8 Tlir SUNDAY OREfiOMAX. rORTLAND, EAST SIDE ACTIVE will be taken. The cost of the build ing will be about 910.000. The Lents Grange, which recently completed a $5000 reinforced concrete two-story building, has started on an addition which will be used as-a stor age house and also provide kitchen room. Lents will ask that provisions be made for a new schoolhouse next year to replace the present building, whl.-h Is too small and not considered safe. The building at present Is overcrowded. Lents has become a center of Import ance. Many new homes are being erected In all directions, especially to the eastward. It Is the center- of a large telephone district. BIG MILL PLANNED Many New Buildings Under Construction. Factory at Sellwood Is Being Much Improved. " DRIVE HUNDREDS OF PILES PROGRESS THERE IS GREAT ( :; MAY 23. .lJHYf). k " "' ' - . Site for Cold Storage- Plant Being Made Ready for Erection, of Bnilding Which Will Have 16-Inch Flooring. The foundation for the National Ice & Cold Storage Company on East Wash ington, between Eaut First and Kant Water streets, is belnsr completed. 100 piles being; required for the founda tion. Work Is going; forward on the concrete walls, which will be 21 feet hla-n. The floor will be 1 Inches thick, of concrete, cork and pitch, which will render it water tlKflt. The floor will stand a presxure of 500 pounds to the square foot. Most of the machinery has been ordered and Is expected to arrive in Portland by June 15. There will be about 18 carloads of machinery. In cluded there will be a refrigerating; machine of 125 tons capacity, which will be one of the finest on the Pa cific Coast. Since acquiring; the half block on TCast Washington street the company has purchased a S0x3R5-foot tract. extending from Kast Water street to the harbor lines, which gives it access to the Willamette River. The plant, when completed, will represent an Investment of $150. 0"0. The concrete work on the foundation of the new building of St. Francis parish, Kast Eleventh and East Pine streets, is well advanced. As far as gone the work gives an Idea of the magnitude of the building, covering the whole of the north half of the block. While the main structure will be frame. It will be covered with rough-cast of concrete, making It practically fire proof. The building at first cost will be 175.000, but the interior decorations will be much more expensive and will take several years to complete. Pos sibly the building may be completed for occupancy by the first of next year. Less than a month ago the property between Kast Tenth and Kast Twelfth streets and north of Kast Everett, be longing to the Ladd estate, was put on the market, and yet a considerable portion has been disposed of at $5000 a quarter block. Mrs. Eva Howell and Robert S. Hall bought quarters, and nearly (50.000 worth of these line build ing sites were snapped up. Most of the purchasers bought to build homes. In Central Kast Portland vacant lots out to Kast Twelfth street command a good price. Contractor Elliott has secured the contract for driving piles for the foun dation for the six-story reinforced concrete building for W. L. Morgan, Grand avenue and Kast Stark street, and is now building a driver. Piles will be driven 60 feet. Plans for this building are being drawn. Also plans are being prepared for a modern build ing to be erected on the southeast cor ner of Grand avenue and Kast Stark street. The first steps toward the erection of the new stone edifice for the Sunnyslde Methodist Church, Kast Yamhill and Kast Thirty-fifth streets, have been taken. The manse is now being moved from Bast Thirty-fifth street, and the present church will be moved next. Excavations for the foundation will be started as soon as these buildings are out of the way. Architect P. A. Carlander has prepared plans for a two-story, eight-room house, 112x44 feet In dimension, for T. Vail, to be erected on West avenue, at Mount Tabor. It will be of New England style. Cost will be (4600. E. A. McGrath. who recently purchased the large colonial residence located at the northeast corner of Kast Kighth and Has salo streets, Holladay Addition, has com missioned Architect Richard Martin to prepare plans for remodeling the building. Architect Otto Kleeman Is preparing plans for a ten-room, two-story frame residence, to be erected for Louis Kuehn at Twenty-fifth and Savler streets In Batch's Addition, to cost $.T0. It will be Sx3S feet, will have full cement basement, a large pressed brick fireplace, a large porch extending across the entire front of the house. Captain J. B. Simpson, of Eire Engine Company No. 4. has purchased a modern home on Kast Thirty-third and Kast Mor rison streets, for Sano. FARM LANDS SELLING WELL Acreage In 'Vicinity of GrcMiam Is Being Picked 1'p. Much farm land has been sold near Gresham within the past year. The Gresham Real Estate Company has sold In two years 1713 acres of land in that vicinity for $106,600. Others alio have made sales of farming land. Mrs. Lot tie Harvey sold the past week a ten acre tract to J. Johnson, of Montfort, Wis. The tract is In a high state of cultivation. A TIchlor and C. N. Rankin purchased ten acres on the Base Line road for 13500. The land is unimproved and is near Rockwood Architect II- C. Deltrlch Is preparing plans for a residence which will be erected in the Home Club tract, a su burb on the Kstacada line. It will cost $3000. C. T. Privatt has purchased a five acre tract on the Oregon City line near Jennings Lodge from F. F. Williams. The land was purchased as an investment. SUCH BHLDIXG AT LENTS Many New Residences I'nder Course of Construction. Tentative plans have- been adopted for a new church to be erected at Lents to replace the present building of Grace Kvangelical Church, which Is too small to accommodate the Sunday school. While r.othing has been done definitely, it has been settled to re build next year. There is discussion of concrete blocks or brick. The lat ter is favored as several members of the church own land near by on which brick may be turned out by the mem bers themselves. The proposition Is for the members to make their own brick, which would greatly reduce the cost of building. Rev. J. A. Goose is the pastor. It is not expected to undertake the real work until after conference. which meets next Thursday morning, after which active steps for the new church Building on the Peninsula. At the present time there are 10 cot tages completed at Kenton townslte and 10 more have been started. Hyer Co. has erected a cement block building. It Is two stories and contains eight rooms. This firm Is erecting a second building of the same material, 10x40. that will cost $.VW. C. Spies, superintendent of construction for the Kenton Building at Construction Company, has started work on a six-room bungalow for his own residence, which will cost $nr. A num ber of houses are being figured on to be erected as soon as the streetcar line is assured. Buys Home In Milwankle. Ex-Senator George W. McBride hast pur chased of Postmaster Ganald a 1 '--acre tract at Milwaukle. on Kellogg I.jtk", for t2yi. Senator McBride will remodel the cottage and make it his Summer home. I.et Grading Contract. The contract for grading Windsor Heights Addition has been awarded to H. J. Gregg. About GOO cubic yards of material will be moved tinder this grad ing contract. BOOSTS FOR LINCOLN COL. FRANK J. PARKER SAYS COCXTY IS FORGING AHEAD. Debts Paid. Fine Roads Being Bollt, I .and Will Grow Anything and . Streams Are Fall of Fish. Colonel Frank J. Parker, rugged. In health and physique, after two months strenuous work on his land In the Yequl na Bay country, has returned to bis favorite home In Portland to take in the G. A. H- Memorial day celebration and the Rose Festival. While the Colonel has big property Interests in Seattle, Walla Walla. Pasco and other places. Portland Is his favorite resi dence. He Is a member of the Com mercial Club and he says that without seeing and talking occasionally with his old Nes Perce war commander. Col. C. K. 8. Wood and Col. James Jack son and a few other old army men, he would keep to the woods and lead the "philosopher Ufa." "Lincoln County Is out of debt." said Colonel Parker yesterday, "and there Is no section of country on the whole Pacific Coast that offers greater In ducements to the new-comer than old Lincoln, If they want to work. The old settlers down there are the best people on earth, hospitable, generous and will do all In their power to help the new comer along. The rivers and streams teem with fish. Salmon, shad, aea and mountain trout, make It the anglers' paradise, while for crops, anything you put In the ground Is wonderful In Us outcome. All grains, wheat, oats, bar ley, timothy, rye. red clover and all fodder Is wonderful. "Owing to the special road and school tax last year, fine roads are being made from Klk City up Big Elk. George Hodges, the contractor, is an old settler and Is doing good work. Instead of building' uphill Jump-oSs. he la going around the mountains. I am an old miner, and he has offered me $3 a day to boas his blasting crew, as I drove past the work on the road Hodges Is building. It was as much as I could do not to Jump out of his wagon and take a pick and go to work with the bunch. "The fruit and crops this year will be something wonderful. No frost, owing to the late season, will do any damage to the fruit. Everything is all right. "The .new electric and power com pany at Newport will have that famous seaside resort lighted up by June 1. "Lincoln County is coming out all right. All we need Is willing hands to labor and a lifetime profitable home Is theirs. Reduction of freight rates Is demanded and the Southern PaclBc should pay a little more attention to a raunty which one of Its feeders traverses." Milwankie Cirt Bent-fit From Kalru iun of Southern Pacific Line to Suburb and lmH-lus Giacn Is Marked. The East ilde Lumber Company at rV 11 wood ts making extensive improve, ments. On the grounds south of the mill, formerly known as trie park ground, re. oenily purchased by ihe company, four large bindings have been e reeled for a general planing department and kiln-drying establishment. Modern machinery has tvn Installed In the hull. lines for hand ling the output from the sawmill. It will be on of the largest d'-nartmenta of the sort In the city, and the cost la about $2,000. - - Westmoreland is the name of the new addition laid out from the Crystal Hprlnss farm on the Milwaukle rnad. Arrange, ments are being made to gra.le the streets, lay cement slrt.-walka. with a 12 foot parking, a scheme that la becoming popular. The whole farm, whl.-h contains 3 acrea. will eventually be plaited, ex cept a V-a-re tract in I lie renter, which will be reserved f T park purposes. The different addltums of the whole farm will be railed Kastmoreland. West, moreland. HoutftmnreJanu and North moreland. Westmoreland, fronting on the Milwaukle road, la the plat which has been placed on the market. Opening of the streets means much for tne Souih Kast Bute, as this m llun Is provided with ample street facilities. Two new manufacturing concerns are to build at Milwaukle when the branrn from the ttuuthern pacific haa reen com pleted through the town. J. W. Grasley will Install a berry-box factory, lie re. cently had a factory on Main street In Milwaukle. He says that he will erect a factory as won as the branch haa been built. J. W. Morrow, of the railroad com pany, announced that a linlr concern will establish a large lumber yard on the new line, but he said he was not at lib erty to say who the parties are. A lum ber yard la needed at Milwaukle. so It la said by contractors, to suppiy the demand for building material. In the new addition at Ardenwald.' ad. Joining the golf links at Seiiwood. 3. Iota have been sold, to people who will build this season. A- J. Cook sold 1.1s lot lo F. H. Kearney, who will put up a resi dence. Plana for an elevated bridge over the tracks of the O. W. P. are being pre- RONALD M'DONALD ASPIRES Flies Petition as Independent Can didate for Councilman. Ronald P. McDonald has filed with the City Auditor his petition as an Independent candidate for the ltepuhll can election as ("nuncllman from the Tenth Ward In opposition to Jos-ph T. Mils, who was nominated by the KepuH llcans in the primary election, and W. T. Vaughn, the present Councilman from that ward who Is a candidate for re election on the Democratic ticket. D. Chambers also has qualified as Demo cratic candidate for Coundlman-al-Iaria by filing his acceptance with the Auditor. In the coming election the Iiemocrats will have only the one candidate for Coun-cIlman-at-Lairge. In the primary elec tion J. J. Jennings, a Republican, re ceived more votes than did the next high Democrat for the other of these nomina tions. Jennlnga refused to qualify as a Democrat with the result that the minority party has or.ly one candidate for the two offices to be filled. EXPECT PRESIDENT M'CREA Pennsylvania Head Will Be Here for Ilose Festival. A stir was created In Railroad Row yes terday bv the announcement that Presi dent McCrea. of the Pennsylvania Hull road, would visit Portland about the first week In June. At present Mr. MrCrea la touring California and haa no! msnlfetet arv intention tin till a few Vie' r- ! , :,.-- T - . 1 ,L I V. J- e ' ' . . k " ' ' ""-" - . !i .. r; ' ,,-'f , - .'.-" v,-- - a, " ; K:l t f I if r.1'-, - ' - -2..- - " . 'a. . ' r V - r ! - . . , WOR D COM TEST How Many Words Can You Make From ' A TO TLJ7 A TTD TT Tm A Trr t Using the Letters . GEARHTPK Rules Governing Contest I. I'nnlnlara shall be over the age of II years. No letter, otl.er than those Mel In the ulnc of OKAttHAUT AI.K ti.ay be ue.l. no letter arlng In word n.ore thaa one. i. ..r ! luu.t te rlicri on i.ne si te of paper ar.d In lr. col umn; neatness .f same will be considered In a-ar.iing of :. In case tl.at int.re nn one ahali ha.e th. same numl-.r of words on first or e-..i..l gifts, the one presenting the neatest list will b given Ihe preference 4 No word will be counted w l-.lch shall be spelled Ibe same but Of dlff-renl pronunciation LXIMI'l.l; Ifh t ..r,ls not found In Wtn.TKIlb DICTIONARY Wia NOT be COIIl!ered . . All lists must be addressed rare. Word Contest. Ill Chamber of Ivmiucrre. Gifts To person aendlng In the lamest and neatest !l.t ef otvls , ' '? given a rhoi.. ,-to.r ii or, .ti4. -. Isx-inc ti.e iiOl.l" UNk.l ii.liiM .1 ,., B ttKAKMAKT PAI.K. i To person een.Mng m secor.i ..n.,1 ml neatest list w-1 be given a tins . in ...Hk i. ..KAK1IAI.1 TAKK. .alued at 1 1 : k. . ! ln sending In f lars-st and rosiest :.t. will first psrmeal on lot to the talue ot ! ' "eat five largest and ratet lists wilt be given rertlfl- cat.e to t'e vslue r-f IT la aa ne la be aii as fart iotm.ni - lot. in tiKAUHAHT I AI.K o IV. v..u. .-V pa meat oa i AU oxer worda all t.e given ci t If I, stes tVa vaVie nil 'k-V"., r" on lts la i.KAKHAKT All Lists Must Be in Before June 20, 1909; Awarding Will Be July 1 GEARHART PARK l Lots 50x100, $125 up. lllustratfj foMcr free. in Orejron mot beautiful beach resort, overlooking the prand old Pacific Ocean, where all improvements are in and paid for. Chapin & Herlow 332 Chamber of Commerce days aao. of vialtlna the Northwest. It Is a rather Intereeili coincidence that President Howard K.llott. of the Northern I'aclnc. Is looked for about the same time In Portland Mr. Klllntt Is ex pected to address the Retail Grocers' Convention. SHOVEL BREAKS MAN'S LEG Two Men Injured Wlille Repairing Machinery at K a lama. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May K (Spe cial ) Whllo repalrlnc a stcaru shovel near Kalama that was bein uad In construction work for the Northern Pa cific. Nels Johnson broke his nht tec between tl.e knee and the ankle and John Wodan's feet were badly bruised. The arm that supported the shovel was heme lifted when some part of the ma chinery slipped and the shovel swims; around, plnnlnc Johnson acalnst a piece of timber. Itoth men were brought to Ht. Joseph's Hospital In this city. Offices Being Kepalred. The dispatcher's room of Ihe Oretn Klectric llallroad in the Cot-belt bulldlnf Is being; remodeled and prepared for use assln. after Ihe blsre .f a rotirls of NEXT EXCURSION TO See Metzger Acre Tracts Wednesday, May 26 On Salem Electric Line Fare 25c rTJ.4 Excursion cars leave JefTcrson-street depot at 0:30 A. M. an.l 1 ".0 P. M. returning, arriving ih Portland at 1250 P. M. and 5:30 P. M. Tliis afTords you a rare opportunity- to see at your leisure the cream of all acreage offered at or near Portland.. Onlj- 20 minutes ride from the center of the city. These sightly tracts are capable of producing all kinds of fruit, vegetables, berries ami wal nuts. VThy buy a single lot 50 minutes from the Courthouse when you can secure one of these acres at the same price? If you can't go Wednesday, make the'trip today. It will prove a delightful experience. Price $250 per Acre and Up ON EASY TERMS. For particulars and descriptive plat, call at our Portland office, 22-228 Front street, or at Metzger Station. All cars stop at Metzger's. Herman Metzger, Owner Office Phones, Main 474, A 1374. Phone at Station, Main 109. Cut this out so you will remember the date of the excursion, and see to it that your ticket reads to Metzger. weeks acta. The w or amen are alarttn rtsht from bare walla. Meeper to Dearer. Front Sunder a through standard sleep. er will be put on tne It s N elM train to Dsiinr. Ii will run over the O. R- N. lo Ocdea and over the D. R. U. to Itearer. Two Graduate at Geerals. OrHVAlH. Or. May a r -lal Two pursls sraduated 'ram Ue e CMn trade at lite Oerreia public school Krjdsjr. They re M'.aa Xlarsaret t erxim and Mine Veer a xlarshai. Vote yes a rhansr awieaament rwqulr- n m 'nretnio on street psvlne our $s Are Workind For 0th ers When You Live in a Rented House Now is the Time to Buy a "Home Site" Don't Put this Matter Off Until the Prices Advance You owe it to yourself and those dependent on you to secure a home It wUl be Time Well Spent if you Visit THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT LyiBf oa the Eon City Park eaxiine, about half wy between Et 2Sth ttrt and th end of the osxllne, ud being- rammnded by hih-cla resideace diitricU, ts&kes it the "IDEAL LOCATION" for your borne, Merlow'i itrecU mr TdeL Cement wxllu ax in. Bull Eun water la front of each lot. SEE MERLOW TODAY AGENT ON THE GROUND PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON Southeast Corner Third and Oak Streets