The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 11

Sunday Morning, January, 30, 1910. THE DEATUP, i Page Eleven. FOR IRE Bl) Sumerf ield to Build on North Main Street. P. M.

HOWARD'S PLANS Will Build Store at Water and Cerro Gordo. It Is too early, say the lumber dealers, to make any sort of estimate on the comlnt building beaton, though they believe that it i compare favorably with last year when the figures aro in at the close the season. There was en unusually large amount of work scheduled for this year long before the close of last season. Work on some of those improvements aie already under way PUT IN EVERY DAV. The Polar Ice company Is putting In every day possible on Us new $130,000 plant, and the $10,000 Job of rernodel- Jlng at the St.

Nicholas hotel Is well under It is picsumcd that the other big contracts scheduled to start spring will come along in due time Among those arc: WORK TO BE DONE. Additions to the Mueller Manufacturing company plant to cost $75,000. A $10,000 I i by the McKln- le Interests. The Pierce Caldwell bakery to cost $0,000, work on winch lias already been started. $300,000 worth of new residences in the 11111 place.

Ursullne convent and school to cost $76.000. The new Morehouse Wells company building, which mav cost anj from to $75.000. new Vandalla freight house, which with the terminals will cost $100,000 or more Tlitse i alone foot up over Many i may be i a before tlic frost is of the ground. FINE RESIDENCES There is no reason to suppose that i be i i i year than last 400 now residences vveie i In 1909, and i of a better clans, a those of the ear before. This a i there will be jnorc really i i i i a in any i voar.

residences that cost from to $50,000 and borne will go above a figure. MILLS BUSY WHOLE TIME. The planing i a been busy pracHcaJJi all the time hen the big enow a It shut off all outside work and of courpr the mills not being able to deliver their had to lose a few dajs. There was no use getting out work aod piling It up In the mill it could not be used for six weeks. Much ofthiB was for buildings in the burned district on which work lias been resumed In the last few days, and now the mills arc bus again The mills have also had considerable out tif town work on school houses, churches and residences In neighboring towns IN Bl'RNED DISTRICT The contractors a been taking advantage of every good day to work In the burned district The floors are laid In the two buildings the Post, Phillips and Stolnbach buildings on Merchant and the plasters are almost through The store room will be ready to occupy by Feb.

15 Carpenters and bricklayers are busy on the Race buildings and the Mlchl building; on A a street and the Myers and Wood buildings on East Main street. TWO NEW RESIDENCES R. O. Rosen it a i plans for two new residences for Henshle, who rwlll build at the corner of Eldorado and Pine Btrt a i be modern, i seven rmmis and bath, and cost each FRANK I TO BUILD. He Is also a i plans for a handsome brick residence that Frank Whltmer i i at Ew- Ing Avenue and Dccatur streets It will be quite large and will a i nine rooms and bath and modern convenience.

It will a a tile roof, copper gutters, and there i be a screened porch. BUILDING ON NORTH I Mr Rosen is also drawing plans for two business imprpvcments One Is a building that Summerflcld i build on i i Mam treet where now stands the old frame building formerly occupied bj tile Shaffer bakery, next to the I'ubourg cigar store. The new i i will have a trontagc of twenty feet on Mam and a depth of eighty feet There 9m be office rooms on the seconej and a on the i i floor cost will bo about $8,000 the remodeling of the Citizens National bank building fpr T'ost, the new owner. This will be a big the floor will have to be lowered to sidewalk. The entire norOi side of the building will be 'of platfe Klass.

II will be occupied by the H. Post Sons jewelry store. ON OLD CHURCH SITE It Is expected that P. M. Howard build at the corner of Water and Cerro Gordo streets this spring.

He has planned a three story brick building there, with two store rooms beloA and modern flats above TWO AT $3.000 EACH. A Garrison will build two good residences at the northwest corner of East Prairie and Witt streets Stouf- Bros, have the contract, and they had intended starting this work Severn! weeks ago The advent of weather made outside work impossible, but 11 Is expected to begin In a abort time. Each house will have sev- en rooms and bath and they will cost about J3.000 each. DR. MILLS TO BUILD.

Rev. J. F. Mills of the First Baptist church Is figuring on a handsome new residence for Oaltdale addition. It will be bollt this spring and will be strictly modern.

The cost may be anywhere between and $4,500. D. 3. Shellabarger is thinking of building twp or three new residences In Oak Dale, but has no definite plans yet. It Is expected that quite a number of new residences will be built In this addition this year.

Quits the Wholesale Grocery Firm by Order of His Physician. Friends of Keyl, one of Decatur's veteran grocerymen, will be pleased and surprised to see him back In the retail grocery business again. Mr. Keyl has tenderer! his resignation as manager of the Detatur Wholesale Giocorv company and has withdrawn from the company, at the same time i back his old sHand at the corner of Xoith Main and North streets BY PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS His withdrawal from the wholesale business comes as the result of orders from physician. During the holi- dajs Mr Kel suffered an apoplectic stroke and hit work of walking and i a Ing around proved Injurious to his health Not willing to quit the grocery business, he re-purchased his old store, which he sold about bix ago on going into the wholesale business Mjers, former proprietor, has gono into the grocery business In the east part of town.

He has been in the retail grocery business for twelve years. Millikin, Wesleyan and the Northwestern Will Discuss the Tariff. A has just been made of tho question for the annual trl-college dehite beUveon Illinois Wesleyan, the Northwestern and tiie James Millikin i i sitles, winch takes place this spring; It will be 'Resolved, That the experience of the United States has shown that a protective tariff should be continued as a national policy." HAVE TEAMS. Both Noi thwestern and Wesleyan have held theii preliminaries and chosen theii teams Northwestem will be represented ty A. D.

Staffacher, G. Welde and Elmer on one team, and II A Kollerman, Graper and A Piper on the other. Wesleyan will be tepiesented by Burd, Calhoun and Peckman on one team and Bath, Yakel, Thompson and Flint on the other ON MARCH 4. Millikin ha? not yet selected her de- haters for the contest, but the prelimlr naries will probably be held soon The debates will probably be held on the evening of Pridaj, March 4. P.

V. B. H. Club Given Members circle gave a surprlfre part on Mr and Mrs Charley Minor at their home S4(j North Pine street, honor of Mrs i i i blrth- Refreshments of mush and mflk, aand- hep fruit salad hipped creajn and labisios were een erl Mis Miller was presented i six Havlland china ice cream lates Thosf the 0 party Mr. and Mrs Ximmerly Mr and Mrs.

Moll, VIr and Mrs Oeorffe Mr and Mrs. yh Myers, Mr fcnd JOG Cuehing and and Mrs i Ml INilTY Farm the Most Active Bealty Just Now. MORGAN SELLS FLATS 1193,828 162124 50,138 87,814 37,558 77,004 148,940 J103 82S 59,274 S0.1311 20754 8330 2300 522 5.03 5.90 $220 an Acre For Tract Near the River. Tho total of real estate transfers and mortgages recorded the past week follows. BY YEARS, Transfers last week 4fl tlma.laot year 37 Mortgages last week Same time last year 15 Farm transfers last week Same time last year 5 City transfers last week 8S Same time last year 3 0 BY PERIODS.

Transfers five weeks f515 582 Same time last year 478,340 Mortgages five -weeks 171920 Same time last year 180,274 City transfers five weeks 300,887 Same time last year 277.170 Farm transfers five weeks 107489 Same time last year 182,524 Village transfers weeks 277011 Same time last year 18.U3- BY WEEKS anfffets laat week 43 Previous week 23 Mortgages last week 14 Previous week 17 Village transfers laat week 4 week 3 MONET MARKET Average interest rate last week Average interest rate previous week Average interest rate loot year Of the money loaned, was at per cent, IS 650 was 6 per cent; was at 7 per cent, and 4300 wan at per J8.086 was loaned on city property; I4O.560 on farm property, and 11,500 on village property. A few deals In city property were made last week but more were in farm land One dealer says he has a deal for a city property hanging fire. It is a cash sale, too, and it promises to pan out It Is known that several big farm deals are on. LOST BRIDGE TRACT Thomas Lyons sold his farm of sixty acres located west of the Sangamon river on the Lost Bridge road to Mrs. Helen Davis The Davlses have moved up from Missouri, and as the Lyons family has moved to Missouri, it is probable the transaction was a trade.

The consideration named' In the deed, however, is $13 500, which means 1220.50 an acre, not a large price for land so near Decatur. The property Is well improved. FLATS FOR FARM. Dr. A Morgan traded the flats on Bright street, which lie acquired about two months ago from F.

S. to Harry FIsk, Jr. The consideration was $8,000. and as part payment on the deal Dr. Morgan took In eighty acres of land In Richland county, 111, near Olney.

at $6,000 This land Is well improved and all in cultivation. The are four In number and six rooms each The deal made by E. J. Strader B. B.

Tuttle transferred to A. A Nlebuhr a tract of acres of land south of the river at $1,100 COTTAGE FOR $2,100 Charles C. Ford sold to Willis W. Bramble his seven-room modern cottage on HogeES avenue for $2,100. Tho house was only recently built.

The deal was made' through the Tates-Mltchell company. A. Traylor sold hla five-room cottage on East Clar street to Edgar F. Bryant of Beecher City, 111. The consideration was $1,360 Mr.

Bryant is a retired farmer and after trying Springfield and other cities he decided that Decatur was the best town in which to locate. Albert Ruebsamen made the deal. SELLS TWO HOUSES James C. Sullivan sold two residence properties in the 2000 block on East Prairie street to Mr. and Mrs.

William Lewis. Both houses have five roomg and are not modern. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will occupy one of the cottages and will rent the other.

The consideration 11,350 each. COMPLETES PLAYGROUND. The board-of -education purchased a lot 50x150 on Le land avenue Denz. Th8 consideration was $1,700. With th purchase -of thii the out of playground IB completed, giving whole side of the block for playground.

TOLLY TSADBS HIS HOME. S. H. Tolly traded his eight-room modern house at 1130 North street and four lots In Wabash place for acre farm In Clay county, to Joseph Higrflns ot Argrenta. Bach property wan valued $5,000.

Walter Walker made thin deal. BUSINESS SOLO. Mrs J. H. Mutherspaush has sold the City Carpet Cleaning Works -to Hamman Bros.

The "purchasers wil continue the business Iq connection with their transfer and storage business. H. C. White made the sale. BOHON'S TRADES.

R. S. Bohon purchased five-room cottage just across the railroad on West Decatur street from J. H. Dro- blsch for $2,600.

He gold the property a short time later to John Heer foi $2,800, and took as part payment a loi valued at $1,000 on West Packard street off Monroe. Mr. Bohon also sold to Mr Drobleci three lots on Marietta street 'of! Monroe ior $2,600. Mr. Droblsch expects to build modern cottages on each of the three lots.

RAW FARM LAND FORJMPBOVEI) W. C. BlGHaom Xttott, County, Mo Tract 918,000. .1. A.

Trimble of Springfield tiafled 109 acrea of raw land In Marlon county to W. C. Blossom for 200 acres of land in Washington county I 1 he trade was even, each farm being valued at $10,000 H. Tolly made deal. PONTING BUYS Mr.

Trimble also sold a 143 acre farm In Washington county, ij Wayne Pontlng for $7,800. The land purchased was for an investment and Is fairly well improved. S. H. Tolly made the deal also.

An 11 room house In JQxcel- slor, Wls, valued at $1,100 went as part payment. Mr. Trimble gold 150 acres in Washington county land to W. Boysel for $9,300. The land was purchased as an investment.

The sale was made through Mr. Tolly. Scllm Flthlnn Lumber YnrdB. W. McMillan of Flthlan has sold his lumber business there to George L.

Lee of Kcokuk, la for $10,000. Mr. Lee will take possession Fob. I. Mr.

McMillan has made no plans. The sale was made through tho U. S. Brokerage in Decatur, Secret Societies Boll Call Expected to Be the Largest in Local Lodges' History. Local Odd Fellows one of the argest annual roll call celebrations In tlielr hlstorj held on Feb when the next one is 24 --Already word has been received here from Howard Ma- Itutchan of Princeton.

I past giand patriarch and representative to the sovereign grand lodge; Grand Scribe faam Bake.i of Olney and Grand Treasurer Sam' TV atson of Champaign say- ng they will be here. Other officers are expected to gather with many Odd Kellows from nearby towns JEWELS FOR PRIZES The local encampment has offered a set of seventeen jewels, for subordinate lodges presenting the largest num- )er of Candidates. Decatur lodges not competing. These jewels are triple- plated silver, three inches tall The program for the day will be held the hall at William and North Main streets. It commences at 2 o'clock with he patriarchal and golden rule de- Trees.

At 6 o'clock a banquet will be and the Royal Purple degree will be conferred at 7 30. The committee in charge Is W. Frlbourg, Harry Hayes and M. Cooper. ST'ATE OFFICIAL, L.

W. Fribourg has received his ro-j appolntment from Grand Patriarch D. Stocking of Rockford as examiner and instructor here In the state. There are ten or twelve of these In the state. Mr.

Frlbourg haa held this office for several years Social nud Oyatcr Supper. A necktie social and oyster supper will be given In Red Men's hall, Wood and Water streets, Tuesday night A feature the evening's entertainment will be the auctioning of ties The women are expected to bring two neckties, one be worn by the woman and the other to be sealed in an envelope The neckties will be sold to the men and they must match them. Buying the tie entitles the man and woman to supper. There will also be other features, among them music The social Is open to the public. The committee consists of Mrs.

Boyd Thompson, the president; Mr. and Mrs. James Knotts, Mr. and Mrs. John Carver and Lizzie Vah- renhold.

Will Have Entertainment. Triumph court No. 17, Tribe of Ben Hur, held a meeting last week which was attended by 200 members, one of the best meetings ever held. It was planned to give at some time if possible during February an entertainment for nie benefit of the lodge It may be given in the opera house Tribe Initiation. Wlnona tribe No.

274, I. O. R. will have a big Installation In the Odd Fellows' hall, William and North Main streets, next Eriday night, at which time it expects to take In twenty-three candidates. Many visitors are expected to be here from Lincoln, Ma'roa, Bloomington and othter neirby towns.

Macoc Mea Buy Exchange. W. C. Blossom has sold the Mr, Auburn telephone exchange to L. Hight and O.

E. Daggert of Macon for $6,000. Ihe purchasers own the exchange at Macon and will operate both The deal was made by iW. Q. Wright, with the U.

S. Brokerage Decatur. DEEDS RECORDED. A Morgan to Harry lot 3, E. B.

Burled' third addition, B. Belden to Witts, lot 15, block 3, A Wood's Walnut Gnne addition, J1.200 Edward Harpstrite to B. I. Souders, lots 24, 25 and 28, block 1, IxCForgee Pallor- son's second addition, Tuttlo to A. A.

Niebuhr, tract In 20, 10, 1 eMt 11,100. II. Anderson to J. Torls, 0 10 acres In awy ewYt, 16, I west; (5 Sarah Cape to J. P.

Faris, Interest In above $5 Hhoda Matthewe to J. P. Fu-ts, same ai above; y5. karura Blnkentfhip to J. P.

Farls, game as above, $15. Emma J. HouMim to J. P. Farls, same ai above; 130.

C. W. Clark to J. P. Paris, a above; $78.

Kaite M. Hill to J. P. Faris, same as above, (30. Samuel Clerk to P.

Faris, same aa above, (40. Luther to Paris, vama as above, Allle to J. P. Farls, as above, $20. C.

A. Cape to J. P. Forln above; $10 Simpson to Mary Baxter, lot 1, Simpson's first addition, 400 Gussle A. Booker to Wadflell lot 10.

block 2, Hiram Johnson's subdivision, Sl.OOO. Thomaa Lyons to Helen Davis, nei4, and 20 acres In 25 10, 2 east. Robert Mueller to W. J. Grady, part of block 2, Adaaiton Prattlers addition; ICECREAM DEALERS HOME FRiMEETING Express Bates and State Standards Referred to Committees.

J. Stewart and Frank Burrous, representatives of local Ice cream companies, have returned from Chicago, where they have been attending the state convention of ice cream dealers in the Hotel Stratford. Mr, Stewart, who has been president of the association for the last two years, was asked to accept the office again, but not having time to devote to the work declined'. OFFICERS. The following officers were then elected: President--D.

C. Powell, Springfield. Vice President--B. B. liofzell, Peoria.

Secretary--W. Oldhaver, Aurora, Treasurer--B. W. Sinclair, Galesburg. Executive four cers and R.

W. Woodhull of Chicago, national president of ice cream dealers, and J. W. Knobbe. Mr.

Stewart read a paper at the meeting on "Checking the Return of Packers." ftEFERRED TO COMMITTEES. Tbe two matters, the express rates and the' pure ice cream standard, were both referred to committees. The former went to the executive committee to tke up with the state legislature asking the adoption of a standard. The latter wag referred to a special committee to take up the matter with the railroad and warehouse commissions as a national question, and acting fur the national association. In Decatur Factories Forty Acres cfT Soda Fountains Approximately 1,500 soda fountains were made and sold in Decatur by the three factories last season.

The business beeu increasing steadily from year to year and this year's business promises to be ktill bigger. Floor space sufficient to properly display that number of fountains would have to contain from thirty to forty acres, A forty acre field of soda would be a most unusual sight but It would adequately represent the Decatur product for the year. BUILDING UP REPUTATION. The figures might be carried farther showing how many men are employed, how much paid In how much capital Invested, etc. But the point of this story IS that the soda fountain people of Decatur Jiave been steadily building up an opinion all over the country that Decatur is a good place for soda factor- tea have been sowing this idea broadcast In magazine advertising and In catalogs.

And having planted the idea they have cultivated It with the quality of good which they are turning out. Decatur is becoming famous as a soda fountain town as Grand Rapids, Mich has become famous oa a furniture town. FIRST CHEAPNESS, NOW QUALITY. The original Idea upon Which the soda fountain manufacturing business was founded In Decatur was that of making about as cheap a fountain as possible, somethng that could be made up stock sizes and sold to tbe dealer in the anill town. This fountain also involved a plan for the economy of ice.

The business thrived upon this idea but it quickly outgrew it. There is a trade which demands quality rather than cheapness and the Decatur manufacturers quickly saw the necessity of making goods to meet that demand. Today no factory in thi country makos handsomer or better soda fountains than those In Decatur. REVOLUTIONIZE BUSINESS. than that, the Decatur Manufactured have 'revolutionized the soda fountain manufacturing business.

They have put new ideas into it. The magnificent sideboard which is the most conspicuous feature the soda fountain is not the soda fountain. The working parts of the fountain are the essential paits and these'are most of them out of sight of the customer of the soda fountain. It is these parts which the Decatur manufacturers have revolutionized. The wall fountain in which the carbonated taps an tho sirtjp jars were part of tho side board Is made no more.

The "countei service" in which the clerk has everything before him Is the product of the Dccatur manufacturer. Sirup pumps and various other devices are their Invention. The Ice saving idea of the first fountain made in 1 Decatur has been perfected. It makes a good deal of difference to a retail dealer whether ho has to buy 300 pounds of ice a day or 500. Improvements made In Decatur fountains within the last year mean that great a saving NUMBERS BETTER tain manufacturers early In the game that the business was likely to be overdone In Decatur with three factories.

That feeling has measurably changed. It IH a good thing for all the factories. Each factory Incidentally draws some business (or the others and helps the business as a whole. It makes it easier, too, to get skilled wotkmen. The men In every department of the fountain factories must be skilled men, the mill hands, the cabinet makers, the metal workers and the finishers.

The foun tain factories have brought a great deal of skilled Labor to the city and developed more of it. AT THE LEADER IRON WORKS. Hurley, treasurer of tho Iv'ew York office of the Leader Iron Works, at No. IB William street, New York City, has been spending a few days In Decatur and will leave for the east Monday afternoon. L.

F. Boers, manager of the Leader- Beers Engineering company at Rochester, N. has been in Decatur for three days and will leave this afternoon, President W. Shorb will leave for Chicago tonight to look after some big contract work. Earl Harquiun of the advertising department will go to Chicago Monday on the matter of engraving for the new catalogs.

The advertising; quarters will this week move from the second floor of the office building to tho first floor for the sake of more room. The space they will occupy was formerly used as a store room. The old advertising room on the second floor will be occupied by the sales department L. M. O'Neill of the sales department is on a trip through Ohio.

In Collier's weekly of Fob 15 the Leader Iron Works will uto one column of advertising space ut a cost of $500. In the Saturday Evening Post of March 5 tho concern will use one column of space at a cost of $000. Full page advertisements will be run in a number of other periodicals, Including "Country Life In "Suburban Life," "The House Beautiful," "Beautiful Homes," The "Garden Magazine," "Keith's Magazine," Cnd a number of farm papers. Hllnota Traction Sritlrni At the Illinois Traction System Shops tile 1909 business has just been cleaned up and the 1910 work is ready to begin. The interval between the two was largely a matter of accounting of cleaning up the record.

Vlic work has kept coming all the time and tho shops are rushed. The new general foreman, R. Thomas, who comes from the Rock Island at Horton, began his duties yesterday. It Is understood that the shop force is to be Increased at once. The new wood shop has not been put into use except for storing some bad order passenger cars The machinery is now to be moved Into tho new shop as early as possible and more E.

R. Johnson Brought Here From Horton, Kan. MAN OF EXPERIENCE May in Time Be in Control of All System's Shops. A i posted a by the I i i Trad I on syntt'tn announced appointment of It Johnson as general foreman of tho system's shops In Decatur, und all a i business with tho shops were directed to report direct to Mr. lohnson.

MAN Or EXPEDIENCE. The new general foreman is a mm of targe ejipcrlencc in railroad shop work Snd It is expected that In time he will assume direction of all tho I T. 8. sliopx lie a master mechanic of the Hock Inland shops nt Horton, Kan Ha came from Horton direct to Dccatur. He Is now In charge of the local shops.

It IK expected the number of men employed In the Decatur shops will ba considerably Increased this a JCew i i i noon be ready and of course the Increasing business of the system Is tilling up more shop work all tlie time HEI'OHTS TO HANDSHV Durlng a good part of the last year the Dccatui pliupw have been without a general foreman, tho having been looked after by J. Bosenbury. superintendent of motive power equipment The now general foreman will report to P. general i of transportation SWITCH COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS A. It.

of BrtttNMx prcnidcnt of Concern, tSlotkliolflrrs of the Sw.uh Throw company mot at the of- flctij in l')ie i i Haturdny aftot noon, and clue led ihc i offlrtTH. A It Hcmt, a Vice H. I Secretary and TrpRFun Aph- more. Gcnornl Manager L. UIIH I The ootttpnnj oxpcctH to tmatipo for innmifiicUire of tlic sw.trh throw at once und the a i on the market.

CUI' TIMK. There was a feeling among the foun-room thereby secured In the main shop Unnr.rr Mmttrd to MftUr Kun in Mini (Hi 1 Time. Tlic In to i Ip i i rtotn tlif i i lia pHt i Ixuifn I i i Hannfr Mod Sumliix Itttmllr Modan TotrazHnl from iho Wlml i i niftrojxOii' T1in rporltil i i tit "i in nml a St Ht I I (i in nix hmii-n nnd nit utcfl route, herons ilio Banner bimHod tlie distance In woxcn hours nnd one mlmitrn. A blu A a i rnlnw will Uc UIKMJI on both lesn of dip lourriev ttml onh three i bo made. HI 1V- cdtm to ha nit cnfriiicn nnd other OUR OFFICE RULES DON'T SMOKE--Recollect the Chicago fire.

DON'T SPIT--Recollect the Johnstown flood. And, Recollect the DAVIS LIVERY CO. Has Delivery Wagons and Cabs..