdain where she ought
to have worn the preverbial smile OF
good cheer, belonging, according to
ancient tradition to the Christmas shop.
per's physiognomy.
"You see it's this way said the
despairing man Of ten penny nails and
augers, mot one to ten Of the women
customers who come into the hard
ware store to trade know the name OF
an article, and almost everything is
just "thing' to the ladies.
Sand by jimmy" continued the
hardware clerk, rs he warmed up in
the discussion Of theme that evident
" rested heavy on his mind and heart,
"by jimmy, they get provoked If you
don't know at ones what they mean.
They use q great many gestures to
help themselves out. A woman in
here yesterday wanted . thing to
make hole That's the nearest she
could come to calling for a gimlet.
Another wanted thing to hang over
q lamp She held one hand like
dropping flower over the other. She
got pretty angry, I can tell you, when
we brought her ceiling protectors.
She wanted an incandescent mantle.
'Still another wanted some very fine
wire to 60 through the things at the
side Of . picture she wanted to
hang up. She kept upSsnch q lot OF
thread-the thread gestures to show
me how the things were that / got dir
zys' Lamps give great deal Of trou-
BILE. It's easy to forget names Of va
rious kinds Of chimneys and hard to
draw pictures of them in the air SO
that the drawing win suggest to the
clerks mind just what kind of chimney
Is desired. These air pictures are .
great aid for them. It's wonderful a
woman's air picture Of the latest pa
tent in potato cutters or ice cream |
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-17

A brother UDiversalist having called
to demonstrate with Horace Greeley
on the omission Of the Tribune to con :
trovert those orthodox Christians who
were filing the press Of New York
with revivaligt sermons denounCing
damnation to all but the elect, found
the great editor busy writing. He kept
on writing while bis caller said: Mr..
Greelyl do you mean to let those aw-
full doctrines 60 unchallenged in your
newspaper? that oil but few Of the
people Of this country are going to
he'll, lis that your idea Of dntyl' FL
nally Greeley's patience was exhaust.
ed; he lifted mp his voice and spoke:
Not half enough people 60 to hell
now: go there yOurselfl'
An active public spirit on the part Of
it's citizens has built more than one
city. Speaking well Of one's town ls
always helpful to the citizen himself
as well as bis town. Remember this
when you GO out ard mingle with
business men.
In donating q million dollars when
ever b grandchild IL born in his FAM
lily, Senator Clark is giving practical
illustration Of the feasibility OF the ex-
ecntive's most cherished contention.
Wouldn't II be fine II every grandpa
could do Iikewisef
snow, look at me, I" howled the bald.
headed orator, "and behold what pluck
and perseverance will do. ] am 4 nelf
made msn, and" s'Say," inter- upt.
eda small boy in the gallery. awhy
didn't yOn finish the JOB BY putting
some hair on your head?"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-17
Masonic Grand Bodies of NIissis
sippi, BrOOkhaven, Miss.

On account of the above occasion
the Queen & Crescent Railroad will
sell round trip tickets for one fare plus
twenty five cents. Dates Of sale Feb
ruary 10th and 18th limit to return
February Goth, 1905.
For further information write or
call on ]. w. WoOD,
TIP A. @. & G. r. r.
Meridian, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-17
The snow falls gently Is : life insur-
anCe president,

The snow falls gently as life inSur.
ance president.
Treasurer Walker, OF the Georgia
Division Of the Southern Cotton Assoc
citation, 10 credited with being the
strongest man in the Organization.
He raised 9lO. 900 among the Southern
bankers.
If the Gaynor- Greene case is drawn
ont much longer the offenders won't
have enough Of the three score and
ten left to serve ont q respectable term
In the event they fail to work the legal
technicalities TO get OF.
The revolution IN the Isle OF Pines
seems to have created as little excite
ment In Cuba as In the United States.
The Havana government didn't even
taker the trouble to spank the noise
markers.
When the police suspect man Of
being thief, and arrest him, because
he has eight pockets in his vest, they
are going too far. Now, If he had had
eight vests in his pocket-that would
have been different.
A news item states that San Paris
is looking forward to the splendid se-
ries Of entertainments to be given this
winter BY James Hazen Hyde" Are
they aiao to have some insurance in
vestigations2
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
TYPICAL HUSTLER
IS Al. NJ. SHOOK
NOW WITH SOUTHWESTERN
SECURITIES co.
Successful Career of Young Man
Well Known In Railway and
'ReaI Etsate CircIes-CIever
and Capable

In noting the successes attained by
prominent men Of affairs in Los An
geleS it Is too often the case that men
of ripe years and experience are Sc
lected for a printed article. While IL
is right and proper to give due credit
to the venerable business men of the
city, it is only a matter of justice to
remember some of the boys" who,
while not laden with years, have
gained wide experience in business life
and made for themselves a bright
mark in aiding in the development OF
this, the most favored city in the
land.
Not many years ago A. M. Shook,
then but boy, engaged in the SER
vice of the Southern Pacific company,
with which he was connected for a
little over two eventful years, and
during that time, to use term of the
day, he made good with. rush.
From the S. p. he went to the offices
of the Burlington as city ticket agent
and during the six years he was iden-
titled with that line he further adj
vanced himself in the regard Of those
who controlled the destinies Of the
company.
With the awakening of Los Angeles
to the realization that it was destined
to eclipse all coast cities, he was Sc
lected as manager of the Golden State
Realty company, and during the past
two years many big realty deals were
consummated by him and thousands of
people have invested in real estate on
his advice.
Mr.. Shook recently resigned from the
Golden State company to ally himself
with the Southwestern Securities COM
pany, with offices 502. SOB, 504 and sos
H. w. Hellman building. With his
advent with the Southwestern Secur1-
ties company, 1t was decided to add a
general real estate business to It's
regular line-that of Investments and
bonds-and further to sell insurance,
property. The Southwestern Securities
company has branch offices in Chi
cago and New York and has the most
complete mailing list of any like or
ganization in the west
1t is the purpose of the company to
place several tracts upon the market
at an early date, and these varied in
terests, with the direction of the Los
Muse Grande Terminal company's af-
fairs, will soon call for larger office
accommodations and these will be pro-
vided for by the erection Of the South
western Securities companys building
in the near future. With its enlarged
business the Southwestern Securities
company will lay a large share Of the
detail work upon the shoulders Of Mr..
Shook and 1t is safe to say that his
youth. ripe experience, wide acquaint-
ance with men of affairs as well as
with those who have dealt In minor
business matters with him in times
past together with his determination
to put everything with which he is
connected in the front rank. viii bring
to Mr. Shook even greater success than
he has attained in the past.
An old time business man, even now
an active figure in current affairs,
sized up the situation tersely by say
ing:
Gust watch that young man. You
can't down him and he will be big
factor In the development Of Greater
Los Angeles"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
ANNEXATION PROPOSITION
Way to the Northwest
District .4

The building of new car lines through
the northwest section of Los An
geles is tending to popularze the
section among homeseekers and a
vast number of fine bungalows and
larger residences are now in process of
erection. Practically the entire terri
tory has been opened up in the form
of subdivisions within the last half
year, and in every instance the tracts
opened have been protected by reason
able building restrictions. This fact
alone Is of great value to buyers now
that the bad effects of no building re-
strictions whatever have been proved
in more than one section of Los An
geles city.
There is continually increasing de-
mand for residence lots, especially in
those tracts on Western avenue or i'm
mediately adjoining that boulevard,
and in many instances the subdivides
have given evidence of this increased
demand by increasing the price of lots
in their tracts.
The committee recently named at
public meeting for effecting annexa-
ton of this district with this city are
hard at work, and the securing of sig
natures to the necessary petition is
progressing satisfactorily, and it is be-
lieved that this entire section will be
brought into the city within a very
such consolidation will be enjoyed at
once in additional value of realty hold
ings.
This entire section which until the
last year has been practically neg
lected by homeseekers now seems des-
tined to repeat the same marked de-
velopment and progress that was made
in the fine residence district of the
southwest during the past three years.
The fame Of Hollywood itself, which
lies to the north of this district, has
been of considera BILE value to the terri
tory, and with the improvements that
are now being made in the district
along Western avenue from Wiltshire
boulevard, there seems to be destined
to grow up in this section one of the
most desirable residence suburbs of
Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
Olive and Sixth

Joseph H. Spires early last week
paid 100000 cash to L. w. Lowman,
G. w. Wuller and associates for the
property on the southwest corner Of
Olive and Sixth streets. The lot has
a frontage of 1872 feet on Sixth street
and $50 feet on Olive. There are two
two-story frame dwellings, on the lot
w. I. Hollingsworth and Robert Marsh
& Co. made the sale.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
ACTIVITY IN ACREAGE
Selections Made in the Central Por-
ton of Eagle Rock
NaIIAN

Among the acreage deals made by
Edwards & Winters last week were
the following:
For Byron Meyers to W. G. Parsons,
eleven acres in the central portion of
Eagle Rock valley, level and we'll
adapted for subdivision; consideration,
$4,000.
For L. D. Tiff to Robert S. Walker,
jr., six acres on Townsend avenue,
$4,000
For II. Lucas to a local syndicate,
lot SO, Watts subdivision of Eagle
Rock, being twenty-nine acres of roll
ing land, partially covered with live
oaks, and provided with bountiful
water supply, $4,000. 1t is the inten-
ton Of the new owners to improve this
tract with winding streets and to sell
same in large half acre lots, pro-
tected by building restrictions. Con-
siding that the work on the Eagle
Rock car line has only just commenced,
the activity in this beautiful valley
has been very marked, the sales re-
ported by the Edwards & Winters COM
pany aggregating in excess Of $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
New Tract Near Seal Gardens

During the coming week the Lindsay
Realty company, with offices 2O4-2O5
Severance building. will open the new
Ingils tract, nea- Seal Gardens, on the
Long Beach line. This tract consists
of 10S beautiful residence lots, situated
on Compton avenue. The projected inn
provements to be made at the gardens
and the fact that all city improvements
Will be put in at once, together with the
very reasonable prices at which the lots
will be sold, will close out the tract in
a very short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
LIVELY ACTION
/. IN REALTY FIELD
OPERATORS FIND DAYS TOO
BRIEF FOR BUSINESS
r.
Local Market In Exec lent Condition.
Transfers Indicate Increase and
Firmness Of Property
Values

Those in close touch with the ener-
getic real estate operators of Los An
geles, observing them in their offices,
in the banks and in autos dashing
around here and there, have reliable
knowledge Of the increasing activity
of the local realty market. 1t would
appear that some OF the dealers are
working overtime every day, and with
all the modern facilities for conduct
Ing business expeditiously, such as the
telephone, the telegraph, messenger
service and flying autos. the operators
scarcely find time to spare for lunch
con. Newspaper men experience diff
Guilty in securing even brief interviews,
Competition is growing more and
more active in handling central bust
ness property and subdivisions, and
wideawake dealers feel that they must
hustle or lose out in the race for COM
missions.
During the past week many good
sales were closed at figures that show
that values in every direction are adj
yancing, and further that investors
are ready with their cash to secure
Los Angeles real estate, particularly
in the business districts. The market
6SltI ally 10 III u very nedllIy COnul-
ton and the future is bright for even
greater activity than at present.
Z On Hill and Court
One of the late sales of the past
week was the purchase of Mr.. Ban
croft, who secured from Lewis Butman
the lot on the northwest corner Of
Hill and Court streets, fifty-siX feet
on Court by 120 feet on Hill street.
opposite the Bradbury residence, the
Court street angels Flight" railway
and the site of the proposed 100000
hotel.
The improvements are nominal, as
compared with the value of the lot,
which is one of the choicest apart
ment house sites in the city, The con-
sideration, $4,000, or a little over SAL
per foot for the Hill street frontage,
Is about the price Of six months ago,
and this is one more evidence that the
shrewd buyers are giving their atten-
ton to this locality, Del Vale & Full
man represented the buyers and Bas-
sett & Smith the owners.
On South Main
The Jones & Ryder Land company
announces another large deal in South
Main street property, the southwest
corner of Eighteenth and Main streets
100 feet on Main street and 239 feet
on Eighteenth street. for $4,000 cash.
which is 1888 per foot for Main street
frontage. The buyers are Robert
Raphael and Morris Cohn. The deal
was made with the assistance of Con-
way e. Kessler. This is considered by
good judges fair value for the prop
erty, and at the same time a good
investment for the buyer, and is sub
stantial evidence Of the steadily In
creasing value of South Main street
properties north of Jefferson street.
On Central Avenue
#. ]. Steele & Co. report the sale
for the account of Frank r. Walsh Of
twenty-five feet front on Central ave-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
Personal Mention

Carroll J. DAILY & Co. have removed
their real estate office from 211 West
First street to room 594 Byrne build
ing.
George A. Grim and George A. Brooke
are members of the Outwest Realty
company, with office at 1873 South
Broadway.
c. p. Randolph and Charles Bean
have engaged in the real esate business
with offices In rooms 209-210 Wilcox
building. They will handle subdivision
and farm lands.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
ROSTER & L0NERGAN PLAN
ELABORATE IMPROVEMENTS
$40, 900 TO TRANSFORM THE OLD
IMPERIAL
Arch to Be Cut Through From Del
Monte Tavern, Community Kitchen
Planned, and Artistic Decorations
to Adorn Ceilings and Walls

The recent expansion of the business
interests of Roster & Lonergan OF the
Del Monte tavern by acquiring the
Imperial cafe at $29,500, has aroused
widespread interest in the plans of the
new owners of Imperial (now known as
the Del Monte annex.
Plans have been perfected for con-
Meeting the two establishments by pro-
viding an arch that will afford broad
passage way from the Del Monte cafe
into the annex. The community kitch-
en- that will serve both establishments
will be under the gallery. In these and
other improvements in the way of elab-
crate decorations of walls and ceilings
no expense will be spared. 1t is eX-
pected that $4,000 will be required to
carry out the plans. Entrances to the
esta blishment will be from Broadway,
Spring and Third streets.
Plans of Owners
j. J. Lonergan said last night: "In
great measure we Will be able to
blend these two places together. We
Go not expect to succeed entirely be-
cause the Imperial trade has been made
up largely Of bohemian class, while
the Del Monte tavern cafe is patron
lied distinctivey by some of the SWELL
est family trade In Los Angeles, besides
commanding the patronage of many
epicureans from the largest cities of the
country. We expect to make the an
mex a place Of recreation for the deni-
zens of Los Angeles and visitors, where
they can idle away an hour enjoying
the best music that can be secured on
the Pacific coast, and at the same time
command the service OF a first-class
bohemian cafe.
1--WE did think OF closing the place
until all improvements could be made.
but knowing that the city is full of
visitors and that 1t is taxed to the limit
to provide for the comforts of its many
guests we thought best to keep the
annex open."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
TWO NEW SUBDIVISIONS
More Residence Lots in the Boyle
Heights Section-Develop-
n1ents South

w. Y. Adams is the latest investor to
engage in the expansion of the Boyle
Heights section. He has paid W. B.
Thompson, through oliver & Miller
10000 for thirty-four acres on the
northeast corner of Hollenbeck avenue
and Lorena street The tract will be
improved in fine style and lots placed
on the market.
A. c. Parsons will plat nineteen acres
near Moneta avenue. He paid L. j.
Wright $1425O for the tract, the sale
of the lots to be made by Nolan & Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
Sales at Glendale

oliver & Miller report that they have
closed the following sales in Glendale:
shares pipe and water stock from
Harriet C. Collins and +. C. Richard
son to L. d. oliver; price $4,000. Percy
r.. Wilson to Jessie w. Parke, nine
acres with twenty-seven shares pipe
and water stock. for $500. j. H. Par
ker to Jessie w. Park, twenty-seVen
acres with eight-one shares pipe and
water stock, for $4,000. David Buesser
to G. f. Wyvell. seven and a half acres.
with twenty-five shares pipe and wa
ter stock, for 1880.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
Sale of Fairman Ranch

The well known Fairman ranch OF 400
acres, near Ramona, is reported to have
been sold through the Title Insurance
Possibly the tract will be subdivided
into acre parcels aud offered for sale.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
Houaht for a Homo

Louis w. Myers has sold to Mrs. Ida
Harris, through c. C. Cohn. lot 46,
Westacres, being 60x125 feet on the
southeast corner Of Twenty-fourth and
dence,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11

In todayR Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11

nue., near Fifth street, for $4,000. The
buyer was William r. Burke, the well
known capitalist.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
Investment Purchase

j. M. Greene and associates have paid
j. o. Kriehn $4,000 for the lot 95x150
feet on the southwest corner Of Main
and Twenty-hfth streets. improved
with two cottages.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-11
On Central Avenue

for the account Of Frank T.. Walsh Of
twenty-five feet front on Central ave-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29

FOR EXCHANGE -s21OO; S. E. COR NER
seth and San Pedro streets; S51aX130;
$1l0O equity for any good security or lot.
OWNER 342 =. SOD st.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
LONG BEACH CAPTURES
FIRST H0N0RS IN WAR
WINS DECISION FOR CONTROL OF
LAND
Representatives of San Pedro Must
Keep Their Hands off the Squat
ters' Case Until Higher Courts Can
Determine Issues

Long Beach took first honors in it's
war with San Pedro over the right or
possession of East San Pedro late yes
terday when Judge Trask in depart
ment four of the superior court denied
the motion of the city Of San Pedro TO
dissolve the temporary Injunction
granted the city of Long Beach re-
straining the former from interfering
with the squatters at East San Pedro
The chief fight in the case is for the
right of government over strip OF
land formerly known as East San Pc
dro and now called West Long Beach,
Several weeks ago fire devastated
the neighborhoOd and since then the
squatters have been kept off the land
by railroad guards and special officers
from Long Beach. An attempt was
made by squatters to resist and the
officers put up a barbed wire fence
Then the officials Of the city Of San
Pedro cut down the fence and the
Long Beach OFFICIALS swore TO a suit
for temporary injunction restraining
the Officers from San Pedro from inter-
fering in the case.
Yesterday that order was sustained
and the representatives of San Pedro
will have to keep hands off the fight
until the higher court can thoroughly
threSh out the case on its merits
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

NELSON N-NYBERCa-John Nelson, aged
20, a native Of Sweden and resident OF
Los Angeles, and Hildur Nyberg, aged
%, native of Sweden and resident
Of Los Angeles,
FRANK LIN-HBLD = Arthur Franklin,
aged 25, a native of Nevada and resident
Of Los Angeles. and Britomarte Held,
aged %, a native Of Iowa and resident
CHAVEs HERNIA NANDBz-George chaves,
aged "a, native Of California and
resident of Los Angeles, and Artemeza
Hernandez aged 20, native OF Mex
leo and resident of Los Angeles.
LUNDE-ADA Lunde, aged 30,
native Of Norway and resident Of Los
Angeles, and Ruana Adams, aged 2S, a
native Of Illinois and resident OF Los
Angeles.
ALLEN -WHEELER-IIarr Allen. aged
26, a native of Missouri and resident of
Ocean Park, and Clara Wheeler, aged
q, native of Iowa and resident or
Ocean Park.
ABRAN S-CoNANT-Ro Abrams, aged
a. native of Texas and resident of
Los Angeles, and Carrie Conant, aged
49, native of Massachusetts and resi-
dent of Los Angeles.
ALT-NELSON-Harv Hama
walt. aged 26, a native of Pennsylvania
and resident of Lordsburg, and Annie
Nelson, aged 10. a native of Indiana and
resident Of Lordsburg
Peck & Chase Co.. undertakers and
embalmers; lady assistants. 4S3 g. Hill.
Tel Main 81
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
ST. LOUIS GRAND Jury
lNDICTS R. M. SNYDER
By Associated press.

By -ASoOcIated E1feHB
ST. LOUIS Sept. 2S.-The grand jury
today returned indictments against
Robert Nj. Snyder Of Kansas city,
charging bribery in connection with the
central fractions franchise bill through
the municipal assembly in 1898. and
former Councilman Frederick X. Ut
hoff. now Of Denver, on the charge of
having given perjured testimony before
the grand jury IN 1902.
The indictments followed Uthof's APP
pearance before the grand jury for two
hours today. He arrived last night
from Denver and expressed his Wiling
ness to testify at once. Uthoff was
arrested and released on $4,000 bond.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29


FOR SALE-LOTS-
$600-Lot on Goth st, 40x135, near
Main.
$75O-Lot on 57th ST.. 4Sx1S5, near
Moneta
$S50-Lot on b0th ST, 40x135, be-
tween Main and Moneta.
$975-Lot on 10th St. 40x135, be-
tween Main and Moneta.
$3100-5-room house between Main
and Moneta, that is a beauty;
must be seen; can give good
terms
S26O0-4-room cottage, SO IT. lot on
Trinity st. close in; the lot is
worth the money
$2200--5-room house e. 3Sth St, near
San Pedro; 45x140 to alley.
$5S00-For a new Groom and a A.
room cottage on Trinity st.
near 18TH income $50 per
month; east front and the
best buy on the street.
Above are exceptional bargains.
We will build for you or sell for
ARIsTO INVESTMENT AND BUILD
ING CO., INC.
Main office 32P Huntington Bldg.
Phones, Home 1878. Main ABB.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
WE WILL BUILD

WE WILL BUILD
For you during the next two weeks
one of our beautiful
BUNGALOWS
Cottages or residences at a low figure,
after which time we will be compelled
TO raise our figures owing to the fact
that our supply Of material Will soon
be exhausted. when we will be forced
to restock at the advanced prices.
You can build now CHI eaper than ever
In the future. Let us show you our
buildings and 1rices cash or terms on
all work,
WESTERN BUILDING co.,
i0S Chamber OF Commerce.
Home $50. Broadway 1891.