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Dealers Report Increased Ac
tivity and Many Good Sales;
One Firm's Deals Total
More Than $70,000.
The demand for snear-ln farm aere-
has taken a decided upward ten
dency since the advent of the warm
spring days. Firms dealing in this class
of realty report , many vies and nu
merous inquiries for bothTtoproved and
unimproved holdings. s
On firm, the- Cooperative, Realty
company, has sold farm property to the
value of more than $70,000 the past
two weeks, the largest sale Involving
folClowslderat,OB of less yian $11,000, as
E. C. Esterbrook purchased 10) acres
riear Amity from ,L Walker for 110,000!
I B. Krarht. recently from Omaha, Neb ,
bought from John Murray 80 acres at
Butteville for $10,800; an Improved ISO
acre farm near Carlton was sold by W.
D. Kldden to A. U Ackler for $10,000;
A.P. Neilson sold a fine farm of 70
acres at Amity to a Mr. Walker, of
Tekoa. Wash., tnr ssn.iA- a t t.
f Amity soloLtO IW. Jailottst PortU
u, itV acres or improved land for
16000. Mr. Rogers also sold 11$ acres
of unimproved, land to Roy Tallman of
La Fayette, Or., for 82000. ;.
A. C. Bridges, of Bfownsville. recent
ly sold a H-acre, full bearing apple
. orchard to D. B. Voyce. of Portland, for
1400 an acre. .
J. L. Benson of Garden Home, has
purchased from John Murray a IJ-acre
tract at Butteville for 83000; A. E. Wey
melre, of Amity, has s Id 10 J. D. Clark,
of Boring. 20 acres near. Amity 'for
8J800; John Murray, of Butteville, sold
to D. B. Green, of I'crtland, a $2-acr
tract near Amity for 83000
MORTGAGE. TRUST
COMPANY FORMED
Chapin-Herlow Mortgage . &
Trust Co. Capitalized at
. $2.50,000. -
The Chapin-Herlow Mortgage A Trust
company, with a capitalisation of $260,.
030 has been prganlied with a director
Ate composed of some-pf the most suth
StanUal men of the. city, for the prtf
pose of carrying on. In addition to the
teal estate ; business of the old firm
Cf Chapin & Heriow. -mortgage guaran
tee and. Residence construction depart
ments. tThe directors of the Corporation-
are R. U Durham, president of
the Merehnr.ts National bflhk?Trhnlcav.
Pleel. .capitalist and builder- VY H.
Chapin, ex-president of. the Portland
Realty board;. E.'5 Cvi Herlow,,-formerly
secretary and treasurer- of Chapin A
Herlow; .Ralph ' E. Pearce, A n. , Mor
gan and. Walter P. LaRoche. The offi
cers are W. H. Chapin, president; R.
E. Fearce. 'first vice president; A. It
Morgan, second , vice prisident; E. C.
Herlow, secretary and treasurer, "'
The new corporation is a .consolida
tion of the Chapin & Herlow, the Chap-:
low. Investment company, Chamorlow
. company and the Cosmonolttan Invest.
rnent & Trust company, with the addi
tion of a ntimher of uii I...... i..
(justness men and capitalists.
. In addition to operating in th. buy.
Ing and selling ef real estate, the new
Corporstlon- wilt -engage extensively
In placing and guaranteeing mortgages
on Tortland real estate and In dwelling
"Portland ' hn nn tnutu,.i
, - .."vuuviuii, vutai,.
jng along the lines proposed by the
Chapin-Herlow Mortgage & Trust com
pany," said VV. H. Chapin, president f
the company. "It seemed to .us that
there is a demand for a strong corpora
tion to handle and guarantee mortgage
"u engage in a large, way In
dwelllnsr " hntiftft ' pnnctntKtln
meet this demand we hays enlisted the
vwperuron or a numner of Portland's
strongest business men and capitalists
In the company.
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FOR f MUliT
Alexander Muir to Build on
Montgomery Street Un
dertaking Plant. '
Alexander Mulr, contractor and build
er, Is having plans drawn for a three
story brick apartment, 82 by 100 feet,
which he will build on Montgomery
street, between Blxth and Seventh. Th
structure Vill be of 4he Tudor Gothic
type of architecture and will present a
very attractive appearance with a front
of tapestry brick and sandstony trim
ming. The plans provide for five suites
of three rooms on each floor, and all
the bedrooms are to be equipped with
disappearing beds and other built-in
conveniences. Architects Emil Schacht
ft Son are geetlng up the design.
This firm is also engaged on the
plana for a new undertaking plant to be
erected for J. P. Finley & Son at Fifth
and Montgomery. The design calls for
three story brick. 80 by 100 feet, with
a 10 foot basement. The ground floor
will be arranged for the business of
fice, chapel and retiring rooms. On the
upper floors will be the embalming de
partment, stock rooms end living apart
ments for the employes. In the rear
will be a large garage for the automo
bile paraphernalia of the establish,
ment.
Other new work' in hand by the
F. Mrht firm are pmis for the a'ta
t!on of the ground floor -of the Com
monwealth building, changing the laree
storeroom!" facing Burnstde strpet intj
three small business shops; a SO by 100
foot, two story reenforced concrete
building to be erected by the Mount
Hood brewery on the west side of
Fourth street and Immediately north of
the Cpueh building, and a four story
brick building to be built for P. Feid
msn, a local Investor, on the south side
of qiltan street, between Third and
Fourth. The buildings will be 80 by 60
feet In ground dimensions and will be
used for hotel purposes.
Architect A, E. Harvey is at work on
the drawings of a two story brick store
and sr-ll't t 't .
by a t:t. Jons b. :-r
in tha central bi.;s' ;,(.
Johns. The structure '
storerooms and three f
four rooms each, its t'
$10,000.
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Baseball Causes LJ's J sou's.
Sacramento, Cal., March 53.K.-t -t
E, Croke, IS 'years old. died here t
day of a fractured skull sustain ;
being accidentally struck by a bat wh;t
sctlng as catcher in a baseball guio.
Will Griffith, who swung the bat, m
Inconsolable. This Is the first Kis.-hiU
death on the Pacific coast in 1 9 1 .
We Now Have Some of the
Best Land in Oregon to
Of fer Homeseekers
Location and soil ideal for BERRY, POULTRY, FRUIT and
' DAIRY FARMS.
Several openings for small industries, such as PLANING
MILLS. SASH AND DOOR FACTORIES, FRUIT CAN
NERIES, CREAMERIES, VINEGAR WORKS.
Our land reached by fast electric trains. Frequent service.
For information address
Ruth Trust Company
235 Stark St., Portland, Oregon. Main 8078, A-3774
Building Permits
. C. Madsen, erect one and a half story
rrame dwelling Glenn avenue, between
M;Kant and Going; builder, same; $1000.
George W. Bowers, erect one story
rireproof garsge. East Twenty-second
street, between Couch and Davis; build
er same; $1000. -. .
H, Lensch. erect pne and a half story
frame dwelling,' Karl street, between
3 vMllwaukie;. , builder, John
KatherineSclimeef, erect dne and a
half story frame dwelling, 618 Beech
Street, between Eleventh and. .Twelfth;
pullder, H. P. Sinner; $2000. . - .. '
- Gerllnger Bros.' Investment company,
erect two story ordinary store and
rooms, Washington- streef, between
Tenth and Eleventh ; builder, Hurley
Mason company; $1000. - - .
- C. Bomberger. electrical" wiring for
one story frame dwelling, East Twenty
ijilrd street, between Prescott and
Going; builder, same; $20. .
Christ Milich, erect one'stoTy frame
dwelling Nineteenth street, corner Pa-clfii-:
builder. F. C. Strong; $1400. : ,
Mulrhead & Muirhead, repair frame
ftoies, Stark street, between Park and
$1160 buUder' X A M McKenzle,
V J. L. Hartman, repair two story frame
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. 1 ReBidenc of Joseph Chrudineky, East Forty-firBt and Knott streets, Beaumont. 8 Attractive bunga
low home of B. F. Boynton, claim agent of Portland Railway, Light & Power company, East Forty
first, near Klickitat, Beaumont. 8 Home of W. J. Dunlap Jr., East Forty-fourth, near Siskiyou street,
dwelling, East Sixtieth street, between
Madison snd Main; builder. McHolland
Bros.; $300. t
Mrs. Nettle Moore, erect two story
frame dwelling. East Twelfth . state I,
between Stephens and Harrison; build
er, Camp & DuPuy; $1000.
J. Samblyer. erect one and a half
story frame dwelling, Marion street, b-
iween iMineieenin ana xweniy-nrsi;
ouuaer, same;, fi&uo.
Sullivan & Consldlne, erect fireproof
steel frame building. Seventh and Vsm-
mij streets; builder, Lee De Camp;
16000. " - '
- C. E. Bowman, repair one story frame
dwelling, 679 Clatsop street, between
Thirteenth and Fifteenth; builder, A..L.
Wllber; $150. , ;
: Donald McKay, repair two story brick
store, 187 Second street, .between Yam
hill and Taylor; builder, J. A. Melton;
$150. J r-- ' ' - :
Oregon Home Building ft Construc
tion company, erect two two story
rrame dwellings, East Giisan street, be
tween Forty-first and Forty-second;
builder, same; $3200 each.
Mrs. K. Darrlck. erect one and a half
story frame dwelling. East ThtrtVnlnfh
street, between Knott and Stanton;
bunder, Johnson As Ltndstrom; $2000.
W. C. Morse, erect two and a half
story frame dwellin. Cornell road, be
iween iweniy-ninin ana uorneil roaa;
builder, James I. Qulnn; $6000.
W. H. Foley, erect two and a half
story frame dwelling East Twenty.
secona- street, between . Flanders and
Everett; builder, Emil R. Miller; $2360.
W. J. Hawkins, repair, three story
brick barber shop, 233 Main street, be
tween First and Second: builder. M. J.
Kalda; 50. -
Mr. uisen. erect one storv frame
aweiung. isast tirty-rirth street, ne
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100x100 and four flat buildings situated 'at the southeast corner
Of Kast Secnnrf anrl Plarl-amacy ,
. PRICE 027,000
. Income $2500 yearly. As an investment or income property it has
no equal. . , .... . - . .
Mall & Von Borstcl, 104 SecoVid St;
tween Broadway" and Schuyler; builder,
W. It Russell; $2000.
J. R. Wallls. erect one story frame
dwelling, Farragut street, corner Bran
don; builder, same; $1000, ,
F. E. Grieker. -erect one story frame
garage, East Twenty-ninth street, cor
ner Wasco; builder, Arthur McCain;
W. W. Wrleht. erect two storv frama
dwelling, Watts street, between Fen
wick and Derby;, builder. George W,
Taylor; $1700.
" F. A. Swingle, erect one story frame
dwelling, East Forty-first street b.
tween Klickitat and Fremont; builder,
same; $3000. ,
Unclaimed Packages Sold.
(Spwiil to The Jnnrsal.)
Walla Walla, Wash.. March 21 -Unclaimed
express packages, about 260 of
them, aoumulated at the different
America Express company offices
throughout the state of Washington dur
ing the last year, were sold at auction
In this city today. J. L. Baldwin, auc
tioneer,, sold the packages "sight un
seen," showing them Just as they were
received at the express offices. - Among
the packages were suitcases, musical
Instruments, baby buggies, cooking
utensils and many other things. . ,
' The United States and Australia con
sume nearly all the sulphur produced by
Japan. .
PIANOS
A carload of new ones to rent.
$3.00 per month. '
REED-FRENCH PIANO
, MFG. CO.
Sixth and Burnside Streets
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land htledispute
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TsnnnTftir irssWTiiii tl T m.u.
jrs of locating the rightful owner of
wres or una in section $$, town
ship t north, range 1 east. Frank Adams
nied cult In superior court yesterday
against H. S. Miller and wife and Re-
Oelvar if. B. Klea at tha rnmn...!.!.
ban to recover $3.1$ on a Judmnt l
,na ,J,'M cnt. Adams!
yuwioea, juagment against Miller some
tlsaa ago and yesterday with tils writ
oftttcution levied on the land.
jjTbs land was turned over to the Com
mercial bank last December or January
tt partly cover a debt of Miller to the
bana m ths sum of about $100 J, and
f? ,",J?Jck. to JHUlsr Jiyaha-Aaak
nun oi me desa .a
raw dlVI Inl I M. B.U tm k . , a
tadans 19 .omojui active. In puhlng his
.You are exposing "yourself
and your family to the dan-.'
ger of loss through defect in
title, unless you secure the
protection of a .Certificate of
Title. Investigate. Call for
booklet. Title ... & Trust .
Company, Fourth snd
Oak
Title &
Trust Co.
4TK aad our. )
TEAff OFF f)
Amdmaii U comt
OOO, People
should visit Eastmoreland today.
"Everybody's Doing It"
It is one of
Portland's beauty spots
you have not yet seen.;
There are vover 400 acres
of natural beauty there. .
It's the one place in Portland
, to build a home.
From the home standpoint
no other section ever has had
one-fourth the advantages
Eastmoreland has.
Reed College itself ,
; enough
without anything else.
If you don't buy
in Eastmoreland now
you will buy later
so you might -ats well
take advantage of the
present low prices and .
,y the excellent selections.
Vjastmoreland lots are actually
vvorth twice the prices
asked for them today
and one year from now
you'll find people paying
- twice the present prices
for them. ; ;
Go Out-Today i
Take Sellwood Car
to Bybee Ave. and '
transfer to
Eastmoreland-Reed College Car.
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Selling Agent, EastmorelandT
and Westdver Terracos,
818-23 Spalding Bldg.
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