The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-09
.MAKESBETIER SHOW
Real Estate Cleared Of Old shacks
and Dressed Up Expected to
Sell Easily.
Lots Change Hands at Sixth Ave
nue. and Third Street Small
Dwelling Scheme.

Z Always something new is what the
merchant is looking for in the way Of
making his goods presentable and sale
able. Window dressers are paid high
salaries for devising attractive displays
of merchandise for the passer-by to look
at, and equal attention is given to seduc-
tive counter arrangements.
Walter L. Badger has applied the same
idea this week to real estate. He has
for sale the corner Of Sixth and Hennepin
avenue, covered with a lot of bad looking
buildings. He will make a clean sweep
of the wooden row, simply to make his
merchandise more presentable.
In doing this, Mr.. Badger removes the
only source of income from this property.
The income was not tremendous, but
helped pay the taxes. broad view of
the situation showed the agent that, with
the buildings out Of the way, the proper
ty would stand on its merits rather than
on it's dement's. Farther from the center
of the city the worn out look Of this COR
ner would not have been so noticeable or
effective; but in the heart of the city and
on the principal car lines, the effect was
considerable.
A LuII This Week.
The tremendous business in real estate
last week has been followed by something
of as,lull in the closing of deals, a1tho ne
gotiations are going along which will have
an effect on the market some day In the
near: future as suddenly as the deals Wh1cf
were closed last week.
Myrtle R. Higgins filed deed yesterday
of the property which she bought some
time ago from the Security bank. Tht
| property includes portions of lots 2, 8,
g. and 8, block 60, Minneapolis, and lie:
at the southwest corner of Sixth avenue
S and Third street This was Dough
/ from the Security bank for $22,500 cash
. I,o1
the bank from J. w. Day & Co. The lott
4 lie 1913 feet on Third street by 165 fee
Il on the avenue.
Mrs Higgins has already sold the prop
erty to the Glueck Brewing company, J
X. Gilmore and Sara 3. Archambo. It i
believed that the brewing company an
Mr. Gilmore intend to improve their pur
chases
The brewing company bought the frac
tional parts of the two corner lots TO
:. $4,000; J. K. Gilmore bought the two in
!, side lots and fractions of the abuttin,
lots to the section line for $4,000 and Sar
Archambo bought the remainder or tn
rear of two lots she already owned a
Fifth avenue S and Fourth street 70
$500. 9TH
:. For Small Dwellings.
The building inspectors department ha
made discovery this week that many {
the "shed'' permits taken out are reall
dwelling permits That is, those VIII
have taken out these cheap permits in
tend to use the buildings to live in in ord
e er to stop rent-paying. Then intend g
:. their means will permit to. make add
!, tons until building to cost all the wa
! from $500 to $1,000 will be the result
!: Some alarm is felt on this score for fes
the outlining districts will become shan,
a towns. The reason alleged for this ne
= phase Of the building situation is tn:
. rents have been raised to show Peep
l. |: that it is cheaper to build than to pc
i rent and thus to produce a demand in tt
= market for vacant lots.
Residence Deals.
Al Paris has bought house and lot
Fremont and Lincoln avenues from G.
Johnson, the contractor. The house
nearly completed. H. B. Dixie Of the S,
8 line has bought the George Frey corn
). facing south and east on Lowry hill
Colfax and Summit avenues and will bull