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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-21
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Lillian Umback
and John Umback. her husband, m~ortgagors,
to Wells and Dickey, Company, a corporation,
mortgage, dated February 10th, 1906, and filed
for record in the office of tho Register of Deeds
of Mclean county. North Dakota and recorded
in Book AL OF Mortgages at page 80 on Feb.
Is. 1906, and which mortgage was on Nov. LIST.
1906 duly assigned to Theodore johnson and
which assignment was recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds Of Mclean county, North
on Nov. q, 1906. and will be foreclosed by a sale
of the premises described in such mortgage at
the front door Of the court house in the Village
of Washburn. Mclean county, North Dakota,
at the hour of 2 O'Clock in the afternoon on
March 14th, 1908, to satisfy the amount due
upon such mortgage on the day of sale.
The remise described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are de.
scribed as follows, to-wit: The East one-half
of the North West Quarter and Lots One and
Two of section Seven. in Township One Hun
dred Fifty North of Range Eighty.One West.
And default having been made in the conditions
of such mortgage is this: That said mortgagors
have failed to pay the sum Of $66.5S interest
said mortgage and under the terms of said
mortgage elects to and does hereby declare the
whole amount secured by said mortgage due
and payable. There will due or said mortgage
on the day of sale the sum of $667.SO besides at
torney's fees and costs of foreclosure.
Dated January 18th, 1908.
Theodore johnson,
NJ. ]. Barrett, Assignee of Mortgage.
Attorney for Assignee of Velva, N. d.
Mortgage, Minot, N. d.
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Notice of Mortgage Sale by Advertisement.

Notice is Hereby Given. that that certain
Mortgage, executed and delivered by Ed Mel
bostad and Martha Melbostad, his wife, Mort
gagors, to T. H. Roney, Mortsagee, dated the
18th day of February A. D.. nineteen hundred
and seven and filed for record in the office of
the Register of Deeds Of the County of Mclean:
and State of North Dakota. on the 23rd day Of
February \. d. 1907, and recorded. in Book B9
of Mortgages, at page los, will be foreclosed by
a sale of the premises in such Mortgage. and
hereinafter described, al the front door of the
Court House in the City of Weshburn. in the
at the hour of l o'clock P. NJ, on the 14th day
of March 1905. to satisfy the amount due upon
said Mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said Mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the County of Nc
Lean, and State of North Dakota, and describ.
ed as follows, to-wit: The East One-Half Ell
Of the Southeast Quarter [sEA] and the North.
[SEAf and Lot One IA all in section number
thirty-four [34], township number one hundred
forty eight [14Sl North, of Range number
Eighty 1901 West of the fifth principal merid-
ian.
There will be due on such Mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of one thousand tfty.four
and s~ixty-six ne-hundredths [$1054. 66l Dollars.
I. H. Roney,
Turner & Wright. Mortgage.
Attorneys for Mortgagee,
Fargo, North Dakota. 80 81
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Notice of Mortgage Sale by Advertisement

Notice is Hereby Given, That that certain
mortgage, executed and delivered by c. j.
johnson and Karen johnson, his wife, mortgage
ors, to Anamocsc State Bank, a corporation,
dated the 3rd day of July, 1907, and fled for
record in the office of the Register of Deeds of
the County of Mclean and State of North Da:
kota, on the 10th day of July, 1907, and recorded
in Book BIZ Of Mortgages, at page lis, will be
foreclosed by a sale of the premises hereinafter
described at the front door of the Court House
in the City of Washburn, in the County of
Mclean and State of North Dakota, at the
hour of two o'clock, in the afternoon, IN the
2Sth day of March, 1908. to satisfy the amount
due upon said mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in the said mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the same are
those certain premises situated in the County
of Mclean and State of North Dakota, and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: North Half of the
Northwest Quarter (N1aNWA) and Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter -(SEANWA
and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quar-
ter (NEASWh) Section Twenty-Five (22) Town
ship One Hundred Forty.nine (149) North Of
Range Seventy-six (76) West of the Fifth (5)
Principal Meridian.
There will be due on the said mortgage at the
date of the said sale the sum of Three Hundred
Twenty-Six and Fifty One-Hundredths Dollars
($$326. SOY besides the statutory costs and attor-
neys fees.
Anamoose State Bank,
Mortgage.
G.. R. Brainard, Attorney
for the Mortgage, AnamOose,
North Dakota. 81 80
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
ADVERTISEMENT.

Notice is Hereby Given, that that certain
Mortgage, executed and, delivered by Louis
Greenberg and Eva Greenberg, his wife. Mort;
gagors, to G. G.. kapelovitZ, mortgagee: dated
the 18th day of November, 1906, and filed for
record in the office of the Register of Deeds of
the county OF Mclean and state of North Da.
kota, on the 22nd day Of November, 1906, and
recorded in Book F12 of Mortgages, at 26l, will
be foreclosed by a sale of the premises, in such
mortgage and hereinafter described at the
front door Of the Court House in the city OF
Of North Dakota, at the hour Of one O'clock, P.
NJ. on the 2lst day Of March. 1905. to satisfy the
amount due upon the day of sale.
The premises described in said mortgage. and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the county of
Mclean and state of North Dakota. and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: West Half of the
Northeast Quarter (WhNEh) and the West
Half of the Southeast Quarter WASEAl of
Section (1O) Township One Hundred and Fifty
Of the Fifth Isl Principal Meridian.
There will be due on the said mortgage at the
date of the said sale the sum of Two Hundred
and Thirty-three and Forty-Eight One-Hun-
dredths Dollars [$233.4S besides the statutory
costs and attorneys fees.
C.G. Kapelovitz.
Mortgage.
G. R.. Brainard, Attorney
for the Mortgage, Anamdose,
North Dakota. 81 50
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY ADvER-
TISEMENT,

Notice is Hereby Given. that that certain
S. Bigler and Marguerite E. Bigler, his wife,,
Mortgagors, to the American Freehold-Land
Mortgage GO. Of London, ,lL'tda.) Mortgagee,
hundred and four (1904) and filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds of the county
of Mclean and state of North Dakota, on the
18th day Of November A. D.. 1904 at $40 o'clock
P. NJ. and recorded in Book FS of Mortgages, at
page 224, will be .toreclosed by a sale of the
premises in such Mortgage and hereinafter
described, at the front door of the Courthouse
in the Village of Washburn in the county of
Mclean and State of North Dakota, at the hour
Of two O'Clock P. NJ. on Saturday, the seventh
C7th) day of March 1908, to satisfy the amount
due upon said Mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said Mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the County of
Mclean and State of North Dakota, and des-
cribed as follows, to-wit: The west half (wh)
and the northeast quarter (neA) of section
twenty.eight (28) township one hundred forty
four ll44l range eighty-three 1887, containing
four hundred eighty (46O) acres, more or less
There will be due on such mortgage at the
late OF sale the sum of Fourteen hundred nine,
Dollars. ~
The American Freehold-Land Mortgage Co.
OF London, (Ltd.): Mortgage.
Jno. D. Farrand, Atty. for Mortgage,
Fargo, N. D.
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Notice Of Mortgage Sale BY Advertisement.

Notice Notice is Hereby Given, that that certain
hangbell'and Peter n. Langbell, her husband,
Mortgagors, to Thomas H. Roney, Mortgagee,
dated the 23rd day of May A. d.. nineteen hum
dred and six and filed for record in the office of
the REGISTER OF Deeds of the County of Mclean
and state OF North Dakota, on the 25th day of
May. A. d. 1906, and recorded in Book F13 of
Mortgages, at page 316, will he foreclosed by q
sale OF the premises in such Mortgage and here
matter described, at the front door Of the court
house in the city of Washburn, in the county of
Mclean, and State of North Dakota, at the
h 10 Of O'Clock 2; NJ, on the 14th day Of March
1908, to satisfy the amount due upon said
Mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said Mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the county Of Nc.
Lean, and State of North Dakota, and described
as follows. tO-wit: Lot Fifteen (l5) in Block
two ~ in the TOWNSHIP of Underwood, county
Of Mclean, State Of North. Dakota according
to the plat thereof now on file in the Office OF
the register OF deeds in and for said Mclean
There will be due on such Mortgage at the
date Of sale the sum of Five Hundred twenty.
nlne and twenty-five one-hundredths [S529.25l
Turner q Wright Mo~rtQaeee.
Fargo, North Dsfota s. s.
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Jno. D. Farrand, Atty. for MORTGAGE,
Fargo, NJ Z.

Department of the Interior, Land Office at Bis
marck, N: Oak, Jan. Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Jay L.: Fritz, of
tention TO make final five year" proof in sup
port Of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
22l567 made Feb: 8, 1903, for the SWN Section IL,
Io%XnsihlPl4s, Range g, and said proof will be
sIoner, District Of North Dakota at Washburn,
N: OAK, on March Z, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove
of, the land, viz:
Carl Liebenow, Of Wilton, N. Oak.
Lettie Fritz. of Washburn, N. d.
Andrew W~icklander, of Washburn, N. d.
Anton Same, Wilton, ND.
NJ. II. Jewell
Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF the Interior, Land Office a

Department of the Interior, Land Office at
Bismarck. N. Oak. Jan. 4, 1905.
Notice, is hereby given, that John 0. johnson,
of Washburn, N. OAK. has filed notice of his
port of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
1885 made March 8, 1901, for the nwA section
-, Township 145, Range 50, and said proof will
be made before Aug. +. johnson, a U. S. Com.
missioner, District OF North Dakota at Wash.
burn, N. Oak. on March 2, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF. the land. viz:
Frank Fahlgren, August Fahlgren, Nj. F. Will
son, A. Brewer. of Washburn, N. D.
% 81 NJ. II. Jewell, Register.
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Alias Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior
ua;xnl Stnfoc Land 0f1iCa

A sufficient contest affidavit having been Iled
in this Office by R. H.. Churchman contestant
against h9mestead entry " Ne e1 s57 seo made ' Tayl +
ship 147 N. Range "a W. by Louis Phillips con.
testee, in which it is alleged that said Louis
Phillips has wholly failed to at any time since
making said entry reside upon, eult iya ho or
Wboliy abandoned the same for more than six
months last past, and such h, default fr still t6 eSi Haid
land was not due to his employment in the
army, navy or marine corps OF the pnlseea
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence &C
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock q. M. on
March IS, 1908 before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office, North Dah ksda
Wit, fled Jan. II, 1908 set forth facts which show
that after due DILIGENCE personal ;s% s1a5 service orde,e o.
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
A. 7. Patterson,
Attorney for Contestant,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
John Satterlund,
81 80 Register.
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ummon

State of North Dakota, SIS.
In District Court, Sixth judicial Dls'fio''
August Schulz, Otto Schulz and
Daniel Schulz, a co-partner,
shin. doing business under and
by the firm name and style
Of August Schulz & Sons,
vs. fia'''' SUMMONS.
A. L. Ricketts, and o. Y; p,attison.
The State of North Dakota sends greetings TO
A. L. Ricketts, and o. u. Pattison, defendants.
You are hereby summoned and required "
answer to the complaint of the above named
nlaintiffs in the above entitled action, Q copy
Of whichis hereto attached and served upon
Won. and to serve a copy of your answer upon
the undersigned, attorney for the above nance
plaintiffs. athis Office in the village OF WASH,
burn. North Dakota, within thirty DAYS IRON
the date of the service of this summons upod
YOU, exclusive of the day of service hereoi, any 4:
If YOU fail to appear and answer as above ~
Judgment against you as prayed Tor IN saio
J.E Nelson
Residence and P. o. address
Washburn, ND. :,
To A. L. Ricketts, and o. u. Pattlson' defend
ants:
You will please take notice that the summons
and complaint in this action was nieo WlCr NV
Clerk of the District Court in and for McLcaan
county, North Dakota, village of Washourn, ~
D., January 14th, 1908.
J.. E. Nelson
Plaintiffs Attorney, -
? Washburn, N. d. 70 s.
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NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE
SALE.

Notice is hereby given that, that certain
May and Jossie p. May, his wife, MortgagorS,
nth day of April, A. II. 1906 and filed for record
in the office of Register Of Deeds OF the County
9th day Of April A. D.. 1906 and $40 a: NJ, in
Book BIZ of Mortgages on page 200 and which
was assigned by the Citizens State Bank of
Garrison, North Dakota a corporation by writ
ten instrument of assignment to Walter W.
Harvey and which assignment has been record,
ed in the office of tie Register CT Deeds in and
for the county of Mclean and State Of North
5 5 e'cieek p +. NJ n. i in B oeE Is Of SS Mortgages /; on n' page &c
5e7, will be foreclosed by selling of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter described at
lage Of Wss6basn, county Of Mclean and state
of North Dakota at the hour of 2 o'clock P. NJ.
on the It'll day of March 1908, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on the day OF
said Mortgage has paid out in his protection
of said mortgage being for taxes, and the inter.
est thereon. The premises described in such
same are described as follows, to-wit: The
South East Quarter (SEA) of Section Twenty.
one (21) in Township One Hundred Forty-Nine
(l4sg North Of Range Eighty,FouF go West Of
North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage, on date
Of sale the sum of Six Hundred and Ninety;
Dollars; and also the further sum for taxes
to pay out for protection of his mortgage, the
dredths (S55S.72J Dollars, together with statute.
ry. costs and attorney fees.
dated at Garrison, North Dakota, January
q, 1908.
Assignee Of Mortgage.
johnson Fraser,
Attorneys for Assignee Of Mortgage.
Gorrsc1r NNrtb no1,Oko On &c
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Notice to Creditors.
ter of III Estate of

In the Matter Of the Estate Of
knute Matthias johnson, Deceased
Notice, is hereby given by the under
signed Jacob johnson Administrator of the
Estate of Knute Matthias johnson, late of the
Province of Alberta in the Dominion Of Canada
deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, said deceased, to ex
hibit them with the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publication of this
notice, to said administrator, at Jerome P. o
in Ward County, N. ID.
Dated Feb. 6, A.. D. 1908.
Jacob johnson
Administrator
First Publication on the 18th day of Febru
airy, A.. d. 1905. 80 &
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Department of the Interior, Land Office a

Department of the Interior, Land Office at
bismarck. N. d., Jan. 4th 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Lewis NJ: johnson
of Washburn. N. d. has filed notice ofhis inten'
ton to make final five year" proof in sup.
port of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No.
1896 made March IL, 1901, for the northeast
quarter, section g, township 145, range 50, and
johnson, us commissioner, district Of North
Dakota, at Washburn. N. D. Marched, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
frank Fahlgren, August Fahlgren, NJ. F,
Wilson, A. $. Brewer: of Washburn. N. D.
% 81 NJ. II. jewell. Register.
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Notice to Credi ors.
he Matter of the Estate of

In the Matter of the Estate of
Dwight Ilsley, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned T.
H. Jeffrey. Executor of the Last Will Of Dwight
Ilsley, late Of the town of Lincoln in the county
of Mclean and state of North Dakota, de-
ing claims against, said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers. within G
months, after the first publication of this no.
tice, to said Executor at the office of Hyland &
Nuessle. in the village of Hashburn, in said
Mclean county.
Dated Feb. 10th, a. D. 190S.-
T. II. Jeffrey
Executor.
First publication on the 18th day Of February
A. D. 1905. 33 81
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior.
U. S. Land Office, Bismarck N. D., Jan. 4, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that friedrich W; Falck
tention to make final five year proof in sup
port of his claim. viz: Homestead Entry No.
l5so7, made Jan. II, 1902, for the ShNWA and
wlaswA, section s, townshipl44, range 50; and
n U. S. commissioner, district of North Dakota,
at Washburn, N. D. on March 2, 1908.
He names following witnesses to prove his con.
oinuous residence upon, and cultivation of, the
lands, viz:
VIM. Paisley, Chas. johnson. R. T. Paisley,
Ed. Ridnour, all of Washburn, N. D.
2S 81 NJ. H. Jewell, Register.
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Citation.


st Seae ct S e &o IGsa9t'' }Bef In ef aos: g. SGS9iE ssir-
son., Judge.
IN THE NATTER E OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN
Oscar N. Nelson. Petitionerl Notice and Cita-
Karen Nelson Mes Ida Lien and F tim; lHAse ec q go ct
Olga ga E. SSw s,a n formerly and Di tribu-
The State of North Dakota to the above
named Respondents:
You, the said Karen Nelson, Ida Lien and
hereby notified that the final account Of, the
Administrator of the Estate of John P. Nelson,
late. of the Cit, of Hudson. in the County Of st.
been rendered to this Court, therein showing
that the estate of said deceased is ready for
final settlement End distribution; and petition:
said estate be distributed to the persons there
unto entitled, his administration closed and ne
be discharged; that Monday, the 9Th day OF
Of that day, at the court rooms of this court. in
the court house in the village of ,W!ashburn,
county of Mclean and State Of North Dakota,
settlement thereof, at which time and place
any person interested in. said estate may appear
and file his exceptions, in writing, to said &C
And you, the above named, respondents, and
each of you, are hereby cited and required then
and there to be and appear before this Court,
count shall not be allowed, the residue of said
estate distributed, the administration Of snid
estate closed and said Oscar N. Nelson, Admin
istrator. discharged.
Dated the 18th day of February, A. D.. 1908.
By the Court: 81
g. Olgeirson,
lTSeal1 Judge of the county court.
Let service of the above Citation be made by
publication in the Washburn Leader four times
to.wit: Feb. 81, Is. March 8, 10, A. D. 1908.
G. OlgeirsOn,
Judge.
Hy,s 4 ! Ess; ss!..s
Attys. FIR Atip;inf Syt W.
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Notice is hereby given that 9 Government
Tax Receipt for special tax on the business Of
Retail Liquor Dealer
was issued to Geo. A. McCullen Of Underwood,
N. D., on the 9th day of Jan, 1908, which said
tag receipt is posted in the building located on
lots II and ~. block 4, of the original townsite
of Underwood, N. D.. which said building is
owned by Geo. A. McCullen, of Underwood, N.
D.where said tax receipt is posted.
Dated the 9th day Of JAN. 1903.
Coca. McCullep
her III said Government Tax Receipt. So IS
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NOTICE OF HEAR.
ING PETITION FOR
LICENSE TO SELL
REAL ESTATE.
Respondents.

The State of North Dakota to the above
named Respondents. and all persons interested
in the Estate of August s. Nelson, deceased:
You are hereby notified that the petition of
Joseph Mann, Resident agent of Lena Nelson,
Administrator of the Estate of August s. Mel.
son. late of the city Of Candy, in the County of
Yellow Medicine and State of Minnesota, de-
ceased, has been fled in this Court, therein
petitioning that he be authorized, empowered
and directed to sell real estate belonging to
said decedent's estate, described as follows,
towit:
North West quarter (NWA) Section. Thirty
Two (32) Township. One Hundred and Forty
I'VE five CIR q e. N VI B # # 3! Ra NEE Zig GighGt S,,1 Sa lss)
Dakota.
That said petition will be heard by this Court
on Tuesday, the 10th day of March A.. d. 1908,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that day, at the
Court. Rooms of this Court. in the Village of
Washburn, County of Mclean and State of
North Dakota.
And you and each of you are hereby cited and
required then and there to be and appear be.
fore this Court, and show cause, if any you
have. why this petition should not be granted.
Dated the 9th day Of January, AID. 1905.
By the Court,
G .Olgeirson,
Judge of the County Court.
Let the service of this Citation be made by
publication in the Washburn Leader 4 Zines,
commencing Jan. 3lst, 1905.
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Petitioner

Petitioner
Lille Nelson, Ella
Nelson, Ruth Mel
son, Selma Nelson,
Myrtle Nelson, Nor
ma Nelson, Elmira
Nelson, Augusta
Nelson, Harold Nell
son and Harland
Nelson
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State of North Dakota, In County Court,
County of Mclean. }Before Hon. G. Olgeir-
son, Judge.
p. NELSO DECEASED.
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NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR IL
CENSE TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
State of North Dakota, In County Court.
County of Mclean Before Hon. G.
Olgeirson, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate Of August s. Nell
son, Deceased.
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johnson Fraser,
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage.
Garrison, North Dakota. 30
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
BU|LDINGBOO|NIVOii
EXHAUSTED AS YET
Summers SunsCuts Down Build
ing Activity to a Certain
Extent, However.
SPLENDID HOMES TO BE 8 BUILT.
Decline in Material and Rcduc-
ton in Cost Of Labor III
crease Activity.

- r.
The hot summers sun has put some
thing Of q quietus on building opera
tons. There ts q plenty of work to
do and there Is certainly no curtaiu--
ment or cutting down OF the contracts,
for the erection of houses In Rich
lnond and in tho suburbs. but tho
weather is awfully hot. and men cam
not work in tho brollng sun, and
shorter hours are in vogue. Hence tho
usual progress was not made last week
in the matter OF bringing contracts to
u close and houses to completion, bur
that does not signify that there has
been any cessation in tho building
boom. Houses are going. up in Rich
mond and IN the suburbs just as they
were. but not quite so rapidly, but they
are going up all the same.
More Work In Future.
The architects report that there Is
greater inquiry than there has hereto
fore been among the men who contem
plate the building or fine homes on.
lots they have long since bought.
1T is q we'll known fact that something.
like year to two years ago men of
means invest ted In lots in tho western
part of tho city,Band made no secret of
tho fact that the object Of purchasing