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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
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RECORD JOB OF REPAIRS

President stafford Of the board OF
harbor commissioners long ago ac-
quired a reputation for energy. but he
gave a star exhibition yesterday of his
ability to make things move When he
reached his desk yesterday morning
he found that the fire tug Governor
Markham had broken its propeller
while handling a dredger during tho
night. AS there is much dredging TO
be done along the water front the ac-
cident was serious and looked worse
when a telephone canvass OF the local
machine shops showed that 10 days
was the shortest time in which a new
wheel could be made and fitted.
Leave il to me-. said Stafford.
He visited the Union iron works and
sought out the superintendent, who
confirmed the 10 day situation.
Must have it sooner than that In
sisted Stafford.
well. just how soon2" inquired the
superintendent.
have it. I'll give you until midnight.
big concern like this has the word i'm
possible In its vocabulary"
The superintendent took personal
charge of the affair and. after a search.
found an old propeller that with a
little fixing could be made to serve
temporarily The fixing was done and
at midnight yesterday the Markham
was IN commission again. Under the
inspiration of StaffOrd's insistence the
superintendent further agreed to have
the new wheel ready in four days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
RuiIding Confrncts

Emma Rose Thy Thompson n-Starrett company
with Conlin & Roberts-Roofng for Rose build
ing at corner of Sutter street mad Clara lane;
81, 800
H. c. and Maude W. Hinds with J. Johnson
To erect a two story and basement frame build
ing In w line Of Buena Vista avenue, OF
lava street % by -. S3, 100.
Pauline Converse with Peter Hansen-Au work
for two story frame building in line of Va
lencia street, 135 Of Twentieth, % by r
50: $4, 600.
William A.. Thomas and Frederic aIagee (by
Ransome concrete company with w. b. KYLE
Structural steel work for building I'm Sc line of
Market street. $50 NE of Fourth NE 90. Sc
100 NE 100. Sc 20. SW $50. NV 10; IS. 200.
Babcock estate company wits +. W. Kern
To erect four story class building at E
corner of Essex and Folsom streets, NE 1876
by Sc 125; $21. .S4S50-
Grover c. Elan with Thomas Elam & Son
To erect two story and basement frame build
ing in line of Lake street. 57.6 " OF Twen-
tieth avenue. W % by 100: $4,000.
Mary A. Grant with John G. Sutton & Co.
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BIRTHS

JOHNSON-At st. Helena sanitarium. Cal.
March 3, 1909. to the wife Of o. B. Johnson,
a son.
KOSTER-In san Mateo. Cal, March 4. 1909,
to the wife of Frederick j. Roster. daugh-
ter
RIORDAN-In this city. to the wife OF Joseph
Riordan, daughter.
SCHULTE-In this city. March 4, 1909, to the
wife OF W. II. Schultz, a
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BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed in at
either Of the publication offices and be indorsed
with the name aud residence Of persons author
lied TO have the same published Notices
stricted simply to the announcement OF the event
are published once In this column free OF charge
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vIRGINIaN IS Due srxDav

The American Hawaiian steamship
company's freighter Virginian. which
is due tomorrow morning from eSrfina
Cruz. is bringing a large cargo OF New
York freight. The freight on the Vir-
ginian left New York January 80 on
the American and February 8 on the
j. L. Luckenbach and was carried by
rail across the isthmus Of Tehuantepec-
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PIEDMONT PRopERTY,

Desirable lot 39x1Io feet near Oakland av
carline and short distance from Piedmont sta
ton; near corner of Howard and Mace st. !;
for sale at a sacrifice; similar sized lots in same
block being held at 81 1863 and upward; will sell
this lot for $1,250 terms as follows: $3.50
cash and balance in monthly payments Of S25.
including interest. Owner, box 444, Cali Office,
San Francisco
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued In
San Francisco Friday. March 5. 1909:
BRIMHALL-DRAPER-L Brimhau. Al. and
Viola NJ Draper, 33. both OF 55 Portola St
LININGER-MURPHY-v r. Lininger,
%, and Ida Murphy, 90. both OF Seattle
Oakland. March 5.-The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
O-FIORA-Franeisco Angelina. 81.
and Angelina Hiora. %, both of Oakland
KING-JoHNsON2Joh B. King. 60, and Anna
johnson, so. both of Oakland
KING-NORRIS-Charle II. King Jr.. 81, and
Laura NJ Norris, "a. both of Oakland
RNER-MONSON-Lars J. Orner. 50. and
Hilda Monson 20, both of San Francisco.
POTTER-JASPAR-C R. Potter. 81, and
Emma B. Jaspar, %, both Of Monterey.
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TO LEASE

FOR lease-Residence only, on co acre fruit or
chard in suburbs Of Auburn, Placer county
Cal; elegantly furnished I rooms. bath and
toilet; hot and cold water; heated; separate
servants quarters; OF horse and buggy:
house surrounded by flowers orange lemon. fig
and other fruit trees: perfect climate for suf-
ferers from asthma ana bronchitis; responsible
parties only need apply. G. EHRENBERG.
Auburn. Cal.
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MARRIAGES

FERRARo- -BURGE-In this city. March 5.
1909 by the Rev. E. p. bennett, stephen
Ferraro and Edith Burge. both OF Paradise
Valley. New.
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PROPERTY no EXCHANGE

81. .O0O-30 acres, miles from Santa Rosa; i6 a.
bearing vineyard. 4 a. hay. balance timber
and pasture: no buildings: all fenced. For
Francisco St Rerkeler
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Heating plant for four story and basement
brick building in Sc line OF Mission street. 2O6:3
of Third. NE ESQ by Sc 16O: S1.6oO.
erect a two story frame building In E lire OF
Sixth avenue, $50 S Of B street. s % by L
12O 81. $50.
Columbia Theater building company (by Fan
lips-Mason and brick work for building in s
line of Geary street, 40 w OF Mason. " 07:6
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

A CHANCE OF YOUR LIFE!
beautiful home at great sacrifice; going
east to live; new s room, modern cottage be-
tween Telegraph av. and Grove ST.; fine, large
porches glassed on one side; . houses in rear al
ways rented; large storehouses; fruits of all
kinds, ornamental trees. grape arbor, seats,
and flowers lawn; . entrances; picturesque
grounds; Key Route: 66x149; nothing like
1t; terms IL desired. Apply owner, $40 3sth ST.,
Oakland; phone A3oTS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

MARIN COUNTY REAL ESTATE
FOR bargains in San Rafael and Ross Valley
properties see E. E. HOFF. 607 4th ST.. San
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
SAN MArEo REAL ESTATE
HAYWARD PARK.


Take the family down to Hayward Park.
San Mateo on Sunday. Let them see with you
the large lots there and the pretty homes
being built. Hayward Park tract is all i'm
proved; fine, wide, macadarnized streets: sew
ers, water, gas and electricity, and cement
sidewalks.
Hayward Park lots are sold on very easy
terms and the prices are from $3.50 up.
If Hayward Park lots are not value re-
ceived and will not increase in value, do you
believe the 100000 invested there would have
been spent?
Hayward Park is where the Peninsula
looking for for your home. Ask any OF the
many buyers of Hayward Park lots what they
Send for illustrated circular and price list.
BALDWIN & HOWELL.
31S-324 Kearny ST., $. h.
FRANK s. GRUMMON,
246 ST., San Ma.Nn.
SAN MATEo
FOR sale-In San Mateo park. fine modern well
built room house on lot 150x300, with beauti
full flower and fruit trees. One Of the very
best homes in San Mateo. Price, $4,000;
ssS easy Mems terms great bargain p1De IN
st. and Sd Ay.. San Mateo.
IN San Mateo Park-Fine modern house. I large
rooms; concrete basement; large corner lot;
also barn, outbuidings, fruit trees. berries.
shrubs. sh & etc; & complete country home one @ Of
very easy terms. S. ABRAMS, PIG Post st.
8 ROOM bungalow in Redwood City; large lIy-
ing room, paneled dining room; for rent or
for sale: terms to suit. Box IS. Call office.
BURLINGAME REAL ESTATE
% MINUTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Do you realize that, in point of time, Bur
lingame is much closer to the heart Of San
Francisco than many parts Of the Richmond,
Sunset and Mission districts? In Burlingame
you live in the country and yet enjoy all the
conyeniences of the city Why pay rent when
$40 down. $40 monthly will secure you a lot 90
feet front In this beautiful suburb, with sewer
and water mains laid, good schools and churches !?
Go down today-two ways TO get there, either
by Mission st. electric or by S. P. r. K.
trains. Get of at Burfingame station, office
opposite.
MARIN COUNTY REAL ESTATE
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GREAT SACRIFICEf

Going east to live; northwest corner lot in East
Oakland fine location; 10 room house. basement,
attic; flowers; cement sidewalk all around; built
for home, but can be used for apartments 2
fats; near S. 2. and electric lines; walking dis
tanee to city hall; good investment: house pays
for itself; terms If desired; mortgage runs in
definite time. Apply owner, $40 3Sth St, Oak
land phone A307S.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

IF you want some of our choice. well watered
lands in Kern county at the present low prices
and terms you would better at once In
the last 10 days we have sold several thousand
acres This land is first class for trees and
vines Great abundance Of free water guaran-
teed. Send for our illustrated folder.
PLANTERS LAND COMPANY,
206 Metropolis Bank building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

YOUR chance for a bungalow in beautiful Linda
Vista; modern and large basement
exceptionally well built $1,000 cash, balance
$40 per month. including interest; mortgage
with bank Call at once IL you want this.
Real bargains do not last
GILBERT r. HALY,
Room sol Union Savings Bank Bldg.
Phone. Oakland BIS
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ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE
ROWE & YOUNG.
Contractors and Builders.
Plans and Specifications Furnished.
Office, 1877 Broadway, Alameda.
FRUITvALE REAL ESTATE

BID ON A FRUITvALE LOT.
40 feet front, highest point; all improvements:
on Foothill boulevard. ia Stenway terrace, on
Aqua Vista St opp. Railroad av-, with trees on;
price $712.50; have paid s225 on the lot but need
ready cash. so make me bid by Saturday, the
20th on $225 which have paid. paying balance
at $40 per month to owner; lot win go to highest
bidder. ". r. WEBB, Republican office, Fres-
no Cal; tel. Main DO.
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10 ACRES IRRIGATED FARMS PLANTED TO
ALFALFA.

10 acres of the best irrigated land. miles
from railroad station. Willows. the county seat
Of Glenn county, for 81 ,25o. The first payment
S65. monthly thereafter SIS. The land has all
been plowed and a portion of the tract has been
planted to alfalfa which is growing beautifully.
The remainder will be planted as rapidly as
weather conditions will permit, and expect a
good crop this spring. We estimate that the
alfalfa will pay you $500 to 5000 every year.
and fast as # is sold the net proceeds will be
credited additional payment account of
your contract. Write the Alfalfa Farms Com
pany, 403 Monadnock building, San Francisco,
who will send you full particulars. This land is
entirely free from overflow
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IRRIGATED farms: Atwater, Merced co.; $75
per acre: SIS cash. bal. years; free water
right; Saturday excursion leaves our office .: 80
D. m, returns Sunday, p. M; round trip
ticket S5.l5; personally conducted. Land pro-
duces sweet potatoes alfalfa, early tomatoes.
melons, peaches apricots. almonds etc; most
productive in state. Crocker- Huffman Land and
Water 9Th floor Crocker bldg.
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lAI1f -AllI
1T PAYS TO BUY THE BEST.
EXCURSION SUNDAY ROUND TRIP 81. 81
to Hickman land; small. irrigated farms. sunny
Stanislaus county. Call or write for free booklet
L. W. JEFFERSON REALTY COMPANY, 35(
Market St, San Francisco. or telephone Berkeley
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

MODERN. 4 room. high basement cottage; large.
high and level lott low price: easy terms 1925
Peralfa aY near Nicol ST. Upper FrnifvaIe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22

obstacle was placed in the way of her
election.
Finally it was pointed out that the
law required the state superintendent
to auction OF certain tracts of govern
ment lands to prospective lessees, and
that this could not be done by wom-
an. Miss Reel said that was a small
matter and that she was equal to it.
She was elected to the Office finally
and later proved her ability as an auc-
tioneer by successfully carrying out
this part of the state superintendent
duty.
Miss Reel speaks none Of the Ian
guages of the Indians over whom she
has control, but has been signally sue
cessful in her administration. She has
PIG schools, aggregating an attendance
of 1854 pupils. In addition to these
students there are 2,423 employees, 572
of whom are Indians, under manage
ment. This branch of it's service costs
the government more than 100000
year, and Miss Reel is the administra-
tor of the appropriation.
She is an experienced horsewcman,
and in the course of the year is com
PEELED to ride hundreds of miles on
horseback and in stage coach to the
various reservations, many of them be-
ing great distances from the railroad
and only accessible in this way. Miss
Reel is skilled politician, and has
participated actively in several presi-
II zn1 -
speaker, and has not only appeared
many times on the stump, but has cast
her vote at the polls out in Wyoming,
where women have that privilege.
There is a fair field at Washington
for women to assert their ability and
independence in the world of achieve
ment, and Miss Reels case is by no
means the only one where a woman
has proved her claim to recognition.
Her work among the Indians is reflect
ed in the accomplishments of the
clever Indian girl who is not in the
employ of the Indian government, but
who lives in Washington, hundreds of
miles away from her peoples home
out on the plains.
SOPHIA Prltonlyn is the daughter or
a ChOctaw chief and is a princess of
her tribe, but she lives here in mod
est little home at 1104 Sixth street,
Northwest, the back yard of which has
been converted into poultry farm"
and she has more than three hundred
prize winning single-comb brown Leg
horns which have won blue ribbons in
more, Hagerstown and practically
every other city in the east where
largt poultry exhibits are held.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22
Nuts or Meat.

Nuts have an extraordinary food
value; they are, the cheapest form OF
energy, and contain protein in abun-
dance. For this reason they are a
meat substitute, not an accessory.
They should not be eaten as wind
up to a hearty meal, except in very
small quantities.
There are many combinations of
nuts which are both attractive and
wholesome-can be made into soups
sandwiches and salads, and are ex
cellent taken with all kinds of fruit
The oil in the nut combines readily
with the acid.
Salt should be eaten freely with
nuts.
In hot weather they are nourishing
substitute for hearty foods, but re-
member to eat sparingly when meat
is used.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22

The king knows that this journey
through the Congo BODIES no good to
him. His consent to it. was asked
only as a matter of form. Prince AL
bert, rich by Inheritance from his
father, endowed with a revenue by the
Belgian parliament, owes little to, and
knows he will get nothing from the
king. When he returns from the Con-
go he will throw off all pretense of
submitting to leading strings, follow
policy of his own, and, inevitably,
will find himself at the head of a
party hostile to the king.
There may be no open scandal. The
prince, surrounded by the atmosphere
of the German courts, will break no
rule of etiquette. In public he will be
deferential to his sovereign. King
Leopold, most acute of men, will be,
in public, as loving to his nephew as
ever. But war there will be, with or
without scandal. PriAce Albert, while
holding aloof from politics, already
has done and said enough to show
what his policy is. 1t is policy OPP
posite in all things to that of King
Leopold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22

ton in January, 1905. Although for
merly identified with the conservative
or clerical party, Gen. Reyes adopted
some of the principles of the liberals,
which aroused the bitter enmity of
the conservatives. His most radical
departures from the policies of his
predecessors were the separation of
church and state and the establish
ment of capital punishment for trea-
son, which previously had been lightly
dealt with.
Before becoming president Gen.
Reyes had spent many years in the
military and diplomatic branches of
his country, one of his posts having
been minister to France. He is a
man of wealth, with large estates in
the province of Cauca. Gen. Reyes
rendered distinguished service for his
government in the rebellions of 1885
and 1895.
Gen. Reyes quietly left Bogota
some time ago for Santa Marta, on the
Atlantic seaboard, where he boarded
a steamer for Europe. At that time
it was reported that the general had
abandoned office, and it was openly
asserted that his voluntary resigna'
ton from office or a revolutionary
coup was the only possible solution OF
Colombia'S political troubles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22
in THE COURT
ofLAST RESORT
By WILLARD FREN CHI
Copyright. by J. B. Lippincott Coz

Copyright, by J. y. Llpplncott co.,
Never was l so near beat out" as
the night when l finally struck the
trail and wallowed into the alleged
'inn,' a days ride down from Kali
goory and two days up from. the coast,
in the widest of the Australian noun
tains.
Rain? I never knew what rain was
before, and have never seen it more
than sprinkle since. You could not
breathe without sheltering your nose,
and l believe one could have drowned
standing upright on the top of rock.
When it began l was out in the bush
with two naked native helpers, plot
ting a possible path, through those in
formally erratic defiles, for the new
railway that was to connect Kalgoory
with the coast
Rain? Dear Heaveni The two ma
tives crept into cave and both were
drowned there. Four solid hours
waded, swan, wallowed, gulped, then
more dead than alive crawled into the
inn, reminding myself of a rat l once
pulled from mud-hole by the tail
after holding him down with stick
long enough for him to have drowned
twice over.
Lord, how it did rain! l heard later
that over in Sydney they had been
praying for rain for one solid week.
It came all right, but there was an er-
ror in billing, for in Sydney they
never got a drop of it till goodness
knows how long later.
The inn which struck was no place
like home. 1t was only a cook-while-
you-wait shack for transients who
were better used and satisfied to do
their sleeping in the open. 1t was
kept by a half-caste-a fellow cast
halfway between a human effort and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22

an ape-who had precious little va
| riety in his larder and less in his vo-
cabulary. There were two more fugi-
tives from the injustice of the ele-
ments already established there. One
was young priest on his way to con-
| tend with the flesh and the devil up
at Kalgoory, who gave his time to re-
| ligious mutterings and paid little at
| tention to the rest of us. But the
| other was a paragon! a marvel of
good nature and of unlimited re-
| sources. But for him there would
have been hardly an obituary left of
me by the end of three mortal days
and nights while the heavens stayed
wide open and we huddled in the leak
] ing inn. His other name was hard
| to remember, so I called him the
Elixir of Life.
On my third afternoon at the inn,
the fourth day of the storm, it re-
| ceived Knockout from the north
west, and the mud-plastered postman
stopped for drink on his way-four
| days later-to Kalgoory. The Elixir
and l contributed bob apiece for an
ancient newspaper he had about him
and settled ourselves to read. Many
fresh Australian daily is dead loss
at penny, but this was cheap at two
| bob 1t startled us from our stagna-
| ton with a thunderbolt-the murder
of Sir Robert Broadley, up at Kali
goory, four days before; telegraphed
to the coast and printed, then brought
back to us as vital news only a days
ride from where it happened. There
was no evidence of robbery except
that the assassin had cut off the little
finger of his victim, upon which he
was known to have worn unique and
beautiful diamond ring. The people
looked upon Sir Robert as their deliv-
erer They were frantic and promised
| the criminal a real American lynch
ing, spiced with aboriginal Australian
tortures, when they laid hands on
| him, which was sure to be soon, for
the villain could not have got far
away. Every outlet from the noun
tains was now effectively guarded,
and minute description was given of
a stranger who had been seen follow
ing Sir Robert just before the deed
and since had disappeared.
My personal interest conferred in the
effect it would have upon the pro-
posed railway, and was bordering it
when the outer door opened again.
The storm was subsiding as rapidly
as it came, but the fellow who en-
tered had evidently been out in the
whole of it. He grunted kind of sal
utation and staggered to a rude bench
before the open fire, where he
dropped like dead log, calling to the
ape-faced landlord:
eli! you black devil Whisky! A
| joyful! Damn quick!"
1t was fresh opening for the
Elixir, and he was in it in an instant,
bending over the fellow and gently as
woman asking what ne could do for
him.
Eye kin mind yer own damn bust
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22
WOMAKS HIGH POST
Miss Reel Director of All Govern
ment Indian Schools.
Is Best Paid EmpIoye of Her Sex on
Rolls of Uncle Granddaughter
of Choctaw Chief Raises
Chickens.

Misunderstanding the first days
of the big upheaval in the department
of the interior Secretary Ballinger sent
out orders to practically every depart
ment under his control that more work
and better work should be done in the
future. In issuing his orders the Sec
rotary of the interior did not overlook
the women employees of his depart
ment, and Miss Estelle Reel, superin-
tendent of Indian schools, was notified
that she must spend more time in the
field.
The mention of Miss Reels name by
the secretary of the interior brings to
mind the fact that she is the highest
paid woman in the government serv-
ice, drawing a salary of $4,000 a year.
She was appointed to the government
position in 1898 and is an authority on
every tribe of Indians in North Amer
lea.
That women are equal to govern
ment positions of extraordinary impor-
lance has been proved in the case of
Miss Reel Although she is a native
of Illinois, Miss Reel has spent the
greater part of her life in Wyoming.
She served as district, county and state
superintendent of schools in Cheyenne,
Wyo., but before she obtained the last
position she was compelled to over
come enormous opposition, The politi-
clans out in that part of the country
were not anxious to see woman in
the state superintendency and every
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22
Peach Chutnev.

To four pounds of peaches, peeled
and pits removed, add a pint and a
quarter of vinegar and stew till soft.
Then mix and pour together a half
pound each white mustard-seed,
chopped onions, sugar and raisins
one-quarter pound ginger root, and an
eighth of pound each of garlic and
dried peppers. When mixed well, add
to the fruit with three-quarters pint
additional vinegar. Boil slowly togeth.
er Is minutes and seal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22
0rinlnaI MRiscult.U

Biscuit" was until the eighteenth
century spelled 'bisket," as still pro-
noCnced, the current spelling being
merely a senseless adoption of the
modern French spelling without it's
pronunciation. 'Bisket" originally
meant a twice-baked bread of the kind
alluded to by Shakespeare in CAS- You
Like It." where the melancholy
Jacques informs the duke that his
brain is as drie as the remainder bis
ket after a voyage"