The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-15
SALE CONSUMMATED.
Francis l.. jerks Becomes Owner
of Some Good MankatO Realty.
Will Probably Put Up a Fine
Building Within Two Months.

Two important deeds were filed
with the register of deeds today,
transferring valuable business and
residence property. One transfers
from Anna M. Willard and husband
to Elizabeth M. jerks the northerly
one-third of lot three, block fourteen,
being the lot upon which the building
occupied by S. F. Nordgren's restaur-
ant stands; also lots seven and eight
and the south ten feet of lot nine,
Willard and Barney's Exchange, lying
just south Of The Saulpaugh; also
lots three and four, block seven, War
ren's first addition, being situated on
South Second street between the resi-
dences of Nelson Weed and w. B.
Craig. The consideration is Sl4, 800.
The other deed transfers from VIM.
D. Willard and wife to Elizabeth M.
jerks, lot six, Willard and Barney's
Exchange, for $1,000.
The negotiations for this sale have
been on foot for several weeks, and
rumOrs that it had already been closed
have been floating about. The deal
was not completed until this week,
and the transfer has now been accom-
plished. At the request of parties in
terested, the FREE PRESS has re-
Trained from referring to the matter
before.
Mr.. Francis L. jerks, whose wife
acquires title to the property, has
been in Mankato for nearly two
months. He recently purchased OF
Mr.. Willard the lot and building in
block fourteen occupied by Mr..
Rooms store, and subsequently sold
the property to Martin & Hoerr, who
will move into it during the winter.
Mr.. jerks will have a frontage of 76
feet on South Front street, extending
southwark from the alley south of
The Saulpaugh. He has about de-
cided to erect fine business block on
the property, 76x12O feet, two stories
and a basement high, and having
pressed brick front. The lots are 100
feet deep, and ten feet will be eft for
platform room, to which Milwaukee
side track will run. Mr.. jerks is ne
gotiating with certain parties in this
city with view to leasing the build
ing for term of years, and if this
can be done he will proceed at once to
erect the structure, which will be
modern in every way. Architect
Thayer has the plans prepared, and
Mr.. jerks has spoken with Klein
schmidt Bros. and J. B. Nelson g. Co.
in regard to doing the work, and no
time will be lost if the building is de-
cided upon. Mr.. jerks would, in that
case, have the building completed by
Jan. 1st.
The residence lots on South Second
street are for sale.
Mr.. jerks is negotiating for sale of
the block fourteen lot, and this will
probably 90 through. A lady desires
to purchase it.
Mr.. jerks has made the purchases
as an investment, believing that Man
kato has good future. He expects
to spend a portion of each year
here. His winters are spent in
California. He has investments in
several other cities, but had not
claimed any place as his home. He
is a gentleman whom our citizens
will be proud ito have as resident
even part Of the time. He is board
ing at The Saulpaugh.
Mr.. jerks has made offers on other
business property in the city, but the
present owners have desired to retain
the property.