The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-12

pie who wanted exclusive homes in
slightly district.
while the Martin-Dcnnis addition
was plated twenty-five years ago and
very little development was made for
several years, the pasture in which the
Kansas regiments were camped in 1898
experienced a phenomenal transforma-
tion almost in a year and today that
district is built up solidly with splendld
homes, streets are paveG and walks
and conveniences for human habitation
have been added until values are
twenty times greater than 1898"
Highland Park has tec growing
rapidly in the last two or three years
and among other residential additions
and districts are Lakew cd Park ad
dition on the South Side, Garfield park
on the north. Broadmoo' in the shops
district and KenwOOd on the west side
The next meeting Of the Topeka
Real Estate Dealers association will
be held Wednesday nooi., August %.
The meeting which was to have been
held this week, Wednesday was post
pOned on account of the absencs from
the city of one or two of sae officers of
the association and the speaker for
the occasion.
Transactions of Week.
Sales of Clearinghouse Realty COM
pany A five room modern house at
W est foCA Gliltl street " Ii H.
Souders for the consideration Of
$3.50; a six room modern cottage. S24
Madison street from Mrs. I. Clough of
Pasadena, California, to V Cross,
$500; five room modern cottage, 1885
West street to Mrs. NJ T.. WOOlverton,
$4,000. six room modern house,
2020 West Tenth street to B J. Snow,
$3,4O0.
The Andrew Smith property at I'LL
Clay street has been solI by the Win
gett Realty company to Merle NJ and
Margaret Fowler, the consideration be-
ing $4,000. The nine room house will
be remodeled at cost OF about $1,000.
The structure will be raised, and mod
ern porches and furnace installed. and
with a new coat of paint this should
be most desirable property. Miss
Merle NJ. Fowler is a teacher in the
high school
The Clearinghouse Realty company
has commenced the erection of two
modern cottages, one al 1850 Garfield
avenue in Elmhurst and the other at
1924 West Seventh street
The Shawnee Agency has made sew
eral sales in Garfield Place on the
North Side including that of an eight
acre tract to an Illinois man whose
name is not given, the purchase price
being $4,000. A Hutchinson man has
bought one and one half acre tract
for $500; and Mrs. L. =. Smith has
purchased one and a half acres and
a six room house for 81 $50.
Sales of Neiswanger & Wilson:
handsome bungalow ct 445 Ohio
street to C. w. Cramer of 325 Klein
street; to S. E. Brown of 2O5 Chandler
street five room cottagn in the course
of construction at 457 Ohio avenue
for $3.50. Business is brisk in the
entire Santa F'e shop district including
Gordon's addition which is being built
up cOmpactly and BroaGmoor
Building Permits.
The following building permits were
issued this week:
d r. Thompson, one and a half
story dwelling. SO-82 The Drive. 81, 600
R. Mohler. one and a half story
dwelling, 1905 Morris avenue. ....... 300
W. w. Beard, one story dwelling,
1915 E. Sixth avenue. ue................ 1000
Jacob Ringhman, one story dwelling,
1913 Scotland avenue ................ 0S5
Mrs. George, addition to dwelling,
723 Madison street Observation-Disclosures. 900
o. II. White, two story dwelling
1927 Lane street Observation-Disclosures. $500
Jesse c. Baugham, dwelling, 3O2
Harrison street Observation-Disclosures. 1000
NJ. Heery. addition to mica mill
119 North Quincy street............. $50
J. A. Perry, one story dwelling, 1920
Lawrence street Observation-Disclosures. 500
Miscellaneous items .-................ $40
Total. 1855