The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
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! history of the city Superintendent G.
! c. Starr and c. H. Wilmington, instruc-
| tor in agriculture in the high school
| expect to interest the children of every
| city school in the city in back lot gar
dening, the Topeka Real Estate Deal
ers' association having appropriated
| $3.50, the Commercial club $25 and Sec
rotary F. D. Coburn SIS, to be utilized
| i'm prizes to be given to the school
| children who are successful in produc-
| ing the best crops. Other prizes will
probably be awarded by the realty as
ISOLATION.
The Provident association will again
interest poor of the city in vacant lot
gardening. Last year numerous gardens
were started, but the season was such a
severe one that some of them were
failures. This year it is the general
opinion that conditions will be favor
able to bumper crops.
VIII Become Farmers.
In the school garden contest the
amounts of the prizes have not as yet
been announced, but a classification
has been made.
One of the best prizes will be awarded
for the school exhibiting the best dis
play of flowers and vegetables in pro-
portion to the number of home gardens.
Then a substantial reward will be given
to the boy or girl who can bosft of
possessing the individual home garden
giving the best financial returns per
square yard, vegetables to be sold or
valued at market prices, the pupil 10
keep an itemized account of all vege-
tables sold during the season, giving
date of sale and to whom sold
To stimulate interest in the study of
composition as we'll as in gardening
prize will be offered for the b%>& essay
of not to exceed 500 words. giving the
writer's experience in home gaHdening
Then there will be numerous other
prizes for the best displays of individ-
ual varieties of vegetables and flowers.
In the fall it is probable that the
eliminating feature of the contest will
be an exhibition of the produce which
the school children have grown.
Fair Will Offer Prizes.
Secretary H. l.. Cook of the State
Fair association when approached on
the subject today had this to say:
" GU can tell the boys and girls that
We will put in some premiums for
produce grown in back yards and va
cant lots. 1t is a dandy good scheme
1t gives the boys and girls something
to think about and keeps down the
weeds"
Real Estate News.
The land men have been handicap
weather and the difficulty in showing
properties to prospective BUYERS es-
pecially farm properties.
When the warmer weather finally
properly
are expecting to make up for lost
time, and they have been indulging in
the pleasant thoughts of the better
days to come.
Scores of new homes will be erect
ed as soon as this change in the at
mospheric conditions arrives IT per-
sonally know of Is or Is houses that
will be built in Elmhurst," said n. B.
Burge. In 1911, 8 homes were built
in this addition at an aggregate cost
of more than 100000. Elmhurst is
nearly half built up solidly. There are
but IS out of a total of $50 lots that
are now for SALE
Some Large Deals.
Sam Pottinger, who was at one
time superintendent of the local fair
grounds and who is we'll known in the
city has purchased the M. P. Davis
farm four miles southwest of Burlin-
game for $4,000. The property con-
sistS Of 2 acres of highly improved
land, and is considered one of the
best farms in Usage county. It is
good bottom land, and there are some
excellent improvements on Improperly
in the way of buildings. The deal was
closed by the Wingett Land company.
A deal is practically closed through
which the old Lyman property just
north of the Lyman school on the
North Kansas avenue road about a
mile north of Topeka becomes the
property of A. NJ. Butts. A Colorado
man has been the owner of the prop
erty. The present deal is being closed
by c. E. Heartburg.
The sale includes a ten-room brick |
house and % acres of land. The house. |
built by P. c. Lyman in the early '7O's, |
has been a land mark for a number |
of years. 1t was considered one of the |
finest houses in the country at the time |
it was built. 1t is now occupied by |
A. A. Rogers.
The builder came here from the south |
just after the close of the civil war
$4,000 in gold. That he invested in |
several mercantile pursuits at different |
times, including a dry goods, imple- /
ment and grocery store on North Kan |
sas avenue.
Miscellaneous Sales.
A deal has been closed through Jones |
Brothers whereby F. G. Berridge be- I
come the owner of an eight room |
house and three lots at 145 Kellalr
avenue, and J. CasteIl the possessor of |
land is valued at $4,000, and the house |
and lots at $1,000 There was a money |
in the deal. The same
firm has sold an so acre farm in Cof- |
fey county from V. NJ. Gary to A L.
Voyles, consideration 81 500; B. D. Sher-
man had traced Z room house and |
three lots at 135 AFTER avenue, Oak
land, and 25 lots on Florence avenue
near the Santa Fe shops for five
acre tract of land and a z room house
near Shorey belonging to- Carl Carl
son. The property in each case was
valued at 5000. The deal was closed |
Jones Brothers. This COM