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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1923)
$271,000 Sales in Three Weeks J. J. Mulvihlll, realtor, announces aalea of the last three weeks amount ing to *271,485. This list of sales In cludes a 1,226-acre farm In Iowa which sold for considerably over *100,000. % This farm was owned by M. C. Mat tlnson of Portersvllle, Cal., and was purchased by an Investor who paid cash. Following are the other sales In the , Mulvihlll list: Lot on Thirty-fourth, between Dodge and Farnam, Fury In vestment company and W. G. Preston 1<V Harris Levey; 502 North Twenty sixth, duplex, R. E. Buchtel to Marie Eiche; lot on Forty-fifth and Kinney. John Jensen to P. C. Hengen; 115 North Thirtieth, house, Martin Cos tello to Mary E. Bulger; 702 North 1* orty-flrst, house, W. J. Kean to Ma thilda McQuade; 2876 Chicago. R Yechnut (through \V T. Graham) to A. Blckert; lot on Thirty-sixth and renter (through A. P. Tukey & Son). Grant Parsons to Manhattan Oil com pany; lot on Thirty-eighth street north of Farnam. T. J. O'Brien to R A. Arreans; 2722 24-26-28 30 South Ninth street, Sebastian Salerno to E Hendrickson. Rosa Nisi, A. Sferrazzo. S. BIDlorgi, S. Nisi, respectively; 112 South Fifty sixth, house, E. B. Nor ris to R. D. Shirley; Fiftieth and Cali fornia. house. W. W. Roller to Mary Sunega; 2003 Rinney house. W. J Cre to T. C. Parkins; 110 South Fiftieth avenue, Mark Coad to W.- .1. Ure; 1400 Jaynes, Emil Gustafson to Lola Houghton; 4214 Douglas, John Blood hart to Mathilda McQuade. California Plans in Happe Bungalows John Happe, who has been building homes In Omaha for several years, is planning to incorporate into his fu ture buildings as many California plans as possible. Happe, who has been In southern California for the past month, has written to his business associates here saying that a large percentage of California bungalow plans c^n be used in Omaha. According to Max Agor of Sluiler & Cary, I realtors, llappe has been 0^* studying tl.e Califoria building plans with the idea of using all of them that will lie permitted hy the cold win ter climate of Omaha. Two or three slight earthquake tremors In California has dampened Mr. Happe's enthusiasm for the west const climate, according to his let ters. George H. Payne Says Farmers Improving In the minds of Omaha realtors and financiers who have been studying the Nebraska situation during the last tnnnth by visiting the farming dis h-icts, the state, as a whole, is in list class condition. "There is many a farmer in Ne braska who will lie better off at the end of 1923 than several of his city friends," is a statement made by George H. Payne, head of the Payne Inv<s‘ment company. How West Nebraska Land Gets a Drink. A remarkable model of a typical Irrigation project In western Nebras ka now on display In the Farnam street window of the Nebraska Power company is a part of the effort of the agricultural committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce to Interest Omaha people in this means of state development. The model, which was built by Lee Brown of the Nebraska Power com pany and painted by the Hullsted Sign company, shows a typical stretch of country such ns might be found almost anywhere in the high plains district of Nebraska. In the upper left hand corner is a reservoir top ping a rocky hill. Real water flows into this reservoir from a spring in the hill. This spring is fed by a pump concealed under the model. When the resrvoir has been filled the water runs out through a big ditch and distributes itself over the cultivated fields fy smaller ditches If the water flows too fast for the ditch to take care of it, part of it runs over the spillway and down a creek lied. Creek and ditch water alike finally sink through tiny holes in the papier tnache “ground" and re turn to the tank under the model. Fainted fields and a tiny new church and farm illustrate how the reservoir makes It possible to cultivate lands that were barren a short time be fore. The agriculture committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, head ed by John L. Kennedy, has helped to interest a good deal of Omaha capital in projects for making tillable the dry land Irf the western part of the state, and especially in the largest of these attempts now under 'considera tion. the Central Nebraska Supple mental Water company. The window display Is a part of the effort of the committee to educate eastern Nebras kans to the possibilities In the west ern part of the state. Want Real Estate Course in College A plan is now under way in the National Association of Real Estate Boards to establish a two year course in real, estate for American colleges and universities. Text hooks are now being prepared, according to information received by the Omaha Real Estate board, and will be ready for use in school before the end of this year. The first of these, "Fundamentals of Real Estate Practice," will be is sued October 2. A conference on real estate educa tion will he held November 2 and 3 in Madison. Wis. The chief advisor for the conference will be Dr. Richard T. Ely, head of the institute for research in the University of Wisconsin. City Plan Discussed ^for St. Marys Avenue Property owners in the St. Marys avenue district, extending from Fif teenth street west on -Jackson and Howard and up St. Marys avenue are now discussing the creation of n comprehensive plan tor the future de velopment of the entire St. Marys avenue district. The formation of this plan, accord ing to the olTire of George & Co., real tors. will lie based upon the ideas that were followed in creating the plan for Michigan boulevard in Chicago. The plan now being discussed in eludes studies by engineers and archi tects and city planners showing the proper kind of buildings and other de velnpmcnts for the district and then an agreement among property owners for carrying out of the plan in every detail. North High Sc hool Boosts Property The Fortieth and Ames avenue dis trict which began to show signs of activity when the board of education decided to build the new North high school In that vicinity, promises to become an active suburban business district according to realtors. U. D Clark, realtor, who a few weeks ago completed a two story brick building at the northeast corner of Fortieth and Ames, Is now erecting a one-story brick hullding Immedi ately east of tlie .corner. The building now under construc tion is being built for a grocer who has already signed the lease for it. The corner building is occupied by a drug store, barber shop anti shoe re pair shop, anti contains two apart ments on the second floor; it has two separate heating plants. The southeast corner of /the Fortieth and Ames intersection has just been purchased by a contractor who plans to erect stores on It. Rasp Bros., Payne & Sons company and R. F Clary are some of the realtors who are building houses in the Fortieth and Ames district. I). E, Burk on Hunt With R. E. Krimlof-ki D. E Buck of the D. E. Buck com pany and R. E. Krlmlofskl, president of the Merchants Plumbing and Heat ing company, plan to leave next week frir Ainsworth, Neb., to spend some time duck hunting On their return trip they expect to go to Sioux City by rowboat and come to Omaha by Missouri river Did You Get Your Copy —of— Ford Car Hand Book? IT’S BUILT LIKE A BANK To Save You Money Warner Products Service Sta. 2043 Farnam, Cmaha, Neb. JA 2323 Write, Wire or Call Since it is no longer con* sidered good judgement to purchase a big bulky car of the old*f ashioned type with its rapid de* predation—and since one car is not enough when mother and daughter and son all want to use it at once—just re ember that you can buy two distinctive, reliable, eco* nomical Jordans for the price of one of the old* GUY L. SMITH AT lantic 1944 Omaha, Neb. Hansen Company Buys Walsh-Elmer y Officers of the Hansen Investment company, realtors, announce that the Hansen company has purchased the Omaha business of the Walsh Elmer company, which is to be consolidated with that of the Hansen Investment company. The change will be effective to morrow. A H Walsh and A. T Elmer, own ers of the Walsh-Elmer corporation, for several years have had interests both in California and In Omaha. Fol lowing the, sale of their Omaha busi ness. ihey will move to I.os Angeles, and will confine their operations en tlrelv to that cltyi' ,. The Hansen Investment company by Its Walsh-Elmer purchase and con solldatlon becomes one of the largest real estate Investment companies In Nebraska. The Hansen company, which was established in Omaha about four years ago. consolidated a year ago with D. V. Sholes company, one of the oldest realtor firms In the city. At that time I,. C. Sholes, head of the U V. Sholes company, became a | vice president of the Hansen Invest ment company and manager of its real estate department. T. J Hansen Is president of the Hansen Investment company. C. (' Hansen Is vice president and Fred A. Skew, secretary treasurer. Before the Hansens came to Omaha, they, owned one of the leading banks In Grand Island. They still own several banks in Nebraska, about 20.000 acres of land In Nebraska. Iowa and Colo rado. This firm also controls the Ne braftka Mercantile company, whole sale grocery at Grand Island. The Walsh-EImer transaction gives the Hansen company the management of the Securities building at Sixteenth and Farnam as well as the Bachelors hotel at Twentieth and Farnam. the Herdman property at Twenty-sixth and Harney streets, holdings of the Poppleton estate and several others. The Hansen company, agents for the Hartford Fire Insurance company and general agents for the Hartford Accident Indemnity company. ! y this transaction also becomes agents for the Connecticut Fire Insurance com pany of Hartford, the Equitable of Providence, the Fire Association of Philadelphia, and the Victory Fire In surance company of Philadelphia. The Hansen company Is taking over all employee of the Walsh Elmer company, as well as all departments of the firm. Grant Cleveland will be head of the rental department; H. W Harvey, fire Insurance underwriter; Henry Nosr, Walter Johnson and O. R. Rifrht. salesmen for the Walsh-Elmer com pany, become salesmen for the Han sen Investment company; Georjte G Rohman of the Hansen company will continue to head the firm's casualty insurance department. The firm's rental department will he moved to the Securities building Monday. Florence Field Is Minn^ Lusa Twin Charles W. Martin, who is now' developing Florence Field addition, 'north of FV»rt Omaha, and who de veloped and sold Minne Lusa. last week obtained from County Assessor Counsman figures to show the aid that the new subdivision gives to a city treasurer. The assessor’s figures .show that in 1914. the year that Mr Martin be ean to develop Minne Lusa. that the city realized in taxes. $715 03 from the entire tract The same tract will net the city in »aXes this year, according to the assessor. $41,095. The valuation of Minne Lusa in 1914 was $61,300. The valuation for 1923 shows $1,846,145. The land value alone for Minne Lusa this year $643,475. or an Increase of nearly 1.000 per cent, according to Mr Counsnian's records This increase in taxes, according to Martin has been brought about entirely by developments which have been paid for by the property. The property has paid for the paving sidewalks, sewers, trees and all other public Improvements. Example of Rise in Values by Harrison C. F Harrison, realtor, last week picked up an old advertisement which his firm published In 1806. Following are some of the items appearing in this advertisement: '‘Thirty-three feet Just east of the new Balrd-Wead building at Twenti eth and Farnam, 8500 a foot without the building. We have now an offer of 81,500 more than this for the lot Including the building.” "Seventy-two feet Just west of the Powell-Baoon garage plant, 8225 per foot.” Twelve thousand dollars for new two story brick store near Twenty second and Farnam," The Powell Bacon garage was lj cated near Twenty-second and Far nam. Property In this vicinity is no;v quoted around $1,500 per fot, and property east of the Baldridge Wea l building could not be purchased for less than $4,000 a foot, according to Mr. Harrison. CN ACCOUNT of the marvelous success of the new Cadillac V-63, new type 61’s and cars used as demonstrators can he pur chased at remarkably low prices as well as other fine used Cadillacs. ff hen buying a used ear be sure you know what use the ear has had and the responsibility of the seller. COME TO “A SAFE PLACE TO BUY” J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. HA mey 0710 Farnam at 26th THE UNIVERSAL CAR 7lw Sowingtbar Looking at the new touring car from the side, you are at once favorably impressed with the eflect of longer, more graceful lines secured by enlarging the cowl and raising the radiator. 4 Slanting windshield and one-man top lend material aid in giving the entire car a lower, more stylish appearance. / An apron connecting the radiator with the fender skirts is also a decided improvement. A comfort feature much appreciated by owners, is the additional leg room provided by the enlargement of the cowL ^ Allow the nearest Ford dealer to show you the cnore line of new Ford cars now on display in his show room. I liese t nr,s cart he obtained through the Ford It eeh'ly Purchase Plan See f ny of the Following Authorized Ford Dealers IN OMAHA Galbreath Motor Co. Universal Motor Co. C. E. Paulson Motor Co. Adkins Motor Co. Sample-Hart Motor Co. McCaffrey Motor Co. Hannan-Odell-Van Brunt, Inc. " IN COUNCIL BLUFFS Parmer Motor Co. 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