The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-08
z|MMERLY HEIRS
REDEEM PROPERTY
Growth of Wichita Increases
Real Estate Value.
LOTS SOLD FOR TAXES
May Be Redeemed by Minor
Heirs.
LOTS SOLD FOR TAXES

The growth Of Wichita is making some
money for the heirs Of Michael Zimmerly.
A great many city lots that were let
go for the taxes during the stagnation
that followed the collapse of the boom
are being redeemed. and it is claimed
that good deal Of money will come
To the estate in this way
When Mike" Zimmerly. as he was
famlnarly called by his friends in this
city, died. he owneds tOwn lots ali over
the southern part of the city. After
his death property deprecated and the
administrator OF the estate let the lots
go 10 sale and tax deeds were issued
but since that time Wichita has grown
and the lots are becoming valuable.
The heirs are Mrs Nellie Zimmerly
Bryan. Harry Zimmerly. Pearl Zimmerly
and Minnie Zimmerly Minnie Zimmerly
is only Is years of age and her sister
Mrs. Bryan, is her guardian. 1t seems
10 be the law IN this state that lands
sold for taxes belonging To minor heirs
can be redeemed after they have come of
age, even after the county has given a
tax deed, and Mrs Nellie Zimmerly
Bryan is taking advantage OF this loop
hole in me law to recover the property
and notice 10 that effect is being given
to the present holders.
A list of sixty lots has been filed in
the probate court and il is claimed that
over a hundred lots will be found in
the south part of the city subject to
redemption. r. w. VanZant said yeSter-
day that he had purchased two of these
lots on South Emporia four years ago
for a small sum. He said the value Of
the lots now is about $3.50 and that his
attorney had advised him 10 accept the
ann Cf md y fc
ments or to pay the estate the difference,
and that is what he is waiting to do.
Some of the attorneys are trying to
raise the point as TO whether the heirs
already Of age have any rights Of re-
demptiOn or whether the tax deeds are
not three-quarters good, and that only
the undivided fourth interest of the
minor heir can be redeemed. The attor-
ney for the estate laughs AT this idea and
says the deeds are good or deficient. and
if they are not good that is all there is
Of it. 1t appears that the county had
a right TO sell the lots for taxes. but
had not right TO issue a deed until the
heirs were all Of age.
\ great many houses have been built
in the south part of the city where these
lots are located during the last year and
property in that section of the city is
increasing in value. and it is claimed
that these Zimmerly lots may in another
two years be worth a good deal of money.
1t may turn out nice thing for the
heirs, and the people who have paid the
taxes will not lose anything. but they
will not get the benefit of the increased
value caused by the building boom in
the city.
Harry Zimmerly is in Alaska and is
said to be making a good deal OF money
in gold mines at Cape Nome When he
was last here he told some of his friends
he thought he had a fortune in sight in
his mines and when he got it he intended
to put the name OF his father back on
that big stone building on Douglas ave
nue. which is now called the Whine build
ing. 1t was formerly called the Zimmerly
and was built by the widow of Michael
Zimmerly. Harry would buy il so that
it might be still called the 'Zimmery
building"