Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1909, Page 36

MELY REAL ESTATE COSSIP / City Property Values Make Sharp Advances During the Week. YOLDING INSTEAD OF SELLING | This Disposition on Part of Property Owners Makes Sales Slower, but Transters Will Average o #1,600,000 Mon s for the first time in a number of years, shany real estate dealers who hald or yepresent the most desirable vacant prop- erty in Omaha ,are taking the position that more money is to be made in holding Omaha real estate than in selling; there is an Indifference as to whether buyers are to be had or not and prices which have remained stationary for years have sud- denly taken sharp advances. With transfers of $1,200,000 to $1,500,000 each menth & large amount of Omaha property is selling and there is every indication that more advances are to follow. “It is harder to get a buyer and seller to agree than it has been for a long time' says J. H. Dumont of J. H. Dumont & Son, real estate dealers. “Property is advancing and when prices are marked up after becoming well known it is some times dMficult to make les.” Harry Tukey, who has made some g deals in/vacant property lately, says, “Three pleces of property which I have had an opportunity to sell this week, have been marked up until It will be a lttle more difficult to make the sales, if indeed they are closed at all. Almost every plece of vacant property which we have on pur list has advanced in price during the iast month and it is hard to buy the better lots in the best residence districts.” Among the investments made by buyers from out in the state during the week, was the sale to F. G. Usher of Fairmont of the George A. Wilcox home, at 111 Park avenue, by J. H. Dumont & Son for $,00. Mr. Usher intends moving his family from Falrmont to Omaha and will make this city his future home. He is a retired farmer and stock raiser whose children are either in sohool of employed at the Falrmont Creamery company, here. J. J. Donahue, chief of police, is off the market, having bought a residence of Jamie D. Stowe during the week for $6.500. Mr. Donahue has been looking at several pleces of property and finally selected this residence, on Thirty-fifth street, between Farnam and Douglas streets. Dr. C. 8 6hepard, who has built and s0ld & large mumber of residences during the last two years, sold the new double frame residence at Twentleth and Spencer streets to R. F. Frerichs for $,000. Mr. Frerichs 18 a grocer at Sixteenth and Locust streets. ‘Wildlam Paxton, jr., has begun selling a number of residences in the Prairie Park addition, between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets on Ames avenue. One of the sales made during the week was a fine residence to E. R. Thresher, manager of the Armour Grain company. Mr. Paxton has greatly improved the property since last fall. Payne & Bostwick will open this week the “Baltimore Park” addition on Frederick street, just over the dividing line between Omaha and South Omaha. The property is among the desirable pleces of vacant re: dence lots in the north part of South Omaha. An old residence at Nineteenth and Lake streets has been torn down and the site secured by the Hungarian society of Omaha with a view of erecting a club house. Improvements fn the vicinity of Thirty- first and Lake streets, which have been in a way retarded because of the brick kilns near, can now proceed, if the smoke from the yards in any way Interfered. The Smfth Brick company has secured addi- tional property and besides enlarging the kilns will errect a smoke stack costing $10,00. This will make the kilns as small an offender because of smoke as the or- dinary residence or store building. No part of the olty is making more at- tractive improvements or seeing more rapid changes than along Florence boulevard, which has been quiet for a number of years. T. F. Stroud has just completed a beautiful home and is now landscaping the srounds. His lots are 200 feet on the boulevard and about 400 feet in depth, well covered with natural forest trees. The oroperty compares favorably with the Rome Miller home, which has long been the most attractive on the boulevard Harry Tavender, who recently sold his residence to W. H. Dilworth of the Bur- lington legal department, has bought a lot on the Florence boulevard north of Ames avenue and will begin at once the erection of a large bungalow. Mr. Tavender's lot & part of the large tract known as “Klerstead's park,” which {s one of the breathing spots In the city, overlooking the mew Carter park and. the Missousl river. Tt will eventually become the site of many beautiful homes. Opposite the Rome Miller residence to the west Harrison & Morton are erecting & large modern residence on lots seventy- elght feet in front with a depth varying from 10 to 200 feet. It overlooks the Miller private park. ‘The property owners on Florence boule- vard have shown a liberality in putting down a cement sidewalk six feet in width instead of the usual width of four or five feet. It is proposed to extend this walk north past the Stroud home, and at least as for as Fort street. ‘This will make the boulesard about as popular with those tak- ing walks as it is with the drivers of car- slages and automobiles. Many Want to Buy Fink House Numerous Offers for Old Grossman Cormer, but Finks Will - Not Sell. Five Luyers waut tie northwest corner #f Seventeenth and Douglas streels, and will pay more than the property is worth to get it, but the owners will not sign a deed. The property belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Fink and is involved in some way by the decree of the court in granting divorce and allmony to Mrs. Fink. Mr. Fink, it is said, will not sign the deed, though Mrs. Fink is disposed to sell the property. The Fink residence—the old Grossman place—is on & corner opposite the Brandels 50 Per Ct.--A Good Profit! 50 per cent is exactly what can be made by taking ad- vantage of our great half.price alteration sale, On account of the rebuilding of the store we are compelled to be about idle for a couple of months, With our complete spring and summer stock on hand we prefer to make a big sacrifice and will sell everything at half price. We again call the buying public’s attention to the prices we quote on diamonds in dif- ferent settings; no such prices were ever known before: Diamond Ring, Tiffany setting, 11-8 karat... Diamond ring, Tiffany setting, 3-4 karat. Diamond ring, Tiffany setting, 5-8x1-64 karat Diamond ring, Tiffany setfing, 3-8x1-32 karat. . Diamond ring, Tiffany setting, 3-8x1-32 karat Diamond ring, Tiffany setting, 1-8x1-16 karat. Links for Gentilemen Nifty patterns, die work, with real diamonds in links, reg. price, $12, now Elaborate puuernu, die work, with real dlamonds in links, rvg price $18, now ROIP finish, with gnnulne chip diamonds in colored gold, reg. price, Brooches or Pendants el effects, real diamonds, reg, price, $28, now .. Pearl clusters, real diamond, reg. price. $15, now Large massive efects, real diamonds, reg. price, $40, nnw Enamel brooches, pearls and diamonds, reg. price, $30, now. Solid Gold Jewelry cut in two Solid Gold Signet Rings $8.00, now Gentleman's perfectly plain or Roman finish, $7.00, now. Gentleman's flower design, $7.50, now We have other styles and nifty patterns at half |!l'|LP Solid Gold Cuff Buttons and Links One pair, with diamonds, $5.00, now One pair, Roman finish, assorted designs, $3.50, now Beautiful en Gentleman’s extra heavy, One pair, Roman finish, plain, for Solid Gold Roman finish, for monogram, $2.00, now. Genuine opal, swell mounting, $3.75, now. Sterling Silver Flat Waye Cream ladles, regular price,’$2.50, sale price. Sugar shells, regular price $2.00, sale prlce.. Pickle forks, regular price, $2.25, sale price .. regular price, $6.60, sale prlce Half dozen teaspoo Roger Bros.’” 1847 Flat Ware Berry spoons, regular price $2.00, sale price. .. Fruit knives, regular price $2.25, sale price. Cream ladles, regular price $1.50, Butter knives and sugar shells, regular price, 82 26, nnle prlve Half dozen teaspoons, regular price Half dozen desert spoons, regular price, $3.50, sale price. .. Half dozen tablespoons, regular price, $4.00, sale price........$2.00 Rich Cut Glass Half dozen tumblers, regular price, $8.50, sale price...: Two-gallon punch bowls, with twelve glasses, regular price, 11‘4 50 sale price . Whisky decanter and six glnslea, regular price $25, sale pric As this is our new, up-to-date and modern spring and summer stock, we are selling it at half price, you have an almost endless var- fety and all the latest patterns to select from. Evrything is markd in plain figures and the price is absolutely cut in half. The sale goes on every day until the bullders compels us to discontinue by disarranging windows, entrance and whole front AT THE SIGN OF THE CROWN .$2.50 .$1.95 monogram, $4.50, now. .$2.25 Searf Pln 5 .$1.00 .. 8187 .81.25 . .‘l 00 ..$1.13 ..$8.25 .. 8$1.00 cevsstessses Bil8 sale pr|ce . 75¢ .$1.13 .$1.00 $2.00, sale price . .$1.75 completely. It is printer’s ink that keeps the smoke in most chimneys. You can buy printers ink by the barrel, but it's the way you use it, that counts. You may spend all kinds of money for your catalogue, booklet, and then spoll it all by lack of illustration, or by poor Ulustration You can trust the most complete engrav-' ing howse in the West te do it right. Baker Bros. Engraving Co. BARKER BLOCK, OMANA business men's or newspaper advertising PHONE DOUCLAS 2528 sald will be sold almost the moment the Fink corner passes Into the hands of an owner who will improve it Aimost, every active real estate agent in the city has a buyer for the Fink cormer. It is & desirable location for any building. Some have buyers who would erect at least a six-story office and store building; one real estate dealer has a New Hampshirs buyer who wants to erect a hotel, while still another has a Nebraskan who wants to invest in Omaha city property and has made an offer on the Fink property with the intention of erecting a six or seven- story office building. ELKS WILL OBSERVE SUNDAY Will Not Hold Fair on Sabbath—No Drink Any Day Stronger Than Coffee. The Elks' fair will be closed on Sunday. The doors of the Auditorium will be locked at midnight tonight, but will be reopened at noon Monday, the fair to continue all next week. While signs in the Auditorium bullding: it will be directly across the street from the new Brandeis theate | Akexa it are-four residences which it is enjoin visitors to “eat, drink and be| merry,” nothing stronger than coffee is permitied. HACKMEN HA.VE fiiEIR SAY Complain that Rigid Rules of Union Depot Company Restrict Their Business. Omaha hackmen say the stringent rules of the Union Depot company are respensi- | ble for the small number of carriages being | kept at Union station. They say the men are not allowed in the depots, nor are th carriages permitted to stand in front o the station or on the company's land north of the station. Charles Ware, superintendent of the Ne- braska division of the Unlon Pacific, says that only such rules are enforced as are | necessary and that the men are not barred | from the station, but simply are not pe mitted to solicit in the depot. | “If we permiited these men to leave thel hacks standing in front of the station, they | would be in the way of carriages driving up to the station” sald Mr. Ware. We| have passed no rules to shut these people | out, but, on the other hand, have done | what we could for them. We have a switch with & red lght which the red caps use to call & carriage whenever anyone wanls one. Men’s Oxfe rds Our new Oxfords comprises every £ood feature in Oxford making that the best American shoemakers can at- tain. Patent colt, kid or gun metal leathers, blucher cut or new buckle effects. Choice tans if you prefer. $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 They're Oxford perfection and the man we fit with Oxfords nover has that “‘all feet' feeling that goes with the wrong shoe. FRY SHOE CO., THE SROERS 16th and Douglas Sts. April to most people means the leaving off of heavy winter shoes and’ the donning of light welght footwear—oxfords. Although styles in general may be the same In all stores, vet here one will find an assortment com- plete in every respect. Our Oxfords For . Women Priced at $3.00 are attracting attention on ac- count of their high value. These shoes have all the style and ap- pearance of higher priced shoes. We have them in patent colt, gun metal calf, vici kid, turned and welt soles. Your money refunded if you do not find them satis- factory. Write for our new spring cat- alogue. Drexel Shoe Co. 1419 Farnam Street HAYDEN: YOUR SPRING SUIT IS HERE T is easy to make satisfactory selection from the tremendous assortment of new spring styles, fabrics and patterns. Hart, Schaffner & Marx have made for us this season the greatest line of ready-to-wear clothes it has ever been our pleasure to offer. Just enough different in style to be distinctive, enough dif- ferent in quality of fabric and workmanship to be the best. Var- ied enough in style, fabric, coloring and pattern to insure the most particular dresser satisfactory selection, and worth more than the price. Suits in fancies, black or blue Overcoats, Top Coats and Rain Coats. .. ..$18.00 to $35.00 .$15.00 to $30.00 Several Other Well Known Dependable Makes Shown in complete assortment of the newest spring styles, fabrics and colorings; every garment backed by our personal guarantee of satisfaction to you.. .$7.50, $10.00, $12.50 to $25.00 ‘““MARVEL SUITS'’ at $15.00 are certainly creating a sensation among clothes buyers in Omaha. Théy’re made of all wool or silk mixed worsteds, in delghtful assortment of clever new styles, artistically hand tailored, silk lined—have all the quality, style and fit of the ordinary $25.00 suit, in fact are sold in many stores at this price; we’re making them leaders this week Bl s v esoooiuessssbiosesne o ponissbpsssees vueeses Young Men's 8uits, including the celebrated University clothes, distinctive style ideas, built and finished in a manner to delight the most fastidious young fellows—the nobbiest line ever shown in Omaha—on sale Monday .$7.50 to $22.50 B . ivioiidivanden John B. $15 Boys'’ Samples of Men's Suits sent free to out-of-town customers upon request. HAYDEN: TRY HERE FIRST, IT PAYS HAY[]E“L- . TME RELIABLE STORE A. COHN 2909 CUMING ST. TEL. DOUG. 35989, ESTABLISKED 1808. @ldest Dealer in Nebraska of Paper Steck We pay the following prices for paper stock: Clean Scrap Magazines a Writing and ler Bookl . Will not call for orders for less than 100 pounds. Realty Bargains Find them every day by watching the an- nouncements in THE BEE'S Want Ad Col- umns. T, per 100 Ibs.. \ N NN \\‘\\ \ \\}\\\ \ RN NN \\\\ THME RELIABLE STORE \ Forvieny VAR Se Hart Schaffaa? & Mars. New Spring Blocks in the Stetson Hats— at ....$3.50 to $6.00 Knee Pant Suits—You have here a splendid assortment of the very best makes to select from, the choicest line of styles and values ever shown in Omaha or the west; on $1.50 to $8.50 See the special values Monday at. .. ..$2.95 Write today. _ THE RELIABLE STORS GUARANTEED SINGERS AT $§5 " With trademark on wings and oage. MAX GEISLER BIRII co, 1617 Farnam ,and Remember That Careful, Mlenlur, “Busy. People Use Our Line:for ‘The;ideal Travel . Combination (= A DINING CAR MEALS .AND,;SERVICE leet n "the World"