The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
Real Estate Men Say Investors
Are Seeking Safe Spec
ulations.
SUMMER MARKET is ACTIVE.
Many Large Deals Reported-Sev-
4 eral Sales of Desirable Dwell
ings COnsummated Last
Week.

Real estate men report that the slump In
the New York stock exchange, which has
had its effect to an appreciate extent In
this city. has not proven detrimental to
the sale of property here.
In fact II is said that many persons have
turned 20 real estate as a safe investment.
and that the sales have been larger than
usual at this time OF the year.
Several firms have consummated rather
large deals during the last week. and from
the statistics on record at the Real Estate
Exchange. the last fifteen days of August
have-been very satisfactory.
One of the most important sales was
engineered by J. I. Epstein, who sold the
Beethoven Conservatory Of Music building.
Jxenty-third and Locust streets to Sam
Il H. Leaths for $4,000 The property was
owned ny the Epstein brothers.
Several months ago Mr.. Ieathe an
nounced that he was going to invest ST..
ooo.ooo In st. Louis real estate and since
that time he has been the principal in many
largi dealt.
Rutledge & Fitzpatrick negotiated the sale
OF downtown building and lot. the first
at No. l. North Eighth Street and was
The proptgey IS CONSIDERED very s fe desira-
BILE and belonged to Mary o. Harbaugh:
1t Is located st the corner OF an alley and
c. If. Davis, president Of the Royal In
buildings on Forest Park boulevard. Miss
Msrgsfet Smith purchased No. 1926 for sio.-
Julius walsh. Jr.. purchased, through Pa
pin = Tcntrup, property at No; 1877 Lucas
Nicsol,s. bitter sold C. e. NJ. Champ of the
Ssg sRssaS So|gan nIos handsome Ss nrep rssi
us pGehased for N6.o60
M 2 Graham Frost manager of the
co.a 81. e. n tine
Forest Psrk Boulevard. W. ''--
modern eonv.pisaess and Is located near aaa the
park u one % the most quiet and homelike
blocks On the boulevard.
ede as SCI
b e. r. H. Davis for 10000 and Mrs.
Frost was represented by the real estate
department. Of the Mercantile Trust Com
The house is artistic in design and com
1ortanse y arrangement. and will be eeeu-
on her return to the city, September j.
Forest Park Boulevard.
&c: r. q, Davis, president of the ROYAL
Forest PARK bouievard. containine eleven
rooms. lot six150, for slb. 800; from the Fed
SIA 1aV6sfment Company to Miss Margaret
sfnith: who purchased for a home. and has
Bowed into the house. This house Is hard
finished. but the demand has been SO
great Mr.. Davis has sold four OF Eve he is
The plan i hoa. Seen aashsa
detail ssdl,, heantisully finished with the best
Frost 10: "a Forest Park s Boulevard iAs for
also from the Federal Investment Com
pany. Mrs. Frost was represented by Mr.
Anderson Of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany. Mrs. Frost win occupy the house as
RutledEe q Fitzpatrick.
Rutledge & Kflpatrick Realty Company
report having sold for the Irwin estate a
lot OF ground on the north side of Mullah-
ply street, between Twenty-frst and Tween
ty.second streets. fer 500. to J. J. BiszantE.
No. ST Cook avenue, for the Julia Howss
estate, to Joseph Kelly. for $500 cash. w.
E. Corby represented the purchaser.
Also sold for the d. Louis and Kansas
City City Land Company house No; 1858 North
n3elman. agents, represented the buyer
kk1n sold for the St Louis and Kansas
SN Lend Company, to Joseph Muraski
nS4se No. 1918 sarsneld place. for 5000
,Alss sold for the st. Louis and Kansas
No. I'm o,FslIon street, for 100 cash.
Also sold for Henry, bunker. to Eliza c.
Meyer, houses Nos. Ito and 17l2 Mississipp
avenue, for 800 cash.
Also sold for Mary o. Harbaugh, to Jo-
eeph J. Gdlfon, twenty feet OF ground on the
east side Of Eighth street. between Market
and Chestnut streets, being at the corner of