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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-15
SOUTH OF MARKET CLUB
WORKS WONDERS DOWNTOWN
Changes Character Of Its District From Wooden
Structures to One of Substantial Brick and
Concrete Buildings That Is a Credit to City

Before the fire the south of Market
street district between East street and
Ninth consisted mostly of frame build
ings. In Mission street in the vicinity
Of First. Second and Third were a few
brick structures.
4 few other buildings such as
the Pacific Hardware and Steel Com
pany building. the Crossley building
and the warehouses near Second and
Townsend streets were of brick But
for the most part even the foundries,
machine shops and factories in the
southeast section of the district along
Main, Spear and Howard streets and
the other thoroughfares We're wooden.
In Mission and Folsom streets were
10 be found the second hand furniture
stores Of the city. Here also were most
Of the undertaking establishments. In
Nina. Clementina. Tehama and Clara
streets and the other small streets south
Of Market street was TO be found the
tenement district Of San Francisco,
teeming with population and growing
st a rate that would soon make it the
rival Of New York.
With the great fire of April. 1906.
practically this entire district from
Townsend street TO Market and from
mint and the postoffice were spared.
All other buildings We're either COM
pletely destroyed or gutted.
IMPORTANT CLUB ORGANIZES
In this district in August following
the fire the South of Market improve
ment club was organized.
The object of the club was to attract
business and population back TO its dis
trict. A unique plan Of the club was
10 divide the district into four sections
and charge members according to their
frontsge The initiation fee ranged
from cents per front foot to so cents
per front foot. depending upon location
To tenants and lease holders the initia-
tion fee is one-half that paid by the
property owners
Originally the club covered all the
territory from East street TO Ninth and
from Market to Townsend. but it was
found that one club could not ade-
ouatelv protect this district, which rep
resented about third OF the wealth
of the entire city. Accordingly the
property owners between Second street
and the bay organized themselves into
the East End district improvement
club and the property owners from
Seventh street to Twelfth organized
the South Central Improvement club.
Each Of these clubs has done heroic
work for its section The South Of
Market club is therefore practically re-
stricted TO the district south of Market
street between Second street and Sew
enth.
No one who has watched the rebuild
ing Of San Francisco can help admiring
the pluck and courage OF the mer-
chants Of this district, who built upon
z scale far larger and grander than ex-
listed before the fire. They changed it
from a wooden district TO a section of
brick and cement business buildings.
Streets. sewers, car service and lights
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were all destroyed by the fire. By per-
sistent efforts all these have been or
are now being restored.
Among the improvements that the
club has secured or is endeavoring to
secure are:
The care and maintenance of Colum-
bia park, the construction of a new
police station at Fourth and Clara
streets the repair of streets and sew
ers, the construction of the proposed
Lincoln school at cost OF 100000 in
Harrison street between Fourth and
Fifth, the construction of a schoolhouse
on Rincon hill. the construction Of the
Franklin school in Eighth street at a
cost of $4,000, the care and mainten
ance of South park, the care and main
tenance of the little park on Rincon
hill, the construction OF new bridge
over Channel street at Fourth the res
toration of all the street lights
throughout the district, the erection of
alarm boxes for the fire and police de-
partments and the establishment of an
adequate electric system in this dis
trict for these departments.
The entire length Of Third, Fourth
Mission and Folsom streets has been
repaved under the auspices of the club
constructed
IN Fifth street between Market and
Folsom. New fire water cisterns have
been installed and provision made for
the running Of cars through the entire
district where they formerly ran
When the budget for the present fis-
cal year was being arranged, Father
Rogers, pastor of st. Patrick's church
and a member of the executive board of
the South Of Market Improvement club
he nF yiSnr
and pleaded for an appropriation to re-
store the streets and lights in this dis
trict. The larger streets had already
been put in good condition. AS a re-
suit of this plea and the efforts of the
club the board of supervisors recently
granted $50 extra lights for the dis
trict.
The district is progressing very rap
idly from manufacturing and com
mercial standpoint. The club is now
bending its efforts toward bringing
back the people to live in this section.
The property upon the cross streets is
owned mostly by small property own
ers. To enable and induce these own
ers to rebuild is the aim of the club.
Toward this end arrangements have
been made with two banks to loan on
this property upon terms not heretofore
granted The rebuilding of these small
streets means the restoration of Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth streets as retail CEN
ters.
OFFICERS OF THE CLUB
The officers of the club are: Joseph
Rothschild, president; E. r. Lilienthal,
vice president; S. G. Parker, secretary;
Charles Schlessinger, treasurer.
The executive committee consists of
f. r. Lilienthal. Charles Schlessinger,
George w. Merritt, Wilton H. Esberg,
Joseph Rothschild, Samuel n. Rucker,
z. W. Crellin, Father Rogers, J. ].
Lynch, s. n. Smith and Edwin A. Keil.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO IMPROVEMENT CLUBS

and San Francisco
Of time nd o. maing
he OF cda pn1w h
requests the prec OF h ugonz to @nd the Improve
of h of Hmceng is to ennpopm
of San Francisco other 1t the policy Of
TO is aid TO rcnme thuh may @
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movement exposition nIis sinum mat
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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-15
MILL VALLEY SUBDIVISION
TO BE OPENED AT ONCE

Lapachet &, Co. announce that they
are about ready to open up subdivision
No. of Muir Woods park. A large
force of surveyors and laborers is at
work putting the land in shape ready
for the erection of beautiful bunga-
lows.
All the lots in subdivision No. have
been sold and prevailing prices have
doubled and trebled. Subdivision No.
is close to Mill Valley and much ac-
tivity Is expected on the opening of
this select location. The prices, it is
understood, will be very reasonable to
those who buy this fall, probably about
/ cent per square foot
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NEW INDUSTRY FOR
TOWN OF WILLOWS

A mattress factory is about to be
started at willows by Talcott & Burk.
They have already received a-consign- a
ment Of machinery, which will soon be
in readiness for operation.
The largest butterfly known is found
only in British New Guinea. The male
measures inches across the wings and
the female not less than IL inches.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25
HEALTHY PLANTS
Require the Moat Careful Attention Rs
 We'll as Good Soil.

Did you ever see a rosebush which despite the most benehcent environment 9f soi!-of sunshlne-and Of atmosphere, seemed never to achieve 0 healthy growth.
 A ton of manure will not help plant that has a canker eating out It's heart. You must destroy the cause before you can remove the efrect.
 You cannot cure Dandrufr and Bald ness by rubbing on hair lotions. and rubbing ln yaseline. etc.
 You must look to the cause or the trouble-it's a germ at the roots Of your hair which causes it to fall out. Newbro's Herplcide destroys the germ. and healthy hair is the sure result.
 Sold by leading druggists. Send lOc In stamps for sample to The Herplcide Co.,. Detroit Mich.
 Wm. Britt. Special agent. SKagWay
 One Dollar bottles guaranteed.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25
NEW COMET
 DISCOVERED
tsv Alaska News 5ureau)

SEATTLE. Jan. 25-A new comet. designated as "l9lO," appeared in the western sky at 6:&O o'clock last night and was visible throughout the coun- try. The comet is very brilliant and many persons thought it was Halley's comet
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

W. p. Trainor and wife of Haines, came to town on the Hegg yesterday.
 It was too cloudy last night for the residents of Skagway to watch for the comet which has been observed in the southeastern sky near Venus.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth odist church will meet at 2:&O o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. B. Town All members are urged to be present.
 The Rustler arrived in port at 1 o'clock this morning and sailed for Juneau and way ports at o'clock this morning. The Rustler brought up a big mail from the Yucatau
 Dr. l.. s. Keller will leave for Ju- neau on the Cottage City and from .here go to Sitka on the Georgia. Dr. Keller expects to be in Sitka for about three weeks practiciug his pro- fesSiOn
 Mrs. James Kennedy received a let ter from Mrs Will ClaysOn at Cor dova stating that little Will ClaysOn was resting easier and in less pain. His lower limbs are still paralyzed, but MT. and Mrs. Clayson have hopes that he will ultimately recover.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BONO Quinine Tab lets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVES sig. nature is on each box. 52c.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

The new comet, 1910" was prob ably the one seen at Valdez, Cordova and Juneau the night before last. As seen at these points the new comet is located in a Southeasterly direc- tiOn.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

Come in or phone orders for Gibsol Rye and Val Blatz Beer; delivered to your home by The Mascot.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25
BANQUET FOR BRYAN
tsy Alaska News BureauJ

LIMA, Peru Jan. Civilian Jen- nings Bryan and wife arrived here this morning and will be rendered a banquet by the American colony this evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

Frank Muir is confined to his room by an attack of pleTOsy.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

At $5.5O Hanan Shoes Reg. Price S7OO At 4.5O any of our Reg. S6.OO Shoes At 400 any of our Regular 500 Shoes At 300 any of our Regular 400 Shoes At 2.75 any of our Regular $50 Shoes
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-25

A, l5c Mers President suspenders . . . . . e. . . Were Al 25s Mems suspenders. . . . . . .. .. . .. Q. . Al pair Were pair for 25c 4 Handkerchefs.. Were for 25c At 2oe Mems Heavy Wool sox . . . .. . .. .. .. 35c At for Fancy Cashmere Were 35c pr SOO Fancy Lise Cotton sox. Were 80 Was S2oO Sut Mems Underwear Was SI5o Su!t Heavy Wool Underwear.. Sooo Al S1OO each Underwear S15o 175 200
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-24

committee shall take the markings
made by the judges and award the
prizes according to them. Should the
contestants on any of the roads show
undue negligence in keeping up their
work the judges shall notify the COM
mittee and said roads shall be barred
from further competition.
May Be More Prizes.
In addition to the prizes of $500, $50,
$40 and SIS, offered by the good roads
committee for main roads of five miles
in length, the committee intends to
give one prize Of $25, another Of SIS,
and third of $40 for the best results
obtained on stretch of road two
miles long which intersects with or
connects with the main thoroughfares.
When good work is done on other
roads, where the travel is general, the
committee will endeavor to show its
appreciation by awarding prizes. Sew
eral firms have already indicated their
desire to place articles of value to
farmers, and others in the hands Of
the committee for distribution in
recognition of good work on the roads.
Plan Worked in OskaIoosa.
A good roads contest, similar to the
one that will be conducted in this
county, was tried at Oskaloosa last
year, and resulted in so much improve
ment to the highways that the same
plan is again in progress this year.
The third prize road in that community
was travelled by member of the OF
tumwa good roads committee Monday
and he states that it is like boule-
ward. "Our roads here" said Chair
man F. A. Nimocks of the committee.
"can be the same as those in Ma
haska, and believe the farmers will
enter this contest with a determina-
ton of even exceIling the good re-
suits accomplished at Oska1oosa."
Trustees Invited.
County Attorney Seneca Cornell
met with the good roads committee
last night and explained the position
taken by the board Of trustees of Cen
ter township. The trustees served
notice on Chairman Nimocks last
week to discontinue working the
roads outside of the city limits. The
position of both the committee and
the trustees was made plain last night,
and County Attorney Cornell will to-
day extend an invitation to the
trustees to become part of the good
roads committee of the Commercial
association, and 1t is likely that a con-
ference between the two bodies will
be held at once to enter into some
by which tn work on the
roads can be prosecuted. The trustees
are II. T. Michaels, Gus Johnson and
George Lotridge.
Good Work Done Already.
The activities Of the good roads
committee thus far have been fruitful,
nearly nine miles of roads having been
put in excellent shape. The actual cost
of this work will not run over $500.
Four men and three teams have been
kept busy.
The good roads committee has an
with the city council
work can be done on any dirt
road in the city, and the Improvement
to Madison avenue, Richmond avenue,
Ponemah hill. Pennsylvania avenue
and East Main street has been the re
suit.
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ADVANCE PLANS
GIVEN APPROVAL
NEW MODE OF PAYMENT FOR
COURIER is A BENEFIT TO
MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.

For many years the larger city
dailies and magazines have made 1t q
custom to only send the paper to mall
subscribers who pay in advance. The
smaller city dailies have been slow
to adopt this system, but now that
they are doing it, it is meeting with
general favor from every one PEG.
pie have gotten tired Of notifying pub
fishers to stop sending their paper aft
er the time for which they were paid
expires.
Some time ago the daily papers OF
Iowa adopted this system and it will
be in general effect with practically
all the dailies Of Iowa by April 15.
This is just as much Of benefit to
the subscriber as it is to the news
paper and prevents the subscriber
from being imposed upon. 1t does
away with the subscriber receiving a
bill for two or three years back sub
scription for paper which he only
ordered for only one year or possibly
less.
The Courier will, with the other
pagers, go on this basis April 10. The
Courier wants all Of its present sub
scribers to continue with 1t and wants
as many new ones as 1t can serve.
Therefore we ask every one to look
at the label on their paper, and If they
are not paid beyond April Is to send a
remittance to this Office for which
there will be mailed a receipt and
their time credited ahead. Do not
wait until the solicitor calls. but
simply mail a check or money order
to the Ottumwa Courier and the sub
scription will be extended.
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Mems and Young Mems Strictly Tailored
Extra Nobby New Spring Style Suits, in the
New Greys, New Blues. and in n m
Black - $1250 to $500 grades for ...... uV'VV
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Articles Of incorporation.

Des Moines, March 23.-The follow.
ing articles Of Incorporation were
filed with Secretary of State Hayward !:
The Marion Telephone company at
Gunder. capital stock $4,000; incor-
porators, H. H. Gilbertson, N. 7.
Loftsgaard, E. E. Landsgard, T. n.
Olsen, A. s. Haug and K. A. Kirke-
berg.
The Bradley Savings bank OF Ex'
line, capital stock, $4,000; incorpora-
tors. D. C. Bradley, s. P. Maring, w.
S. Mullins, Homer V. Musbrove and
C. B. Terry.
Farmers Cooperative company OF
Jacobs. capital stock, $4,000; incor-
porators, Samuel Jacobs. l.. A. Wind
hurst. ]. S. Copeland, J. S. Farley, }.
A. Bangham, Andrew Tone, H. Ewoldt.
Ed. Thompson, E. D. Hudnutt, John
E. Beeler and Samuel fish.
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500 IS HIGH AWARD
twelve Highways Picked Upon which
the Competition Will Center
Trustees Invited to Join
Committee.

The good roads committee of the
Ottumwa Commercial association IS
DESTROYS of interesting all in the mat
ter Of dragging their roads, and as an
incentive to better work on the varl-
Gus highways leading in and out OF
Ottumwa the committee last night de-
cided to offer some cash prizes for the
best results obtained on roads The
prize for the best five miles of road
will be $780, The second best road
will draw $50 and the third best will
bring $40 to the man or men having
worked it. The sum of SIS will be
given to all other contesting roads,
and additional prizes will be dis
tributed to men working stretch OF
road two miles in length, which either
lntersect or connect with the main
roads in the contest. The highways
named by the committee in the con-
test BEGIN at the city limits and extend
five miles, as follows:
Court hill road toward Fremont.
Agency road.
Bloomfield road.
Bakers Grove road.
Richmond avenue and Abba road.
Blakesburg road.
Star Coal bank road towards village
Creek.
Eddyville road west.
Bladensburg road.
Dahlonega road.
keb road.
Black Hawk road.
Details of the Contest.
To be contestant for the prizes
offered by the committee there must
be some actual work in the way Of
grading or dragging done by May l.
and the names Of the contestingspar-
ties must be filed with the chairman
of the good roads committee not later
than May 15 The committee will ap-
point three judges, and the names OF
these will be kept secret. Each
fudge will be provided with one card
for each contesting road and on this
card will be made markings for the
entire season, which close November
i. The judges shall endeavor to pass
once over each road every two weeks
and mark the conditions of the roads
on the basis of 100 per cent perfect.
and shall state briefly their reasons
for making such markings At the
lose of the season, November l, the
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CATHOLICS TO BUILD CHURCH

Clear Lake, March 23.-The Cath
Ole of Clear Lake are working hafu
to secure money to purchase lot anu
build a church. Mrs. Frank Olson IS
doing the soliciting and already has
secured $1,000. There are quite a
number Of Catholics here and in the
surrounding country and many of the
summer people who come here would
attend the church, 80 the people feel
that one should be built.
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VIII. Lonq Died at Seymour.

Seymour, March 23.-The death of
VIM. Long occurred suddenly Mon
day. He was past eighty years old
and leaves four sons, Charles, Henry,
William, of Seymour, and Bert Of o.
kaloosa. He was brother of George
and John Long. His home was for
merly in Appanoose county, but on re-
firing from active work he moved to
Seymour.
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70 Be HEARD AGAIN.

Supreme Court Sends Remarkable
Case Back to Logan
for Retrial.
Logan, March 23.-Notice has been
received here from Des Moines, to the
effect that the supreme court mas
oyerruled the petition for rehearlns
offered by the administrator in the
celebrated Pegg VS.. Pegg case. rms
will bring the case to trial on its
merits before a jury in the district
court of Harrison county, Mrs. Elias
w Pegg is suing the estate for TWEEN
ty-one years service as housekeeper
for Elias w. Pegg, deceased.
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GOLDEN ANNlvERsARY..
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Seals Of Crestor'
That Great Matrimonial

Crestcn, March 23.-Mr: and Mrs
r. M. Seals have celebrated their gol
den anniversary. For fifty years they
have travelled along life's pathway to
gether, passing through the storms
and Universities of life as well as It's
pleasures and tranquilities.
They have resided in Creston fol
thirty years and they nave the re-
spect and we'll wishes of everybody
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Walnut township as he was preparing
to drive to Centerville. He had hitch
ed Up and started to the house, when
he had an attack at the heart. He
died before anything could be done to
restore him. He was one Of the lead
ing farmers of the county, took an
active part in the institute work, had
peen honored by various local Offices,
and was an old soldier
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Eyerman Had Heart Failure.

Mystic, March 23.-W. F. Everman
prominent as farmer and leading
citizen Of this county, died suddenly
at his home southwest of Mystic in
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-13
AN END TO SKIN TROUBLES
Action of Poslam Is Rapid-Easy to
Prove What 1t VIII DO

ITO think" says Mr.. l.. j. Cooper
North Haven, Conn. that haveNbeen
trying everything (to cure eczema) for
Is years, and now poslam has done it
The first application stopped all the
itching"
When remedy is available like pos
lam, which in all skin troubles stops
itching and accomplishes cures so rap
idly and readily, there is really no rea-
son why such affections should be al
lowed to go unchecked, particularly as
no one is asked to purchase poslam
without first obtaining and trying one
of the free trial packages. This will
be sent by mail to any one who will
write to the Emergency Laboratories.
80 West 25th street, New York city.
While primarily intended for the
treatment of eczema, acne, letter, bar
ber's and all other forms of itch. etc.
poslam promptly cures all the lesser
skin affections. such as pimples
blotches, fever blisters. red noses. in
famed skin, rash. herpes, sunburn.
clears the complexion and keeps the
skin in healthy condition.
A special so cent package OF poslam
Is prepared for minor uses, and this. as
well the regular two dollar jar. is
for sale by all druggists. particularly
The Owl Drug Co.'S stores.
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NICARAGUA WANTS
FRIENDSHIP OF US.
Anxious TO Pay Indemnity and
Put Government on
Stable Basis

WASHINGTON. Sept. IA definite
program for the establishment of a
stable government in Nicaragua and
for the financial rejuvenation of the
country was set before the American
government today for its approval in a
long cable dispatch from Provisional
President Estrada. which Senor Saliva
tore Castrillo. Nicaraguan representa-
tive in Washington. presented today.
First of all President Estrada wishes
10 re-establish the friendly relations
with the United States.
He suggested that the American gov
ernment appoint q high commissioner
to visit Nicaragua, one with full pow
ers to negotiate. if necessary. a treaty
covering all the claims which the
United States has against Nicara qua.
These include the claim fir indemnity
for the execution of the Americans,
Groce and Cannon, and the Emery
claim. The Nicaraguan government
desires to settle these claims and to
get money to pay them.
President Estrada expressed his de-
sire TO negotiate a loan which would
be guaranteed by the setting aside Of
/ per cent of Nicaragua's customs re-
ceipts.
In the matter of re-establishing the
government of Nicaragua on a firm
basis the president stated that a con-
stitutional convention would be called
probably the latter part of this month
or the first part Of October to recog-
nize him as provisional president and
fix date on which a national election
should be held.