Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-23
SPECULATIVE In REALTY.
President Harrison's Family Pur-
chasing Extensively or Suburban
Real Estate.

chasing Extensively or Suburban
Real Estate.
The Washington correspondent of the
Indianapolis Sentinel last week sent the
following interesting gossip to his paper
concerning the presidents family;
On Wednesday evening the real estate
boomers of Glen Echo, q suburban addi-
ton on the Potomac above Georgetown.
gave grand dinner to the leading officials
and citizens of Washington. The papers
were filed with elaborate descriptions of
the affair, and the elegant cafe in which it
was given. On yesterday il became known
that the presidents household had been
taken bodily into the deal. 1t is apparent
that Harrison is hiding behind petticoats
IN this deal. Since it has become known
that the Harrisons are to locate perma-
nently so near the city the stock in Raum' S
refrigerator company has declined so per
cent. and surprise is expressed that none
of the deeds were taken in the name of
Baby Mckee. Not only was Mrs. Harri-
son not satisfied with acquiring property
at Cape May. but she and the lady mem>
bers of the presidents family have been
operating very extensively in suburban
lots at Glen Echo, a new Suburban town
Just above Georgetown. A number of
deeds, according to the Post of this morn
ing. have been recorded at Rock vile,
Md, the county seat of the county in
which the property is situated. The last
one, on Wednesday. was in the name of
Miss Alice B. Sanger. the presidents
Typewriter. The transfer is for lot in
block IA. and the consideration is 81 800.
On July 2 number of deeds were
filed, among them one in the name of
Caroline Scott Harrison. the presidents
wife. Another deed was recorded, trans
ferrins from Edward Baltzley to John w.
Scott part of a lot numbered in Glen
Echo heights. and also 213 ,3Sl square
feet of msrshland, bordering the heights.
the price being sol, 1888 At the same
time another deed was recorded which
transferred this same property from Mr..
Scott to Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison, the
presidents wife. Mr.. John W. Scott,
who bought the property from Mr.. Baliz.
ley, is the father of the presidents wife,
and in the transfer of this property to
Mrs. Harrison. the consideration named
was but 81. A deed has been recorded
in the name of Private Secretary Halford
and two others to Miss Sanger, the con-
siderstion being 80. S35 SO in one and
1888 20 in the Others The consideration
given by Mr.. Hslford was $1.97S rs.
Two deeds were also recorded transfer
ring Glen Echo property from Edward
Bslizley to William III. Crook One of
these deeds was for lot 6 in block z. and
lots "a and 25 in block IS. the considera-
ton being So ASS, aud the other for
lot 8 in block z. the consideration
being S647 20 Another deed record
ed at the same time transferred lots
90 and 81, block 10, Glen Echo heights
to Mrs. Mary Scott Dimmick, Mrs. Harri-
sons niece. The price Mrs. Dimmick
| paid. for these lots was 80. 1854 Mrs
| Mary Harrison Mckee. the presidents
daughter. at the same time bought from
| Mr.. Baltziey lots &c and 81, in block 10
! near by the lots purchased by Mrs. Dim
mick for 80. 430 90 BIZ another deed re.
corded at the same time, Mr.. Bsltzley
sold to Harrison Crook and S. N. Sheets
lots 80 snd 81. in block II, and lots /. 2.
8 and 4, in block Ia, for 50. 346 80, Miss
Sangers purchases were the most extern
slve made by any OF the white house Ia
dies, aggregating S5,2J9. unless Mrs
Harrison's purchase of S21, 1888 worth OF
property for the nominal consideration of
81 be counted.
| These wholesale purchases of suburban
property will be surprise to many in
this city. inasmuch as Mrs. Harrison no
longer than the 9th inst. made state
ment that the president had decided
scruples against urchssing property and
using his position To enhance its value
| Evidently there were no scrHples on the
part of the other members of the family
for the transaction had been completed
when Mrs. Harrison made the above
statement Unless Miss Sanger, the
type writer, is being used IS a screen By
some one else, her position at the white
house must be a highly lucrative one.