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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28

1t requires some skill and con-
siderable practice to determine
just when alfalfa should be har-
vested.
Much loss results every year
from mistakes made in harvesting.
Ii the plants are cut too soon the
hay is succulent, more difficult to
cure, and the second crop is apt to
be injured. When left too long,
there is always loss in the foliage,
which is valuable portion of the
plants. Leaves shed badly when
the harvest is delayed. Delay, too,
is apt to injure successive crops,
since the new growth is hindered
when the stalks are left too long.
The plant should be carefully
examined some days in advance of
harvest time and the state of devel-
opment noted. Some growers are
guided entirely by the blossoms.
1t is often stated that alfalfa
should be harvested when one-third
of the plants are IN bloom, or when
the first blossoms appear. This
may be the proper stage; often the
blossoms lead us correctly, but
sometimes they do not.
Notice the crowns of the plants
closely. Get down on your knees,
part the tops and examine the
"buds" or shoots which make the
second crop. If they have not
started, delay the harvest for few
days. When these shoots have
started fully, start the mower. Do
not let the shoots get large enough
to be cut by the mower. This will
greatly reduce the next crop of hay.
If you have large field, you
should have several machines, for
it is highly important to cut at the
proper stage, and in good weather.
The hay should be raked prompt
ly. After it has cured a while it
should be winowed and allowed
further drying. If left too long,
loss will result. The leaves are
about as rich in feeding value as
wheat bran, which is itself con-
centrate. Care should therefore
be taken to preserve the leaves.
Where the air is pure and some
what arid, as it is in the Southwest,
baling may be safely done In the
field. This is not possible in bad
weather, or even in the East. Be-
fore the hay is baled, or even stor.
ed in close barns, it must be well
cured. Take the greenest plants
you can find In the hay and twist
several together, as if you were
making a rope. If there is any
moisture seen in the plants, allow
further curing. If the plants thus
tested are perfectly dry, you may
safely bale or store.
1t is sometimes possible to cure
alfalfa hay bright, rich green
color and preserve the original
color of the plants. When the hay
is entirely dry before being baled
or stored, so it will not heat or
change to a brown or dull color,
this rich green color can be re-
tanned.
1t is usually necessary to keep
it from the dew, which means that |
the hay must be Dartlv cured I'm |
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28
Official Police Jury Proceedings.
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
The committee ON claims handed
IN the following report:
Colfax, La, May 13. 1910.
: To the President and Members Ofthf
Police Jury of Grant Parish, La:
We. your committee on claims.
have examined the list of claims
handed to the clerk and ask that
they be paid.
G. c. PURvIs,
JOHN CLINTON,
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
GREAT DEMAND FOR
HOMES IN MISSION

During the last two or three weeks
the real estate business in the Mission
district has taken a noticeable boom
over what it has been for a month or
six weeks previous.
The firm of Sichel & Williams, at
1888 Mission street, report. aside from
numerous city sales, that it has
had marked demand for suburban
lots, particularly in the De Martini
tract
This firm placed the De Martini tract
on the market short time ago and
sold about 120 lots in four or five
weeks, and from present indications
the few remaining lots will be closed
out in a very short time. The property
is part of the old Italian vegetable
gardens, which for the last SO years
were so conspicuous in the valley to
the right of Mission street a little be-
yond Thirtieth
During the few weeks that this prop
erty has been for sale there has been
a complete change in it's general ap-
pearance. Streets have been opened
through what was then a large, open
field, sidewalks have been laid and
about 25 houses are already in course
of construction. Many other lot buyers
are preparing to build during the next
90 or 80 days. Two stores will immedi-
ately be opened on prominent corners
on the car line.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
only FEW LARGE
BUILDING LOANS

The largest loan made this week was
slS0.OoO from the German savings bank
TO the German general benevolent So
ciety. 1t covered the German hospital
property at Fourteenth and Castro and
holdings along San Miguel and Ocean
House road. 1t was a renewal OF a
former loan
The S27,5o0 loan made by the Hiber-
nian society TO A. II. Lissak on the
55xl37 foot property at the corner Of
Turk and Taylor streets was re-
newal.
The German savings renewed a s21,-
300 mortgage to Ophelia Troy on prop
erty in Bush street near Leavenworth
a. &r a. r. Sbarboro loaned TO Ida
Flood $4,000 on the 26xST foot prop
erty in the south side of Ellis street,
S3 feet east of Larkin.
The Mercantile trust company loaned
TO Maurice V. Samuels $4,000 on the
S0x75 foot lot at the corner OF Glenn
entina and Eighth streets
The Hibernia savings and loan So
ciety made a loan OF $4,000 to ]. So
boslay on his property in the west side
of Stockton street. i37 feet north of
Sutter, 59x60. Part of it is to be used
for building and Improvement.
The Hibernia savings and loan So
ciety made a renewal of a $4,000
loan to Ferdinand Hesthall on four
properties situated in Post, Pierce, SUIT
ter. Church and Market streets.
The German savings and loan So
ciety renewed a $4,000 mortgage to
Caroline Sharp on properties in Sixth
street and Broadway. The German
savings and loan society loaned to
Charles-A. Gander $4,000 on proper
ties situated in Mission and Army
streets.
The Hibernis savings and loan So
ciety made a renewal of a s25. 900 loan
to w. A. Magee on property in Broad
way near Baker street The same
bank also made renewals of two loans
for $4,000 and $1,000 to the Judah
Boas company on property in Mission.
O'Farrell and HAYES streets
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20

tract containing $50 lots in Burlin-
game has been put on the market by
Lyon & Hoag. The lots vary in size
from 40 to 80 feet and some are larger.
The property was formerly owned by
the Market Street bank and is now
held by the Assets Realization company
of Chicago.
1t is situated on the electric car line
now running TO San Mateo and extends
from the car tracks toward the hills
as far as the county road. 1t lies be-
tween Burlingame and Easton stations
and is very close to either
Preparatory to placing this property
on the market, some $4,000 has been
expended for street work. So far, few
districts down the peninsula have been
so carefully prepared for the market
as this. Every lot faces on a street
which has already been oil macad-
AIMED TO the full width. Stone walks
are in front of every lot, as well
cement curbs. Water and sewer mains
are also laid throughout the property.
Burlingame Will some day be an
nexed to San Francisco. of which it is
ninsula has grown of late as rapidly
as Burlingame. 1t is the nearest deSir-
able residence property on the penin-
sula or elsewhere.
Since the bay shore. cutoff of the
Southern Pacific was completed the
train service has greatly improved.
There is practically a 20 minute serv-
ice both morning and evening for COM
muters. The running time of the trains
from Third and Townsend streets varies
from 20 TO 30 minutes. which is GER
tainly a good and quick service.
In addition to this, Burlingame enjoys
the service furnished by the San Mateo
branch of the United Railroads, cars
being very frequent and fast.
For climate and natural beauty Bur
lingame is unsurpassed.
The property referred to will be sold
with building restrictions eliminating
the possibility of undesirable struc-
lures. The development of this large
tract Will undoubtedly be an important
event in the growth of Burlingame
Arrangements have already been
made by Lyon & Hoag for the erection
of several very attractive bungalows,
one San Francisco contractor having
contracted for IL so foot lots with the
understanding that three houses will be
started at once and new house begun
every 60 days. In addition to these
during the last week they have made
several sales to San Mateo and Bur-
lingame people who intend to build
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
SALES REPORTED BY
OSCAR HEYMAN & BRO.

The following list of sales is reported
by Oscar Heyman e. Bro.
TO Eugene ]. Daley, lot in northwest line of
Edinburgh street, IS feet southwest of Peru
ayenue, block "a, Excelsior homestead associa-
tion.
To Otto Sacher. lot 25x120 in northeast line of
Girard street 127 feet southeast of FELTON,. block
), University Mound homestead association
TO Albert w. DowDes, lot ,, block 4, Fairs
subdivision Holly park.
To Thomas c. Hunter. lot 25x120. east line of
Twenty-third avenue. 100 feet south of Lincoln
way. outside land block 651.
To Peter Anderson, lot 2Jx100 In west line of
Forty eighth avenue. 100 feet north of Noricca
street. outside land block 90S
To Peter Anderson, lot 50x120 in west line of
Forty fourth avenue, $50 feet south of Moraga
street, outside land block 904.
To Henry J. Ohsen, lot u in block a. Fairs
subdivision Holly park.
To Harriet f. Barncson. lot 50x103. 57x50:6 in
east line of Ocean boulevard, 1881 south of
Moraga street. outside land block 90s.
To John Stanley. lot J0x120 in northeast line
of Berlin street, $50 southeast of Silliman block
IA. University Mound homestead association
To Margaret D.. Reed. lot 2Jx110, south line
of Balboa street. 95 feet east of Thirty fifth
avenue. outside land block 34I.
To Ernest and Fred Swanson. lot 25x11S in
northeast line Of Lowell street. 1876 feet south
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
PRICES ARE LOW AND
HOUSES ATTRACTIVE,
Instances Where People Have Made Money
From Home Observation-Disclosures
From Contributor

Ia score of beautiful new homes being
built by the Urban Improvement COM
pany. One of these is shown on this
ge. 1t is a seven room residence in
Eleventh avenue which has just been
started. 1t is to be finished in curly
redwood and hardwood floors 1t is in
keeping with the other handsome
homes on this avenue.
Eleventh avenue is getting well es-
tablished and values are considered
higher and more stable here than on
many streets closer in, owing to the
many fine houses that are being built
/ there.
This new house follows the general
rule prevailing in the avenue of hav-
ing houses set back 10 feet from the
sidewalk line, giving room for grass
plats and flower beds. The house will
have clinkar brick veneerIng up TO
the first floor, with terrazzo steps. The
front above the water table will be
Sf ornamental shingles UP to the gable,
Which Will be of plaster. The general
style is Queen Anne. in which many
OF the most expensive houses of the
city are built.
SUBURBAN BUNGALOWS
great deal of taste is being shown
in the building of bungalow homes in
the suburbs down the peninsula. One
of the prettiest of the new homes of
/ this kind is that of Fl. o. Heiner at
Dingee park. The natural surround
ings of great live oak trees give a
beautiful setting to the cozy home.
L j. Mize, a retired lawyer of 1920
Shotwell street came to this city many
years ago, and first bought farm land
and developed an orchard in the Vaca-
vile district. a few years ago Ne got
home in this city, as stated in the
following letter:
! have made it. a practice to
save a given sum every year from
my income and earnings With
money thus laid by / bought the
lot 10 by IS feet on the south
west corner of Shotwell and Monte
yuma streets, on the north slope of
Rernal heights. where 1 have a
view of the entire business portion
Of the city from the ferry build
ing to Twin peaks and from Mob
hill to Bernal heights, with a view
of the bay and Alameda to the
east and all the city within these
on this lot L built residence
and moved into it September 10,
1908. The dwelling is two stories
front and a stone wall seven feet
nigh on the east and north sides
OF the lot The front yard and half
way back the north side of the
yard is covered with nice lawn.
Back of this is garden of berries
and vegetables.
The size of the gooseberries and
the length OF the blackberry vines
are a wonder to all who see them
We also have a nice strawberry
patch that bore heavily this year.
All were planted since we moved
here.
I started without a dollar. a
stranger in a strange land and have
now retired from business
7. J. MIZE.
August II. 1920 Shotwell street
The Call would be glad to have all
home makers tell how they got their
homes and send photographs of them.
The letters should be short, with from
200 to 400 words. Only about three
weeks remains for receiving communi-
cations, as the competition closes Sep
tember 10. Address all communities
tions TO the Real Estate Editor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
BUILDING CONTRACTS
MADE THIS WEEK

William II. Ashcroft with Central iron works
j. Biller- Martin Fennell and H. Williamson
company-Steel, iron and carpenter work mason
work. plumbing. heating and fixtures for four
story class c brick building at SW corner of
Sixth and Jessie streets. 80 by W so: s22 40
George NJ. kolich with A. A. wesendunk-Al-
terations and additions TO cottage into fats in e
line Of Dolores street. 1856 5 of Valley: S2C)15
c. Canata with Lucia & Tesa-All work ex-
cept plumbing for three story and basement
frame building at Sc corner Of Broadway and
Scott place. 2sx62 %; IS. 415.
Hospital for Children and Training School foy
Nurses with Clinton freproofng company-Exca-
vation. foundation. concrete work prismatic glass
5000
Hospital for Children ard Training School for
Nurses with Robert Dslziel Jr-Sfeam pnvver
and heating plant and resettng the old auxiliarr
boiler for building at California aud Manle
streets; S17.333.
John A Miller with Raney & Phillips the
Turner company Pacific manufacturing COMPANY
and 6. Msrcns electrical compapy-Brick work
etc. steam heating. oil burning plant and hot
water plant. mill work. electrical work for six
story class apartment house at SF corner ~
Bush and Powell streets. e IL By 61: g.: sII .ooa
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
SUPERVISORS BUY MORE
LAND FOR SWEET SCHOOL

The supervisors have purchased for
$1,000 from Alexander and Elizabeth
Lynch a. parcel of land 25x100 feet on
the south line of Golden Gate avenue
250 feet west of Franklin street, re-
quired as additional area for the John
SWEET grammar school.
All the land required for the chiIdren's
playground at Seventh and Harrison
streets has been secured. the last pur-
chase being a lot 25x75 feet on the
southwesterly line of Harriet street 200
feet northwesterly from Bryant street,
from John Kane for $4,000.
It is proposed to reduce the width of
sidewalks on Elsie street between Cort-
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
Mem residence bepcen Anza and Balboa Streets bp
Urban

east of Hanover, part of lot 1s2 West End
homestead association.
To Sarah B. jenkins and Carrie J. Goldsmith.
lot In north line OF Fulton street 1876 feet east
or Ihirty-ffst avenue. outside land block 40
To Frank Il. Adams, lot 25x120 in west line of
Forty-seventh avenue. go feet north of Kirk
ham, outside land block T22.
To Charles F. Crew. lot 25S17S in northeast
line of Lowell street. 1SS feet northwest of
Hanoyer part of lot 1S2, West End homestead
association.
To Mary Scannall. lot 25x12O in the west line
of Whitney street $50 feet south of Thirtieth
Paramount homestead association.
To Glove T. Shaffer, lot 25x100 at the corner of
Burrows and Holyoke streets block "a, Univer-
sity Mound homestead association.
To Claud H.. Sfmson. lot 40, block ), Fairs
subdivision Holly park
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
NEW PENINSULA TRACT
Is PUT ON THE MARKET
Burlinqa1ne Subdivision Improved at Cost
OF Over $4,000 and Laid Out
For Model Homes

land and Eugenia avenues to eight
feet.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20

Balance ....-.-....-.. S343. liz 81
Such remarkable reports as those of
the Hartman lines in the west and of
the local gas company have served to
call attention to the rapid develop
ment of this part of the United States.
This fact is brought out in the COM
ment of the Wall Street Journal on
the great increase in the earnings of
the Union and Southern Pacific. 1t
says:
with a negligible change in mile
age, so sheer and perpendicular an ad-
vance in revenue means only that
these Hartman properties have never
as yet approached their potential
stride. because such elasticity in ca
pacity for yielding new tonnage is a
mark of a country with wide margin
of growth ahead"
The same authority predicts that
with the promised expansion of the
west the combined gross earnings of
these two roads by 1915 will have
reached $500, 100000.
These figures would appear to be a
rosy prophecy not only for the Harri-
man properties, but for the Western
Pacific as well. In fact the judgment
on which the extension of the Could
road was ordered finds its ratification
in the present. The freight service is
meeting expectations. The prepara-
tions for passenger traffic have been
made with certain knowledge.
Incidentally the big earnings of the
western lines give a new twist to the
pretensions of pressing necessity for
the recent advance in western freight
rates.
While the Hartman issues have been
leaders in the recent rally on Wall
street. Associated oil, Southern Pa
cific stock. broke badly locally with a
confusion of rumors in explanation. In
Wednesdays market the stock was
swept downward from s43.50 to $39,
some 500 shares changing hands. Amid
the mass of rumors were stories of i'm
pending assessments for property pur-
chases. the sale of the Green holdings,
and the Chanslor suit. Among the in
sfders the view prevails that none of
these was responsible for the sudden
decline. 1t was attributed rather to a
forced sale at time when the whole
market was receiving but. slight sup
port There was some recovery dur
ing Thursday and Friday. the close
witnessing trading at $41.50.
Associated has suffered heavy losses
from almost the day 1t went upon the
New York board. At that time it was
selling at S55. 1t was caught in the
maelstrom that carried all the big east
ern issues to low<levels and since then
has been subject to local disturbances.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
Melon FOR PACIFIC
GASANDELECTRICCO
Continued from Page Q

vided that no dividends were to be
paid on common before 1911. The big
disaster of 1906 followed so close upon
the heels of the organization of the
Pacific gas AMI electric that small hope
was then entertained of SO speedy a
recovery of earning power. Last
years statement showed a balance of
$l,502.957. For the first six months of
1910 the ba lance amounts to s943 7.31.
A duplication of earnings for the sec
ond half year will afford a surplus of
So, soc, 900 available for distribution.
Houses that have made a speciality of
Pacific gas and electric securities are
predicting per cent dividends on
common for next year. This would
mean an annual disbursement of some
s1,200,000; an outlay which the record
of the past is months would indicate
was not beyond the power of the COR
poratfon
The company carries a heavy bond
issue. reaching a total of $5S,933.542
Against this it lists assets Of s113,757,-
ESQ.
Operating in "a counties in the cen
trail part of the state, the corporation
has been able to take advantage of
the great growth of the last few years
The summary of earnings for the first
six months of the year follows:
Gross revenue. ,.... 81, $50, ,53S.17
Il..1..
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
MN NEM lIoMEs

4 little to the southwark on Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh avenues. between
ANA and Balboa streets, are nearly
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
|NEVER SO GOOD \ TTH As NOW TO GET FOr1B

for the second prize and S. as third prize.
Send in your contributions now. to the Real
Estate Editor. The competition will close
September 5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20

n FAD how others have got their homes.
IL Tell how you secured your house and lot.
You may win one of The Calls prizes. A $50
gold piece for the best letter and picture, $40
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-04-29
sage Tea For the Hair.

For sage tea take two ounces OF
the newest dried garden sage and
two ounces Of green tel. Put in an
iron pot (be sure that you use an
IRON one) and add ree quarts of
boiling water. Let simmer slowly
until only two quarts are left. Re-
move and let stand for twenty-four
hours. Then strain and put into
bottles. Apply to the scalp every
morning and night, massaging gen.
tly for five minutes. This is spien-
did tonic for the hair as well as dis
tinctly a stain for restoring iron
gray hair.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-04-29

The rower o. En.hu,ln,m.

Enthusiasm is one magnet of
power loI must fire every event
with il. touch thoughts and acts
with it II VIII tran mute dross
into gold. drudgcrv into delight.
What matters IL the soul which
lives beside vol il cold and selfish :
Set him good example. Joy is
sunshine. and he will feel it. Every
irksomc task is chance for power,
for the qualities which they bring
out are Gods gift, which fit us to
enjoy better things. Easy things
will come if you have spent your
hearts blood on gaining strength,
Tor the very goal of power is the
ease which comes from strength.
We laugh at things and people who
used TO COW or annoy us. We DC
gracefully and swiftly the tasks
once so hard. OEe Dy one we have
lnriveted our claims. We are free.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-04-29
Too Great los.

Whoever know anything about
the small boy anI his pride in his
first pair Of trous ers viii recognize
the truth Of a story the philadel-
phia Ledger prints
Tommy was at Sunday school in
his first real" clothes. A picture
Of a lot Of little angels was before
the class. and the teacher asked
Tommy If he would not like to be
one.
"No. ma'am' replied Tommy
after inspecting the Picture.
"Not want to be an angel. Tom
N.Y. reproached the teacher. "Why
notY
"'Cause I'd have to give up my
asy pants" said Tommy sagely.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-04-29

The oHo fua ior nat DOM
mates cge n KS n Chi
ma Is an 1ru hin III the Chi
nese religion t.ere is nn other that
can take 4 Z fora fnomcnt. A
man may or mr not Worship idols.
He MAY cvnrcs his utter skeptic-
ism abort them or profess belief in
them. No one cares what le
thinks. Let him. however, neglect
the worship Of the dead and ne Is
looked upon and pointed to with
the bitterest scorn both by his own
relations and by his neirhbors. Tha
worst taunt that the heather can
hurl against the Christian, and the
one that stings him most, is the
sneering statement that he has no
ancestors.-Ncw y ork Tribune.