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·· WILMETTE LIFE . June 15, 1928 Trade Apartments for Hokanson & JeDka Report Numerous Realty Deals Evanston Home Sites The C. W . . Bannerman company of builders of large co-operative buildings, have traded their fifteen-apartment building at 2314-16 Sherman avenue, Evanston, subject to an encumbrance of $75 1000, to Dr: Robert E. Wilder and \\life, Rose de Vere Wilder, of Evanston, for their two-story six-room shingle colonial residence, ·at 2115 Payne street and the vacant property at the northwest corner of Payne street and Grey avenue, Evanston, subject to an encumbrance of $13,500. Attorney T. T. Swartz in the Merchants Bank building, Chicago, represented the C. W. Bannerman company and Attorney Samuel Peterson also of Chicago represented Dr. Wilder. Frank C. Betts of the Evanston office of E. E. Stults Realty company was the only broker in the transaction. BUY EVANSTON HOME Mr. and Mrs. John A. Peterson of Chicago have purcha~ed the two story six room shingle residence at 1236 Simpson street, Evanston, from Mr and Mrs. Arthur R. Dana. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson will take possession immediately. R. E. Foster of E. E. Stults Realty company, Evanston oftice, acted as broker in this transaction rcpr~ sentint: . dl partie.> concerned. 77 \V. \Vashington street, Chicago, street, Evanston, An Exquisite Briilal gift T HE bride's desire for lovely appointments for her home can be gratified to the utmost with a gift of Dirigold tableware, or any one of many other useful Dirigold ar- ticles. Our display of this beautiful ware ia a ready haven to her gift-gathering friends. We invite your se- lection. Hokanson and Jenks, Inc., 513 Davis. ~eport the sale of the property on the southwest corner of Marcy and Harrison and the southeast corner of Harrison and Lawndale, Evanston, by Charles F. Speed and Elizabeth C. Speed to Charles E. Blomgreu, Jr., who expects to build several attractive English brick residences. Hokanson and Jenks, Inc. also report the sale of tl_1e southeast corner of Central Park avenue and Harrison street, Evanston, to Richard G. Braeden by Ira A. Jones. The size of the lot is 210 by 221. Quinlan and Tyson represented the seller and Hokanson an~ Jenks represen. t ed the buyer. This office also reports the sale of the property on the southwest corner of Wesley and Davis street, Evanston, from John B. Hatt to Earl T. de Moe. The lot is 132 by 150. Hokanson and Jenks representet. both parties. Hokanson and .] enks also report that they will have charge of the rental and management of the Martin building containing six stores and twenty apartments now under construction on Howard avenue immediately across the street from the Norshore theater. North Shore Shows Substa,tial Gains in Building Line Chicago suburban building construe- . tion showed a gain of 16 percent in Mav as compared with M~ of last year, thus showing that building in the metropolitan area is on an upward trend irrespective of the seasonal factor incidental to the opening summer building period. Out of a total of thirty-six suburbs 1naking comparative reports, the figures of S. W. Straus and company show that twenty-three of the suburbs made gains as against the same period last year. For the towns reporting, the comparative total volume of building for May, 1928, was $12,082,504 as against $10,360,734. Kenilworth,· with a monthly gain of 587 percent, eclipsed all other suburbs whether south, west or north, although the Kenilworth total for the month was only $250,775, a figure con siderably under that of some of its larger neigh bars. · Other suburbs making significant gains were: Wilmette 57 percent, Winnetka 42 percent. Aurora 146 percent, Chicago Heights 147 percent. Elgin 239 percent, Elmwood Park 323 · percent, Glen Ellyn 261 percent, Highland Park 23 percent, Joliet 76 percent. La Grange 44 percent, Lake Forest 23 percent, Maywood 88 percent, · Maunt Prospect 67 percent, Niles Center 7R percent, North Chicago 41 per cent, and \Vheaton 52 percent. Miss Eleanor Thayer. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Thayer of th~ Linden Crest apartments, returned last week from the Vniversitv of Illinois for the summer holidays. · A sewing exhibition was held at the Mallinckrodt High school last Sunday HALLMARK JEWELERS Miss Dorot'hea Tarnow of 126 Fourth afternoon. The work done by the stu811 DA. VIS ST:REET street was a week-end guest at the dents during the year was exhibited. Tlae Dlrl.old Corp. Dllplay Salon home of Mrs. James Costello of -oil E. 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