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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1907)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL. 7, 1907. ' 31 r r I March 31. Mr. Homelover "By Jove. Mary, these Rose City Park people are certainly wak ing things up. They must believe what they say." Mrs. Homelover "Perhaps they do." Homelover "Well, I am going- down town and find out tomorrow." April 1, at Hartman & Thompson's office. Homelover "Well, I never! Such a crowd of people! And all after the same thing, too. Mary must be right. Everybody is going out to Rose City Park. Hope they'll have room for me. I'd like to see the place." Same day, later. Homelover "Gee whiz! this is going some. There goes my hat. Won der if anybody will buy out there today. I'd hate to be the only 'one. Oh, well, maybe I won't buy, after all." Same day, at Rose v ell. well ; l nev such a beautiful place City or Portland. I talesman. Maybe he Guess evervbodv's buv Citv Park. Homelove er thought there was left unoccupied in the 11 hurry over to this has a few lots left, ing today." Late in the afternoon of the same day. at Hartman & Thompson's office. Homelover "Say, Mr. Cashier, save me one of those lots. See, I have my money in my hand. They are dandv. Mv wife will be tickled to death." Leaving the office of H. & T. Stranger V . . . . - : Same evening. Mrs. Homelover, indignant- II April 2, in his office. Homelover "There's ll TT . "Say, Homelover, did you get that lot you (Ttb me m the evemnE- Homelover- II v "For an investment ! Well, not if I know I no use of talking. Mr. Contractor and Mr. I ho' saLme evening. . Homelover- were looking at? I'd like to have it. Ml Well Mbj?, we own some property now I M it. Jasper Homelover. vou've promised to U Architect : mv wife savs we have to have a I "Mary. I have the arrangements all made for give you $50 more than you paid for it." bought several of the Rose City Park lots I build a home for tweutv years. Now you have R home, so vou'd better" get vour ' figures here 0 a lovely little home at Rose City Park. But, Homelover, bracing up "Nothing doing. I for a speculation. We II be rich some day. II got to do it. Ymi dear, good hubby. You g pretty lively- There'll be the dickens to pay I see here, dear, don t get crazy, old man." J Jv knw I'm glad, don't you?" j if you don't." , I April 16. an afternoon at Mrs. Homelover 's. Mrs. H. "And, girls, he has bought a lot and is about to build me a home. You must all come out and see us when it is completed. Isn't that just too grand for anything! He's a dear fellow." April 17, at Rose City Park. H. "Ouch! I never did know how to pound a nail, any way. Say, you men, get busy there and dig faster. When do you think I want to live in this place, next yearf " May 1, at Rose City Park. H., enthusias tically "Hooray! Hooray! The car line is completed to the foot of the hill. Say, Mary will want me to buy more lots out here. Maybe I will. It looks good to me." I June 1, at Hartman & Thompson's office in Chamber of Commerce. Homelover "Chalk me down for about 10 more lots, Mr. Cashier, for that property is going up so fast, I want to make a little money out of it." 1 On the way to Rose City Park. Mr. H. "Wish we could charter a streetcar to move in. Thej" go so fast and I am so anxious to see how that new parlor suit will look in our new home. There goes Mary in the oar." "Now, Homelover, what do you think of my I ger "Mr. Homelover. in give you jio.joo (or Think of it! The paper says that I am the 1 I do not care for political honors. I'm a rich, ,has ma(je Mr. Homelover a rich man and he advice?" the place." I best man in the state for Governor. Hooray, U contented man, hive a Iovelv home- in Rose R!Hsfiod with lifp Hp hn retired now d H-7n;Yl?nVe, MarV- I PST-tTt wanotburthe Pce 1 Mary ! My Rose City Park investments have I City Park, and I guess I wilLsettle down and iem t!re wbeTer school keeps done this long ago. 1 his is grand. I m. & "How much win you take?" made- me the most prominent man in. the I rest in that delightful place the balance of my or not t