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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY' MORNINO, JANUARY 21, 1813.
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Realty1 Deals Reported From
Various Sections of State
Indicate Market Is Return-1
Ing to Healthy Condition.!
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Beat estate activity throughout the
state Is looking up with the opening
of the new year. , ;Tbo holiday season
brought trading In country property ml
most to an absolute standstill, but
sine the first of the month trading
has been as active av it was at any
time during the last few months of last
year
,. N. & Townsend has just returned to
Grants Pass from Seattle and states
that it looks today as If a deal will go
through In which Seattle people are
negotiating for the Peun-Oregon ranch
of 1260 aclres.
Mr. Townsend said that the deal had
not been finally closed,1 but that the
way matters looked now the ranch will
be taken over by the Seattle men.
The Penn-Oregon ranch is one of the
most valuable and ne of the most high'
ly Improved holdings ,m southern Ore
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A deal Involving over $28,000 worth
Good Demand for Improved
. Properties Adjacent to City
Seen by Dealers.
renjted
abode
Since the close ' of the beach season
last September at Gearhart-By-The-Sea,
an area equal to more than 20 acres
north of the hotel has been leveled and
made ready for building. Throughout
the fall and winter the work of sluic
ing down these aahd hills at Gear hart
has been carried on under the Immedi
ate supervision of J. E. Webb, who Is
in charge of-: the Gearhart : properties
in me absence of O. W. Talor, president
of the company, who Is spending the
winter In southern California. .
While speaking of the Immense de
velopment work under way at Gearhart
Mr. Webb said: "We expect to con
tinue sluicing the sand hills en the
ocean front north of the hotel until
we hav brought the entire ocean front
of our property, down to th level of
the hotel site. Visitors to Gearhart-By-The-Sea
nest summer will scarcely
recognise the resort, so extensive) are
the Improvements ; that we have under
way and on which great . progress, will
be made between now and ' the opening
of tne beach season." . .
Farm lands In the district adlacent
to Portland are movinr unusually well
Since th first Bf . th, w. flmkara
dealing In this class of properties re-1 1 O
port a better demand for Improved I We
holdings than for some months past
J. . C Mlddleton. a - Yakima. . Wash..
farmer, has purchased the Herman Reh.
berg, ranch of 40 acres,: located neat
Tlgardvllle, "'paying 250 an acre.
Nellan A Parkhill renort the follow.
Ing sales: . -
W. M. Coates of Calif ouaJe. has mir.
ca uw j. w, uray rami or io acres,
located west of Oregon City and 12
miles south of Portland, for 5700.
E. H. Bauer, of the firm of Miller A
Bauer, has purchased the Elsie Nansen
farm of 106 acres, located about 10
miles northwest frdm the center of the
city on the Germaf!town road. ' Th
farm with personal property thereon
was taken over at- $12,000, r
Theodore Heuf ert . of Portland, pur
chased the I J. Orendorff farm of :s
acres at Siefer station on the O. W. P.,
for $3600. ; Mr. Orendorff taking as
part of the .consideration a lot and
five room house In central Alblna.
D. O. and J, C Day have Just bought
We're ;
still i ;
plugging
away ; ,
of property was concluded this week by
which Ray E. Vest nd C. C. Boswell
enter Into partnership In the sheep
business, buying the J. A. Funk ranch
on the Chesnimnns, In Wallowa, county,
and its full equipment for carrying onlto move them to Oklahoma.
filed on the plaoe six years ago, and
one of his eons filed on the adjoining
farm. There is scarcely any timber on
the place and most all the farm can be
tilled or set to orchard trees. The fam
ily will remain 6ft the son's farm till
next summer, when Mr. Totten plans
Mr. Tot
the sheep business, outfits, range rights,
etc. .The ranch consist of 1440 acres.
60 of which la in a body along the
Chesnimnus, and th remainder taking
In the water down Fence creek and
clear across the Imnaha. The land, out
fits and a private telephone line passed
at m,ooo. ,
Mr, Boswell had previously bought
1550 sheep of Mr. Funk, together with
a lot of horses, machinery, etc., and
these are put in the partnership, the
aheep being prioed at $2.(0 a head.
ten has made many friends in this city
and In his neighborhood, who regret to
learn of his Intention to leave.
T. O, Webster and wife have sold to
Nettle Swanson and wife 120 acres of
land situated near the foot of the Wes
ton mountain for a consideration "given
at $16,000. '
Mrs. Mary Powell has sold her E4I
acre farm north of Brownsville to Jo
seph Berber, of Rockwell City, Iowa, for
$10,000. Mr. Barber visited Oregon
about two months ago and fell In love
with the country and win move to ore-
mile northeast of : Enterprise forlgon In March.- Wheh here Mrr Barber
was accompanied by J. I Tennant and
George I. Brewer, a banker of Rockwell
City, from which plaoe R. W. Tripp,
George N. Jewell and R. P. Daugberty
hall. The sale was made by Mr. Tripp.
- - H. A, Galloway has bought of G. W.
Staggs of Weston the Hodge homestead
one
$20 an acre. The ranch has fair 1m
provementev - There are 60 acres seeded
: to wheat, about IS acres In barley and
there are 65 acre more of plow land.
This farm adjoins Mr. Galloway's home
stead. The deal was made by Corklns
and Wagnsr.
) aJb. Nelson of Chicago, in?, has pur
chased of the Western Land A Irriga
tion company a 10 acre tract of land.
He has made a contract with this com
pany whereby they will put the entire
io acres in orchard in th spring and
take care of it for him for three years,
after which he will come to this county
to look . after It. The' purchase was
made through Dr. Stapish.
J. C. Mack haa secured a half sec
tion of land In the Hudson bay coun
try, according to two deeds placed on
record at Pendleton this week. . The
first convey 160 acres from Narclsea
C. Moore to- him and the other the
same amount from W. Edwin Moore.
The consideration was $3300 for each
tract .
T. W. Waring, who recently went Into
the Willamette valley near Salem, has
hoiiarht 126 acres' near Lincoln. Or. His
A. N. Parsons has Just consummated I son. M. L. Waring, and he are going
a realty deal in which R, C Pearson of I to set out 100 acres of orchard and SO
Adams, Neb., purchases from Henry I acres of nursery stock in prunes, wal-
Schubert 14 H acres of land lying to I nuts and apples In Polk county Just
the eastward of Grants Pass and run-1 across the river from Salem. They ex-
nlng through from A to D streets, andlpect to get these tracts planted early
locatea tnis ejae or R. is. Kroh's hand- j this spring.
some i onay neignts. xne purchase price
was $8,800. . '
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We've
solved the
High cost
of living.
We've
purchased
. acreage
'tracts in
Parkrpse
Erecting Bteel gkeleton.of west wing of county courthouse; , heaviest steel construction, next to Yeon build
ing, ever put up in. Portland.
the property to Mr. Knapp for a con
sideration of $7000. The new owner will
make his home on the property, 10 acres
of which are in cultivation.
S. W. Klrkpatrlck of Urbana, 111., has
purchased the Mitchell A Boeck orch
ards, near Medford, for which he paid
IZ6.D00.
This week a deal was consummated This orchard tract Ilea kit to the
nv ma ureeon una comDanv. wnereor nt rvir i. i. . nn
T. T. Totten has sold his farm five I Mr. Knacni of PlDestone. Minn., and
w i AiiBgrnny, on am wesv i recently irom Aioeria, i;anaaa, oecumM i n mad so many flattering records In
ut norm orx or cooa river, i the owner or u acres norm or inirest i it fruit products. There are 26 V4 acres
to Jerry McKlnney of Marshfield, and Grove, on th Thatcher road, Messrs. tn the tract purchased by Mr. Kirk
Das left for Enid, Okla, Ms. Totten I Ed Boos and John Wirt transferring
site, is in bearing orchard. There are
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10 acres of Newtown apple trees.
acres of Bartlett, three acres of Ben
Davis apples and two acres of apricots.
C C. Conner, the well known Farmers'
union worker and resident of Helix.
Umatilla county, haa purchased of B.
IF. Brotherton and wife 160 acres of
I wheat land near that town for a consld
leratlon given at $5000 In the deed. The
I real purchase price Is said to have been
$8000.
Attractive new home of 8. E. Smith, 538 Marguerite avenue, , recently
; built at a cost or 14500.
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Another large realty deal was con
summated at Newberg when 231 acres,
located four miles northwest of New
berg, was sold to Newberg parties in
volving a consideration of $27,000. The
deal was swung by the Newberg Land
company. The owners of the tract were
17. C. Chrlstenson, Nels Nelson, Dixon
Brothers. N. F. Byers and O. W. Byers
I Jr. According to the report Henry Amos
I takes 16 acres, S. N. Hargard 108 acres
and Nels Nelson the remaining B acres.
D. L. Cartmell reports the sale of
the li. C Brash farm, three miles south'
west of Eugene, to Frederick Glrard,"
recently from th east The considers
It Ion is not given out, but It is learned
that the purchase price Is something
near Iio.ooo.
This farm contains about 1$ acres of
fine hill land, a good orchard of about
700 trees and all kinds of fruit
good house and barn, well Improved
and up-to-date, and about three acres In
timber. Mr. Girard will have - a fine
home where he has a good view ot
Eugene and surrounding country, and
can raise rruit or an Kinas. " it . is
beautiful home, and is' well worth" th
purchase price. .- ;i ' ;
Ay a deed recorded In Pendleton, T. O.
Wester and wife of Walla Walla have
sold to Andrew Swanson and wife $30
acres lying near Blalock mountain in
the north- part of the county. 1 The con.
slderatlon given is $16,000. .
A. E. Wylnd of BpokaneAWash..
nas sold to Thomas Thompson, the well
known wheat raiser of Pendleton. 320
acres of fine wheat land situated near
Stanton station for a consideration giv
en at $13,000. ,
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TITLE "rs
COMPANY, . AND MAIL.
Portland. - A TO-DAY
Send me
your booklet;
G. W. Kroh, son of R. E. Kroh. owner
Of Toksy Height, has received a tel
gram from his father at Kansas CUV
stating that he has sold to date 20 one
acre tracts In Tokay Height.
Mr. Kroh left for Kansas City, his
former home, a few days before Christ
mas, and the telegram proves that he
has been busy and accomplished much
In the brief time h has been In the
Missouri City.- In his message Mr. Kroh
stated that he had no trouble In In
teresting people of that section In
advisable that the protcc- Qrants Pass realty, and as a result of
I t1 A ! il thaM will ha aiAma.
tiOrl OI a Certificate Of I hnm. rlnlnv m Tnkaw W(hf.
the year, j . .
. Note the weakness of j
the law for the protection
of real estate buyers who
find out too late that the
title Is defective or insuffi-
dent; .making it doubly
Title be secured before
you make the deal Inves
tigate. Call for booklet
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Address
and Trust Company
4th and Oak. PortJand '
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. (Dnlted Prm Umw4 Wlre.1
Satk Rafael, Cel., Jan. 30. Leap year
I and woman suffrage were given a se
vere blow here today when the girls of
San Rafael plotted against the time
honored - custom of inviting cadets to
the Military academy dance. "Invite
us," they said, , ,-
No better evidence I wanted of Port.
land's constant and heavy Increase in
population than the experience of house
builder John L. Karnopp, who has Just
completed a group of six attractive
bungalows out on Hawthorne avenue,
every one of which was sold to a man
of family three of them being new
comers within 80 days after they were
ready for occupancy. The housee are
located on East Forty-first street Just
off Hawthorne avenue, and were sold
to the following buyers: .
E. 8. Higgins. advertising
for the Paclfio States Telegraph e Tele
phone company, $3200; R. L. Balser,
local representative of the Wheeland
company, of Chattanooica. Tenn.. tassn-
R. W. Edwards, local business ? man,
$3200; John Horstman,' retired rancher,
$3200: Frits Anderson, machinist. t22fln?
and E. M, Filslnger, local buatnesa man,
jar. auooDD also reeentiv. hsvia
nouse ana iqt in Sewlckley addition,
belonging to B. A. Tavlor. ta I. m
Jungblut for. $4000.
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Moose Lodge mt La Orande; ;
Baker, Or Jan. 20. The Moose lodge
will go to La Grande tomorrow, to or
ganlse a new lodge. It Is reported that
300 will go by, special tram. -
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Journal Want Ads bring results.
th C L. Gray ranch of 21 acres near
Oregon City for $5600.
W. W. Dillon, who is with the local
agency of the Northwestern Life In
surance company, purchased the Min
nie Stone ranch of 47 acres at Eata-1
cada f or $5700. Mr. Dillon will at -once I
begin the development of . about 36
acres or bis new purchase as a com-1
mercial apple orchard.
W. EL Orrlson, recently from Walla
Walla, Wash., purchased the H. Epper-1
son ranch of 30 acres In the Garfield
district near EStaeada. Th considera
tion waa $5250, v .
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B Acre Poultry jTarma
We Teach You the
Business. Cooperate
In buying and selling.
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808-J Spalding Bldg.
Portland,
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Tot gpring- Delivery .
Slaked lime, mixed with three ttmM I
the Quantity of aand. win remnva I
from a wooden floor. . - I
Homes 'in tie frvington District Just Completed
Prices $4000, $4000, $4250 and $5000
omsh to argpEonoir annarsAT nox 10 a. ic to 4 ic
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. wtllB2B.f,l4fi"y.t,.0v.n. A"SP Jhorousih inBP0Uon ' thM home.
. L vWl .h u" at the prices asked, $400?, $4250 and $5000,
1Sv?Jil?beSJi,propo8itloil? tody Jn th city of Portland for a home
h- .If mil,-JheR?. PPert6 r to beautiful neighborhood and in
the earn district with homes running as high as $50,000. This U the
first opportunity to get a moderate pFlced home in this district.
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sign, brick and cobblestone norrhnn. maniv. ihimn,v. Th. i.ta.i..
rangement Is complete and cosy, with hardwood floors,; fireplace, pretty '
hiH. t2?Jticft,..b.ema. eflHngs. plate, rails, white enameled Dutch
, . vw me luinuw xeaiurea, line Dainroom Tlxturna.
sleeping rooms nicely decorated and woodwork wKlte anamei-.iTiBin-n.lv".
ninAfl In llvlna .nnm. a.n. . Jll. . a-v - . : : " "
ns'a vaunt witn umy mraware. t Art glass windows and
are some or in features. JSIectrie and gas
latest designs, showers . in living rooms, domes In
ori porchost. window shades. Large basement with furnaces and laun
- dry trays-Hot and cold water, wood lifts. v. "amo
hout are all
lighting fixtures conalet of
nil
lining rooms, lanterns
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buildings have i our constant supervision.- We guarantee every Item
used in the construction of these homes to be first class, the samT class
of fixtures, decorations, etc.. that go Into homes ma ny time th? pHc!
.f-he,- lve..m.P: valu for yur money than any builders in Poru
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ee what a really desirable residence
site is to be found at - -
Prices; are extremely low. Terms are very easy
cent down. 2 per cent per month. '
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HARTMAN & THOMPSON
Fourthand Stark, Chamber of Commerce BIcte.
rnone tuts, A-ZUou ,
WANTED
ONCE
1 To get in touch with pvraona inter
? ested In starting , saw and planing
: mills, sash and door factories, frnit
canneries, creameries, vinegar works, -,
drug stores and business enterprises'
of various kinds. -
Splendid opportunity to locate on small tracts in the
Tualatin Valley country, near - new town of North
Plains. . Three churches. scKoolhouse, fine country resi-1
dences and business houses in course of construction.
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