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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
HANDSOME MARKET
OPENS ITS DOORS


The handsome new Spreckels market
at ISL Market street, opposite Grant
avenue. Will be opened today and the
opening, to which the public is in
vited marks the return of another of
the old time firms to the down town
district. Before the fire Spreckels
market had come to be a household
word in hundreds of homes and the
new Spreckels market boasts the most
modern and sanitary equipment of any
in the west White marble counters,
tile flooring and solid nickel fixtures
have been installed, costing in the ag-
gregate 100000,
Directly opposite the front entrance
the Spreckels market fruit company
booth carries the widest variety of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
Joseph C. Haslan, having the next
stall. handles family wines and liquors,
making a speciality of California vint-
ages He is also the distributor of
Old Forester whiskies and Cusinier's
imported cordials.
Miller & Compa gno, the well known
poultry and game dealers. are amply
equipped to supply the public's wants
in these lines. They will retain their
present store at Polk and California
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100. in north line of Clay street ITO feet
west of Lyon. improved with three
flats renting for $135 per month, and
sold for account of Mrs. Alice S. Cor
nell to Mrs. Ella C. Thompson.
The third transaction included the
lot, 34X100, in the west side of Larl<in
street SO feet south of Washington,
with improvements consisting of a
three story building of six flats rent
ing for $212.50 which was sold to
Charles G. Hilton
Other sales effected by Baldwin &
Howell We're as follows:
Lot southwest corner of California street and
Twenty second avenue, 31x1O0. sold for -Timo:ey
heefe TO d. o O'Donoghue. for $500
Lot in the east line of First ayenue 45.1t foot
south Of Euclid 26:ex12o. for Abbie Rose Wool
to Thomas Sinclair, private terms.
Lot and improvements In west line of Moss
place 10 feet south of Broadway. Improvements
consisting OF a four room and bath cottage sold
for 6. and Z. Gustafson to Thomas Turner. for
81 $50.
lot at southeast corner of street and Fourtb
avenue 30x91. for Florence G. Bush TO John
Barneson, for 81, 900.
Lot in west line Of Twenty-sixth avenue 2o5
feet south OF West Clay street 25X120 for VII
liam II. Eddy 10 Alfred o. Hermann. for 81 55n
Lot at southeast corner of Union street and
owe court 25Xt3, for Frank Hoffman to II. L.
Rose. for 81 100
Lot in southeast line Of Folsom street $50 feet
southwest of Eighth, 25x90 for Mary Leah, to
William Flahavan terms private
Lot in south line Of California street IS feet
west of Twenty second avenue 60x1OO for Tim
oty 0'Keefe to Alfred Willford. for s.. 600
Lots and T. block 50. Abbey homestead for
Mary G. Dutton to Fred H. Wilke for $500
streets S2:6x10O. purchased by Joseph Winter
burn. terms private.
Lot in southeast line of Natoma street 365
feet northeast Of Fourth, 30xs0 feet for Chris
tsn Froelich TO Scoved iron stove company.
Lot at northeast corner of Carmel and Belve-
dere streets. p 5:Sx9G:1, for ID. ]. Kenny TO F. c.
Kugelberg. terms private
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LIE ROY PROPERTY is
OFFERED FOR SALE
Subdivision Means Construc-
ton of Attractive Homes

The property owned by Eugene and
Georges lie Roy, who are residents of
Paris, fronting on First avenue, Cali
fornia and Sacramento streets, which
was recently under consideration as
site for the Lowell high school, has
been subdivided by Baldwin & Howell
under instructions from A. BoreI & Co,
the representative of the lie Roys, and
the tract is offered for sale in lots
which average about 26 feet front, and
at prices ranging from $3.50 upward
The first sale was closed TO B. F. Meyer,
who paid $4,000 for a 26 foot lot on
First avenue
Residents in the vicinity of the lie Roy
property express satisfaction at the
lie Roy tract being placed on the mar
ket, as the subdivision of IL means the
construction of more attractive homes
in this rapidly growing district The
property is only one block from Pre-
sidio terrace, where some six or eight
handsome residences are now in course
of construction. It's proximity to the
PresidiO and also to Golden Gate park
and the excellent street car facilities
insures a speedy sale of the property.
Baldwin & Howell state that they
have been instructed by BoreI & Co. to
offer the lots on terms of one-thfrd
cash, balance extending over a period
of years, and at reasonable rate of
interest.
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WILL AUCTION LOTS
OF THE RUSS ESTATE
Wolf 6 HOLMAN to Hold an Inn
portant Sale October 6

Wolf & Holman will hold an auc-
tion Wednesday, October g. for a par
tition of the estate of Henry B. Russ,
deceased. The southeast corner of
Folsom and Columbia streets will be
sold by order of the heirs to finally
settle the estate. The corner forms
part OF what was once a holding of
several blocks. Columbia square, the
park opposite, was also part of the
estate and was dedicated TO the city
by the Russes in the ffties. This is
the last remaining piece and must be
sold to settle the estate. other pieces
TO be auctioned on the same date are
the following:
Lot in western line of Stockton
street, 1896 south Of Bush street, size
39:eX60. to rear street.
Lot at northwest corner Of Folsom
and Harriet streets. 75x75 feet.
Flats and shop, 254S-50 Post street
and $50 Central avenue, northeast cor
ner, lot 21x152. The income is $43
monthly The property viii positively
be sold.
Lot at southwest corner of Jackson
and Stone streets near Stockton. 4Sx60.
Lot at southwest corner of Howard
and Moss streets, 4SX100.
Lot in south line of Clay street, so
feet east of Drumm, 25X119:6 to Com
mercial street.
The sale will be of interest to real
estate owners in general and particu-
larly on account of the fact that all
the pieces are choice corner lots and
we'll located. Several offers have al
ready been made in private. All pieces
will be offered at auction
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OLD FIRM OPENS
IN SUTTER STREET
Chas. M. Plum & Co. Occupies
Six Story Structure in
New Retail District
Notable Career of San Fran
cisco's Oldest Carpet and
Furniture House

After months Of careful preparation
Charles NJ. Plum & Co. have opened
their new store in Sutter street just
above Grant avenue. They occupy the
entire structure of six stories. con-
structed with every convenience to
handle their immense business. The
building was erected by Mrs J. R. X.
NuttalI and Mrs. Sarah RosenstOck.
owners of the property
Albert Pissis was the architect. while
Heller & Wilson were the construct
ing engineers. 1t is built OF steel and
brick faced with cream. semiglazed
tile and has been equipped with electric
elevators and the very latest plants for
lighting, steam heating and ventilatinE.
Special attention has been paid TO the
comfort and convenience OF patrons. re-
ception rooms having been provided for
ladies. The eommodious Offices are To-
Gated on the main floor.
ORIENTAL RUG TRADE
Charles NJ. Plum & Co. originally
were only dealers in carpets and fur
niture However. but a few years after
equally we'll known in the oriental rug
trade. maintaining collection depOts in
all the far eastern marts.
Their establishment also includes de-
partments for draperies. upholstery
goods and wall paper; also a splen-
didIy equipped department for design
ing and interior decoration. Their
opening displays are extremely COM
prehensive and entirely new. They
show many beautiful and exclusive
things which can not be found else
where outside OF New York and Paris
ESTABLISHED IN 1850
The firm Of Charles NJ Plum & Ce
was established in 1850 by Charles NJ
Plum. The first store was located in
Montgomery street near Sutter, but in
1850 was moved to Post street. near
Kearny. Growing steadily and requir-
ing more room, Plum & Co. moved to
Market street. above the old Palace
hotel (this location now being the
MonadnOck building).
In 1856, requiring double the space
it then occupied. they moved out OF the
retail district to the corner OF Ninth
and Market streets. where they were
burned out in the great fire OF 1906.
Plum & Co. reopened Immediately
after the fire in California street. below
Van Ness avenue. The new building in
Sutter street contains many thousand
more square feet than in any other of
their former locations. which is an in
dicati0n Of a steadily increasing pat
rOnage.
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by P. Castagnetto in the erection of
two and three story frame building
containing seven flats at the north
east corner of Union and Taylor
streets. The lot is 51:9xS2:6.
LARGE SALES REPORTED
Thomas E. Hayman reports the fol-
lowing sales during the month.
amounting TO 100000:
For clara s Meyer to A s. Johnson. the
nents, in north line of Sixteenth street near
Market 52xl3o. improvements consisting OF IA
apartments containing As rooms for $25, 900.
For J. Forest Wyman TO Mrs Mary E. Nc
Donneli. lot 25x10s:S. in west line Of Clayton
street, 80 feet south of Hayes, together with
new fats and garage, for $ll.O00
Ian. lot 25xI6O. in east line of Cole street, 80
loo6-s-lO Cole street for $1,000.
For Wallace B. Plumb 10 J.. Nolfson. lot 25x
so. in south line Of Wsler street. 156 feet west
Of Webster. 339-41-43 Waller street, and three
Oats. for 50. 600.
pellisson. lot 25xl20 in north line OF Waller
street 247:6 west of Buchanan and running
through to Laussett avenue, 262-264 Waller
street. and residence in Laussett avenue;
For T. s o'Brien and Ada :. Sexton to
client lot 25x73 and six four room fats. in the
west line Of Angelica street 2T0 south of Nine
For A Marienetti to Angelo Cadeuasso. lot
23x6O in south line OF Vallejo street, 1l1:6 west
OF Kesrny, 351 Vallejo street, and four fats,
for $500.
in south line Of McAllster street. 23I:6 west OF
DevissderO. 1868 McAllister street for $4,000.
For George A. Mitchell and wife to Evelyn
X Lasar. wife OF Edmund BaSar. lot 2oNl2u.
with a private residence. in west line Of Seventh
, avenue 2196 south of Clement street. 345 Sew
enth avenue. for $1,000.
For George Ulrich TO William A. Mckee lot
in north line Of Hayes street l7T:6 west Of
Baker. 30Xl3T:6. for $1,000
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streets. but took advantage of the more
central location offered by Spreckels
market.
A. II. Brod, with whom is associated
James A. Hughes, will be especially
welcomed, as Brod was with the old
Spreckels market before the fire at the
same location and has been in the bus
mess since 1882. He has practically all
his old help. and stall fed meats are his
specialties. Brod has the entire west
side of the store beside two convent
ent demonstration booths
In the center toward the front OF the
great room is the Spreckels market
creamery company, handling milk. but
ter, buttermilk and various other dairy
products
Louis Isaubscher opens first class
delicatessen and grocery in connection
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
IMPORTANT SALES ARE
MADE BY ONE FIRM

Baldwin & Howell report three re-
cent sales of apartments, aggregating
nearly s45, 900. One transaction in
volved the lot 34:41zx137:6 in the west
line of Cough street. $50 north of Post.
with a three story building of three
fats renting for 500 per month 1t
was sold for account of Mrs. Henrietta
Stoltz to Nora Sullivan.
Another deal included the lot, 27:6x
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with the market He has been located
at the Free market since the fire and
is an experienced delicatessen man.
The Spreckels market fish company.
managed by L. Golangelo. is well pre-
pared to serve the public its daily or
weekly menu of finny delicacies, fresh,
iced and canned.
For the convenience of shoppers the
Spreckels market cafe and oyster grot
to has been established in a commodi-
Gus balcony in the rear. where oysters
in any style and other dainties will be
served.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

THEY FAILED TO PRovIDE-warrants we're
issued yesterday for the arrest Of Joseph Hl-
tily ON complaint OF his wife. Mrs Georgette
Rutily. 1900 Page street FOR failure TO provide
for his son. Joseph. years Qf age. and for
the arrest Of Gus r. Waliiu on complaint OF
his wife. Mrs Laura Wallin- 4129 Buchanan
street. for failure "a provide fof his daughter
Florence 1 year old
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idnc tina have ecehyb
built d h commands view VI Golden S n
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
MANY TRANSACTIONS
IN REALTY MARKET
Sales, Loans, Leases and Plans
for Erection of Numerous
Buildings
One Firm NegOtiates Deals in
Month Representing Out
lay of 100000

James NJ. Costello has sold to Harry
Marcus Heineman, according to a deed
recorded. the property in the south line
Of Bush street 80 feet east Of Cough;
size s2.ex12O feet for $4,000.
Moses and Bertha Fisher have sold
10 lanes H. Fannin Jr. and Lillian
Templeton Fannin lot 2S in the Pre-
sidio terrace on private terms.
The southwest corner of Eighteenth
avenue and Lake street has been sold
by Rumsey Smith TO Abraham Clark
Freeman. The size of the lot is 1926
&l00 feet
David Goldstein has bought from
Martha c. Brander a lot in the west
line Of sixth avenue loo feet south OF
California street. 2ONI20 feet.
Another sale in Sixth avenue In the
sunset district has been recorded This
involves 2 transfer of a lot in the
east side Of sixth avenue 120 feet
south Of street from Jacob and
Kittfe Never TO Alicia Hoge Minifie.
The property is a lot 25xl22.
The probate court has confirmed a
sale bv the estate of Valentine Stru-
bel TO Frederick J., Frank p. and
philip ". Strubel, and from the Cath
crime Mitchell estate TO Thomas Mitch
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-18
LINCOLN DAY
PROCLAMATION
MEAD HAS DESIG-
MATED FEBRUARY IL AS A
GENERAL HOLIDAY TO DO
HONOR TO MARTYRED PREsI-
DENT.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 1S.-Gov. Mead
has issued the following proclamation
calling for general observance of
the centennial of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Whereas, The senate and the
house of representatives of the state
of Washington have concurred in a
resolution requesting the governor to
issue proclamation urging the citi-
zens of the state to observe in fitting
manner the centennial of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln; and
Whereas, All Americans revere
and cherish the memory of that just
and noble man, whose great heart
felt the sorrows of a whole people
throughout the most trying years OF
the nations history, whose undaunt-
ed spirit shrank from no responsible
ity, however grave, and whose lofty
mind directed the ship of state safely
through the reefs and shoals of a Tt
tanic civil war; and
Whereas, The name of Lincoln
must ever inspire such love for the
goodness and admiration of the gran.
deur which were the balancing ele
:nents of his character that the OBJ.
servance of his natal day becomes a
patriotic devotion.
NOW, therefore, I, Albert E. Mead
governor of the state of Washington
by virtue of the authority in me
vested, do hereby proclaim that Fri
day, February IL, 1909, the centen.
NAL of the birth of Abraham Lin.
coin, ought to be appropriately OBJ
served throughout the state, and
suggest that the people generally
gather in their usual places of assem-.
blage and dn honor to the memory of
him whose life was gentle, and the
elements so mixed in him that nature
might stand up and say to all the
world, This is a mani"
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hardest time to understand the conju-
cation. Some night therefore could
not sleep we'll. But / thank very
much for your kindness teachings
every day. Now / understood them
all generally, although / have very
poor recitation in the class. I was
so anxious about whether 1 can have
the great examination or not. But
now I will be glad / can have Since
I had been under your instruction
my English is much better than ever
was. So | am very proud to tell to
Mrs. Bryan when she comes home.
The gate of windness which bases
upon the American nationality is
opened widely. Wandering stranger
is glad can go freely through its gate,
and specially am glad can get into
heart gate. Pick up my idea, not my
broken English. My future life book
shall have a glory line by you.
Remain only your faithful stran-
ger,
''Y. YAMASHITA."
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bRYAN'S JAP
ANESE PROTEGE
Continued from First Page

Denver. 1t was then that Mr.. Bryan
turned the matter over to the demo-
cratic central committee. A few
mornings later Mr.. Bryan stepped
into the room where Mrs. Bryan was
sitting and said: Your Jap is out
there
well, what shall we do with
him." asked Mrs. Bryan with some
discontinue The matter was being
talked over but in the meantime the
Jap went out to busy himself in the
yard, started in to do 1.-The chores, -
to look after the family horse and
other things. The matter of having
him looked after" was delayed from
day to day until Yamashita became a
fixture of the Bryan household. He
looked after the children and soon
became a mighty handy man. He
had come to the United States to &c
to school, so it wasn't long until he
had entered the Lincoln schools. He
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Billy Sunday, the high-mucky-
muck, wnole-thing, high falutin sky
pilot, is going some from his box in
the tabernacle in Spokane. BILLY
is out after the spOnduliks, the
necessary, the long green, and is
wrapping the bIokes who mosey in
to hear him, to the tune of many
plunks He is also poking the devil
hard in the coco. extending the glad
hand to the uld-be-betters and
generally raising Cain. So far the
dough has been a little slow, but
easy marks are gradually drifting in
and the baking will come later.
Throughout the mossback paradise
the rags of the fraternity have been
unanimous in spouting against
"Billy's" rag-chewing, but Billy
has an easy berth in mighty big
free-wil1 bunch and is going to let
'er rip. Now what do you know
about that?
Quincy Quill.
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Mrs.

visiting her with her sister, Mrs.
Pearce.
T. c. Adson, of Tennessee, is visit
ing relatives south of town.
A. C. Trotter was hunting out at
Moses Lake last Christmas week.
G. w. Grove, OF Bremerton, is
visiting ]. B. Lee, at Moses Lake.
F. A. Lymburner was visiting his
family here Christmas week.
The wind blew very hard here last
week 1t blew out a number of win
dows in the store of the Winchester
Hardware Co.
Edward Helgren, who has been
living with o. W. Johnson lately, died
at O'Clock Wednesday. after long
Illness.
w. B. Mauldin went to Ephrata
Tuesday evening.
George w. Major, of Stanwooi,
Washington, was here last week
| transacting business.
The baby son of Mr.. and Mrs. f..
w. Challender, who live south of
town, died last week. The boy had
been sick very short time
The dance given here Friday night
was not attended by very many peo-
pie.
Buy your groceries of us. You will
never be disappointed. F. T. Co.
George Shepard left for Spokane
Sunday night.
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CENSORING THE MAIL.

1T is strange there is no mail for
me-" remarked Mrs. Instyle. Eyes,
dear, quite strange" acquiesced Mr.
Instyle. Then, as she stepped into
the other room he chucked three IA
shion magazines, four patterns, a
skirt catalogue, cloak catalogue, a
jewelry catalogue, and letter from
fire.
Two hundred dollars saved" he
chuckled, and became so we'll pleased
with himself that he set aside one
tenth the amount for cigars.-Judge
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QUINCY NEWS
is CRUSHED BY LOAD OF HAY

Winchester, Jan. S.-Christ Moths
stated to Moses Lake yesterday with
a load of hay for NJ. s. Bump, mail
carrier from Mae to Winchester 1t
being cold his team was feeling fine,
and as they passed Olive were in a
gallop, but were soon quieted down,
and all went we'll till near Albert
Wilcox's place, north of Morrison,
when they ran away, throwing the
driver out and running the wheels
over him. Besides bruises on the
chest, shoulders and arms the patient
seems to be suffering from internal
injuries He was taken to the Will
cox home, but refuses to have medi-
cal aid. He is reported much worse
this morning.
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E. E. BoDIet was up from Wenat-
chez over Sunday, on visit to his
family. He came on receiving word
that his mother-in-law's house and
its entire contents were burned
Thursday. Residing with Mrs. Dog
gett, whose house was burned, was
the lady school teacher of that dis
trict, who also lost all her clothes
excepting those she was wearing and
about $40 in cash. Besides her com
fortably furnished home, Mrs. Dog
gett lost about SIS in cash. 1t is
believed the fire originated from q
defect in the stovepipe. There was
no insurance.
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finished the grades, entered high
school and finished that and later
entered the state university.
The following letters, heretofore
unpublished, were written to w. w.
Woods, now of the Daily World, but
at that time a teacher in the Lincoln
high school:
MY dear teacher, Mr.. Woods: l send
you a japanese lady's handkerchief
by the mail inclosing in this letter.
| think it is not right to send you
such lady's thing, but it came from
Japan the other day and they wei 2
several handkerchiefs for ladies. So
l was disappointed very much. But
l think you have some sisters and al
though you have not sisters you
must keep your only good helper so
it may be use for them. Don't angry
in receiving such lady's thing.
81 will be new Yamashita in Latin
lesson, because a good time visited
me in preparing it.
Your only stranger
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APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON.

Uncle New is a great story-teller,'
remarked the caller in the southern
cabin.
Chloe. I'm de summer he tells de
chillin est ghost stories dat freezes de
marrow in der bones. Dat keeps
dem COOL"
Gracious"
'Yas, en- den in wintah he tells
dem yahns dat makes de blood bile
Dat keeps 'em wahm widout any fire
News.
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GIVE CLERKS MOHE AUTHORITY

OLYMPIA, Jan. 18-SenatOr Blair
has introduced bill changing the
laws as to give the county clerks the
authority to issue marriage licenses,
thus taking that function away from
the county auditors. The senator
argues since it is imperative that re-
turns must be made to the county
clerk ana kept and placed on record
by him, that official should issue the
license.
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Winter has made it's appearance in
the Fairview Hills, and it brings
back memories of the good, old sum-
mer time.
Eric Olson left a short time ago
for Seattle, where he intends to stay
until spring.
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/ Good housekeepers don't buy
ground coffee" says Mrs. Brown. cit
loses it's Strengths not near as
good as Folger's Golden Gate whole
roast, ground just before using" -
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WINCHESTER.

Charlie Buege returned from the
Sound last week, where he has been
visiting relatives.
Mrs. C.. H. Richey, of Spokane, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. l..
Pearce. Miss Richey, who has just
recently arrived from the east, is also
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Mrs. Johnson says the secret Of
good coffee is very simple-buy Fol-
gers Golden Gate whole roast and
have it ground, not too fine.
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Messrs. J. D. Banko and l.. P.
thinner, of Odessa, were in town
this week attending meeting of
the Banko-Zimmer hardware COM
pany. They met to elect officers,
audit the books of the company and
transact other business concerning
the company.
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"YAMASHITA.'

Dec. 9Th, 1888.
Il am very pleased to be under
your kindness instruction. In learn
ing Latin | have very hard time, be-
cause must learn the book Of Latin
and English. Specially it was the