, 1874-06-28


the summer retreat OF it's wealthiest citizens,
and the site OF its most elegant suburbs. There
ls not anywhere else in the West finer suburb
than Lake Forest. It's residents are among the
best citizens OF Chicago its educational and re-
AS1ous advantages a1e very foe its scenery il
most beautiful and it is altogether FREQ from
any OF the dangerous or unpleasant features Ut
public houses or drinking shops. -
Recent experience shows TINT property offered
at auction IN these times is almost certain to go
at figures below ita. nominal vaiue ut least. Il
this proves TO be the case at Lake Forest no ope
Who buys at the anctlon next Wednesday vii!
tall to buy to gre.t advantage, for there is no
other suburban property within 80 miles OF this
city that il more certain to advance in value
with the growth OF Chicago.
On the 4th Of July, Ellison, PomeroY Il Co.
sell for Robert G. Grvins, at South Englewood
fronting on Vinceancs avenue, Eighty seventh
street Boulevard, and all the best streets in tho
original town,plat. Also. all tho land whore
the Transfer Railroad crosses the G., Il l. P.
Il. Il. The terms Of aalo have been especially
arranged to accommodate buyers Of small means.
! BALTIMORE OHIO RAILROAD.
+; No decision has yet been reached in the arbi-
tration Of Messrs. ". II. Dorby and ". D. Ker-
foot, between the B. l. Q. Railroad and the land
owners. at Oakwood Park, whose property
is wanted for the right of way
Pending tho settlement Of this question. tie
Railroad Company will do no work on their line
In consequence, real estate in that quarter re-
mains dull a. ever.
Burling J. Adler hare made contracts as fol-
lows: On Madis6a street, 80 feet east Of Frank
lin street, for James ". Scoyilo and Seth Wal-
harns q first-class business building, with all
modern improv ovenents, five stories and oase-
ment in height. 40x17o on the ground. Tho
front will be of Columbian stone. and the build
ing will cost $37, 900. It will be finished in Sep
tember.f The Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear
lntirmary, northwest corner Adams and Peoria
streets, will be brick building. 45x1o4 feet OH
the ground. With sub-cellar basement, three
stories, and Mansard roof. 1t will be finished in
October, will cost 900. and will be a yerv
good substantial building, heated by steam in
avery story.
There will be erected at the corner OF Mil
waukce avenus aud Will street tour-story and
basement brick building, for stores below, with
tenemeutB Of very superior finish above. This
in triangular building. fronting 90 feet on Mil
YANKEE avenue. and 60 feet Oh Will street. It
will bo completed in October, and will cost
$4,000.
Burling T. Adler have plans forn house on
the northeast corner Of LaSnl|e street. Sud Maple
street, for Madame Biatchford. the mother Of
E. W. Blatchford, Esq. twill be built pressed
brick, in the stylo much IN vogue ut Boston,
and will cost, with barn, $1,000
On LaSalle street, so feet north OF Oak
street. they will build residence for J. 3,
HobbH ESP. 35xG5 feet, with cellar, two stories
and Mansard roof The front il OF Columbia
slone. This house will cost $40, 600.
At the southweEt corner OF Dearborn and Maple
streets Edward Hampstead il building first
class double house with stone front, at cost Of
ST., 600.
On Peoria street., near Jackson street. Mcssrs.
Witkowsky d Adams are building two tWo-storS
aud basement stone front houses, eacn I3xa1
feet They will cost $4,000.
THE KENDALL .BLocK.
Tho negotiations for this pr9peIty have been
completed and the transfer OF deed viii be mado
on the 1st of July.
4 REAL ESTATE sron1.
The "mo7estr, bordering on sclf-3lstr1st, to
use one of Artemas Wards expressions with
which real estate men, the world oTor, pl9 their
trade, is known to oyery oue. A sad illustration
acter is given II, story told BY The Drawer~in
Hdrper's A0yazlns- -, 49, =, =
The last instance that has come to our knowctEe In
which enterprise and sel-pos5essitnt ~ere admirably
IN Washington Territory. Just AZ he was aoou: to 20
SWING o and zfer +he had remarked to the Sheriff
whose oice vas in h.s a., forced himself p tho front
and up the steps oi ha fold and jointly addressing
the criminal and The Sheriff. safd II tho gce7'r''
tcI.o occupies the orn will kindly yield for Jet'
4n1nutea would ka make few remarks upon ths
cheap Homestead los at Dobsou's Hoie I nm now
oae-lng for sale" The polite request ahsented to,
and, sf3er a triot summary of ths advantage. pre-
sercd by that lo:asty, tho Sheriff resumed his duties,
pulled the esp tho ' gentenan's countenauce,
AMI -rsr7nit t9ts Atna totdrop: ~. .'s-:-<>'~..
THE CHICAGO soUTHEnS RAILROAD COMPANY.
THE Chicago i Southern Railroad Company
veste1day closed Il contract with J. 3. Brown for
tho building Of their road from tne city to inter
section with Chicago, Danyille l. Viucennes Road
at Thornton. 1t il expsc.ed trains wall bs run
ming IN 60 DAYS.
TRANSFERS.
Th. following Instruments were fled for rec
ord on Saturday. Ju1e 27:
C1TY PROPERTY.