The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04

Coats. The question Of voting bonds
for - $4,000 high school building 1t
G .as 1yv VIM be put before the peo-
Thomas w. Williamson Of Topeka
u completing plans for $4,000
school building. which will be built at
Bunvflle, in Wilson county.
Salina After Schools.
April Z. the city of Salina will vote
on the proposition Of issuing $17b. 900
In bonds for the construction OF school
awarded for the construction OF .
$4,000 brick addition to the Forest
Park school building at Pfttsburs.
The Sister of st. Joseph" will have
q $4,000 three-story convent building
erected in Wichita
The town of Roxel, in Pawnee coun-
ty, recently voted bonds to construct q
$4,000 high school building. The
building Will cost nearly $4,000.
There was $500 of available money
already on hand. This town il If
teen miles west of Larned.
The contract has been awarded for
the erection of a &25, 900 school build
will be Of brick and concrete com
structfon. will be. modern in every
particular. The contract for q school
building at Vesper has been awarded.
The contract price was $685..
The trustees Of Midland college,
Atchison. says the Construction News,
are planning to erect a modern brick
building. They are also contemplating
the erection of stone administration
building to cost between $4,000 and
100000. DR.. r. B. Peery IL preef-
dent of the college.
WIN Build New Churches.
The usual number of new churches
will be built in Kansas this year.
Plans are in preparation for a new
Caldwell to cost $4,000. It il re-
ported that the Methodist sof Hutch
inson will erect a new church build
ing on the site snow owned by the
church at Thirteenth and Main
street. Plans are in preparation for
an $4,000 First Methodist church for
Angonia.
T. w. Williamson of Topeka is now
completing plans for a $4,000 United
Presbyterian church to be erected at
Pittsburg. The contract will be let
about May 1.
Some Pretenti0us Residences.
Some pretentious residences will be
built in the state this season Ex-
cavating has started for a $4,000
brick and stone residence for Father
Maquire at Newton. The architect is
Joseph Marshall of Topeka. Holland,
Gamble and Holland of Topeka are
preparing plans for an $1,000 frame
and stone residence that will be built
for F. H. Woodbury. of Olivet.
Work has been started at Wichita
on a $4,000 residence for Henry Las
sen. Frank 'Squires. Topeka archi-
tect, IS preparing plans for $500
residence for w. F. Tod of Maple
Hill.
New Business Buildings.
The contract has been let for a $14.-
600 city hall and fire station at Horton.
Plans are In preparation for a SIS. 900
bank and office building for the Ma
Construction News. published In To-
peka by Fred B. Cooper. Abe Bisse OF
Pittsburg is contemplating the erection
of q store building to cost $35. 000 At
the spring election voters will decide
whether they want to issue bonds at
Emporia for the erection Of $4,000
city building and auditorium. Plans
are in preparation for a $4,000 court
house for Wallace county which will
be constructed at Sharon Springs.
Sales OF Shawnee Agency.
The Shawnee Agency reports these
sales: A six room dwelling at 1913 Nor
ris avenue from w. w. Stout to C. w.
Parsonage. consideration 5000: a seven
room dwelling at 1899 Garfield avenue
to M. B. Sohlinger, $1,000; five room
cottage at 528 Scotland avenue to DR..
Joseph N. Davis, 81 800; a five room
cottage at 1401 Madison street to
Charles Easter. $1,7O0; a four room
Carruthers. $3.50; lot in Broadmoor.
Will Be Terra Gotta Finish.
The new 8. 9. Kresge building i'm
mediately south of the Warren NJ.
Crosby store, will make a decided i'm
provement in the appearance Of the
block in which it is being constructed.
The building should be completed by
April Is. according to the contract, but
there was a delay in getting the terra
Gotta here, consequently the store will
not open for business until about May
1. The store will be a link in a chain of
120 five and ten cent stores. Topeka
will be the western extremity OF the
chain b. b. Eftelman. who will man
age the store was a resident OF Kansas
seven years, two years in Wichita. and
five in Pittsburg. He has been in the
general office of the S. s. Kresge COM
pany in Detroit the last year. The fix
lures for the store are all ready to
the warehouse of the Topeka Transfer
company.
Building Permits.
Following is list OF building permits
J. q. West, dry cleaning plant. sl1
West Sixth avenue. -............:....$ AW
ISL Topeka avenue....: y 5000
DR.. George v. Allen. auto garage.
1894 Harrison street. Is
The Thomas Page Milling company.
reinforced concrete elevator, East
Norris street between Quincy and
Rob Snf0e stFs erce fvo.sforv dvaii. i'"
ing. ls2s Jewell avenue. -. 5000
Mary johnson, remodel and addition
to dwelling, liz Exeter street,. 80
w. e. Brelsford, auto garage. 1090
AluCOlu SlIGSL NW
Clay street 800 . =. 1853. -. 700
John Nordlund. remodel and addi-
ton to dwelling, GO West Third
oN4OCt OV
H E. Brownell. addition to dwell
ing. 314 East Laurent street 100
1420 North Jenerson street. .......... 50