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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Sales in North End

Baldwin & Howell report that in the
Van Ness avenue north end boulevard
property. between Lombard and Chest
nut streets, owned by Mary Hale Cum
ningham, which has been subdivided
into good sized building lots and offered
on easy terms, sales of three lots were
made this week as follows:
North side Lombard street, 125 feet west Van
Ness avenue, 25x137:6, to Oscar G. Zinns and
southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Chest
nut street, 5Gxt20, consisting OF two lots, ia
Walter v Rohlns The Improvements to be
made by the government at Black point and the
extension of the Stockton street tunnel road
continuing west along the water front, giving
excellent and rapid communication to the heart
fof the city and the landing of the ferries of the
Hotaling road at the north end will bring desir
able building lots of this section into greater
prominence than ever.
To John F. Connolly, six room residence in the
west line of Eleventh avenue near street, fol
price in vicinity of So. 600, and to L. p. Bartor
lot 25x101, owned by Grace h. Gates in cas-
line Of First avenue south OF Clay street, oppo
site Preside terrace, and to a client two lots
each 27.6s feet frontage, in north side of Fiber
street east Of Broderick Thomas Magee &
Sons represented A. X. Baldwin, the seller, il
this transaction.
Now that the banks are loaning s,
freely again. business in private loans
is very quiet, but Baldwin & Howell
state that they are taking any goot
loans offered and that money in lin
tied quantities can be had for goot
loans across the bay and in San Mate,
and Burlingame.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
New Apartments Designed to
Make Fastidious Comfortable

Bella Vista apartments (upper),
on the southwest corner of Pine
and Taylor streets, which con-
tain many attractive features.
Below is a photo of the magnif-
cent residence purchased by Her
bert c. Long from Mrs. Mary A.
Fritz at 1887 Masonic avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
DAMAGE SUIT LOST
DR.. Chalmers Prentice's Action
Result of Burial at Sea

NEW YORK. Feb. IA verdict for
the North German Lloyd Steamship
company in the suit for $3.50, 600 in
stituted against il by DR. Chalmers
Prentice of this city was directed bv
Judge Martin in the United States cir
cult court today. Prentice Claimed
that amount in damages becuse the
body Of his wife. who died at sea- was
buried at sea against the protest OF
her daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS

Birth, marriage and death notices sent BY mail
viii not be inserted. They must be handed in at
either OF the publication offices and be indorsed
with the name and residence OF persons author
lied to have the published Notices re-
stricted simply to the announcement Of the event
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Preside Terrace Activity

Notwithstanding the heavy rains
during fhe last month Presidio terrace
presents a scene of considerable activ-
ity The first residence to be con-
structel by NJ Fisher on the lots pur-
chased by him several months ago is
making good progress, and if the
weather permits will be completed in
two months.
In addition to the sale made by
Shainwald. Buckbee & Coz to DR.. Red
mond Payne of lot No. 8 for account OF
NJ Fisher which, with the residence
to be constructed on the lot. will rep
resent an outlay of nearly $4,000,
Baldwin s. Howell report another in
teresting sale in the terrace. J. Glenn
Horst purchased 20 feet on the main
driveway facing the entrance gates.
Horst will build at once on his lot.
the plan for a residence being we'll
under way. The total amount involved
in the purchase of the lot and the con-
struction of the residence will repre-
sent an outlay of nearly $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
SITE OF OLD TFfEATER
LEASED TO SEATTLE MAN
Arcade Building Intended as
One of City's Show Places

1t is reported that NJ. H. de Young
has secured a tenant for his property
which runs through from Geary street
to O'Farrell. In the latter street was
the Alcazar theatef. while in Geary was
business building.
The lessee is L. E. Spencer of Seattle.
who is having plans drawn now of a
one story arcade building which is to
run from street to street.
The building is to haver an artistic
exterior and the stores are to be hand
somely. fitted up. The interior will, 1t
is said, be extremely ornamental. as
the architect plans to make 1t one of
the show places in the city.
The property has a frontage of S7;6
feet on OFarrell street and So feet on
Geary street. ~
WOMAN ACCUSED OF THEFT-Nrs. Ellen
Star. who lives In shack in the rear Of the
residence OF Miss Marion ODonohue, $40 Pre-
cita avenue. has been arrested charge Of
stealing from Miss O,Donohue purse containing
$500, which found in the shack.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
BIRTHS

ANDRUSS-In this city, February 70. 1902
to the wife of Newton Frost Andruss,
daughter.
CHICk-In this city, February .. 1909, to the
wife OF Edw. W. Chick, son.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Confidence in Mission

-. Coffin & Co. report confidence in
the Mission district steadily improving
The demand for building lots is create
than at any time since the FIRE, and
they report having the following sales:
Lot northwest corner whitney and Randall
streets. buyer Ralph II. kaloch seller James
I5encrnan: 81 800
Lot and improvements at 220 Clipper street.
buyer Thomas Anderson. seller o. Strueman
Lot south Zine Jersey street. 119 feet west
Dolores. 25x1I4. 81 20; buyer. T. j. Draffn
Lot south line Jersey street. IA west Dolores:
buver G. ". johnson; 81 go
Lot south line Jersey street. 169 feet west
Dolores 25xIIz: buyer, J. O'Keefe; 81 $50.
Lot southwest corner San Jose avenue and Day
street 26:6x96:I; buyer A. Cuneo; seller, A.
H. Fitzpatrick; 50. 500.
Lot at 3l2 Prospect avenue; buyer, ". A. Ken
ney; seller, z. II. Herrick.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Time and Money snved

ty insnring real estate titles in the Standard
t1tle Insurance Company. No delays. Mills
building, ground door.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
LEADING CLUBS TO
HAVE FINE HOMES
Pacific Union Instructs Archi-
tect to Begin Work on Old
Flood Mansion
Bohemian, University, ArgOnaut
and Others to Erect Build
ings Within a Year

Willis Polk, manager Of d. II. Burn
ham & Co. in this city, announced yes
terday that he had been instructed by
W B. Bourn, r. P. Rithet and 7. b
Berry, the building committee OF the
Pacific Union club. to commence work
on the new clubhouse at once.
1t viii be fully three months before
we can complete the working plans and
let the contracts said Polk. and the
actual construction will consume nine
months more, so the club viii be able
10 occupy its new quarters in about a
year from today We have been ex-
ceedingly fortunate in filling our prom
Uses as 10 the time a building will take
10 complete. and I am positive that the
new Pacific Union clubhouse will be
ready for occupancy a year from date.
1T viii be one of the finest club
houses in America. 1t has an unrivaled
view from the brow of California street
hill and its cost Of construction will
be $500, ,OO0, while the furnishing and
decorations viii cost about $780,
more, bringing the total investment TO
$500, 900"
WILL SAVE THE WALLS
The Paciho Union club is to be To-
Gated on the site OF the old Flood man
sion in California street 1t will be
remembered that when the site was de-
cided upon the club opened contest
and A. Pissis won the prize for the best
plans Willis Polk did not enter the
contest because II was against the
principles Of D. H Burnham TO enter
contests.
Polk was approached by members of
the club and asked if in his opinion
the walls, which were worth at least
500 000. could be retained. He took
time over the problem. and finally said
they could be retained. with the result
that D. H Burnham secured the con-
tract for rebuilding.
All the bonds have been taken by
club members, James /. Flood subscrib-
ing for 100000 worth
HOMES FOR OTHER CLUBS
All the financial arrangements have
been completed for the new Bohemian
club building on the northeast corner
Of Taylor and Post streets. and it is
understood that Loring P. RiXford, the
architect, has been instructed TO COM
mence work as soon Is he is able TO
get out the working plans
Within a short time work will be
well advanced on all the more impor-
tant clubs in the city. The steel for
the University club is in place, and it
is understood that the club intends to
pay particular attention to its kitchen,
on WL4EA Qe par liLAtAl IL VIII SRCilA SSf
eral thousand dollars.
The Argonaut club, lower down in
Powell street. will begin work shortly,
and so will the Family club.
It is expected that in about a year
from today all the clubs viii be domi-
ciled in their new homes. The new
clubhouses viii be far superior to those
occupied formerly, and San Francisco
viii be able TO boast of having the fin
est clubhouses in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Report Seven Sales

The Won Rhein Real Estate company
reports the following sales:
Otto Greenwald 70 II. Stokes. lot west line
Ashbury street az feet south Frederick, 25xl06;
IS 800.
y. Huth 10 J. Mollock. lot south line Vallejo
street, IS feet west Larkfn. 25x50: s.. 600
Margaret Brady ct al 10 A. Fox. lot east line
Gilbert street. 125 feet south Bryant, 75xSO;
Sc 600.
o. Greenwsld 10 Elizabeth Church. lot west
line Ashbury street. q south Frederick 25xIO8:
So 800
Mary scheche TO r. Hutchings. lot south line
Oak street, - east Masonic avenue 25xlOO.
with three fats: o.150.
Hind estate company 10 A. Abrahamson lot
south line Sacramento street. l29 feet east OF
Pierce. 5lx120 10 rear street
Ellen staples 10 Clara NJ. Richardson lot st
northeast corner Pine and Joice streets, 40xJ9:6;
Sc 30
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Leases Negotiated

Harrigan, Weidenmuller & Rosen-
stirn report the following leases:
Joseph Malfanti to Swain restaurant company
six story and basement building to be constructed
in north line OFarren street. 1874 feet west
Stockton, 50x13T1s feet. for 81 years at
total rental OF nearly 500. 900. The building
Pissis: the upper floors viii be used for business
purposes such as are in the retail district and
negotiations are pending with a prominent club
TO take 4 portion Of this building. This prop
erty is well known, as II was the former site
of the Delnonico restaurant. The building is
estimated 10 cost in the neighborhOod OF $780,
coo and work upon il win be started immedE
stely.
Mrs n A. Grant and Misses Worden TO the
Roberts manufacturing company. four story and
basement building 10 be constructed the lot
in southerly line Mission street, 2O8 feet
east Third. for 10 years at total rental or
Sl20 600. The building Is designed for whole
sale business house, the basement being high
and adapted 10 warehouse purposes; the ground
floor VIII be fitted for a store and the upper
Of i60 feet TO q street. The exterior OF
the building viii be Of yellow pressed brick.
Mrs. Sarah ROsenstOck and Mrs Hilda Nut
tan TO Carlisle 4 Co., ststioners and publishers.
eesteriy store, basement, second and third floors
contained in Main & Winchester building in
s0utherly line Bush street l31 C east MOntgom-
cry street. This lease covers period Of FIVE
years on private terms. The space that this firm
VIII occupy viii be approximately 10000 square
feet.
Mary L. Jackson 70 Buckingham G. Hecht, the
ffth floor Of six story brick building at Second
and Nat0ma street on private terms.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Sold by Umbsen & Co.

G. h Umbsen & Co. report the fol-
lowing sales:
Charles Cople. lot north line street, SO feet
east Of Eighth avenue. 25x100: $1,000.
City realty company. lot west line Sixth ave
nue.. 50 feet north street 23x95s $l,500.
John Rench. lot and improvements west line
FIRST avenue. go feet south Hugo. 25x95; Sc. 800.
Home builders. lot east side Eighth avenue,
- feet south Lake. 25x95: s., ,25o.
". I. Williamson. lot east linee Sixth ave
nue. 80 feet north Il street, 50xi20; $500.
s. r. Siebrecht. lot east line Sixth avenue DDS
feet south J street, 25x12O: 81 $50
Klein estate. lot south line NatOma street 225
feet east Ninth. 25x75: $1,000.
Annie Rodgers. lot southw line Sherman
street. 90 feet southeast Folsom. 25x75; 81, 600.
American guarantee and security company, LOT
east line Diamond street. 81 feet north Alvarado.
25xl05
Thomas f. Barry, northwest corner Seven
teenth and Hoa streets, 26:6x113 feet; s.. 400.
City realty company. lot west line Sixth ave
nue.. 100 feet north * street. 25xl50: 81, 900.
George r. Neal lot east line Central avenue,
JOG feet south Hayes street. 25xI06:3, together
with improvements: Sc SOC.
City realty company. lot east line Fourth ave-
nue.. I25 feet south I. 25xl20; s., 200.
CRY realty company. lot northwest corner
parnassus and Third avenues. 32:6x1O0; 81 $50.
Richmond investment company. lot east line
Ninth avenue, 200 feet south Lake street, 5Ox
120. $500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

GoDBER-In Oakland. Cal. February u. 49, 49,
Mary. dearly beloved wife Of William OOuO1i'
aged As wears ) months and p days
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-18
WHEN THE IRON AGE PASSES.
Prediction That the Alloys of Alumni
mum Will Be Equivalent to Steel.

A notable lecture ON The Mysteries
of Metals was delivered the other day
by Prof. Arnold of Sheffield university
before the Royal institute of Great
Britain. Speaking on facts within his
own knowledge, the professor fore
Swallowed marvellous developments in
the steel and iron industries. He said
that he was strongly Of the opinion
that in a very short time the best
high-speed steel would be a back num-
Der. 1t was probable that year
hence there would be on the market
British steel with a quadruDle cutting
power of any now known to metal
lurgy.
He declared with regard to Mr.. Car
negie's prophecy as to the decadence
of British steel metallurgy that this
existed only in the imagination of that
gentleman. So far as quality was con-
cerned Britain was still first in the
race for supremacy. 1t was true
geologically that in short time the
coal and iron supplies of the world
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-18
EciNG THEIR FULL DUTY.
Statistics Prove That Americans Have
Not S.,irked Altar.

In these Goth century d6Fr. says a
writer in Success Magazine. when
even the very young tell you that nia1'-
riage is failure, and that :. is better
for the bachelor maid to bear the ills
she has than fly to others that she
knows not of, it is reassuring to read
a statistical report on marriage and
divorce just issued by the census dc.
partment. 1t seems that Uncle SAM
became interested in this marriage
question, and sent his patient census
enumerators to all the tying-up plac> !
in the country to find out whit they
could. The results are astounding,
During the last 20 years almost &c.
100000 bridegrooms and bridet
walked up to the atlar-13, 000,0
handsome SWANS with 100000
blushing brides on their arms. Tka
American is a marrying man, much
more than is the Englishman, the
Frenchman, the German, the Russian,
the Austrian, the Italian, the Span
lard, the Swede, or in fact, than any
European except the HungariaU And
the habit is growing on the American
so much so that every single MIN and
maid in the country has better
chance of marrying than lad his
father or her mother.
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AN oLD-FAsHIoNED TONIC.
But One of the Best :or Thoce That
Are "Run Dawn"

The person who is run down or Ian
guild or who is annoyed by cold that
clings despite all remedies, should try
an old-tifne cure much priced by our
neutrality-suspicious. tea.
This tea is easily made and its tonic
effect is remarkable on many persons.
One young woman whose friends
thought her marked for tuberculosis
was cured of long-standing cold in
a few weeks by no other medicine
than a half-glass of boneset three
times a day.
The herb can now be bought in
compressed packages and half cake
covered with a pint of boiling water
will make tea quite strong enough.
Put the boneset into the water as it
Just CONES to boil on the ctove, re-
move at once and let it stand until
cold before drinking. The tea can
either be strained entirely when cold
or each glass can be poured off the
grounds through coffee strainer
A porcelain lined saucepan is the
most convenient vessel for making
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-18

busy tearing out the old-fashioned tin
affair familiar with boyhood recollec-
tions of the Saturday night soak, >
and replacing it on the average with
two or three of those glistening
modern creations which look so dis
tressingly like white stone sarcophagi
and which prove actually to be so
treacherously slippery to the unwary.
If cleanliness bears that intimate re-
lation to goodness which we used to
be severely informed that it did, when
acutely suffering under inspection to
see if we had washed behind the
ears" then the multiplication of tubs
ought to go some distance at least
toward balancing the diminution in the
saying OF grace and toward saving an
unrepentant generation. The matter
calls for thought.-Springfeld Repub-
lican.
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ton of the partitions which, when
completed, will enable Mr. and Mrs.
Aarup each to live in his or her own
side of the house without any fear of
ever meeting the other face to face.
At present they have no desire to meet
each other, and Mr.. Aarup has formed
the habit of making noise whenever
he is about to walk through the front
hall toward the front door or to the
staircase. If Mrs. Aarup is in the hall
or on the staircase when she bears
her husbands signal announcing his
approach she withdIaws until all dan
ger of having to face him has passed.
'T should. think" said the court,
that stairway may be built from
that one bedroom. This will obviate
the defendants having to go through
that part of the house occupied by the
rest of the family. An arrangement
may be made whereby they may have
separate entrances. There might be a
separate stairway
There was, however, another fea-
ture of this complex problem which
the court was called upon to dispose
of in some way. Neither Mr.. Aarup
nor his wife has any desire to remarry.
He is limited in his own home to two
rooms, one of which is his business of
flee, and in the other he sleeps. OBJ
viously he cannot be expected to do
his own housekeeping under such cir
cumstances.
Meals from DumbWaiter.
Realizing all of that and also the
fact that the divorced husband and
wife are joint owners of the house in
which they are to continue to reside,
and the one additional fact that both
are equa ~ entitled to share in the
use of the kitchen stove and the laun-
dry, Judge Honore has arranged for
the construction of a dumbwaiter lead
ing from the kitchen to Mr.. Aarup's
office. The dumbwaiter is to serve for
the convenience of Mr.. Aarups meals,
which his wife is to cook for him. In
return for this service the husband is
to contribute to the support of his
wife and children There is sepa-
rate entrance to the house from Mr..
Aarup's office, and this he is directed
to make use of, giving his wife and
children the exclusive right to use the
front entrance
The suit of Aarup VS.. Aarup has
been in the courts since 1907. A set
Element would probably have been
reached many months ago but for the
peculiarly complex conditions under
which the divorce was demanded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-18
GOOD STORY TO POINT MORAL,
Told by Rabbi Krauskopf, Who Be-
Iieves in Divorce.

Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, our elo-
quent preacher" said Philadelphia,
sees good rather than evil in the fire.
Quency of American divorce. He sees
In IL sign that American wives will
not endure the treatment that Eu-
ropean wives pat up with. He sees in
1t a promise that the married men OF
the future will live better
Discussing the divorce question the
other day, he told me that they who
perceived only evil in it reminded him,
In their illogical and confused view
point of little boy with whom he
once took a stroll
AS they strolled, they passed the
young girls of a neighboring boarding
school out on their daily walk. The
girls moved in military formation, two
by two. In front were the youngest, in
skirts to their knees. Next cay9e the
older ones, in the order of their ages,
their skirts lengthening with their
years And in the rear came the old
est Of ALL the young ladies, whose
skirts hid even their boots.
1.-THE little boy looked at the girls.
Then he froWned and said:
Why is it that their legs grow
shorter as they grow bigger?'"
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NJ Inc Very Newest
Kind wi Divorce
Couple Are to Live in One House, But
Never Meet--Strange Situation Gre
ated by the Decision Of Chicago
Judge--Mr. and Mrs. Aarup Or
dered to Live Peculiar Life.

yorce he ordered the husband and
family. Mrs. Aarup and her children
occupied two of the upstairs rooms,
the drawing-room and dining-room, on
the ground floor, and the entire base
ment, where there are two large kitch.
ems and laundry.
Housekeeping Arrangements.
The husbands meals were super
vised by his wife and served to him
in his own Office If he wanted any
particular dish prepared for his din
ner a note to his wife produced the
desired change in the bill of fare. He
sent her money to meet the household
expenses and he made it convenient
to be out when his rooms were being
cleaned and the bed made.
Just SO long as Mr.. and Mrs. Aarup
remained husband and wife this ar
rangement seemed to furnish salts
factory way in which they could con-
tinue to occupy one house between
them But the courts announcement
that a decree of absolute divorce
would be granted rendered such an ar
rangement no longer possible. Both
husband and wife recognize this;
hence the desire of each that the 9th
er vacate.
Matters stood thus when Judge
Honore was called upon to make de-
cision for them. After intimating
that he would grant an absolute di-
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wife who insisted on living in one
house to continue to do so. But the
imaginary dead line drawn by Mrs.
Aarup is to be replaced by solid par
titions and Mrs. Aarup and ner three
children are to dwell on one side of
the partition and Mr.. Aarup on the
other.
Divided Up the House.
Judge Honore said it seemed to him,
since there was no other way out of
the diff Guilty, that some arrangement
could be made whereby the husband
might continue to occupy his office
and the bedroom above it, thereby re-
stricting himself to the only two
rooms in the house which he really
needs for his own use. AS for Mrs.
Aarup and the children, they could oc-
cupy the other two bedrooms, as for
merly, the kitchen, drawing room and
dining room, and rent the other apart
ments in the front of the house.
There was only one obstacle to the
successful carrying out of this sug-
gestion, and the attorneys interested
III TIC case CdllSu II W tuS dCtCuI1Ol
of the court. With his two rooms par
titioned off from the other part of
the house, Mr.. Aarup would probably
suffer some inconvenience climbing up
and down a ladder and in and out of
his bedroom window every time he
wanted to go upstairs. There would
be no other way for him to reach his
bedroom after it was partitioned off
from the remainder of the house.
Has Private Staircase.
Judge Honore has disposed of this
little problem by suggesting the con-
struction of a private staircase lead
ing from Mr.. Aarup's Office to the
bedroom overhead The judge has
even constituted himself architect for
the reconstruction of the house that is
to be divided against itself, and he
has drawn up plans for the construc-