The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

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the southeast corner OF Olive and Saral
streets.
The lot. 152 feet on Olive b.. 152 feet OIL
Sarah street WIS purchased yesterday from
Henry II. Wagner through tie F. II. &
C. B. Gerhart Real Estate Company To-
$4,000
The old buildings row Occupying the
corner will be tom down in short time
and 1t ia MANNED to have the new apart
| ments and stores ready for tenants before
the Worlds Fair opens.
1t is Mr.. French's intention to model the
new building. four-story structure afte;
| the building at Maryland and Euclid ave
nues, known as the Maryland block. anc
the structure at the corner OF Lac.ede and
| Handkerchief avenues the Gerhart block.
| These buildings are considered the perfec-
| ton of their type.
| -Four stories AID basement. built OF
! pressed brick in Eight colors, the stores IN
| these structures are designed to enhance
| commercial appearance Of a good residence
nefghborhood, wheie the architectural lines
are pleasing.
The fronts Of the stores will be Of plate
glass and the apartments above will be OF
the most approved modern type The cor
her, Sarah and Olive streets. Is one Of the
liveliest in that cection of the city. and
the Gerharts already have tenants in view
10; tn. new buildiI..
WORLDS FAIR APARTMENTS.
In the IKE OF hotels and apartment houses
hsvs The s's
tract. Soi feet on Kings Highway By lo7
clede ga avenue. TO William ' Graham anu La
MIR. Graham is a client OF Storm 4 Far
ish. and 1t is said that he intends to put
UP apartment houses winch may be used
during the Exposition period for temporary
hotels and af,erward AS permanent apart
ment houses. The property races Forest
vestment.
A. H. Frederick has closed a deal for a
lot fronting, 00oNic) feet at Clayton and
tain loo rooms viii be erected The pro-
posed building has been leased to Iii Lola.
manager OF the Quinn Hotel at Poplar
in the company, the other SHAREHOLDERS be;
Ing Mr.. Frederick. George G. Chapline and
George Sauerbrunn. The hotel will cost
Three important sales Of factory sites
We're closed yesterday, the first being made
by the Mercantile Trust Company. which
disposed of Nos ll22 and 112S South Broad
way. lot 10ox134. to the Hagey Stove Com
pany for $1,000 The buildings on the lot
will be remodeled.
Apple G. Hemmelmann sold two lots for
factory sites on Chouteau avenue. near
Handkerchief. one for $4,000 and the other
for SIS eco.
LII investment pIOUeilS AhAAN
tant deal was that made by the Mercantile
Trust Company. which sold to Captain
Robert Mccullough the apartment. houses
10Ox24O feet. for $4,000 from John II. Nc
Cue The rental is $50 year.
Captain Mccullough formerly lived In St
Chicago Street Railway company: That
he has faith in the future of st. Louis Is
evidenced bv this investment.
BOUGHT FOR INVESTMENT.
Another deal in investment DrODe-tg which
attracted attention was the sale by F. II.
and C. B. Gerhart Of the southwest corner
Hedges 10 John H. Robe fos $4,000 The
property will be improved.
Isaac Hedges is to erect a homo to cost
tween Euclid avenue and Kings highway.
NJ. P. Eynson sold a tract of ground on
Old Manchester road and LAFAYETTE avenue
to Thomas o. Push. on which the latter
will at once erect about twenty small resi-
dences
Though small. one OF the notable sales
announced was tina. made by John Dockery
North Fourteenth and Lindsn streets. lot
lSx67 feet. to Julius 5. Walsh. II. for 81 |
go. The corner was owned by Mrs. Anna |
Burke.
Mr.. Walsh bought the property for the /
Railway. which is Naking cut ]
off to shorten its line e, that IT., no'ht; Sew
cured by the road IN the same neighbor- |
hood. The price Of the Burke lot was more
nan srJJ front 1907. an unprecedented L
lgure for that locality.
FESTuS J. WADE RETURNS.
It was announced yesterday that the Ger
nan Commission to the Words. Fair will /
,ay 5000 month for the residence leased
rom Mrs. Elizabeth Dw.er AZ No. 1895
.indell boulevard. the lease to run for If
cen months. beginning next December. The
Henry Hiemenz Realty Comnany had
.harGe C. tho transaction.
TIE house contains fifteen large rooms
md is considered one of the hadsomest
n the West End. convenient to the Fair
Grounds. 1t is considered an ideal home
or Doctor Theodor Lewald and his staff.
Who will have the use of the splendid fur
;iture which Mrs. Dwyer will turn over
o them under the terms Of the lease.
Festus j. Wade, president Of the Mercan-
lie Trust Company. has returned from
our of Europe and reports that he finds
ii of the great countries he v'stted-Great
sritan. France. Germany. Belgium and
interested in St Louis
nd the Exposition. Many persons told
i'm that they expected to come here next
ess.
While IN Europe Mr.. Wade increased the
oreign service of his company. which now
as 800 corr cspondents in that part Of the
1orld He was much encouraged by his |
rip. declaring that the advertising st. |
.ouis is now receiving will add wonder
ully to her prestige.
AGENTS REPORTS.
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