Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-23
REAL ESTATE MORE BRISK.
Market Shows Renewed Activity in
Higher Priced Properties.

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A most encouraging upturn in the
! real estate market occurred in the
week ending Monday. 1t developed a
series Of transactions in high grade
and high priced properties in the city
that promise. perhaps, an early spring
movement Of town realty Of all kinds
that will rival the activity Of last
spring. Small town property was
equally active, and the number Of
deals. in this class was large altho the
value OF the property that changed
hands was small.
| In addition to the transa ctions that
became Of record in the week there
We're some that were negotiated but in
which transfer was not made. Among
these unrecorded transactions was the
sale of the two-story business block
and real estate at 27-29 North First
avenue to Ed Bouth. Of this city, for
reported consideration OF $4,000
Albert Head. of Jefferson, has owned
the property.
The largest transaction in acreage
within the city limits in years was the
sale by George Munro to Frank e.
Dixor, Of sixty acres Of Iowa river
valley land adjoining Riverside ceme-
Third and Center streets. The con-
| sideration was $12,500.
Interesting transactions in high
grade residence property was the sale
by George A. Wheat to George Blink.
Of Rhodes. Of the property at sol
North First street for $4,000. and the
sale by c. E. Howard. of Waterloo. to
John Banzhaf. of the property, at 4es
North Center street. The considera
ton in the latter deal was also $4,000.
Property in State Center. Rhodes.
Quarry, LeGrand and st. Anthony
changed hands during the week.
Among the few farm land sales was
one of six acres in Minerva township
| for 1915 an acre. The land was sold
by J. E. Woods to II. E. Jester.
| Property Of value Of $33,115
changed hands during the week, COM
pared with s43,474 for the preceding
week and sl7.45O for the first week of
the month. $3S,4e7 for the correspond
| ing week of January and $55,600 for
the same week of December.
The transfers:
| J. G. Brown, executor. to Roy A.
| Farmer. the south fifty-four feet of
| lots l and 2, block l. Westlake's addl-
! ton, 1878.
John F.. Short. ct al. Of Tama coun-
", to Dena Prosser. lots and 10.
block 16. Babcock G. Thompson's addi-
ton TO State Center. 5000.
! Henry NJ. Weeks to Priscilla NJ. San
ders, lots !, 2, 3 and s, block 6, Eden
VILE, $500.
c. A. Newcomer to Fannie L. New
! conner lot 8, block l, Van Schaik's ad-
dition, 81.
Helen Stemple to Byron NJ. Carpen-
ter. lot 10. block 3. Woods addition. 81
M. J. Forrey 70 r. E. Forrey, lot 6,
block 1, Lorenzen's addition. 81.
Kitty NJ. Van Pelt to Matilda N.
| Rohwedder, an undivided one-half Of
lot II, block 90 State Center. $125.
| Paul Roskopf to Lee Durham. lot 1.
block l, Arnold, Shepard & F'rench's
addition. $685..
Elmer c. Collins to H. J. Allard, lot
4, block 2, Swayze's addition, 81.
| George W. Munro to Frank e. Dixon,
sixty acres and residence property in
the north part Of Marshalltown, $12.-
| 500.
JE. Woods to H. E. Jester, six acres
in Minerva township, $2,250.
Tyre C. Asher. ct al, Of Tama couN.
ty, to E. L. Condor, one acre in
! Quarry, IL.
Caroline Strain to Rosa s. Richards.
| land in LeGrand, 81. @
Jane K. Vance, of Hennepin county,
Minnesota, to b. D. Cooper, forty
acres in Marion township. $4,000
Denis Lundon, Of Bremen county,
to w. H. Harlan. the north two-thirds
OF lot 7, block ii. ST. anthony, 35oO.
! Noah A. Ressler, OF Davis county, to
w. L. Dougherty, lots 10 and 20, block
3, Quarry, $50.
C. E. Howard, Of Waterloo, to John
Banzah, lot and the south one-half
Of lot in block 8, Websters second
addition, 81, 500.