The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-17
COW PATHS DRAW
Suburban Homes Are Increas-
ing in Popularity.
Quivira Heights, an Addition, Is
Place of Homes.

Building sites in the towns residen-
tial portion of the city are now at
premium, and those who build in this
section of Topeka are finding it neces-
sary in many instances to purchase
property az a high price and to tear
down some old dwelling which IS nossi-
bly, land mark in order to erect a resi-
dence on a spot to which they have tax
en- a fancy.
The building tide, as a consequence
of this condition of affairs, has for
some time been directed toward the
COW paths on the outskirts of the city,
and the natural result has been the oc-
caSiona1 opening up of new additions
One such addition is Quivira Heights.
which consists of 100 acres of land sit
uaCed between Seventh and Twenty-hrss
streets, west of Washburn college and
south of Mount Hope cemetery.
t was scarcely eighteen months ago
that this tract was plated and put on
the market by the Wingett Land com
pany, and, although there has been liz
tie news matter in the papers relative
to the development of this property, the
fact remains that all but four or the
three, five and six acre tracts into
which the land was divided have been
sold.
The popularity of suburban homes has
been proven here as has been the case
in Highland Park, Garfield Place on The
North side, Lakewood GdIk duutlioiA
and other spots where people have gone
to get away from the noise OF the city
and where they are able to enjoy the
beauty of the verdure.
Raise Poultry and Mushrooms.
Builders have been busy in QuivlTa
Heights this season ard number OF
homes have sprung into existence. AL
exander L. Wooley has completed a
dve-room dwelling, a barn and chicken
houses and has gone into the poultry
busiress. He owns eight acres OF lant
in the addition.
Charles Iuengrene, who has also built
2. dve-roonn cottage, is making chicken
raising a hobby. Others in the tract
are planning to cut down living OK
penses by maintaining model gardens
R. D. Perry, who now has mush-
room bed on East Sixth street expects
to improve a five-acre tract in Quivira
Heights, and aside from building
house will have the facilities for
growing mushrooms on q large scale
i'm fact he expects to have the most
extensive beds in the state. He is now
supplying the Harvey houses with
these delicacies-
J. A. Smith will build this fall; as
will Joseph A. Lortie; Charles b. Bak-
er is now building a $4,000 six room
house; George F. Clark is putting up
a bungalow which will be provided
with a private water system; c. F
Bradley has built a large barn and is
starting dWelllnBs ben X. Leonard
has about completed a four room cot
tage.
improvements to the extent of three
to four thousand dollars win be com
menced about the first of next month
in the store room of the Outlook Suit
and Cloak Co at 1873 Kansas avenue.
Messers. Shapiro and Endlich, who
have been in business in Topeka for
the past two years have secured
lease on the entire building which
they now occupy and have found larg-
er quarters necessary.
Contracts for new fixtures have
| been let to a Topeka firm. They will
be of mahogany throughout and will
be exceedingly artistic in design. New
hardwood floors viii be laid and
balcony in the rear and modern dis
play windows will be installed The
Lacey Millinery company which nov
shares the north portion of the buil1-
ing will still occupy rear portion
of the improved store.