The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-27
Business i'm Topeka Not De-
pressed by Severe DrOuth.
Fall Trade Is Excellent, Say
the Merchants.
LOCAL LAND men ARE BUSY
Large Amount of Property Is
Changing Hands Here.
Plat of BelvOir Estate Was
Filed This Week.

Topeka has passed through the
most severe drouth in the history Of
the state with colors flying The
business men report that fall trade is
brisk and the bank clearings indi-
cate that their statements are correct
as a gain is shown each week over
the corresponding period OF l912
The real estate men are busy, as is in
dicated by the list of sales reported
elsewhere in this column.
The current issue of the CONNER
cial Club Bulletin gives correct sum-
mary of existing conditions. 1t reads
in part:
Topeka has passed through the re-
cent drouth in the west with colors
flying. The business men report good
substantial business, the. bank clear
ings have shown a gain every week,
the population has been increased,
building and construction work has not
ceased and the schools opened with
a gain of nearly 600 pupils the first
day.
Topeka is also mighty proud of
the record given out recently by Bah
sons map of North America for the
information of bankers and mer-
chants. This map shows Topeka as
one of the few cities in the country
that has not taken a backward step
along business lines this summer. 1t
is a wonderful advertisement of the
city's ability TO keep above water at
one of the most critical periods in
the history of the west.
kansas has been hard hit this
year. The failure of the corn crop
was a blow to the agricultural pros
perity of the state. The unusual
wheat crop and the effects of the
drouth on future activity, however,
have given the farmers new courage
and ability. Kansas will heal her
wounds long before another crop sea-
son fills the Golfers.
This is the logical time for the
members of the Topeka Commercial
club to cooperate in the work for a
bigger and better city. The field this
winter with several important propo-
sitions awaiting developments offers
many inducements for the wide awake
city booster.
Lets make this the greatest year
in Topeka's history
The Belvoir Estate
The plat of the Belvoir estate-known
as the John D. Knox property-was
filed this week by Wilson & Neiswan-
ger, the agents. The filing of the plat
was delayed for months on account of
the necessity for adjustment of streets
and a crossing over the Rock Island
tracks
There are 101 acres in the tract. about
tenth of which has been sold The
property includes the John D. Knox
residence, which cost $42, 900 to build.
On the tract is some of the best tim
Der in Shawnee county. A business
man said today that it is a pity that
this will not be retained as city park
However, next week the work of clear
ing out the greater part of this timber
will begin.
A. E. Eastberg has bought five acres
of bottom land in the tract and Otto
Eastberg has purchased a tract con-
SlStIner n a RI
three Zircher brothers have each
bought building sites east of the Knox
residence. Otis L. Allen owns an acre
tract on Knox avenue, and there have
been several other purchasers.
Recent Realty Transactions
Wilson & Neiswanger report the fol-
lowing sales:
Two lots on Mulvane street near
Huntoon from S. A. Maxwell to w. G.
Magaw, 81 400; the w. G. Magaw home
1914 West Fifteen street, to B. J. Lemp-
eneau, $4,000; the S. A. Maxwell home
1892 Mulvane street, to w. G. Magaw,
81. 800; two lots on Mulvane street to
w. G. Magaw from B. J. Lempeneau,
81, 400: ten acres of land in the north
west corner of the Belvoir estate by
Wilson & Neiswanger, to c. P. Boil
mar, 81 500; piece of ground near Six
teenth and Mulvane streets, 5OA97 feet
in size, from w. A. Neiswanger to
Misses Catherine. Margaret and Bess
JacQuemin, consideration $500; the L.
A Silver home at 1881 College avenue
TO S. w. Lantz of Hutchinson. s.. 200
Sales of the Wingett Land company:
Two six room dwellings at Sixteenth
street and Topeka avenue, from c. NJ
Lawrence to L. E. Corwin. considera-
tion $4,000; a 120-acre farm in Usage
county from L. E. Corwin to @. L. Law
renee, $500; grocery stock at Sew
enteeth and Clay streets from Camp
bell Brothers to J. W. Henderson of
Boyd. Okla, consideration 81, 600.
Cottrell Real Estate company: A five
room cottage at 321 Orchard street
from o. Bitterlick to w. F. Valentine:
two vacant lots in the 1900 block on
Boswell avenue from I. A. Payton to
NJ. o. Lock, consideration $500: tract
of lots on Knox avenue in Auburndal9
from w. L. O'Brien to c. R. Johnson
Forbes & Company: A seven room
modern dwelling at 1923 Central Park
avenue to Martin Oswald.
Lagerstrom & Wright: A dwelling at
1921 Garfield avenue from w. E. Bull