The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

it runs south through Gage park and
now following Highland avenue again
south through Seabrook to the Shun-
ganunga-
Harrison boulevard runs from the
| City park south on Harrison street
past the state capitol to Tenth, west
on Tenth one block and south on To-
| peka avenue to the Country club and
Huntoon triangle and the State Fair.
park.
Route Includes Gage Park.
Capital boulevard begins at East
Sixth and Golden avenues, runs west
on Eighth avenue, passing the To-
peka cemetery and the state capitol
and terminating at Gage park.
Central boulevard starts from the
state capitol, west on Ninth street to
Bethany college, thence south to and
west on Tenth avenue to Fillmore
| street, south on Fillmore, west on
| Thirteenth and south on Clay street
along the north and west sides of
Central park; from Central park west
on Sixteent hand south on Lincoln
street.
THE Shunganunga valley has
width and topography which admit of
combining large bodies of water with
very little expense, so that lakes can
be constructed for bathing, fishing.
| rowing and sailing and winter sports
he said.
There are many places along the
route that contain natural timber,
where the drives can be widened ont
| in the shape of parks and play
grounds.
8The final location of the drives
will be the task of the park commit
tee this year, after which surveys can
be made and a printed report with
plans and maps submitted to the peo-
ple."
Realty Market Is Active.
There has been marked activity in
the realty market recently due to ia
vorable weather conditions.
The property at 1904 West Eighth
| avenue. belonging to A. L. Roberts,
has been sold through Eaton & Bow
ers to Professor D. H. Seymour. for
$4,000.
AS announced. the DR.. H. H. Keith
residence at Tenth avenue and MOTIFS
street has been sold to W. W. Miller,
formerly of Usage City, for $1,000.
Mrs. Lizzie Doyle has sold seven
land through Jones Brothers to F. M
Bunce, for the consideration of 1900.
The 40 acre farm five miles south
east of Topeka, formerly the properly
of Bert Davis. has been sold through
Eaton & Bowers to J. Fagerberg, con-
sideration, $4,000.
The property at 1921 Tyler street,
belonging to J.. A Crouch. has been
sold to NJ. J. Eaton for SO, 600.
A dwelling at 521 Park street,
North Topeka, the property of A. u.
Romary, has been purchased by w.
w. Beard, consid Grafton $1.7OO- w.
the property at 1913 East Sixth ave
nue. for $4,000. G. H. Bowman has
traded a dwelling at 1219-21 East
Fifth street to Jesse Gerhart for an
80 acre farm in Lane county. These
transactions were closed by Jones
Brothers.
r. J. LOOMS has purchased the res
idence at 1904 College avenue from
-T-1
sideration of $500. The northwest
corner of Huntoon street and College
avenue with a 50-foot frontage has
been sold. The buyer will erect an
Lee K. Wilson has bought a five-room
bungalow in Broadmoor- These deals
were closed by Wilson and Neiswan-
ger.
room cottage at TO Brooks avenue
for $4,000. E. B. Stotts has bought
from Mrs. Alice Lieurance the dwell
ing at 1O2 Hawthorne street in Au-
were made through the Clearinghouse
Realty Co.
Mrs. Alice Lieurance has purchased
115 lots at Eighth avenue and Gar
field street, for $3.50.
bought Il lots in the 1900 block on
Buchanan street for 5000.
Some New Dwellings,.
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. will
erect 10 dwellings in the next few
weeks. Among these will be a $4,000
house at Eighth avenue and Garfield
street for Mrs. Alice Lieurance; a
81, 900 house in the same vicinity for
a retired farmer who will make To-
peka his home; a dwelling at 1907
Arch street to cost $2,750; $500
dwelling at 7OS Brooks avenue.
A $4,000 bungalow at the corner of
Huntoon and MuIvane streets, will be
completed within a week. This is an
exceedingly attractive dwelling en-
bracing many new features. 1t will
be open for inspection within a few
days. Tt is being erected by Wilson &
Neiswanger.
The new store building erected by
L. .. Roose at the corner of Lincoln
and Seventeenth streets is nearing
completion. Mr.. Roose has recently
removed to Topeka from the country
and several years ago was engaged in
the grocery business at the corner or
Lincoln and Seventeenth streets is
Lane and Fifteenth streets.
They Move to Topeka
The household goods of 40 families who
have moved to Topeka have been handled
panies. The following are the new ar I
rivals as reported by four of these firms:
Topeka Transfer and Storage CO.; F. L:
Porter from Wichita, moved to 708 West
Eighth street; c. J. Buckingham from
Alma; c. L. Lyman from st. Joe, moved
to 104 East Twelfth street; Z. Z. CoDurn
from CoffeyvilIe, moved to S29 Chandler;
W. H Miller, Lomax, Kan, moved TO |
Highland Park: s. W. Pollock from Atchi- |
son, moved to West side; S. M. White |
from La Crosse, Wis, moved to 6O7 West
Tenth avenue; Mrs. Rankin from Culver, |
Kan, moved to 1888 Western avenue
Johns Transfer Co: ]. H.Bohanan, to |
S19 Jackson street; c. A. Vournkel, from |
Ohio, moved to 77 Buchanan street
G. C. Booher: Mrs. Stockton, to SOB
West Sixth avenue; Mr.. Jackson, to 400 |
block, Orchard avenue; Leota B. Kidney |
to 196 ,TavIoT- street; Rev Willard Francis |