The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-25
Construction Activity Is In
creasing in Topeka.
Architects Are Designing Pre-
tentiOus Residences.
GOOD CROPS WOULD HELP
Would Tend to Stimulate Build.
ing Operations Here.
List of Those Who Have Re.
Gently Moved to Topeka.

Building activity is on the increase
In Topeka. Permits issued by the city
fire marshal this week aggregated
$4,000 in round numbers. Local
architects are unusually busy at the
present time on plans for Topeka and
Kansas construction work. A dozen
residences which will cost between
$4,000 and 1000 are now on paper
and will be constructed in the capital
city soon.
1t is the general opinion of realty
dealers, contractors and architects
that a bumper wheat harvest would
tend to materially increase the build
ing operations in Topeka and Kansas
in the summer and the fall months.
yield Of corn would help in this direc-
ton.
The Building Situation.
In speaking of the building situation
the Construction News, published in
Topeka by Fred B. Cooper, has the
following to say:
Fill our bins with wheat and corn
and it makes little difference what
happens in Washington or on Wall
street. What Kansas needs Is the
right distribution of rainfall and not a
Encouragement of the tariff.
las to the crops-well, perhaps; it
Is best to say little, as nothing but
present conditions can be stated and
several crops can be saved and lost
before harvest. The season has open
ed we'll and should encourage even the
less optimistic. Optimism is decided
asset to business and is necessary In
every phase Of construction work."
Many New Residences.
Among the residences that will be
constructed in Topeka soon are the
following: Brick veneer $11, 1000 resi-
dence at 923925 Western avenue for
T. r. Paxton (architect, Frank c.
Squires): $4,000 residence for w. o.
Rigby. designed by Frank Squires:
$4,000 residence planned by Frank
Squires and to be built for DR.. o. Mar
cote; $3.4OO residence that will be
built by George Senne for ]. W. Kruse
at 31S Harrison street; $4,000 resi-
dence for E. Hindman to be built on
Fillmore street between Ninth and
Tenth streets; $4,000 two story brick
veneer apartment building for Mrs. c.
w. Jewell to be constructed at 1915
Fillmore street; two story residence
for Roy johnson being constructed at
1913 West Fifth street: remodeling of
Tyler street.
Recent Realty Sales.
Sales Of Shawnee Agency: A five
room bungalow at SIS Scotland ave-
nue. to DIR. Joseph N. Davis, cOnsidera-
ton $1,000; a six room modern house
Sohlinger, $4,000; five room cottage
at 1401 Madison street to Charles
Easter, $1,7O0.
Sales of Jones Brothers: seven
room dwelling and two lots on West
Tenth avenue near Brooks avenue
consideration $4,000; eighty acres of
land six miles southwest Of Auburn
from A. H. Sharts to H. Moreland,
$500; a six room dwelling and one
and one-half lots at 1415 Polk street
from L. Smith to Robert Brown, con-
$4,000: six room dwelling
and two lots at 1929 North Central
avenue from Robert Brown to L.
Smith, $1,400.
Arrivals In Topeka.
Following are lists of persons whose
household goods have been shipped to To-
peka and the places to which they have
been sent as furnished by two local trans
fer concerns:
from Oklahoma City, moved to 1884 Har-
rison street; Fred Gaylord, from Whiting,
moved to Fillmore street: 8. L. English.
from Eskridge. moved to 1870 Harrison
street; A. o. Lyons. moved to corner Of
Twelfth and Tyler streets.
Merchants Transfer compapy-O. NJ.
from Springfield, Mo-, moved to
lois Tyler street; E. G. Locke moved to
1414 Harrison street: Rev. A. e. Hughes,
from Coffeyville. moved to 1884 Maryland
avenue; Mr.. Sterling, moved to 1900 West
Sixth avenue.
Building Permits.
Following is list of building permits
issued this week:
Lizzie E. Wagner addition to dwell
ing, 1872 Buchanan street ....$ 1870
WILDER D. Perry, auto garage, 1O11
King street. .................... rs
Mrs. e. w. Jewell. two-story apart
ment house, 1915 Fillmore street. 10000
Roy Johnson two-story dwelling,
1878 West Fifth street. $500
Mrs. Flynn, addition to dwelling.
7O6 Jefferson street. .................. 1880
A. H. KruSe, two-story dwelling,
31s Harrison street. .................. s4Oo
Abigail McElroy, addition to dwell
ing, 1274 Garfield. ................ 200
Edward p. Brandt, one-story dwell
ing, 71s Garfield avenue .......... 1880
& Company, storage
building at 1915 Harrison street..... 400
Total Observation-Disclosures. .s15