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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1925)
1925 la a Year of Price Advancement in Real Estate i l S REAL ESTA TE AND BUILDING News and Events __ li 60 Per Cent of Omaha's Families Oun Their Ou n Homes. Do You Oun Yours? II - 0. A. C. Total Is Hiked $30,000 Store and Banks to Take Pre ferred Stock for Cash. Two hundred mem hers of the Oma h 1 Athletic club fit h mass meeting Friday night pledged themselves to obtain 119.000 In subscriptions for pre ferred stock In the club and therefore «ive the Athletic clyb from closing its doors. The pledge was given after I’resi dent Hoy Wilcox hud announced that the totals were $130,150. This total was reached Friday afternoon when >80,000 was pledged by the Brundels store, the First National hunk and the United Stales National bank. The Brundels store subscribed $10 000 and the banks each subscribed $5,500. These subscriptions represent 30 per cent of the' un*>c( ured notes held by each of these institutions against the club. The Braudels note is $.'!>.OUO and tlie bank notes are $11,000 each. These three companies had agreed when the campaign opened to accept 50 per cent of their notes if cash was paid. They gave a great impetus to the campaign "hen they agreed Friday afternoon to take preferred Stock instead of the cash. President Roy Wilcox of the club said. The big subscriptions were made Friday at a meeting of T. L. Davis, representing the First National bank Owyer Yates, representing the United States National bank; H. B. Zlmman. representing the Brandeis interests; President Wilcox and Henry Monsky, who have taken a leading part In the campaign. The members present at the mass meeting Friday night cheered when the announcement of the subscrip tions was made. The following men volunteered to act as captains in the renewed cam paign: L. D. Tpham, Harold Sabot ker, W. R. Wood, William Schmoller, diaries Srhwuger, Thomas Quinlan. Henry Rosenthal. Karl Douis, Frank Boyd, Isidor Ziegler, Charles Garvey, Frank Latenser, John Gentlemen, Jess Haugh, William Guild. Tom Kelley, Jack Allgaier, Harry Black, F. W Currey and Karl Ijingdon. Approximately $1,500 was raised In additional and new subscriptions by those present at the meeting Friday night. Each man present at the meet ing was furnished with lists showing the life and resident members who have not subscribed. President Wilcox announced Friday right that ihe campaign will be con tinued until ilie $175,000 and 400 mem hers are obtained. Election Petitions in Circulation at Wymore Wymore, March 20.—Petitions are being circulated among Wymore voters to file the names of William K. Wright. Wymore dry-cleaner; Frank W. Norris and Wilson Kin cade, railway engineers, and W. A. Stahl. Wymore banker, as candidates for city councllmeti in ,he coming election. All except Kincade are members of the present council, and Norris is a former mayor of the city. Petitions arc also being circulated in favor of D. K. Windle, Wymore banker; F. K. Crawford, postmaster, and Will L. Jones, business man, for members of the board of education for three-year terms, to be voted 011 at the spring election. • An issue at this election will be an ordinance for additional paving. An other issue will be right of persuns to vend ice cream about the streets of the residence section. (Gregory Lumber Dealer Buys Yard at Niobrara. Neb. Gregory, S. P.. March 20.—W. T. Spelts, for many years manager of the F. i'. Krotter Lumber company of tills city, has tendered bis reslgna tion, effective April 15, and with his family -will move to Niobrara, Neb., where lie has purchased the J. P. Forsythe I, umber company yards. Mr. Spelts has been president of the Gregory Commercial club the last three years and Is also president of the board of education. Pioneer Dead at 82. Beatrice, March 20.—Simon Twedell, pioneer of Johnson county, died at his home nt Crab Orchard after an Illness of more Hum two years. Me was 82 years old. Ills wife died a year ago. He leaves no family except a number of grandchildren. Burial was In the Vesta cemetery. LUMBER Millwork and General Building Material at 25% or More Saving to you. Don’t even consider buy ing until you have sent ua com plete lists of what you need and have our estimates by return mail. No money down. We ship quick and pay the freight. W. F. Hoppe Lumber Co. 9th and S Sta. Lincoln, Neb. CARBON COAL The Most Heat for Least Money Furnace O AA Per Size 9BiUU Ton UPDIKE cuomablecro4 See Sample* ef Till a Coal at Hayden'* Groc. Dept. Tel. WA. 0300 I Excavation for New Stock Exchange Near Completion • — II a—* ■ ■ ~V ?• i X w. mm.mm.. » wmmv..g Top view is of the excavation w here the new l.ive stock Exchange building will lie erected at the South Omaha stockyard*. It it estimated that 15,000 cubic yards of eartli will be removed before the excavation is completed. The lower picture Is a rloseup of a section of the foundation being laid for 1 he new exchange. Within a short time the piers will be completed and the concrete work will he begun. The piers sre made from piling, which is driven into the box arrangements shown in I lie photo and rein forced witli ronrrete. HOME BUILDING I SEASON IS HERE AVith the advent of spring the Mc Cngue Investment company reports • t noticeable Interest in homes, espe cially five-room houses. The new subdivision. "Bonita," promoted by the MoCague organiza tion, reports the sale of several lots there the last week. There are seven new homes in course of con struction and at the present time 25 families are living on the tract. Fa vorable action has been taken bv city officials on the extension of gas to this subdivision. A strong effort is being made for the paving of Seven ty second street. Indications nre that construction of 15 more homes soon will be started. The simple things are the best; take, for Instance, warm, salt water as a nasal douche. ' I MOISTURE PROOF CONCRETE BLOCK Laboratory tests show that the moisture absorption of our “STAR” CONCRETE BLOCK submerged In water for 4R hours Is less than VU. often as little as 2 Vi r/r, which is almost a negligible amount. There is no better masonry material at any price. Conault us in regard to your residence, apartment, store, garage, or other proposed building. Ideal Cement Stone Co. 31st sa4 KE nwnod Spaulding Ste. 0486 UK. The excavation work r«»r the new livestock Exchaage building at South Omaha has been progressing, even through the coldest days of the winter, until at present the excava tion is almost completed Several hundred long pilings will be used as piers for thf found; f?on. They are now being driven. The north wing of the basement ,r ■ ■■ ' ■ = will be list'll fur storage, while the south wing will be equipped with lockers and shower bath arrange meats for use by stork yards men. The new e\. hange building is part of the new equipment planned by the late Everett Buckingham, president of tlie l'nion Stockyard* company. It w ill be the best equipped livestock market in the country. . ~~=71 CONCRETE g BUILDING I BLOCKS I NEW PLANT AND ] OFFICE NEBRASKA ARTIFICIAL STONE CO. Swan Larson A Sons 28th and K Sts. Office, MA. 1897 GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS j Iron and Wire Fem es nnd Gales Trellises and Arches for Vines, j for I<awns, Gardens and Hoses. Waste I’aper Burners > Country Homes. JAi l>rn.me.^)lrn„ (F.Hr»rue Gates ^ UffiTotJ tt\ ft\ Wire Flower Bed Borders Iron and Wire Window and ll Itoor Guard* 1, Iron Clothes Posts .. t halt) IJnU Property Proleetlon Cyclone Fence on Steel Posts Fenre Dog Yards. CHAMPION IRON & WIRE WORKS ISth and Jackaon Sta. J. J. LEDDY, Prop. Phona JAtkion ----» QUALITY LUMBER j There 1* a great difference In lumber, ns any builder knows, and we are headquarters for only the best. We are able to fill any order, no matter how big, little, or unusual. If it i» Wood or Metal. Lath, Rand nnd Gravel, Cement nnd Lime, Roofings or any building ma terial, WE HAVE THEM. UPDIKE R* 4500 Dodge WA 0300 ~T v ■ '■ ■■■■■■ ■ ' ■ ‘ ■ ■■ — ■ 1 SPRING INCITES HOME BUILDING Spring weather has started building of new homes In Morton Meadows. Activities in the addition are i Indi cated by the following lot buyers starting their homes: If. 7.. Hoyer, Nebraska Power Co-., 5 room bottage at 4216 Poppleton avenue. J.tila T.utx and Mary Darling, 6 room bungalow at 4315 Poppleton avenue. F. It. Wallace, 5-room bungalow at 4311 Poppleton avnue. Martin Swanson, brick cottage of five rooms, at 4405 Poppleton avenue. Kmll Holstrom, brick veneer, t> room house, at 4440 William street. A. W. ICnudsen, Ford Motor C'o., story and a half cottage at 4424 Wil liam street. Howard Gore, 6-room cottage at 4246 William street. .Mrs. Mary Walters, dirtch colonial house at 4216 William street. Frank Anderson, 6 room house at 4212 William street. Herman llult, 5-room cottage at 1227 William street. F. O. Hockum, York, Neb., cottage at 4424 Woolworth avtnue. Axel Christensen, 2-story, brick ve neer house at 440S Woolworth Egan to Chicago. John F. Kgan. manager of the Hotel Sanford and a member of the board of governors of the National Greeters of America, has departed for Chicago to attend a special meeting of the board. CUMING STREET PROPERTY SOLD The southwest corner of Twenty third and Cuming streets, with a frontage of 72 feet on Cuming street and S3 feet on Twenty-third street and having a one-story brick building divided into three retail shops ant a piece of ground adjoining the former to the south, was sold last week to Payne Bros, and Fred Schistas for $40,000. Mrs. ^ ixon Dies in Colorado: Funeral Held at Stella. Nel». Stella, March 20.—Funeral sermon for A. J. Wixon was given at the Methodist church Friday afteruo<-r by Eider Sapp of Nemaha. Burial was in Stella cemetery. Sirs. Wixon died at her home on n farm a few miles from Denver aftet 10 days' illness with pneumonia. The body was brought to# Stella by Mr, Monarch Blocks j We Try to Make the Best Concrete Block in Omaha Innpect Th em j j j They’ll Stand the Test South Omaha Ice and Coal Co. 28th and J Sts. MA 0076 AT 7058 j J-V. Keystone Brand Concrete Blocks Are Made in Omaha by Omaha Men. They are laid by Omaha Masons. No freight to add, no middleman and therefore no commissions to pay. Keystone Brand Concrete Blocks have been manufactured and laid for over 20 years by the Omaha Concrete Stone Co. KE. 0886 28th Ave. and Sahler ' Wixon and M.ss tSiaoe 11 ill Wixon, his cousin, who lias hecn reared in his home as a daughter. Mrs. Wixon was a daughter of Mrs Dan Kroli of Stella. 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The possession of land once distinguished the freeman jjj' from the serf, |jj 11 ^ ^ ^ _ Today It Means Independence 1 1 Nice distinctions were once drawn between the economic and politi cal status of landlord and tenant. These have passed away, yet , the most substantial citizens of any community are almost invari- f * ably its property owners. j Do You Believe In Land? Do you believe in the ownership of Real Property? Life and experi ence combine to teach that belief. START NOW. j Buy a Home or a Homesite Watch The Omaha Bee Want Ad Pages for I Bargains in Real Estate i Prompt—Courteous—Intelligent iooo TELEPHONE SERVICE I I
