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Burlington Homes & Farms

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F 10-27-1927 Joe Fries and Lydia Schaefer, married Oct. 24, to live at 778 Chestnut st.
F 10-27-1927 Mr. & Mrs. Henry Voelkering moving to Burlington from Brighton. F 11/3/27 - occupying residence he recently bought on McHenry st.
F 10-27-1927 Charles Parker of Tower st. advertises whole block No. 4 for sale.
S 10-28-1927 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fries to live in Grueter residence on Chestnut st.
S 10-28-1927 Mr. & Mrs. Jule Schiebe have sold farm at East Troy; to have auction. Also in F 10/27/27.
S 10-28-1927 Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Hockings to move from daughter's at English Settlement to A. Everett home in Honey Creek. S 11/4/27 - plans changed; lease cancelled.
S 10-28-1927 Summary of new buildings: 7 residences: Art Kortendick, Chestnut st.; Charles Twadell, Kendall st.; Frank Meyer, Liberty st.; Albert Rubach, Prasch addition; Andrew Kayser, Henry st.; Frank Zwiebel, Geneva st.; and Henry P. Juranek, Highland ave.
S 10-28-1927 Auction ad for John Kerkman and Henry Wehmhoff on Wehmhoff farm.
S 10-28-1927 J. A. Barkey bought lot on north side of Brown's lake from Mrs. F. E. Stone.
S 10-28-1927 Henry Voelkering and family moved to 276 McHenry st.
S 10-28-1927 A. H. Mueller bought Gooder property on Edward st., occupied by Mike Collings. Possession Dec. 1. (could be corner of Edward & Robert sts.)
S 10-28-1927 Francis May bought lot on Edward st. from Henry Uhen estate.
F 11-03-1927 Summer-Haven lots at Bohner's lake sold to Napoleon Lotts, Christian Paulsen, A. L. Adrianson, F. J. Hall, and Merrill E. Jones. S 11/4/27 - Summer-Haven lot sales at Bohner's lake: Lotts, lot 11 - intends to erect cottage; Paulsen, south half of lot 12; Adrianson, part of lot 2 containing cottage; Hall, parcel off lot 1 containing cottage; and Jones, vacant parcel off lot 1, on which summer cottage has been erected.
F 11-10-1927 City advertises north 2-1/2 rods of lots 1 and 2, block 57, original plat, for sale; land, 41.25 x 198 feet, and real estate thereon. F 11/17/27 - Ferd Laudon property. F 12/1/27 - bids too low, board took no action.
F 11-10-1927 Alfred McKercher moved from his farm in Brighton to Frank Epping residence on corner of Duane & Randolph sts.
F 11-10-1927 Charles Vohs advertises 113 acre farm on Honey Creek rd., 3 miles north of Burlington, for sale or rent.
F 11-10-1927 4 lots in Elmhurst subdivision for sale; two are corner lots.
S 11-11-1927 Russell Martin, on James R. Ward farm, will have an auction sale.
S 11-11-1927 Fred Templeton bought Fred Ketterhagen residence in Prasch addition. F 11/10/27 - possession Jan. 1.
F 11-17-1927 Ruth Buswell, Burlington high school teacher, and her mother are keeping house in Charles Rohr residence opposite Lincoln School.
F 11-17-1927 Ben Maginnis remodeling old boarding house on his property on south shore of Brown's Lake for year-round occupancy for himself and family.
S 11-18-1927 Walter A. Boettcher bought south half of NE quarter of section 32, township 4, from William Rosenberg.
S 11-18-1927 Ellen Hartnell bought west 66 feet of lot 8, block 48, original plat of Burlington, from Henry Henning.
S 11-18-1927 Knudson Sales Co. bought west 55 feet of lot 43, Prasch addition, from Edna M. Gysin.
S 11-18-1927 For Sale - 132 x 60 ft. lot on Edward street. Call evenings. IDA KASNER, 301 Edward st.

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