The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
NO ZERO FOR
REAL ESTATE
IN KENNEWICK
Local Realty Market Getting
Warmer in Spite Of the
Weather Man.
nANY DEALS ARE CLOSED
Several New Business Buildings are
Being Planned City Homes
Change Hands. L.. .s#

The cold weather may have
nut crimp in some lines of
business but it has put no damp
er on Kennewick's real estate
market. On the contrary local
dealers report that inquiries and
irrespective buyers are becoming
more numerous since freezing
weather has put a stop to farm
ing operations in other sections
Of the country. Farmers who
are looking for new locations
are taking advantage of the
dull season on the farm to get
around and look at the country.
Real estate activities locally
have not been limited to any one
class of property. Deals are be-
ing daily reported in acreage,
dwelling houses, residence lots
and business sites. Nor are all
of the purchasers newcomers.
The home folk are buying as
well. Some of them out of neces-
sity to put a roof over their fam
lies or their business, others for
Investment.
One of the largest deals of the
year in residence property was
the purchase of the Moore prop
erty, better known as the J. L.
Johnson home, on Second street
" F. r. jeffrey. This is one of
tie finest residences in the city.
lnasmuch as the owner is one of
the city's perfectly good batch
elors many are the conjectures
as to what he is going to do with
III. The ex-major refuses to be
Interviewed at any length on the
subject but says he considers
the purchase a good investment.
DR.. w. F. Morrison, who has
been occupying the Johnson
house has purchased the E. L.
Kolb property on Third street
to which he will move the first
Of the year.
j. B. Thomas has purchased
three houses, known as the How
er houses, at Fifth and Yakima
streets. Mr.. Thomas expects
to make some repairs and en-
argements of these places and
will continue to rent them. One
Of the three was recently pur-
chased of Mr.. Hover by Phil G.
Warnock who resold it to Mr..
Hover in order that the Thomas
deal might be made. Among
other deals in residence proper
ty is the sale of the M. O. Kitten
two-story house on Kennewick
avenue to a Mr.. Jensen of Coulee
City, who expects to engage in
business in Kennewick, and the
purchase of the VIM. Engels
bungalow on Seventh street by
A. r. Gardner.
That another business build
ing is to be erected in the near
future was assured this week
when B. j. Pinckney purchased
the James Gavin lot on Second
street between Tacoma and Yak
ma. Mr.. Pinckney expects to
build here a permanent home
Tor his business. This lot adj
Joins that recently purchased by
7. F. -Beste of the Kennewick
Harness company and it likely
that the two buildings will go up
together, while the remaining
lots on the corner will be occupi-
ed by P. J. Murphy's new theatre
building. -
Hanson and Desgranges are
figuring with prospective ten
ants and will probably soon have
definite plans under way for a
building on their 45-foot front
age on Second west of the King
block. DR.. c.. C .Haworth is
among the prospective builders.
he is carrying on egotiations
With a prospective d4lat and!
expects to build a M buildt
ing on the site of his pf08ent off
ice on Second between Yakimf
and Washington. ST. negI
nations are being q q ~
(. L. Banta for a bufa d his
Property at Second Rci pc
Streets. This buildil fee