, 1877-05-27

There WaE the eRte aUseuce OF QnlmaL30u IN Lle
real estate make has characterized It Tor scv
eral weeks There IL steady thvugh nct he2sy
demand for cheap lot=, and some trading to escape
incgmotances. out n2speculatlve movement Of any
OF investing capital into landed property. Some vi
he noteworthy transactions OF the week were as
follows: -
Samuel J. Russell sold to Eugene D, Fisk 1lox
7D.s feet On Fulton street, northeast corner Des-
p1s1ncs, for 81, 0t'3.
John E. Dalton sold to Glbert Race, Jr., part Of
southwest 4. S, 38. l., for S12, 000.
Charles I:a1tz sold to Ida Thormeyer 4sx1o1iS
fsst On On EFe street, nea1 Lincoln, IN Erarsson for
A. Petetr sold to l. din 4. Croker 251131 feet,
Of Sheldon, soi slo. .ooa; -
The following instruments were dted for record
Satnrday. May 20:
z1sss t. taa .sa aa*ss T: 1000
Fin 2E So Z a u Harrison 81. VI. asxo4 It.
sstl =. Garner Of Hc9es St i: s;s1i:5 .
4i,rd ~: ss;4 Il q Fourteenth St i: soi ~
we:1 feartsenth @ fa' st. ii il Of Ashland ~
VIZ: F9a1sss1,:;i f.'1 iSs II Of Ashland ass ~.
Me6esa X e:sss sa Il As' q 7j5isii il: 20:
soh SEC 5hiea HaE
T. e. s,th I'M pm|rresfmeats dated May
Bsu.rck s. ~ II, { Of Noble st, f,ea1eo It,
n.tssrs - Il soi Haistcd St. i. s51iis ~
Ms;h:!: + /; i: ii u.'tied St; s's1iia ~
vs.! ssSsPs & a:,s Ss2 isIasT ef Fsns
= e:1e1tesi4 II, with building, dat:a May >o
E:,sP S;;dsx, 5S;ss
sosTa or cfrr LlAirs WITHIN RAn1rs or .zvES
:. sr:s IS. Fl E socsy a2 IS,
Ii S,;Ss 'Ssts Il
ee,s5 eTSSs Ss;s r.; 6 Tns1 10
lr.. md wife to james sChs1rSt.............. 2.5eo
SEMINARY OF TRANSFERS FOR THE WEEK.
Tae following 1s the toni amour, OF city and
0: the Court House fled for recoss, during the
week ending Saturday. May 90: City =alvs, SD:
ss,s: ss,s:ds!ate ena.;Sc,;s M Sos Of city lt
sales. Is: total consideration, sang. lb7..
CARELESS WORK IN DRAWING DEEDs.
The slo. eniy way in which deeds are drawn IL
matter OF endless worry and vs4ation to the
Neeorder and the abstract firms: Names ART mis-
Dates omitted, signatures are waning. ac-
kno~ledEmcntA are not complete. and the oroperty
is wrongly drscrabcd. There ia scarcely . dav
without some such errors. all Of which give occa-
sion for endless complaints, additional expense
and very Hften tedious law-uits. The raltclaphy
or ofsome Of these instruments is Fimrly atrociou:.
purpose Of mystffytng all Interested partier It Is
about time for an i1nprorem Mt in this r'ovcnly
Of ali ., o.es fens It in the
gentlemen ~ho have Hitherto attended cd to is tSs
l6 II not proper to employ professional scnveners
ior tne purpose Of making nil things rlan and easy
drawn in the Offices Of our io.n agents are n1odcl
OF pcr-pcutty. but these scarcely sixth in
n9mesr % Of al those thst pas through the Record
drive elefk t. the verge of distraction In endeav-
ot1nE to dec'pher tiaern
INDIANA HoRsE-RAILwA1 EXTENSION 70 TEE
SOUTH rARK.
the Board # Trustees of Hyde PARK Tor The Chca-
Indiana avenue to :tres hsnn 's saess on
The south FsfS. The work is to be done immedi-
h'els. Tbs will furnish another means Of getting
70 thc paFk and will steatly develop the pronert1
lying on the avenues 'ust outside tae city limits.
THE TAXABLE VALUE OF uElMPRovEp CIT
PROPERTY.
II T. the almost unyer-at practice 10 asse.. rr.
tue1tseo real estate IN cities 1t very low AGrres.
oWoer% without enterprise public spirit take
eon sSs 2, 1hs pn'es T. accumulate WITH
E5o"tn Of the communities around them. A. the
slt.ss Efow their lands grow 10 vaIne. md they
me FAME ta1alion thai falls on the more active
:sts1ens. This unrarned Increment Of the ralue Of
an, ana ZONE econonaste. like Johu Smart MIL have
onsnt 10 nuFe ~ the beacft OF society, >ince
M ~ ae1aaliy The :'sodnc1 Of society. This argu-
az a. % oeen taken ur o* committee Of he eitl
a:-cu ,lau Tor ihe ;asatson Of vacant CIV
P'oprItt. an4 in pteeentin. il SAYS:
n. rns cant l,rxf!to Or Y ICED any Of our zrs&s
sh1a ,1 Ahd o'f1er waste land Kind uf ehactlc
i 1hs orltsea Streets a.pladfag for tae
r.n u u slhEnau ronIs, ard b ~, pt r-fnae knd
rf = .pfs - I eFs eurtd and ~; Ar:ny Of sle Of
81: -, h. ,or hut&tns rr!ee. : asd he owneI.
sa: sss.i I'd Eas:5a s. tbs,s :ss
Ss; = ,.Sd las;t r,;1 ,:srSns.e >. MY These
~ :'ft..; 1nJ rra.r su,s.a,a INTO fne}s nn~tTfi,:
~ s,aaa cause VI The xdfne th~ cog
s4.fs ~ lie ioersr sa.es md 70 sash be!t Is
ase u the eentrr OF our tna M, nn1i
r. eooszT:d 6s asolr,c ncces4tsy to enarer our hor
cIrr, - III 1n such po;s command rental san
c1tn 10 s1 9qr,y 4x sds0g seenato Gx he hsh
sejtsh ur tsea la kr1 xsste 20 s 10 ~ .hs
tnsaf o. tier lap. 10, X supposed
aoihins eaItsa,snt 70 inevne. Il certaa1y d,es NO.
~ ~ Eas1 9 an9aa 5eas PIT Il does cersatny
Ie.se be It remarked u no vile duo to ths oTres
"oo aas 1ae1Ey ~ 1eanA4 ~ Paaare hts properly