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The Washington times., 1912-07-13
MOUNT PLEASANT
APARTMENT HOUSE
BOON NOTICEABLE
Many Large Structures Will
Be Ready for Fall
Market.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCH ATTRACTIVE
New Edifice at Columbia Road and
Euclid Street Is Nearing
Completion.

Notable improvements to the residcn-
tial sections Of Washington Heights
and Mount Rainier along the line Of
Columbia road are now assuming An
ished appearances. Important addi-
tions to the apartment house buildings
In these sections are being made and
ono of the finest church structures in
the city Is fast approaching completion
just beyond the intersection of Mount
Pleasant and Calvert street car lines.
On the east side of Columbia road be-
tween Wyoming street and Kalorama
avenue two large apartment houses are
building fve-story apartment at
1884 Columbia road which will contain
suites of from three to five rooms. On
an adjoining lot Louis H. Emmert is
building an apartment similar in size
but OF different arrangement. This will
contain suites of from six to fourteen
rooms and two and three baths each,
type of apartment of which there are
some structures and will improve the
appearance of the vicinity.
Others Going Up.
Mr.. Etchison is also completing a
four-story apartment at 22ls California
avenue, with suites of four and six
rooms Another four-story apartment
80 pOihB III tnc hclBnDOTHOOO,
at 1s40 Biltmore street, by Berkely L.
Simmons.
Farther out, at the intersection of
Columbia road Sixteenth and Harvard
streets. J. J. Moebs is erecting a six
story apartment house. 1t has 'front.'
ages on the three streets. While not so
far along in point of construction, it
will be ready with the others for the
fall apartment market, which from
year to year increases and marks the
growth of the population in a striking
way.
Church Nears Completion.
. At Columbia road and Euclid street
an unusually attractive building is be.
ing erected, the new edifice for the
First Church of Christ Scientists. The
congregation is still using the church
building which it owns at Fifteenth
and r streets northwest, but it Is their
intention to dispose of this as soon as
possible. In any event the new temple
will be occupied as soon as completed.
1t is being constructed by the Boyle
Robertson Construction Company.
The building is large one of light
brick and stone with sik stone columns
at the main entrance. The classic sug-
gestion in the architecture is well
adapted to the purposes of the building,
many of the edifices Of the denomina-
ton in other cities, where in many
cases the Greek temple style is closely
followed. The structure Is a marked
Improvement to the section in which it
stands
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square 9l6. SO.
McGilley ct uX. TO Noah T. Brumbaugh,
lots 73 and a, square S62, SO
6ll Massachusetts, avenue northeast-Mary b.
Friedman ct al. to Emma L. Bender, lot
49, square S66 So
Fourteen and a half street northeast. between
c and d streets-Joseph r. Costinett ct ux.
TO John r. Stuckert. lots l25 to l2s. square
s26 B street northeast-Ernest r. Hunting ct
ux. to Mary + Woods, lot lS. square S6S'
Tennessee avenue northeast. between c and
D. streets-Teresa NJ. Saul to Harry A.
Kite. lots so TO 5S. square 1882. $40
l26 Twelfth street nertheast-William A.
Greer, ct ux. to Herman r. Howenstein.
lot a. square sSS. SO
SIG Fourth street northeast-Wllliam r. CHS
olm ct ux. to Alice c. Lamson, north one
half lot 1i5. square 71s. $40.
ct ux. 10 James NJ. Krieter. lot ss, square
764. SO. James M. Kreiter conveys same
property to porothea LeIeh. so
1926 G street northeast-Peter j. Meehan ct
ux. to John F. Scott part original lot 6,
square 1927. so.
street northeast. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets-John r. Scott ct ux. TO
Peter J. Meehan. lots 2l2 and 213. square
ux. to John G. Slater. lot IS. square 1927,
1905 F street northeast-Thomas T. Luckett
ct ux: to G. Percy McGlue. lot l57. square
bo4 H street northeast-Charles w. F1oeckher,
executor, to Meyer Goldstein, lot II. square
S32, $40.
Thirteenth street northeast, between r and
c streets-George n. Brown to Emma l.
Brown. lot Ill. square 1910 $40.
Fourteenth street northeast between b and
! G streets-GeorBe H. Dierkoph ct ux. TO
Frank p. Caryo. lot 8 square 1865. $40.
| 607 l.. street portheast-Kate e. p. Ashby to
Mervin J. Atkinson, lot 49, square $50.
| $1o
Sixth street northeast, between F and q
streets-Fred A. Norway ct ux. TO Birch
| Updike and Lula A. Updike, lot 80, square
| 1884, SO
Schools alley northeast, between First and
| Second. streets Costantina Rosazza- Gait
| to John p. Zerega, lots 81 and IS, square
| 72b, $40.
X street northeast, between Tenth and
| Eleventh streets-Herman r. Howensteln et
ux. to Bernard ]. and Margaret A. Nc
| Mahon, lot 80, square 957 $40.
street northeast. getween First and
| Second streets-BraInard H. Warner ct al.
| trustees. to Edward b. McGetrick, part
| lots5 and a. square 727. 5000.
Tenth and streets northeast-Herman r.
| Howenstein ct ux. to Truman D. and Jen-
| ME B. Lewis, lot 49, square 93S, $40.
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J. Sullivan conveys same property to NAL
colin g. Dorsey, 81.
Eighth street southeast, between d and r
streets-Karl F. Brodt to Patrick Cannon,
lot II, square 925, SO.
Fifth street southeast, between G and |
streets-Joserh NJ. Carmody to Francis S.
Carmody. lot y. square S47, $40.
l. street southeast. between Second and
Third Hreets-Harry f. Gladman ct ux.
10 Lewis Flemer. part original lot 2.
square 76S, SO
Eleventh street southeast between G and l
streets-Milton j. Hine ct uX to Norman
f. Ryon. lot A. square G4. SO.
Ninth and streets southeast-ElizabcthN Mel
son to Malcolm c. Dorsey. part original
lot !. square s23. $40 Malcolm C. Dorsey
conveys same property to William X.
Barnes, Thomas F. and John w. Thomas,
$40.
G street southeast. between Sixth and Sew
enth streets-O. p NJ. Brown ct ux. to
Charles E. Tribbey, part lots 10 and IL.
square SIT, SO.
Kentucky avenue southeast near South Caro-
lima avenue-Charles II. Nussbaum to An
gelo Morrano. lot So. square 1888. so.
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Southeast,

IT'S Navy place southeast--washburn f. Ds-
Wis ct ux. to Mildred McEuen Dick, lot l22,
square as. SO.
$40 Ninth street southeast-S T. Moore ct
ux. to A. C. Bassett lot 26 square S45, so.
Fifteenth and streets southeast-Aaron R.
Townshend ct ux. to Lee Brown, lot 81.
square 1868, SO
1867 l. street southeast-James R. Ketner TO
Corinne T. WarinR, lots 50 and 80. square
104s, $40.
Kentucky avenue southeast, between H and
l streets-James B. Nicholson to Aaron p.
ToWnshend. lots 50 and 80, square 104s $40.
man ct al. trustees, to Daniel ]. SuIIi-
van, part lot 10, square s74, $500 Daniel
The Washington times., 1912-07-13
Four Houses Bought
As an Investment

The sales of four houses for invest
ment are reported today by ]. Leo Kolh.
s. E. Cornweil bought the two-story,
six-room dwelling at 1921 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest, for $3.50; Louis Holmes
bought from Mrs. Nettie Harvey, trus-
tee for the Maury estate, the dwelling
at SIS New Jersey avenue northwest, for
5000.
g H. Javins' Sons bought the two
story store at 523 Seventh street south
west for 5000, and Mrs. Mary Laurie
bought the two-story dwelling at lSS3
q street northeast for 81, 500.
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More Houses Started
In Northeast Addition

Kennedy Brothers. builders. Will start
on Monday the construction of seven
more houses in their LexiEgt avenue
northeast operation. They will build
seven ON the north side of Lexington,
httwcen Sixth and Seventh streets
northeast, to cost about $4,000.
A sIr1iiar row of six Was started
obout a month ago on the opposite side
OF Lcxington street. These. when com
pIeted. will make eighty-fve Of the
i15 houses which Kennedy Brothers
nlan for. the whole operation.
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Northeast.

Tennessee avenue northeast, between B and
C streets-Harry A. Kite ct ux. to George
NJ and Marion F. Cook lot 6s, square
l03S, $40.
s29 Eighth street northeast-George L. ock-
stadt et uX TO Claude W. owen. half inter
est In part original lot Is square Sg4 SO.
Claude W. owen conveys same property 10
Mamie L. Ockstadt. SO.
sOs Eighth street nOrtheast-HesSle N. Mont.
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q Street Building Is
Remodeled Into Store

Emil Berliner is having the old three
story building at 1906 G street north
west, formerly occupied by the Balti-
more Sun. entirely remodelled into a
modern store building. The building
Will be arranged for a single merchant
occupant The property Is to be leased
by shannon & Luchs,
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Last Day to Join
AS Charter Member

This is the last day upon which a real
estate broker can become a charter
member of the new Real Estate Brok-
ers' Association. The months time in
which members were granted the priv
ilege of becoming charter members ex-
pires tonight. The next meeting of the
association for the adoption of bylaws
be called from the present fifty-two
members. All applicants will be acted
on finally at the next meeting, a time
for which has not yet been set.
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Sues Electric COMPANY.

Damages amounting to 5000 are
asked in suit filed in the District Su-
preme Court against the Potomac EIec-
tric Light Company by Mary e. Phil
apartment house went out on Maw on
Ihe defendant claims she was unable
10 cater to her guests because of the
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Southwest,

3lO c street southwest-Mary c. Green to
Giuseppe Italiano, part original lot s,
square 6S5. SO.
POI M street southwest-John w. Branson ct
ux. to Geraldine NJ. Piper, lot ~, square
694 SO.
Half street southwest, between o and P
streets-Harry NJ. Latham TO Galen f.
SO
Robinson street southwest between L and
M streets-Charles J. Garner ct ux. TO
Jesse j. Haas, lot log. square 472, SO
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Larger Law School
Plans Completed

Appleton P. Clark, architect has COM
pleted plans for a new building for the
Georgetown Law School. The building
is to be erected on the property recently
purchased on Sixth street just below Z
street northwest.
The school has grown to such propor-
tions that the trustees found an addi-
tional building necessary
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Near-Urban.

lin. trustee, to J. Dunbar Dodson. two pal
GELS. S2,2l0.
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Sections of Washington Heights and Mount Pleasant
sIx.sTokY ApARTMENr HOUSE BEING pUILr Z

WEE WON TIRE AND kAIo
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
l. Lindl Of Goodwin, In
jured; Skull IS Crushed

L. Leindl Of Goodwin, was seriously
injured Tuesday of last week, and
his life has been hanging In the bal,
Hance since. He had been to a show
at Goodwin, and in going down the
stairs he tripped and fell, striking his
head and was otherwise quite badly
injured. He was brought to this city
Wedneday and placed in the Victoria
hospital, where 1t was found he was
suffering from a fractured skull.
Friday evening it was found neces-
sary to operate on the mans head In
order to relieve the congestion Of
blood and save paralysis, DR.. Nor
srisey. assisted by local physicians
performed the same. The sknll had
been cracked from the fall, ina cir
Gle from the base in front to a point
above and back Of the ear. lacking
but about three inches of having been
completely broken all the way. II
vas necessary to chisel the bone away
and trepan In order to raise the skull
and relieve the pressure On the brain.
Since the operation the patient has
rested comfortably and has every ap-
pearanee Of recovering.
The accident was a bad one for
Mr.. Leindl and his friends hope he
will fully recover. He condueted d
meat market at s1oodwin.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
Ole Vogland Dies Sud-
denly at Antlers Hotel

Z
Ole Vogland died at the Antlcrs
hotel Tuesday night Mr.. Yogland
had been In poor health for some time
and the past few days had grown
quite weak. Dr.. O'Bryan was called
Tuesday evening to See him, and
found him delirious and the man in
sisted in wanting to walk about his
room. The physician attended to his
needs In medical way. and left word
with the man who stated he would
stay with yogland during the night
to call him should he be needed.
vogIand quieted down and the attend
ant thinking he was asleep left him
for time. Upon his return an ex-
animation showed that the man had
is.ed suddenly during his absence.
Deceased had been d resident Of
Watertown for years and had held
( the position Of clerk at some Of the
different hotels Of the city, hut Of
late had not been employed anywhere
owing 70 falling health. He was not
known to have any relatives near
Watetown unless possibly relative
might be living ut Mitchell Mad
ison, Of which Il Seems saHe mention
had been made BY the rian ~ one
time or another.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
North Western Freight
Wrecked at Aberdeen

Wednesday afternoon about four
o'clock, while a Northwestern freight
was crossing the Milwaukee tracks
at Aberdeen. string Of freight GERS
from which the engine had been cut
of, crashed into the Northwestern
freight, ditching several cars tor both
companies. How the accident occur.
red - not knwop, further than the
fact that there Is no grade at the
crossing. It is hard to understand how
the Milwaukee cars could have got
the start they did TO run to the
crossing with such force No one
was injured.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07

known to have been beaten are
Uncle joe" Cannon, former Speaker
and Ebenezer ]. Hill Of Connecticut,
for eighteen years the tariff expert
OF the republican Parry Cannon has
been in Congress thirty-eight years.
Victor Berger, the Socialist reps
resentative Of Milwaukee, also Is In
the list Of fallen. 81
President-elect Wilson declares he
is dazed. and cannot realize that he
has been chosen chief executive OF
the United States. Felicitations are
pouring in on him from all over the
country. SS t3 2s3s
Woman suffrage has carried in Ari-
zona, Kansas and Michigan. The re-
suit is in doubt in Oregon
Statewide prohibition has been de-
ifeated in Colorado.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
Fire Il AZ cad liotel
Started Near Furnace

~ IS fire alarm was sent III from the
Arcade hotel ats lI:2S this forenoon,
The smell of smoke WAS not ticed by
one of the employees which Iced 10
an examinat ion as to ite sssufsEses q
car of coal had been put Ia the base
Ement near the furnace recently, aid
the smoke was seen to be coming
from near the furnace, probably from
the coal TWAS thought that the coal
had heated and thus caused spontait
eous combustion. Sss
S The department turned on two
streams OF water, one line 81 hess
sbetng taken in the front way through
the sample rooms to the furnace 50
that the best work could be done.
Another stream was played through
the window near the furnace from
the cast side. At one time the iire
was beginning to work out through
the window near the chimney but
was soon got under control BY q
stream Of water. II was as stubborn
fre to get control Of as has fallen
to the fremen for some time. and
had the flames once gained headway
BY eating up through the foor, It ia
hard to tell what the outcome would
have been,
The Arcade Il owned BY s. Belat-
Il, who rents It. The building was
erected some years ago Dy q number
OF men known as the Boston Syndi-
cate, who purchased considerable land
between Watertown ana Lake Kan
pesaa, but later disposed OF the same,
About i've years ago MI. Beliath pufs
chased the property AZ q sale, taking
lot, building and turnishings at n
figure far below what the original
cost amounted to- 5ssS
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
1. Shaw Retir res from
Cozy Home; Sells Stock

L. J. Shaw, one Of the owners of
the Cozy Home furniture store. re-
Gently sold his stock to Messrs. Thos,
g. Murphy and Thos. Schmitt, for
mer partners In the concern
Both OF the above named gentlemen
will conduct the Cozy Home hereafter
and neither needs any introduction to
the public. They have. with Mr..
Shaw, succeeded In building up an
Immense house furnishing business,
OF which the citizens can we'll be
proud There never was anything too
good for the Cozy Home, and many
5of. the homes OF this city, the most
modern and best furnishe d-were fur
nished from the Cozy Home stock.
Fair and square treatment has been
the motto OF the concern, on which
they were successful In building up
a good business. II
u. u. Shaw In the deal buys and
takes over the undertaking business.
and as soon as quarters nave Deen
fixed up In the Goss block. the same
win be moved to new quarters. MI.
Shaw is well known In this city, and
stands at the head in his work, for
years having been secretary and
ftreasurer of the state Embalmera
and Funeral Directors association Of
South Dakota. Shaw II mighty
good fellow, and in his business deai-
ings In this city, has earned = repu-
tation for fair dealing and Of having
a big heart. Never has he been
known to hesitate for q moment when
asked to lay out the remains Of some
one when, perhaps, the family WAS
VERY poor Mr. shaw was right there
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
Entire Republican County Ticket Carries By
Good Safe Majority IN Every Instance. Hon:
H. M. Finnerud Elected to Senate.

So Register Of Deeds Wi lliams, 1879,
zaug. 655. Williams, majority. 1924
Clerk Of courts Gesley, 1722; o.
Halloran. $50; Rodman 80. Gesley's
majority, 1916.
Superinte Of schools Over;
hulse, 1449; Minard, 587. OVerhulse's
majority. DE.
States Attorney Sherin, 1885,
Weber, $50; France, 275. sherin's
majority, 199. ss s.
County Judge Nicholson; 1870
Mcintyre. 1876. Nicholson's majority,
1884.
Surveyor Dragoun, 1872. 5S5
CoronerDr Magee, 1854 81
Eommfasioner3r district, Ristt
yedt, 1872; Groves. 172;; Babcock, l3,
Ristvedt,a majority. 20.
Commissioner 4th district Adich-
aels. 122; King, 90; Morrison. IS.
Michaels' majority, 26.
Justice Of the peace Cove, 1902; ];
Bird, 742 Goye's majority, 76o.
Constable Goggins, 7s2; Grove,
719. Goggins' majority, So.
The vote on many Of the Offices was
the closest In the history Of the coun-
gty 1t is impossible at this time to
give tabulated table Of tho the
sVota, but the total vote u about cor
rect.
Clerk OF Courts Gesley received the
highest vote Of any candidate. and
County Auditor Miller ran second.
both gentlemen were deserving Of the
popularity shown by the vote given
them.
The entire republican county ticket
was elected. 5;:s & -, 81
Byrne carried the county by q very
small majority. Egan carried 1t in
the primary election by large ma
jority.
The headlight law received the lar
gest yes vote Of any Of those voted
on.
All the laws voted on. including tile
Richards primary law, the yes vote
was much in evidence. and the county
will do its part in making the laws g
60.
John Weber and his friends put ur
Ia big fight for the election Of county
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
Ally. Sher God Named
Judge for Third Circuit

Yesterday Governor vesssy appoint.
ed Attorney Carl @. Sherwood, Of
Clark, Judge OF the third circuit. to
\ an the vacancy caused by the death
OF Judge g, X. Seward.
Mr. Sherwood ii an attorney we'll
known In the circuit, and will fill the
place with honor to himself and the
court. He came to Watertown In the
early SOS, and shortly moved 70 Clark
Center, now CLARK, where he has since
lived. His appointment is q fitting
compliment and recognition Of his
legal ability, which is never question
ed, and he has always been recogniz-
ed by friend and foe as q leader In
the legal profession. MI. Sherwood
is strictly a home man, q worker for
the Sbstterment Of the community in
which he lives, and the fact that he
Iis a great worker for the settlement
Of disputes II possible, before going
Into court, has won for him a host
ofS clients who always rely On his ad-
vice
It will not be amiss to repeat u
little incident that the writer knows
Of which gives q good idea Of Judge
Sherwood. A man called on Mr.
Sherwood at his office at. Clark and
proceeded to tell his story, expecting
to employ him as his attorney. Be-
fore the man had gone very far, Mr..
Sherwood stated that he had already
been employed by the other man.
s.But, added the attorney, don't you
think you and Mr.. So and So, ais old
lneighbors are a little foolish in try.
Ing to carry this to court. It Is but
| q little dispute between you twos
lover damages, amounting as you say,
to a few dollars. Now, I believe the
best thing, and what / would do. is
to get together on this and settle It
among yourselves. z The man replied
that he would spend q hundred dol
lars IN corut rather than give in to
the other fellow. After some fur
ther talk, the man agreed to settle
the trouble through Mr.. Sherwood,
| and he did. At an outlay OF less
than twenty dollars, the men settled,
and being neighbors, the best Of feel
ing prevails as It should. This Is but
cne Of the many incidents told Of his
work.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-11-07
Sacred | one Ell ii N.
Church Sunds Might


The chorus ch0is 81 the First III. ID,
church. comprising thirty voices, iii.
der the direction 81 Miss Essie |.
Bates, Will give 4. sacred concert inI
the church next Sunday evening. Ths
pastor. Rev. Franklin Lewis, aill giye
ID short address on the subject, kn
Ioratofao of the Choir Inyisible,s 4 Fol
lowing y the program
Prelude.
Hymn No. iso n
Prayer. ssS S;S
Anthem That Stand In the
House Of the Lord, Spinney.
Ladies' qnartette Ia the Cross of
4 Christ I Glory. Kraft Miss Bates
Mrs Reeve. Mrs. shaw, Atrs. Wood
Address An oratorio of TIE Inviss
ible Choir" Rev. Franklin Lewis.
Anthem Calvary. Rodney.
Male quartette lehman Tell UsI
cf the Night r lParksryy &. Koe-
NIL. q (, y y saessen, g. g = 81 ilnaors,
~ Bryant, sss
Ladies' chorus Charity Il Rossina ..
Misses Bates, Boggs. Mesdames Shaw
Wood. Dawson, Reeye.
h sonertory
Quartette 90 Lord, Veil Not Thy
Il, Face, eethovens Mis- Bates,
Mrs, Dicken ao1s Mr. Kpenig, MI
Adams.
Solo Selected, Miss Rcgga.
Piano Solo selected Miss Jessie
Howell,
Anthem Fierce Was the Wild Bill.
low. (Noblel .ls Il
sDoxoI0xy.
Banediction.