The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-21

dan. for $3.50. the purchaser being Charles
A. Wilcox. who was represented by A. X.
on the house for one and a half years at
$3.50 per month. Mr.. Wilcox purchased
with the intention of occupying as a resi-
dence as soon as he can secure possession.
| Also a handsome residence lot on the
north side of Waterman avenue. 400 feet
west of Union avenue. being between the
residences of Judge James a. Seldom and
Doctor H.. NJ. Post. The lot fronts so feet
or Waterman avenue and has a depth o.
Maffitt fer 500, the purchaser being James
| w. Garneau, who purchased with the in
tention of erecting i handsome residence on
the lot. This adtoins the sHe sold a short
time ago by the Mercantile Trust Company
to Hiram j.. Grover. who is also erecting a
| handsome residence.
eight-room' brick house, containing bath
feet eel sold fof the account Of Virginia Block
Hentcher. who bought for q home.
No. 5l33 Paramount avenue, a modern
two-stoIy building arranged in two iiats
account of a client of Apple & HemmeiInan
to S. Bangs. The property rents for $500
per annum. and will net Mr.. Bangs about
3 per cent; purchased for an investment.
Also lot on the south side of Allen ave-
nue., east Of jefferson avenue, 30xl25 feet.
sold for the account of Alice Lombard of
Hemmelman for s1.6S0.
Also premises No. 12S and - South
Fourteenth street. between Market and
Clark avenue, a substantial three-story
double building, containing twenty-four
rooms. erected on lot having a 46-foot front.
running through to Targee street. Sold to
Minnie. Friedman for a client of Nichols
Ritter Realty and Financial Company. TIT
purchaser will make substantial improve
The Mercantile Trust CompGny's real es-
tate. department also reports having been
engaged during the past week in making
apPraisements on a number of important
pieces of DrOneyty- and to have eniDyeI 4
very active week in all lines of real estate.
The Mercantile Trust Compan reports
story and basement building at the north
west corner OF Tenth and Olive streets for
the account of the Corner Realty Company
for a term of years to Salveter &, Stewart.
clothiers and haberdashers. This is one of
the handsomest of the newer buildings
erected on Olive street and has been COM
pleted only a few months. 1t Is of gray
brick and iron construction. with an unusual
amount of plate glass. 1t is one Of the
handsome improvements recently erected by
the Corner Realty Company. a syndicate of
capitalists organized by the Mercantile
Trust Company something over a year ago.
and on all OF the property purchased by
Them handsome improvements have been
nade. which have added substantially to
the appearance of the downtown district
tate values in the respective localities.
On of the buildings erected by this COM
pany was on Twelfth and Washington ave-
nue.. one at the southeast corner of Thir-
teenth and Washington avenue and one on
the south side of Washington avenue De
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. as
ard Olive streets. which property the Cor
ner Realty Company recently leased for
ninety-nlne years. and on which a thirteen
story building is to be erected for the FRS
This building was erected with no tenant
IN sight. and in securing such a satisfactory
tenant the Mercantile Trust Company feels
that 1t Will make the corner an active one,
winch Will be of general benefit to Olive
Salveter & Stewart now conduct two large
es.ahhshments and they will install in
tbs building store No. .. Their business is
rapidly expanding in keeping with the gem
erai growth of st. Louis. and in accordance
WIN their progressive policy they will in
stail one of the handsomest mems furnish
ihT eooos establishments in the West.
E-Ntensive alterations and repairs are be-
ING made for them. and Mr.. Stewart stated
ss snon .rae tney would take possession
as sooh as the alterations were completed.
WASHINGTON AVENUE LEASE.
The Mercantile Trust Company also re-
peris-havins' closed an important Washing
ton avenue lease. covering the modern sew
en-story and basement building Nos. g7
anu sS Washington avenue. TO the Goodfel-
Gated in the Liggett building. at The south |
east corner of Ninth and washington ava-
nue., me building fronts As feet on Wash
llss.o., avenue by a depth of 135 feet. and
contains two modern, elevators and every !
convenience. being the western portion Of
II. sn.Shrool Dulldlng, which is gener- !
any considered one of the most substantial |
OF the many high-class commercial buildings
on this wholesale street.
fn.Hp a. wilson. vice president OF the
S"ou.SiIoW Shoe Company, stated Saturday
tnat the move on their part was necessary !
m m orner to secure larger quarters in which
creasing business. The new building Ieased
10 tnem viii contain nearly twice the num- /!
3sI OF square feet in their present quarters.
hey VIII make a number of improvements |
IN the building, perfectly adapting It to the /.
shoe business and will take possession of
the new quarters on January i.
TINS building is now occupied nv the
White-Braneh-McConkin-Shelton HAT Com |
psny' TO whom the Mercantile Trust Com |
pahS recently leased the Wallace building
az EieVsnth and washington avenue, which X;
Ihey VIII occupy on the first of the year. ,
Inc msshinston avenue building has been
pany for only fifteen days. and was leased
for the account of Edward Mallfnckrodt.
PRESIDENT of the .Mallinckrodr Chemical
COIEDanv this h1rfldir-