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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
REALTY MEN GET
READY FOR RUSH
PERIOD OF PREPARATION is AT
ITS HEIGHT
IMPROVEMENT WORK GOES ON IN
EVERY QUARTER
Streets, Sidewalks and Pathways Are
Being Laid Out, Acreage Subd-
Vided and Irrigation sys-
TENS Installed

This is the period of preparation in
realty realms. Building in every sec
tion of the city and in Southern Cali
for1la is active. When the fall months
come big business is expected, and in
order to be ready for the rush real es-
attic men realize that no time can now
he wasted in making improvements in
tracts or sections where they are inter-
ested.
With the big investment and land
companies these are especially busy
days. From every quarter come re-
ports of extensive improvement work
the laying out of streets and sidewalks,
parkways and lawns, the building OF
attractive houses, the subdividing of
acreage and the installing of irrigation
systems. These and many other Valu-
able improvements are conclusive evil
dence that great preparation is being
made and that such preparation is
necessary to cope with the anticipated
realty revival' beginning next fall
With nine months of uncertainty in
the rear from which to draw valuable
lessons and with every encouragement
for advancement, 'its is the firm belief
of the most progressive knights of
greater Los Angeles that every honest
hope will be realized and the victory
complete.
There were during the past week q
NUMBER OF goOu substantial sales in Los
| Angeles realty, some of which were for
cash consideration. In country prop
erty interest tagged and sales fell off.
But this condition is only temporary,
| perhaps only matter of a few days.
During the hot weather, with the crops
to be harvested, neither buyer nor SELL
er is inclined to interference, preferring
to wait an opportune time to deal in
real estate.
The usual run of building permits
and realty transfers prevails, with a
slight increase over last years record.
The number of permits issued for small
housesis indeed encouraging to all who
wish for the upbuilding of the~umer-
Gus tracts now being opened in every
direction. No small amount of remod-
cling is being done, and work on the
big class A buildings in the downtown
district is being pushed rapidly for
ward.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
BOULEVARD TO CONNECT
ESCONDIDO WITH WARMERS
Highway Commission Also Decides to
Improve Present Road from Es-
condido to Del Mar by
OliVeheim
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ESCONDIDO, July 1S.-At big
meeting of the chamber of commerce
here the special boulevard committee
reported that it has been decided by
the highway commission to build
boulevard from Escondido to Warmers
ranch as a trunk line and also to inn
prove the present road from Escondido
to Del Mar by way of Olivehein. The
report was accepted and the chamber
extended thanks to the highway COM
mission for its action.
Supervisors j. c. Foster and d. X.
Adams We're present and addressed the
gathering on the good roads movement
Engineer George Cooke of the highway
commission said that surveyors are
now at work on the San Diego end Of
a road to Escondido, and that surveys
and estimates would be made either
for a tunnel or cut through the crown
of the old Poway grade leading to the
new road down Murphy canyon and
through Mission valley
Cooke will return to Escondido next
Monday for the purpose of Investigate
ing the various roads ITO be included
in a route for a boulevard to Warmers
and Ramona.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
EASTERN MONEY is PUT
INTO LOS ANGELES LOTS

The Southwest Land company reports
the cash sale of $500 worth of lots in
Vermont Avenue square to H. B. Riggs,
a recent arrival from Illinois, as sub
stantial evidence that the investment
of eastern money in desirable Los An
geles real estate continues in spite of
the recent financial depression.
Riggs purchased the lots after a care
full investigation of local conditions
and tracts. and is well pleased with the
outlook.
The same company reports that many
who have purchased lots in Vermont
Avenue square are completing their
contracts in advance of maturity and
taking title. This would not be the
case if both present conditions and the
outlook were not favorable.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
RUBY OIL COMPANY BUYS
FOURTH PORTABLE BUILDING

H. J. Brainerd, manufacturer and
builder of the Quicker patent ready
made portable houses, 1929 chamber of
commerce building, reports the sale of
an office building to the Ruby Oil COM
pany, Mariposa, Cal, Sunset district
This makes the fourth building sold
the Ruby Oil company in the last few
weeks.
Brainerd sold them a large bungalow
for the superintendent, a dining room,
two bunk houses and the office build
ing. D.
Oil companies and mining companies
report that they are buying many of
these housessfrom Brainerd. The office
building sold July Is will be shipped
July 22-complete in five days. Brain
erd also reports the sale of bungalow
for jefferson street and a cottage for
Ocean Park.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
SOUTH OLIVE FLATS
ARE SOLD FOR $4,000
House Containing Four Six-Room
Apartments Near First Street
Disposed of to Albert G.
Wilson

One of the most substantial sales of
the week was when an apartment
building on South Olive street was sold
for $4,000.
The building is located at 109-111h
South Olive street and contains four
six-room flats.
Mrs. Hattie G. Wurtz is the seller
and Albert G. Wilson the buyer. The
terms were mostly for cash, Mrs.
Wurtz accepting in part payment a flat
building at 1SO1-13O91s West Twelfth
street.
The buyer was represented by the
Holmes-W Walton company and the seller
by Mennell q Hancock.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
PAYS Sac. ooo for Acreaqe

At Fullerton Is reported the sale of
the north twenty acres of the Gilman
place, Placentia, the buyer being Hi
ram T. Wanamaker a wealthy furni-
ture manufacturer of Syracuse, N. Y.
The price given is placed at $4,000 by
the realty men. Most of the land is set
to 4-year-old Valencias. Wanamaker
is said to be getting ready to erect
a fine residence and make this his
home.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
MAY ADD TEN STORIES
TO THE HAYWARD HOTEL

1t is rumored that Or. Henderson
Hayward will add a ten-story addition
to the Hayward hotel at Sixth and
Spring streets. 1t will be 50x120 feet,
of steel and concrete construction and
thoroughly fireproof Work on the
structure is to commence as soon as
the present lease expires.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
REDLANDs ORANGE GROVES
SELL AT HANDSOME PRICE
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
REDLANDS, July Isl. F. Scott of
Redlands junction has sold to c. e.
Taylor ten acres of oranges near Red
lands junction for the handsome price
of between SIS, OOG and $4,000. The exact
deal just reported is that of o. E.
Gaertner of East Cypress avenue to DR..
George e. Ringle for SIG. 500
The property consists of seven and
half acres of naVels and fine house of
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Is Building at Hollywood

c. F. Schillinger is building a two
story frame residence at 4509 Mel
bourne avenue, Hollywood. 1t will
have hardwood floors and all modern
conveniences. About $4,000 will be ex-
pended.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
no Erect Two.storv Block

sale of lot 40x130 feet on west side of
Main street, f1fty-five feet north of
Sixty-sixth street to Annie Goldform
for $1,000. The new owner purchases
for investment with the ultimate inten-
ton of building a two-story block of
stores and fats
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Ranch Sells FOR $4,000 cash

F. e. Knapp & Co. report the sale Of
the Richard ranch at the southwest
corner of Verdugo avenue and Main
street. Burbank. for $4,000 cash. The
ranch comprised six acres and was sold
by A. A. Richard to c. H. Thompson.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Leases in Mason Building

A. F.. MORO. the jeweler, has closed
a lease with George Mason for the
corner store of the Mason building.
Fourth street and Broadway He eX-
poets to expend over $4,000 in fixtures
and interior decorations.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Ruys Lot and cottane

Mrs. William ]. Long has purchased
from Karl Stern property at 1882 West
Twelfth street, near Valencia, consist
ing of a six-room cottage and lot. 5Ox
1875 feet, for $3.50. Sale was made by
w. ]. Mckee, 107 Security building.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Is RuIIdIna q BUNGALOW

]. C. Cross is building six-room
modern bungalow on the south side of
Seventy-seventh street formerly Nc
Creepy place, near Vermant avenue on
lots and 9 of block 6, the Mccarthy
company's Florence Avenue Heights
tract
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19

seven rooms. The Gaertner deal was
made by Dixie & Logic.
The place of Mr.. Scott at the juno
ton is one of the best paying in that
section. 1t has on it a small cottage,
and carries with it ten shares of water.
This gives Mr.. Scott a total of thirty
five acres of oranges, fifteen others in
the vicinity of Redland junction and
ten of Valencias in the Lugonia dis
trict, in addition to the property he has
just purchased.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
To Build on Griffin

H. M. Mosher is going to have erect
ed by day labor at 4107 Griffin avenue
$250O six-room cottage. The plans
were made by Architect Thomas Pres
ton
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Albee RuIIdIna a HOUSE

Morris Albee has just started the
erection of two-story -eight-room
frame residence at 2506 Juliet street.
Work will be done by the day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19

ed above shows a we'll on the Bliss
ranch, about half mile south of the
depot. where water is standing twenty
feet deep from the surface. This ranch
adjoins the land of the Beaumont COM
pany. which is undertake for over four
miles with water at depths of from
sixteen to sixty feet. This water is
pure and soft and is found in unlimit
ed quantities
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
TO SUBDIVIDE
VAST ACREAGE
BEAUMONT 0UTGR0WS BOOTS;
NEEDS MORE ROOM
Demand for Popular Ranch Property
Results in Establishment of Cherry
Valley West Addition at
Beaumont

Heavy demand for Beaumont acreage
has resulted in the Beaumont Land
and Water company putting surveyors
into the field this week to subdiVide
another tract of 800 acres north of the
townsite, to be known as the Cherry
Valley West addition. This land will
be divided into ten-acre farms and
about half of it placed under irrigation,
which will add over $4,000 feet of steel
and cement pipes to the Beaumont
water system. representing an outlay of
over $4,000. The new tract, which is
at an elevation of about $500 feet above
the sea, joins the famous fruit farm of
Thomas Mellen on the north and is
west Of the 150-acre Highland Home
ranch. The soil is distintegrated gran
tie, especially adapted to apples, pears,
cherries, apricOts and grapes. The
tract has been used for barley and ex-
perts say when it is intensely culti-
waited will produce crops fully five
times more valuable.
Despite the seasonal handicaps, the
reported sales OF Beaumont acreage
and lots during the week aggregated
$3.50, most of the sales being five-acre
fruit ranches on streets adjoining the
townsite on the east. Buyers are con-
tracing to sink wells and plant grapes
and apples before fall rains
Many building contracts were award
ed last week, comprising J. A. Gray
a fine garage; Miss M. Winter, mod
ern bungalow; Summer & Thompson,
six-room cottage; r. Chanbry, frame
residence; S. S. Smiley $4,000 office and
residence.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19

Wright: HE laughs in his sleep. his
wife says"
Penman: "Oh. yes; laughing at his own
jokes, 1 suppose. "-Yonl<ers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19

result Insurance rates have been great
ly lowered. In the upper right is lumber
yard at Beaumont carrying a $4,000
stock of rough and finished materials.
More business has been done by this
yard in three months past than in ten
years previous, due to the unusual
building activity at Beaumont, Beau
mont valley is ~singularly blessed with
never-failing wells The scene depict
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Early Apples Are Shipped

Shipments of early apples have be-
gun and harvesting of the apricot
crop shows q total yield of SIC, 900, MAX
ing a total of $3.50 an acre Pear crop
reports indicate a heavy yield of Bart
let's and Carson Beauties, while the
Russell and Sichel varieties are slight
" below normal, as in other regions
this year. Prunes are beginning to
ripen and late crop estimates show
about $50 tons. Plum drying is in
progress and a fair crop is reported.
Grapes are being forestalled at $40 a
ton and will run over 800 an acre
throughout the valley without irriga-
ton.
Engineer Gervaise Purcell purchased
in Los Angeles this week additional
machinery for the water works from
the Fairbanks-M Morse company, COM
prising So horsepower gasoline en-
CINE and rotary pump to be installed
on a 60-foot shaft in Edgar canyon.
Uniform success of new colonists'
rates insures a heavy fall demand for
Beaumont lands, and the fact that the
board of trade is in receipt of hun
dreds of letters from eastern farmers
indicates steadily growing interest in
Southern California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
Offers You for 10 Days Only
ADVANTAGES OF BEING A
LAND OWNER

Respect of your fellowman, content
ment for yourself and sure income
for life from the soil are three of
hundred reasons why you should own
farm land somewhere.
Richness of SOIL certainty and purity
of water, supremacy of products and
profits from the rising tide of realty
values are four of many reasons why
Won ought to own land in Beaumont.
Five acres in Beaumont means in
dependence, for the soil is strong and
rich and possesses the power to pro-
duce and the mountain air at 2556 feet
altitude is perfection for maturing SUI
perior products that are never over
produced. have no competition and al
WAYS fetch the highest market price.
JUST CONSIDER THE EARNING
OVER $3.50 AN ACRE FROM APP
PIES. PEARS, PLUMS, PRUNES,
ALMONDS AND APRICOTS WITH
THE BACK EAST FLAVOR.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
Cut Off With a shiIIinu.

Here" SAID lawyer, taking down a
calf bound book, sis the will from
which originated the famous phrase,
Cut off with a shilling
1T is the will of Stephen Godfrey.
He died in Lambeth in 1796. Now, I'll
read you the paragraph in Godfrey's
will that gave the world the phrase.
A nasty paragraph it is too:
Whereas, 1t was my misfortune to
be made very uneasy by Elizabeth Cod
frey, my wife, for many years. from
our marriage, by her turbulent beha-
vior, for. she was not content with de-
spising my admonitions, but she con-
trived every method to make me un-
happy; she was so perverse in her ma
ture that she would not be reclaimed,
but seemed only to be born to be a
plague to me. The strength of Samson,
the knowledge of Homer, the prudence
of Augustus, the cunning of Pyrrhus,
the patience of Job. the subtlety OF
Hannibal and the watchfulness OF
Homogenes could not have been suffi-
cient to subdue her. for no skill or
force in the world could make her
good, and as we have lived separate
and apart from each other eight years,
and she having perverted her son to
leave and totally abandon me-there-
fore | give her one shilling only"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17

81 have been troubled with insomnia
all my life" remarked the nervous
man, and, like most people similarly
afflicted, | have tried all the familiar
lodges to induce sleep. The results
were never particularly satisfactory
in the way of producing the desired eff
feet until one night | thought had ac-
tually found a sleep inducer when |
CHANGED to grasp one of the rods at
the head of my bed with both hands
and practically hung the weight of my
body ON it, That sent me to sleep,
and 1t did the same thing for few
times. when, to my extreme disap-
pointment found it had ceased to
work. l was as badly off as ever re-
Gently until one night. when | had a
bad cough, as well as an attack Of
sleeplessness. | tried the well known
remedy of trying to send myself off
into the land of Nod by taking lone
deep breaths. What ii did to me q
has done several times since was nu.
to only send me to sleep. but to stop
my cough completely before l lost con-
seriousness. Just why it did so is not
of much consequence. That it did so
is the thing that concerns me most
New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17

with her stepmother. ard the noise of
mirth fell Extensively upon her ears.
The dusk was deepening TO dark and
the air was chill, but vesta did not feel
the need of shawl. She wandered
down the road. past the white gate to
the little bridge that spanned the creek.
Here she loved to lean upon the rail
and watch the sunset over the fertile
fields. The sun had long since dropped
below the hills, but the girls over
wrought Imagination could cOnjure up
the scenes of the past. She leaned
upon the rail and looked out across the
fields. now bristling with the frost
/ kissed stubble She could see again
the glories of the waning day She
could almost hear a voice whispering
In her ear
Her hands clutched the rough bark
OF the wood as in memory she lived
over that night when she had sent Ben
Folsom away because she thought it
her duty to remain with her father and
console him for his loss. She thought
Of the sharp faced woman who was
sitting opposite him at the kitchen ta-
BILE discussing their new home in the
west. and then she thought of the gem
tie faced woman who still lived in her
daughters heart, if not in her hus-
bands.
So lost was she in her thoughts that
she never heard the quick tread of an
approaching pedestrian nor needed his
presence until a brown hand closed
over her slender fingers.
Did | startle youY demanded Ben
as she started back with cry. 81
was on my way to your house. got
in this afternoon and heard the news.
DO you want to go to Canada. VestaT"
Il would rather die" she murmured
passionately. 1T is like a second
burial to go away and leave mother
up there on the hill all alone"
And your fatheri' he asked gently.
DO you still feel that he needs you
more than l doT"
How much do you need me?' she
demanded shyly.
$50 much that | have come almost
across the continent to ask you again
if you will marry me-" he declared.
81 have done well out west-far bet
ter than | anticipated. l can buy the
farm. Perhaps we can arrange with
your father TO buy the furniture, too,
and-we will make new home where
the old one was Are you willing,
dear?"
mot for the sake of a home" said
Vesta softly, but because you want
me, Ben, and-because want you, too
dear"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
.....lrrvvreu ner chm on ner palm


again. A biz of added color flushed her
cheeks. Her eyes were pensive.
'I've been very much a coward"
said Ackroyd. 81 was afraid you'd
laugh. That is why I've been silent so
long"
He leaned forward in his chair. His
manner was pleadingly earnest. Dru-
silla moved uneasily.
why don't you offer yourself, then,
and have it over?" she asked.
Ackroyd squared his shoulders. Il
do offer myself, Drusilla," said he.
"My silence has been such long one
the laugh should be doubly merry" he
added bitterly.
Drusiila turned to the piano. She
ran her fingers over the keys in soft
little minor harmonies. Ackroyd wait
ed impatiently; then he strobe to the
piano and bent over her Something
glistened on her lashes. and there was
a shining streak down either cheek.
Good heavens" cried Ackroyd in
sudden comprehension. He laughed
happily.
"It-it-isn't funny. I-I-d-don't feel
bit like Laughing" confessed Dru-
silla
And Ackroyd was thereupon relieved
from any fears of 1.-The outer dark
ness"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
Stuna the LAWYER.

The famous Beau Hickman of Wash
T. gtou was once Il witness in pending
case and, having testified in the course
Of his examination in chief that the
client of the attorney on the other side
was without funds. was being sharply
cross examined by that barrister Hick-
man averrel that the client had him
self told him of his penniless state. The
lawyer insisted that the exact Ian
guage be repeated. Hickman hesitat-
ed, but when pressed under threat of
contempt proceedings he finally said,
"Well, sir, if l must answer he told
me this morning that he had no mon
ey." well, sir, what language did he
use?" "Why, l asked him to lend me
half dollar, and he said he couldn't,
for you had robbed him of every cent
of his money and if he didn't get out
of your clutches very soon his children
would Starve.''
By the time the laughter had sub
sided and the lawyer had time to col
lect his thoughts the case was decided
against him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
The Animal Machine.

The animal machine wears out
fgrows oldl in its blood vessels: other
machines wear out at the points of
friction or strain The kind of blood
we keep sending day by day through
our blood vessels decides for us the
length of lille. If the blood be made
pure by suitable food and drink and
kept pure by fresh air and sunshine.
by good action of the bowels, kidneys,
lungs and skin, by enough but not too
much active exercise and finally by a
restful mind-too large to worry and
fret-the vital rubber or elastic tissue
in the walls of the blood vessels will
age normally and last the allotted
time If the blood stream be fire.
quently polluted by excuses, errors in
diet, late and irregular hours, vicious
habits, oyerwork, habitual confine-
ment indoors, lack of exercise from
any cause or fretted, anxious mind.
the blood vessels become irritated and
inhamed and in time diseased or hard
and inelastic, which means premature
old age, disability death. What to Eat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
Etiquette of the Flag.

The army regulations of the United
States provide that the flag at every
post shall be raised at reveille each
morning and lowered each evening at
sunset. while the soldiers stand at sa-
lutte and the band plays "The Star
Spangled Banner"
The flag is never left out overnight
for any reason, except perhaps one.
When a fort or military post is actual
ly under fire from the enemy the flag
may wave defiantly until hostilities are
over This was POLITICALLY exemplified
in Keys immortal song. wherein one
line has it. Through the night our flag
was still therei'
At all army posts. moreover, there is
a special storm flag. half as large as
the regular post flag. which is flown
in stormy and windy weather.
Another regulation is that on all oc-
casions when the flag is displayed al
half mast 1t shall be lowered to that
position from the top of the staff. II
is hoisted to the top of the staff before
1t Is finally lowered. -Harper's Weekly