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your father was particularly anxious that you should take a personal as
 well as financial place among the
 men who control the traffic of the
 lakes. l have told Spearman that this
 is my intention. He has not been able
 to see it my way as yet; but he may
 change his views, think. after meet
 ing you"
 Sherrill got up. Alan arose q little
 unsteadily. The list of properties he had read and the letter and Sherrills statement portended so much that it's meaning could not all come to him at once. He followed Sherrill through a
 short private corridor, f1anked with
 files 1ettered ''Corvet, Sherrill, and Spearman," into the large room he had seen when he came in with Constance, They crossed this, and Sherrill, with. out knocking, opened the door of the office marked, 'Mr. Spearman." Alan, looking oh past Sherrin as the door opened, saw that there were some half dozen men in the room, smoking and talking. His gaze went swiftly past these men to the one who, ha1f seated on the top of the flat desk, had been talking to them and his pulse closed upon his heart with a shock he start ed, choked with astonishment, then SW1ICly forced n1mSelf under control. For this was the man whom he had met and whom he had fought in Ben jamin Corvet's house the night before the big man surprised in his blas- phemy of Corvet and of souls ''in h-1" who, at sight of an apparftion with a bullet hole above its eye, had cried out in his fright, You got Ben! But you won't get me-d-n youi D-n youI"
 Alan's shoulders drew up slightly, and the muscles of his hands tight ened, as Sherrin led him to this man. Sherrill put his hand on the mans shoulder; his other hand was still on Alan'S arm.
 "Henry," he said to the man, "this Is Alan Conrad. Alan, I want you to know my partner, MT. Spearman."
 Spearman nodded an acknowledg ment, but did not put out his hand |; his eyes-steady, bold, watchful eyes seemed measuring Alan attentiveiy; ; | and in return Alan, with his gaze, was | measuring him.
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down this boulevard; then, with a
 sudden, Here we areI' she shot the
 car to the curb and stopped. She led Alan into one of the tallest and best looking buildings.
 On several of the doors opening upon the wide marble hall where the e1eva- tor left them, Alan saw the names, "Corvet, Sherril1 and Spearman."
 Constance led the way on past to a door farther down the corridor, which bore merely the name, Lawrence SherrilI'; evidently Sherrill, who had interests aside from the shipping busi- ness, had offices connected with but not actually a part of the offices of Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman. A girl on guard at the door, saying that MT. Sherrill had been awaiting MT. Con- rad, opened an inner door and led Alan into a large, many-windowed room, where Sherril1 was sitting alone before a table-desk. He pulled the visitors chair'' rather close to his desk and to his own big leather chair before asking Alan to seat himself.
 You wanted to tell me, or ask me, something last night, my daughter has told me-" Sherrfll said cordially. "T'm sorry I wasn't home when you came back"
 "I wanted to ask you, Mir. Sherrin,'' Alan said, about those facts in re gard to MT. Corvet which you men toned to me yesterday but did not ex- plain. You said it would not aid me to know them but I found certain things in MT. Corvet's house last night which made me want to know, if could, everything you could tell me-"
 Sherrill opened a drawer and took out large, plain envelope.
 ''On the day after your father disap- peared." he said, "but before I knew he was gone-or before any one except my daughter felt any alarm about him T received short note from him. The note was agitated, almost incoher- ent. It told me he had sent for you Alan Conrad, of Blue Rapids, Kansas but spoke of you as though you were some one ought to have known about and commended you to my care. The remainder of it was merely an agitat- ed, almost indecipherable farewell to nae. When I opened the envelope, a key had fallen out. The note made no reference to the key, but, compar- ing 1t with one I had in my pocket, I saw that it appeared to be key to safety deposit box in the vaults of company where we both had boxes.
 'The note, taken in connection with | my daughters alarm about him, made l it so plain that something serious had happened to Corvet, that my first | thought was merely for him. Corvet | was not a man with whom one could | readily connect the thought of suicide | but, Alan, that was the idea I had. I | hurried at once to his house, but the | bell was not answered, and could not | get in. His servant, WassaQuam, has
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CHAPTER VII.
MT. corvet's Partner.

The instant of meeting, when Alan recognized in Sherrill's partner, the man with whom he had fought in Cor vets house, was one of swift readjust- ment of all his thought-adjustmen to a situation of which he could not even have dreamed, and which left him breathlesS. But for Spearman, obviously, it was not that. Following his noncommfttaI nod of acknowledg
 ment of Sherri1l'S introduction and his first steady scrutiny of Alan, the big, handsome man swung himself off from the desk on which he sat and leaned against it, facing them more directly.
 "Oh, yes-Conrad," he said. His tone was hearty; in it Alan could rec ognize only so much of reserve as might be expected from Sherrill's partner who had taken an attitude of opposition. The shfpmasters, looking
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HENRY SHERMAN

SYNOPSIS.-Wealt and highly placed in the Chicago business world, Benjamin Corvet is some thing of a recluse and a mystery to his associates. After a stormy interview with his partner, Henry Spearman, Corvet seeks Constance -Sherrill, daughter of his other business partner, Lawrence Sher- Till, and secures from her a prom ise not to marry Spearman. He then disappears. Sherrill learns Corvet has written to a certain Alan Conrad, in Blue Rapids, Kan sas, and exhibited strange agita- ton over the natter Covet's let ter summons Conrad. a youth of unknown parentage. to Chicago. Alan arrives in Chicago. From a statement of SherriH 1t seems prob able Conrad is Corvet's illegitimate son. Corvet has deeded his house and it's contents to Alan, who takes possession. That night Alan dis covers a man ransacking the desks and bureau drawers in Corvets apartm ents. The appearance of Alan trem endously agitates the in truder, who appears to think him @ ghost and raves of "the Miwa- ka-" After . struggle the man es- capes.
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One woman in every six in India is a widow.
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CHAPTER V.-Continued.

Alan took up his hat and looked about the house :; he was going to re turn and sleep here, of course; he was not going to- leave the house unguard- ed for any long time after this, but, after what had just happened, he felt he could leave it safely for half an hour, particularly if he left "a light burning within.
 He did this and stepped over to the Sherrills'. The man who answered his ring recognized him at once and ad- mitted him; in reply to Alan'S QueS- ton, the servant said that MT. Sherrill had not yet returned. When Alan went to his room, the valet appeared and, finding that Alan was packing, the man offered his service. Alan let him pack and went downstairs; a mo- tor had just driven up to the house.
 It proved to have brought Constance and her mother; Mrs. Sherrill, after informing Alan that MT. Sherrill might not return until some time later, went upstairs and did not appear again. Constance followed her mother but, ten minutes later, came downstairs.
 You're not staying here tonight ?" she asked
 T wanted to say to. your father," Alan explained, "that I believe I had better go over to the other house."
 Are you taking any one with you?" Ghe inquired.
 "Any one?''
 "A servant, I mean"
 "No.'
 'Then you'll let us lend you a man From here"
 You're awfully good; but I don't think I'll need anyone tonight MT. Corvet's-my fathers man-is coming back tomorrow. I understand. I'll get along very well until then.'
 She was silent a moment as she looked away. Her shoulders suddenly 5erked a little. 'I wish you'd take some one with you" she persisted. q don't like to think of you alone over there"
 My father must have been often alone there.''
 "Yes," she said "Yes." She looked at him quickly, then away, checking a question. She wanted to ask, he knew, what he had discovered in that lonely house which had so agitated him; for
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do my work until took the Vegetable Compound. lam strong, do all my wash ing and ironing and work for seven children and feel fine. always have an easy time at childbirth and what 1t did for me it will do for other women. am willing to answer any woman if she will write asking what it did for me. '' Mrs. JOHN HE1ER, 53 Dilley St., Cumberland, Md
 During girlhood and later during motherhood Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound brought relief to Mrs. Heier. Her case is but one of many we constantly publish recommending our Vegetable Compound. She is willing to answer your letter. Write to her.
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CHAPTER VI.
The Deed in Trust.


 Memory, if Alan could call 1t that, had given him a feeling for ships and for the lake. But these recollections were only what those of a three-years' child might have been. Not only did they refuse to connect themselves with anything else, but by the very 1inality of their isolation, they warned him that they-and perhaps a few more vague memories of similar sort-were all that recollection ever would give him. He caught himself together and turned his thoughts to the approach ing visit to Shefrill- and his fathers offices. He had accepted Constance Sherrill's Invitation to drive him downtown to his destination.
 Observing the towering buildings to his right, he was able to identify some of the more prominent structures, fa- miliar from photographs of the city. Constance drove swiftly a few blocks
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(TO BD CoNTINURDl
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on, could see, no doubt, not even that ]; except for the excitement which Alan himself could not conceal. 1t must aI,- pear to them only an ordinary intro duction.
 Alan fought sharply down the swift rush of his blood and the tightening of his muscles.
 "I can say truly that I'm glad to meet you, MT. Spearman." he man. aged.
 There was no recognition of any, thing beyond the mere surface mean ing of the words in Spearman's slow smile of acknowledgment, as he turned from Alan to Sherrill.
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The Best Club.

E A golfer dropped into a New York store to buy driver. "This club is off balance" he remarked to the clerk as he juggled a nice-looking brassie.
 '"That is a splendid club. Let me have it, please" said the clerk nerv- ously, piquing the curiosity of the shopper. The manager, an old friend of the golfer, happened along just then.
 -'Bill," asked the customer, what the deuce is the matter with this club? Just heft the darned thing It's all off balance"
 Bill looked wise and he looked all around carefully, then he replied in stage whisper: ''Pete, that is the best club in the bag. It holds just two drinks of hooch. See, here, how the handle is hollowed out.''
 And Scotland was vindicated.
 One woman in every six in India is
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of course sne had noticed agitation in him. And he had intended to tell her, or, rather, her father. He had been rehearsing to himself the description of the man he had met there in order 10 ask Sherrill about him; but now Alan knew that he was not going to refer the matter even to SherrilI just get.
 Sherrill had believed that Benjamin Uorvets disappearance was from cir Rumstances too personal and intimate Co be made a subject of public inquiry; and what Alan had encountered in Oarve+,s house had confirmed that be-
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pound when l was between thir te en and fourteen years old and was going to school, because I suffered with pains and could not rest. I did not have any more trouble after that until Twas mar ried, then I always was troubled in my back while carrying
 a child and could not
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went to sleep with the sole conscious connection in his mind between him. self and these people, among whom Benjamin Corvet's summons had
 brought him, the one name "Miwaka"
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WILL ANSWER
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 WHO WRITES
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 Makes This Offer
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Cumberland, Md.-"My mother gave me Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Com
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"You can see why I have to distrust the young fellow who's come to claim Ben Corvet's place"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
.RAGLAND IN YOUNGSTOWN
FOR BUILDERS EXCHANGE
Attending Board. Of Control
Meeting and American Con-
siruciion Council.

". L. Rarland. president Of the
Richmoud Builders Exchange. vii!
leave WASHINGTON today for Youngs-
town, Ohio, 10 attend meeting OF tho
National Eoari %. Coutro! % the Real
Es'at. Exchanges OF America ac-
"ord!nc to an announcement made by
j. q. Earnest, secretary OF the local
exchange last nigh; Mr. RagIand IS
q member of tho National BOARD 81
Control and is also tn" Richmond dol Z
cgaic 10 the national meeting. II"
las been representing this city At tho
meeting Of tn" American Conjunction
Council in Washington during IN.
hrst half a! tho week. ana viii be Ia
iuchm"ud Saturday again.
Mir. ltagland Is an enthusiast about
tho work Of tho proposed American
Construction council and stated he
fore leaving that h" would back tho
proposed plan of grouping tho build
Ing interests under ono head. win
all his heart II" stated tina, this
w"u!d eliminate ALI duplication OF
Cm"r, and be - big factor ia the do.
vcl"rmont "t the building interests
and ia settling prices. disputes and
ldisSentipns among jts--mcmbcrs and
employees az it's rictnfership
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
PLAN BIC DEVELOPMENT
IN WEST-END BUILDING
Ten Homes, to Cost S125. 900.
Are Planned by J. T, Nadon.
Seek TRANSFORMATION.

Ton beautiful residences, TO cost be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 each. Will
be erected on Duntreath and Land
street Avenues. in the extreme por-
ton Of the West End. by J. f. Nadon
II became known today. The resi-
hcnccs viii be OF the most improved
type and plans and specifications for
the work are being prepared by local
architects.
According TO authentic information
five "i the houses will be located on
l.anisHeeJ and Ave on Duntrcath
Avcnues. on large lots. and all viii
face a. court 500 feet long by 200 feet
wide. They Will mark the FIRST ac-
tive work in this locality which has
Vet been undertaken and will mean
the beginning of AN era of building
II is believed. Heavy investors in
this section are making estimates on
the formation OF a suburban bug com
pany POSSIBLY a trollibus company
TO give this section service. although
no definite steps toward this end have
get been taken.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
DISPOSE OF ONE-TH|RD
HERMITAGE PARK LOTS
Large Section on Lakeside
Line Moving Fast, Allan, Sa-
Vile 4 Sncad Report.

pnc-third Of the csc lots which
were offered 10 the public when Her
initagc PARK WAS opened 10 the pt!h-
lie at stop 2l-2, on the I.akc:!d
car line. had hccn disposed Of when
the arm 81 Allan. Savili" and Sucad
which has charge Of closing up the
section, had closed it's Offices last
night. Tho frm disposed Of num-
her Of lots in this section. as well
a eleven houses on the property
through an auction salc some time
ago, and since that timo has hccn
averaging two or thrc" lots a day
lhans for tho establishment OF a
marx anh-th" erection of a church in
IN" locality are said 10 he under way.
The company has offered 81 site for a
church building and other advan-
tacc-. and il is believed that a-ita-
ton now on foot viii result in tn.
acCc ptaucc OF the offer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
DR.. BLACKWELL To HEAD
MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING
Elected President Of Franklin
Street Physicians Structure,
According 20 w. b. Bates.
GETS CHARTER
WINNIE or Proposed sky SrrRprr II
ChnnEcd-wns Formerly known M
Walter Reed HuiIdInE-Gct Possess
sion Of Property August 4.

w. B. Bates. In charge OF arrange
ncnts for tho construction Of the new
physicians building on Franklin
ftrcet, stated yesterday that char
or has lust been obtained for tn"
proposed building. with Or. Carl
Blackwell as president. and with DrS.
itoncburHer. Wright and Terrell as
|,ficcrs in tho new concern. Posses
sion OF tho property on which tn"
building VIII be erected. VIII be given
by August !. aud building Is expect
'd 10 begin at this time.
Announcements was made At tho
same time that the name Of tn" struC-
urc has been changed. 1t was pro-
hpSed 30 call the building IN" Walter
Reed Building, but du" To unseen CON
iitiOns IL has been deemed advisabI"
70 alter 'his determination. and II
+"ill he known as the medical arts
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
TIE-UP ENDS AFTER
DEADLOCK OVER CESS POOLS
Extension of City Water Overcomes Difficulty With
Health Authorities Over Building Septic Tanks
and Using Water From Wells

Construction which has been tied
up IN the West End beyond the Belt
Line for some time because OF a dead
lock between health authorities and
builders over the subject of cess.
pools and ccptic tanks is abou, to b"
released II Was learned last night
For Il long Kim" building in this soc
ton has been completely dcadlockcd
because the health authorities re-
fused "a allow c"sspopls TO b" built
in ground near where wells were he
ing used for the chief aud only sup
ply 90 water Tn" solution oC tho
problem is city water. which will 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
Sells Whcnt Crop uf ..nOO bushels
ED Z, L. !.

Lee J. Graves, OF King George,
has sold his entire crop OF wheat
which is estimated AT about 2.OpD
bushels when threshed to the Ger
mana NILS. Inc, OF this city. The
price was SLIT per bushel The
crops Were harvested from Mr..
Graves three Rappahannock Valley
farms: DiSSinEton, curtis and .hlli-
son. The yield OF wheat was poor.
the quality OF the grain being fair.
The causes contributing 30 the poor
yield Of wheat We're rust rs ANA n
'ain-storm while the wheat was I'm
full! bloom.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21

extended into this territory hy spc-
Cial arrangement within tn. ncxt
two or three weeks
Chief among the builders who's.
operations have teen tied No because
of this troubi" is Z. f. Saucr. who
is preparing for the construction Of Il
number OF houses in this ncirhhur-
hood. one Of which will he his new
>""por residence. This work Will
progress shortly. now that diiFcul-
ties concerning the necessary sewer
age have been strniGhtcuad out a
number Of other buildings are in a
like condition. "i" of whom IS j. II.
Nadon. who plans ten inrg" and
beautiful residences in this section.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
START WORK ON FRANKLIN STREET SKYSCRAPER ON 4
REALTY WORTH 100000
SOLD BY LOCAL CONCERN
Pollard & Bagby Dispose Of
Much Residence Property
This Week.

Pollard ~ BaSby have sold moro
than $4,000 worth Of homes ana
about $7o.oO1 worth Of property with
in the last ten days. according to
deeds which the firm will place op
record this week. officials OF the firm
stated last night Among the sales
was that of the southwest corner of
Graccaud nelvidcre Streets. Scr
consideration OF $4,000 or 1915 a
front foot
Besides this sale. tho arm disposed
of io7 West Norwood Avenue to
Thomas ~ henson FOR Mary L. Stahl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21

The Young Mems Literary Club
will hold regular meeting AT me
home Of " Sharove. 500 North
sixth street. this evening at $50
o'clock. r Il. Anderson. teacher Of
the Anderson Bible Glass. Highland
Park, Will he tn" speaker OF the
evening Two Of the clubs fur
loughcd minhcrS. Memo Lovenstein
and Jack Wilkins. who have re
turned from their studies AT the Uni
vcrSity OF Virginia for the summer
vacation. will hc present Other
features OF the program will he eur
rent events. defamation and volun
tary offerings.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
HurEnin and Sale.

pHrSHfn una SaIP.
Ij7 r. Arthur Bayliss. Winnie X
twife). TO Richard l.. Chcncry 30.
322 west line Twcu,y-tourth street.
3ln,ioi2 foot south Marshall street.
south 1c.3 a-iHyl2ii feet. June ;.
1ie22. tax S350. $40.
SET. u. Carneal. Carrie Lee
iwlt"), TO Joseph Bicom. 40. 1000
4 600 - northwest corncr Moore and
paH streets 25xl0o feet June l. 1922
5000.
,.S22 J u Carneal Carrie I.oc
twif.J. 70 Emmett : Cousins. Jr. 40.
|5l6 north line Duval Street, 1854 fc.,.
West - Peter street, west l5.7xia7..
feet. june -. 1879 $4,000.
S3i-NiaN J. Cohen. Adelyn ".
'wnp. Ia walter -. scott. 80. a2in
north !inc k"nsington Avcnuc. 1903
foot West Cleveland street. west
253Nsi.iT- feet, lien $3.50. MAY
:, 1872. TAX ,l3. $40
Selma *. Levy. l.. =. nus
bandp, to CDr) J. Morrison Hutchc-
son. north line Park Avenue.
:6s:l-2 feet west Allen Avenue.
west 2:xl5O3 feet, line $4,000. June
5. 1922. TAX SIS. $40.
Sl:-ioc George, Sadie George. 10
Mary H.hch, 80. 270g south line Main
"'.Hrec,. 22SsS feet, Hen 500, May Is,
1922. $4,000.
s35-W. y. Scott TO Max J. Cohen.
cast l!nc Moss Sifr Avenue. 100 feet
north iienr!co street. north loOa2oo
feet. June rs 1879. tax tl. $40
Sal Henry ) wall.rsicin. Clara
No. sl5 east limo Hickory street. l75
feet north Baker Street. north 2sx
"a feet. May -. 1922. tax $500 $40.
St7-Josephine I. Woodward. stew
art n husband. to Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
pad Company, north Iinc HroaI
Street. 1907 feet 10 Acca Road.
June ?. 1922. $4,000.
7os-R. e. reyton. Jr. II. T.
ticheson. trustees. 10 Lynn NJ
Rose. No. zoos south line Grove Ave-
nue.. - feet West Meadow street;
west 22il-2xl27.e feet. June 10.
S2s-Charles X. Willis. John -.
Gayle. trusteeo. 10 VI. W Fuller. An
ME u. Fuller. east line Thompson
Avenue. l75 fec, South Grove Avenue.
south 6GNao feet. Juno 10, 1879.
S22iO.
ss9-John Easby, trustee. II. W.
Gcodwyn. trustee. 70 Browne i.
49, '-''' Sp'th inc - en-
sinGton Avenue. 50 feet West Glove
land street west 25Al2J feet. June
10, 1922. 5000.
si2-J. T. Carneal, trustee. to
Henry s Waliorstein, No. 32a ives,
line Twcnty-four.h street. lclGI-a
tcer South Marshall street. south
1913 3-iNi2i.i feet. June u. 1922.
s2l20.
rSio-Pollard e Barby, Inc. ,-us.
toe, 10 j.. u. Kirkmycr G. g. kirk
mycr. j. \. Kirkmycr. No. 100 North
Boulevard. June IL. 1922. $4,000.
S33-P Pollard & Baghy, Inc, trus
tee. TO Jack owens, Martha owens
no, 1903. Moore Street. June u.
1922. $500.
S3s-A. Il. Dickinson. trustee. Ia
Il. ID. kirkmyer. No. los west line
boulevard. 50 feet north Floyd Ave
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21

and 30. 2ola Hanover Avenue for
MItty :. StuW TO Il. V. Coleman,
property AZ 1880 Floyd Avenue wa.,
sold for y. -. Wilkinson for /. u
Ecdkiu.
MuhIeman II kayhoes property at
3l3T Griffin Avenue was sold by Pal
lard II Bagby TO T. y. Broking. 500
North Thirty-third street, to Michael
+. Craven for II. y. Basinder, and
several other deals
member of the firm announced
that By the time this paper is in thu
hands "f the reader deals will have
been closed aSgrcgating Sl35,OQ0. or
100000 for Two weeks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
Issues building Permit.

Application for a building permit
was fled with Inspector Butler YES
;crday by W. T.. Bolton to bund a
frame dwelling at Seis Frndnll
Avenue. 10 cost $3.50. An appi!ca-
ZION was also tlcd by Mrs, j. T..
Lewis. who is 10 build brick dwell
Ing Al 3li2 oMnumcnt Avenue. 10
cost s9Gaug
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
HARTSOOK CONTRACTS
FOR SHIP WAREHOUSE

l., u. ITartsook has been awarded
the contract TO draw plans for the
new warehouses and office hcadquar-
tors To be constructed by the Rich
m"nd-New York Steamship Company
AT Dock and Canal Streets. accord
ing TO an announcement made yes
tcrdaY. The new structure for the
company will be erected in tho fan.