The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-02
is AT TOP SPEED
Remarkable Home Building
Rush Is at Its Height.
Permits for Thirty-TwO Dwell
ings Issued in October.
PROPERTY IS CHANGING HANDS
Many Deals Have Been Closed
This Week in Topeka.
Maxwell Residence on Quincy
Street Sold for $500.

The wave of home building ACTIVITY
has not been checked by The hrst IroS+s
of the fall and the approach OF Tie
winter seas son. In fact the erectloh VI
dwellings, is progressing at top speeH.
A dozen permits for the erection OF
Topeka homes have been issued in the
last week. They will cost $25OOO. IN
tba month of October permits were is
sued for the construction OF 81 homes,
at an average expenditure of $4,000 anu
a total cost of $4,000.
This brings the building permit hS
ures for 1912 up to $4,000 in round
numbers. and for the month of Octo-
Der to $4,000.
That business has been excellent IN
the last week is the report OF tne
realty men, and according to the OIL
GERS of the Topeka Rebate assocla-
zion trade has been good with the OK
ception of the two days when the
weather was not up to the usual stand
ard of pleasantness.
Noteworthy Transactions.
Several noteworthy transactions have
been made by the land men, and many
others not so important.
The w. A Maxwell ten room resi-
dence at 1901 Quincy was sold through
G. ]. r. Smith, owner of the Barnes
Real Estate company, to w. l. NC
Guire for the consideration of SI,oU1.
Wilson & Neiswanger have sold the
attractive bungalow at 1872 MulN&ne
street from NJ. w. Baker to the Rev.
William E. Brehn, formerly of Downs
for $3.50 Rev. MI. Brehm has come
to Topeka to serve as superintendent
of missions in Kansas for the Con-
grega tional church.
The same realty firm has sold a one
acre tract in BelVoir to Mrs. Anna
on College avenue in Elmhurst from
Anna M Greenwood to DIR. Reinhardt
for $1,050.
Miscellaneous Sales.
The Barnes Real Estate company
reports these sales: Dwelling and
three lots at 276 Forest avenue. Oak
land. from John Thackston to Glen
Leach, $500; one-half section of land
in Finney county, w l. Mcclure to
w. A Maxwell, consideration $500
Sales of the Cottrell Real Estate
company: five room cottage at 1884
Branner street from Roy Deever to
Ed O'Donovan for $1.S00; Ed O'Dono-
van to Roy NJ. Deever lots in Kansas
City, Kan, $3.50; ]. Daugherty to 1. A.
Payton, new seven room modern house
at 1923 Garfield avenue, $4,000 I. A.
PAXTON to j. Daugherty. three vacant
lots on High street. 800: Mrs. Josie
Manter to w. E. Emmons. a seven
room modern house at BIG Monroe
street, $4,000, and number of other
sales.
Brooks avenue. the house to be con-
structed Immediately; also a house to
be erected at sos Garfield avenue.
Sales of Shawnee Agency: A -four
room bungalow in Broadmoor addi-
ton on the East side to Joseph
Kreamer for $500; a five room cot
tage at 14S Logan street to Edward T
Lucas for $1,000.
Building Permits.
Following is a list of the building
permits issued this week:
C. d. JOSS. two story dwelling, 1897
Lincoln street ..---.-.-----.. > 2,5F
C. E. Neil. two story dwelling, 121I
West Eleventh street ..-.--...-....-- 2,c0t
G e Neil, two story dwelling. 1221
West Eleventh street ......-..-...... 2Oc
James Neil. III story dwelling, 80
Lime street l,2N
Ivan Fowler. two story dwelling,
563-565 North Kansas avenue .---. 1Sa
Shawnee Agency. one story dwelling,
14r7 Madison street ...-.--.-...-..---- LILO
Shawnee Agency. one story dwelling,
1881 Madison street .--..-........-.-.. Los
Shawnee Agency. one story dwelling,
1875 Madison street ....-...-.----..--. Lie
Shawnee Agency, one story dwelling,
$50 Gerfan avenue -----------.--..---. III
c. J. Hinchman. one story dwelling,
1900 Greeley street ...-.--....-..:..--. Sc
s. W. Mcknight, two story dwelling,