The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
Several Attractive Sales Indicate
Increasing Activity in
Market.
MRS. HILLS MAKES PURCHASE.
Doctor Gamble Ground in Rose
Hill Bought for New Resi-
dence District and Will
Be Improved.

The last week has seen several imnor-
tant sales OF improved Investment and va
can't property closed. indicating an added
interest in these classes OF real estate and
forecAating what agents claim VIII prove
. brisk fall business.
Mrs. Dva stu-Ees Hills. wife OF the late
Colonel Charles S. Hills and sole heir to
IN estate left by the successful tobacco
manufacturer valued IN the millions. fig-
ures In the largest realty transaction OF
the week. Mrs. HilIss recent large deals,
II y said. place her in rank with Mrs
Laura L. Lindsay. Mr.. Celeste Pfnm,
Mrs. Eliza A ciymer and other women
operators in ST. Louis realty
Mrs Hills. through her agents, Bradley
e Quinette. purchased from Henry H.
Wagner. represented by weisels-Ger-
hart the fo1r-story building at the south
west corner of Twelfth ard Pine streets.
lot Sx1O feet, or a valuation of $500
Mrs Hills gave in part payment the Va
cant lots lDjx171 feet AT the southwest cor
ner and 15Sx2l3 feet at the northeast cor
ner Of Taylor and LacIede avenues. val
ned at $1,000
corner year ago froni Frank r. Tobin
,ioT IS, 90. Mr. Totan making a fair profit
over the price paid by him a short time
previous for the property from the TrIr
ner estate Mr.. Wagner recently am
proved the building and leased the nrst
noor for term of years to the Harrison
l, saotners I Paint int COMPANY. and the upper
stories for hotel purposes The present
income is about four and one-haIf per
cent net on She price paid by Mrs Hills
Anotner Pine street sale of note was
tnat OF the northeast corner of Fifteenth
and Pine streets. ,ot 5,xIos. bought bv
Amedee " Reybrrrn. through the Mer-
cantlie Trust Company. from Solomon l.
Reyburn has for some time owned the
ADJOINING lot on Pine street and by this
purchase increased his holding to 'front.'
age OF sixfy-three feet, upon which he
contemplates extensive improvements.
walter Il: terSteee. the wholesale boot
and, and shoe dealer. added to his extensive
chase from Charles Il. Perks estate ar
No. 2e1 Market street lot 40x1O for sleN
." He will improve the ground with a
s.ole ana once tA1iiding- Wie<els-Ge!*art
An important sale of West End yacan,
ground was thar of the D1ctor Gamble |
Julia and Hodiamont avenues. To a
syndicate represented by the Holbrook-
Biackwe!der Real Estate TRUST Company.
senoe Tno ,n.snG n11n dividinS the ground for resi-
me west part of the adjoining block, |
making the total frontage 1000 feet.
pr,vaie street YIN be graded through \
built at Hamilton and Hodiamon, ave
nues- The land is covered with bea,,fifuI
snahe trees and very attractive. Doctor |
.,ambie's s4ooH re sidence is located i'm the
block fronting Plymouth avenu. Tbe
nroperiy was sold for Doctor Gamble,
through Adam Beck &. Co. for sliOoO0
Vacant ground along D-lmar avenue
IN gD)d demand and several |
sales were made in the district west OF |
kine highway during the week Dealers
claim that the improvements in the Park,
view tract and at University Heights and
Elsewhere west Of city limits are h.,inrt
! good effect on values all along that thor.
Fisher 4 Go.
IN number and s'ss as, the ,s, nsss H
e-t on Columbia avenue. &. On KsnE.s bi:.s hyo
.ay. LES fee. on Botanical avenue and az
NcCssland for 5000 or about 81 H ner + yro5;
Ht aouss eeIfaased ans ios sn Ss Seeuls,0r a M,,,r
outhwest corner Missouri avenue and Whiy,e,
To- 2, a sod e Adoiphus Busch sor Ssos
ne Iof Is sexltj: hr,t noor contains i've roons
nt,sgs oak n. Mbray the eft as SineG the hall II
haii Is m reeepson Ss,1o1 SDPosg
os is Is .IIn mIrrie.ro0m asishsd in n.hossny: i'm
4 ss. asSnai IN form fine mantel and coionnaded |
s n:hsd N rns pan s.,ba ss:sen and
ye We. iaase bedrooms BED % Communicating with each
No 81. West Pine boulevard. lot CO.
ocrns fine stable and car4saes ai. fSy teen
4 brown stone. formerly known as the 2 ;.o Dun,
nd sold 10 NJ ae Meyen ey M for 4 a,v suiz5ach
Noe I.h-:9 Carr street two twy to-.
JssoSy and sold 70 Ben Sair for tgsh s;e IS
No. 4sS! McPher-on avenr
pom residenee: lot 21lso neT n@seII % % nine
o. ss.csS. which Mr. b = ps5sival @ G. BsypSn
ran.sesion 'm'sny 1re.ented III. seller in ;hi. this
venue. in Kfrkr OF woodlawn and Adam.
sin isrfs o, ,r or ahigf ra
y e ss.s 4 ,he Basoss hsesson .5id ai' s
80. e,Ai:s 1.i. =. siooy. ~ 3''' 70 ie'e'
slar snt-r" 70 brick dwelling. arranced in ns,s of
i ~ ns each; renting for Ss per month:
W EinssrIia 70 Thema: + Hohaa sna and GUS. Gus.
strauss for 1oe Leo Bloch represented
lssIseTosm building divided nt. four
q q, Coldwas,er and sold to Max Polihsky for
No. 81, Cote BriIIiante avenue. two--.ory ,
11,r1onl brick dwelling. arranged as nais; lot I
sea1s. WV w. Wsaia- 10 'Gop fon snes'in and sold to
Vacant lot. ss1lse. on the east side of Vine &
.NSuoe. uetWecn SOuth ana center streets. at | !,
Benton station. properly Of Ernest 4 Quinn
md sold TO Thomas Mann.on for SO per front {
lot. MI. Mannion will improve this lot with a |
'wortory seven-roon brick dwelling.
WcNatr, Harris & Jones' Realty Co. |
AtNatr Harris Jones Realty COMPANY re- | 1
,orf decided increase In interest among home |.
leekers. the market being particularly good in | y
ale OF residence lots. They have also several i
essees Tor mercantile buildings in the central 4
business district and have consummaied the | :
following transactions: |
1e9 feet front on the south line of Raymond | s
VENUE Eaynpnd hatu it,. 4
Fay and Academy avenue. to Frank A. S-ifert r
or ss!V"' Ar Se:fert Will improve 20 feet Of (