The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-14
LOTS AND FARMS
SORAMBLING AFTER WICHITA AND
SEDGWIOK COUNTY REALTY.

Every Real Estate Dealer in the City Il
Kept Busy These Days Buying and Sell
Ing Farms, Business Blocks and Resi-
dences No City in the West Can show
the Healthy Activity in the Real Estate
Market as is On In This City Fourteen
Sales Go On Record Yesterday, With
More to Follow.
Wichita real estate dealers are all
busy and there is not a broker in the
city who has not got from two to a
dozen transactions on the point OF clos
ing. There is an unprecedented rush
among people to get good choice homes.
It certainly speaks well for the town.
No other town in the state can begin to
show the number of transfers that are
being made daily. Several Of the brok-
ers say that the coming week will even
exceed any of the previous ones. There
is scarcely a residence or business Block
in the city that the price has not been
advanced during the last sixty days.
Mr.. Z. /. Spencer yesterday sold Mr..
S. E. Dyal the residence at lis Ida ave-
nue. He also sold to Mr.. P. B. Dilday
one hundred feet on the corner Of Tope-
ka ayenue and Thirteenth street, which
will be utilized 10y Mr.. Dilday as a
home.
Smith and Dorsey sold late yesterday
afternoon the house and lot on the corn
er OF English and Water to Mr.. Harry
Amey He will build an addition imme-
diately and move his family here from
FL Dorado. Mr.. Smith says that te had
two offers yesterday for home property,
one for $1,750 and the other for $500.
He thinks that the deals Will be con-
summated tomorrow.
Robertson Brothers of the Hartford
Investment company made several sales
yesterday. They said ito Nh. r.CharleyPhil-
lips residence on East Thirteenth
street Through them Mr.. w. H. Starr
purchased the nome at 1923 South Law
renee. Mr.. Frank Guard bought the
property at 20S Laura. Mr.. James Tandy
bought the house and lot No. 325 Penn
syivania Mr.. Robertson said yesterday
a piece Of property which had been
quoted 10 them three months ago for
s., 800 had been advanced during the
week TO $1,000. Another piece of prop
erty offered to them two weeks ago at
81 400 the owner yesterday wanted ST.
$50 and wasn't very anxious to sell at
that price. One lot on Lawrence thar
Mr.. Robertson was going Ito buy himself
as an investment had within the week
gone UP $3.50 per lot.
Jack Thomas said that ne had sold
three pieces but tine deals had not been
entirely closed and he did not care to
name them until the matter was fully
settled. He says that he has three big
deals which he thinks he will be able TO
close the first of this week. One is for
81, 900 and the other two are for $1,000
each.
Among other sales that nave been
made during the week are the following:
Mr.. c. II. Mcknight bought the L. J.
Rick property on Lawrence avenue. Mr..
J. II. Stuckey purchased the John NJ.
Moore property ON the corner of Harry
end Emporia. Mr.. August Poison sold
his farm in Gypsum township for $S,-
800. Mr.. J. B. Taylor bought the Peter
Zerrin farm in Delano township. paying
s4, 900 for it. Mr.. John L. Jacobs sold 10
Mrs Annie Hayden piece of property
on North Emporia. The Sam Peters |
farm in Delano township was sold yes
terday for 5000 and the Breese farm in
Eagle township brought $500.