The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-11
They Empty Close-In Dwellings
by Moving to Outskirts.
THIS IS CLEANUP" TIME
Local Homes Are Now Being
Painted and Repaired.
Items of Interest in Building
and Realty Circles.

| In the early spring the desire for a
change in surroundings possesses many
an individual and entire family. and
from the last Of March to the first of
June the transfer ncn are kept busy
moving household goods. There Is a
| tendency at this season Of the year to
| move away from the nearin residence
sections to the outskirts OF the city
where there is more freedom and where
there is plenty OF green grass and an
opportunity to do a-Ittle farming on
a small scale.
This partially accounts for the fact
that there are many for rent signs
on houses in closein districts Of the
city at the present time. But this is
only one of the factors that have gone
towards emptying Topeka houses.
The fact that there are several hum
dred vacant houses in this city is no
indication that the population Is not
on the increase; it does not suggest
| hard times. As a matter of fact there
| Is a steady influx of population accord
Ing to the transfer men who handle the
household goods of new Corners. Over
800 dwellings have been erected in To-
peka each season for a period Of sew
eral years. The people are demanding
| a better class of dwellings, and because
1t is possible to pay from $50 to $3.50
down and the rest like rent" scores
OF persons are buying their own homes
On the tnstallment plan.
This Is Cleanup" Time.
There is no demand at the present
time on the part of renters for dwellings
that are not modern. There are many
houses which were erected when To-
peka was but mere village that are
now out OF repair and are standing
idle.
This In also clean up time in To-
peka. Hundreds OF Topeka dwellings
are being reprinted or repaired and
NOT rev ct them are undergoing re-
modelling. The building permits issued
TINS week by the city fire chief call for
the most part for remodcling work.
New Rigby Residence.
w. u. Rigby, postmaster, will have
an attractive $4,000 residence erected
on west Tenth avenue between Fill
more and Western avenue. Figures are
Delng taken and the contract will soon
De let. Frank Squires is the architect
ms seven room. two story structure
VIII be finished in oak, and win em-
prace the latest ideas in home buildino
~ VIII include sleeping porch. built in
ferrlgerator and many conveniences.
rayior nome sfrse OF Dr. Dr., j. G. Mulvane at e17
Spring. Frank c. sauires is the aroh,t enis
| the Clearinghouse Realty COMPANY viii
T H' . Ive-room modern dwelling on
| oy1on avenue This firm has started the
erection OF six-room residence for DR..
X II: Wolfe at 206 Elmwood avenue.
n, =; Howard has sold several Topeka
| properties to the German-American State
bank for total consideration of slS. 90.
ne properties include: Lots 475-T Null
T 1snf street Emh our 5000 Lot 1o2 West
ton. $4,000; Lots 56-5s Polk street in
| Douth1tt Place. $1,000 Mr.. Howard stated
that ne expects to put the money into his
| Arrivals in Topeka.
Following are lists of persons whose
mouse mold goods have been brought to
Topeka this month and the points to
mitted by two local transfer companies:
| Iopeka transfer company-B. B. Eilel-
! man. from Detroit. Mich. moved to 1lse
Kan, moved to East Hill: Rev MI.
Dodds. from North Carolina, moved to
haitian. moved to 1m East seventeenth ti
street: Rev. ]. C. Hannah, moved to 24S
Michigan avenue: Roy Miller. from. Kan
street.
Merchants Transfer company-R N
Lattner. from Kansas City. MO. moved to
20s Stephens street; W. NJ Stevens. from
Atchison, moved to 226 Fillmore street;
Mrs. Sterling, moved to 1900 West Sixth
Vile moved ei' to 2ss5 MaTy y avenue: s
G. Lock, from Usage City, moved to 1414
Harrison street; E. Gregg. from Chanute
moved to 1886 Garfield avenue
Building Permits.
Following is list of building permits
issued this week:
c. S. Magunson, addition to dwelling.
301 Madison street. ..................-$ IL
George e. Seybold, addition to dwell
ing, 904 Quincy street. 20
Mrs. Sherman Hunter, addition to
dwelling, $40 Morris ave. ...-.......... 8
Miss X. Ellinger. addition to dwelling,
426 Harrison street. 30
]. j. Corbett. one story dwelling, 923
Brooks avenue. .................-....... 1,50
J. G. Mcconnell addition to dwell
ing. 1919 West Fifteenth street,. II
The Kaw Package Mfg. Co.. open
shed, 121-123 East Curtis street,. 20
F. NJ Greer, remodel dwelling, 1901