The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24
INFLUX OF POPULATION HEAVY
Many Families Moving Here,
Say the Transfer Men.
Numerous Topeka Properties
Have Changed Hands.

January last year ana $4I,Soo III AoiA'
The big item in the list of permits Is
81, 500 for the two story brick and stone
fire station on the North side. Four
permits were issued for the erection
OF apartment houses at a cost OF $l6,-
900. Nine of the twenty-five permits
were for the construction OF dwellings,
at an aggregate expenditure of $4,000.
The moderate weather undoubtedly
has had much to do With the showing
made in permits. However, 1t Is evil
dent that alleged money tightness is
not troubling the people OF Topeka to
any great extent. 1t is but another in
dication that the city is growing. And
this Is likewise proved by reports from
the local transport companies who nam
died the household goods OF sixty fam
flies in the last month--families NOV
ing to Topeka.
No Room for Outsiders.
The mild weather has made it pos
eibLe for contractors to push their
work to q greater extent this winter
than has been the case for several
seasons. This has given employment
to a large number of men who would
otherwise have been out of work.
Even at that, there are now more
workmen in Topeka than there are
jobs. A large number of people have
come here from other places looking
for employment, but teh advice Is to
stay away at this time. as there is
Although this is generally consid-
cred dull season. in realty circles,
local dealers report having made
numerous sales recently.
Recent Realty Sales.
The Shawnee Agency reports these
sales: A five-room cottage at 117S
Boswell avenue to E. Mold, $3.50:
dwelling at 1922 Lane street to A. N.
Hoverstock, $2,45O: a nine-lot tract
and a three-room dwelling in Gar
field Place to James P. Adams. $1,000;
building site at Alt West Sixteenth
street to Frank E. Wilson. $3.50;
seven-room modern house at AIS West
Sixteenth street, $4,000.
Clearinghouse Realty company:
Residence at 104 Woodlawn avenue.
from the Farm Mortgage company to
M, o. Locke, consideration $4,000; a
ive-room dwelling at 1874 Topeka
avenue, from M. o. Locke to Walter
Smith; five-room modern bungalow
at 211 Emwood avenue to Courtney
Elliott, $500: four-room cottage and
four lots at 2O25 Clay street to M. L.
Taylor, $4,000; six-room modern
dwelling at 81 Laurel avenue to
Frank Short. $4,000.
overs Cookingham-Hender
company: Dwelling at 100 Brooks
Kautz, consideration $1,000; lots Nos.
20 to 33 Elmwood avenue and tract
No. q, Belvoir. from the Belvoir I'm
provement company to w. e. Nc
DoweE; lots Nos. 455-457 College ave-
nue. from George F. Unger to Joseph
F. Reisner.
Persons Moving to Topeka
Two local transfer companies have
submitted the following lists of fam
lilies who have recently moved to this
city:
Merchants Transfer Company-W.
M. Randall from Kansas City, moved
to 1868 Harrison street; E. C. Win
tiers from Kansas City. moved to log
Woodlawn avenue; Earl Nicholes
from Das Moines. Iowa, moved to
1101 College avenue; B. Krass moved
to 400 Kansas avenue; J. w. Gates
from Kansas City. Mo-, moved to 400
Kansas avenue; D. F. Denman from
Hutchinson, moved to 1412 Fillmore
street; Paul Sherman, moved to 1915
Harrison street; G. w. Veale. moved
to S27 Topeka avenue; MI Sewell,
moved to 1881 Central Park avenue;
b. Lewis. moved to, 1928 Garfield
street; James Mccoy. moved to 1914
Holman street; Mr.. Richmire, from
South Bend. Ind. moved to sos Gar
field avenue; G. E. Larkins, moved
to 1913 Tyler street; g. M. Brown
from Los Angeles, CAL; E. T. Spen-
cor from Allen, Kan, moved to Ill
monds from Fort Scott, goods in
storage; John Lufts from Eskridge,
moved to 1908 East Eighth avenue;
Mrs. George Overmeyer from Los
Angeles, Cal, goods in storage.
Topeka Transfer Company-F. Eos
ter from Valley Falls. moved to 1915
Clay street; DR.. Mclaughlin, moved
to 1901 Western avenue: F. W. Thorn
as from Kansas City. moved to BIT
East Eighth avenue; G. c. O'Roke
from Willard, goods in storage;
James Cornish from Glen Elder,
moved to 1715 East Sixth avenue;
Mr.. Bass from Wakefield. moved to
from Kansas City. moved to 3S2 Ohio
avenue; ]. H. O'Connell from Dallas
City, ILL.,, moved to BIG East Sixth
avenue; Ben Ellington from st. JOS
eph, NO., goods in storage.
Building Permits.
Following is list of building permits
issued this month:
A: A. Scott. ~ story dwelling. s9s
Lincoln street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Zoo
D. H. and w. N. Hobbs. hog serum
plant, Curtis and North Tyler
streets ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6C(
Clearinghouse Realty company, 11S1
Woodward avenue. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
A. L. Stone. two story dwelling, SOS
Taylor street. neutrality-suspicious.. 1.5o(
E. ]. Olander. tenement house, zoos
West Sixth avenue.................. 1.sot
A. L. Stone. auto garage. SOS Taylor
Philip Berberick. one story dwelling: "
los N. Lake street. Observation-Disclosures. To-
E. Higgins, addition to dwelling, 1909
College avenue. Ia
il5s Garfield avenue. ................. $40
Miss Doonman, two story dwelling.
SN Monroe street. $50!
Julius Carlson, addition to dwelling.
63 West Fourth street. ............. IL
A. B. Winant, one story dwelling. 212
Lake street.. 1.oO
C. Waddle. addition to store build
ing. 2204 Lincoln street. q
DR.. L. H. Mum, remodel two story
apartment house, 500-502 Polk
street .............. OSOV
DR. L ~ Num- two story frame