The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-14

made in the raising of various crops in
the last year or two for publication in
this folder.
Conditions are here ideal for poul-
| try culture" the folder will state, land
many families are paying all their liv-
| ing expenses from their sales of eggs
and chickens raised as a side line.
There is abundant room in Shaw
nee county for more feeding farms on
which to fatten and finish stock for
market. Our packing house uses TO-
900 hogs and 1000 cattle per month
and furnishes a ready cash market for
stock at very near Kansas City prices.
Dairy Business Profitable.
1.-THE dairy business has grown to be
very prominent branch of Shawnee
county farming and with our big
alfalfa, corn and grass crops our mild
climate. pure water, good roads and
good markets, the conditions for dairy
ing are ideal. With our cream cries,
numerous ice cream factories, and the
daily needs of $4,000 people in the city
of Topeka a fine market is assured at
top prices for all the milk and cream
that can be produced.
Shawnee county has about 10000
acres in alfalfa. This crop is an i'm
portant factor in the dairy and pouI-
try industries, and there is not farm
i'll the county where it cannot be sue
cessfully grown.
Topeka, have ten acres of sweet pota-
toes which they are now digging and
marketing and they are selling at the
rate of $3.50 an acre.
Mr. Frank Peyton has sold from
seventy acres of horseradish more than
$4,000 worth of roots in one year in
wholesale car lots.
MIR. H F. Nonken of Topeka, in
1910, from one sixth of acre of
land raised and sold $50 worth of
onions"
Sales of Week.
The realty market has been fairly
active in the last week. There has
been considerable inquiry on the part
of prosp buyers and numerous
sales have been made.
Wilson and NeiSWanger have sold
the bungalow at 1912 Huntoon street
to George n. Crichton for the consid-
Grafton OF S4.250.
George L. Keller has sold his seven
room modern house at 14O6 West
Sixth avenue to J. P. Wilson, through
r. W. Eaton & Co, for $3.50.
G. H. Harris has sold a seven room
house at 1874 Van Buren, street
through the Barnes Real Estate Co.,
to L. V. Harrison for the consideration
A Mr.. Simpson of Beloit. Kan. has
purchased a six room cottage in the
1900 block, Central Park avenue,
through the Shawnee Agency for
$4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Cook, formerly
of Manhattan, have bought the seven
room modern house at 1928 Tyler
street, through r. w. Eaton & Co,
from Mrs. Anna EngeI, consideration
$500.
Tract No. Al, Garfield Place Addi-
ton, was sold to Miss Anna Maud
Sproat, consideration $3.50. The sale
was made by R. w. Eaton & Co., for
the North Topeka Land company.
1n no low al
Ohio avenue, $3.50, was sold to
Santa F'e shopman, Herman Wege-
The deal was closed yesterday.
r. T. Kreipe has purchased through
of land beyond Gage park and adj
joining the West Sixth street road,
from Henry Pitcher for which he paid
$4,000. Mr. Kreipe expects to use the
tract as a shetland pony farm. He
will have erected a house and barn
on the property.
Building Permits.
The following are the building per-
mits issued in the last week:
J. E. Spaulding, one and one-half -.
story dwelling, 20 Woodlawn ave. $3,OOo
c. E Eldridge, garage, 1105 Harrison
street oco
Herman Johnson, one story dwelling,
444 Scotland avenue ......-------...-- 1s4OO
scotland ave O-ie So. 400
Shawnee Agency, one story dwelling, -.
l rs Scotland oa@Ssr avenue emUS'oty o~es. LOCO
$50 St Germ nen avenue 9s-s'ols .' 115o
ing 1852 S5it Ge orra Park court $500
is5 a ra IONS Street s90-s.ors owens' $500
L. H. Mears, remodel dwelling, 502
Chandler street ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
141 u 1 Anw9 Street fne.s'ors uWens. 1900
Second Church of Christ, Scientist,
600 Harrison street, addition 3,OOO
F. Barn, two-story dwelling, 1lO5
West Eighth avenue ---..--.--.---.-- z,9OO
F. Barn, two-story dwelling, 10Y
West Eighth avenue -.-.-.--------- 2,9Oo
John Hand, two-story dwelling, 719
Monroe street ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S,4uO
clay Ia; N street two STORY u~ei-s ~. $500
Mrs. NJ. Weightman, remodel and
addition to building, S21 Kansas
Mutual Ice and Cold Storage Co,
cy streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 -. 49,. 1888
l. F. Clearinghouse two-story dwell
ing, 1156 Garfield avenue z,lO0
L F. Clearinghouse, two-story dwell
ing, Ills Garfield avenue 2,O00
L F. Clearinghouse, two-StOry dwell
ing, 1927 Clay street ..-----.--..----. 200
L F. Clearinghouse, two-story dwell
ing, 1142 Garfield avenue -.--..-....- 1000
Miscellaneous items ....-....--....--. 500
Total .s47, 300
NIadero Cabinet Is Formed.