The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-09
Warm Weather Does Not Keep
Newcomers Away.
Families Are Moving to City
for School Advantages.
ARE FEW MODERN DWElllan@
There Are Not Many Good
Houses for Rent Here.
Several Hundred Old ShackS
Are Now Empty.

The intense heat has not put
stop to the influx of newcomers to
) Topeka. Topeka transfer companies
have handled the household goods of
! so families in round numbers in the
last month. There is no getting around
the fact that Topeka is growing.
There are fewer for rent" signs in
Topeka than was the case two months
ago. Houses are now being engaged
by those who are moving to Topeka
to take advantage of the educational
facilities. There are probably several
hundred empty houses in the city that
are not modern and do not appeal to
the class of people that are moving
here; desirable houses for rent are
few and far between, particularly in
the southwestern portion of the town
near Washburn college.
Real estate dealers report that they
are receiving inquiries from a large
number of men who expect to move to
Topeka fer the purpose of sending
their sons and daughters to Washburn
college.
Too Hot for Sales.
The intense heat of the last week
has had the natural effect of causing
a slump in building and realty circles.
Permits for the last week have ag
gregated but $4,000, a poor showing
in comparison to preceding weeks.
Land dealers have found it difficult to
persuade prospective buyers to go out
to look at properties with the mercury
lowering around the hundred degree
mark.
Wilson & Neiswanger report the sale
of a dwelling at 1881 College avenue,
from Mrs. L. a. Silver to S. w. Lantz
of Hutchinson. consideration $4,000.
George Clearinghouse has purchased
a modern five room dwelling at 1920
Western avenue from the Gustafson
Plumbing company for $4,000.
Two new bungalows were started
this week by the Clearinghouse COM
pany, one at 319 Park avenue and the
other at 227 Elmwood avenue.
Recent Arrivals in Topeka.
Following are lists of persons who
have moved to Topeka in the last
month as furnished by two local trans
fer companies:
Merchants Transfer company-C. G.
Putney, from CrosweIl, Mich, moved
to 1925 Western avenue; n. E. War
wick, from Manhattan, Kan, moved
to S11 Topeka avenue; George Brewer
moved to 512 North Kansas avenue;
F. H. Pakarny from Kansas City, Mo-,
moved to Eleventh street and Califor-
mia avenue; G. A. Wheeler from Man
haitian, Kan, moved to 1917 Topeka av-
enue; F. D. Driesbach from Kansas
City, Mo, moved to 312 West Fourth
street, w. W. Rhodes from Omaha,
moved to Thirteenth and Van Buren,
streets; W. H. hlein from Lawrence,
moved to 1888 Kansas avenue; W. C.
Gashon from Clay Center, moved to
1903 Clay street; Matte icent from
Holton, moved to 1112 Kansas avenue;
H. B. Wilson from Decatur, Ill, moveu
to 1874 Fillmore street.
Topeka Transfer company-Willam
Wells from Kansas City, moved to 10
West Seventh street; Charles c. RAN
som from Usage City, moved to 1861
Lincoln street; Mr.. Henler from Kan
sas City, moved to 1913 West First
street; George NJ. Hansen from Phoe-
Aria
Klein street; S. L. Bricker from Rus
sell; r. S. Smither from Woodston,
moved to 707 Lane street; N. Criswell
from Grainfield, Kan, moved to 324
Monroe street: Mr.. West from Argen-
tine, goods in storage; c. Ii. Davis
from Oklahoma City, moved to 1850
Topeka avenue; c. H. Davis from Ok
lahoma City, moved to 1131 Tyler
street; William Taft from Ogalla, Kan,
moved to Oakland: A. A. Wesling from
Fort Scott, moved to Cos Buchanan
street; c. L. Pickell from Kansas City,
Mo-, moved to 627 Tyler street; Harry
Viles from Natoma, moved to North
Kansas avenue.
Building Permits.
Building permits issued this week fol- !
E A: FIadd. remodel dwelling. 1124 /
Joseph Aigner, apartment house house, O''
13-I15 Monroe street..-.............. 1850
ness b 69ilSin s @ew H l59nt tR bus
avenue ............--.... 1000
Mrs. T. Redden Gordon, auto
garage, 116S Clay street. ............. $50
Ida r. Hosack, remodel dwelling,
1893 west street ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 200
o. Markley, auto garage, 11S6 Clay Il
L. B Clark. barn, III Buchanan %
street .:;:............ -................ 800
NJ. F. Miller, One-Story dwelling
951 Underwood avenue. 1000
Small items. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sIO,O55