Land owners again.

Hutchinson, Kansas. Home of the Kansas State Fair which starts tomorrow, and the Salt Mine Museum.

No time to play around. There's work to be done! First to 711 S. Main St. That's the address on the ensus in 1895 and 1900. There's an Iron yard on the blockthere, and in between the two buildings they use, an old crumbling building. I asked at the office and they said that was 711. We went and looked at it. An empty shell - well empty of anything but junk piled to the 18 foot ceilings.

It looked to be 120 years old.

I took a picture or two, and headed for the historical society. Not much there, except that there was no Misrach in the city directory in 1895, 1888, 1900, 1903. Then to the County Clerk. A rather sour bunch, as many clerks have been, but they got into it.

After the tax people got the legal description of the 711 property, they gave me an aerial view, and told me the old building was built in 1933! Hard Kansas winters?

Up to the deed lady who found the book of deeds, after I convinced her I wasn't interested in starting from the current owner and going back one owner at a time. She gave me the book to search.

There he was!

Israel Misrach buys lots 201 and 203 South Main St. on November 16, 1901 for $75.00. That is, and was, just .9 miles from town center. Just four lines down, there is Israel selling the two lots on May 1st, 1903 for $450.00!

He paid taxes, found on old hidden microfilms in the basement, of $1.99 on the lot valued at $30.00 (201) and $3.98 on the lot valued at $60.00(203).

I spent some hours at the library without success, and at the City of Hutchinson Building Department, also without success.

Last Kansas stop today was Subway for a late but tasty lunch. Possible thunderstorms tonight.