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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13
The Great American lien.

Someone has figured that the
American hen, each year earns
enough to buy all the silver and
gold dug out OF the mines, all
the sheep in the country and
their wool, and leave balance
equal to the entire years crop OF
rye, barley, buckwheat and po-
tatoes says Farming. Or, as a
hen enthusiast writes "she pays
the interest on all the farm
mortgages, pays the entire State
and County taxes OF the whole
Union, and then leaves q balance
large enough to give every man,
woman and child in the United
States a dollar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

department OF the Interior. U. S. Land Once
at Minot. N. D.. November 49, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before The Regist-
ONCE ct Minot. N. D.. on February 2 1907 viz:
John Ulen. H. E. No. 3ls03. for the VIZ swA.
Section Is. Township l53 N Range "a w. OF
the 5th p. NJ
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz: Ole o. Berget, Peter O. Ber-
get. Christ Berget, J. Dyvig. all OF Minot N. D.
12-6-l-l7 L. ID. McGahan ReRister
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department. of the Interior Land Omce..at
Minot, N. D.. Nov. 3e, 1906.
I Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim and
and Receiver OF the U. S. Land Once at Nj.
not: N. D. on Feb. 2, 1907, viz: John Sindling-
er. II. =. No Hiss, for the sw4 Sec, ~, Town
ship l54 NJ, Range So W., 5th 2. Il.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz: A. S. Hadan, W. S. Hall,
Bailey Warren. Alfred Anderson, all Of Minot
N. D.
l2S-1lS L. D. HcGahan, Register
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

J. A. Mercer, the rising young
editor Of the La " ton Leader, is
dead.
Mrs. John IIrick> on, wife Of a
prominent young Plaza farmer,
died last week from heart failure.
The Cando Herald prints the
pictures OF the two leading ladies
in the piano contest which will
end Dec. 20.
For HoMEsrEADs- See H. d. Shep-
ard, the land man, LeSueur block, Mi
not, N. D. lO-1Stf
A Donnybrook man left his
home with his five months old
child. The reason for his strange
act is not known.
A Donnybrook business man
and an employe at thu dep,t at
that place engaged in a French
duel-neither being hurt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
enn9ad Everu Turn The against the
the road


s s SsGg 9 n sne
a After as 5 IN s bill d per s S Hs
that viii have charge eight dollars
thru the post
higher thar and the Price work less
@
an pes 5ns
DAYS the able make both ends and his
hard W. Int
to b % a xs sy sn @ 5 s
ng the above conditions there e, are
that oh;s is not such a bad old world after ALL
Trouble For the % The e. nGts1d o 6b1sp 3nts
troubles with the food law which into effect Jan
standard their goods but at the same time the groces will
have to be extremely careful in their buying This will cause
good deal OF annoyance their part
Strict compliance with the food law will require Wig
goods bought before that time Relief the
so6 Letter h, OF the law far hd the rs
ons as labelling such goods imposed bV the rules OF the ma
been packed before n 1907 or BY obtaining from the manu-
in the existing said before merchants
Goods
can Still be sold without change the principal in the case
required comply with the Even
labels in however supplemental labels stamps posters
rule t. h9g %o
quire at least FOR the TIME being
Effort to Get Law Altered coal dealer walks n 1tG
o IKE @ ba
ment cannot do business this that would
dare to trade advertising for railroad tickets Ad
1
There railroad company, the Monon that going
the matter to the the United States We
hsye that the viii beat the @ it t
lions the working OF children in factories at tender ages and
There never pra anyWhere I that ever cot paid
lf what really did for the community ia Which, it
session OF congress The OF thecounry ought
n try to down every last one who votes the
The country have sverthns in their hands
The Hapuy Farmer
''"Ff5 '"'"'S farmer the independent
sr "nn eat ne has TO GO but to e That a when
The and es the local and the only thing that
n hsr s t times " t." OF %nee pies
GINS long thinks getting up With his
sledgs hammer he then takes lantern ind shoveis his
the barn iced the os i is then feed the
the er the sod unt he be stamped
and digs the ha snow cow stable
r n up the do stray M worth Is
fingers gets kicked by mule and when the cleaning
comes and qnetess broods all the earth he has single half
hour TO mediate and wonder how he will pay his
n9t Bun Saer telegram Chicago conveys the intel
" '"' ~S.' ligenee that a North Dakota product has
gotten away with championship honos live
stock exhibition now in progress in thu city.
ne animal in question 2-year,ld bred shCrthon
sired on the farm OF Colonel Power Eenda
bought and fed at the state college Fargo
Bob took the shorthorn championship all ages and be-
class This steer fed BY student a6xon by name
noting the above
1ho.is IN Chicago With the North Dakota exhibit
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

gotten with championship International
stock exhibition now in progress in thu city
me animal IN question is Bob 2year,d bred shcrthorn
sired the farm OF Colonel Power Enda afterwards
bought and fed at the agrieu college at Fargo
Bob took the shorthorn championship all ages be-
sdesot with FIRST honors in the grade
class This steer was led by an A. e. student nxon by
noting the above rewards Prof Richards
1hoia IN Chicago With the North Dak oa exhibit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
PEOPLE WANT GOVERNMENT
TO PURCHASE FORT RENO

There has been a decided interest de-
veloped in recent years among, not only
the sentimental, but the practical. peo-
pie OF Washington, looking to the ac-
quirement of Fort Reno by the District
or the National Government, for pub
lie purposes.
Some of the officials OF the Fire De-
partment desire its purchase, beiiev-
ing that. from their standpoint, it would
be of inestimable value TO the city, be-
cause of the fact that if the reservoir
was sufficiently enlarged. the District
of Columbia could abolish her water
pumping stations. and be supplied sole
ly through gravity pressure.
1t has been argued by some that the
water pipe service of the District of
Columbia would not stand any further
pressure than at present
The change. however. contempla les
the laying OF new mains, pipes etc.
wherever the present system is found
particularly deficient.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07

Apartments All Rented as
Soon as Completed.
MOST ROOMS FACE SOUTH
Structure On New Hampshire Avenue
Has Some Unique FeatureS-Fine
Material Used Throughout.

The Portsmouth is one CT the hand
some apartment houses re Gently COM
pleted In the northwest =: is situated
on the east side OF New Hampshire ave-
nue below street and was erected by
+. II. Duchaz, who Is also the owner.
The structure was designed by T. f.
Schneider. the well-known architect.
This building IS in every respect up
to date. and its popularity as an apart
inent house is shown by the fact THAI
all the diff ent suites are taken.
though completed only few weeks ago.
The building is six stories in height
and contains sixty apartments. varying
in size from two to six rooms, Kitchen
| and bath. All the apartments have
roomy halls and are hastily decorated
Spacious Corridors.
The public corridors are spacious.
| They are wainscoted in Italian marble
and the main stairway Is also finished
| in the same beautiful material Mosaic
| tile floors are also in evidence.
| Mahogany is the wood used IN the re-
| ception room. private telephone
switch board Is located in the building
| The exterior is of Pompeian style
brown notified brick. with Indiana stons
| trimming. The front entrance IS orna-
| mented with wrought iron port-cochers
| and balustrade.
| The building is equipped with an cleo
| tric elevator Of modern type and work
! manship.
Large Bath Rooms.
| The plumbing is the very best and all
| the bath rooms are large and Wei light
| ed. The building is entirely fireprOof.
Most of the rooms have south expos
| uTe.
| The basement contains all modern
/ equipment, such as laundry, storage
rooms. heating plant, etc. besides JAM
| tors quarters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07

Expected to Move Loop to
Cleveland Park.
MEANS 3-MINUTE SCHEDULE
Suburbanites Hope for as Good Car
Service as People Have in the
Heart Of the City.

The most important extension Of a
city street railway line into the suburbs
that has occurred for some time is said
10 be Just about 10 take place, the re-
port being that the Capital Traction
COmpany'S Seventh street line. which
connects ar the loop at Rock creek
bridge with the Chevy Chase line, is to
be extended out Connecticut avenue 70
a point opposite Connecticut Avenue
Highlands and Cleveland Park.
This move on the part of the COMPANY
has IL is stated, been under consider
alton for several months past, but ac-
cording 10 the current Tumor. has only
been fully decided on during the past
week.
The extensive travel from ali parts OF
the city to the Zoo, not to speak of the
large number Of daily passengers, resi-
dents OF Cleveland Park and vicinity
that must be accommodated, il Is eX>
planned, caused the company TO look
into the matter of changing the
terminus OF the Seventh street
car line. now at the end of Cincinnati
street, 10 a point out on Connecticut
avenue extended
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
.GERSTENBERG REVIEWS
LEASE FOR TEN YEARS
Proprietor Of German Restaurant Coz
templates Extensive Improvements.
May Build RathskelleT.

Henry A. Willard has renewed for
ten years the lease which Ernest Ger
stenbeTg holds on the property 1888 E
street northwest The present term OF
Ienantry viii expire February 1. 1907. at
which time Mr.. Gerstenberg Will have
occupied the premises for twenty
years.
Mr. GeTstenbeTg's German restaurant
is known throughout the country. and
is extensively patronized by the travel
ers from foreign lands who come TO
Washington. He says he viii improve
the establishment on an elaborate seals
and will probably install a rathskellsr
and other metropolitan features.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
FULTON LEWIS ACQUIRES
HOME IN GEORGETOWN

Fulton Lewis has bought the house
1863 Thirty-hrst street. This is one of
the fine old-fashioned homes on the
heights. 1t was for long time in the
possession of the Herr family. who
sold it to the late Joseph W. Davis.
He remodeled it and lived there until
his death.
1t then became the property u his
two nephews, William NJ. Davis, of
New York, and Mr.. Cromwell, of Bal
timore county, Md.
The price paid for the house was
about $4,000
Mr. Lewis has already undertaken
extensive improvements. He will oc-
cupy the premises as a home.
The lot has a frontage of about sixty
nine feet and runs back to an alley.
There is d stable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
D. F. CROFT TO BUILD
FOUR-STORY WAREHOUSE
Plans Completed for Structure to Be
Ere< ID On Einth Street, Between
H and ! Streets Northwest.

Architect Adam H. Croft has COM
pleted plans and taken out permit for
the erection OF a four-stOry warehouse
to be situated on Ninth street between
II and I streets northwest known as
S19-s2I Ninth street. The house will be
used by D. F. Croft. the owner, as a
wholesale and retail wallpaper estab-
lishment
The building is to have frontage. OF
twenty-eight and a half feet to a depth
of forty-eight feet. and a back building
10 have a width OF thirty-thnee feet
and a depth OF forty-eight feet. with a
floor space of 1900 feet. The estimated
cost will be SO 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
RECORD OFFICE MADE
BIG GAIN LAST WEEK
Showed Increase Over Same
Period in 1905.
REAL ESTATE MEN JUFILANT
Many Expect 1906 TO Be Banner Year
in Districts Realty Market.
Detailed Figures.

Judged by the record Of business done
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
during the first week Of 1906. this year
promises TO eclipse the extraordinary
showing made in the local real estate
world in 1905
During the first FIVE days following
New Year Day this year there was an
increase over the corresponding period
of 1906, of eighty-nine instruments af-
fecting real or personel property.
The figures appearing day by day dur
ing the corresponding periods, were as
follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
FOURTEEN MODERN BRICK
HOUSES FOR NORTHWEST
Syndicate Formed to Improve Corner Of
Twenty fifth and n Streets-Will
Invest $4,000.

Plans are On foot to Immediately inn
prove the northeast corner OF Twenty
NTH and n streets. by the erection OF
fourteen two-story modern brick houses.
The property. which for years has be-
ionged 10 Henry c. CobuFn. has an area
of over 20.000 square feet. having a front
age of 16S feet on \ street by depth
of 130 feet on Twenty-fifth street.
The parties wh6 will develop the cor
ner comprise a syndicate of four. Plans
for the buildings have already been
prepared and accepted.
The entire improvements, including the
cost of the ground will represent an
investment of about $39 000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
SILVER SPRING LOTS
FIND READY BUYERS
Purchasers Planning to Build Substan-
tial Houses This Spring in Subdi-
vision Near District Line.

Up to u o'clock yesterday Robinson &
Co. reported that eight lots had been
sold il their Silver Spring Pc X sub
division since the I'd of the MOI - four
OF the purchasers having already start
ed on their plans for houses. which are
10 be commenced at once and completed
by the fret of May. The cost of these
houses Will range from t2.0OO to 81, 900
each.
Silver Spring Park has taken on quite
q building boom, although ii is beyond
the District limits, being located in
Montgomery county. Nd. just a few
hundred feet beyond the District line
and fronting on the Brightwood avenue
car line. Several houses have been COM
pieted and occupied during the pa, sum-
mer, five are now under construction
and plans are out at present for bids on
six more.
George p. Robinson, head of the firm
%hich is promoting the property. is en-
thusiastic over the whole suburban real
estate market. He said: my firm pre-
fers handling strictly high-class outlying
property. but early last winter We had
so many calls for cheaper properties
than those We handle that we decided
there WAS a great market for cheaper
lots if they could be had in a good To-
cality.
II backed my judgment by immediate
~ acquiring a holding of about 10 acres
lust over the District line in Montgom-
cry county, which We subdivided into
lots and placed on the market the latter
part OF last March. This is Silver Spring
Park"
The subdivision is located on the east
side of BrightwoOd avenue. directly OPP
posite the postoffice of Silver Spring and
within about 200 feet of the Silver Spring
station on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
Imperial Apartments
Thanked by Courts
With Tenants Almost as Soon as Finished.
In tliZabethan Style.

Among the splendid apartment houses
on Washington Heights is The I'm
peTial," on Columbia road near Eight
zenith street northwest, which was re-
Gently finished and almost Immediately
filled with tenants.
The house was built by the Imperial
apartment House Company, corpora
ton made up of local people, headed
by Hugh = Phillips. 1t contains up-to-
date apartments of from two to seven
rooms and bath each. There are seven
apartments on each of the five floors.
including altogether fifteen bachelor
suites.
The structure covers an area of 100
feet front by 160 feet in depth. and at
either side has been arranged a court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07

opening out to the street. The material
used in the front is brown-stone. terra
Gotta. and brick, which is designed in
the Elizabethan style of architecture.
one of the few examples of this kind
of building in Washington.
The interior of the main entrance hall
IS finished in Pavanazza and Alpsgreen
marbles, making a very effective show
ing The woodwork throughout is of
oak.
b STANLEY Simmons, the welI-known
architect. who designed the National
MetFopol Citizens Bank, now in
course of construction, prepared the
plans for the building and directed the
work of construction, which was done
by subcontract.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
PERMITS ISSUED FOR
MANY NEW STRUCTURES
Detailed Table of Construction Author
ICED in District During First
Week of New Year.

Building permits to the extent of
nearly S1o0,000 were issued by Snowden
Ashford. Inspector of Buildings. last
week. The list includes a miscellaneous
assortment of structures. which indi-
Gates activity all along the line in
building operations.
The following table shows the number
of each class of structures authorized
and the aggregate estimated cost Of
each class. The table covers the neriod
from January 2 TO January 6 inclusive:
Total
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07

Real estate men 10 whose attention
the figures were called. declared to q
ma that the start was but a sugges-
tior OF what the new year may be ex-
pected to bring forth. AS a class, the
men who sell I:ouses and who follow
closely the doings in the real estate
and financial world are jubilant They
are looking forward TO the opening OF
the spring season in confident expecta-
tion that it will inauguTate market
that will be so unprecedented that it
will remain for many a day the banner
year OF the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
Largest Office Block.

The new house will be one of the larg-
est devoted to offices in Washington
and it is planned 10 make it by all odds
the finest structure in this part of the
country.
Real estate and financial men have
been wondering what Mr.. Walsh intends
to do with the property he acquired just
east of the Colorado building. Mr. Wick
ersham, The real estate broker. who acts
for Mr. Walsh in his realty operations
here, stated yesterday that the building
will be rismodeled and improved to suit
the tenants.
Later a modern structure may be erect
ed there The alterations will include
a handsome plate glass window and at
tractive trent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
THE CALUMET" HAS
UNIQUE FEATURES
Every Apartment Provided
With Front Outlook.
WORK OF YOUNG ARCHITECT
New Structure at Third and East Capt.
toll Streets Faces Congress .onaI
Library and Capitol.

''The Calumet apartment house.
which has lust been completed at the
northeast corner of Third and
East Capitol streets. is one OF the first
undertakings of A. Nj. Schneider. d
nephew of T. f. Schneider. the noted
architect OF this city. The building is
remarkable in more than one way. and
among architects.
The house was erected for j. T. Ferry
and j. F. Ferry. At the time its cree
ton was proposed on its present site,
the idea met with disapprovaI on &C
count Of the smallness of the lot. but
Mr. Schneider's sketches showing the
layout OF the rooms disclosed the ad-
vantage to which the lot could be used
for apartments.
0Verlooks Capitol.
This apartment house is we'll stu
ated, overlooking the Congressional Ii
brary and Capitol grounds. and is con-
vsnient 10 either ear line. All the suites
are front and conveniently appointed.
erect one of the most complete and at
tractive buildings in that section of the
city.
The building is of semi-fiTeproof con-
struction. the front being composed of
brown pressed brick and white Indiana
limestone. There are eight apartments
in the building. two TO floor. Each one
has fcir rooms. a reception hail. ana
bath. The rooms are of comfortable
size, each apartment being prettiiy fin
ished and decorated. and having every
possible modern convenience
Has Fireproof Hall
One of the features of this building is
that the apartments on each floor are
separated BY an absolutely fireproof
hall twelve feet in width. The stair
way is constructed of concrete and
steel. thus dividing the building into
two separate sections, and providing
protection, and n means OF escape in
case OF fire.
The halls are handsomely decorated,
the lower story being finished in white
Italian marble with mosaic floors. The
upper stories are fini she'd IN a darker
marble with terrace floors. The house
ia heated by steam. There are COM
partmeuts in the basement where extra
furniture, trunks, etc, can be stored.
Here is also found a laundry for the
use of the tenants.
There is an apartment for the janitor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
WILL MAKE APARTMENT
OF GEORGETOWN HOME

The three-story dwelling. n1rth of
GEORGETOWN postoffice. owned Ly the
heirs of the late John II. Smoot. is 10
be 1emodeled into an apartment house.
About $500 will be expended.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07
Plans for "The Denver"

Mr.. Walsh has decided to erect an
Office building on the site at the north
west corner Of Fourteenth street and
New York avenue northwest. The lease
of the Oxford Hotel will expire in
August, and building operations will
probably begin as soon as possible after
that date.
For some time 1t was not determined
whether Mr.. Walsh would erect an office
building or a hotel on the site. but from
the first he has intended to call the
building, whatever il might be the Den
Yer, in honor of his old home in Colo
RADIO The new structure will occupy all
of Mr.. Walsh's holdings around the
corner which. on the New York avenue
side, take in the old Young Mems Chris
ttan Associa ton building, recently pur-
chased by him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-07

Colorado Man Will Free
Another Office Block.

Thomas F. Walsh. the millionaire who
is erecting the Ouray office building,
corner Eighth and @ streets northwest.
has purchased the five-foot alleyway on
the west of the lot upon which his
structure is being erected. The purpose
of the purchase is TO provide light and
ventilation for the new building.
The transaction was conducted by
T. \. Wickersham, who stated that the
consideration for the ground was nom
inat. John W. Butterheld made the deed
TO MIR. Walsh.