Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-05
IT'S BOUND TOGROW
Considerable Suburban Property
Is Nov Changing Hands.
SPECTATORS SECURING pLATs
In Anticipation or . Demand Tor
Baiidlng Isots---A Steady Week sn
Heal Estate Dealings

There Is an increasing confidence in
prospects for growth q Grand Rapids
the resent year. as show n - the de
mani Ter suburban property 80 early m
the seasan. Three or four sales ~
acreage FOR plating purposes were made
Last seek. which. While they arr Rot
especially notable as 10 value. serve Ia
illustrate the demand II the times for
more ground for home building, Is
pecially toward the east and the south.
In addition la these larger transactions
the market has been regular and
healthy. n the city map should be-
marked al the points where property
has teen sold during the week II would
be seen that sales have been quite
evenly distributed IN ali directions.
The largest transfer Of the week was
that Of the Miller homestead. on the
south side of Wealthy avenue just out
side the city limits and beyond the con
junction II Lake avenue with Wealthy
avenue. The new owners are W. Nj. and
W 4. Wurzhurg and Emery r. Wood
and j. J Martin II Detroit. The con
siderarion l. S27tC0 ard the plat con
tuifl- tlAutf -t-AFtt 4Htrs uttfl a y Ill
roll the attorneys. have bought the Mel
son farm II 10 acres. located between
the river and the intersection 81 the
Lake shore and Chicago 4 West Michi-
gan railroads. The price is 5000 and
the property viii be held as an invest
mert. Edward y. Escrts bought a
batch ~ lots on the Campbell x Under.
wcod Windsor Park addition from Mel
sou higbce for $500 The lots front on
Morton avenue and Hall street in the
southeastern part of the city.
Some Leading Sales.
She Street Railway company is dis
penslng with ali its smaller barns about
the city since Il has centralized matters
In the big new barns. Last week il
sold the barn property on Stocking
street 90 Morris Dykema for $1,000
Other principal transfers We're house
and lot on Bowery street. west side,
from Herman A. Nedtlers to Martin
Bomburski. 81 90: a house and LOT on
Hazel street ia the north end from b.
Salon 10 james Campbell. $1,000: lot
on Milton avenue near Lake avenue
by G.. y. Wagner 10 Orren G.. Riley
nard. $50. fine home on Central ave
Kirkland for 5000: lot on South
Union street from Ransom G.. Luce to
Thomas Benjamine for 1920: three lots
on Paul's subdivision near Reeds lake
from \. ;. Paul To Jennie Hamilton for
$500; house and lot on Harrison
street from H. d. Wallbridge 10 Martin
Haze. 81 900: two lots on South Jefler-
son avenue from Charles r.. Patterson
10 Johanna Reams for 1920; house
and lot on North Front street from Eliza
Scribner 10 George Erhardt. sl.3I5: a
house and lot on Grand avenue. Martin
DE Mover 10 Edward NJ. Bullock. 81 200;
house and lot on North avenue Render
Van der Liam Ia Angcline Goossen.
SLIGO: James Det,ear 10 james Camp
bell. binding and lot on Bridge street
near Colt avenue. 5000. with trade Of
four lots in Oakdale Park at s:1iO0; ID.
&. Underwood to Lizzie =. jerks. seven
lots on Columbus avenue. s2lOO: Peter
Workman 10 Joseph PETE. house aud lot
on Grandyille avenue for eco.