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REAL ESTATE NEWS
Removal Fran The Cily
of the owner of a most attractive Bungalow is
tin* reason we ran offer it for sale.
In the Heart of
Summerville
On a rerm r lot, (iOxI.tO feet, we off T n two
storv rvtodenre of Mmigalow ty|»e. llou-'e has larg<*
reception hall, dining room, pantry, kitelien on first
floor an<’ three bedrooms and hath on second floor.
New hardw iml floors downstairs. Kleetric lights
and gas.
Price is $6,500
We ran earn- rM) of this^ amount for three
t v five years. This is the ehanee of the season to
tret in a h me, what you want, where you want it
nod when you want it.
GOODWIN & DUVALL
Union Savings Bank Bldg.
CHEAP
MONTE SANO LOTS
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1 have n number of the best lots on Monte
Sunn for sale very cheap, ami on easy terms. In
vestigate these lots and gr t my prices The cheap
ness of them will certainly surprise you. You will
never have another opp< rtunity to buy Monte Sano
lots as cheap ns I am off ring these. Easy terms.
See me early Monday morning.
Clifford R. Dawson
REAL ESTATE.
311 Union Savings Bank Bldg.
Augusta, Ga. Phone 3077
Bit a Ist an Gleas Ate.
1 will offer five lots on this street at special
prices for a short time, one square from car line,
established neighborhood, high elevation. Lots are
deep enough (201 feet) for your garden, flowers
and chickens; any width you wish.
If you contemplate going to the Hill now, or in
a year, it will pay you to see me. Terms to suit
buyers.
JOHN W. DICKEY
NO ROOM IN AUGUSTA
FOR' KNOCKERS
With the tirw amount of building
going on In the heart of the business
section hue come the development In
the suburbs and surrounding coun
try tlint Ik hut the natural result of
down town activity.
The people of AiiKuata are gaining
confidence In their city every day,
and are beginning to realize and ap
preciate the advantagea we have.
people with hard cash that uaed to
Invest in stock* arid bond* have real
ized that they have a wafer Invest
ment and a much better Investment
in local real estate.
Thai the above statement Is true
Is pretty conclusively proven by the
fact that the local r«al estate men
almost without exception are now do
ing more business In one month than
they did a year ago Iti three months.
We have much building now going
on, but those in touch with business
men hear rumors of other big things,
maybe buildings, that will assume
tangible torm in the near future
The question of organizing a com
pany to buy large tracts of land and
Out of 10 Cities Only 2 Ahead of
Augusta in Y. M. C. A. Inter-City Meet
This City’s Showing in Big Membership Campaign Now on
Speaks Well For the Town—Today’s Returns of All Cities
Will Be Posted at Broad and Bth Streets at 9 P. M.
HOW THEY STAND.
Mobile 3.216
f'harlolte ..1,761
AUGUSTA 1.595
Greenville 1,566
Columbia .. .. ..1,327
Charleston 1.302
Savannah 1,261
Greensboro 1,136
Sumter .. .. 833
Wilmington 790
Winston-Salem 566
Local Standing. '
1 give's Team 1,014
Clark's team 571
Boys' team 1®
Among eleven cities In the Y. M.
C A. Intercity membership cam
paign, which began Saturday. Augus
ta now stands third from head. Mo
bile is still at the top with over three
thoussn I points; Charlotte second
with a little more than half of wlmt
Mobile has, and Augusta has less
than two hundred points less than
Charlotte. What will tonight's returns
show? If Augusta gets two hundred
INSPECTORS OF CATTLE
IRE BEGINNING WORK
Sworn in This Morning and
Will Start at Once. Messrs.
Morgan, Clark and Elliott the
Inspectors.
The Richmond County cattle itv
cpwton were sworn In thin morn ins
and began on their duties. Messrs.
Herbert IT. Morgan, and .1 Kdwurd
Clark are inspectors fur the county
and Mr. W. T. Klllott for the atulo.
The county tins been divided into
three parts, Mr Elliott taking all ot
that section nearest the city, the bis
dairtse. The inspectors are expected
to visit each rattle owner every two
weeks to see that the caws are dipped
properly in vate.
CENSUS DIRECTOR NAMES
W.K. MILLER JR., COMPILER
Augustan is Chosen For Work
on Vital Statistics in Chicago.
Atlanta, Ga. Director of the Ccn
hu« William J. llarrla, who la here
for the meeting of the State Demo
ertuic Executive Committee April I.
I'liinninceil today the appointment ot
William K Miller, Jr . of Augusta, as
compiler of vital statistics for Chi
cago. 111., where he Is now engaged
In the insurance business
The salary is $1,200 per annum an 1
the work can he done In spare mo
ments In no way Interfering with
Mr Miller's regular duties.
ORCHARDS ASKS RECEIVER.
Macon. Ga. The Luxury Fruit Co,
of Fort Valley has petitioned th«
United istauv district court for a re
cetvor to take charge of the property
o (the com] any and work It out ot Its
tinandal difficulties.
The company has secured debts of
$22,000 ami unsecured liabilities of
sl,:tt>» The assets comprise t. 200
acres of lsnd In Houston County on
which fruit Is grown. The value of
the assets Is not given.
Chess Championship.
Naw York. —Frank J. Marshnll left
New York today for St. Petersburg,
where he will represent the United
States In the forthcoming Internation
al congress of chess masters to which
Oar Nicholas had made a donation
of i.OOO roubles. Thetournament in
which he will meet the champions of
Russia, England, France. Germany.
Austrta-Hungarv and Cuba will begin
on April 20th and will continue for
about three weeks.
HELPING THE CAUSE.
A minister was horrified one Sun
day to see a boy In the gallery pelt
tng the hearers in the pews with
horse chestnuts. As the good man
looked up, the boy cried: "You* tend
to your preaching, mister: I’ll keep
them awake. —St. l*mts Post Dis
patch. .
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
improve and divide Into small farms
to accommodate a great number of
people who would like to come to this
section is being agitated by some of
Augusta's leading men.
Two things that have handicapped
Augusta In the past: The lack of
power and office rooms will soon
cease to exist It is pretty general
ly admitted that the first trouble,
lack of power, has been removed, and
the other, lack of office accommoda
tion, will have been disposed of by
October.
The hears on Augusta have almost.
If not entirely, disappeared and men
who have confidence In the city’s fu
ture are now at the helm and the
good town is being steered commer
cially, Into rich fields.
The time has come when people
who knock Augusta will he called
fools and the term will be applied
with justice.
Augusta will be a big city one of
these days, hut it will never have
room enough for that sorry specimen
called a "Knocker.”
more than Charlotte does today she
will go to second place
As sho is some fifteen hundred
joints in the lead. Mobile will prob
ably win the contest, but the race for
second and third places will be ex
tremely close. Augusta says she will
he satisTled with nothing less than
second place and is going to take It
if she has to strain every muscle to
do it.
Augusta has not even stood still
blit has advanced a notch every day
so far. This Is saying a lot for the
men who are out working for the
local association They are divided
into two teams, under Captains Will
Ixtve and W. E. Clark, respectively.
The two tetms are striving desper
ately for local honors. The present
standing shows that Love's team Is in
the lead.
It must be remembered that Au
gusta through this inter-city campaign
Is being given a certain considerable
amount of advertising. .
Today's results will be posted at 9
o'clock this evening at Howard's cor
ner, Broad and Eighth Streets.
March, in Like Lion,
Goes Out Like Fish;
No Cold is in Sight
March, having come in like a lion.
is doing her best to upset tradition
and go out like a fish. The rain that
began falling early Monday nftsrnoon
continued throughout the night and
Wednesday it was damp and cloudy.
According to Ihis morning’s forecast
the rain ts over for the present any
way and tomorrow is predicted to be
fulr.
SALE BARGAINS EXCHANGES
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE; DON’T WAIT, INVESTIGATE—
2-story modern hom*. finest residential section of city, on ear
lins. Exceptional bargain S2OOO
2-story home near depot, modem, eentrally located. Quick sale
price $2350
5-story 7-room home near railroad shops, to close estate. For SO
days, only $1575
TO EXCHANGE or FOR SAI.E: Nice little farm. 7 acres, near and
In easy aeceaa to city; residence 0 rooms, barn, stable, poultry house,
100 fruit trees; wUI exchange for home well located in city. Sale
or Exchange $1450
FARMS, EXCHANGES LOANS
P. F. KEENAN & CO.
Montgomery Bldg. Phone 807-J.
18% INVESTMENT
I have for sale 6 now houses, well located, near
John Milledge School—all rented to good white peo
ple. This property will pay 18 per cent, on the in
vestment. Enough said!
6 Houses, practically new, conveniently located
and rented to good negroes. Tliis property is cheap
and will pay at least 15 per ceut. on the invest
ment.
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7 Houses on D’Laigle Ave. All houses rented.
Price $2,500. Will pay 16 per cent on the invest
ment.
Any of the above property could be bought
and re-sold separately at a handsome profit.
JOSEPH W. BEASLEY
Phone, 6868 W. 215 Dyer Bldg.
SMITH SHOWS OPEN
up in eooo Sim
Located on Ninth Street. Big
Business Expected During
Remainder of the Week.
The Smith Greater Shows have
have opened up ■ n Ninth street and
are doing a nice business. The weath
er Interfcrred considerably with the
shows last night but It is expected to
night and during the remainder of the
week they will do a big business.
The shows are being put on under the
auspices of the fraternal order of
Eagles und some of the proceeds will
go to the Children's Home.
BAD FISTICUFF IN FRONT
OF DYER BUILDING TODAY
Public attention was atrracted In
front of the Dyer building about noon
today by a fist fight between J. L. Da
vis and Hugh Phillips, the latter pro
prleor of the Wolverine Tea Company.
Davis was arrested by Officer
Brown, who was standing at the In
tersection of Eighth and Broad streets,
and carried to the barracks, where ha
was released on $25 bond supplied by
Mr. W. E. Gibbs, a witness and friend
of Davis.
The trouble Is said to have originat
ed over some financial misunderstand
ing.
Phillips was sent to the hospital. His
Injuries are not serious, it is under
stood.
EMIL VEDRINES KILLED.
Reimes, France.—Emil Vedrines. a
brother of Jules Vedrines, the famous
french aviator, was killed in a fall
with his monoplane here today. In
the international aeroplane cup race
at Kheims. In September, Vedrines
finished second, flying 124 miles at
123 miles and hour.
TO BETTLE THREAD SUIT.
Washington.—Negotiations were be
gun today at the Department of Jus
tice for a settlement, out of court, of
the anti-trust suit against the Ameri
can Thread Company. It was under
stood that the government would in
sist on terms which would grant prac
tically everything asked for in its suit.
No decision, however, was reached
today and further conferences are ex
pected. No testimony has been taken
in the suit.
MAIL Cr’uISERS.
Washington.—The senate today
adopted Senator Weeks’ resolution
calling upon the secretary of the navy
for Information as to the feasibility of
employing naval cruisers to carry mail,
passengers and freight between ports
of North and South America. As
amended by the naval affairs commit
tee the names of the ports mentioned
in the original resolution are stricken
out to give it broader scope. ....
Money To Loan
ON REAL ESTATE.
SIO,OOO immediately
available.
T. 0. CARY
Irish American Bank
Building.
For Sale or Exchange
House and lot and lot adjoining, comer Central
Avenue and Hickman Road (Telfair street) on The
Hill. On car line. Price $3,500.
Lot opposite Arsenal, Walton Way, 100x200. S4O
per front foot.
POR RENT
A new and attractive flat on corner Crawford Ave
nue and Fenwick street. 0 rooms S2O 00
MartinA Garrett
137 Jackson Street.
REAL ESTATE-INSURANCE
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FOR SALE
Near the intersection of Highland Avenue and
Wheeler Road (Summerville) we offer a beautiful
place of six (6) acres, nine (9) room residence and
two (2) servant houses. This place is supplied with
city water and has a commanding view of the sur
rounding country. If you want a combination city
and country home, where health and freedom
abound, this is your chance. Price, $6,000.00. Small
cash payment; balance at 6 per cent.
Jas. R. League & Co.
212 UNION SAVINGS BANK BUILDING.
Phone 176.
POWER
The development of 40.000 Hydro-Electric
Horsepower means much to Augusta—it should and
very probably will treble the number of industries
here.
The power is available and cheap, and indus
tries in other cities will take advantage of the many
opportunities here.
Learn the Advantages of
Augusta and Tell Every
body About It
FOR SALE
A delightful homo, on the Hill, just across the
street from the Country Club. Large lot 200 feet
front by 345 deep. Residence of nine large rooms,
bath and pantry; 100 foot veranda, halls on upper
and lower floors; garage for three automobiles,
stable, coal, oil, wood, chicken and pigeon houses,
all separate. All varieties of fruit tree? and berries.
House splendidly ventilated. Lot well drained.
Price reasonable. Terms easy. Property in
this section is enhancing in values every year.
J. HARDWICK JACKSON
409 Dyer Building. Phone 3446
WEDNESDAY. APRIL Y.
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