The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-03-17
CITY REAL ESTATE
TAKES A Big BOOM

A number of big deals in Hood
River town property have marked the
last few days involving in all several
blocks of downtown property. j. h..
HeiIbronner IL Co., report the sale OF
the four lots belonging to the Hood
River Box Co., TO Capt. Charles f.
McCan for 500 1t 10 the inten'
tion of Capt. MeCan to take possess
ion OF the property within TO days
and he will erect a large reinforced
concrete warehouse to cover the half
block of 200 by 100 feet. The box
company is running foil blast making
straw berry crates and they will be Il
able to saw out and finish up their
heavy orders before they have TO va
cate. Manager bar bison states that
the factory will relocate on more
suitable site with sidetraok facilities
and that the new factory will be up
and In operation in few months to
take care of the apple box business.
A deal was also closed by the He'll
bronner company whereby heiI d
Cass become the owners OF the quar-
ter block on the north west corner OF
Cascade and Fourth streets, paying
30, 500 to h, j. Young for the same.
An option has been taken by the
Hell bronner company, other parties
being associated In the deal, for the
quarter block 100 by 100 on the south
west corner of Cascade and Third
streets, now occupied by the stores OF
y. Z. Dabney and A. Whitehead.
The corner piece 100 by 80 belonged
to II. Is. Clark, of Portland, and keir
Il Cass are the owners Of the other lot
OF the same size.
Another big deal in city property
which represents the biggest price ever
paid In Hood River for inside prop
erty was the purchase by j. L. Morri'
sou OF the lots belonging to Seneca
Fouts, having frontage OF 68 feet on
Second street and being 100 feet deep,
for Sl4, 900. w. j. Baker & TO-, made
the sale and Mr.. Morrsion expects to
occupy In partnership with &. II.
Hayward the rooms now occupied by
the latter and by the DeBussey res-
taurant. Morse Bros. will contin'
ue to occupy the north part of tie
properly. Mr.. DeBussey is now look
ing tor a new location. The firm oil
Morrison q Hayward will operate a
first class confectionery and billiard
parlor. Mr.. Morrison expects to rem
ovate the front OF the buildings and
put in cement sidewalks In front OF
his property.
Mr.. Morrison also was forced to va
cate his residence to make way for
the new hotel to be- erected by q. A.
Bell and has bought and will live In
the residence formerly owned by
Harry Dano at Cascade and Ihir
teenth.
The sale of the Capt. Watts place of
20 acres on the west side Ia reported
by the Heilbronner agency to Z. w.
Peck for $4,000. This place Is To-
GATED In the edge OF the Oak Grove
district and is well improved, part of
the tract being In bearing apple trees.
b. Il. Duncan Il Co, last week
completed the purchase of 20 acres
of young orchard for s. A. Wendell,
a travelling man. The orchard WAS
purchased OF q. n, Copple and is lc
GATED in the East Side district, one
mile south of fuckers Bridge. This
tract was secured as an Investment.
Paul Hubbard is now associated
with A. W. Onthank In the real es
tate business. MIR. Hubbard has al
ready made two good sales, Capt,
Crandall 3 five acres to HarleiRh
Glass for $4,000, and the Il. O. Stout
five acres to H. l.. Dayton for "a, 900,
MI. Glass has already taken possess
on and Mr.. Dayton intends soon to
move here from Seattle.
Mace Baldwin has bought 40 acres
of raw land In the upper valley from
the Oregon Lumber 90, through the
agency OF W. j. Baker Il Co.
q. IL. Carrier has bought 10 acres
on the east side from A. A. Hoover,
paying S6 800 and Rev. q. r. Turk,
Of Toronto, Can, has bought 40 acres
on the east side from ID, Nj. jackson,
which he expects to develOpe..
Mrs. p. A. CLANCY invested S5, 500
In east side ranch property ast week.
Another city transfer of real estate
was the residence OF q. W. Weutz to
b. h. Duncan, who will occupy his
new property. Mr.. Wentz will oo
oupy the Lamberson house on Uolum-
bia street and H. L. Dewitt will move
into his prop rty vacated by Mi.
Duncan.