The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17
FOR sALE-REAL EsTATE.
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REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTING
AGENCY.


REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTING
AGENCY.
Forty-hve years ago, Kansas was
known as the great American desert, to-
day ranks as one of the great producing
states of the Union. With one million
i've hundred thousand happy prosperous,
ands more, people come here to get well,
and make money. We lead in the follow
salt, zinc, lead, petroleum, coal and many
other smaller products Total valuation
OF wheat, corn. oats, rye, barley, buck
wheat potatoes, caster beans, cotton,
TAX, hemp. broom corn, milo maze, mil
let hungarian, Kaffir corn, timothy,
clover, alfalfa, blue grass prairie grass,
cattle, swine, horses, sheep, poultry, eggs.
tural products besides what is consumed
by the producers" including salt zinc
lead and coal, exceeds eight hundred mill
ion dollars for 1899. This does not include
manufactured articles and flour" which
is made from wheat raised in Kansas
party here now to contract for fourteen
Our flour is high grade, Germany takes
our butter, all buy our beef. We have
the largest apple orchard in the world.
Thomas L. Ross, one of the oldest Real
Estate Brokers in the state, makes col
lections for individuals. Bankers loan
brokers, savings banks or corporations,
twenty-six years. experience enables me to
place correct values on your holdings and
solicit your patronage. Business promptly
attended to in any part of the state. If
you wish to purchase or sell real estate
in the city or country. see or correspond
farmers and investors who have pur-
chased from me-now wealthy and living
have a large list of lands. ranches and
FARMS some large tracts for colonies
one tract of 24000 acres, I will mention
$4.00 to $3.50 per acre, owing to improve
ments, largely improved, 5000 acres in
wheat looking fine. One railroad runs
through the land: another within two
miles. and citv Of :. 800 Inhabitants, the en-
tire tract be bought for IS so per acre
improvements good: in 1888 it had $1,000
-t7.af- Of 4x719s in h1sz 1aalr
Reason for selling so cheap, manager not
well, owner wealthy and don't want the
care. Other large tracts, equally as de-
sirable. We have a fine climate between
two extremes, being the center. of the
United States. I look after foreclosures
and mortgaged property IN any part OF
the state Thomas l.. Ross, Columbian
Building, Topeka Kansas.
BARGAINS IN PROPERTY
A farm of 160 acres, highly improved, 10
session this spring. If you want a. bar
gain in a farm, come and see US at once
50 acres, miles east of Topeka, 40
acres in grass and 40 acres in cultivation,
3 room house, barn. young orchard, cribs
and grainery. All for 81. 10000.
IS beautiful east front lots on Arch St,
near 10th St The eastern owner says TO
send him any reasonable offer. Come at
once and see US, for We are going to sell
them
We have a modern house on Tyler st,
of rooms and barn, east front, and close
to Engleside, that we can sell you for
81. 400. 90.
3 lots on a corner and 2 blocks from
Kansas avenue in North Topeka with a
good room house, cottage cellar, well,
cistern and barn, all for $4,000.
room house and IL lots, on Tyler St,
in North Topeka, a good little home
S350.O0; $500 in cash, balance $500 a
month.
4 nice 6 room house with good barn.
city water, cistern, on Topeka avenue. be-
tween Sd and 4th st. We can sell for
81, 10000.
If you want a good home or farm, or
small tract of land come in and see US.
PAYNE & THOMPSON.
627 Kansas avenue.