Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-23
BRISK MOVEMENT IN MODERN
HIGH GRADE DWELLINGS
FEATURE OF MARKET.
VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS
IN CITY REALTY GOOD
Movement in Outlying Lots and Vacant
Tracts In New Additions Continues
st.adi,v-wjllians and Farber Take
Title to Old c. A. Durham Conn,
pany Factory.

". and especially residence property OF
high grade. was the distinctive and in
,erestins feature of the real estate mar
ket for the week ending Monday. In
volume The week was not especially
notable, but in the number of high
priced city properties that changed
hands it was unusual. One Of the
transactions was only the formal trans
fer Of a purchase made several weeks
ago. Others were negotiated during
the week.
There continues TO be STEADY
movement of vacant lots in outlying
sections and in additions plated In the
last wear or two. Probably not a week
has passed in three months in when
transactions have not been closed for
lots in one or more of these addi-
tions.
The negotiating of the sale of what
was formerly the plant OF the c. a.
Durham Company. now occupied oS
the Bogardus- Nelson Company, was
the only transfer of manufacturing
property during the week.
Residences Sold.
The purchase by Miss Alice Baird.
kindergartner of the Abbott school. OF
the ]. O. Rain property. 2l2 East Web
ster street is OF special interest De-
cause OF building improvements begun.
The old house has been moved to the
north side of the lot, and on the cen
ter one-third of the lot Miss Baird Is
building a two-story frame house that
will cost about $500. The old house
will be improved. She paid s2.700 for
the lot
During the week the old T. c. Cronk-
Teton home, sos West Linn. passed out
Of the family by sale to T. G. Wick
ersham He paid $1,000 for the 9exlsS
lot, improved with an old but good
house.
The purchase Of the L. H Coryeli
residence property, POI South Second
street by Charles S. Carothers. OF Des
Moines. travelling salesman who for
merly lived here, has peculiar inter-
est because it Is a speculative invest
ment of a former resident. Caroshers
paid $3.50 for the property. Caroshers
owned a valuable lot at the corner OF
Fremont and Fourth when living here
and thought some OF building. He solo
it to Dr. E. G. Letter a few years ago.
and before the beginning OF the recent
rise in local realty.
During the week Guy J. Barber took
title from William Lacey to the new
bungalow at 1915 West Main street for
which Barber paid $1,000 early in the
spring.
Take Manufacturing Property.
Title has been taken by E. L. VIII
liams and E. n. Farber to the frame
manufacturing building and 68xis0 foot
lot formerly occupied b. the G. A.
Durham Company and now used by the
Bogardus Nelson Company. manufac-
turers of gauges
The transfer runs from the Durham
Company to E. L. Williams and +.
Farber for an indicated consideration
Of $3.50. E. L.>Williams, in turn. has
transferred an undivided one-half in
terest to his brother. }. c. Williams.
for an indicated consideration Of $500.
This leaves division Of interest, one
half in Farber's name and one-quarter
in each Of the Williams brothers. The
Bogardus- Nelson Company will con-
tinue to occupy the building and lease
il.
Volume of Business.
The volume OF business of the week
was s44,3ss compared with s4S,945 for
last week. s37.s35 for the first week of
May s5S.733 for the corresponding week
of April and s74,445 for the correspond
! ing week of May 1915.y
The transfers were:'
Louisa Richeson to Salvatore Clara =
tano, the north 120 feet OF lot !, block
II, Binford & Webster's addition, $500.
| Fred T. Wells to J. d. Plumb, lot s.
block 2, Woods first addition TO State
| Center, 81.
| Jacob O. Rain to Alice A. Baird. lot
| /, block 2. Webster's third addition
$1,000. FIX
| o. Finney to Salvatore Giarratano
the north one-third of lots Z, 5 and 8
block 5, Binford & Websters addition
$1.15o.
| Matte Calhoun. ct al, to T. G. Wick.
ersham, lot 10 and the west 80 feet OF
lot II, block 4, Gillespie's first addition
$1,000.
! ]. w. Brothers. Of Tama county, tt
Nellie A Brown, lpts 13 and IA, block
/ O. Woods second addition, 81.
L. H. Coryell, Of Crow Wing County
Minnesota, to Charles S. Carothers. o.
Polk county, the east no feet OF lot /
block 90, $4,z50. s .s'ec. " y
H. s. Lawrence TO E. May Gilbert
lot Is. Summit park addition. 81.
Will Lacey to Guy J. Barber, trac
5sxs0 feet at 1915 West Main street
5000. .z@ 80
w. A. sandoe to Clyde o. Carpenter
lot 8. block 1. Shirk's third addition
$1,400.
E. l. Williams to j. C.. Williams, a.
undivided one fourth irterest In lot Il
block 2, Westlake,s fourth addition. s.
c. A. Durham co. to = L. William
and f. N. Farber, lot IL. block 2. West
lakes fourth addition. $3.50.
Harry Buck to William +. Maltb,
lots 10 and II, block 2. ST. Anthem,
81.
w. r. Pinneo to G. W. Lawrence, ID
II, black 4, Brennecke q Heads ad
dition. 1920.
E. e. Boomer to Adolph Pose, - acre
in Marietta township. 81.
Independent Consolidated Schot
District OF Melbourne to c. e. Poffen
berger school house site In Washingto
township. SIS.
A. A. Shaffer. ct al, to-City OF Mar
si1aIIfown. tract of land Tor opsnin
South Ninth street 81.