The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02

amazed to note the building develop
ment that has taken place. Between
Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets on
Topeka and Kansas avenues and Har-
rison and Van Buren, streets seventy
five new homes have been built in
this period of time.
Kansas avenue especially, has been
improved in the last few months. In
this section of Topeka, paving has
been done by the city, and new homes
and business buildings are being
erected. The Straus Agency is build
ing a two-story house at 1412 Kan
sas avenue; DR.. Roby is building an
his home; the Shawnee agency has
completed a house at No. 2062; an
addition is being made to the Schref-
fer Grocery store; new walk has
been laid on the East side of the
street from the Shunganunga to
Twenty-f1rst street; Miss Bertha Smith
expects to build a home at the corner
of Nineteenth street and the avenue;
the Lee Smith livery sales barn has
been erected; and other improvements
are contemplated.
One hundred acres of the Taylor
tract on the North side are being plat
ted and will be put on the market
next week in lots having a frontage
of 200 and depth of 220 feet. They
are within a few blocks of the street
car line and it is the idea of the pro-
motors to induce prospective buyers
to purchaser for the purpose of erect
ing suburban homes. The sale of the
property will be in the hands of Oh
niger & Eaton and the Shawnee
agency.
w. ]. Rickenbacher has purchased
five room cottage at 1912 Polk
street, consideration $1,000. He
is remodeling the dwelling. Ricken-
hacher states that he has sold lots to
the valuation og $19,750 in the new
Lakewood addition this season.
Wilson and Neiswanger report that
their business has been more brisk
this week than since the early spring
activity. Some of the recent sales
made by this firm are as follows: The
Card estate of eight lots, corner of
Sixteenth and Lincoln streets, $1,000;
w. A. Neiswanger to Mrs. Pratt, one
and half lots at 1913 Mulvane street,
$3.50; Mrs. Clara Hughes to Florence
r. Langstaff, five lots and residence,
corner of Lincoln street and Byron
avenue, $2.S50; John F. Switzer to
Walter G.. Shaw, two lots. corner Bos-
well avenue and Thirteenth street,
$3.50.
T. E. Prout, secretary of the Rail-
way Y. NJ. G. A., has purchased
through w. NJ. Forbes & Company a
81 lot tract at Twenty-first and Han
cock streets where he will build a
dwelling.
This firm sold to Thomas Page a
six acre tract at Sixth street and
Franklin avenue. On this property
Mr.. Page will erect home.
George Pratt has purchased for in
hT1f1
avenue from D. Capland of Kansas
City. The consideration was $4,000.
The structure is now occupied by D.
Wolff as fish market. 1t will be re-
modelled
Other sales by'W. M. Forbes & CO.
are as follows: A dwelling lat 1877
Lincoln street, owned by H. M. Wash
burn. to Mollie Anderson; a cottage
at 217 Madison street, consideration
SLIPS.
Dwellings either in course of con-
structlon or just completed by the
shawnee agency are as follows: For
Neal Haggard. 220 German avenue, a
nve room cottage with bath; for Mr..
Dealy, five room cottage at sos Scot
land avenue; for Newton Asaacson,
East Crane street, a five room cottage;
for Frank c. Lands, 42O Scotland ave-
nue.. five room cottage; for Mrs. G..
f. Taylor, Twiss avenue, a four room
cottage; completed for E. S. Stevenson
six room cottage at 207 East Seven
teenth street; for H. E. Cluff, a four
room cottage at 206S Kansas avenue !;
Ior James Hurle of Usage county, a
SIX room dwelling at SIS German ave-
nue.; for ]. D. Egglestrom, a five room
cottage on. Brooks avenue. Melrose adj
dltlon; for Edward King, a six room
oWeliing. In Highland park.
Building and real estate nevs for
publication in this column to be print
ca on Saturday must not be received
iater than o'clock Thursday evening
of each week
want the office, of course" said the
aspiring statesman, but not unless 7 am
tne peoples choice" I'VE can fix that
eoo. sad his campaign manager; ..only