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Burlington Homes & Farms

References and Sources Event
F 05-20-1908 Alfred McKercher building a new residence in Perkins Park. Also in S 5/23/08.
S 05-23-1908 E. L. Anderson building addition to G. C. Rasch residence.
S 05-23-1908 For sale: 12 room brick house near high school; suitable for boarding house. (Probably house on corner of Amanda & Conkey sts.)
S 05-23-1908 Hugo Breuckmann and Elizabeth Bienemann, married May 20, to live in Mrs. Ketterhagen home on Johnson st.
S 05-23-1908 George Siehoff and Josephine Uhen, married May 21, to live in the Voorhees residence that the groom bought on Jefferson st.
S 05-23-1908 Charles Cook building chicken coop, 20 x 40 feet, on his property in Cook's Grove addition.
F 05-27-1908 Mrs. M. K. Wilson bought lot in Cook's Grove addition from Charles Cook. S 5/23/08 - adjoins Mrs. Wilson's residence property.
F 05-27-1908 Bert Newbury and H. Weygand, Sr., are building new residences.
S 05-30-1908 Work started on 2nd story of cement block residence William Leach is building on east side of White river.
S 05-30-1908 Andrew Jacob bought lot in Perkins Park from Seth Fratt and will build residence.
S 05-30-1908 Gus. Zabler bought house and barn and lots 7 and 8, block 11, on Fox st. from Charles Beller.
S 05-30-1908 Edward Easterday and Josephine Rossmiller, married May 21, to live in L. Smith house on corner of Washington & Dyer sts. S 6/6/08 - Easterdays moved to Kirkland, Ill.
S 05-30-1908 Emma J. Runkel estate - notice on correct description of lots 10 and 11, block 4, Perkins Park.
F 06-03-1908 William Rosenberg bought "Racine Camp" property at Brown's Lake. S 5/23/08 - will erect summer home.
F 06-03-1908 Charles Stubley building new cement block house on N. Chestnut st.
S 06-06-1908 Guy Shields and family moved to rooms in Jones residence on Geneva st. vacated by A. E. Spencer.
S 06-06-1908 Joe Bernerd / Bernert bought a lot on Perkins blvd.
F 06-10-1908 Louis Rein - new residence on N. Chestnut st.
F 06-10-1908 Joseph Jacobs started new house in Perkins Park.
F 06-10-1908 Jos. Yanny bought 20 acres west of Milwaukee (St. Paul) depot from Mrs. M. K. Wilson. S 6/13/08 - 20 acres of Mrs. Wilson's farm.
S 06-13-1908 Mrs. Valentine Smith died at her home on corner of Liberty & Randolph sts.
S 06-13-1908 John Gerson of Chicago leased Camp Elsa at Brown's lake from M. P. Petrie for summer.
S 06-13-1908 Dick Bushman bought lot at Brown's lake from Mrs. B. Curtis and will make home there during summer.
S 06-13-1908 M. F. Collings and family moved back to Burlington from Shakopee, Minn.
S 06-13-1908 Joseph Petrie bought H. Madigan lot on Kane st. and will build residence this summer.

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