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THE "OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL.' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINOj j 'APRIL ' 19, 1903. REALTY LWRET REVIVES Week Shows Greater Activ ity Tli an for Any Other: ' Six Days During. Year, j nEAVY MOVEMENT "itfV APARTMENT, HOUSES Site of Old Lmidnuu-k Win B Oo- cnpird bf Modern Reenforced Ooo crcte'WboleMle .'and Wrehoo Building. ' , 1 : Greater activity prevailed In Xh local realty ' market during 'the -past wsak than or any other six days sljioaj tho first of the year.'; AH classes of prop erly were In active demand, although - tne ' larieat Individual -.transaction Involved a eonelderatlonr of but 117.600. Tha fea , ture of tta week'a , Tpuglbees waa tha , heavy , movement in apartment house ..j .n,mn kuu aitaa. Two anart- ment housee belonging to tha Shogreo later Vara sold tor a total conaldere tlon of 84T.600,, and la Crown Court, the new upper Washington street addition, half sdosen lota Were purchased by local Uvea tore with a view to building flats and Apartments. . Portland Hatghts property waa ajao In aotiv demand,, oeveral , hlgb-prlbed building lots la that dletj-tct ehanglng hands at' flgnreg considerably In ad vance of vlmUar offerings of on year ago, ' ' The beat aale of the week was ; the quarter block at the northwest corner of ' JTYont ana ' uouau eireeva, " wf Globe hotel property, wmon waa soia by H. Henry Weinme to James M. Am brose tor 137,600. . Mr, - Ambrose aa nounoea hla Intention to build a reen forced conorete wholesale and warehouee bulldlna- on the property. Immediate atepa will be taken to tear out the old frame atruoturea now on the site. T. a. Bee has oonolnded the purohaae of the six-seriss flat on Eleventh street near Columbia, belonflna; to MlaaeaMary and Anna Bhogrea. The property la one of the beat holding In the city of the class and waa aoia lor iie.oou. , . The Misses Shogren have alao aold another apartment house ln the name vicinity. This one waa purchased by Caaajott Carlson for 333,600. . TO BoXM om stelgfeta. ' O. X Campbell has purchased from Da M. F. Fentea a Quarter block on fortCnd Belhta. It la located at the Jortheaet corner of Twentieth and ackaon streets and brought 18.860. Mr. Campbell will probably erect a modern residence on the alte at an early date. Dr. ronton has aold about 112.000 worth of Portland Heights property In the past two weeks. . A 60xS00-foo.t strip extending from Alblna avenue to Mississippi avenue and Wun Fremont and Beach streets haa been sold to JoeUa N. Dillon by J. L. Caron for 19.000 The property fa band- somaly Improved. Hra Lena Rlvears haa purchased rrom n Kav asxioa feet on Elisabeth Street, between Seventeenth and Chap man streets, consideration $6,000. School district No. 1 has purchased from George Boschlla eight lots In Upper Alblna as a site for the proposed new high sohool for that portion of the city, consideration 110,600. . M. W. Hunt and associates, who re cently purchased an Irregular-shaped blook on Washington street, near Twenty-third atreet, have subdivided the holding and named It Crown Court. Sev eral lots have already been sold, to pros pective builders. Jtouls J. wiiae ciosea a deal this week for one cornering; oi Waihinaton and the extension north o: King streets, for which 115,800 was paid. Mr. Wilde Is preparing to build a 150,000 apartment house on the alte. A J. Hall has also purchased a jot In Crown Court, on which he will build. The lot waa sold for 4.860. Mrs. Edna C. Ernst Is another purchaser In the Crnwn Court tract taking lot ,' In kiA..v 13 onnati1i.ra.tInn 13.420. Q. A. An derson took lot 6, In block A, for which he paid M.760. .-.' lAany mailer Transactions. O. A. Lyman has purchased from George Alnelie four lots in, . Alnslle Place. eonMderatlon js.ooo. James Otto has sold to O. A. Rlggs suburban tract No. 80 Jn Marysvllle ad dition, consideration 8 4.750. Mra. Rosa B. Eckenberger has closed a deal with A. L. Upson for the pur chase of a 7 -acre tract near the Bandy road and adjoining the Electric addi tion , a mnaldaratlon of 87.750, J. Allen Gilbert has purchased from Oliver Matnieeen a 101 ,on inui an between Lincoln and Jackson streets, tor 84.760.- . . Charles D. Crain has sold to Mrs. Mary B. Crowder a house and lot at the corner of Bast Salmon and East Thirty-sixth streets. Bunnyalde. The consideration was $3,400. Thomas CaUaghan has purchased from J. O. Blrod a house and lot In Walnut Park for $5,260. , G. W. Logan has purchased from Elisabeth Holtgrleve four and a fraction acres In the Clinton Kelly donation land claim at the rate of $1,000 an acre. P. O, Hawkinson has purohased from Alex & Rlddell 40x60 feet at the cor ner of Bavler and Twenty-fifth streets, consideration 88,625. ... A house and lot In the ftarhe vicinity has been purchased by Joseph P. Dee ran. The property formerly belonged to George A. Clegs; and Is located on Bast Salmon atreet between East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth Streets. It was sold for $3,000. George C, , Btone has concluded the purchase of a house and lot on East Eighth street, between Lincoln and Grant streets, which belonged to Ed ward R. Btocklln, and was sold for $8,000. The rmlmrjrcrved lot n the southwest corner of Spring and Twentieth streets, Portland Heights, has been sold by RAPIDLY . iv -ii ' vSw'1 ;,v ; ? ' ' r;s- K; Ilr I i', ) "StY !k "Se X , N s i 3 I N ' ' i & t'C i l ' 1 i i ,if'lv,, . -n r hSh - c -. x -i Residence of Goers C rianders te Mrs. Hattle -B. Ksrrlgaa for $1,700. - 1 t i j. nnion haa nnrohased from J, W. Griffith a quarter wooa on uei Nihth street and the extension of Port land boulevard, tn Woodiawn. ror i,eou. Edwin Merrill has sold to Edward Boder lot 11. in, block I. Wilson's addi- tlnn. itonaldaratlon 11.560. A Knnaa anil lot In BflllWOOd hSS been purchased br Annie C. Lee from a.mu O. Auspiuna ror .ivu. . J. Wesley Ladd pas sold to A. C. Ruby three unimproved lots in Blumauer e ad dition, oonslderatlon $2,160. Randolph Oraden haa purchased from Koran MoCann six lots In Point View, lower peninsula, consideration ii.iio. Fred H. Strong has sold to U. A. Wynn lot 2, block 11, tn Creston addi tion nnnaldaratlon 11.660. Thomas P. Wise hss purchased from W H MnCHntock a house and lot on Ivy street, between Williams and Rod ney avenuea ror m.iuv. M. W. O' Bryan has purchased from O. M. Smith a - 38x86-foot lot on Quimby street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ruin streets, oonsiaeration $4,260. HLA RANCH TO BE CUT INTO TRACTS Property Formerly Owned by G. W. Hunt to Be Divided. From the East Oregonlan. The Umatilla. ranch, formerly the G. W. Hunt ranch, near , Foster, is to be placed upon tbe market and its 2,600 acres of bottom land sold out In small tracts. It will mean another colonisa tion project for the weat and of the County, and since the land is already Under cultivation it will undoubtedly prove a popular ona The Umatilla , ranch has 2,500 sores of first class fruit and alfalfa land, all fenced and under cultivation. The land is well watered from a private ditch from the Umatilla river. Part of the land is already set out. in fruit trees, but the bulk of tbe ranch has been nsed for raising alfalfa It has been used as a stock feeding ranch by the Portland Stockyards company Last year 2,000 tons of alfalfa were raised upon the ranch. The ranch lies about a mile from Foster station, six miles from Hermlston, and is four miles from Echo. - According to the present owners of the big ranch they have found it is im practicable for them to properly farm suoh a vast acreage of Irrigated land, and as a result have decided upon the oolonlsatlon schema The land will be offered in tracta of five acres up and at prices ranging from $100 to $150 per acre. As an investment they claim their proposition cannot be beaten, ror they say that the land cannot help doubling In value. The Umatilla or Hunt ranch was se oured by G. W. Hunt in early days. In the early 60s Mr. Hunt freighted be tween Umatilla and Boise, and his at tention was attracted to the rich ' land now under the ranch through the fact that the Indians used the Dlace as a winter camping ground, because of the mild climate and the rich pasturage. In later years after Mr. Hunt had led a busy life as a railroad builder he pur-' chased the ranch and held it until about two years ago, at which time it was sold to the present owners for a price said to have been $75,000. POSSES WILL LYFCH NEGE0 HIGHWAYMAN (United Press Lmwd Wire.) Rrlitnl. Tenn. Anril 1 8. Posses are hunting a negro highwayman who held up and shot George H. Smith, a suburb anite, here tonight. If captured, the nea-ro will be hanged. Smith was shot while resisting. The ballet lodged In his breast ana aoaomen. renouncing tha hts-hwavman and wrestina1 the re volver from the miscreant, Smith made a desperate fight. He Is In a critical condition. residence of Dr. Brlgss, Arleta. -1." a ; . v..vi i '-i. j. W. I. Swgrk. Nineteenth and Halser StreeU. PRICES QUOTED ARM! HIGH Minneapolis Lawyer Slakes Errors in Portland Realty Values. "Oh. wad some power the glftie gie us, to see oureel's as Ithers see u." In a recent Issue of the Minneapolis Journal is an account of a meeting of the real estate association of that city at which an address was delivered by a young lawyer, giving the result of his observations of the real estate situation In the principal cities of the Pacific rnaat Portland. . San ' FranClSOO. 1XS Angeles, Seattle and Spokane were the cities visited by the Minneapolis law yer, wno seems to nave Den m lairiy accurate observer of conditions, al though in several particulars ne koi his facts badly twisted when talking about Portland. or instance, ne eaiu that in residence additions, 10 miles from Portland, lots are selling for $600, and that bualneas property in the city had sold as high as $5,000 a front foot The facts are that there la not a resi dence addition to thla city more than four miles from the business center, and the hla-hest trice that has ever been paid for Portland business property was $3,500 a foot the southwest corner of Fifth and Washington streets, which changed hands one year ago for a con sideration or isou.uov. jjjven tnen 11 is hardly correct to say that the lot sold for $3,500 a- foot, since the building occupying that corner is easily worth $40,000 which, taken from the total con sideration, would leave the net selling price of the unimproved site at $310,000, xr $8,100 a front foot This is positively the highest price for whloh Portland realty has been sold, and so conservative are the real estate Investors and brokers In this city that it is extremely doubtful if any other Suarter-block In the high-priced retail istrjet could be sold for a larger sum. When the young attorney reached mm.iaajll ,'HMM,li"llHli'i'VV,IJ-l"J'll'"'':f f "AtfTy- 'L y"'i M'a'l'W'"1!1 Luv i, Ii TO ., a , -. . It , r - ... y A 1, mmmmmX -'-s - u ft Residence of H. C. Thompson, 214 Clackamas Seattle and Los Angeles In his address he did not mince words, but said plain ly that both cities had been badly over boomed and over-built, and that rents were absurdly high. He said that the highest-priced property In Seattle, Second-avenue business corners, selll for $6,000 a foot, while nothing In the new Third-avenue retail district Is on the market for less than $6,000 a foot. It must be remembered that Third avenue Is not Seattle's best retail street. As an Instance of rapid rises In Seat tle property, a residence lot on Queen Anne Hill was cited which sold four times during 1906, the first time for 13,600 and at tha last sale In brought $20,000. Next after San Francisco, Los An geles? was given the palm for high priced property. Tbe Angelus hotel cor ner is valued at $7,000 a foot the value of the Improvement not included, while much of the retail business area is held at $6,000. several sales having been made at the latter flgura A flagrant misstatement by the Min neapolis lawyer In discussing Los An geles conditions was that the entire country between Los Angeles and the sea had been platted and was held at from $1,000 to $3,000 a lot. The fact la that thousands of these lots are ad vertised In the papers of that city . at less than $200 each. The visitor developed but little curi osity about realty prices in San Fran cisco, only quoting values generally. He gave $8,000 a foot as the top price tor Market-street property before the fire, while the same holdings are now quoted at $10,000. Residence property on Paclflo Heights is given a value of lvu to ihou a root. In Spokane the visitor found that one piece of business property had sold for $4,200 a foot but that excellent sites in the retail district could be had for $3,000. . The best of Spokane residence property was quoted at $60 a foot, a manifestly incorrect statement as Spo kane is a city of nearly 100,000 popu lation, and by all the rules for ascer taining property values, the best resi dence lots In that city ought to be Worth two or three times that sum. LEPE NORTH STAB CRASHES INTO FLOAT . '. i " - ---( (trotted Preei Leased 'nre.T New York, April 18. Her ran lined with passenger the new coast liner. North Stan crashed Into a New Havea ear ; float In Hellgate today, tearing a hole In, her starboard bow. The North Star keeled over (with the shock of the impact and the passengers were hurled In every direction. .Many struggled to leap overboard in their excitement and had to be forcibly restrained. Despite . . . . . , . . A in aainage me y """"! i Bragg got her to her North River pier.J wnenee alter aisonarging nsr passen gers she was taken, to Hobokea tor re-pain.- - ; ;' .- ; IIEl'J ERA III COIISTiCTII A. J. Canron Writes How . Typo' of Buildings Has v , Changed Recently. The following article dealing with some of ths larger building enterprises of the past' two years In Portland 1 from the pen of Albert 3. Capron'and was printed tn the April number of the Chamber of Commerce Bulletin. " ' "To make a fair estimate7 of building operations, past, present and future, and that. too. within tbe limits of this article, would be a taak involving more time and labor than llns before me. "Utatletlos and 'data' Interest but few, much leas the average business man who may possibly glance at this article. , "Moreover there Is no time to go over the records, so this will Include only a brief reaume of those bulldlnga and building operations which have marked a 'new era' to Portland, the 'putting off of the old man and taking on the new (young) who la now having hla fling at building up this bailiwick, more es pecially Portland. " 'History repeats itself.' sometimes, but let us nope that some of it will not be repeated lrv Portland, else we will again have 'shacks' where we other wlaa should eee mlshtv bulldlnga tbe peer of any, In other places. 11IUV was w IIVU urviiuie win, at rw would do; then our fathers were not proud, nor was there really the Remand ev V t 1 lYafiVtl ' "it' iy:V'"i'n, Street. for large buildings, and for that matter there was not the accumulated wealth with which to erect them. "There are still too man(r of these so called 'old landmarks.' and a few too many old out-dated owners of valuable corners, and we say this with all due respect, for such estimable cltliens. They have spent the best part of their lives accumulating their wealtht ana we are of the opinion that they deserve a rt 1 rest "An active life, such as is required to erect a 10-story building. Is a little too strenuous for an old man. but he might 1, hla anna rat busy doing It "We do not have to look very far back tn ... thm iwault. of loosened wealth; heritanoes. More power to their elbow (and wealth). "The greatest or at least an Important factor In the development of modern building operations, has been the pro gressive architect of which Portland haa many. He It Is who has absorbed Ideas; he it is who. being a thorough artist in his profession, has Inculcated tn the money public the advisability of erecting modern structures. "Modern business and business meth ods have rendered old-time. Inconven ient buildings out of the question; for the successful carrying on of their op erations they demand, and he who meets that demand finds employment for his wealth, and that too, at fair and safe returns. v "Steel and reenforced concrete meets : , L inKsl- -V" ' v . 4 i f i V . N' 13 'fTf " V.J i "iHIM. ii i , 'H "t- I' y t FF'Wi f 'W"W"g'g:jis' $ aswasJSTTSwrrq ' f ., a v .- 5- I Trjpe'of New? Residency at Sixteenth nd Mala Streets. that form of oonstruetlon which mates permanency and lends splendor to ths business portion of a city. That Is what la called modern construction,' "Increased business . requires the rreaiar factor of aafatv for mnrchan dlae in all its forms; ft is a form of economy, from the business roan's point of view, which enters into his oper ations. - "They are willing to pay the prices that Is, the, Interest on the investment, rent If you wilt "With this somewhst loose Introduc tion. U may not be amiss to briefly men tion some of the 'modern construction' which has taken place during the past two years. In Portland. WeUs-fargo the Pioneer. ' "Probably the first of this character of buildings waa the Wella-Fargo, Ar chitect U. w. Morris 01 New XorK. the designer; this set the pace and v has It been followed, to a good end. "It cave a sort of confidence to thia set the pace ana veniy Ble with tnoner. which hsd. In some meas ure at least been wanting, for surely tf outside wealth could see the wisdom of so great an Investment, then why not for Portlands' wealth, tne same laita. "The splendid Corbett building, named after tne late, eeieeroea, senator n. w, Corbett Is suoh a building. Its fine linaa its sreat beauty and solidity, mark an epoch which appeals to the pride of every loyal eiuasn in ronuuiu, wra Mum U hidden A Lewis, the archl tects, may look with pride on the struo- "Nanoleon. or somebody else, has said that 'Money Is the sinews of war.' He might have gone further and said that u la tha aina out non of building con struction. But, then, he was sugagod Tn tha rentle art of killing men and had little time during whloh to coo m t mnf Arflftnaia. "To do him Justice, however, be dl3, when not engaged in war. build a few 1 k.. n,l..H ra I A ,h Villi. ,iu.l haa not han tha onlv material which has given be modern, fireproof business blocks; reemorcea ooiiorei j begun to play an Important part there- tnTha first of thesa the Couch build ing. O. C Lewis, architect marked a new ora In the line of construction which required some courage to meet, but tho results have Justified that prog ress whicn naa up mat " , "The new Board of Trada. now under construction, completes a bloxk, a more valuable one than which does not exist -Arcnfiect Schact may lpolt with A . ha Hunhanan building, and while this is not strictly in the fire proof class, yet is a modern, up-to-date building in Otner reepecia. . rh. .a Maannln Tamola by Archl tect Martin, affords the Masons a home, the most oomplete and expensive of any 0n"IXL?wilUams. architect may also look with pride on the new Beck build ing, very modern and strictly, fireproof, an ornament to Oak street and pride for the owners. Oak Street a Canyon. "Oak street by the way, is among the mnA mora Important of the Dual ness streets, having as "does many modern blocks, and Is rapidly t becoming a deep canal, flanked by the Beck, uriia.frarn Commercial Club, Board of Trade. Welnbard. McAlman, Wor- . ,ka KiilMlnff-a. "The stone building owned by the Wo men of Woodorait, jsennr.. A Tobey. architects, Is a fine exhibit of that type of construction which is find ing many admirers in this city. ?,Wlth th Masonic Temple on the east side, Pugh Legg. archltecta. the classic beauty of Wch Is best un derstood by Masons, we note that Port i .i i... hni H na-a. owned by fra ternal orders than any city of Us slse ln 'heunltea iat.- and best-known architects, haa aft orded Portland an opportunity "His own building on Fourteenth and Washington, the Hlrsch residence, the 'inh and others, may serve as VVUIltl J "Travis & Wilson have given us much which has modernlied building opera tions, especially on the east side. .tWi.,I .hUn thia artlnle end. and how -k.n - i.inj. all tha names Of our architects, without whom there would be no modern Portland, so far as build- in am are concerned 7 wnat oi yv- berger, Doyle Patterson. Hockenber ry, MacNaughton. Raymond A Lawrence, with the A. M. C. A. and the Y- W. 0. A. buildings, which, when finished, will be the llnest of their cUiss in the coun try; of Bobbins, Ewart, Morgan, the father of the apartment house here: Whitehouse. Goodrich, and a host of others whose 'bouses endure after them ; Kable & Kable, 'way up in the tower of the Chamber of Comemrce building, their handsome residences all oyer the city. Ah me I It is too great a task; It can't be done, time and space do not permit. ... . Look at this list, all modern and con structed within the past two years: The Corbett. Wells-Fargo, Couch, Board of Trade, Commercial Club, Beck, Fentdn, Buchanan, Swetland, Masonlo Temple (2), Women of Woodcraft, jaast me High Sohool, Fleldner, Tull & Gibbs, Laxnrus, ueriinger oy . j. xuiui, Morgans, several; Gevurti: Oregon ho tai buttnn r Weeks. San Francisco ar chitects, a new departure In hotel con struction, reenforced concrete and very ornamental; residences by the thou sands, many of them costing over 380, 000 each. Yea verily, the list is long, and we, that is, Portland, have done well "Have you gone through the ware house district lately? If not take a s-iilrla and make the trlD. else YOU will ?et lost for there you will find a per ect wilderness of wsrehouses, all mighty in size and up-to-date in con struction. The two largest freight bouses on the const mark the terminals of the north bank railway, which, with the bridges across the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Indicate the expediture of mil- llnne In monev. . "Buildings, doxen, yes thousands, and not let-up, and why all this? Just sim ply this, nothing more: Portland is the best city and the best investment on the coast, ana money nas rouna it out. "Swifts know it HUl Knows it, Jtiar rlman knows It, and there are many othera "Portland haa made greater Strides In building oonstruetlon during; the past two years than any other city In the country. "Portland haa made greater Improve ment in tne class ana cnaraoter or con struction than- any similar city during the past two years. v "Portland has erected mora buildings. Invested more money and made greater growth, both as to buildings and popu lation, than any other olty under tbe flag of Uncle Sam during the same pe riod. "The data is on file, the records are complete that all may see; the figures nave neen puonsnea in tne traae jour nals, and finally Portland is on the map, . . , '. t T1.000 copies sheet rnttarlc,chotce now 2ac Graves & Co. removal sale. Act quickly. 828 Washington street1, Tomorrow (Monday) : will positively be the last ' day for- discount on East Side can bins. Portland Gas Co. V. M'l - i I KALISPELL - GRA17J 10 colie wiito Bni;;; Official: of ; Montana City ; ; Tells of Its Develop- "; ment tlans, . City Treasurer l'an E. Pay of Kails pell, Montana, and C B. Roberts, secre tary and treasurer of C JC Bhormakcr Co, investment broker of that city, pent soma time at the Portland Com mercial club yesterday studying the publicity methods that hay proven so effective In that organisation, and In vestigating the work of the Oregon De velopment league. - '?' r s, Kallspell has in contemplation an ac tive campaign under the supervision of an experienced director. "We have an abundance of material for a basis,' said Mr. Roberts, "In the agricultural and timbered area directly tributary, to Kallspell. With the com pletion of tne north bank road our grain will oome down hill on the Great North ern to make even greater Portland s reoord as a cereal shipping port -Every one W KalTspelTs (.000 cltl sens is awake to the necessity for ear nest community development work If we are to keep pace with the advance ment of other cities In the northwent, Portland's prosperity must force Itself upon the attention of even the most casual visitor. We have been particu larly Interested in learning the details of the Commercial club's contest with its attendant, advertising; success. We got pointers that will prove of much benefit to us, evea If we use some of them on a more modest scale." PAGE STATEMENT . Largest Beats! Announcement That Ivee Appeared la Vortlaad. . ' Tbe largest dental announcement ever run In the city of Portland appears today in The Journal oolumna With an office less well equipped than that of Br. W. A. Wise and his assodstea. it might be thought excessive advertising. The dental offices of Dr. Wise extend around the corner on the second floor of the Failing building, at Washington and Third streets. He has been located there for years, and for years ha ha had the reputation of having one of the largest and beat patronised dental . Institutions of the Union. The olientele of the office has been the very best This has been accomplished by the em- Bloyment of only the most skillful den sts and by doing dental work at a reasonable flgura In fact many of the office force hare been oa the staff for years and have a large Individual following. Dr. Wise, himself one of the most able practitioners In the profes sion today, still oontinues at the chair and there are scores of prominent peo ple who wlU have nobody else wait upon them. , ', .,, "People wonder when they come to u"jmI ,ln1 on" .offlee after another, with a contented patient In every chair,'1 said Dr. W. A. Wise yesterday. They do not hear exclamations of pain and " they are more surprised than ever. They have us examine their teeth, get our prices and become our patients. Thes ' are tho people who recommnd us to their friends and w see to it that they In turn say a good word foe as and the result Is that our name now stands for the best In quality of work, beat lit equipment, best In efficiency, best In reasonableness In price, and best In patronage." It is safe to say Dr. Wis and htav associates prove that they are entitled in every respect to the excellent pat ronage they receive. , EVIL SPIRIT. HAUNTS ASHEV1XLE PRISON e) (TJnited Press Leased Wire.) . e AshevlUc N. O. April 18 De- daring that tha Asheville ooun e ty Jail Is haunted, tha prisoners have joined In a petition to ths sheriff for protection from "evil spirits. Both Sheriff Hunter and Jailer Mitchell agree they have really heard queer noises. Last night however, was a record-breaker. Tho prisoners - say ' an "evil spirit" swung to and. fro along the' iron grating of the ' cages for two mortal hours, frighten ing two of the captives so badly that they fainted. Another story la that nearly very sight the crash ts heard of the gallows upon which a negro was hanged. ' A new Jail may ba built soon. e ' " ri.nl ii I'lia -la'-at- T T ' ' WAVERLEIGH WORD CONTEST.:! - Assistant Bnperintendent Batlroad Mail , Berrloe Winner of Capital Jrxtse, The prises In tho Waverleigh educa tional contest conducted by tho John P. Sharkey company have been award ed. Frank W. Value, assistant super intendent railroad mail service, won the capital prixe of a corner lot in Waver leigh. Mr. Vallle submitted 1,418 words, but 80 were rejected, leavlnir 1,108 words passed by the Judgea About 1.000 people contested, some Usw com ing from California and 'other states. It was a difficult contest to M Judge, owing to the large number of very large lists of words, which showed the intellectuality Of tha contestanta Par ticulars are given In the Sharkey com pany's advertisement today. CALDWELL TO COME '; TO FACE GIRI7 Chief i of Polloa : Grttsmacher last evening received telegraphic; advices ap- Cel., of Harry Caidweii, a young roan -who; Is wanted in this! city to answer for a statutory offense. - Tha oomnlaln. lng witness la tha case Is Miss M. Mtu.i, of this city. ' , , Caldwell was formerly employed tn a markerin a local billiard hall, and u well known about town.. It is allege i he haa a wife living in the town of Cosby, Mo, i Hla father IS a promlnmit business man of Kansas Clty,t ... Caldwell -formerly. Bved la the tow of Savannah, Mo., andlt was throus . correspondence .with . Shertff Swan, of Savannah.' that tbet local police wer, enabled to ; locate the young man and bring about his arrest r As .soon - runuTsltlon capers can be secured an or fleer will s sent to California to brln Caldwell back to Portland for trial. ..jj..,rt."j,.:.V:.- "DAD" PATT0N LHTS INCHHiPLODGIXCS VHeerrt Kewf tf Lrt terl Wire.) KnVKno1 friend of-Abraham l.lnr, ' .. chum of Kit Carson and the man i guided Fremont to t sniornm i ; Cia . nihetr-eighth birthdey 'i hur., nropped up in bed In s'jnan 1 immm.., ., a rhenp lodging house In tl,i i .William H. Pattoa la one of ; remarkable ' charactors of n? Rnrn on a farm adjlnlnr ti " ham Lincoln, the old n r relate more lntertlii;r i about the martyred pr found in the book . J have given t tl i Pat ton e!r -as a sl'l " " ' from ' l''. eon to i: ; , fnvii-1.