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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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The Times Leaderi
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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4 THE VILKES-BAPRE RECORD," TUESDAY DECEMBER 10, 1929 James Bowman who-- in June 1928 Divorces TeUegeri 6 Civil Cases ere is? a REALTY PROFIT CHANCES' ABOUND "IN SMALL CITIES bought a 190-aore farm four miles south of Rankin. Ill, for $10,430, and five weeks later sold it to J. B. Hund. ley of Danville.

Ill- for $16,900, making a profit of $5,470 in five weeks' time. Several years ago' a shoemaker residing in Pocatello. Idaho, much in the Interval, which gave him a return of $1,170 or 18 per cent a year on this original Investment before he collected the $6,000 profit At the southwest of Ninth and Penn streets In Reading, is a Sroperty containing a two and one-alt story and a three-story building. In 1919, the, Reading Brewing Are Settled without any additional capital Investment. R.

F. Sample of Uniontjwn, purchased a dwelling near the corner of East Fayette street and Pennsylvania in 1915 for $15,000, Six years later, Mr. Sample sold the property for $35,000, anl pocketed bis profit of $20,000, And others than Mr. Sample havt made money In Unlmtown lands. In 1905 the lot at the northeast corner of Gallatin avenue and Fast Main against the wishes jot his Xamlly and National Body Gives Out lot on North Change of Highway Damage Viands, purchased a Main street for $2,000.

There was an i trf i 1 '1 o-, -a Co. sold this property to John Rick for $150,000. Slv years later, Mr. Rick sold it to Lasowlck Bros, ft Sher, for $800,000, thereby doubling his money. The rentals on this Stories On Money Making Deals Jurors to Inspect Premises Today property Increased from $10,000 Profits In well selected real estate are fcot confined to teeming cities but occur in like proportion in a far flung list of smaller places, says the Judge W.

A. Valentine presided at the opening of a second week of common pleas court yesterday, with xtr a if.T i i National Association of Real Estate -j. Boards in the second of a series of small sale but Is an illustration of a tremendous, percentage profit. Jrlacei made 160 per, cent on her money, more than doubling it In a half a 7.: But don't think that the real estate association has dug up the one good story, in each town, for to prove that this happens often, the list of profits in fifteen cities released today, contain taut or five examples for each community. So that also In Kings-port, Tenh, is the case of the Kings-port Improvement that sold three -vacant lota to Paul Hendrlck-son on September 24, 1924, for $3,000.

In April 1928, one and one-half years later, Paul sold the lots for $9,000, all cash, thus making a profit of 200 per Cent Of course, there are not as many stock brokers in' Hoopeiton, Hi, as, there are In some larger cities, but Frank Swisher, residing In that town, recently bought a residence at 418 North Market street for $4,000 and sold it within sixty days for $8,000, making a profit of $1,000 on an Investment of $4,000. Also, native of. Roopeston was stories on recent money-making real iiuu)M TV. o. juvucau ALU iuua Fine assisting in the trials.

esiaui a ems. gross in to aso.ooo a year gross in 1929, antf the property Is valued at $425,000 today. Also -In Reading, Is the case of the Crystal Palace Market Co. which was sold for $160,000 in 1919 to Abe Zabel Sc Morris Welner, a few years later resold for $228,000 to Mr. Zabel and again resold by him' to the Liever Really Co.

for $290,000. Lejt January, the present owners refused an otter of $400,000 for this property that Increased in market value in this medium alaml city, nearly a quarter, of a million dollars In ten years. The Updegraif Hotel in Williams- old shack on this, property at the time occupied by a Chinese laundry. The shoemaker was chlded by the witticisms of his friends on the "wonderful be had made, but a few years on account of the growth in that particular section, be built a one-story brick building on the site which cost him about $.8,000. This building he leased to a Hardware firm at $200 a month and kept the structure steadily occupied.

Last year the shoemaker sold his "wonderful purchase" for $28,000. In' November 1819, A. Perry, of Fargo, N. sold lot eight, block e.lght in Roberts Addition to Fargo, to W. J.

Lane for $9,000. In September 1928, leas than nine years later, Mr. Lane sold this lot to the Northern Pacific Railroad for $18,000 cash, a profit of $6,000 from the one transaction, This lot really yielded more than this amount to Mr. Lane for it was occupied with two houses which he rented for $97.50 a imonth When the list of jurors was called street was sold to the Y. M.

C. A for $6,000. In 1926, the Main strAt portion was sold for $75,000 Albert Daley Buried The funeral of Mrs. Albert Daley was held from the family home, 286 East South street, yesterday morn Ing and was largely attended. Serv Ices were conducted at the residence by Rev.

A. H. Ackley, pastoi of Memorial Presbyterian church During services Mrs. A. J.

Berber sang Old Rugged Cross and Abide With Me Members of Dames of MalU, Daughters of America, Daughters of Liberty, and Daughters of Rebecca aoted as flower carriers. Cousins of deceased served as pall bearers' Fred, Walter, John, Robert, Oeorge, and Charles Miller. Interment was In Denlson cemetery, Forty Fort The association's first story In this the following were excused from service because of illness or pressing series gave examples in large cities throughout the country, but the average man does not have to own the site, of the Woolworth tower to ousiness reasons: Thomas- Harry. Luzerne; John Corcoran, Edward s- ville: William Davis. Freeland: Fred make a profit on the land, points out the association.

J. Glasser. Wilkes-Barre; Frank Take. lor instance A. Graves Hyman, Pitts ton-, Charles Perluke, Nan ti coke: George Raub.

Plymouth: in Kings port. who purchased a lot on Marcn ivoh, tor the port, was sold by the Updegraff estate In 1920 to W. B. Stuart for $126,000. At present, nine vea William Sachs, Seybertavllle; Harry Snyder, Shlckshinny: Isaac Walker, modest sum of 100 and sold it six months and sixteen days later to Floyd Banders for $250.

This was a Kings ton rR. B. Wall, Kingston; Barton E. Toungman, Hade ton; later, this property is leased at a rental which capitalizes at $300,000, Herman Kline, Shlckshinny. Jurors marked non est, dead or not served: Gerwln D.

Adair, Forty Fort; cnariet uarraii, sanucove; John B. Dohson, wilKes-Barre: James Gallagher, PIttston; William Kerkusie. Wyoming; Manus Martin A in Hazleton; Anthony T. Maxwell, Hazleton; Thomas Norrls, Hanover township; John Panco, Forty Fort; Rev. w.

T. Williams, Hymoutn. Jurors who didn't answer: Ernest N. Dean, Wllkes-Barre. Several Verdicts Taken Cases were settled and verdicts taken by agreement before Judge valentine as ioiiows: Margaret Ward vs.

Exeter borough Verdict for plaintiff for 11,200. without costs. Still greater fuel savings in a boiler that feeds itself! Rudolph Herts-vs. David Spruks verdict lor plaintiff, without costs. J.

N. Gregg vs. R. W. Kay Verdict for plaintiff for" property described in the writ without costs.

For the second time Lou Telle-ben, below, actor, is without a wife. Mrs. Isabel Craven Telle- 6 en, top, an actress, has received er final divorce decree at Los Angeles and has been given the custody of their son, Rex, live. The TeUerens were married In 1923. His first wife was the opera singer, Geraldlne Farrar.

C. J. O'Brien v. Pennsylvania Central Brewing Co. Verdict for defendant, without costs.

E. J. Gallagher and others William J. Martin Verdict for defendant, without costs. Joseph Gallagher and vs.

II II William J. Martin Vtfrdlct for defendant, without costs. WIE THE FLYERS (Continued from Page 8) 'soupy" conditions. It registers its Damages Asked for Road Change Before Judge W. S.

McLean and a Importance by greater safety for the pilot and improvement of scheduled flights. In conjunction with the range sys tem ja radio-telephone is operated that breaks into the directional sig nals every fifteen minutes while an operaor speaks the station identification into the air? followed by a detailed weather report and the correct time. These spoken words are heard by the pilot as he speeds along at his 110-mile pace. The signals art then resumed, being broadcast at the rate oi twenty-two a minute. Jury-yesterday was placed on trial the suit of E.

S. Stull of Stoddarts-ville against the county of Luzerne, on exceptions to an award of viewers, plaintiff asking between $76,000 and $100,000 as damaged from the county because of a change of a highway running through the Stull estate at Stoddartsville. The viewers awarded only moderate -damages. The jury will go out and view the premises this morning and the trial will be resumed this afternoon. Attorneys Andrew Hourlgan and Arthur H.

James represent the plaintiff and County Solicitor J. J. Hib-bard is appearing for the county commissioners. Before Judge Fine yesterday placed on trial the suit of Joseph G. Pace of Kingston against John Barney of that place, plaintiff claiming $2,060 due as commissions for selling the Barney farm adjoining Klrby park.

After some witnesses were called the plaintiff took a voluntary' -non suit Attorney L. P. Holcomb represented plaintiff and Attorney F. P. Slattery appeared for defendant The remainder of the day before Judge Fine was taken up with the trial of the suit of R.

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Botledge iirmory Ballding Swoyerrille M. M. HarkowlU 2M Hughes St Dallas Oliver's Oarage RAUB SUPPLY COMPANY Eastern Distributors Hello everybody: This is Russell Monk of the Glidden Company Christmas Joy Makers asking your help. What we do is to gather, up all the old, broken, outgrown toyt in town put them in shape paint them in gay fresh colors with Jap-a-lac and get them into the hands of children who wouldn't have ANY' toys at all except for us. What YOU do is to send or bring to my Store at 142 South Main Street, any such toys you and, your neighbors may have around, we do the rest.

Our truck will pick up these toys if you desire. If you could see the smiles through the tears that we see on Christmas morning -you'd start a hunt through the house right now you'd clear out your cellar and attio you'd scour the whole neighborhood for more; Let's make Wilkes-Barre one great big Santa Claus to the.se poor kids starting as soon as you get -this letter. I knew you Would. Thank you. RUSSELL MONK Glidden Paint Store Manager 142 SOUTH MAIN STREET.

Phone WvB. 3243 4 P. 8 Please do your part SOON, so we can do onr part BIGHT. This Is the second rear we've been on the job and we are oat to make this the biggest and best Christmas yet for "onr" kids. Mulberry, James and Concord LANCASTER PA.

898-906 Butter Ave. WILKES-'bARRE, PA. 2947 South Tenth HARRISBURC, PA. 2030 Upland Way, PHILADELPHIA, PA. I iB tflHrtMr life MIA MMlaiiUMlSri KimiUsvirit.

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