, 1881-02-27

| has started np some slight speculation in the
! property lying near the lake. Two and one
| half acres, nearly a mile from the railroad
station. in Westfali's Subdivision, were sold
| at $3.50 per acre.
7. 7. Knowles has bought 100 acres in
Block l, Warrell's Addition to Wildwood, ly
ing on the Old Thornton road, for $500 pei
acre.
| HYDE PARK AVENUE,
| near Oakwood avenue, is held very high, tina
having all east front being valued Mt SIPS
with S120 offered. Il piece was sold to Joall
Borden OIL the same street. having q wes
front and running to the Illinois Contra
right of way, last fall for $3.50, and is now
held ut from $175 to 500 per foot
| A letter was sent to Senator Logan this
| week by number of interested property
owners in South Chicago, asking for az III
crease OF the allowance Ill the l3arbor bill fol
| CALUMET HARBoE,
| and for the expending Of Il portion of the
| allowance III increasing the depth Of the
! channel frolu its mouth to the Calumet Lake
as tile engineer in charge may direct
Two frame houses, with lot 6ox114 feet, OIL
! Union avenue, near Cottage Grove avenue,
south froont, tlno were sold during the past week
1t is reported that surveyors are at work
fixing up the way for new railroad through
Park Ridge.
Real estate and rents are looking UP
| AT NOEERS II1tA~
Since the removal to that suburb. of the
| Thomas ink and blueing factory there las
not been an unoccupied tenement
there Rents have materially advanced, and
| holders Of corner lots are naming
| much higher prices than twelve months ago.
ceived ten carloads Of bottles, whichis is prob
| ably the largest shipment Of that particular
Of New York.
THE RISE IN REAL ESTATE
is helping out the deposltors Of our defunct
savings banks Reeeiver Otis refused to sell
the depression of the last three Of four years,
| and is enabled to pay dividends to depositors
asgregating S5 per cent. Receiver Turpin,
of the Fidelity, estimates at $4,000 the
amount lost by the sale Of the Fidelity
per cent. The
RECEIVER OF THE BEEHIVE
thinks the rise of real estate will enable him
to pay the depositors dividend. Ills bank
OWLS the 120-acre tract in the Westfall subdl-
vision By the lake-shore, one.half q mite from
offer Of $4,000, over $1,000 an acre, and it
wasn't long ago he couldn't get an offer Of
$3.50 per acre, Now, that's an illustration OF
how it is with:the other real-estate assets
for instance, the brick building at Eighteenth
and Clark streets. well worth $4,000 cash; 4
couple1,f brick residences OH the West Side,
worth 5000 each, etc. The Receiver does
not see why he should not pay a dividend rs
high as 70 per cent. Ii lie had sold out tile
real estate two years ago, he couldn't have
The RcdI Estutc and Building Journal
gives a needed warning. It says there are
hundreds Of houses built
= IN THE SUBURBS
on good plans, faithfully carried out, but In
the excessive demand which existed prior to
1878 many others were built in Il most shabby
manner, and this journal Is not disposed to
aid the sale of such houses unless q price
commensurate with their defects Is fixed.
Those who think of moving out of town
chasing. In some towns, also, such risk was
taken III selling and buying blocks and SUBJ
divisions that it will be we'll for every pur-
chaser to examine titles with th0roughnesS.
SATURDAYS TRANSFERS.
The following instruments were filed for
record Saturday, Feb. 2G:
CITY PROPERTY.
North Water st, l5o It " Ct Pine, st, e it,
to Michigan st. dated Feb. X tWilliam
y. Hoyt to Henrletta Hen Snell). )..,.....;:s s,75o
NssSasSa @ e p1oved St 5 g. Ssssd ct IfS5: FeD 5 a} 1
rick Fitzsimons to Patrick MCCONNELL. 1900
corns St bet Chase and. and Noble Hta =, a @
atiixssakee ay. ; : cor 81 Noble, tzianeie @''''
of G5x571G3 It, improved, dated Feb.25
Charles schuinann to K. SttebeIncr)... $500
Superior st. 10 st Of St Clair, n t. s0xa5
#, dated Feb: % Jesse N. spaldtng to u-~o
johnson 81 St, HUI liz f Of West Fourteenth, '''o
VT, sF17 xt9,: tt, dated Jan. II ,John F.
WABASH ay 4 # Ct u St.
" +. 25xl73 #, dated Feb. Ii IA. Z. and
&C. Chandler to Esther Bee). ..,. -. $500
I, 59xia, Il, dated + Feb. Il James Todd s
to William e: Lobenstein)... .....:.:.. 1850
o9siey 1a a a. ted M II Fc OF = Havf;THn IT RrS
ley to George NJ Viull. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Vs5aea * 5$o1ca ef %hiftist9 Fs j st
F. MyflcR to William Goide -.." 1000
North State st, % It Of Michigan. Q f,25
54o It, dated Feb. :8 Uames o'Boylc to
vine Ist, "a It Of North Nv, i, x5ai00o '
It, dated Feb. Il tIra J. Nchoies to W.
Vernon nv, les IT n Of Thirtythiri St, '''
+, 1871 x164!4 it. dated Feb. Is "a. II. and
J.Stephan 10 Z. Winslow).. w)............... 900 |
s cda datd of Feb r.
Bismarck court 81 It Of Kucker st, n i, 0'''''
Ax60 IT, dated Feb. {Benjauiin Lom-
burd, Jr., to 4. JAcobson). ........., $50. 800 |
The promises Nos. sc and 5ss Warren Nv,
dated Feb IS danes Mccartney to Min
Mohawk st, X Il Of Centre. i, Fix ''
ISS9-10 It. improved. dated Feb. Is C.
Granser eae'u st. 100 g + of serwicK,
x5t It, dated Feb. 20 John ". Fox to
August Muellcr} .......-................ 1,400 !
Marehfteld st, between Jackson and Van
Ruren. G +, 81 IT, 10lx125 it, improved,
dated Feb. Is Charles j. Davis to Lizzie ~
S. Duncan). ..... .......... $500 |
NORTH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF
SEVEN MILES OF THE COuKr-uUuSE.
cybourn az, 79l It " OF Fullerton. sw
+, 50xl50 it. dated Feb. 25 iC. w. Fuller
ton to Il. sedler).- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100
SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN 4 RADIUS oF
SEVEN MILES OF THE COURTHOUSE.
Lot g. Blk 3, Kay's Addition, dated Feb.
II, (E. Koch to W. PrestIn). n)............,.S $50
South Dearborn st, n " cor Of Fifty-f1rst, |
f, :25x100 it, dated Feb. 25 &c. F. Kin
nally to C.. Arnst}. Observation-Disclosures. 570 |
Wentworth nv, cor Of Fifry-ntnth ST,
" +, 69xl35 #, dated Feb. u (Nathau 4. |
BrIsco to 4. Howard: :.............. 49,. 1,1eo
Barney st, 103 tt " OF Wright, 8 +, 37Hx
121!4 #, dated Feb. l2 III. S. Huntley to
William J. Hoag).. ...--- e,sD |
VEST OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN !. RADIUS OF
SEVEN NILES OF THE COURTHOUSE.
3eluc st, Its it of Wnbansia, f, 25x115
it. dated Feb. Il John johnson, Jr., to
tendsburs sis5 ns! st. is fl Of Dickens, t, 5ix
134.5 #, dated Feb. 10 Same to J. ].
aozurt st, 80 # 8 of .WAbansa st, +,
:225xl00 #, dated Feb. n Same to Hugh
C[u5lQ}.... do |