The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
Many New Houses Are BEING
Erected in Topeka.
REALTY MEN CLOSING SALES
They Anticipate Lively Spring
Season in Capital City.
Local Transfer Companies Are
Doing = Heavy Business.

In business activities that is always in
evidence in midwinter has given way
TO spring revival Of life in various
spheres of enterprise. Work has start
ed on many new homes in Topeka and
the local transfer companies report
tnat 30 families have moved to To-
peka recently. The realty men state
that the market Is slightly more active
than has been the case for several
weeks. and they are Of the opinion
that much property will change hands
In the spring months.
Permits have been issued in the last
week for the erection of a dozen DWELL
ings at an aggregate cost Of more than
10000. Three of these permits were
issued to Claude E. Neil, who aside
from two less expensive dwellings will
erect residence that will cost over
A,0O0. Three permits were issued to
the Clearinghouse Realty company.
the transfer men say that their bus
mess has picked up to a marked de-
gree. One firm reported having
handled Is cars Of merchandise the first
six days OF the month as against an
even dozen for the same period in
1919. This company has handled q
carloads Of household goods belonging
to families who have come to Topeka
to live.
Clearinghouse to Leavenworth.
llnghouse Realty company has pur-
chased tract of land in Leavenworth
comprising 1856 lots which he will put
On the market. Where 1t is desired by
purchasers dwellings will be erected on
the respective building sites by Gar
linghouse and the part payment plan
VIII be adopted. The property is in
lsley & Shire's addition. situated be-
tween OHIO avenue and Quincy street
and Ninth and Shoemaker and Shoe
maker avenues.
The Leavenworth Post in speaking
OF the part payment plan says: This
plan Is an innovation In Leavenworth
and undoubtedly will be heralded with
considerable enthusiasm by the many
who are DESTROYS Of owning their
homes but who have hesitated to build
Tor reasons which are obvious"
Recent Real Estate Sales.
The Cottrell Real Estate company
reports these sales: Dwelling at 1901
Washburn avenue from the Capitol
building and Loan association to
1873 West Sixteenth street from
M Secrist to Capitol Build
ing and Loan association, $500;
three building sites on Madison and
lafayette streets from A. Williams to
A. Huber; a five room modern cot
tage from r. A. Huber to A. Williams;
new four room bungalow at 1928
Washburn avenue from E C. Browning
to H. L. Meade; a one acre tract in
Belvoir addition from w. l. O'Brien to
G. II. johnson; one and one-half lots
on West street in Elmhurst from ]. p
Wahle to Anna Stein; a five room cot
tage at 416 Fillmore street from C. ].
Evans to Mr.. Rainey.
Shawnee Agency: A five room DWELL
ing at 14o6 Madison street to J. D.
Lewis. consideration 8 600; five room
bungalow at 1721 Quincy street from
Arthur Wilson to g. w. McAuley; a
nve room cottage and three-fourths of
an acre OF ground on Florence street
east OF the Santa Fe shops to Walter
= Beitz. 81 $50; five room cottage at
s.. 800.
Clearinghouse Realty company: A six
room modern dwelling at 114O Garfield
avenue to Mr.. Koeffer, consideration
$500; f1ve room modern dwelling at
209 Elmwood avenue to Newton Elliott,
$3.50.
Recent Arrivals In Topeka.
Following are lists OF persons whose
household goods have been brought
to Topeka, and the street numbers to
which the goods have been taken, as
reported by two local firms:
James II. Todd from Indiana. moved
to 812 Fillmore street: T. C. Hunter
from Chicago, I'LL, moved from 1888
Mulvane street; C. S. Oliver. moved to
1900 West Tenth avenue; DR.. H. B.
Talbot from Centralia, moved to 821
Morris avenue; G. G. Aiken from
Richland, moved to 81 East Tenth
avenue; H Blaxier from Houston.
Texas. moved to Highland Park; DR.
BENJAMIN Young from Portland. Ore.
moved to 500 Topeka avenue; H. Hor-
mel, moved to south of Mount Hope
cemetery; W. H. Mckee from Havens-
vile, moved to 1914 Garfield avenue;
Guy Gascaigne from Chickasha,
moved to GIG Huntoon street; r. w.
Maneval from Centralia; John Miller,
moved to 401 Polk street.
Topeka Transfer company-E. G.
Wagner from Bell Center, o., moved
to 100 Garfield avenue: Mr.. Bushey,
moved to 1898 Garfield avenue; Mrs.
8. C. Carroll from Abilene. moved to