The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

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one Of the unique features Of the
new addition is that there are no
streets or alleys All drivewayS are
called roads, and each road has an at
tractive sounding name-Medford
Road, for example.
Twelve to 20 men have been at work
on the grounds in the last two or three
weeks. West Eighth avenue Is being
cut through alongside the tract
Bids are being received for grading
the entire 40 acres which will be put
on the market. and also for the putting
In OF cement walks The contracts will
be let the forepart Of next week
There are 81 estates In the tract
as now divided, each estate having a
name There are the equivalent OF
from five to ten city lots in each tract.
Real Estate News
The Clearinghouse Realty CO. has
sold modern 7-room house at 1918
West Sixth avenue to Charles Nc
Cieary for the conSid Grafton of $4,000
Dr. C. B. Lyon has purchased Ia
acres of land beyond Gage Park from
Henry Pitcher for $200 an acre or
S. Gee. The sale was made through
the Barnes Real Estate Co. Lyon ex-
poets to beautify the place by erecting
a cottage and having pond and other
improvements made
r T. Kreipe has purchased an addi-
tiona1 five acres of land west of Gage
park from Henry Pitcher for $290 an
acre making the transaction through
the Barnes Real Estate Co. Ar. Krefpe
had already bought 10 acres of Land
He expects to tlfrn the tract into
Shetland pony farm
The Shawnee Agency has sold an so
acre farm five miles west of Seabrook
to J. Nevin Wilmer of Upton, Iowa.
Other sales Of the Shawnee Agency
are: A FIVE room bungalow at 11z8
College avenue to w. A Snyder of
Dayton, Ohio; q six room modern
house at 1910 West Fifth street to r.
1 Whitmore. $4,000: a six room mod
ern house at 1910 Lane street to h. Y.
Rice, consideration. $2,750: three
acre tract in Garfield Place on the
North side to John c. Witt, considera-
ton $1,000: a five room house on East
street to Gertrude Nichols,
1850.
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has
made these sales: A five room new cot
-age at 1914 West Seventeenth street,
of $2.750; a five room
modern cottage at 1905 Tyler street
from A Williams to A. c. Marling.
1850; a five room house from the Nc
-leery Lumber Co. to E. H. Alsdorf,
3, 400: a new five room modern house
Miss Iva Lieurance to Miss Bertha
L. F. Clearinghouse Of the CARING
house Realty Co. Eas purchased one
md one-ha1f lots at 1107 Arch street
rom S. Fogweu for the consideration
II $3.50
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has
bought six lots in the 100 block. Car
ield avenue from eastern parties. the
being valued at $400 a lot. On
his land the firm will erect new
w.. e,.---ro,,+ f-,,+ c+o,a 70 20 s,,n,,tv-
ng the stone which is being used in
he erection of the new $4,000 build /
NJ at the Kansas State 4 g-icu1tSral
ollege. Manhattan. This 1-rm is also |
applying the cut stone for the $40. 900 |
4. E. church which is being erected
t Garden City.
There has been q decided slump in |
'uildinE permits issued at the Office Of /
he fire chief. The aggregate for six /
lays was but $500.
Concerning Cost OF Living. +
In the last week there have been
urther evidences of increased cost in |
wing. and in fact the indications are |
ave to plan more carefully than ever {
E they expect to make both ends
aeet'' The prices on codees have
cen steadily going up and there is a +
eneral increase.
There are Just a few bright features
Z the present O0L4OOhs anu OAAC 10 L4Ac-|
turkeys win at least be no more ex-
ensive than a year ago and possibly /
NO or three cents a pound less ex-
ensiEe. Soap is cheaper but OF course
hat does not satisfy the inner man."
However, among the common products
atmeal and rice are cheap, and they
i'll probably be used by the poor of
he city to take the place of some of
ne lines that have advanced in price
For the Christmas trade, nuts and
andes will be high" says the Mer-
hants Journal. Candy is from 2 to
cents a pound higher. and while the
ew crop of nuts is not yet IN, the
rices are ruling high on the old crop
.lmonds have gone up to 80 cents
asst Christmas they were IL. Peanuts
re 2 cent higher, hlberts half a cent.
nd walnuts and pecans about the
anne.
Everything Is High.
ut is hard to md anything in the
rocery line which has not been going
'One Of. the biggest poultry buyers
the state said this week in discussing
lie turkey situation:
:. Indication are that turkeys viii be
or 8 cents a pound cheaper than last
ear. The Gather has been general
pretty dry, and the young turkeys
latured we'll Our reports are favor
bic TO Il good supply
I'VE do not do much with Thanks
wing turkeys Turkeys for Thanks
wing have to he shipped in by the
9th of the month. and that is too
ION. A this years turkey does not
ave time to mature IN that time. He
always thin and scrawny. We have
prepare a turkey by the dry pick
6 process, and the birds do not plump
p If we did as some do, and scald
lem, and plump them up, we might
: able to compete for the Thanksgtv-
g trade.
thanksgiving turkeys for this mar
ct should be secured from Kentucky,
annessee, Arkansas or some southern
ates where the birds mature earlier
ian they do up here. Here we cant
It good turkeys locally for Thanksgtv-