St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-21
Miscellaneous.

The new railroad that has been surveying q
line into st. Paul, striking the Minnesota
Northwestern Railway cOmpany's tracks
NJ Index Grove station, about six miles
down the river on the West side, is
securing right of way. MIR. T.. Ii. OZmun
late assistant counsel for the Northern Pacific
railroad, is purchasing the right OF way for
the new road, and has secured u considerable
part of it into West st. Paul, near Index
Grove. He has had to pay from $500 TO $500
mn acre for the land the railroad eads. This
section OF west ST. Paul, being ABOVE over
flow, certainly presents many advantages for
track ana building purposes. Many valuable
improvements are contemplated in this Sec
ton and real estate is very active. One tract
a. index Grove, containing 100 acres, was
boid FRIDAY Tor S3O,OO0. and other pieces are
being taken very promptly at same prices.
small frontage on Seventh street, South
SIDE, IN block of Whitney q Smiths addition
sold during the week past for $3.50 per front
loot (not on corner, either). and the lot on
the southeast corner of Seventh and Pine
streets, 5OXlO0 is also reported TO have been
sold mt about 5000 per front foot. Seyera
sales have been made in the area between
Third, Seventh, Wabasha and jackson
streets, and numerous negotiations are ON
foot for lois within this area.
The trade in Reserve township has been
pretty nearly suspended by the muddy con-
clifton OF the roads. 1t is almost impossible
10 examine lands in the suburbs at present.
rs the roads are very heavy, and business in
acres will undoubtedly suffer for a few weeks
to come. When the roads dry up and travel
Ing becomes good the activity will probably
be resumed.
The wholesale business seems to claim the
property east of Jackson street, but il is n
very limited space for it between jackson
ana broadway, and the time is not far dis
liant when it viii be in very active demand If
business is to expand in proportion to the
nDI hot will
wholesale and jobbing center.
The proposed transfer to be located down
tne river, near Moer Grove Station on the
Mlnnesota u Northwestern railway, continues
TO receive considerable attention Such an
enterprise does not seem very distant II
certalnIy IS the place for one, the land being
above nigh water mark and very even
Mr.. S. L. Dawson bought the nortbeos+
corner of Third and St. Peter streets last
week for S22,5OO. The building on this pron
erty was formerly the old First Presbyterian
church, where the late Rev. John Mattocks
useo 20 preach before the congregation
erected the new church on Lafayette avenue
Messrs. Bigelow, Flaudrau s. Souires have
just sold to the Manitoba road n lot ON the
corner of Third, RoSabel and Broadway fo,.
S53, 600. This is trianular piece and Is lac
feet on Third street and ninety feet each on
the other two streets.
All the week there has been a very lively
demand for West st. Paul property. Mr.. S.
E. Dawson sold about $4,000 worth in Ban
ming g. Olivier's addition, also seventy acres
north of the city in Dawson's suburban acre
lots for SIT, 800 cash.
Eighty acres of the Frost g. Ide lands, out
near Lake Phalen, are 10 be plated. and
railroad station Is TO be established
there during the summer TO cost not less
than S., 600. -.-...--
Edmund Rice, Jr., sold to F. B. Clarke the
south one-haif OF section 10, town 80, range
Is, for $4,000.
MERRIAM PARK.
The recent action of the board of public
works opening Marshall avenue 100 feet