The herald., 1896-08-06
TIE REALTY MARKET
Steady Demand for Desirable Property.
Sn,el Reported

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Nothing of unusual interest in real
estate circles has transpired during the
week, though the number of sales is up
to the average. The demand seems gem
orally confined to small properties in the
way of country property and to lots of
moderate price and available for i'm
mediate Improvement in city lands.
Among the larger transactions in sight,
the Daily Journal gives some particu-
lars of a colony scheme under the direc-
ton OF the Rev. George d. Heldmann.
pastor of st. Pauls German Catholic
church, Chicago. who is on his way to
California on a tour of inspection pre-
paratory to establishing a large colony
of German Catholics in this state.
THE plan is to bring the colonists from
Chicago and st. Louis and establish
them in some fertile valley of this state.
where they may all live together and
earn an Independent livelihood on the
land.
1t is the present intention to have the
colony produce susar-beets on an eX-
tensive scale, though the culture OF
fruits. vegetables and cereals Will also
form an important part of the work.
In general a varied class of farming is
to be adopted, while the beet is to be
staple product.
Immediately a site is purchased and
the colonists begin to settle thereon,
church and school will be built ana
priest will take charge of the spiritual
welfare of the colonists. Only Germans,
members of the catholic church. can be
admitted to the colony. the object being
to bring together those people who other
wise might be scattered far and near
without opportunity such as they VIII
have in the colony.
For two months the local agents of
the colony have been investigating var
ious large tracts in California, with the
result that desirable site in San Ber-
nardno county. a large ranch belonging
to Miller & Lux. in Monterey county.
and tract in Mendocino county, VIII
be examined by Father Heldmann. The
Monterey property is said TO offer the
best inducements in regard to climate,
soil. water, facilities for transporta-
ton. etc.
Among the sales reported during the
week are those of c. G. Edwards, who,
as executor of ]. b. Bainbridse, de-
ceased, has sold lot s. block f. of the
Moran tract, to Mrs. Emma Romandy
wife of Dion Romandy of the Orpheum
theatre. Mr.. Edwards has also sold for
Alfred Day house and lot on Fremont
avenue, lot 1877. block %, Park tract, to
G.. w. Crawford for $500.
Mrs l.. II. Harvey has purchased lots
- and II, block 5, Harvey Rickers sub
division, for $500 The property is unim-
proved but will be built upon.
c. j. Wade. secretary of the National
| Building and Loan association, has dis
| posed of his fine fruit ranch to Winfield
! Scott Way, of Baltimore. Nd. for $500
cash. MIR. Way will live on the place
and continue to improve it.
| Jonas Roberts on Saturday last sold
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tead tract, to A Richards, for $3.50. The
| Intention is to improve the property.
II. NJ. Russell & Co. reports sales in
the Ocean Spray tract as follows: To
| w. B. GCrtz. lot 10. block E. S55; to
Thomas &. Clark. lot 90 block Z, SIS;
to c. w. Mardis. lot 4. block A, $50; to r.
II. Miller, lots and Z. block a. lot 1S,
block +, sl65; to +. B. Harbert lot 2,
| block A, So so; to Rudolph Hopf. lots II
and 10. block A. 1895; to F. A. Helm. lots
S. 8, TO- II. II and 49, block G, s3015; to
Mrs. L. Johnson, lot 3. block A, Sl27; to
j. r. Sheckles, lot Is, block E. $50; to r.
\. Ridgeway. lot &c. block f, s55; and to
A. Dunlap lot 6, block e. Sis.
H. A. Gerdes on Saturday purchased
lot "A of the north half of lot 10. block
%. of the Wolfskill Orchard tract from
Easton, Eldridge & Co., who have ar
ranged to construct for Mr.. Gerdes a
cottage to cost $1,000
s. X. Lindley on Saturday last sold lot
.. block 81. Angeleno Heights tract, on
Sunset avenue, for $3.50. to Richard w.
Brooks, who will soon begin the erection
of n home.
NeisWinder e Lockhart report the fol-
lowing sales for the week: Lots ~ and
-, block T. on the corner OF Rich and
Fourteenth streets. to Catharine Dunn
pert, for $500; to c. c. Briggs, seven
room. two-story dwelling on Eighteenth
near Bush street for $500; to Louisa
| Maud, a seven-room house on Star street
near Sixteenth, for $3.50; to r. A. Chap
man, lot on Sotello, near San Fernando
street, for $500 and to Nicolas Giardna
lot "a of Smiths Third addition, on the
corner Of Enterprise and Lemon streets.
for $500. Mr. Giardina will at once begin
the construction of a residence.
Ben White, 221 West First street, re-
ports the following sales: Lot 102 Phil
bin tract, on East Pco street, with mod
ern 15-room cottage, for ". r. Memory
and Kate G. Memory. TO William f, Wat
terson, proprietor of the Owl bakery,
price $500: four-room house, lot 50X13O.
AT No. 3l?3 Emmett avenue, Boyle
Heights to Mrs. Eliza beth Bullock. price
$500: lot II of Rogers subdivision on
burlington avenue, near Temple to C.
II. German for $3.50 IS acres, some i'm
provements, near Palmdale, to Mrs Car
RE Nilinot, for $3.50. Ben White states
that small homes offered reasonably on
easy terms find ready buyers.
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