Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1910, Page 20

TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Omaha Becoming Famed as City of Beautiful Homes, DECEMBER RECORD IN TRANSFERS Closing Month of 01d Year Saw Great- est Number of Sales and Build- ing Permits—=Snow Trouhles in the Suburbs. That Omaha is realiy the city of beauti- ful homes, is becoming recognized all over the country, especially since the establish- ment of the publicity bureau of the Com- mercial elub, which has sent out many photographs. During the last week three of the largest perlodicals of the country have written to Omaha for photographs of some of the fine residences for which Omaha is becoming famous. The Ladies Home Journal, which each month has a page of beautiful home, has written for a dozen photographs which is wishes use and Leslie's Weekly also wants some for publication. President Taft was taken for a drive past weveral of the public schools of Omaha and on that drive an effort was made to have the procession pass several of the pretty residence districts. The president remarked on the beauty of some of these and espe- clally of the fine appearance of the houses belonging to the peopl¢ of moderate means, Residence districts are fast belng paved and trees are reaching shade-tree pro- portions untll Omaha is really entitled to all the praise which is heaped upon it. With all the publicity which is boing given the matter, the world will soon come to recognize Omaha as a city of beautiful homes. Despito the cold and snow which covered the community during December, that month made the record of the vear In the matter of real estate transfers and also in the number of bullding permits. The transfer account was Helped along on the last day, when deeds were filed for the transfer of the New York Life Insurance eompany’s building to the bullding com- pany of the Omaha National bank. The amount was $675,000, and helped materially 0 swell the totals. On the same day deods were flled for the transfer of the old United States National bank building, and the day before the deeds were recorded tor the new Woodman of the World site at Fourteenth and Farnam streets. It made ® grand finish for a big vear. Buburban residents with long stretches of sidewalk have had their hands full this winter in keeping off the snow, which has fallen at regular intefvals, the time being regulated by the aners. It seemed as though (he next snow came along just as the last was shoveled off. Owners of va- eant property in Omaha also found they had an additional tax:on their property when the chief of police orderced all walks to be cleaned. ANl tndlcations point (o the coming season being the heaviest on record in the matter of bullding In this city. Hundreds are buy- ing lots on which to erect homes and bhe- sides there ‘ure several large buflding op- eratlons which are only waiting for spring before work will be begun, The Unlon Pa eific hsadquarters bullding will be startea early In the spring and besides a new mill will be butlt In the shop vards. Some work will be done on the Woodmen hullding dur- ing the summer, as it is so specified in the contract with the business men who put up the bonus. Twenty new residences were announced In one day last week, showing that there will be considerable activity in that line. A move toward the establishment of a new trade center comes with the moving of the Smith Promier Typewriter company into its new home in the John L. Kennedy bullding at Eighteenth and Douglas streets, Just completed, “We are getting away from the conges- tion of the old location at Sixteenth and Farnam streets,” sald M. O. Plowman, manager. “There are several business en- terprises to locate up this way and there Wil be plenty of room for the growth of the new center. The two upper stories of the Kennedy bullding will be cccupicd by the Nebraska. Telephone company. THE OMAH A SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 9, 1910. NEWS OF THE BUSY HOME BUILDERS ’AZTHUR CCLAUSEN: ARCHITECT [MINNEAPOLIS, MINN CHAMBER 12-0X16-6 DESIaN NO 8350 CHAMBER 1£-3%45-0 High Above Missouri River. Oars Remain on Trestle and Avert Terrible Accldent—L. B. Davis of New York I fully Hurt. The Burlington passenger arriving from Kansas Clty was struck in rear-end col- [infurea | New York | injured | under orders from his physieian LIVIAG Duplex Hous: HE duplex house, which Is be- coming a popular and profitable investment, is the outgrowth of the flat and bungalow idea. For many years the modern flat has been considered the most con- venlently arranged home to live In and care for, although at the sacrifice of some pleasures which can only be had in a de- tached house. The great single fault of all flats in flat bulldings has been the fact that the assemblage of a number of homes under one roof makes it necessary to string the rooms out in a long row with the light and air coming from'only one side. When the rooms face the west the flat becomes very uncomfortable in the summer, since it is impossible to get away from the bright Building Statistics for December Notwithstanding the heavy snowfall and the coldest December in' years, bullding operations in the principal cities of the country were far ahead of the correspond- ing month a year agu. Permits were taken Jout in fifty-one citles according to official | Teports to Construction News for the erec- { tion of 7,740 bulldings, involving a total ex- ! penditure’ of $43,262,463, against 7,539 build- ings, costing $37,08,146 for December, 190%, & decrease of ninety bulldings und an in- ! crease of $§,177,017, or 16 per cent over the same month 4 year ago. This is a highly | satisfactory showing, and particularly so wvhen the cold weather and the tremendous activity of the preceding months is taken into conslderation. The figures In detall e as follows: cities which have not made a regular thing 0 sending in their statistics and, as a rule, they have very little beartg on the whole situation. The principal citles of the coun- try make a very good showing—Manhattan with an Increase of 54 per cent, 67; Chicago, 27; Pittsburg. 16; of the smaller citles make showing, Newark with an increase of 62, Cedar Rapids. 34; Atlanta, Ga., 246 Des Molnes, Memphis, 51; . Grand Ruplds, 164; Worcester, 36; Norfolk, 86; Richmond, 33; Dailas, 14; Chattanooga, 102; Terre Haute, 142; Sacramento, It wiii thus be seen that the large Increases are in the smaller citles, Surprising as it may seem, Philadelphia has a decrease of 18 per cent, Seattle, 31; St. Louls, Balti- while some a wonderful 1905, City. New York-Manhattan Brooklyn, Chicago, Tl San Francisco, Philadeiphia, Portland, Ore Detrolt, Mich Seattle, Wash. Newurk, N. J. Washington, D. St. Louls,, Mo, .. olis, Minn. Barre, Pa Baltimore, Ma... Pa i3 Path, Minn Denver, Colo. Buffalo, Des Moines. Memphis, Tenn.. ... Grand Rapids, Mich Kaneas Oity, Mo Worcester. ‘Mas: Duluth, Minn. Salt Lake Qakland, ¢ Norfolk, Vi New Orleans, La Richmond, Va Spokane, Wash. Dallas, Tex...... . San Antonio, Tex Birmingham, Ala Omaha, Neb. L‘hllllnwll". Tl"ll SEsHeHEaBEEEY 23 Columbus, O. Lincoin, Neb. Mobile, Al ‘Topeka. Kan. South Bend, ind Si. Joseph. Mo Sacramento, Cal Davenport. Ta Houston, Tex Estimated Cost. No, Per Cent, Gam, Loss 676,000 219,365 383,150 471,000 465,478 129,445 ‘lot @ & is ~ =) About half of the cities show Increases, scme of which are enormous, while there was & heavy falllng off in some places. The Wost sensational showjng in the way of big percentage of increase or decrease is W@ be found In & number of smaller more, 12; St. Raul, 3 Denver, 51; Buffalo, M Kansas Clty, 62; Salt Lake City, 435; Oskland, 41; Spokane, 8; Birmingham, 16; Omaha, 8; Toledo, 51; Loulsville, 3; Mobile, 15; Topeka, 80; St. Joseph, 8; Duvenport, W, and Houston & per cent. Brooklyn, | Iarate i |arat 1| advantages of a Getting Best Results in Home Building Arthur C. Clausen, Architect. THE BEE’S PLAN BOOK Through an arrangement with Ar- thur C. Clausen, arcbitect, the read- ers of The Omaha Bee can obtain & copy of his beautiful book, “THE ART, SCIENCE AND SEN- TIMENT OF HOMEBUILD- e, for Oue Dollar, This book contains forty-six chap- ters ana AW Liusirations, printed on hedvy enameied paper, With cover stamped 1n goid. it deals with the pracucal swe of homepunding, giv- ing_complete informauon on the pianniug and designing ot every kind of nome. ‘Inere is noling more pracucal than making the home ar- tisuc, bullding it on scientiric lines and to Insuie sanitary conditions and warmin. The author of the book aims to give the intending home- builder adyice on subjects such as buying the lot, planming the home, letting the contract, choosing the materials, etc. Problems avout front doors, windows, stairways, fire- places, exteriors, interior finish, etc., are taken up in detall and treated with good common sense. ‘Nearly all questions (hat could be anticipated are answered and the book snould prove a great heip to those who are about to plan a home. It is pro- fusely illustrated. Send all orders to Arthur C. Clausen, 1136-57-38 Lumber Iixchange, Minneapolis. S — hot glare of the summer afternoon without going out of the flat. People u: (0 living in flats but knowing by exp nee some of its shortcomings and having accustomed to the conveniences of all on one floor naturally bungalow with consider bullding a home themselves. Here we have all the vantages of the flat with mnone of sembled, need not be strung out on a long row, and light air and a view from all sides can be obtained. Tt can be placed as good a lot and made ome chooses. sun d become a home upon _the when they 100k tavor 1 -story as From the real estate man's standpoint or the standpoint of a man who has small amount of money to invest in a way that will insure a good Income, the ome- story hungalow is too expensive compared with the returns to warrant buflding with the it idea in view. Out of this condition has grown the duplex house, which is nothing more or less than a two- story bungulow. It furnishes two complete homes, each on one level, dividing the cost of the roof, foundation, lot and part of the general ruction between them. Bach flat bringing in as much rent as two sep- bungalows built separate lots, each Including the expense of its .| foundation and roof. One of the principal duplex house is that if it the appearance der to carry out but ex a Investm on has n ¢ | properly designed | of a private home. | this idea 1t to have entra This is one of the few tions In which an entrance at the coi the hou advisable, for since the stairway would be for the use of the sec- ond-story temant only, to place it In the center of the house would be cutting the tirst, floor flat In two. The commonest 4| way In which to provide a porch for each | tenant has been to place a two-story por- tico on the front, but this is now becoming #0 common that a duplex house can usually be recognized by this feature The design accompanying this article shows a pleasing variation from the usual methods by using the English domestic style with brick for the first story and half-timber work for the second story, thereby overcoming the idea of com- plete repetition for both stories. The rear stairways should extend from the attic 10 the bascment and be enrely in- is advisabl one ce D as plcturesque | own | I'dependent from both flats so that when the kitchen door is locked, the tenant has locked the flat, so far as interference on the rear is concerned. In the attlc, it Is ad- visable to finish off several rooms where the space will allow two of these can be used as servant rooms for the |use of both tenants and the other two | can Be extra rooms to accommodate the family over-flow wheti unexpected visitors arrive. Duplex houses have this advan- | tage over the flat bullding. It can be built, when properly designed, in a first class residence district without Incurring the displeasure of surrounding property owners, since as an improvement it increases the value of property instead of decreasing it for homebuilding purposes, which Is us- ually the result of the bullding of a reg- ular flat bullding in a residence district. The second floor being identical with the | first floor has something to do with re- ducing the cost in such items as doors, | windows, side-boards, fire places, etc. The more you can repeat the same design of a certain feature the cheaper they be- come. That is why it is not advisable to | have two great a variety of sizes in doors and windows. The duplex house built at a cost of about $10,000 on a $2,000 lot will bring $5 a month rent from each tenant, the tenants furnish- ing thelr own fuel for heat and fanitor | service. From this amount the prices run down to $35 for each flat for the cheap- | est duplexes in less desirable neighbor- hoods. For the man why wants both a home and an Investment and has only a limited amount of money with which to build, a duplex should prove ver; attractive. In this it would be .An]-l visable to provide one heating plant, | sin the owner could occupy the first | floor, furnishing® the heat himself and charge the other tenant for his share of it in the rent. The rent received from the one flat would pay off the money borrowed with the interest, leaving him to pay the, the same as in a private home, which would be only slightly more than the taxes on the average two story. home, Unlike the flat building the duplex house can be designed in a great many diffevent ways that will not emphasize the fact that it is bullt purely as an investment. With- |out a. deubt it will prove in the future, as it has in the past, one of the most | destrable investments a man with a small amount of capital can make. house case only taxes, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains | no Injurious substance and is pleasant to | take. | FEDERAL COURT MEETS SOON led for First| ol | Jury Term May Be ¢ of February—Many Land It now looks as though there may be a jury term of the federal courts in\Omaha about February 1. It is the wish of the| Department of Justice to dispose of the old | land cases now on the docket which have been hanging over for two Or more years past The Mabray cases during this term, as many of the ninety defendants indicted at the last term of the federal courts here are already under arrest or bond, and it is possible that the Omaha indictments may take precedence over the lowa indictments for many of the parties, the trials of which are set | tor March in lowa Special Assistant Attorney General 8 R. Rush will have general charge of both the land and Mabray trials. ( may also be ‘tried dy A i lung hemorrhage. Stop It and cure weak lungs, coughs and colds with Dr. King's New Discovery. Hc and $L.00. For sale by HMU by a Northwestern train while croes- hl. the Missouri river bridge at 7 o'elock | Friday morning and four passengers In the rear Pullman of the train in front were The smash-up resdlted in a delay an hour a traveling salesman from was perhaps the most serfously He is confined to his hotel room who fears that the patfent has received a dangerous concussion. Mr. Davis was rising from his seat when the crash came and was thrown over in the next apartment, striking on his head. He _retained consciousness and when the tralf reached the depot continued on his way to the hotel. “It's a funny situation,” injuro® passenger. I may be very dan- gerously Injured jndeed, and it might only be a strain of my neck, so I don't know whether to feel bad or not.” A year ago Mr. Davis w wreck and did not dis untii two days later whe he had sustained severe ankle. The Burlington statement of nearly L. B. Davis, remarked the s injured in a ver it he injurles to train, of passenge the bridge waiting for the block signal when the Northwestern crashed in fr behind. The rear Pullman on the Burlin ton buckled up and wavered as th fall from the bridge for i then fell back onto the tracks. A woman who was standing in the when the trains struck was thrown to the floor and slid half the length of the sustaining bad bruises Jurles otherwise. according to $3.00 Shoes We have secured from the best manufacturers the best Three Dol- lar Shoes they could make. These shoes acknowledge no su- perior and but few equals at the price. Men’s Styles There are several choice models. Splendid leathers. Swing or straight last (onservative styles or shoe smartness. Button, Lace or Bluchers, IO Women’s Styles Selected leathers, Artistic shoe- ing. Button or Jace models. Medium Toes wnd. Cuban Heels. Turn or welt sewéd. New per: forations. Every size and width: RENTALSIDR We fjt each shoe perfectly and not one person in a hundred can distinguish these splendid shoes from the higher priced members of our shoe family. FRY SHOE CO. THE SHOERS. 16th snd Douglas Streets, You've Heard This Before And We'll Prove It. A specialty of this store is the perfect fitting of shoes for misses and girls Our reputation aleng this line is preeminent—A corps of trained salesmen always ready to attend to your shoe needs. A stock of shoes always on hand to fit your feet and enhance your versonal ap- pearance, These things have made the Drexel Shoe Store famous in the west. Now, if you are prepared to give us the opportunity we're ready to serve you— MISSES SHOE® $2.00 and $2., 50 YOUNG WOMEN'S $2.50 and $3.00 All sorts of feet can be fitted. Drexel Shoe Co. 1419 Farnam Street. OCEAN STEAMERS, “Some Excellent Rooms Still on Sale for CLARX'S ORUISE of the "OLIVELAID" 18,000 tons, brand new, R and superbly fitted. D FROM SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 5, 1910 One Steamer for th tire Oruise of pearly four month and up, Inciuding all COSSATY eXpenses. RO : Japan, Chins, Philippi Bor- neo, Java, Burma, India, Ceylon, Bgypt, Ttaly, etc. An unusual chance to visit unusually attractive places. TNEW™ ORIENT CRUISE February 5, 1910, by 8. 8. “Grosser Kur- fuerst,” 78 aays, 'including 24 days Egypt and Palestine, $400 up, including hotels. m; only § Beaton Drug Ce shore excuraions. etc psli FRANK C. CLARK, Tim ow Yor! Omaba, W.E.BOGK, 1534 Farnam himselt | found lhfl(‘ hh‘. was standing on | ugh to | ant and | atsle | car, | but no serious in- | TRAINS COLLIDE ON BRIDGE! . | Burlington and Northwestern llixnpf FOUR PASSENGERS ARE !JUURED; | 'T. Toby Jacobs Every Day a Bargain Day You will never doubt this if you attend Our Great Pre- ' Inventory Olearance 8ale. We are cutting prices right and left most wonderfully. You practically make your own price on any purchase made at this sale. We quote a few prices WATCHES, WATCHES Ladies’ O size Watch; solid gold filled, 20-year, guaranteed case, fitted with Elgin or Waltham movement—Our special sale price . .810,00 Gentlemen's 16 size Watch; solid gold filled, 20-year, guaranteed case, fitted with Elgin or Waltham, 15-jewel movement \‘pl-rlnl sale 1 t 11.95 price, a 559 5 Same as above in 18 size ... 75 SOLID GOLD J EWELRY Roman Finlsh Cuff Links-—Regular price $4.50 $1.98 price $2.50— 1.19 Ra(\llll‘ yrlm‘s '! E®to $25.00, $1.75 o $12.50 Solld Gold, Plain, Extra special . Solld Gold, Plain Extra special Solld Gold, Plain and Fanc now Roman Finish Scart Pine—Regular ‘Broochos— CUT GLASS Brilllant, Perfect Napples, ‘several sizes and -Regular prices $2.25 to 50, speclal -$1.49 Extra Brilllant Berry Bowls, 8-inch slne —Regular prx.m '$6.50 to $12.00—HExtra special sale price . .. $4.49 ROGERS SILVER OHEBT Only a few more of these fine Sets left—26 pleces; 6 knives, G forks, 6 table spoone, 6 tea spoons, 1 butter knife and sugar shell, in a fine oak, satin lined, combination chest-—Regular price $13.25-—Our spe- cial sale price ..... SR . -85.89 Do us the favor to look over our stock. You may find some arti- cle that you desire, and the prices we make are the lowest possible. It {8 really not a question of profits with us, we want to sell the goods to make room for the new stock. Call first at Brodegaard, AT THE SIGN OF THE CROWN. 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