Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-16
DEALINGS RECOVER FROM SLUMP
NOTICEABLE FOR LAST
TWO WEEKS.
OPTIMISTIC TONE IN
HOUSE BUILDING PLANS
Important Vacant Lot Improvement
News Of Wssk was Announcement
Of Plans Of blessing Bros, to Build.
ing on Third Ward Tract-E. p. Gale
BUY, Lot and viii Build Fine Home.

A revival and renewed activity in
the city real estate market during the
week ending Monday night lifted 1t
from the slump Of recent weeks, Aieho
the week just ended developed noth-
ing unusual in the movement of city
real estate, the dealings were fairly
active, and disclosed continuation OF
the optimistic feeling that the demand
for city property will continue, that
moderate priced modern homes Will %
in eager demand, and that the STU
alton warrants investments in improv-
ing outside vacant lots.
The announcement that blessing
Bros. were to start building the first
of series of houses to cost $4,000 to
$500 on their acreage. at Boone and
Twelfth streets was the most import
ant real estate development Of the
week, It attracted attention again to
a section of the city that has been
very active in home building.
Dealings in Homes.
The important feature Of the mar
ket was the number Of moderate
priced properties that changed hands.
Among these were the sale by j. g.
Carter to Mrs. Mary E. Ayers OF the
cottage and 45x60 foot lot at 400 FIRE.
mont street for $3.50. Walter B.
Bohen transferred to William White
the property at lot South Ninth street
for $4,000.
Interesting because Of the promised
Improvement in a valuable addition
was the sale by Denmead Bros. to E,
P. Gale sales manager Of the West
r>f f1ryN 1nf
in Denmead Bros addition for $4,000.
The lots are 5Ox1s0 feet each. They
face south on State street at the north
end of Denmead boulevard.
The purchaser expects to have
ground broken next month for a New
England type Of two story frame CO.
will contain nine rooms and bath and
will be located in the center of the
two lots. II the weather permits the
house will be finished this winter.
Volume Of Business e22,5oS.
Included among the other property
that changed, hands in the week was
the usual number OF vacant lots in
Electric and Melrose park additions
and one or two In the southwestern
part OF the Third ward.
& The value Of the property trans
ferred in the week was t22,50S COM
pared with 35s.220 the preceding
week. $26,59O two weeks ago, $52,-
$50 for the corresponding week Of
October, and $23.962 for the same week
of September. There was what
amounted to a practical absence Of
deals in farm land and small town
property The transfers are:
| Elizabeth G.. Reed to c. 2. Johnston,
lot 10, block 8, Electric addition, $1,000.
Harry Gerham, trustee, to G. A..
Scar. lot 115. Melrose park addition,
$3.50.
Charles NJ. Lampman to Emily w.
Bayne, lot II, block 8, Cummings third
addition, 81.
]. 6. Carter to Mary e. Ayers. the
west forty five feet Of the east ONE
half Of lot 4, block 9, Jerome's addition.
$3.50.
Mary e. Ayres to Warren Fnker.
the south one-half Of lot 8, and the
north one-fourth OF lot Z. block 8. Je-
romes addition, 81.
Fl. J. Howe to c. G. Lounsberry. lot
4, block 8, $1,000.
George B. Moehrl to c. F. Johnson,
lot ~, block 4. Electric addition, 81.
G. e. Alden to l. s. Finkle, lot 10,
block /, swayze's addition, 5000.
James l.. Denmead, ct al, to Eli r..
Gale, lots and 4, block 3, Denmead
Bros addition, $1,000.
Walter B. Bohen to William White,
lot 1, block 2. Delano park, 81.
John p. Robinson to Melia C. Robin
son, twenty acres in. Timber Creek
township, II.
George A. Scar to Hosannah Sloppy.
lot l15, Melrose park, $185.
]. G. Thornton, Of Carroll county, to
r. G. Sutherland. Of Carroll county,
land in south Marshall and lot 5, block
2, Mitchells addition, $1,000.
Wyatt Carr. Of Story county. to
Amos B. Carr, Of Story county, land