davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
No Of
NIARKET CONDTTIoNs

Realty market conditions are report
ed on as follows:
Nat NJ. Crossley, manager Of tn
Realty Syndicate, said:
There is a great future in the
development of the residential
has just completed a successful sale
OF set Of lots at Fortieth and
Market streets, and is preparing to
offer another tract
Some of the shrewdest investors
Of the state are beginning to sit
up and take notice of Oakland, par
ticularly Of the residential proper
tles winch make up the northern
and eastern outskirts of this city.
Men with families are beginning TO
realize the fact that the downtown
section OF large cities is not q de-
siraDle place 10 raise their children
transportation Is being developed
70 perfection and owners of close
in residential properties are sell
ing their homes and moving into
the suburbs, where sleeping
porcnes. gardens and plenty of
room can be enjoyed and where the
children can be brought up. away
from the temptations Of the busi-
ness districts.
Never in my experience have 1
had so many inquiries for Oak
land residential property from San
francisco people as we have had
within the last two months. our
development in the last three years
viii be nothing as compared with
what IL will be in the next 10 wears
san francisco viii resolve itself
into great business city and will
be almost entirely used for busi-
ness purposes. Those who live IN a
metropolis will have to be content
ed with hotels and apartment
house life. The result swilI be an
enormous influx of seekers of resi-
Dental lands to this side OF the
There =
We have great deal to Interest
such home seekers, and I look 10
see the time when Oakland has a
population Of $50, 900 people
This influx will naturally raise
land values, and those who are
b1Sing lots today at S35 and $40
per front foot will be able to turn
around in a few years and sell fhe
property at big profits.
Our harbor improvements will be
great factor In the developmenf
Oakland. entirely separate from
tie increase Of population which
VII come from nome seekers. These
harbor improvements will bring
new business enterprises. catering
not so much TO the trade of oak
land. but TO the trade of the entire
Worlo- The ships OF the orient will
anchor at our WharVes. Immense
shipping interests will develop as
consequence of the n1eetjne az
ship and rail These interests will
iSloitS me employment of thou
sands OF men, and the investment
Of millions of dollars.
MORE ROCK RIDGE LOTS
Fred Reed, subdivision manager O,
the Laymance real estate company
said:
With only a few lots left in
Rock Ridge park, and an insist
ent demand for more property in
that corner Of the world, we have
decided to open the second of our
Rock Ridge properties very soon
This new subdivision is Rock
Ridge place, the vestibule to Rock
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Ridge park, and a most attractive
bit of land, both on its own ac-
count and because of its nearness
to the Country club and the Col
lege avenue car line. We had not
intended TO put this property on
at once, because the Improvement
work is still in progress, but some
how this is the time of year when
everybody wants to talk, think
and plan homes, and the project
has taken itself right out of our
hands. With Rock Ridge park about
gone, we have to have something
to offer these eager home seekers.
The average man doesn't mind
seeing his guaranteed improve
ments underl course of construc-
tion, and we have enough done,
aside from our contracts, with
bonds covering the rest of the
work, TO convince any buyer that
he viii get just what we promise
in the way of paved streets, side
walks, cutters, sewers and water.
The massive. renaissance gateway
TO Rock Ridge place will be COM
menced next week and it will give
tone, as well as an air of privacy
to the place. Not that it hasn't
both to begin with. you under
stand, but the classic gateway will
bring them out-or perhaps l should
say keep them in.
We have studied our ground and
worked with nature in every way,
SO that the result is one OF great
harmony. Rock Ridge place is a
natural amphitheater, and we have
not desecrated ii by cutting it UP
into square blocks, but have ar
ranged so that our streets run
along the lines marked by the
drainage paths. We have fol-
lowed the curve of the hills, and
where nature seemed to mark out
a triangle in the center of the am
phitheat ter we have planned to let
her keep it. with a little assist
ance from US in the way of plants
and seeds.
At first people thought our re-
strictions in Rock Ridge park were
nonsensical, but a few moments
consideration convinced the scof-
fers that there was wisdom in our
plan. The same line of restrict
tions will govern Rock Ridge
place, for we mean it to be the
high class residence district its sit
uation demands. The lots are all
so feet wide, with an average depth
of 120 feet, so we do not feel that
there is any injustice in asking
builders to place their houses from
30 TO 80 feet from the sidewalks.
placed at S2,500. When you con-
slider that there is no other prop
erty on the market which is offer
ing the location. the view and the
improvements we offer for the
price, $40 to $50 per front foot, you
will see that there is no reason to
wonder that the public is forcing
us TO sell home sites in Rock Ridge
Mace.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

BURGLAR ESCAPES-oakland, May 6.-while
passing the tailoring establishment of d. C.
Brown, Ill San Pablo avenue at / o'clock
this morning G. Thompson, 512 Fifteenth
street, saw & lone burglar at work In the
store and turned in a call for police. In
spector Book, Sergeants Byrne, Walters and
Forge and Policemen Hunley, Anderson and
Book responded. The policemen found nothing
but a carefully stacked pile of clothes, which,
it is thought, the thief had made ready to take
away
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
BUSINESS is GooD
D. T. Minney said:

ID. Z. Minney said:
I have no reason to complain of
business. ! have considerable in
quiry for business property. Some
of the recent sales closed in my Of
fee are as follows: Account of j.
L. Martin, house and lot, Carlton
street; house and lot, Acton street,
and house and lot, Bancroft way
$4,000; for ]. NJ. Wilson, vacant
lot, corner of Lydia and Market
streets, $4,000; for z. X Collins,
house and lot, Thirteenth avenue,
$1,000; for Rebeca Brandt house
and lot, Sixth street, $10,500; for
Walker & Bradhoff, house and lot
Mace street near Howard, $4,950.
for II. j. Quinn, house and lot, Ac-
ton street near Dwight way, S3,925;
for William H. Hardy, lot, east side
of Broadway near Moss street,
$4,000; for Mary ]. Humphreys
house and lot, Sixteenth street near
Jefferson, terms private; for w. A.
Walker, house and lot, Kingston
avenue near Linda street, $6,25O;
for c. w. Geary, two lots, Twenty
third avenue, $2,700; for Fritz
Gerstenberg, pair of flats, Fifth
avenue near East Eleventh street,
$500; for Mrs. +. A. Hermonsen,
house and lot, Grant avenue, $1,000:
for NJ. L. Hanna, house and lot
Grant avenue, Fitchburg, $1,000:
for Mary Rayon, house and lot,
Twenty fifth street near Grove
$4,000; for owen Sullivan, house
and lot, Genoa street near Fifty
seventh, $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
BRISK CALL ON
THE Water front
Investors Watching With Inter-
est the Development of Oak
lands HarbOr Facilities

OAKLAND. May 6.-The Oakland
water front is the center Of consider
able inquiry, owing 10 the vast amount
Of public and private Improvement
work which is either actually under
way or planned. Within a few weeks
the active construction of the munich
pal docks on the south side of the city
viii be commenced. This viii be an
important event in Oakland. and prep
arations are in hand to make it mem
orabIe one in the annals Of municipal
life Development of the southern and
western harbor frontage along con-
templated lines viii give Oakland mag
nifcent shipping facilities not equaled
even by san Francisco. This work is
assured and completion of much of it
viii be recorded long before the Pana-
ma canal is opened.
SALES ARE GOOD
Sales in the general realty market
are good. There is a continued demand
for residence sites. and brokers are,
able TO report a good average of trans
actions in this field. Downtown prop
erty is improving. Dealers are closing
sales daily which give tone to the bust
ness property values. The extension Of
the retail section is one of the evil
dences of growth which can not be
overlooked in summary of the devel-
opment of Oakland.
One Of the most important moves in
municipal affairs during the week was
the action Of the city council in placing
upon permanent basis the downtown
FIRE engine district. This is big ad-
vance and taken with the recent proof
Of the value Of the salt water auxiliary
plant for fire protection means much
TO the value of downtown improved
property.
Among recent realty sales that have
attracted attention is that of J. H.
Macdonald & co. for ". H. Hoyt of the
property at the northeast corner of
Grove and Thirteenth streets, frontage
$50 feet in Thirteenth and depth 100
feet in Grove. The selling price was
s65.OoO. One story stores occupy the
lot
The property at the southwest corner
Of Franklin and Sixth streets has
changed hands.
The Laymance real estate company
has sold w. F. Kelly's residence. Perry
and ChetwoOd streets, to S. N Griffith
for $4,000.
ACTIVITY IN LOOP
Property owners look forward TO con-
siderable activity along the line of the
Penlnsular railway cOmpany's loop
route from Franklin street TO the
Southern Pacific main lines in West
Oakland This is TO be a feeder to the
new electric system of the Southern
Pacific company by way of Alameda
mole. and is expected TO stimulate in
terest in residence PROPERTY through
out a large territory.
Building permits for April show the
satisfactory total of SI,644,I94, of which
new construction represents a value of
Sl,560'3O6. This is considered a record
showing and one which is evidence of
the faith Of investors in the future of
the city.
PERMITS APPLIED FOR
Following is summary compiled bv
Walter B. Fawcett, secretary of the
poaro OF public works, Of building per-
mlts applied for during the week:
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
ACTIVITY IN LOOP
APPLIED FOR

Following is summary compiled by
Walter B. Fawcett, secretary of the
board Of public works. of building per
mlts applied for during the week:
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Miss Alice Earl and Miss Martha Earl
are among the younger girls who will
spend the summer abroad. They ex-
pect to sail as soon as the college year
closes. In July they will witness the
passion play in Oberammergau.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Today. s a. m. to 9 D. m, furniture.
stoves. ranges. H. Schellhaas, 11th ST .
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Mrs. w. c.. Ralston and Mrs. Lucie
Hayes have arrived in Genoa. They
are planning to remain abroad for six
months at least.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

This evening Mrs. Charles Rodo1ph
entertained a score of members who
make up the personnel of one of the
seasons bridge clube at an informal
game of cards followed by a supper.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Realty market conditions are report
ed on as follows:
Nat NJ Crossley, manager Of the
Realty Syndicate, said:
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Box 48l. Palo Alto, Cal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
WHERE FAIR
EXHIBITS ARE
Livestock, Poultry and Farm Produce
on Mill St., Schools on I'd,
State Tent Near P.O.

AS the arrangement of exhibits
this year is quite different from that
of year ago. visitors are invited to
look for the different exhibits at the
following places:
All livestock and poultry exhibits
at the corner of Mill and Second
streets, at the Schaffer barn and
yards.
All farm products of every kind,
on the opposite side of Mill street,
in Odd Fellows block.
County and city school exhibits,
in the Lichtwarck building, three
doors east of The Gazette office.
Do not fail to visit the state tent
also, opposite the Kahler House.
where an educational demonstration
of different state departments will
be shown and explained by Profess
sors Tomhave and Chapman and
Mrs. Baker of the state experiment
farm school.
Programs will probably be dis
tributed announcing the different
free amusement features, including
the coursing events. each day of the
fair.
Redwood Falls welcomes all desir-
able citizens and invites them to ask
for what they want if they fail to
have it handed out to them.
Lyceum Treat for Next friday Evening.
Marshalltown Iowa. Times Re
publican, Aug. 6tn, 1909 The con-
cert features Of Thursday afternoon
and evening were furnished by Mrs.
Sarah Wathena Brown and the Chi
cage Boy Choir of four members.
Mrs. Brown is not only proficient
upon the harp, but on the xylophone
and other novelty instruments. The
choir which is with her are young
boys with ordinary talent for music,
and show what may be done by care
full training and proper direction.
They present programs full of nov
city, and won much applause at
their evening concert. The High
land fling, following performance
on bagpipes, proved a favorite at
both concerts, and in other delight
full numbers they appeared in a
clever baseball song, as Spanish
serenaders and as dutch boys, all in
costume, seeming to take a thorough
boyish delight in all their stunts"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
Independent Candidate in Renyille Co.

The Olivia Times (Dem. asserts
that there is dissatisfaction in Rem
vile county growing out of the in
reference of the brewery interests
in the senatorial contest in that
county, and that mass meetings are
being held in favor of an independ-
ent candidate. SO that Mr.. Murray's
troubles are not at an end. The
Times states that at Hector fifty
farmers were at the mass meeting
and that many of them volunteered
to circulate a petition for 7. O'Con-
nor to run independent against
Murray. This county option move
ment is cutting into both parties to
some extent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
Monthly Report Of the Librarian.

The library was open for reading
and reference 80 days and for distri-
button of books 26 days during Sep
TENDER.
Total circulation 521 volumes, a
daily average of 20 books of which
% per cent were juvenile Teachers
circulation for school use "a volumes.
There were 276 adult readers, 1877
juvenile and So reference readers,
making total of 521 persons. 81
periodicals were circulated for home
use.
Borrowers cards were issued to
10 new patrons during the month.
$3.50 collected for fines on overdue
books. The October magazines are
all here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
Low COIOnist Rates to Pacific Coast.

One way tickets at special low
rates on sale daily until October Is
to California. Oregon. Washington
and Puget sound points.
A weekly service of Pullman tour
ist sleeping cars through without
change via diverse routes from Man
kato, Alton and Sioux City to Los
Angeles affords most comfortable
and economical means of travel.
For full particulars apply to ticket
agents Of the North Western Line. i
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
Ladies' Missionary Meeting.

The hospitable home of Mrs. Rob
ert Stewart was the meeting place
of the ladies' missionary society of
the Presbyterian church last We'd
nesday. This was the annual occa-
sion for opening the blessing boxes.
An elegant three-course dinner was
served, after which the society en-
ioyed a talk on missions, by Rev.
Ehrstein. He reported that each
church member contributes on an
average only one cent a week for
missions. while each drinking man
contributes to the support of the
saloon one dollar per week, which
made the members Of the society
feel how great results might be
effected, If the giving was what it
should be. The blessing boxes,
when opened. we're found to contain
S58.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
PRESBYTERIAN Church Notes.
Program for next Sunday:
1000 a. m. Prayer meeting.

Program for next Sunday:
1000 a. m. Prayer meeting.
1890 a. m. Sermon and communion
Theme More Than Con-
querors. A study of the
foes and resources of the
Christian life.
1900 m. Sunday school.
$50 p. m. An inspiring, uplifting
Young Peoples Meeting.
7:30 p. m. Message on Safeguards
for Girls: The First Steps in
Solution of the Girl Problem.
The old and the young friends,
neighbors, strangers everybody
cordially invited to worship with US.
Our desire is to help you and yours
to better life.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
Chicago Boy Choir Friday, Oct. 9TH

schools at Clements and in District
No 10, in North Hero township. be-
came semi-graded, having two de-
partments. District No. IS is the
first tWo-department school outside
Of a village. It is an example Of
what can and ought to be done in
schools large enough to maintain
two teachers. Such beginnings
should form a good nucleus for
strong consolidated schools in the
future. 1t would be well for school
boards Of other districts to inyesti-
gate the venture Of this district.
Our purpose is to so plan and ar
range the work in the rural schools
that pupils can finish the eighth
grade. Thus teachers are encour-
aged to make an effort to prepare
classes to pass the state high school
board examinations in the common
branches. During the past year
forty-three passed these examina-
lions and received county diplomas
in recognition thereof.
In reviewing the work of the
year, we are very forcibly reminded
OF the hearty co operation and re-
Spouse on the part of teachers, par.
ents and school officers. To build
up school system is not the work of
an individual, but the combined will
and purpose of all concerned. May
this CO operation and mutual conf
dence grow and become greatly in
tensifed the coming year.
Fl. ]. BEBERMEYER,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
SENATOR CLAGUE AT BEMlDJI.
Predicts Eberhart viii Easily Win and
that Hammond viii Lose.

A correspondent of the Minneap-
oils Evening Journal interviewed
Senator Clague last week and this
is the way he quotes our fellow
toWnsman:
Governor Eberhart will be elect
ed, and | feel confident that there
will be reapportionment bill passed
at the coming session of the legisla-
ture, but am not so sure that it
will become effective at once" said
Senator Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls, who is in Bemidji. Mr.. Clague
was chairman of the senate commit
tee on reapportionment two years
ago. Of James Gray, the democrat
lc candidate, the senator said:
i haven't read Mr.. Gray's speech
in full, but it seems to me that his
declaration for county option has
cooked his goose. In the first place,
his official acts while mayor of Min
neapolis do not entirely harmonic
with the attitude he now assumes.
"Of course, if the country news
papers were to take up Mr.. Gray as
they did John A. Johnson. and the
travelling men should rally to his aid
and tits said they are quietly 60
ing to work in his behalf-Mr. Gray
might generate enough strength to
let Governor Eberhart know he is in
the race. But, as | size up the stu
ton at this time. Mr.. Gray hasn't
the ghost of a show.
1t looks as if Mr.. Ellsworth would
retire Mr.. Hammond" said the SEN
ator. 1t is admitted that Ham
mond is strong and that the fight
will be a hard one, but it is good
guess that Minnesota's next con-
gressional delegation will be solidly
republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04

The Produce Co. is bringing in a
car Of Michigan apples this week,
which the grocers will have to sell
at $3.50 up in order to make good
on them. With both potatoes and
apples out of reach Of the common
herd, the only hope of the printer is
for good crop Of snow balls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04
SHALL WE BUY
FAIR GROUND?
Question to be Submitted Tomorrow
Morning at Popular Meeting
at the Court House.

At meeting called last night at
the Commercial Club rooms, the
matter of buying fair grounds for
the benefit of future fairs was dis
cussed at some length. and resulted
in reference of the final decision
to popular meeting to be called at
the court room tomorrow. Wednes-
dav morning, at II o'clock sharp.
While majority of the business
men maintained that the present ar
rangement helped business better
than fair ground with its paid adj
mission features, no defense was
made for the carnival schemes, and
there was practical agreement that
the fair ground was the thing if the
farmers would take hold of the fair
and make it their own, and that the
business men would get behind and
push such a fair financially and 9TH
erwise, with the one purpose of MAX
ing the annual meeting an up-to-date
demonstration of what the farmers
of this county are doing.
The general discussion included
some remarks from Prof. Tomhave,
who spoke by invitation of the pro-
gress made at a number of county
fairs in various parts of the state,
where the use of fair grounds had
been abandoned and again taken up
as a prime necessity for a successful
fair.
AS suit of the discussion, the
chair was directed to appoint COM
mittee of seven or more, with the
suggestion that the committee in
clude five practical farmers, the
committee to make special effort to
get out good representation of
both farmers and business men to
hear and discuss the proposition for
issuing stock for the purpose of buy
ing fair grounds. at the meeting to-
morrow morning.
The committee appointed to find
the cost of buying suitable grounds
reported on three different PROPOSE
tions, the one most in favor being
the purchase of the old grounds at
about the price of ordinary improved
farm lands close to the city. The
fact that the old race track and
some of the buildings are in toler-
ably fair condition seemed to make
this the best ground to invest in,
but the whole matter will ultimate
ly depend largely on the result of
the popular meeting tomorrow.
Every farmer in this vicinity at
least, has financial interest in any
proposition which helps to make his
farm more desirable either to sell or
to live on. A live county fair would |
certainly be one of these helps.
The meeting agreed on making
the shares of stock to be solicited
put at ten dollars per share, so that
every one interested might buy at
least one share. The amount neces-
sary to make start and the number
of shares to be issued was left to be
settled at the popular meeting to-
morrow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-04

The work and progress of the
past year is gratifying in many re-
spects. The enrolment has exceed
ed that of the previous year by 1O3
pupils. The average attendance in
the rural and semi graded schools
was 100 days against IS days the
year before. Both of these advances
are undoubtedly due in part, to the
influence of the new compulsory ed
vocational law.
While the average school term of
the past year was somewhat short
ened in anticipation of hardship
that would follow the enforcement
of the present law, it has neyerthe-
less been found that the main fea-
lures of the law are good. The
people realizing that it is not the
intention of the law to work hard
ship upon anyone, have seen fit to
vote long terms again for the COM
ing year.
During the past year and present
summer four new school houses
have or are being built. Very
marked advancement was made in
the way of improving inadequate
ventilating systems and installing
new ones. Up to date all school
houses in the county, except four,
have ventilating systems. During
the past summer thirteen new sys-
TENS were installed and four furnace
systems have been remodelled in or
der to be adequate in their capacity.
This goes to show that school officers
appreciate the Importance of guard
ing the health of the children.
The demand for first grade teach
ers has been increasing. During the
past four years from so to 90 per
cent of the teachers III the rural and
semi-graded schools held first grade
certificates. However, for the COM
ing year we shall have at least 10
per cent holding first grades.
The school at Delhi has advanced
from the semi-graded to the graded
list, having four departments. The