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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
BUILDING ACTIVITIES

L. A. Lamoreaux. architect is preparing plans
for improvements and repairs to the modern
frame residence of D. F. Clark, Bryant and
Twenty second street: also for H. r. Lyons
frame residence on Clifton avenue.
The Morrison-C rittenden company has let to
~. W. Miesen the contract to erect frame
residence at 3405 Fifth avenue 8. B 1t will be
24x2S, two-story. modern interior finish and fur
mace. Cost, 3d. 800.
NJ. A. Thompson. 2721 Fourteenth avenue s,
has plans for frame cottage he will erect by
the day at 1882 Fifth avenue s. It will be
24x2S, modern interior finish and furnace.
Cost, 50, 500.
J. W. Lmdstrom, architect, is preparing plans
for frame cottage, Ax3O, on Thirty fourth
street and Thirty-first avenue S, by G. w.
Hook. Modern interior finish Cost, $1,000.
c. F. Haghn has the general contract to
erect the Washburn- Crosby companys new grain
| storage elevator at the mills on Seventh avenue
! s. Cost complete, $500, 600.
Washington avenue, has let the contract to
erect frame residence at 2417 Seventh street
Is, to John Peterson. Cost $1,000
| The West Hotel company will make some in
Eterior improvements in the hotel besides the re-
pairs after fire, and will install new electric
/ passenger elevators.
4 The Minneapolis Gas Light company has plans
/ for q large steel gasometer and other buildings
Eat its plant on Fifteenth avenue S. Cost, $685.
IOOO
| The Lake Street Methodist church contem-
Il plates erecting new building this year. Rev.
IT. wv. Stout, pastor. Estimated cost, $25, 600
4 Building Inspector Houghton issued 1893 build
ling permits for January, amounting to 1878, no.
r. johnson & Hegdahl have the contract to erect
i q frame cottage 24x44. Mt 1926 Oliver avenue n
i for 0. A. Blethen. Cost $1,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

5th av N, rooms, full
basement, city water, gas, all in ex-
cellent repair.
$1,000 -4O2s Bryant av N, new Groom
cottage; lot 42x12s to alley.
$3.50 22o3 10Th av s, rooms, city
water; lot 25x150.
$13OO-121o 5th st N, 6 rooms, full
basement, well; lot 30x140.
$1,000 3643 Emerson av N, 5 rooms,
cistern, barn; lot sOx12s to alley.
$500 2517 18th av S, 5 rooms, city
water; lot 29x127 to alley.
S13SRr 18th av s, 6 rooms, ar
ranged for two families; city water,
cellar, storm windows, screens,
barn; lot 32x136 to alley.
$14OO-1S06 Taylor st NE, 5 rooms,
city water, wet sink; lot 43x100.
$14OO- 907 Goth av NE, 6 rooms, city
water, gas, large cellar; lot 44x96.
S140O- 3216 Aldrich av s, S rooms,
cistern, well, barn; lot 42x12S.
S15OO-536 Logan av N, 8 rooms, ar
ranged for two families; city water,
sewer, full basement.
$16OO-4901 Humboldt av n, chicken
fancn, Id acres; GROOM mousse,
barn and two chicken houses, 12x25
each; well and running water on
land.
S17OO- 2119 10th av s, s rooms,
sewer, city water, gas, full base
ment; lot 46x146x100.
&175C-2410 Como av Sc, new house
Of Z rooms, city water; large lot.
S1SOO-415 w 31st st, z rooms, city
water. sewer. gas: lot 37x10l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
FEBRUA ACTIVITIES IN REAL Estate MARX

notes that little real progress has been
made in securing lasting coloring and
preventing efflorescence. A distinct
change for the better" says the Bull
letin, i'm the business Of block MAX
ing was more reasonable position with
the public and Of the architects. IT
was recognized that the blocks must
be made somewhat different from the
original conception in blocks or there
would be deadly sameness which
would prove an effective barrier to their
extended use. A freer position in. the
matter of sizes and less adherence to
the limitations Of machine was ex-
pressed. The convention as a whole
block making and gives great hope for
material ADVANCE :, -. .. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
REMoDELING A HOUSE
Changes in Windows and Doors Greatly
.r Alter Appearances.

The problem Of remodeling an old
house, to make it more convenient, or
to give it a better appearance, is often
more troublesome than to, decide on
plans for a new one. The problem OF
the new house is left largely to the
architect, while people Of taste and
experience often undertake the work
of remodeling largely on the basis Of
their own ideas; indeed, it is not unu-
sual that the remodeling is done in or
der that the owner may put into exc
cution ideas Of his own.
Frank s. Guild, in! little book for
B BY tSn b nnd f ba
may, be, accomplished by the, improve
door. Among the easy expedients sug-
gested are the substitution of small or
namental-shaped panes Of glass for
large ones in the windows and swing
ing sashes outward on hinges. A glass
inclosed flower box jutting from the
window is easily constructed and may
be made very ornamental when filled
with greenery. ~.
Odd-shaped window openings help to
furnish room. Sometimes long and
barren wall space is most successfully
treated by locating in its stretch some
where a circular or oval window with
loaded glass. A pretty design In col
ored glass will have more value from
decorative point Of view than any
picture or piece Of brio a-brac. A dark
and uninteresting corner may be made
the most charming spot in room, as
the mellow light percolates thru the
opalescent glass. ,.-.
A window placed high enough above
the floor to accommodate beneath 1t a
writing desk or bookcase solves the
problem of light and air without taking
up valuable wall space. The CHEEKY Ct
feet Of a few ported plants placed IN
the opening relieves. the monotony OF
conventional decoration and gives, the
note Of life and warmth SO essential.
opportunity for much ingenuity and a
sash curtains, unless needed for ex-
Guiding the impertinent gaze Of stran-
gers, are undesirable. A screen Of
plants is infinitely prettier. Washable
curtains are preferable, and should be
Numbered often, especially in dusty To-
calities. Two sets then become neces-
sary for change, but the charm of
variety amply repays this extra >ex-
To alter door, some of the panels
may be removed and replaced by either
single panes of glass or. designs IN
loaded glass. Ornamental iron or
brass hinges and other door trimmings
make great changes, and designs cut
from thin panels Of wood or sheet iron
may be applied, painted in a color con,
gtrasting with that of the door. Changes
Eof panels may be accomplishedt by I'LL
ing up old panels and making new by
means Of wooden strips. 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

The round shouldered. splatbuck chairs
OF this style have long been popular in
America, and deservedly so.
e Nursery furniture should be small, but
1t should be light in weight also. The
little bent wood chairs are very good.
They can be lifted and carried about by
very small people, and they have no
angles to bark shins on unawares. Do
not overdo the nursery idea
Hair cloth for upholstering furniture is
having its day again and is being largely
used on colonial chairs. One need NOS
be confined to the rather doleful black
and gray, either, for the new hair cloths
come In colors in pretty little patterns.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
BARNES BROS. 200 Oneida BIdg.

S225O-2618 Pillsbury av, Z rooms,
city water, sewer, gas, lot 36x165;I
good barn. 55tlg4
S24OO-3044 Grand av, Z rooms, city
water; wet sink, gas, barn; corner
lot, 51x12S to alley.
$4,000 Bloomington av, rooms,
all modern except heat; all floors
on first floor hardwood; lot 3ox12s.
S35OO-2737 Bloomington av, 10
rooms and attic; all modern except
heat; arranged for either one or
two families; first floor finished in
best quality of selected oak, with
hardwood floors; lot 42x12S to al
ley. This house could not be built
today for $4,000.
S370O-646 Jackson st NE, new
house of IL rooms, arranged for
two families; all modern except
heat; hardwood finish first floor;
separate bath and toilet rooms; lot
40x129 to alley.
S40OO-3709 Upton av S, new resi-
dence of 10 rooms, reception hall,
parlors and library finished in birch,
dining room in white oak; very
elaborate colonial mantel in libra
ry; ground 125x115. Also sum-
mer cottage of three rooms, which
rents for SIS per season. These
premises command an excellent
view of Lake Calhoun.
S6OOO-1419-21 Sd st s, two detached
houses of 5 and 9 rooms respec-
lively; rental value 500 per month;
lot 63x165
The above properties can be bought OF
| terms to suit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

ago for $1,100 and the other, disposed
of more recently, Of the same dimen-
sions, disposed Of more recently,
brought $1,000.
In January of 1900, F. G.. James
bought eight trackage lots in block l.,
Groveland addition, Lyndale avenue N
and Linden, for $1,000. They sold
within eighteen months for $500, all
cash, gain Of $4,000, less interest,
which amounted to only 1868.
Mr.. James realized a good advance
also on property on Groveland avenue
and Kenwood Parkway, known as lots
1921 and Is, block 1, Groveland re-
arrangement. This was frontage of
40 feet on Groveland, and ESQ feet
on Kenwood. He bought the property
in January. for $4,000. After carry
ing it. less than two years he sold the
PsPdgs for o6 6sonta pgFe to
thousand dollars on the cost of the
whole property for the Groveland
frontage alone. He retained the Ken
wood .s yal naa frontage. for which he
T. B. Snyder and F. G.. James, in
1903, bought property on the north side
Of Fourteenth avenue Sc, between Uni
verslty avenue and Fourth street, 49.3
feet, at $75 foot, or about $3.50. In
1Ou1ec LAcY SC1U IL l0eL LOT
$3.50 and have practically sold the
remaining 1913 feet for over $4,000.
A Remarkable Advance.
The s. T. Mcknight company, which
secured the corner Of First avenue S
and Fifth street, 80 by l65 feet, from
the New York Life Insurance company
for 800, 900, has leased it to. tho First
National bank on basis Of about
per cent on $250,00o, within between
two or three years, a remarkable ad-
vance. Another instance for this COM
pany was the sale which it made to the
avenue s and Fifth street. 1t owned
10 by 165 feet, and sold little more
than half the frontage to the paper
whole property cost. This transaction
Melted a gain in within two years time.
Judge G. NJ. Pond, who bought prop
erty on First avenue s, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, about 80 feet, at
something like $3.50 a front foot, sew
eral years ago, was offered and refused
net profit. over and above interest
preferred to build, which he has done,
and retain the property rather than to
take the profit.
A final instance illustrative of the
popular feeling among property owners
that a further advance in values is at
hand is. that Of the st. Leon property,
| across from the Pond building. This
measures IS by 1872 feet. It was sold
two years ago for $4,000; The deed
Thru a technical flaw the trade did not
go thru. The original owner has been
offered within few months $4,000
cash, which he has refused, 49,. / =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Notes on Furnishings.

There is hardly another single feature
in a room that can add tone to its decora-
lions to the extent that an artistic lamp
shade does. The shaded light softens the
outlines and brings all contrasting colors
into harmony, thereby creating a most
restful effect. t-es4sfE
Queen Anne furniture is, having great
revival in England this year, and we will
undoubtedly take a cue from what is do
ing there. Queen Anne is one Of the
colonial styles and the chairs and other
pieces can be used in our colonial rooms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Few Colors Needed.

: In the South Kensington museum,
London. are hundreds Of yards of tapes
tries, OF many varying effects and de-
signs. Yet all these differing harmo-
Mes are produced by the use of only
four. colors--brown, red, yellow and
blue, with gold for q high light. This
shows us the possibilities that lie with
range. Effects more subtle indeed, than
can be. produced by the rainbow meth
Cd, or strong contrasts Of light and dark
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

We are frequently confronted by a
room which seemsasto lack cheerfulness.
1t may be the light is bad, or the col
OrlngS poorly chosen & - ~
We have seen many rooms that lacked
cheerfulness given Vitality by the in
PRODUCTION Of punches of Japanese flow
ers, apple blossoms, cherry blossoms
properly introduced + into soft-toned
vases. ~. 49,. @~.,rt
= The Chinese have. a pretty way of
hanging a bamboo in az corner, piercing
it with holes, into which they thrust
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
FREIGHT ENGINE FLEW
PHILADELPHIA LEDGER,

J. lowering Jones, an attorney Of
this city, whad an engagement with
Western capitalists in his office at ten
o 'clock Friday morning. There was
money in it, and heIcwanted to keep
the appointment, but he got to the
Pennsylvania railroad station just
thirty seconds too late to catch the
Broad street flyer. Running into The
yardmaster office, he shouted: W..
"Give me a special. Never mind
the cost!'' IT, .TaE, ..>s-
The yardmaster got busy, but could
find no express locomotive.
:. -. will you chance it with a freight
mogul9' he asked. ~. go. '.
"I'll chance it with anything on
earth that will get me to Philadelphia
at ten o'clock,' replied Mr.. Jones.
At 8:48 the mogul pulled out with
one car and one passenger in the car
At 1858 Mr.. Jones alghted in Broad
Street station-eighty-fou miles in
seventy minutes. The special cost
$2l0. sssg", .a..-..., --.~I ....-' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
" .Prosaic Conditions localized.

It was when Florence was a city Of
shopkeepers that italian art fourished
at its best period, and a glance at
ancient history shows us thruout Greek
civilization that harmonious union of
the practical and ideal. So in the life
OF the home if the theme be adequately
presented we shall find a field for ideal
ity and originality centering around
these very avocations that seem at first
sight far removed from the ideal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

1t is important that the recent inter
church conference placed "the family
as the first Of it's council s five spheres
Of action, the others being "social con-
dition,'' '.education,'' Vreligious ac-
tivities' and q international affairs.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
On Harriet Boulevard.

Referring again to a residence dis
trict which is very popular for medium.
priced dwellings,, Forty-second and Har-
tiet Boulevard, two lots on the corner,
posting $1,000, sold for $4,000. One
lot was held two years and the other
three years. The inside lot, measuring
so by 10 feet, sold about two years
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Two Downtown Sales,
IA HIS is the shopping season in
a real estate circles. Business is

Two instances taken from Nicollet
avenue sales are fair samples Of value
Increases on the principal retail street.
The three-story brick building at us
Nicollet, 81 by 1872 feet, was bought
In September, 1905, from George D..
Dayton by Lizzie E. O'Brien for
$4,000. She has been offered 100000
cash for the property and refuses it.
Mr.. Dayton is said to have paid $51 900
for the property about two years be-
fore, showing an increase of $4,000 a
year to the new owner.
Going down the street to 522 Nicollet
avenue, where stands three-story
brick building, will be found another
example Of value approximations. Louisa,
Nett bought g4d this proPpeErty, % by o g
and now has, and refuses, a cash offer
of $4,000, a gain Of $4,000 in less
than one year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28
Followed Doctor Hart
mans Advice "A
Grateful Letter.

Mrs. Anthony Rauch, 4ss Johnston
street, Bucyrus, Ohio, writesi
"I was suffering from obstinate con-
stipation and torpid liver when I took
your advice and purchased six bottles Of
Peruna and MAnalin.
"TYhen ! had taken only one bottle
felt much better and since fhaVe taken
two more bottles I feel entirely well,
but I viii continue taking the medicine
for q short time 20 make sure Of my
cure.
sT think Manalin IN one Of the finest
remedies for constipation that ever
tried. l viii never be without Il. II has
made me so strong. I can do a days
work and never tire.
'1 am 90 glad DO not got those diary
spells any more. hAvn't had one since
I took your medicine.
''I cannot thank you enough for what
your medicine has done for me. All sick
people should give II . fair trial."
Pe-ru-na's Popularity,
Peruna Is not Like SO many other rem
edies that pass away as soon as the FIRST
few bottles are used. The longer Peruns
is used in any community, the more
popular it becomes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

The week just ending has been dull
one in the local real estate market.
Work is progressing on the many
operations that have already been
started but no new contracts Of any
consequence we're given out
At the City Registry Bureau the fol-
lowing property transfers were recorded
this week:
William F. Long to Harry Oren-
stein, property at ia East Second
street $500.
Peter j. Ford to Peter w. Newell,
property on east side Of Franklin
street near south side of Beech; s 900.
Peter J. Ford to John j. O'Connor,
property at Second and Scott streets;
81, $50.
John ]. Cassidy to Louise Riedel,
property on west side of Madison be-
tween Eighth and Ninth 81, coo.
James Ball to Mary L. Witsil, prop
erty s45 Tatnall street; $500.
Nicholas Fidance TO Alfonso Sine
one, No. go Scott street 81, go.
William d. Haddock, ct al, to
Abner X. Overdeer, dwelling on the
northwesterly side Of West street
northeast of Seventeenth street {;
50, 600.
William c. Tindall to Frank Braun
stein, dwelling on the east side Of
nineteenth street north Of jefferson,
$1,000
Harry S. and Laura J. Lynch to
Robert M. Taylor, dwelling on the
west side Of du Pont street, north Of
Pennsylvania avenue S3, 600.
James and Ellen p. Nolan to Morris
Leshem, property on the southwest
corner Of Second and West streets 4;
"a, 200.
Louis Lichtenstein to Frank B.
Tibbitt, dwelling on the southeast cor
ner Of Seventeenth and West streets ;
81, ,5OO
Marion N. Wood to Frank Q. Sparks,
No. oil Concord avenue e., 600
Lucy Askew jackson TO Patrick and
Bridget A. Walsh, property on the
west side Of jackson street, north of
Sixth e., 900.
Teresena and John Sofia to Henry
Blouth, property at the southwest cor
ner of Fourth ard Scott streets; "a, 500.
Mary Jane Cannon ct al, to Lydia
w. Slocomb, property on the west side
of jefferson street, between Eighth
and Ninth 5000.
Robert S. Hutchinson TO Ellwood H.
Brown, property at Lobdell street and
/ Railroad avenue $500.
Mary A. McGillin TO John Julius
Yates, Jr., property at the southwest
corner Of Tenth and Pine streets
s., 600.
John M. Stannard to Saunders o.
Dillon, property on the west side Of
Broome street, north of Second a, 500.
William ID. Haddock ct al, to
Willis L. Overdeer, dwelling on the
northwest side OF West street, north
east Of Seventeenth "a 200
William A. Schoolmaster to Rachel
A. Christy, dwelling near Twenty
second and jefferson streets "a, 100.
Morris Leshem to Max Abramson,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28
WANTS SENATOR ELECTED.
congressman Burton Expresses Himse
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ConEressmau Burton Expresses Himself
Durrg a Brief Stop In WILMINGTON.
Congressman Hiram r. Burton, of
Lewes, was in Wilmington last even
ing. He stopped at the Clayton House
and discussed the political situation
in this State. DR.. Burton is quoted
in the Morning News as saying;
II believe the interest the people
feel in keeping the State in the Re-
publican column will bring the fac
tions together later on, " said Con-
gresham Burton. "The better iudg-
ment Of Republicans will override the
selfish ambitions Of any man or set Of
men. People who have lived as long
IN Delaware as / have will make
almost any sacrifice rather than let the
State go back to Democratic rule,
especially while this generation lasts.
The younger men of the ReFubli-
can party have no idea of what it cost
to be a Republican in lower Delaware
during the eos ami '70's under
Democratic domination, and there is
no reason to believe that a better con-
dtion would obtain if by any misfor-
tune the Democratic party should re-
gain control.
II would be delighted to see the
Senatorial vacancy filled at Washing
ton, but l am unable to see a solution
Of that question by the present Legis-
lature. The members ought to elect a
a Senator. 1t is duty they owe to
the nation, the State and to the Re-
publican party to elect Senator.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28
NEW PERIODICALS AT The LIBRARY.

The Wilmington Free Library has
recently added TO its periodical files
the Inland Printer and the Brick
builder. Although these magazines
are published for special classes they
are not without interest to the general
public.
The Brickbuilder is a fine appear
ing magazine published especially for
architects. 1t is full Of plates illus
trating the buildings Of the best archi-
tects Of the day. All kinds of build
ings from cathedrals to ordinary DWELL
ing houses are covered and detailed
plans as we'll as plated showing the
appearance Of the buildings as they
are finished are given It covers, Of
course, only buildings built Of brick
or similar material.
The Inland Printer is, as its name
indicates, a periodical for printers.
With the exception Of the Printing
Art, which the library also has, It is
the best periodical on this subject
issued in the country. The typog-
raphy Of each number is excellent and
the magazine has a very artistic and
attractive appearance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28

property at the southwest corner Of
Second and West streets 50, 200.
William ID. Haddock and Frank N.
Overdeer, 10 Mary E. Hawkins, dwell
ing near Seventeenth and West streets !
g, $50.
Francis E. Gallagher to Jabez B.
Sowden. property on the north side Of
Shallcross avenue east Of Van Buren !
s., 400.
Thomas Tatnall to William II. Jones.
land property on north side Of Wash
ington street, east of Twenty-fourth ;
g, 637.
Annie M. Erase and Emanuel B.
Erase to George W. Bowers, dwelling
on the north side of Seventh street,
between Bennett and Church 81, 295.
Edward and Edward l. johnson to
Henry Howard Carver, dwelling on
the east side Of Clayton street, south
Of Fourteenth; SO, 500.
George ". May, ct al, to James B.
Oberly and John j. Cassidy, property
near Fifteenth and du Pont streets Il;
81, 600.
Harry s. Lynch to Sarah f. Hart,
dwelling on the west side of du Pont
street near Pennsylvania avenue
s., 600.
James ]. McCusker to George NJ.
Miller, No. 72l East Fifth street; 5000.
Finley I. Ash to Mary q. Mosely,
No. "a Lord street $500.
Preston Lea, executor of William
Lea to William o. Tindall, property
near Nineteenth and Jefferson streets
81, S37. 90.
Harry 1. Gillis, sheriff, to George
II. Huber, No. 1924 West Fourth street
81, 500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28

The simple blouse is the one that
fills the greatest need and that can be
worn upon the greatest number Of 90.
casions. This one Is dainty and
charming in the extreme, yet Is abso-
lutely free Of elaboration so that the
coat can be slipped on over it with ease
while it also allows Of wearing at al
most all hours Of the day. In the illus.
tration handkerchief lawn is combined
with Cluny lace and the lining IS
omitted, but waists made in this style
are held correct for the many thin
and pretty silks and wools Of the cooler
weather as we'll a. for washable fabrics
and when these are chosen the lining
is Important. Again, the model suits
both the separate blouse and gown.
For dressy wear the elbow sleeves are
altogether to be preferred but II
the palmer garment is desired, long
ones can be substituted.
The waist consists Of the fitted lining,
that is optional, the front, bacl1s and
yoke. Ths backs ara -tnnkad tor sheil