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THE OREGON' SUNDAY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11. 1906. 17 LOCAL REAL ESTATE MARKET REMAINS " STRONG WITH GENERAL DEMAND ACTIVE FAILED TO CHEER J. L! km mm BMIE By BaRcr & Son IBAaTS AUCTZOV MU TO Next Tuesday H. O. Stlckney Secures Optional Leases on Two Pieces of Sweeny Property, .MAY. ERECT BUILDINGS '' ON INSIDE PROPERTY :f-7 Negotiate! to Securs Northeast Cor ner of Third and Stark and Dekum ' " Homestead Block 'at Thirteenth and YamhilL ,- .)' ' , - Two ef the moat Important tranaao- tlona In Portland real aatata during th . past went were the opttona taken by ' H. O. Stlckney for around leases on property owned by Charles Sweeny, and they will be followed up by eonst,jsm;tlon . of modern buildings to eoat 'Upward of $600,000. Mr. Btlckner will lsaae the lota 100x100 feat at tha northeast oor not of Third and Stark streets, and tbe "-look known- as-the- Dekasn -homestead, between Morrison, YamhtU,. Thirteenth '. and Fourteenth, streeta ' On the Dekum homestead alts ba will erect an elegantly appointed apart ment-house of flvs or six atorles, to - ooat $200,000 to $160,000, if his plana are auooaaafully carried out Hla op tion la for a 10-year leaaa of the around ' and ba baa Interested oapltallata la tha . , projeot or creating tha building. The : terms of tha lease are not mada known, but it Is understood that Mr. -Sweeny . recently refused aa offer for a -portion ,: of tha block at a prtoa that establishes tha market Talus of tha antlre. property at batter than $125,000. . The property at the corner of Third and Stark streets, which la alao owned by Mr. Sweeny, Is optioned on similar term a, and will be tha alts of aa eight or ion-story emoe and store building. ,' At the present time the ground la' oov- ered by a two-story building tenantad . oy u Big Bicnel cigar store, the Brownsville woolen mills store. Charles coopers tailoring aeUbllahment and of .floes. The leases ef these tenanta will . expire within the next It months, and it la axpaotod that terms will be made with them by which work on construo- , tloa ef tha new building can be oom menoed soon. , Mr. St leaner option on -t thla property - IS - for , a . lO.year - lease. Tbe. value of the property la reckoned at a figure above $118,000, as Mr. i Sweeny .la nndaratood to hare refused i that sum from partlse who desired to purchase it outright. Mr. Stlckney la a pioneer In this city In the ground-loaae method of lmprov- - Ing business property. Be secured the Mallory property, fronting 100 feet on Stark street, between Third and Fourth. . on a lease for 10 yaare at tlt.000 per annum. For many yearn . the ground leaaa has been a common method among . builders of buatness blocks in New Tork. Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and other eastern cities, but not until - vary - recently baa It beaa adopted la Port land. .' . . Tbe real estate market this week has teeTi one-of mueb-slaiilfloaiios to the future ef Portland realty. Many lm- . portant transactions ware consummated . involving; property la choice locations In the business districts. ' Prloes are continually advancing, though 'the growth la a : alow, substantial one, far .... from being tha result of any unnatural cause, aa Portland haa had to rely principally ea borne capital la all bar enterprises. ' It .Is only of late that outside capi tal haa bean finding Its way Into Port-, land, and the reault la that tbe local -oapltallata are beginning to realise what' possibilities have boon lying around them all theae yearg. waiting to : fe seised.-' -a ' In these days when a good sale le made It le very usual that tbe wise ' real estato men shake their heads and aa? that tbe prloe la altogether too - much, and when, after a year or so, that property baa again been sold at a big advance the property Is ' still too high, but the piica le there Just tbo same. These Instance ere happening month after month. Every agent has hla llttl story of high-priced bargains. ' Present Prices Vot Kl-h. . -It le becoming to be realised that the jprosent prloea are not high prices. ..but. that they are only normal, and the real value of Portland realty la seeking Ita level. Outside capital Is opining la vary fast and even Seattle capital la seeking i Investment la Portland, aa will, be re vealed when several transactions now pending have been completed. It Is a . common expression among real estate tnen that Portland people are unaware of their own advantages or have little confidence In them, that outside capital wtll aoon be taking the beat of city realty while Portland capital waits. . . Demonstrations In real estate are occurring; weekly and people are left guessing what will happen next to their holdings or other real estate that they may have considered buying- once,"' but thought the price too high, and 'which had now advanoed atlU more. . , The manufacturing enterprloea alone i ; i i i Mr i , i 'hi & e' i ' i ..' ' ' : Apartment House Owned by that have bought In Portland thla week are -demonstrative of - what - wideawake people think of Portland., Last Mon day the Western Electrle company of Chloago,' a wide-world concern employ ing something like 21,000 . people sad controlling Interests in all parts of the world,' closed a deal with Hartman at Thompson by which' they acquired the half block bounded by Eaat Second, East Third - and East Taylor etreete, owned by tbe Flsher-Thorsea company, where they Intend building a aupply houae to furnlah the whole northwest with their electrical supplies. Thla company came to Portland after fully considering the most advantage-J :T n j Residence of A. J. La Prance, Jast '.'''.r -'::':'' '..- ; Salmon vub places la the northwest for a dis tributing point, and after visiting1 and photographing tbe sound country. Be tween $100,000 and $100,000 will be In vested In this big warehouae and It will perhaps be .equipped for the manufac turing of a. few minor gupplles. Their payroll will be large, aa it will lnolude a vast number of aaleamen who will cover the entire field of the northwest, Including Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana. They will do an Immanse shipping business and will employ a large number of "bands continually. - ' . OkaU Company OeSa Optiom. - Another project that will mean some thing te tbe city In the organisation of tbe Oregon Chair company which wae accomplished thla week.' Thle enterprise will Invest another $100,004, partly of Portland capital and partly of nonresident- capital. A. J. Klngaley. a chair manufacturer of Grand Rapids Is the promoter and In a few days aecured enough Portland money to make the venture. An option on a four-acre piece adjoining the Oregon Furniture com pany was secured laat week and bought later for, $15,009 and the factory will be constructed In the spring. ' Mr. i Klngaley Is the principal stock holder, and president of the concern, Fletcher Linn of the Oregon Furniture: company la secretary and J. C Roberts! 7 . -i4 -i -r-.f - v vsMM'sMsV fcwef-. -.... .ii..Jii k7- Tr? i. .!.$, 7777 m'.!s.;;!':: - V rr'--sv Iti Mi ... :' ,' j ' i,' -' t i Jt Jorgensen Building Being Erected at Third and Madison Streets. 1 I K r I 1 - r I I ... Gosslin A Hamblet, Just Completed la treasurer of the company. ' Other stockholders are -A. W. - Mlddleton and Dr. A. 8. Austin of Aberdeen, both Interested In lumber and -timber at Grays Harbor: I A. Lewis Df Allen as Lewis, J. N. Teal of Teal Minor and William M- Ladd. The Arm will employ about 10 men and will furnlah the entire west with chairs, as far east as Salt Lake, as It Is tbe only- Arm of the kind on the coast. Oak and mahogany wooda will be used principally and the stockholders believe that the need of suoh a concern la an urgent one. It Is also expected to furnish--the orient. Hawaii and Anar trails with this Orexon product. Completed, at East Twenty-Ninth and Streets.' ,'.,' 7, These are deal a ef a separate order but are relative to Portland'e advancing real estate market. The biggest deals were made In other localities and are some of the largest that have been re corded In many wet Its. I Seals Tkxvagkeat City. Washington street waa a center of a good deal of activity and with the usual acoorapanlment that prices were booming. . First - street Is showing an unusual amount ef activity and la really the feature of the week's movement. The railroad stories- to- that 'quarter have given It such a boost that - tbe whole South End la .taking a Jump or two now and then In order not to let the northern section have any advan tage. However, the faot of the eaae le rather that all Portland property la on the rise and South Portland Is caught In the movement with the rest Of Port land. - V' -.. -- A - First Street Improvement league was organised this week with the pur pose of Improving the etreet both - in form and In feature, so that there is a dlstinot movement In this locality.,' C. K. Henry waS made the president of the league and some plans were laid for the Improvement of the street. ' Xuadred Thousand Deal. ' la this locality the biggest deal was that whereby Leo Fried e, Julius Durk- :T,J '.;. '-.'-.."-."'' r: x ".5.--; V- 7A-77 "771 V;r:.V- ' J" " ' ' ,: !. -,, ; ' : v, . w,' 7Z.1 in null- t tmmJmimmtt-dm4Lt ii ri x i; -'V " V- ! ' t r'-.. 7 ! '; .... X i at Sixth and Madison Streets. hlemer and Joseph Closset bought the. property at - the southwest corner of First snd Morrison streets, for whloh they paid upwarda of $100,000. The property was owned by Mrs. Louisa Huston of New Tork. the sale being made through- E. J. Daly. . At present there Is a two-story atruoture on the lot, but at. the expiration of the leaae, which will" be In force but one year more, the new owners will build an eight-story building where the old one now stands. 100 feet , on Morrison and tO feet on First street, j Many real aetata men are ef tbe opinion that .the price paid -was too high, but Mr. Frlede about alx months ago refused to take the building when offered for $10,000, and many offers Jbave been made by numerous buyers within the last few months. Big rtttook lease. On Washington - street the ' Pittoek lease that Is yet little more than an option has caused some 'conjecture. Mr. Evans Is securing the property for a syndicate ' and the leaae la to be for ll yeare. It Is rumored that a hotel tr theatre, or perhapa a combination of both Is to occupy the alte, but theae rumora are not verified by the persons on the Inside. Mr. Pit toe k bought this property 64 years ago for $100 and now will not sell it ror any rigure wnaiever, st the same time refnalng to Improve It It is very valuable and ilainprojteme'it would .mean much i lor y wssnington street'"- , " " .. ' Further up on vaahlngton etreet other Important sales - were made, in eluding a part of the King estate Just west of the . Exposition building., for which W. BT Blreeter bald i.000. Includes 11 'lots and will be used for business purposes. , Still further on up the street another piece waa sold yes terday by EL J' Daly for $11,000. . It was the triangular piece at the Intersec tion of Twenty-third street snd tbe Cornell road, which haa been sold three times by Mr. Daly within the last year and has Increased In price from $,000 te $11,000 within that period. A 'quarter block at the northeast cor ner of Third and Couch wae sold by Brooke Klenans to A. C Pike for near $6S,000, and la significant of the faot that - North ' Portland la ' still on the man. , The northwest corner of sixth and Irving was bought this week by James D. Hart of Lam son A Hart, for $16,000, This property Is practically unimproved but Mr. Hart save that he will Drobablv but up a brick building in the near future. In the euburbe thlnga have been moving lnthe same. old. way New tracta for euburban homes are In de mand and. many are being prepared by different agenta - . I The biggest sale was made by Knapp A Meeker, who sold a tract of 40 acres to a Montana man. Mr. Scott, at the head of Lovejoy street for $76,000. All kinds of property In the east aide ad dltinns are selling fast and agents are hustling to provide new fields for work. Usually little energy le needed to get rid of well attuated lots In any of Portland's suburbs. 10 YEARS AT HARD LABOR FDR BOMB THROWER Man Who First Started Massacre at Blalystok Was Formerly - Spy on Terrorists. , BpeeUI CbbUe by Hearst News Servle. St. PeUrsburg, Jov. 10. Ten years at' hard labor . was the sentence meted out today to tbe man who threw the bomb which etarted tbe' recent maasa- cre In Blalystok. His name Is Scbeck- ter and he Is little more than a boy. When he wae arraigned In court he took the stand to testify that he had been a polloe spy for a admber ef years. - In 1S04 be joined the terrorist organ Isatlon for the purpose of securing evi dence for the authotittea and after a short while at this work be became a convert to the revolutionary movement. Later he conceived the plan to assas sinate captain SamaenolT of the police In order to show his enthusiasm In the cause of the terrorist He threw a bomb at the captain, who escaped un injured, . but the explosion started a pogrom which raged for several days and became 'one of ths worst that ever happened in the elmplre. ; Hundreds were killed and wounded. - It wae learned today that the revolu tionists have stolen a machine gun of t a . latest pattern from the arsenal here. No ..race of tha gun has been found. Treachery on the part of some employe of the government Is suspected, as the gun bad been stored In pieces and ths thieves managed to secure all the parts, which were scattered ' through different portions of the arsenal . Mothefa KaadfaL Jsrk--sfsy I eate som ef these eaestaats, Btsr1 Pareat Tee, yes mf take a kaadral. Um Wea't yea (Ire ate ata, . swtaer t Xear kaad la Sifter taaa suae. - Death of R. G. S. Mann Recalls ? Futile Attempt to Make . Authof a Roysterer. FAMOUS REPORTER WAS LJ PICTURESQUE FIGURE Passion of Noted Journalist for Brown Velvet Added to Close- Cropped Hair - and ; Hob-Nailed Boots Made Him Marked Man. By J. M. Barrle. ' (iovaal Soedil Semre.t ' London. Nov. 10 London haa loat a picturesque personality by the death of. R. Chi. 8. Mann, who for years was one of the best known of political men, and a member of the house of commons press gallery. CJad Invariably in brown velvet,wlth-ar.hori-rlmnied monocle In his eye and one or more ugly-looking bulldoga.at hla heels. Mann waa an un commonly striking figure, and he was interesting to all literary folk In thla country aa the original "Billy Klrkef of J. M. Barrle'a laughable book, "When a Man's Single." '"" : Barrle met Mann at Nottingham In the early daye, a ecore of yeara ago, when the author of "The Little Minis ter" waa writing "leaders" for the Jour nal of that town. Mann waa chief re porter on the paper and the ideal leader of the old Bohemian achooL Barrle took to htm at once, as did all who'met blm and the reault waa "Billy Klrker of the 811chester .Mirror." Though a sketchy character all who knew, the man recognised - him. The original enjoyed the fun of the exag geration as well as anyone. In the book he is named President of the Frying Pan. a Bohemian club. ,In real life the club was named the Kettle. Several of the original members ere distinguished figures In law, literature, politics and srt today. " atefused to Cheer. Mann never wearied of telling of Barrio's Introduction to the club and election to membership. "Barrle wss a dismal little chap," he used to say, "and I thought that to make hire a member of the Kettle club would cheer him up. But the more he drank the more melancholic he became. His per formance filled me with despair; I washed my hands of .the cheerlng-up buslneas wtth Mm after that night' Mann had a languid, aeatbetlc air about him. One of his early gods' was Whistler. Mann wanted to be an Srtlat snd sighed that his lot kept hla noae at the Journalistic grindstone.. He never had any leaaona In drawing, yet could aketch vigorously and with great facility. Some of hla caricatures were very clever. His favorite aubjecta were monsters most imaginative monsters -and bulldogs. . ' 1 Passloa for Talvee. . . ' ann had, a passion for brown vel vet and always had his clothes made of that material, aa nearly all artlats did In the Victorian period, ,But he made a compromise. He wore his hair shorn to a black stubble snd hob-nailed boota 'With thla get up and with his "unsightly rimmed monocle and his lan guid, lackadaisical air, be was a per sonage much commented - upon and looked at by visitors In the precincts of Westmlnstsr. . . In the yesrs that have rolled .by un informed and 'alleged "guides", have pointed blm out to unsuspecting Ameri can and ro reign signt-seeing visitors to the houses of parliament as-all sorts of people from Oscsr Wilde to a noble duka '. ' REPUBLICANS FIND 5, UNCOUNTED BALLOTS Attorney-General Mayer Will Ap ply to Courts for Re- count of Votes. (8ieclal tnmetck by LMsed Wire to The Jnerasl) New yora. not. ih. Aitorney-uenerai Julias Mayer, exponent of the doctrine that recouate are absurd, announced to day through hla law partner, A. 8. Oil bert. that appeal win be made to the board of canvassers Tuesday for a re count of all the void and protested bal lots cast for the candidates for at torney-general and -lieutenant-governor la thla city. Since the returns showed that all the esndldatee except governor of the Inde pendence league Democratic state ticket were elected by small ' pluralities, Mr. Mayer and' hla Republican aasoolatea have been "finding" hundreds--of new votes for all ths Republican nominees from all over the state, and they confi dently assert that theae "dlsoovered' ballots wtll be ample to seat all ttheir party candldatea h Jn Kings county, where the Demo cratic machine la In the hand of Patrick McCarren, and the Republican- maohtne Is controlled by Timothy L. Woodruff, It was announced that ft-000 additional ballots had been accidentally "found" and that every one of them had been cast for the Republican candidates. These ballots, according to the official explanation. . were overlooked en elec tion day. ALASKA SAILORS PAID- MORE THAN OFFICERS -. (Special Dispatch te The JoeraeL) Seattle, Nov. 10. Winning practically every point In their strike against the United Shipowners' association or San Francisco, the sailors sre reported to have decided to demand an Increase from tbe companies operating vessels In ths Alaska trade, and unleas a raise from 141 to ISO la granted by April 1, 107. there is likely to be a walkout which will tie up the Toats operating out of Seattle to the northern ooaat. The laereaae of 10 cento per hour for dvertlme allowed sailors on vesaels Is already In effect, and the hours of working are no arranged that sailors on the Alaska fleet are drawing higher wages than the first officers of -the shlpa It Is understood that a settle ment of the sailors' strike haa not only brought about a ralae of tf per month la the- wagea of sailors on eteamahlpa. but tlO a month' wage on eteam schooners. , Within the next few days It la under stood ths Cooks' and Walters'- union will sak for a raise of II i month. In wagea for all men In the stewarda' department, and the marine firemen are likewise working for a similar, ralae. At BAKER'S AUCTION HOUSE, comer Aider and Park atreeta, .Including ele gant library tablea in quarter oak, Mor ris chalra, genuine leather couch, secre tary, bookcase, apiing-edge box.eouoh, settees In RICH MAHOUANY frames, twin fan-back aofa. hall tree, Flemish parlor desk, luxurious couches. Saxony, Axmlnnter and other fine carpets, Cir cassian design,' A smlnster 'rugs t by 11, Brussels ruga S- by .10-4; lace cur tains, handsome buffet and round ex tension1 table, set of box-aeat chairs. square atning table in weathered oak. nne iron beds, nrst-claaa felt mat tresses, white medicated com for tera, feather billows, high-grade golden oak eastern dressers and chlfTonlera, folding beds, odd bedroom equipments, FIRST CLASS STKEL RANGE, Peninsular heating stoves and other effects, all .In first-class order and will-Insure money- saving Da r gains to those requiring mod ern housefurnlshlnga Kindly inspect the goods tomorrow Monday) and be fore you 'attend the auction on Tuesday morning drop Into any of the furniture atorea and get their extravagant TRUST prices, then yeu will know how to bid at Baker's Auction Room. Sals at 10 O Clock. . BAKER aV SON, Reliable Auctioneers. We shall sell tha many consignments accumulated during the week from housekeepers and others at BAKER'S AUCTION HOUSE. Sale at 10 a. m. BAKER tt SON, Auctioneers. 1 SPECIAL NOTICE The large consignment ef new rattan furniture from Hongkong, China, and It Tien. Tsln rugs will be sold on Monday November 10, at 2 o'clock In the after noon. . On view the morning of sals only. BAKER A SON. " ..... r j. juct0neerg ano Valuers. Portland Auction Rooms A. Schubach, Proprietor. AUCTION SALE Tomorrow 10 A. M. ' " Private Residence, -' 590 First St. : -.Take S. Car to the Door. NEW' MONARCH STEEL" RANGE, folding beds, bedroom suites, carpets, chalra, rockere. couches, parlor suites, lace curtatna, portieres, glaaa-front cup boards. Iron beds, springs snd mat treaaea, kitchen and Jaundry furnish ings, etc., etc. Sale 10 a. m. tomorrow at fi0 First etreet. This is an eight- room house, well furnished, and affords a splendid opportunity for bargains. , C. L. FORD, Auctioneer. Furnitun Auction Sales at ra Portland Auction' Rooms til ixmt miif Monday,- Wednesday . and . Friday, at ,3 p.' m. C L. FORD, Auctioneer: BISHOP SCAODIXG VISITS PEHDLETOH PARISH Vestry Discusses Rector, to Fill Vacancy Left by Late Rev. Henry Dixon Jones. ,, Spll Plspatch a The JeuraaLl . Pendleton.', Or., Nov, ' 10. Bishop Scaddlng of the Episcopal church of Oregon is In lbs city to conduct service Sunday and confer -with, the vestry In regard to a successor to the late Rev. Henry Dixon Jon a A petition Is being circulated among the parishioners for the return of Rev. W. E. Potwlne, now located at Honolulu, -former rector, of the Pendleton pariah for 20 years,, A TecepUon waa ' tendered Bishop Scaddlng at Ue- J.- JY Robinson home thlm evening. ' . Bishop Scaddlng says bis efforts will be devoted to ell parte of the great state alike, not, to-; centralise) about Portland, and be hopes to work In churches In every nook. He has come to Oregon to go In for the building up and development of the state. He ex pressed regret at finding . many weak and cloaed dioceses. These he hopes to etrenathen. "I wish te be bishop alike ef all parte of great Oregon. Eastern Oregon shows vast opportunities In aU dlrectlona" , He will leave Monday for La Grande, Baker City, Cove and Union, where he expects to find much te look after. SUPREME COURT IS CLOSED ATPENDLET0N (SaeclaL IMepatcb as. h Jeans,, ' Pendleton, Or., Nov. 10. The . su preme court, which was In session- la Pendleton for several daye, eame to a close yesterday and the different, east ern Oregon attorneys have returned te tbolr respective homes. The following cases were argued yes terday. Halnea Mercantile company of Haines against the Highland Gold Mining company; etate of Oregon agalnat Bel bar. Both of these easee were from Baker county. - In' the case, of the state ef Oregoa against D. Cavana tbe Judgment of the lower court was suatalned and the ease wae dismissed. This case was also from Baker county.. . . The session waa not aa long as ex pected at the beginning. Attorneya and the court worked hard and the eases wer disposed of rapiaiyI-. RURAL TELEPHONES . ARE TO BE MERGED (Special PUpttrfc te The Joanst.) Athena. Or., Nov. 10. The owners ef the different rural telephone llnee en tering Athena have decided to merge the lines with the long dlatance system of the raclfto States Telephone A Tele graph company. ' The preaent awltfh board ajiU be done away with and the SCENIC FLAG , $300 to 9400 for 50 by 100 foot lots in ' ; ----- Scenic Place i . - ' - on St, -Johns, car- line -adjoining . Coiymbia Park on the east. Plat has been , filed less than two weeks, and 40 lots have been sold up to date. Everyone who sees this property buys, so don't over look it. " ' .' "7 ' '-; Holmes & Henefee ,89 THIRD ST. Chamber of Commerce, Or our agent, R. B. Carey, Pe- nmsuiar Avenue. - Snaps for the Wise S iOUl range, t miles from Id and Washington; all fenced; fine or chard. running " water, well; email houses, barns, etc.; only 1 1.200; terms. 40 ACXBS farm, 1 mile southwest of city. - ' S3 ACmxiS fine state of -cultivation, S acres orchard, living water, some fine timber; all fenced; only $1,S00; terms, . M. S. Cadonau & Co. S70H ooraer of Fourth, By J. T. WILSON Auctioneer. - " Monday! Wednesday,. Friday. THREE SPECIAL. SALES At Salesroom, 208 First Street, , At 10 A. M. Each Day. On aocount of the heavy consignments , placed with us for disposal we are com pelled to crowd the sales snd sell - as ' much each day as posslole to make room for TWO CARLOADS OF FURNITURB that muat be sold the coming week. The contents of sales comprises a Una , uw.wt f hnuMhn ii flicuLmuioc. anv mntA mk furniture, nna finished dressers, commodes, iron beds, swinge. mattresses, quantities of new comforts, bedding, table linen, chiffoniers, CAR PETS, . MATTINO. LINOLEUM, new dinner - seta, - fancy -china, - glassware, toilet sets, new kitchen utensils, rests a rant dishes, tablea and chairs, 260 near ly new mattreaaes, steel ranges, gas ; stoves, heating stoves, fixtures,, pictures ' and other valuable furniohinga. Grand Auction Sale ; : Tuesday On the Premises. 349 Holla day avenue at 10 A. M. Sale reached by Brooklyn or U cars. " On ' account of departure. The owner baa ens-axed us to dlsoose i of the fine appointments of this house) at public, auction. Starting promptly at 10 a. m. In the parlor, we will offer magnificent pieces of golden oak fur niture, large rocker In leather uphol atery, parlor table, two fine-finish rook era, rattan reclining couch, beautiful Axminater rug, lovely lace curtalna, a ' nice selection of plcturea, fine portieres, gas reading lamp, mahogany deskA eto. In the reception ball Smyrna rug, golden oak pedestal, hall tree, pictures, eto. The dining-room effects comprise famed oak buffet, eatenalon table and chairs, -en suite; fine-weave matting, glassware, ehinaware, dishes, etc The kitchen la furnished with Our Special Steel Range, Wolff gas stove, fine pattern linoleum, mirror, utensils, etc The stairway la covered with velvet carpet. In the bed rooms yoa will find oak . and maple dreaaera, Iron beda with brass trim mings.' floes mattress, large black bear , rug. fine matting, garment rack, box couch, child's iron bed, etc We will sell all 'the v-indow shades, screens sad curtains. Bale -commences promptly at " "Thursday's Sale Groceries, Tobaccos, Fixtures, etc, at .Wilson's salesroom, 203 First st., at 10 AM. V Our Instructions are to close out the , balance of this stock of groceries, com prising canned meats, fish, fruit, pack age health foods, cereals, teas, coffee, eplcee, baking powder, starch, aapolks soap and miscellaneous assortment ef other groceries; alao an assortment of . smoking tobacco, dry goods, ladles' fur nlahings, eto. N. B. We are buying; all the aeeond hand furniture, fixture a, etc. offered for sale See us before selling elsewhere. We pay a little more than aay other concern In the city. 3. T. WILSON, Auctioneer; . Phone Main 1(21. S. L N. GlLMAN Auctioneer laUtaaOMS - No. 411 Washington St. Attractive auction sale ef fine household furniture TUESDAY next at rooms, 411 Washington street. This sale Includes elegant extension tables, buffets, library , tablea In solid oak and alao weathered , oak. In choice designs; rugs by It feet. Buyers will, find all descriptions ef ' household furniture at this sale, and oa , THURSDAY and FRIDAY Next we will sell at salesrooms el the furniture of Third etreet relilnt-e re moved to 411 Washlnirlon street f. r convenience of sale, fcalea em n at lla.n. N K We purchase yol for eh,. Mala X4TI. S. L. N. ;n.,,IA. Au :u,fi4ii', service will be often ' 1 to t the r tore at the centrxl i . e. '1 !; f will retain their lines anl I repair. , Auction Sales Y :.'