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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-13

IL Sabina, had resided a week in
the MatterhOrn hotel before
the two girls arrived there.
They had gone direct to New York,
and it required the seven days to find
q fat that suited them, of which they
were to take possession on the 1st of
October. Then there were the lawyers
to see, great many business details to
settle and an architect to consult. Aft
er leaving New York the girls spent a
day at Haverstock, where Dorothy
Amhurst bought piece of land as
shrewdly as if she had been in the
real estate business all her life. After
this transaction the girls drove to the
station on the line connecting with the
inclined railway and so, as katherine
remarked, were waited to the skies
on flowery beds of ease" which she
explained to her shocked companion
was all right because it was quota
ton from a hymn. When at last they
reached their hotel, Katherine was in
ecStasies.
isn't this heavenly" she cried.
"And, indeed, 1t ought to be, for 1 IN
derStand we are 5000 feet higher than
we were In New York, and even the
skyscrapers can't compete with such
an altitude"
The broad valley of the Hudson lay
spread beneath them. stretching as far
as the eye could see. shimmering in
the thin. blush veil of a summer
evening. aud miles away the river it.
self could be traced like a silver rib
bon.
t The gallant captain, who had been
theoretically browbeaten by his young
er daughter and threatened with divers
pains and penalties should he fail to
pay attention and take heed to instruc-
tons, had acquitted himself with eclat
IN the selection Of rooms for Dorothy
and his daughter. The suit was stu
ated in one corner of the huge cara
vansary, large parlor occupying the
angle, with windows on one side look
Ing into the forest and on the other
giving an extended view across the
valley. The front room adjoining the
parlor was to be Dorothy's very own.
and the end room belonged to RATHER
inc, he said. as long as she behaved
herself If Dorothy ever wished to
evict her strenuous neighbor. all she
had TO do was to call upon the captain.
and he would lend his aid, at which
prefer of assistance Katherine tossed
her head and said she would try the
room for week and If she didn't like
it out Dorothy would have to go,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-13

There Followed days and nights of
revelry-hops, concerts, entertainments
Of all sorts. with more pretentious
ball on Saturday night, when the
week-tired man from New York ar
rived IN the afternoon to find temper
allure 20 degrees lower and the alti-
tude very much higher than was the
case in his busy Office in the city.
katherine reveled in this round Of ex-
citement, and, indeed, so, in q milder
way, did Dorothy. After the func-
lions were over the girls enjoyed a
comforting chat with one another in
their drawing room, all windows open,
and the moon a-shining down over the
luminous valley, which it seemed to
fill with mother Of pearl dust
Young J. X. Henderson Of New
York. having danced repeatedly with
Katherine on Saturday night, unex-
pectedly turned up for the hop on the
/ following Wednesday, when he again
4 danced repeatedly with the same Joy
GUS girl. 1t being somewhat unusual
/ for a keen business man to take q
/ four hours journey during an after
noon in the middle of the week and as
a consequence arrive late at his office
next morning, Dorothy began to Won
der If a concrete formation, associated
with the name of Prince Ivan Lennon
toff of Russia. was strong enough to
stand an energetic assault Of this ma
ture, suppoSing it We're to be constant
| ~ repeated 1t was after midnight on
Wednesday when the two reached the
corner parlor. Dorothy sat in a cane
armchair, while Katherine threw her
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-13

Young j. K. Henderson danced repeat
eddy 9Utth Katherine.
self into a rocking chair, laced her fin
gers behind her head and gazed through
the open window at the misty infnity
beyond.
We'll" sighed katherine, this has
been the most enjoyable evening ever
spent"
Are you quite sure?" inquired her
friend.
Certainly. Shouldn't knowP'
"He dances well, thenY
'Exquisitely."
Better than Jack LamontY
"Well, now you mention him, must
confess Jack danced very creditably"
Il didn't know but you might have
forgotten the prince"
mo, l haven't exactly forgotten him,
butt do think he might have written
to me-"
"Oh, that's it, is it? Did he ask your
permission to writer
Good gracious, no! We never talk
ed of writing. Old red sandstone, rath-
er, was our topic of conversation. Still
he might have acknowledged receipt Of
the book"
But the book was given to him in
return for the one he presented to
you"
Yes, I suppose it was. 1 hadn't
thought of that"
Then again, Kate, Russian notions
regarding writing to young ladies may
differ from ours, or he may have fallen
overheard or touched live wire"
Yes, there are many possibilities"
murmured Katherine dreamily.
1T seems rather strange that Mr..
Henderson should have time to come
up here in the middle of the week"
why is it stranger asked Kath-
crime Mr. Henderson is not a clerk
bound down to office hours. He's an
official high up in one of the big in
surance companies and gets simply
tremendous salary"
Really? Does he talk as we'll as
Jack Lamont did,"
HE talks less like the Troy Tech
nical institute and more Hike the Home
Journal than poor Prince Jack did,
and, then, he has a much greater sense
OF humor. When I told him that the
oath Of an insurance man should be
bet your lifer he laughed. Now, Jack
would never have seen the point of
that Anyhow, the hour IS too late
and I am too sleepy to worry about
young men or jokes either. Good
| nightr'
| Next mornings mail brought Doro
/ MY a bulky letter decorated with Eng
| ish stamps. She locked the door, tors
| open the envelope and found many
sheets of thin paper bearing the head
| ing of the Bluewater club, Pail Mall.
Il am reminded of an old adage,
she read, Ito the effect that one should
never cross a bridge before arrivin:
/ at it. Since l babe goodby to you VI
/ to this very evening l have been plod
| ding over a bridge that didn't exist
/ much to my own discomfort. Yol
were with me when l received the mes
/ sage ordering me home TO England
! and I don't know whether or not sue
ceeded in suppressing all signs Of m.
own perturbation. but we have in tn
navy now man who does not hesitate
to overturn a court martial, and so
feared q reopening of the Rock in tn
Baltic question, which might hav
meant the wrecking Of my career.
had quite made up my mind, If tn
worst came to the worst, TO go on
west and become q cowboy. but a pas
senger with whom 1 became acquain'
ed on the Enthusiana informed me. {
my regret, that the cowboy is largel
being Of the past to be met wit
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CHAPTER VII.

and Mrs. Kempt. with
Sabina, had resided a week in
the Matterhorn hotel before
the two girls arrived there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-13

Continued from yesterdny)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
VALUABLE FRONTAGE FOR
NEW INDUSTRIAL PLANT

]. W. Roper has bought Of Mrs.
Fannie E. Patten, through the agency
of w. L. Elder, a lot, 65x110 feet, on
the southeast corner of Wall and
Thirty-seventh streets for the consid-
Grafton of $1700. The Hicks Printing
company recently incorporated with L.
Hicks president, J. P. Barker vice pres
ident and general manager and J. w.
Roper secretary and treasurer, are
erecting a two-story frame building
fronting on Thirty-seventh street, the
lower floor of which will be used for
the printing office and box factory
plant and the upper floor for living
rooms. The remaining portion Of the
lot fronting on Wall street will be
used as a site for a dwelling.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
MONEY TALKS
IN COAST DEAL
HERM0SA BEACH FRONTAGE
BRINGS S450,O00
Valuable Property Acquired by the
Los Angeles Securities Company
New Owners Plan Extensive
Improvements

The most notable deal in coast prop
erty recorded for several years was
negotiated last week when the holdings
Of E. p, Clark, president of the Los
Angeles-Pacifc; Gen. NJ. II. Sherman,
vice president of the same road, and
Burbank & Baker at Hermosa beach
and other adjacent beaches were passed
to the Los Angeles Securities company
for a consideration of $450,000
The transfer includes all improves
ments, consisting of an extensive water
and sewer system and 407 lots in Her
mosa and twenty-five and quarter
acres of residence sites in Shakespeare
and Manhattan. This brings the actual
cash returns from the property UP to
$950,000 as the firm, composed Of the
four men named, the two former being
silent partners. had sold, prior to the
sale just reported, more than half a
million dollars worth of beach prop
erty to home buyers.
Gen. Sherman and Mr.. Clark have
been active in the development of the
beach. Through them the railroad was
put in, this increasing the value of the
property, which was purchased by the
company in 1900 for $4,000. In the six
years since improvements have been
made consisting of a pleasure pier, and
a landing for deep-water vessels, which
brought $4,000 in the recent purchase;
the sewer system, valued at $4,000.
and the water system at 100000. This
has an excellent source of supply and
exclusive rights.
The plans of the Los Angeles Secur-
tiles company are to improve the prop
erty by extending the water and sewer
systems, build better thoroughfares and
h1ich floating lpndfnOc tho
wharf. There are also rumors of a
new Huntington car line, CUTOFF
from the Inglewood- -Redondo line, to
Hermosa beach,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
SALES IN FLORENCE HEIGHTS
Result of Free Trips Down the Line
on the Redondo Rail-
WaU

The Mccarthy company reports the
following sales during the past week
in their Florence Heights tract:
F. j. Shefer lot on Hoover street
near McCreery place. $3.50; Mrs. Jennie
Kinley, lot on Mckinley avenue near
Hoover street, $575; Flora Cantwell. lot
on Vermont avenue near Roosevelt
avenue, $3.50; r. Kane, lot on Aileen
avenue near Hoover street, $3.50; A. o.
Kane, lot on Roosevelt avenue near
Vermont avenue, $575; r. Manson, lot
on Hoover street near Monroe avenue,
SITS; j. Lawrie, lot on Vermont ave-
nue. near Aileen avenue, $3.50; Jane
Kerr lot on Aileen avenue near YER
mont avenue, $575: S. Osterunt, lot on
Aileen avenue near Vermont avenue,
$685. R. Grant, two lots on McCreery
place near Hoover street, $1200 r.
North, lot on Aileen avenue near YER
mont avenue, $3.50; Mrs. ]. Donegan.
lot on Vermont avenue near Roosevelt
avenue, $3.50; j. Weeks, two lots on
McCreery place, $1,000.
Cement sidewalks and curb are being
put in, streets graded and oiled, water
piped to each lot and other improve
ments going on rapidly, in order to
make this the most attractive and pop
ular subdivision in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
HUSBAND DESIGNS HIS
BRIDES WEDDING GOWN

Special to The Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-WhC
says men do not know anything about
their wives gowns? Where is the mis-
informed person who says that man
cannot distinguish ruching from ruff
fies? For here is a man who knows
enough about these things to design
entirely his brides wedding gown.
Last evening Miss Florence Hughes,
daughter of Thomas Hughes of 1887
Wolf street, was married to Herbert
C. Barthmaier of Tioga and the gown
she wore, of Brussels lace over italian
duchesse satin, was designed by the
bridegroom and made abroad, so that
it possesses the added charm of defy
ing duplication.
The pattern of the lace was of fes-
toons-of orange blossoms, and the only
ornament worn by the bride, a neck
lace, was also designed and presented
to her by Mr.. Barthmaier. 1t consist
ed Of a string of matched pearls with
a diamond pendant.
To the tall pines, cynics and SCOT
fers
The ceremony was performed at the
Church of the Epiphany Eleventh and
Jackson streets. by the rector, the
Rev. James Nash.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
In Greater Los Angeles Tract

tractive residence on Sixty-hfth street
between Main and San Pedro streets
in the Mccarthy company's Greater
Los Angeles tract.
e. r. Dowdy has started a very
handsome bungalow on Sixty-fourth
street between South Park and San
Pedro streets.
A modern bungalow is being built by
Captain Walton on Sjxty-flfth street
near San Pedro street
This is popular home tract with
fine improve; ents, and was placed on
the market year ago by the Mccarthy
company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
ADAMS STREET CORNER
TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT

Charles P. Staley has sold to James
M. Riley, through the Heron Realty
company, the northwest corner of Ad
ans street and Hooper avenue, for
$12,50O. The lot has a frontage Of II
feet on Adams street and 145 feet on
Hooper avenue. 1t Is improved with
two-story frame store and apartment
building. There is a seven-room house
on the lot adjoining the store building.
The buildings rent for $125 month.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

room 1Sx30. The dining room will be
on the top floor of the main portion
of the building. All wood finish on the
first floor is of mahogany. The re-
naming six stories are finished in red
birch, stained to initiate mahogany.
There will be polished and birch floors
in all the 200 guest rooms and apart
carries one from the lobby floor, twin
ing about the battery Of three hydraulic
elevators.
The building will be built in the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

men interested in the enterprise. The
building will be set back forty feet
from Wiltshire boulevard and thirty
feet from Carondelet street. The main
entrance will face Carondelet street.
facing the setting sun. The size of the
building over all is 98x190 feet.
The building is designed in the pure
Venetian style of architecture, and
presents very handsome effect. The
exterior finish will consist of granite
clippings embedded in the concrete,
and exposed, and polished by the use
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

of acids, the building presenting a
solid wall of granite. The first two
stories will be marked into blocks.
Entrance to the building is gained
over large veranda into a magnificent
lobby, finished in scagliola, mar
BILE and tiles. The lobby will be a
feature of the building and except in
height will almost be a counterpart
of the now famous Hotel Alexandria
lobby. The lobby is 45x60 feet. Off
the lobby is a ladies' parlor 16x1S, a
smoking room 16x25 and a billiard
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
.P|TTSBURG MAN
COMES TO COAST
Selects $4,000 Home In the Beautiful
Angeleno Heights District.
Other Sales In Hill
Section

Fielding j. Stilson company reports
Heights:
Lots II and 13, block Is, on Echo
Park road, to Frances M. Davis; con-
sideration, $3500.
The westerly portion of lot &C and all
of lot 6S, block 2S, on Kensington road,
to Andrew Anderson; $3200
Lot g. block 9, on Bellevue avenue, to
E. ]. Schweitzer; $4,000.
Lot 4, block 10, Edgeware road, to
Joseph Sutcliffe; $1,000.
The residence of G. w. Halberg at 800
West Kensington road, Angeleno
Heights, to VIM. Garlic; $4,000. This
sale was effected in conjunction with
Mines & Parish. The purchaser of the
property is a resident of Pittsburg, Pa,
but has concluded to make his home in
Los Angeles for the future.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
On Hope and Grand

F. E. Stelling has sold to Marianne
T. Echewendy, through the agency of
C. S. Holman, a lot on the east side
of Hope street, 100 feet south of Ninth,
for $22,500. The property has a 'front.'
age of 45 feet and is 1O7 feet deep.
Sheldon Borden has sold to Joseph
Wilson, through the Edwards & Win
ters company, the property at 2316-2O
South Grand avenue for $23, 500. The
lot is 1OOx15O feet in size, and is i'm
proved with two large residences rent
ing for 500 a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
FRONTAGE THAT EARNSN
CASH TO PUT IN BANK

During the past week the income pay
ing property at 21S-22O Vest Fourth
street, west of the Angelus hotel, lot
81 by 120 feet, improved with a solid
three-story building, was sold by A. M.
Chaffey through w. B. Merwin & Co.
and r. A. Rowan & Co. to Fred Lyon
of Tufts & Lyon. The consideration
was $165,OOO The gross annual income
is $4,000; expenses. $7' .; net income,
S5Sl5. a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
AdvaneIna

Youngster mphantly)-Father I
am not sitting on the lowest form
now.
Parent-Thats right Here's a shil-
ling for you. But tell me how you
came to pass on to the higher form.
"The lowest form is being painted"
Scholars own.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

enth street, between Maple and Wall,
for $65,000. The property has frontage
of 48.7 feet and a depth Of 105 feet. 1t
is improved with a substantial three
story pressed brick business block,
which yields a monthly rental of $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

form of fat "U," the back of the let
ter will be seven stores high, the two
wings six stories each. A basement,
containing thirty servants rooms and
the scullery, are also in the plans.
A private plant for furnishing both
light and heat and also for the power to
operate the elevators will be installed
in a detached building some distance
away from the main structure. A large
garage, capable of accommodating six
ty large automobiles, also will be pro-
Vided
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
The Exact Degree

She-This is the second time you have
asked that poor connection of yours TO
cut short her stay with us. BY the way,
what exact relation is she to you?
He (grimly)-Just now she is a cousin
twice removed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

Homeless children received ana
placed In houses for adoption. Apply
dren's Home society. sS4 Bradbury
building. Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
An Iron Grip

"This is the sort of hand-to-hand en-
counter that shows metal" muttered
the sneak thief as the detective slipped
on the handouts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
BRIGHTER FUTURE
IN REALTY FIELD
MERCANTILE FIRMS AND PRO-
FESSI0NAL MEN MULTIPLY
Buildings Vacated Quickly Taken by
New Companies-continued Ae-
tiVity In Central Business
Frontage

Active operatives in the Los Angeles
realty field are unanimous in the YER
dict that the conditions are healthy,
with bright indications for still fur
ther advance in frontage value in the
central business district.
Have you noticed" asked a member
of the fraternity who is frequently
identified with deals involving six fig
ures," that Los Angeles continues to
spread out in every direction, and that
no matter how many towering struc-
lures are erected they are speedily filed
by merchants and professional men,
and that the points vacated are as
quickly rented. New firms are being
constantly formed to engage in COM
mercial enterprises, and 1t seems that
there is no end to the demand for
office space.
New industries that are carried on
IN the large buildings are also multi
plying and agencies receive frequent
inquiries for additional space. More
halls are desired for fraternal and gen.
eral purposes and property owners who
build for the future are striving to
meet the demand in this line"
THE Herald may state" added the
speaker, that the realty market in
Los Angeles was never in a more rosy
condition. Just as many opportunities
exist as two years ago for profitable
returns for investors, while those
who buy business frontage for i'm
provement will not fail to enjoy hand
some returns"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

DLANS have been perfected for the
immediate erection of complete
family apartments on lot 140x
1921 feet on the southwest corner Of
Wiltshire boulevard and Carondolet
street, the highest point of land
west of Westlake park and only a
block distant. The building will be
of reinforced concrete, thus being
absolutely fireproof, and will cost
fully half a million dollars. M. S.
Gregory, secretary of the Union
League club, and j. B. Duke are the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

Dachsund (proudly)-My master has
q strong pull.
Greyhound (scornfully)-Well, you
look it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

II you want to go east. c. Haydock
Agent Illinois Central r. r.. 11s w. eth-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
Deal Involves $1o1,5oo

E. w. Pascoe, through the Crippen
Investment company and Marvin e.
Rockwell, has paid C. A. Rockwell
$1O1, 500 for the property on the south
west corner of Ninth and Wall streets.
The rental value of the fiat building
on the lot, which is 140 feet square, is
$100 a month.
r. G.. Beebe has bought from L. e.
Waterman, through the agency of Bry-
an & Bradford, the northwest corner of
Maple avenue and Eleventh street for
$4,000. The lot is 100 feet square and
is improved with two frame apartment
buildings, one of twenty rooms and the
other of sixteen rooms. These buildings
yield a net rental of $3.50 month. Mr..
Beebe bought the property about two
weeks ago for 100000.
Emma Cloud has sold to local syn
dicate a lot on the north side of Sew
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
$11,6OO PROFIT
IN TWO MONTHS
How Values Grow on South Broadway
East Side Frontage Taken for
Investment by Capitalists
taIists

Just about sixty days ago Frederick
Gundlach paid Henry S. VILLAS $780,
400 for lot 421s by 165 feet on the west
side of Broadway, between Eighth and
Ninth streets. improved with one
story brick. Tuesday Mr.. Gundlach,
through Colson, Byron & Donnell, sold
the property to a local syndicate for
$150,000, or, at the rate of $3.50 a front
foot, netting a profit of $11,600 on the
short time improvement, $500 month,
or fraction over $193.33 1-3 a day.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

SOIle returns.
Quite a number of notable deals were
closed during the past week, among
which may be mentioned the following,
in addition to those recorded in other
columns of this issue:
w. D. Wilson has sold through the
agency of A. e. Halsey and ]. w.
Cunningham, to local investors, the
property at 1910 South Hill street for
$4,000, being at the rate Of $1,100 per
foot. The property is 50x140 feet and
is improved with a two-story nine-room
house. Compared with a recent sale of
the northwest corner of Pico and Hill
stret at $500 per foot, and other sales
in that locality, the above is considered
a good buy at the price paid.
Another important deal on Proad-
way has been negotiated by Colson,
Bryan & Donnell. The agency has sold
for S. K. Ltndley to G. J. Birkel Of
the Birkel Music company the north
west corner of that thoroughfare and
Eleventh street, at the point where
Main street completes the junction of
the three streets, for $160000. The lot
is diagonally opposite the building now
being erected by the Hicks-Hager es-
tate. The property, which is S0.2 by $50
feet to an alley, was bought by Mr..
Lindley and Robert Hale about five
years ago for 100000. A short time
after the deal was closed, however, Mr..
Hale sold his interest in it to Mr.. Lind
ley for $4,000. 1t is reported that ne
gotiations for resale of the property
at $175,000 are now in progress.
Bernard A. Vollmer reports the sale
of the property at 71S to 728 Banning
street to Julie Straus for $25,000 The
size of the property is $50 by 1873 feet,
making the cost $16667 a front foot.
This lot is in the heart of the indus
trial district and marks new level
in prices in that locality. The paper
the corner of Banning and Center
streets, will be completed by July 10
and a four-story warehouse is to be
erected on Banning street near Center.
Idaho A Pierce has sold to T. S.
Coffin the southwest corner of Pico
and FL Molino streets for a reported
consideration of $4,000. The lot is 65
by 140 feet in size and is improved
with a two-story brick business block,
65 by 70 feet, and a cottage in the
rear. The property adjoins the site of
the proposed Pico. Heights Masonic
temple.
Bernard Potter and Edward F.
Wehrle have sold to DR.. P. c. H. PAIL,
through Gregory Perkins, jr., lot 26 of
the Jackins tract, situated on the north
side of Potter Park avenue, about $50
feet west of Figueroa street. The lot,
whici, is unimproved, is 40 by 100 feet
in size, and the consideration was
$780, or at the rate of $192 a front
foot.
Adolph Fleishman has been offered
an advance of $4,000 on a lot he bought
on Grand avenue, west of the postofflce,
a. few weeks ago at 1926 front foot.
Mr. Fleishman will hold this key lot
for larger profit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10

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