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Burlington Homes & Farms

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S 05-04-1917 Mike May and family moved to the Julia McCarthy residence on the corner of Liberty & Johnson sts. vacated by Mrs. M. Galligan. F 5/3/17 - May rented and will move this week.
S 05-04-1917 Alfred McKercher bought lot on corner of Edward & Robert sts. from Dave Russell. F 5/10/17 - in Perkins Park. F 5/17/17 - Mrs. David P. Russell and family moved to Racine where Mr. Russell works.
S 05-04-1917 Frank Finke bought residence property of Chris. Pagel on Kane st. occupied by J. F. Langdon and family. Finke will make improvements and move to the house. Also in F 5/3/17. F 5/31/17 - Finke moved to house.
F 05-10-1917 J. F. Langdon rented the Wehmhoff residence (cottage) on the corner of Washington & West sts. vacated by Prof. A. Deringer, who moved to upper Christien flat on Geneva st.
F 05-10-1917 John R. Schneider home was at 412 Edward st.
F 05-10-1917 E. M. Rosenquist and family lived in Rose flat on Chestnut st.
F 05-10-1917 M. W. Schroeder and family moved to Chicago from residence on Schemmer st.
F 05-10-1917 W. S. Johnson and family moved to residence on Schemmer st. vacated by M. W. Schroeder.
F 05-10-1917 Neighbors clean couple of vacant lots on Kane st. between Frederick and Robert sts. used as dumping grounds for rubbish.
F 05-10-1917 Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Newbury moved to Burlington about 1871 from farm south of Burlington.
S 05-11-1917 C. I. Harding bought first lot in new Elm Hurst (P. J. Hurtgen) addition - lot adjoins his residence on Geneva st. Also in F 5/17/17 - Elm-Hurst, Elmhurst.
S 05-11-1917 John A. Rueter bought 2 lots facing Geneva st. in new Elmhurst addition. Also in F 5/17/17.
S 05-11-1917 R. Henry Olmstead bought 40 acres of B. Curtis estate at Brown's Lake. F 5/10/17 - land lies between main highway and lake; does not include Crippled Children's Camp.
S 05-11-1917 Mrs. Louisa Scharf, 959 Chestnut st., offers residence property and nine-room house and 1-1/2 acres for sale.
F 05-17-1917 Mr. & Mrs. Carl Prailes moved from Burlington to Chicago.
F 05-17-1917 N. S. Prailes offers residence on corner of Chandler & Perkins blvds. for rent. F 5/24/17 - George Frey moved to Prailes residence.
S 05-18-1917 B. J. Wentker bought lot on Geneva st. from William J. Harter; is having it filled and will build a residence.
F 05-24-1917 William Jahns and family moved to Runzler residence on James st. recently vacated by Fred Stoffregan and family.
S 05-25-1917 Fred L. Oberg bought summer cottage on east shore of Brown's Lake near Hall's Point from A. Zwiebel, Jr. Also in F 5/31/17.
F 05-31-1917 Mrs. J. L. Gleason, formerly of Lyons, moved to E. E. Fowlston house in Burlington.
F 05-31-1917 H. McKee of Troy moved to William Wolfe house on McHenry st. vacated by Roy Jones, who moved to Racine.
F 05-31-1917 T. J. Shouldis and wife moved to Racine. (Thomas J. and Emily Shouldis lived at 505 Chestnut st., per 1914 Directory.)
S 06-01-1917 August Reuschlein lived on corner of Geneva & Chestnut sts. since about 1866.
S 06-01-1917 P. J. Hurtgen put recently acquired Ball property, which he named Elmhurst, with Howard Wood realty. F 6/7/17 - Elm-Hurst, 30 lots on West Geneva st. to be offered for sale June 9; also large ad.
S 06-01-1917 I. G. Wheeler building sheep barn on Oscar Anderson farm south of Burlington that he recently bought. F 6/7/17 - I. G. Wheeler to build 80 x 304 foot sheep barn on Oscar Anderson farm that he recently bought.

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