The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
Steady Increase i'm the POpula-
ton Is Shown.
Transfer Companies Give
Names of Recent Arrivals.
P. E. JOSEPH TO BUILD GARAGE
Fire-PrOOf Building
Will Cost $4,000.
Many New Dwellings Will Be
Built This Fall.

| The influx of population into Topeka
continues apace. Present indications
are that the remarkable gain of the
| last year. as shown by the figures re-
| Gently given out by the state board of
| agriculture, will be repeated in the
coming months. In the last two weeks
local transfer companies have handled
the household goods of thirty families
that have moved to the capital city.
There has been a heavy demand for
rental properties thus far this month
and modern houses are now "aS scarce
as hens teeth" in certain sections of
the city
Charles Cuthbert has drawn the plans
for an $4,000 garage. the contract for
which Will be awarded Immediately by
P E. Joseph. according to the current
issue of The Construction News. The
building, which will be 50x150 feet in
size and two stories high. will be erect
ed on the northeast corner of Sixth
avenue and Van Buren, streets. The
Old buildings on the property will be
removed. The ma terial used in con-
struction will be reinforced concrete
brick and stone. The foundation will
be of stone The building Will be fitted
with an electric elevator
Building News.
A. L. Stone, 433 Western avenue, will
build two houses on the southwest cor
ner of Fifth and Taylor streets next
spring. The two houses on that loca-
ton are now being removed to the rear
of the lots. George Christman has the
contract for this work.
S. A. Maxwell living at 1892 Mulvane,
mas started the excavating for a resi-
dence at 1928 Mulvane
F. E. Luce, living at 401 Taylor street.
Will build a modern residence at the
corner of Sixth and Polk streets soon
He will probably build the foundation
by day work and award a contract for
the superstructure, says The Construc-
ton News
The finishing touches are being put
on the new $4,000 school building at
Dover. John F. Stanton is the archi-
tect and George H. Gurtler the con-
tractor.
c. E. Easter has been awarded the
contract for building a $4,000 dwelling
for l. d. Roose at Seventeenth and
Lincoln streets.
Recent Realty Transactions.
Recent sales by Shawnee Agency:
To James W. Winslow, a five room
cottage at 1917 Madison street con-
$1,700: to H. j. Baty, a four
room cottage at 1905 East Crane
room cottage at $40 Chester avenue. !
$1,45c; to Irwin o. Chase of Manhat- |
tan. four room cottage and one acre
of land in Garfield Place $145O; to |
~dIl y S"dIie d i've room bungalow !
at 1901 Lincoln street, $4,000: to c. |
q. Morrison, a seven room house at |
1850 Garfield avenue, $4,000: to Roy |
Jenkins, five room cottage at yl116 |
Madison street, s1.650: to E. c. For5- |
berg, a five room cottage at SO Ger |
man avenue, $1,000: to G. e. Lopez,
A five room cottage at 1853 Ohio ave
1ue, $1,000; to Terry L. Doolittle Il
i've room cottage at 52S German ave-
aEe. $1,150; to c. o. Pyle a four room
cottage and one acre of grouid in
Garfield Place, S1,450.
Jones Brothers report these deals:
\ six room dwelling at 1913 Monroe
street from r. F. Hammett to J. A.
swan, consideration s2,5OO; an eight
'oam dwelling at 1877 Polk street
rom L. Smith to J. A Swan, S4,501;
light acres of land near Cairo from
T. A. Swan to r. F. Hammett and two
OTIS at 1916 East Sixth avenue from
'. o. Craig to j. Neil, consideration
1900: five lots at the corner of Third
md Alkire streets from j. Neil to n. |
}. Craig, $500; a seven room house at
20 Morris avenue from w. Ramsey
o L. Smith, $1,000.
Arrivals in Topeka.
Following are lists of new arrivals
n Topeka as furnished by two trans
er companies:
Topeka Transfer company: G.. A.
swallow from Atchison, moved to