Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1909, Page 38

THE OMAHA SUNDAY TIMELY REAL ESTATE COSSIP Sales in Douglas Comnty Over Two Million Each Month, INCREASES OVER LAST YEAR Dundee Property Street in Good Demand, r Service and Automo- biles Making the Suburh More Popular. Bom in re dea of what is actually happening in Omaha may be gleaned from fact that transfers are over $1,200(00 each month, without the deeds which are filed “$1 and other valua ble considerations.” It is the estimate of most real estate dealers that $2.000000 worth of property changes hands in Doug- 1as county each month. The transfers as shown In the record for April were $1,%7, m, or than $300,000 above the trans- fers for the same month last year. The following I8 the record of real estate transfers for first months of 1909 mpare the same months, and all other mont 7 and 1908 Year January February March April Mi June TJuly August Septer ber October the many more ns wit 1909, 854,984 90,108 1,004,281 1 768,680 1,077,686 OERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION. STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Lincoln, Feb. 1st, 1900 It is hereby certified, that the Union Oentral Life Insurance Company of Cl cinnatl, in the state of Ohio, has compiled witi; the Insurance Law of this State, ap- plicable to such companies, and Is therefore authorized to continue the business of Lite Insurance in this State for the current year ending January flst, 1910 Summary of report filed ending D ber 31st, 1908 INCOME for the year Premiums All_other sources Total DISBURSEM Pald polley holders...$4. All other payments... 8,49 Total ADMITTED ASSETS LIABILITIES Net Reserve .........$54, Net Policy Claims.. 17 All other llabllities. 10,704, Capital stock paid up ~500,00000 Surplus beyond Capi- tal Stock and other labilities ... ... Total 1,671,808.41— 2,171,898.41 liieies $67.083,245.40 Witne: my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Public Accounts the day and year first above written. SILAS R _BARTON, (8eal) C. E. PIERCE Auditor of Public ASS) MORTGAGE LOANS $55,278,168.88 Loans—33,579—In 33 states, secured by first mortgage on real estate worth $104,87, 429.00, and Interest accrued thereon POLICY-HOLDERS' OBLIGATIONS-- $11,693,308.19 Loans on policies payable at the borrow- ers’ convenlence, $5,917,902.69; notes in set- tlement of premiums, glving tempo assistance to policy-holders, $2,067,772.70; and Intercst accrued thereon, and prem: fums due. RHEAL ESTATE . $4066,282.11 Home Office property, $404,197.94; land taken In foreclosure at 18 mortgages in 5. states, $50,644.7 and rents accrued thereon. CASH ON HAND AND IN BANKS-— $480,625.72 amount indi- money s im- 8 This comparatively small cates that policy-holders' mediately invested. UNKTED STATES BONDS. s posited with thie Treasurer of he only bonds of any kind owned by the Campany. TOTAL ADMITTED ASSETS...$67,033,245.40 J. M. EDMISTON & SON, General Agents, Lincoln, - - - Nebraska. We have open territory for one or two #ood agents and we sollcit correspondence sortgage Loans in Webaska. .$6,757,906.08 STATE OF NEBH . OFFICE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS LINCOL February 1st, 1908, IT 18 HEREBY CERTIFIED, That ‘the Home Life Insurance Company of New York, in the State of New York, has com- plied with the Insurance Law of this State, applicable to such companies, and is there- fore authorized to continue the business of Lite Insurance In this State for the current year ending January 3st, 1910 Summary of report filed for the year end- ing December Sist, 198 INCOMB ) OF Premiums 101.07 All other sources 1069,313.66 L $ 4,43,414.62 DISBURS Paid policy holders. All other payments Total R Admitted assets. ... : LIABILITIES Net Reserv: LA $20,064.452.00 Net Policy Clafms.... 8.484.14 All pther labilities 62 $20,471,728.78 Capital stock pald up Surplus beyond Capl- tal Stock and other Fabilities Total 111217794 o p wereens $21,708,901.70 Witness 'my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Pubiic Accounts the day and year first above written SILAS R. BARTON (Beal) Auditor of Public Accounts. C._E. PIERCE, Deputy ‘Ward F. Palmer, General Agent for the state of Nebraska, #0 Board of Trade BIdg. | Thomas | uring the 129717794 | November December 461,154 Totals 11,87 N. P. Dodge, jr., has opened an office in Sloux City to sell eighty acres of land ad- oining Morningside, cae of the districts of Bloux Cty, and the beau- titul home of Morningside coliege, of which Bishop W. 8. Lewis is the president elghty acres will be Into city and sold on casy pay R M. a Sloux City attorney repre Mr. Dodge when it is impossible for Dodge to be at Sloux City “Farm loans are €0 easy to secure and the faimers are handling borrowed money to such good advantage that there is scarcely a limit to the amount of eastern money which will come to Nebraska, Brennan, financial entite cut ents will tots Dott sent Mr agent number eastern insurance companies. President DeBord of the Natlonal of Ver mont was in Omaha this week looking over the city and some of the country about it He expressed himself as much pleased with the prosperous conditions in Nebraska and bef left for his Vermont home we closed up $500,000 in Nebraska farm loans Just doing something. The O'Keefe Real Estate pushing the Hillcrest addition and this week brought J. Schnuettgen to Omaha from a western lowa farm and sold him the corner belonging to Dr. E. R. Porter and C. H. Walrath at Thirty-elghth avenue and Cass street for $,600. Mr. Schnuettgen will erect a fine brick residence on the site. Deals are pending for several other lots in the same addition, including those adjoining Dr. Porter's residence at Thirty- cighth and Cas company I8 streets, The Payne Investment company starts its excursions Scott’s Bluffs county Tuesday. The has contracted to sell 20,000 acres of Irrigated lands In west- ern Nebraska within the next year and will run an excursion every Tuesday The first party will consist of land agents as well as land buyers. To boost the western part of the state the company has pub- lished a handsome and aftractive booklet called “‘America’s Valley of the Nile." The photographs used were taken for the com- pany by Bostwick and were taken last fall and summer, showing the North Platte valley as it actually is. Within a few month the last of the clay banks In the Field club district will be cut down. Many of them have disappeared this spring and real estate owners and agents are making every effort to eliminate them, as they have been unsigntly, while beautiful residences have been erected all about them. Harrison & Morton are among the leaders to cut down the banks. [ company Louls The McCague Investment company will begin this week the laying of cement side- walks and putting In permanent improve- ments on the lots graded at Thirty-second and Parker streets, opposite Prospect Hill cemetery. The banks have been cut down between Thirtieth and Thirty-second Parker and the fill made between the same streets on Decatur to Franklin street. The work has been in progress several weeks and glves the company almost four blocks of destrable bullding lots on car lines, The Dundee Realty company has had a on busy week, the increased street car service | and more automoblles influencing the buyers to invest in property a good ways from the business section of Omaha. The following sales were recorded by the com- pany during the week, George & Co. mak- ing the deals jn each instance: Dundee Realty company to Bert D, Sher- bondy, four lots on Capitol avenue, be- tween Fifty-first and Fifty-second streets, Consideration, $3,00. Dundee Realty company to Arthur J Pittelkow, two lots on California, between Fitty-first and Fifty-second streets. Con- sideration, $1,500. Dundee Reaity company to V, Warren Boyles, two corner lots on Fifty-second and Webster streets. Consideration, $1,600. Dundee “Realty company to W. R. Me- Farland, two lots on Capltol avenue - tween Fifty-first and Fifty-second stre Consideration, $1,50. Some of the deals made by George & Co. week are as follows: Mark T. Martin to Emma Morand, lot on Underwood avenue, between Fifty-first and Fifty-second streets. Consideration, $700. Redick estate to Eva Giveen, lot In Onk Chatham addition, between Sprague and Sahler streets. Consideration, = $700, Harrlet Wilcox to Mr. R. B. Weller, house and lot on Binney street in Kountze place, between Nineteenth and Twentleth streets. Bought by Mr. Weller for a home Robert H. Landeryou to Charles A Blomberg, six-room modern house and lot ot 3009 Dewey avenue. Willard Chambers to Emma Me; two-story, seven-room, modern Twenty-fifth and Maple. $4,000. The Coad Real Estate company to Patrick J. Murphy, lot on California street, be- tween Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth street. Consideration, about 32,250 South front lot on Kvans street, \Redick’s addition, to J. B. Good eration, $676. North front lot on Evans street, in Clark Redick's additien, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh streets, 1o party whose name is withheld for the present. Con- sideration, $630. orth front lot on Evans street, Twenty-fifth and _Twenty-seventh to a Mr. Trixel. Consideration, $650. \ new house in_Clark Consid- between streets, Plenty of Time. A Norfolk farmer, riding through the Welsh mountalns, came up with a moun- taineer lefsurely driving a herd of pigs. “Where are you driving the pigs to asked the inquiring farmer. “Out to pasture ‘em a bit." What for?" ‘o fatten ‘em.’” sn't it pretty slow work to fatten 'em on grass?’ Up where I come from we pen them up and fatten them on corn. It saves a lot of time. “Ya-as, 1 s'pose 50, drawled the moun- taineer, “‘but, bless your heart, what's time to & hawg?'—Norfolk Advertiser. Expressmen’s Delivery Company Now Located in New Quarters 303 North years ago. Our new location is so be shown customers who in person Storage and Moving only one-half block north of where we started business twenty-two Cheap Freight Rates on Household Goods to Pacific Coast Points, Ete. Merchants’ Freighting 'PHONES—Bell: Douglas, 504. Ind.: B1341 REMEMBER OUR NEW 16th Street provided that better attention can call for information. Furniture Packing Baggage Delivery LOCATION 16th and Davenport Streets Ome Block North of Post Office. says | for a| Conslderation, $§3,200. | at | Consideration, | B . PonTICO. LiPRAY 13 % 18 CHArMBER.. " P LRST cELOOR . When designing a home it has become | customary through habit to consider it being for a leyel city lot The grade of the ot s seldom considered as having anything to do with style or designs of the house, much less dictating whai that style should be. Still, it is a fact that the grade of a lot and its situation with reference to its surround- ings often has considerable to do with the planning and designing of it. Take, for a simple example, the mere fact that a house is on the north, south, east or west side of the street—this has conslderable to do with the arrangement of the floor plars. The living room should, of course, in_each case face either east or south, and’ both ways if possible. This Is why a house fac- ng the north Is the hardest to plan. A ‘lmu!l‘ on a corner lot would, of course, be | planned somewhat different than one {an inside lot, since It has an open view on two streets. A northwest corner lot, giv- Ing a south and east exposure to the house, 1s, therefore, the most desirable for a city home. The size of the lot, more especially its width, has considerable to do with the arrangement of the plan, and right here the ever-good advice might be | rey , “Never place a good house on a |cheap lot.” Pay a little more for your lot and then walt a year longer If neces- | sary before building. No matter how com- plete and comfortable you bulld your home, you wil in time become dissatisfied with it If the surroundings are not in keeping with it and your nelghbors uninteresting. No lot should be less than forty-five feet wide and fifty feet would be a better minimum. Be sure the lot is wide enough to get the house you want on it. on The foregoing remarks apply only to the level city lot. There is another class of lcts found in suburban or fine residence districts, who locations have much to do with the planning of the home. They can be convenlently placed in four classes. The lot which slopes forward to the street, the lot which has a pronounced slope from one side to the other, the lot which slopes downward from the street, and the com- paratively level lot at the top of a hill, commanding a beautiful outlook over the city or surrounding country. The hardest lot to fit a house to of these four situa- tions 1s the lot which slopes downward from the street. Many designers often give up In despalr when trylng to design a home appropriate for their difficult location and consider the deslgn as being for a level lot, merely letting the foundations be visi- ble for a greater distance in the rear than | at the front. The problem is not, however, a difficult one If the owner does not ex- press a decided preferen to what the style of the house should be, for & colonial or gambrel roofed house would never fit a location of this kind in & becoming man- rer. The style most appropriate is the Erglish domestic style, for this style can be more easily varled and manipulated by & competent designer than any other. The English have reduced the appropriateness | of a home to its location to a fine art, and | | from them we.can often obtain valuable suggestions on the proper locations of homes. An Englishman’s home is not alone the house—it is the house and gardens— he needs no porch, for he lives In his gar den when out of doors, and both are de- together, each supplementing the For these reasons, an English home becomes the other two hillsides locations mentioned, more appropriately than any other style. When the lot slopes up from | front to rear and the not treme. a colonial home can be placed upon 1t If carefully designed. Of course in each signed other incline is ex- | There | atrship | part Arthur C. Clausen, Architect. THE BEE’'S PLAN OFFER ———— Through a special arrang Mr. Clausen The Omaha Bee Is able to offer its readers the complete plans, alls and specifications of the home illustrated on this page with- out change for $10. Mr. Clausen ls the author of a well fllustrated book, THE ART, SCIENCE AND SENTI- MENT OF HOME BUILD- ING. 46 Chapters—@00 Illustrations. A beautiful and practical book con- taining complete information on_the planning and designing of every kind of home. It contains extensive articles on that popular style of home, The American Bungalow, also the Two- Story Bungalow, BUNGALOWS BUILT FOR TWO, H of Dis- tinctive Character, Planning the Cot- the Country Home, the Farm Home, Homes for Special Places, The I se, etc. There are ex- sive {llustrated articles on e windows, stalrways, fire- porches, kitchens, pantr cement construction, articles on what not to do in building a home, the Let- ting of Contracts, the Practical Side of Home Bullding, the Sentiment of Home Bullding, etc.. etc. Price, post pald to readers of The Bee, 81 Send all orders to Arthur C. Ciausen architect. Studlo, 1013 Lumber Ex- change, Minneapolls, Minn, ent with trances, places, of these instances, a colossal home can be placed upon the lot by artificially terracing it to make a level lot of at least a portion of it, hut this method should never be adopted cxcept where the owner's desires are Imperative or the slope is too steep to consider any other expedient The finest location for a house s a com- paratively level lot at the crest of a hill are two things toward which the American seems to aspire more than any- thing else—one s to get as high in the air as possible and the other to cover the ground when traveling as fast as possible At present these tendencies cannot be con- sistently related since cannot go up the Wil as fast as on the level, but the may overcome this obstacle. A high hill or bluff with a level plateau at the top and some easy means of ascending is Ideal In every respect. Besides the pleasure to the eye of distant views, and the air Is always fresh and cool. A promi- nence of this description: gives one a feel- Surely one is like the of all T survey,” so one ing of independence. English lord, “master | tar as the pleasures of sight are concerned Without a doubt the most appropriate and beautiful Lome for a location of this kind is a colonial house with a two-story portico faced In the direction having the most com- | manding view. a two-story of a When one There something portieo that makes it a natural home In a prominent position comes In c act with a portico ) tall columns, he instinitively turns see “what the house Is lodking at.’ is quite natural for w temples of ancient ( bullt upon hills? The artic is about not the columned eece and Rome all house illustrated at the head of this is designed to meet the ments of a hill-top home, having « able grounds about it. It can, of course be placed upon a level lot in any location. but will look the best if placed in a high commanding location. It is planned for a family who will go In and out by the drive more than by the front entrance. As planned, it should face east with the driveway room on the south. This places require- nsider way This | | As such | looked ! Building Special Homes on Special Sites ( the kitchen and family porch on the shady side of the house. By reversing the plan, 1t could, of course, be made to suit a west front locatlon. The construction of the | home is very simple, which means a saving | In cost. It Is of pure colonial detail and | while the motif of the design is not new | it is so proportioned and detailed that it | bears little resemblance to many homes of | similar design that erroneously pass (?) for | colonial homes. Tt takes something more to make a colonial home besides white paint and columns. COLORING CONCRETE BLOCKS | | Gray Appearance May De Changed by Using Right | Mixture. ‘ Dark The Overcoated House is the Coming Fashion By this simple and inexpensive process an old frame house may be made to look like a new stone dwelling and last much longer. It will be more comfortable in winter with less fuel and much cooler in summer." Apply Expanded Metal Lath and plaster with Cement Mortar, under directions, sent free to any address upon request. Northwestern Expanded Metal Co. 84 Van Buren Street, Chicago WESTERN REPRE! NTATIVES OF THE NORTHWESTERN EXPANDED METAL CO. C. W. HULL CO. Object in View You seldom find a saving family paying rent, A family paying rent has no specic but the family that buys a home | 1as a special | incentive to save, object to save for. They at once realize that it is much more important to save their money and pay for their home than to waste it foolishly, and if they have borrowed money from this Asso- ciation they can pay it back It is all in the Call on our Secretary. Omaha Loan & Building Assn. S. E. Cor. 16th and Dodge Streets. Geo. W. Loomis, Pres. W. R. Adair, Ass't. Sec'y. Assets, $2,500,000.00. in easy monthly payments. plan, f G. M. Nattinger, Secy. and Treas. Reserve, $60,000.00, One of the serlous objections to concrete |~ blocks in the past has been their dark gray | appearance. This can be overcome by | using light colored sand, or crushed stone | and a white Portland cement, which will | glve a light gray effect. If a pure white | | effect is desired then white cement should | be used, with white sand or crushed stone | mixed with a little marble dust. It is very | difficult to obtain a coarse white sand, al- though there kinds which are quite coarse. A fine white sand used alone with | cement will not make a thoroughly | aterproof facing. In order to make such u facing waterproof it is necessary to use a proportion of marble dust or crushed | stone with sand. Care musi be taken not | to use too much marble dust, for if too | much of this is used, the facing will check | and show unsightly cracks. For this | reason marble dust should never be used | alone with cement. Usually the checks and hair cracks referred to will not show until the blocks have aged several weeks | and even months, but eventually they are | bound to come. The amount of marble dust to be used | should not be more than 1% parts of mar- | ble dust to four parts of white sand the facing is too rich in cement, checks and hair cracks are as apt to appear as when marble dust alone is used with cement Very good results can be obtained by using limestone screenings, from coarse to fine, which will pass a quarter-inch screen, but usually it is advantageous to use a little white sand with this as well, in order to produce & smooth, dense surface.—Cement Age. are No Opinions on the Side. Having decreed that & woman must polite to her husband, a learned judge mediately was accosted by Your decision might fit she admitted, “but when husband has | forgotten to mall her lettors, speaks un- seemly of her mother and without warning brings a friend home to dinner?" The judge, belng a learned judge indeed, had had the nee of mind to adjour: court while questions were being for- mulated Madam,” he rejolned meekly; “I now but a humble citizen and not to an opinion.”—Philadelphia Ledger Convincing. Two boys, John and James, taught that it than to receive be im- some cases,” | the am titled were equally more blessed to give But Jobn didn't belleve it. Years passed, however, the boys grew up, and John fell into evil ways, being in fact, elected alderman from his ward he received a bribe curlously enough, it was by than James that the bribe is And other Eiven But while John went to prison for a long term of vears, James remained super ntendent of his Babbath school, and was pon as a Godly man | indced more blessea to giv exclaimed John none was It is recelve Puck than convinced A BRICK SUIT OF CLOTHES A brick buildin always. has but one outer garment and must wear It 1f 1t's @ “misfit” and does not look well, it can't be changed. 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Send for Catalogue. | “ CHAMPION FENCE (0. —_— e of thesex. | . No. 1633 OFFICERS, J. H. MILLARD, W WM. WALLACE C. F. McGREW President Vice-President Vice-President RA MILLARD B FRANK BOYD H. BUCHOLZ, Ax A. WILCOX Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS. H. MILLARD, Y. BARTC (A% v McGR A, J. SIMPS( BURG WM. WALL TATEMED BROW 0/ w. H J. B L OF THE Beautify Your Lawns With Our Wire and fron Fences and Gates Bo. Cashler. istant Cashier Assistant Cashler. CARPENTER, BUCHOLZ, BAUM, NASH OMAHA NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Made to the Cox RE Loans and Discounts Overdrafts U. 8. Bonds, for Circulation Stocks and Bonds A lanking House and Safety Deposit Va U. 8. Bonds for Deposits Due from Approved Reserve Agents Due from Other Banks Cash on Hand Due from U. 8. Treasurer LIABILY Capital Surplus Fund . Undivided Profits Circulation Deposits NEB., ults $ 678, 1,469,717 1,984,7 1,645,802.04 30,000.00 troller of the Currency, April 28th, 1909, SOURCES, 944,77 1,927.33 5,260.00 519,999 176,000.00 5,609,169.41 486,291.24 ,000,000.00 200,000.00 253,203.69 599,997.50 12,433.090.05 $14,486,291.24 THIRTEENTH STREET, Between Farnam and Douglas, SAFET DEPOSIT VAULTS, 210 So.138th,