The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

oranges Of Shawnee county are signing
the petitions.
THE Haugen bill is the bill of the
farmer and dairyman, and OF the con-
sumner as WELL" was the comment OF
Senator Charles Curtis, because It will
enable him to buy butter as butter and
not oleo as butter"
There is now a ten per cent tax on
colored oleo. Ninety-seven per cent
of the oleo sold in 1911 was uncolored
which shows that the people will buy
cleo when they want it.
Real Estate transactions.
The Clearinghouse Realty company
has purchased a number of sites and
as soon as the weather permits will
commence the erection of a dozen
new homes. The sites bought are as
follows: Six lots at the corner of
Garfield and Eighth avenues; 4 lots
between Eighth avenue and Seventh
street on Brooks avenue; 1 a lots IN
the 100 block on Arch street
William Forbes & Co. have sold a
five room modern cottage at 1921
West street to NJ. L. Mcintyre for the
consideration of $4,000.
Gertrude Nichols has traded a 10
acre tract in Howell county, Missouri.
to o. L. Riggin for a five room house
and three lots at Ala East Locust
street. The value of each property
was $4,000 Leonard r. Wheeler has
traded seven room house at 1143
Lane street to w. T. Dawson for a
six room house at 1919 Park avenue.
the properties being valued at $4,000
in each case. The deals were closed
by the Shawnee Agency. Other sales
of this firm: A four room cottage at
52S Larch street (to be bufltD To-
Nicholas Miller. consideration s1.525:
a four room bungalow at 536 Scot
land avenue Ito be built) to p. T.
Stone, $1,S75; a four room cottage
at 427 Seward avenue to Mr. Nfoser.
$1,10O.
Fred Weaver has moved into new
bungalow at I'LL Quincy street The
dwelling contains five rooms
The Topeka Real Estate Dealers
association now has an entertainment
committee which will arrange the
programs for the regular meetings
W WINS are held at the Commercial
club twice each month. The mem
bers of the committee are: G. B.
Wingett, r. D. Blaine and w. A.
Neiswanger.
Next Tuesday noon there will be a
speech made before the members OF
the topeka Ad club on How the
politicians Advertise" The speaker
Will not be a politician. He is well
equipped TO do the job Justice" said
President n. b. Burge. at will he
rich" "
Will Meet i'm Topeka.
Within 80 days meeting of the
Kansas Carlot Shippers association
Will be held in Topeka to discuss the
question of hiring a secretary to cor
duct campaign of education among
the egg producers and the egg buyers
TO bring about better handling Of eggs
during the hot weather. The officers
of the organization are: President. j.
n. Haskell, Topeka: vice president, y.
F. Metz. Concordia; secretary, C. r.
>'issen' Newton; treasurer ]. r Brew
er, Abilene.
The Building Permits.
The following is a list of building
permits issued in the past week:
w. II. Bowlby, addition to dwelling
1342 Fillmore street..............-..... gf.sO0
e. r. Boren, addition to dwelling us
Chandler street. .-..........-........... 80
c. w. Shepherd, ~ story dwelling,
296 College avenue .........-.......... so
Gordon Bros, two story business and
tenement house, 109-111 East Fourth
street .:...:........: $50
Gordon Brothers, addition to theater
building, 1901 O2 Kansas avenue...... so
George Hughes. auto garage, 1927 Blu
chanan street. .,.-...................... 400
Total ........................... .EEsss