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. '
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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(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
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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.-
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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
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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
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I' y t FF'Wi f 'W"W"g'g:jis' $ aswasJSTTSwrrq ' f ., a
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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.
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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
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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 " " '
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