The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET


 Local real estate circles were reported active and unchanged in their condition yesterday. The movement in all of the suburbs is especially lively and firm prices prevail.
 Deeds were filed in the probate clerks office yesterday recording the purchase of large portion of block TIC by the South side Baptist church from Dr. T. D. Parke, w. H. Kettig and P r. Walstrom. Block ZIG is in the westerly portion of the South Highlands, being bounded by Nineteenth street and Eleventh and Cottonwood ave nues. The property involved is described in the deeds as follows; Begin at a point 90 feet south of the corner of Nineteenth street and Tenth alley, south; running thence westerly 114.5 feet to Cottonwood avenue; thence southeast along Cottonwood avenue about 162 feet to the intersection of Nineteenth street; thence north 114.5 feet to Nineteenth street and from this point to the point of beginning. This prop erty was bought from P. F. Walstrom, the consideration mentioned being $70O0 cash and the assumption of note for $20O0 The property purchased from w. H. Kettig and wife is described as follows: Commence on the westside of Seventeenth street and the intersection of the south line of an alley through the block run ming thence south along the west side of Nineteenth street 90 feet; thence west erly to the east line of Cottonwood ave- nue; thence northwesterly along the east line of Cottonwood avenue to the south line of the said alley; and thence 2O4H2 feet to the point of beginning. The price paid for this property was s15,OOO. The only consideration mentioned in the transaction with Dr. Parke was S1
 The property involved was procured for the purpose of securing site on which to build the handsome new church now in view and 1t Is understood that active work on the structure will begin at compara- lively early date.
 Other transactions in real estate in which amounts of s100o or more were in- volved were recorded in the probate clerks office as follows:
 c. D. Ebersolle and wife to c. c. Hud- son, lot 26 in block 1SG. according to the Walker Land company's survey of what IS now East Lake, the said lot fronting oo feet on the west side of Louis street and extending back of uniform width to C street. the consideration for which was $1400.
 Caldwell Bradshaw and wife to Erskine Ramsay and Robert A. Brown lots l and ? in block 753, Birmingham, being a rectangular parallelogram fronting 1oO feet on the north side of Highland avenue and extending back along the east side of a certain alley to an alley In the rear the consideration for which was $I5oo cash. and the assumption of certain note for s12,5O0
 F M. Winfield and G. S. Winfield to H. A. Passolt, lot 12 and block 12 fronting RI feet on the west side of Fffty-second street Woodlawn, and extending back 113 feet to an alley in the rear, the con sderation for which was $2o5O
 Annia yVortham and Charles Wortham to katherine V. Echols, lot fronting on the south side of Cotton avenue Elyton, ,ha consideration for which was $15OO.
 T K. Tuice and wife to w. K. Turk, lots 1. and 8, in block 6l' Birmingham, fronting 100 feet on the south side or E,o,,rth avenue and extending pack l4o feet along the west side of Fourteenth street to an alley, the consideration Tor which was S175oo.
 M. A. Sherrod and B. w. Sherrod to Sue S. Turk, lots 1 and ?. in block 2o3, Birmingham. fronting 90 feet on the west side of Nineteenth street, between Ave nue G and Avenue H and extending back 100 feet along the north side of Alley G; also a lot fronting 100 feet on Nineteenth street between Avenue c and Avenue H and extending back 120 feet the consider ation for said property being about ssooo.
 U. c. Mason and wife to John J. Lau- mer. lot 15, In block 2S7. Birmingham, fronting 50 feet on the north side of Ave nue H and extending back along the east side of sixteentA street 100 feet, the con sideration for which was S29oo.
 F. M. Billing and wife to Myer l.. Grtel. acreage In Montgomery Jefferson, Coosa, Fillmore, Autuga, shelby, St. Clair, Walker, Chiffon and Blount counties, the consideration for which was s90,000.
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