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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-11

You'rA losing money every day thet yo1t tenement is vacant Let the DeDo,rat find . tenant, 3 days for s5c-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-11
Hive sssel< uarkets-

CATTLE-supply light. merket steady; es,a. es2se.. rSs' prime. ~ eai
 HOGS - Receipts light: -nsrhet active and h.sheS; prime heavies, g9-x: medi- urus and eezyy YorHersl ELSIE: rxft Workers. GlF711s: pigs. e. rouehs. G17
 oHEEP AND LAMBS . esppsy light. merkef s<eady. pFfne yeth>rs. 6o29;
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
BARGAINS IN AUCTION ROOMS.
MANY OPPORTUNITIES OVERLOOKED BY PROSPEC-
TIVE BUYERS. s.
Little Trading Sales MarketFeU Big Deals fep00
by Brokers This Season.

threatened with foreclosure proceedings IL 10 tx
MANY such sales and at various voluntary auc-
tion offerings that opportunities to secure par
gains have been and will continue TO De preseh'eo
scores of SPECTATORS with the greater part Oh
,beir canital invested In Manhattan ana bronx
real estate are forming syndicatesr with the oo-
,ect of irving to get some of the realty bargains
that are being almost daily offered In the euctlon
market And these speculative syndicates VIII
nrobabI help to open the of the inexperienced
a. rao1tv affairs SO as to what are the par
gains of the auction offerings IA
..Tba Peal Estate Record and Guide says IN its
loot ,ssua in an article about Eighth ave-. as foi-
lows
"E,gbth ave between ed and 42d sts-. hoios at
the present time a unique position In Manhattan
reaI estate The business done In the retaii Nhe
along this thoroughfare is very large. 1t draws
fro,, q largo fathouse and tenement house olstflct
consequently the storekeepers do business lhat
o-+ion of the avenue south OF SSd St has suffered
considerably owing TO the improvements that are
Going on in that section. The Pennsylvania Rail
road terminal in course of construction at the
nresent time is a detrment to those doing business
on .hst mart of the avenue. They look Forward
however to good times when this large undertaking
&c completed At the present time the east SIDE
walk Of the avenue this point is impassable ana
vrhfIe the west side is open, one would venture
there unless compelled to. For years past Bshth
ave has been popular with the shopping PUBIC
especially during the evening hours THOUSANDS
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
CITY LIENS ON MANY PLOTS.
Property on Which Taxes Prior to 1897 Are
Unpaid To Be Sold

A striking feature OF the list of properties re-
Gently advertised for sale by the arrears depart
n,ent for taxes and assessments unpaid during
the years previous to and including 1877. Is the
great number OF cases in which the amounts 10
he collected are for less sums than 40 many even
running down to fractional parts of a dollar, ana
which would doubtless have been paid. II the par
ties interested had known of their indebtedness
II has been great surprise TO many owners 10
find their properties sold for taxes, out IL If not
so astonishing If the great number and variety OK
assessments and tho chances Of mistake either
In the location CT the land in making out the
bills are all considered
There are found. for example. assessments. sep
arately levied payable at once. or in ten or twenty
years instaments and falling due In different
months for town grade. local town improvements.
the opening and acquiring OF streets. their grading
paving repaving. regulating. curbing and hagsins;
assessments for sidewalks. street basins widening
6S streets fencing Of lots. interest on bonds. Tor
main sewers district sewers repairing sewers Tor
park improvements and many other OUTLAWS all
IN addition the yearly land and water tax
Many OF these overlooked, especially by an
owner of many parcels in diferen. sections OF
the city or he may call for bill on the wrong
lot or in getting a number OF bills. fail TO notice
that the clerk has entered a wrong lot number
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

On the west side this same oioch % ICE
sold for about sSOO0O. This property was soiu a.
auction in 1901 and brought s42,5o The sai'ie pi
cbasers maid about $4,000 for the northwest corf
os s4th st about two years ago. 27-foot po' "
tween goth and 10Th SITS, is held at about s''Vov
.Retwefh 18th and 30th sts-. on the east sioe'
foot building Is held at $4,000. while anothei
building similarly located can be pufchaseu p ~.
about ss5 O0O This gives an idea OF what oiei CIV
valuations different owners place upon their hoiu-
tngs. The rents obtained below 34th ST. are hiuoh
lower than those procured by owners or redi'S
shove that street Near 30th St a l6-foot s'ore
rents for 81 100 while a 25-foot store orlhes hoo
q soo Above 34th St several large leases nave
heen made during the last few years The south-
west corner of 36th St, for instance is reh'eu "
"a 500 but another lease has been signed stai ',e
from Nav next at $500 year. store tha' Is
ahout as feet wide on the west side or the avenue
between S4th and 18th sts. has been rented IoL
Ave wear term at an annual rental OF $o"S Inc
general feeling along this thoroughfare is 'hat IL
some large commercial house would pufchdSe u
plot and erect a suitable building. 1t would 90 pu'
ness and 1t would do more to stimulate trace 'haH
almost any other one thing
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

properties. If their value be measured by their
earning power, were offered in the Vesey street
salesrooms last week Either the majority of pros
pective buyers present did not see the chances or
were so overcome with the dulness in the private
sales market that they were afraid TO bid
Maybe the overlooking Of auction opportunities
was partv due TO the way several auctioneers pro
sented their parcels TO prospective buyers Auc-
tioneers often in describing the properties they
have for sale appear forget their expert know'-
edge and to be trying to popularize the false idea
that most parcels may sooner or later have the
same earning power. and that ii is therefore no
fault TO refer to any parcel "a great real es-
tate inves1m bargain Now, all the proper
ties that put up in the auction rooms are not
ali good real estate investments; nor speculative
nor any kind Of bargain. Many properties put up
are costly n carry The majority. however, form
as safe an investment purchase as is TO be found
in any real estate market These facts DO not
help to make less difficult the task of trying 10
discover the principal cause Of many good auc-
tion offerings finding takers
A thorough study of conditions ahectlns the
auction market indicates that the principal rea-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

can be seen walking along that thoroughfare. pur-
chasing articles of kind or another Inc Stores
as a rule remain open during the evening 10 cater
70 this trade The west side of the avenue is the
mora nopuIar The store rents well as the price
that the property held at considerably hishef
than on the east side of the avenue
Probably the one thing that has retarded Eighth
ave is the fact that much OF the property Is
held bv estates They have let their holdings re-
main stationary except in q few instances. They
have not spent much money in fixing or improving
being apparently content TO receive the rents from
the stores The upper parts Of the buildings rent
for small amounts compared TO what could easily
be obtained were other buildings erected on the
sites of the present structures. Times Square. or
as II was known ct that time Longacre Square,
suffered from Just such period 1t passed through
this period Of stagnation, but not until the large
estates which owned property in that section nota-
bly the Astors improved their holdings. did prices
begin to look up, and adjoining property changed
hands
THE following list giving the number Of stories
of the buildings along both sides OF the avenue be-
tween ed and 42d SITS. will plainly show that the
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

buildings are small. and the store rentals almost
entirely depended for income. On the west side
between the streets mentioned there are only six
story buildings, II five story buildings, OF which
10 in block: Y four story buildings, three
story houses and structures two stories each.
"On the east side OF the avenue there are six
story building tthe American Theatre). II five story
buildings 60 houses of four seares EACH IS that
three stories and houses two stories high.
1T will be seen at a glance that the west side
OF the avenue the four story buildings in the
majority while the other side three story houses
slightly more numerous than the four story
The upper parts. as a rule, are fats. and the
rents that are obtained from the tenants are
reasonable. The prices asked by the owners of
property along this thoroughfare are high that
the rental return does not make It very attractive
fer the prospective purchaser 1t must be man
who is going the building for his own pur-
poses. On the east side of the avenue, between
sAth and 3sth sts q feet front brought about $4,000
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

The brokerage branch Of the real estate market
,s NOT furnishing many interesting items of news,
&c n,ivste trading each week affects only e small
number of properties In the present season only
:. feuy lsrre deals have been made. In the aucuon
rooms too the number of successful sales mas not
b.en large There have been many splendid IN
vestr,ent offerings in Vesey street salesrooms
which could have been bought at prices much less
than the properties would have SOLD 1of d ie"
months ago. Yet there were no buyers 1or inc
offerings Moreover. properties less attractive TO
investors and spectators have been sold at Voluh-
tarv sale and in foreclosure proceedings at a sum
nearly equal to that which most expert appraisers
would expecr them to change hands at In times
when conditions for q brisk realty market pre-
walled Many lot offerings. too, have also found
resdv buyers If under the terms only a srnah
amount Of the purchase price was needed 10 puS
one or more Of the parcels. The prices PAID were
moro than satisfactory to the sellers
In view of the conditions affecting real estate no
one is surprised at the dulness in the brokerage
surprtsed and perplexed at the large NUMBER Oh
parcels offered at auction each week. ana WIFI
drawn after one or ridiculously low bids nave
been made Tie rooms are crowded Gay after Gay
with persons looking for bargains and WIN 'ie
necessary cash to buy them, yet few OF these per
sons avail themselves of more OF the many
opportunities offered
AT least ten chances to buy Al Manhattan anu
1,,onx narcals at a sum far below the value of the
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

son for many unsuccessful auction sales is thht
the majority of prospective buyers now In the
auction rooms in search OF bargains have had
little experience in realty trading and DO not know
why parcel may be better investment than
another Large numbers of them have sought
for bargains in the brokerage field and have quick
iy learned there that owners with property net
ting q splendid yearly return from their invest
ments and which properties there are mort
cages which viii not be due for years are
holding firm to their asking prices. IL such own
ers were offering their properties al sum con-
eiderably less than some months ago there is not
the slightest doubt that the volume Of private
transactions would be many times greater than
II lis now. These owners know, and SO do hun
dreds OF brokers. operators and spectators. that
there few weak places in the local real estate
market. and that the market. whole. was
never L frIner foundation
In it is only the owners who tried
20 operate large scale with small capital,
and who unable TO pay their debts. who have
~ fhetr properties offered st foreclosure or are
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
IN THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET.

The Mcvickar Gaillard Realty Company bought
for a client % West Seth ST., story high
stoop dwelling house lot 23x10OS
Henry Well and John D. Cowen have sold J.. f.
Schuyler No 249 West l26,h st.. four story single
fat lot 25x9a1 II.
Barnett Co. have sold fer Matilda Rheilander the
five story single 31s ST.. IS Ok
1oon.
The McVcka- Gailard Realty Company mas sold
q client the Columbia leasehold property No 65 West
4sth st. On lot % 3x100. four story and basement
brownstone dwelling The country property de-
raytment Of the McVickar Gaiard Realty Company
has soi5 Highland Farm comprising five hundred
ana twenty-one buildings. Litchheid. Conn.
Peter p Sherry seld for James Adam to Ed
ward Ho,tin No acA 18th st.. three story DWELL
ing house. on 20xea-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

svA and Tventy-thrd IT.. which 10 to be sold at
ton By Joseph p Day Thursday next together with
q number other valuable Manhattan parcels, affords
Q striking example OF tho manner In which the city
L. constantly growing northward Tho building
property originally q Baptist church. erected by
oonsreRstioo which had porshpped since 1928 Star
ton street. nearly two miles further socth. Then In
1897 tho found .tsef surrounded by busi
ness instead of buildings and moved
more this time taking q still longer leap. 145th
street, where is known the Washington
Heights Baptist Church. Meantime, the Twentythird
street structure occupied first by ice and
then by q gas company. and will now probably give
way . big ofice building.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
A FINE THIRD AVE. INVESTMENT.

John NJ Reid sold for John Frielingsdorf to client
the northwest Of 80 and s7h st. four story
building with stores and basement lot 27xso feet
Reid this property to Mr.. Frielingsdcrf
year who realizes substantial profit his in
vestment The sale shows large increase in values
the East Side between Saith and I'D sts.
Mr.. Reid has leased the store and basement No 500
for Benjamin H. Irving to Dederick Brakmann
for a term Of years and slx months.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

WILL SELL A LANDMARK.
Tho history of tho northwest Of Lexington
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
Furnished apartments to Let.

A TTRACTIvEIY FURNISHED APARTMENTS. WIIh
superntendent premises. 80 Central PARK south DC
tveen and sth eves
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
WORK WANTED.
Male

ARTIST. long experience. rrized on several
srnositjong' can adapt his knowledge 10
.nv commercial purpose. ]. c. F., IA west
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

coIJECTOR.-By man. 30 in wholesale
house: or some reliable position; Al ref
ereuces or bond. Jacob Lesser. 4S6 East
18th st
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
WORk WANTED

PORTER.-Colored man as porter or or CoI coan-
man: can care for horses: city 1.I ~ IVES.
~ -sfsTsnces. Care DUnham. ~
qSth St
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

.,--,1kN travelling; spsea5s sps.s,5r
wants 10 change line ,a tSs' Wadison =
60 ont again BTyld, sio "4'
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

CARPENTER Reliable; wants work at
odd Jobs very cheap: long experience: all
around man. n. Nelson. 1876 Smith St.
Erooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

saIFSMAN.-spanisfAr.leriiss Ar.lerissn issS ,1IsnafscE ITsaffE
to cuba would take nrss rsseysncss SsIlS Adi.sss'
urer.s rePresen'sti';Ir;, az r,,bune Uptown of'~
Salesman. Box 81.
1864 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

PORTER. by young man: ~ - t-,ns. n crs.
store or factory: understands a.,i5rsnes ani
anything lucrative Wleie - 81 pel.sss''
integrity count Palma. SN'7
AKA Madison ST. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

AN AMERICAN young man In hre insur-
ance office: general fire insurance agency
.,nar,encc i'm New York state: salary mod
crate: hours s:45 20 5:45. Box 1852. Bound
Brook. n. ).
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

I,XCHANGE EQUITY (s3.5O0) IN LOT o5TIOO
H 14Sth subway. house
with about one acre. OWNER. $50 West 9Tth ST
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

| PRESS MAN. cylinder: frst ts-sSsp1sn. $40 -
and color work AcuIeSS
West 22d ST
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

CARPENTER Young American wants
work at once: new work or repairs: hotel
exnerience: wages moderate: reference. Ad-
dress A Domer. 32l West 10Th st.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-04
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873.
Notice for puhlicat inn

United States Land Office, CEur d'Alene
ldaho, October 24th, 1906.
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 3, 1878, entitled An act for the sale of
timber lands in the STATES of California Ore
goh, nevada, and Washington Territory" AZ
act of August 4, 1892.
JOHN MAGEE,
OF CEur Alene, county of Kootenai state
OF Idaho mas this day filed in this office his
sworn sworn statement NO. 23Os. for the purchase of
the Sc Ia of the NV Ia; the ne Ia of the swl
ana the NV IA of the Sc Ia and Lot6 OF
sectlon No ~ in township So north, range i
" IN, ana Will offer proof To show that the
lana sought Is more valuable for its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes, and
70 estaDlis h his claim to said land before Reg.
lister ana receiver, AT CQEur d'Alene. idaho.
ON Monday the 25th day of February, 1901.
lie names as witnesses: Fred kaufman.
William Kaufman, Fred Wood, and MarsnnIi
PEARSON, all of CRur d'Alene, Idaho.
ANY and all persons claiming ad versely thu,
above-described lands are requested To file
Lnelr claims In Tins Oiilce on or before said
25ih day OF February, 1907.
nov l6-jan 10 r. n DUNN, Registrar
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-04
TIMBER LAND ACT JUNE 1878
NOTICE for Publication
United States Land Office,
Occur d 'Alene, Idaho, Sept 81, 1906

united states Land Onice,
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Sept 81, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that In compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 5, 1878. entitled AN act for the sale Of
timber lands in the States of California Ore
gon, Nevada. and Washington territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by act
Of August 4, 1892
Hermann GRosCH,
OF Spokane. county OF Spokane, state of
WASH, has this day filed In this Office his
sworn statement No. 2O21, for the purchase
OF the 50 MWA, ma -.SWA OF
Section No 10, in Township No. 81 n, range
No " b m, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses. and to establish his claim TO said land
before A. w. Post, u. s. Commissioner at his
Office at Rathdrum. Idaho, ON Monday, the
21st day of January, 1907.
He names as Witnesses: z. f. Grunert,
Frank LaFavre, John A. Sullivan all of
Rathdrum, Idaho Victor Ketterer of Spok-
ane, Wash.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above-described lands are requested to
file their claims In this Office on or before
said q day of January, 1907.
le-j IS Il. N. DUNN, Register.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-04

The President advocates an eight
hou- day for everybody. Even for
those who are knocking him.
Some people think there is nothing
mightier than the Big Stick. 1t is
not it's bigness so much as it is its
business, that cause some to fear it,
The effort is once more being made
IN he Senate IT, make the Hon. Reed
Smoot, to scOOt
The remains of the late Marcus.
Julius Clncrrp, the Albert J Bevt
ridge of Rome, who was aSsasSinated
near Formiae. some 1913 years ago.
have been discovered The murder
ers have not yet been apprehended.
Mr.. Bellamy Storer has managed to
get himself as voluminously cOnSid
cred as all the topics of the PreS,
dents message to Congress put to-
yether.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-04
Wbe3 You 60 to Spokane s AZ
The Arlington Cottage Hotel
European Plan - Meals Is Gents
New Building. New Furniture, Steam heat,
Electric Light. . Hot and Cola Baths
BaF ROOMS Csc to ST. 90. %gs5a
sB- Opposite N. P. Depot.
SPOKANE, WASH.
TIM Der LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office. Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, Sept. "a 1906
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress OF
June 3 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California; Ore
gon. Nevada and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by
act Of August A. 1892,
AUGUSTA GROsCH.
OF Spokane county of Spokane, state of
Washington, has this day filed in this office
her sworn statement No. 2O97, for the pur-
chase of the northeast IA of Section
No, 81 in Township No. So II, Range
NO D W b M and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than TOR agricultural pur-
poses,and to establish her claim to said land
before A. w. Post, U, S. Commissioner at his
Office at Rathdrum, Idaho ON Wednesday,
the 23rd day of January, 1907.
She names as Witnesses: Emil f. Grunert,
Carl Boeck. of Rathdrum. Idaho; Victor
hetterer, Hermann Grosch of Spokane, Wash
Any and all persons claiming adversely
tne aDove-described lands are requested to
ME their claims in this Office on or before
said Il day OF January. 1907.
nov l6-jan IL II. N. DUNN, Register.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-04
TIMBER LANDACT, JUNE3. 1879.
Notice for Publication

United States Land Cffice,
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct %, 1861.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act OF Congress Of
June g. 1873, entitled AN act for the sale If
timber lands In the States OF California, Ore
gen, Nevada and Washington Territory" A
extended to all the Public Land States by act
OF August 4. 1892.
VICTOR KETTERER. ~,
Of Spokane, County OF Spokane, State OF
W W. has this day fled in this once
his sworn statement No. 2O22, for the pur-
chase OF the Wa SO IA. 81 sW Ia OF
section NO IL In Township No. 81 v, Range
no. o. W. b. NJ, and will offer proof to shHw
that the land sought Is more valuable for it,
timber or stone than for agricultural nur.
poses.and to establish his claim to said land
before A W. Post. U. $, Commissioner at MA
office at Rathdrum, Idaho, on Monday. the
2ist DAY OF January, 1907.
he names as witnesses: ''
hermann Grosch. OF Spokane, Wash. John
Favre, all of Rathdrum. Idaho,
ANY and all persons claiming ADVERSARY tho
aDove-described lands are requested "a fiie
their claims In this office on or before said
Il day of January 1907. r, N. DJINN
nov io-Jah TO- Register.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-04
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 8, 1878.
notice for Publicatio

NOLlCe TOT PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office. Occur d'Alene,
Idaho September %, 1906.
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act OF Congress- Of
June g. 1878; entitled IAN act for the sale Of
timber lands in the States of california, Ore
gon, Nevada and Washington Territory, rs
extended to all the Public Land States by
act of August 4. 1892.
LOUIS A, LARSEN,
OF Rathdrum, county Of Kootenai. state OF
Idaho has this day filed In this Office his
sworn statement NO; 2O35. for the purchase OF
s sac "a ne Il an1 re 81 the So II OF
b m, and will offer proof to show that the
land sought Is more valuable for its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish his claim to said land before A.
w. Post, U. 8. Commissioner at his Office at
Rathdrum Idaho, on Monday, the 21st day
OF January, 1907.
He names as witnesses: William A. sulli-
van, Ansel Skinner. Roscoe Young and Emil
+, Grunert, all Of Rathdrum. Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the abOve-described lands are requested to
file their claims in this office on or before
said 21st day OF January, 1907.
nov y Jan II r. N. DUNN. register.