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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
BIG BUNCH OF SALES
IN CITY AND SUBURBS
BUSINESS LOT ON HILL STREET
BOUGHT BY BURcK
Transfers of Special Interest in VarI-
GUS Sections That Indicate Valua-
ton of Business and Home Props
erty-Selectio for Investment

Included in the list of important real
estate deals of the past week was tne
purchase made by Lawrence b. Burck
from a local syndicate through the
agencies of Wright & Calender, f. A.
Rowan and Black Bros. He bought a
lot 441bx95 feet on the west slde OF
Hill street, between Third and tourth
street and directly south Oh the
Wright &, Calender building, for con-
sideration of $66,75O, being at the rate
of $1,000 per front foot. 1t is the lnten-
tion of the purchaser to erect a four-
story brick building upon the PIopepty
inomediately. the entire ground floor
of which will be used by the Burck-
Gwynne Realty company In tnls
transaction Wright & Calender repre-
sent the purchasers and r. A. Rowan
and Black Bros the sellers.
The real estate firm of Del Nalle &
Freeman report the sale from Nj. N.
Newmark to A. G.. Newton or the
southeast corner of Grand avenue and
Fourteenth street, sixty feet on II Graliu
hv 12O feet on Fourteenth for $lo, l0o'
Also lot A, block 8, of Alam1tos Beach
townsite. being on the southwest corner
Of Ocean avenue and fourtn piace,
from + Firman to e. Mehesy, Jr., Tor
$1,000. =.
The lot on the northeast corner OF
saventh street and Gladys avenue, %
x165 feet, improved with a bulldlng OIL
two stores and eighteen flats, has been
nurchasd by William Garland FOR SoV'-
oO0 The monthly income Is $4OO
n Bonoff has sold to John K. Vogel
Iot 63x105 feet on North Hill, near
california street, improved with two
story building of four flats; considera-
tion, $25OOO. ~ n
d. Bonoff has sold to L. M. DaVen-
mort A lot 60x112 feet on the southwest
corner of Hill and California Streets
improved with building Oh eish' lia'''
consideration, $4,000. 60
Mary E. Black has sold to D. Bonoit
q lot S11kx134 feet at 424-426 North Hill
street; consideration, $SOOO.
n 7 Wilson to Randall Sanatorium
cononany. a lot 150x150 feet ON the
southwest corner of Marion avenue ana
sunset boulevard, $s000 The lot VIII
he innroved with a sanatorium or Sixty
rooms.
Nicholas Hirst has sold his residence
property at 22S South Grana aNehue u
j. r. Smurr for Sl2,5OV. ,-l
Sheldon Borden paid Mines & tarisn
$13. 500 for cottage at 5l6 west L hiiu
street; lot 42X120 feet. o.
The lot at S15 South Olive street. 6ox
te5 feet. with nominal improvements
has been sold by A. p. norman 10 r.
A. Bizzell for $4,000. =.
W1iIIian Pridham has sold to F. M.
phelns through John D. Foster & Co.,
the property at 321 West Sixteenth
street. lot 5Ox12O feet, for $500.
J. H. Bradbeer has sold his me eigh.-
room residence in East San Gapriel 10
I. r. Abernathy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
LARGEST ARTESIAN WELL
Ninety Thousand Gallons an Hour.
Three Gangs of Contractors
at Work

The Mccarthy company has three
separate gangs of street contractors at
work rushing the completion of the
miles of new streets in the Mccarthy
company's new Greater Los Angeles
tract. 1t is expected to complete all
the work early In April and then COM
mence setting out palms and trees.
The Mccarthy company ordered
three miles of water pipe for the new
water system, one car of which has ar
rived and the others will be here in
time for the completion of the water
system at the same time the tank and
new pumping plant will be ready to
connect with the big Tompkinson ar
tesian well at the corner of South Park
avenue and SiXty-fourth street. Upon
a test this we'll has proved to be the
largest on the Southern Pacific line
producing 100 inches of water, or 90, 900
gallons per hour. The new system will
be installed under the rules and regu-
lations of the Los Angeles city water
department.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
HOME PLACE SELECTED
Missionary From Japan Will Reside
in Los AngeIes-Improve-
mentS Planned

Among the sales closed during the
past week by the Althouse Bros. were
the following:
A. P. Fleming to F. w. vogelin. a
new modern eight-room house, two
story, 2511 Juliet street, with lot 5Ox135
feet. The purchaser is recent ar
rival from Toxic, Japan, having been
missionary there during the past
twenty years. He will reside here per-
manently with his family.
DR.. F. G. Filz to Frederick Osch-
wesky, house at 1910 West Thirtieth
street, with lot 5Ox145 feet and the So
foot lot adjoining, same size, 5Ox145
feet. The new owner will occupy the
house and improve on the vacant lot.
Consideration $4,000.
l.. l.. Bowen to c. J. Fowler, an un-
improved lot on the north side of JEFF
ferson street, third lot east of Western
avenue; size, 45X110 feet The owner
will improve the same shortly with a
new modern dwelling. Consideration,
$1250.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Purchase of Lots and Homes

Edwards & Winters report the fol-
lowing sales for the past week:
For E. L. Johnson to S. J. Jacobin-
son, Q lots in c. V. Hall tract 90x11S
feet, being the northeast corner of JEFF
ferson and Halldale; consideration,
$4,000; bought for improvement. For
George j. Birkel to E. L. Sharkley, lot
in Moulten Home tract, $780, for e. ].
Loomis to A. ]. Ramer. lot in Charles
Victor Hall tract, 50x150 feet, on the
west side of LaSalle near Twenty-sev-
enth, $1S75; for Tyler e. Co., to E.
Durnell, lot in Jefferson and Fourth
avenue tract. $3.50; bought for improve
ment. For F.. Dunkerley to Albert F.
Neipp. lot in c. V. Hall tract, 45x120
feet, on the north side of Jefferson near
Dalton, $500; for D. c.. Lane to S. H.
Streeter, lot In Morris Vineyard tract,
51x120 feet, improved with seven-room
house, $4,000; for Della A. Carithers to
Nettie McGillivraN property at 1897
West Twentieth street, being the north
east corner of Twentieth and Ellen
dale, improved with a five-room resi-
dence, $500; bought for home. For
H. M. Voorhees, to Percy B. Richmond,
lot in Normandie Heights tract, being
50x120 feet on the east side of Mari
posa avenue near Third street. $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
ANOTHER SPANISH BARBECUE
Auction Sale of Lots at New Town
of Benedict on
April

In spite of the rain, which disar-
ranged the plans for the auction sale
of lots at the new town of Benedict
on the Santa Ana electric line last
Tuesday, quite number of people were
present and about forty lots We're sold
to business men, country people and
eastern tourists. A number of ladies'
also bought lots. A barbecue was a
feature of the sale which was un-
usually good and much enjoyed.
If not prevented by bad weather the
final sale of the lots will take place
at an auction to be held at Benedict on
Thursday. April 5. Another free Span
ish barbecue will be given at that time
Enough new enterprises have been
secured for the town, III addltion 10
the stores and lumber yard already
contracted for, to draw good many
people to the place and soon make 1t
q fiourishing little community.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Recent Tract improvements

Bowen e. Dolton announce the COM
pletion of the cement sidewalk and
cement curb work on their No.
Vernon and Compton avenues
tract, on the northeast corner of Vernon
and compton avenues. The grading and
graveling were completed several weeks
ago.
The grading on Bowen & Dolton's No.
Boyle Heights tract, on the south
east corner of East Fourth and Mott
streets, has been completed and the
cement curbs and walks are practically
finished. The same firm is doing pre-
liminary work on four additional tracts,
the purchase of which was announced
recently, and these will be placed on the
market within short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
QUICK ACTION
IN REALTY DEALS
LOCAL MARKET Is IN FINE
CONDITION
Many Important Sales Closed and Still
Larger Transfers to FoIIow-Huge
Electric Power Plant at
Redondo

Increased activity in realty transac-
tions In Los Angeles and vicinity is
shown by the size and variety of deals
closed, as printed in this issue. The
sales do not present fully the transac-
tions of the past week, for the reason
that many deals are not reported, and
for the further reason that numerous
negotiations that have been pending
are not yet ready to be made public.
The market generally is in decided
ly healthy condition, not only with
reference to business property, but
also as to tract holdings. Scores of
newtracts are on the market, with
more to follow, and each company or
firm selling lots states that home
seekers and investors are constantly
making selections.
C. e. Osborne states that the stir
occasioned in the electric railway
circles of the city, due to the purchase
by Hartman of the Sherman & Clark
interests, Is having it's natural effect
on realty values in those districts in
which Sherman & Clark have had prac-
tically a monopoly of passenger traf-
fic, due to the agreement with II. u.
Huntington.
With the exception of some of the
beach resorts, there is no other district
in Southern California that has more
reason to anticipate from the benefits
of electric railway warfare than the
Hollywood section and all that terri
tory lying between Wiltshire boulevard
and the foothill town. Had the Holly
wood district been provided with the
same transportation facilities as the
southwest, there is no question that it
would have taken the place that the
southwest district now occupies as
fashiona BILE residence section.
Within the last six or eight months
the Los Angeles Pacific interests have
been making more of an effort to fur
nish the service that the growing dis
trict demands. The chief improve
ment made was in the double-tracking
of the Colegrove line, reducing the
running time between Los Angeles and
Colegrove and increasing the number
of, cars in service.
The district, however, is now look
ing forward to the rushing in of a
line from the extension of the West
Sixth street road north from Third
and Eugene into Hollywood itself.
This would open up magnificent res
idence section, and would furnish the
most direct route from Hollywood into
Los Angeles.
III is KIlOWD lIldL llElllo VI "eNJ he1N y
been taken and surveys made for a
line as above mentioned, as well as
for another line extending from the
Bimini baths along Vermont to Mel
rose avenue, thence west on Melrose
avenue.
1t is announced that the contract
has been let for the largest steam
rower electrical plant west of Chicago,
to be built by the Pacific Light and
Power company on the beach at Redon-
do. the Improvement to cost S1,00O0OO.
The plant will generate $4,000 horse
power and the force will be trans
mitted to Los Angeles for use on the
city car lines.
The old Spanish homestead of 1900
acres, lying about a mile south OF
Playa del Rey, has been purchased
by w. I. Hollingsworth and associates
for $225, ,OOO.. High class Improvements
,a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Personal Mention

S. d. Adkins, late of Cincinnati, and
r. H. Gleason have formed a partner
ship to engage extensively in the real
estate business. The firm has ample
capital and will handle all kinds OF
property.
e. P. Fowler has sold his walnut
grove of $50 acres near Anaheim, Cal,
to DR.. Edwin Stoddard for $4,000.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Fowler bought
the ranch Mr.. Fowler and family will
make their home in Los Angeles for
the present He is largely interested
in mining property in Aurora, Colo.
julius Black of Black Bros. is at
Honolulu, w. B. Merwin is on his way
to Japan, and r. A. Rowan has gone
east on a vacation trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Another Variety Of Crank

Gumboyle-You don't need to have
those warts on your hands. I can tell
you of a charm that will drive them
away so quick they won't know what's
happened to them.
Lansit-Then don't want to hear of
it. When I'm ready to get rid of 'em I'll
give 'em treatment. by George that
they'll know all about, from the word
goi I believe in a square deal, even
with warts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Ro,,oh+ 100 Acres

The Hall-Armitage company, in con-
nection with C. A. Sturtevant of Po-
mona, closed the sale Saturday where
by H. S. Nichols transfers to William
Glass HOO acres about four miles north
of Pomona, lust east of Claremont, for
SAT 600. The purchaser is a wealthy
landowner from Cooperstown, N. D.,
and buys for investment. The land is
unimproved but is in the orange grove
belt and surrounded by fine groves.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
M.m Homes Going UP

Among those who are building new
homes in the Mccarthy company's
Greater Los Angeles tract are the fol
lowing: L. L. Nevin on lot 10. block z;
Howard Hill on lot So, block 2; n. g:
Thompson on lot 2s block 4; Harold
Hickson on lot 12, block 8; L. D,
Thompson on lat 21. block 4; Mrs. Van
Hoesep on lot 81. block 8; r. Crimp on
lot 90 block 4 w. A. Hicks on lot 10,
block s; w. T. Benjamine on lot 81,
block 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
BEAUTY SECTION
FOR NEW HOMES
LOCATION, SCENERY AND Gil
MATE NEAR GLENDALE
Casa Verdugo Villa Tract Now on the
Market In Fourth-Acre, Half
Acre and one-Acre Lots.
$3.50 to $500

Casa Verdugo, the quaint Spanish
restaurant, known far and wide, is
situated on the north border of Glen
dale valley, at an elevation of $50 feet,
and is exactly eight miles due north
from Central park, Los Angeles. I'M
mediately in the background the San
Rafael hills ascend to 1850 feet and
the Verdugo mountains tower to the
height of 1000 feet. Verdugo canyon,
the site of the reservoir supplying the
tract, cleaves these elevations north
and south.
Southwesterly, three miles away, lies
the city's princely domain, Griffith
park-in extent 5000 acres, and des-
tined to become one of the grandest
municipal play grounds of the world
having for it's crest the range of the
Santa Monica mountains, at an altitude
of 1000 feet. The mesa bridging the
space between these ranges and slop-
ing southwesterly from $50 feet to 432
feet above the sea CLOS Angeles being
only 294 feet), comprises the town
sites of North Glendale, Tropico and
Glendale.
Gateway to Los Angeles
This area, contributed to the march
of progress by proud old Rancho san
Rafael, from its original paronlal
dimensions of 75 to 100 square miles, IN
cludes the entire southeast section or
Valley San Fernando, and is the gate
way to the city for all that enters from
the north, including trunk lines, sub
urban railways, Kern river power
lines, the historic kings highway, Ell
Canine Real, and lastly the great
owens river aqueduct, with its water
supply for Greater Los Angeles.
All these are tributary to Casa YER
dugo Villa tract, located $50 yards
west of the car tracks at Casa Ver-
dugo. From the vantage ground or thls
spot, the sweep of the eye embraces
the peerless San Fernando valley, eX-
tending eighteen miles northwestward ;
the landscape two miles south OF the
citv limits at Griffith park, and five
miles southeastWard to the Garvanza
hills and slopes of Elysian park at
Fremont gate. The heart of Pasadena
is but six miles due east, while old
oceans strands at Santa Monica are
! exactly eighteen miles southwest. When
it is realized that this enchanting
scenery includes an all-the-year-round
climate, possessed by but few sections
of the world; a fertile soil prodigal in
quantity and variety of its products;
Iimpjd mountain water, fit to quench
the thirst of Adam, it would seem
that the desires of natural man for
harmonious environment could no
where else be better satisfied.
| In the above favored section lies
Casa Verdugo Villa tract, placed on
the market by the San Rafael Invest
ment company. N. C. Kelley. manager.
The lots are one-fourth acre, half acre
and one acre in size and sell at $500
to $1,000 each, with all streets graded,
sranitoid sidewalks and mountain
water mined to every lot.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

During the month of March, 1906, the
Superintendent of Buildings issued 927
permits amounting to $2,165,3 ,307.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Cannot Be Hurried

Aunt Rachel-'Mandy, you sat out
there in the swing with that young man
entirely too long.
Miss 'Mandy-We were letting the
old cat die, auntie. and you know 1t
takes long time for a cat to do that.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
GREATEST MONTH IN
BUILDING HISTORY
March Breaks All Records in Valuation of I'm
provements, Which Total So, ,165, ,3O7-Los
Angeles Is Making Unprecedented
Progress in Expansion

in
in the
authorizing
of
superintendents Official TabuIaton
fbidn
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

The old Spanish homestead of 1900
acres lying about mile south of
playa del Rey, has been purchased
by w. I. Hollingsworth and associates
for 1926, 1000. High class improvements
will be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
SORROW IN nICHSCHOOL
Otho Francis whitney, a Senior, Vic
tim of Typhoid.

Sorrow reigns in the ranks of the
senior class at the Topeka High school
over the death of Otho Francis Whit
ney, who died at the home of his par
ents, SIS West Sixth street, Tuesday
after an illness of less than a week of
typhoid fever. and complication of
troubles.
He was born at Beatrice, Neb.,
March 5, 1887 and came to Topeka
since that time has been an earnest
and enthusiastic worker in the Y. M
Q. A. as well as president of the Chris
tian Endeavor society Of the First
Presbyterian church.
AS a high school senior ne was
known as one of the most popular
members of the class and a leader in
all class work, and was recognized on
al sides as a young man of fine social
qualities. unusual nobility of charac-
ter. sweetness of disposition and deep
religious instincts. Fese young men Of
his age possess q. more promising fsi-
ture in life than dhd Ofho Whitney
who has been SO suddenly taken from
his parents and frIsnd4.
The funeral. which svos largely at
tended by his class mates and friends
was held at the hqfne of his parents
Quoted by his pastor. DIR. S S Estey
Music was furnished by the Y. NJ G.
A. quartette. The remains will be ac-
ocmpanied to the old family home at
Beatrice, Neb., for interment. The
parents. Mr.. and Mrs d. l. Whitney.
have -he Svr171aat b. e - '..,Sts or
otho's friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
PROFIT u LoeA1 EnE1eHrs.
tsEstos7scy SsssnessaJ HadIey of Missouri
f'7szs Nesy YORK Expert on stand.

Kansas CITY. No. Nov I4-E NJ
Fisher Of st. PAU. the expert account
ant employed by the state Of faiSsouri
TO Sxamine thzs books of The Burling-
ton railway company, again went on
the stand this morning In the maxi
mum freight 1fe Bearing being con-
Quoted by Attorney General Herbert
s. Hadley.
Mr.. Fisher made the statement that
the burlington railroad frequently
charged a rate for the movement of
freight less than that named in the
Missouri maximum rate law now being
contested. This was explained by the
assertion that il the Burlington had
charged the maximum rates, competi-
ton would have been driven from the
field.
The state sprung a surprise when it
announced that at the afternoon ses-
sion they would place on the stand
Charles 5. Ludlam, of New York city,
to disprove the claim of the Burling-
ton that there IS very little profit in
handling local freight business.
1T developed that Mr.. Ludlam, who
is the expert accountant that had
charge Of the examination several
months ago In New York city OF the
books or the New York Life. the Mu-
tMal and the Equitable Insurance com
panies, had been employed ~ the
state of Missouri 10 examine the books
IN the auditors Office of the Missouri
Pacific railway at st. Louis. The state
asserted it would prove by Mr. Lud-
lam that local freight business. is ex-
ceedingly profitable to the railroads in
Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
GRANT co. STILL OUT.
Pretty Certain TO Raise Hoch's PIu-
ralitx to 1000.

Chairman drummer announced this
morning that no Information has been
received concerning the result of the
election in Grant county. Nobody
knows how many votes Hoch received
there. either by unofficial returns. or
official count.
The present plurality of Governor
Hoch Is 1883, and the probability is
that Grant county will pull this up to
the 2.eO0 mark.
They certainly have a funny way Of
holding elections In Grant county.
There are no railroads in the county,
no telegraphs, and no telephones, so
far n known here The issue in the
recent election was whether or not the
county offices should be kept open
every day. or only once In awhile. The
Democrats offered to cut the salaries
of the county officers $1,000, and keep
the offices open only at certain times
The Republican platform was open
offices all the time The Grant Coun-
ty Republican. published at Ulysses
the county seat, says:
THE election has come and gone and
for the first time in the history ci
Grant county everything has gone Re-
publican in The county, electing the
ticket from top to bottom. The Re-
publican candidates made the cam.
paign iii an honorable way, and not
withstanding the offer to cut the sal
aries $1,000 a year figured by the
Democrats. 1t is with pride that the
officers elect know that the people
consider them worth $1,000 year
more than their opponents, who did
not agree to keep their offices OPEN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
PLACE FOR BEEAEfAN.
May BE Secretary of Boa~a OF Rail-
road Commissioners.

Chas. s. Beekman of Arkansas City
is being mentioned as a candidate fer
the office of secretary to the state
board Of railroad commits sioners.
Beekman was member q me last
legislature. but was beaten By w. L.
Cunningham for the nomination last
summer Cunningham made h Is fight
on the anti-railroad issue. and in the
election, the railroads fought him, and
came near beating him
Mr.. Beekman had quite reputa-
ton In the last house as q. speaker,
and was on the program OF the Kan
sas Day club banquet two years ago
He is a son Of the late Judge J. v.
BeekmaH
There are likely 10 be a good many
applicants for the office of seer etary.
The job pays $500 a year. and the
duties Of the position have not been
very onerous in years past. The pres
ent incumbent is Cyrus Anderson, of
Rawlins county. but it is not likely
that he VIII be able to continue in the
place under the new board.
George W. Kanavel. one of the new
~ elected members of the board, said
today:
we have had no nsetings of the
board to discuss onr organization. and
ncShing whatever mas Been done so
far as I know. I have not received
any applications fcr positions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
Many Contributions to San
Francisco Relief Fund
Never Reached the Persons sSs
Whom They Were Intended.
WE'RE LOST IN TRANSIT
Gns Package e SIJ,5SO Sent
FROM Sesrcnlight, Nev., Gone.
President Roosevelt is Pushing
an Investigation OF the Natter.

San francisco. Cal, Nov. 1.-THE
Chronicle says today: 4 new investi-
gatien is progressing III the course ot
developments in the local s,ratt scandal
II now appears that many Gums OF
money. large ana small. that were sent
frorn Z. .Fereat states to San Francisco
fpr tise -e!fe1 of t,ie sufSt,,s5ss frn3u she
csiarults' never reached she relief coHs-
msttee. Some Uf tIf+se sssssazzn*s vshlesl
aggregated a large sum were mailed To
the care Of Mayoz Scarsitz + J.
- ~ey. Detective William Burns snd
a6o4. ~ government agencs have been
making - investigation President
Roosevelt is - moving spirit behind
The inquiry anu "a declares that no
man suil.s. OF diverting ne rsi-f funds
shall escape -vsijce-
The case3 ronle within. the il4Ttsdictfon
Of the federal authorities because "a ire
interstate character OF the postal seT-
vice. which it Is alleged was criminali-
tamperad with A considerable sum OF
money was also sent through the ex-
press companies and Wells Fargo are
now INV estigazing the disappearance Of
$40. $50. sent in one package from tfs
citizens of Searchlight, New. waic7 the
relief committee say they neve- recelN-
ea srd which the company says was
delivered to the representative Of the
cornrs1ittee to which 1t was addressed
The crime of forgery is said to be IN
cluded in the onenses of the raider
Of the relief contributions. 1t IS Aald
that in the aggregate the steallnEs VIII
amount to million dollars.