THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 5, 1003.
tOOD TIME TO BUY LUMBER
building Expert Says Reduction in
Pricei ii Due to Ovenupply.
CANE GOODS COMHTQ BACK
tOld tyle of Farnltare la Fledlear
Derided Preference ' Among
Bayers Who Are Looking
for the Latest.
Another drop In the price of lumber
during the week seems to be Indicative
tf a general and widespread tendency In
regard to the movement of the market In
lumber of most If not all of the grades
used most universally In building In this
part of the country. White pine dropped
$2 from the price which has been held by
this grade of wood for a number of months
and the belief of many of the lumber deal
ers that lumber of all kinds was "as good
as wheat In the bin" was shattered by the
flui-ry.' The dealers themselves refuse to
say that they believe prices will drop still
more. But signs of the tTThes point to a
decided easing in the price of the com
modity, an .easing which will be general
and which will be contingent upon the re
duction In prices of other building ma
terials which are In a way competing fac
tors In the field with lumber.
"I do not believe tho bottom has been
reached by any means In the lumber mar
ket," said a man who does extensive build
ing and who Is In a position to know and
read constantly the general trend of the
market and to forecast with considerable
certainty tho probable movement at any
time. "The sawmills have been working
overtime turning out vast quantities or
material. There has been a big demand on
the Pacific coast Incident to a considerable
extent upon the building up of Son Fran
cisco. This demand has eased up and the
sawmills have found themselves over
stocked when money became somewhat
tight and when the building season was at
tho time of year when It reaches its lowest
ebb.
"Tho present reduction Is due . not so
much to the decrease in demand as to
the greatness of the supply. Now Is a
good time. In my opinion, to Invest In
lumber for house building, though I can
see no Immediate sign of a return to the
prices which prevailed at the high water
hour of the lumber trade In this region."
"Winter Is the best time for the owner of
a house," said a man who has recently com
pleted a new homo in tho weBt part of the
city. "I moved into my houso last spring,
but reully we didn't know the possibilities
of the place until the cold weather shut
is in and compelled us to look around and
see what could be done with the habitation
In which we had housed ourselves. During
tho B-immcr the house is used for but llttlo
except as a place of escape from flies and
rain and as a place to sleep at night. But
since tho coming of winter weather we
have added many little comforts to It and
wo know the place In its every detail. We
located weak pos in tho arrangement
and bad points In the architecture and
leaky points in the plumbing and inartistic
in the furniBlilng, anu
points
Deeper and Deeper
Goes
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Read with care the striking list oi genuine bargains presented below. You have our assurance that every item means a
substantial saving to you, and you must know also that It is our aim always to offer only such merchandise as is THE VERY
BEST OF ITb KIND, Only a few short days, and this, our greatest sale, will pass into history. Take time by the iorelock, and
neglect not your opportunity on Monday
Coat and Suit Bargains
A mixed lot of real (Jlerman Caracal Coats, heavy satin
lined, finely finished ,raade to Bell at $120.00, $25.00 and $30.00,
will go on sale Monday at $12.98 .
Left on hand about 50 good style Suits, taffeta silk lined,
well tailored, black, blues, browns, tans, checks and plaids
just right to the dot for early spring wear, from $25.00 to
$35.00 would be real value; on Monday, one price for a clean
up, $15.00 each. y
Evening and Opera Coats newest styles; cream, white,,
pink, blue, brown, tan, black; embroidered and braided; those
that were $50.00 and $60.00 will go on-Monday at $35.00 and
they're beauties.
The $40.00 kind will go at $25.00. Those which were $35.00
will go at $19.00; and a few Opera Capes which were $15.00
will go down and out at $9.98. ,
One interesting lot of Coats, new styles, semi-fitting, others
loose; blacks, browns, reds and fancies, worth up to $18.00,
will go with a rush on Monday at $7.50 each.
Children's Coats checks, plaids, fancies; worth $5.00 and
$G.50, Monday $1.98 each.
All Furs and Fur Coats one-third off what are already
low prices don't overlook.
Now Hie With Us to Basement
We mention only a few of the good things large 11-4 Cot
ton Blankets, worth $1.25, will go quickly Monday at 69c.
11-4 grey Blanket, all wool filling, worth $4.50, Monday's
price $2.G9.
All Robe Blankets in stock at half former prices.
32-inch Madras, worth 15 cents, on Monday 7Vzc yard.
15c Flannelettes, 34 inches wide, yours on Monday at 9V2C
50c Scotch Flannels, Monday half that price, 25c.
IV1AIIM FLOOR
Women's Underwear Natural wool ribbed, regularly
$1.00, on Monday 50c.
Children's All Wool Vests, Pants and Drawers, worth up to
$1.00, 69c and 49c. x
Women's Hosiery, the 25c fashioned split foot, three for
a half Monday 3 for 50c.
The wise one who can, will come in the morning early
Lovers of China
Men who cannot come in person Monday should be repre
sented by delegate or proxy for there'll be snaps for men. A
lot of fine worsted rib Underwear, Lucerne make, usually
'$1.50, Monday 98c.
And unmatchable bargains in Shirts, Drawers or Union
Suits.
Here's a Special which you cannot afford to miss if you
wear pyjamas. All those which sold up to $1.75 will go Mon
day at $1.29.
Just a little lot left of the famous Cashmere Sox purchase;
plain, fancy and some silk mix worth a half Monday 22c.
Holiday Suspenders, which sold up to $1.50, Monday 50c
a pair.
There will bo Linen Bargains Galore Our stock was so
large, our preparations so extensive, that notwithstanding the
fact that we were swamped with customers during the first
days of our great sale we have hundreds of splendid bar
gains left and prepared for Monday's selling.
The discount from Sets still holds good. The 20 per cent
off. Cloths and Napkins still rules all the radical cuts still
prevail aye, and more for odd lots and slightly soiled lots
will be cut still deeper Monday.
We had neither space nor time for white goods so far. If
you will come Monday we will sell you 10c India Linon for
6M;c; 12 Vac quality at 8Vic, and the 15c grade at 10c a yard.
28 pieces of fine medium heavy, imported, fancy figured
white goods, formerly 50c, on Monday 29c a yard.
No Abatement No Cessation in the Rush at
the SILK SECTION
At no time since we have been in business have we seen such
remarkable crowds. Now take notice we will prepare to in
voice in a few days. This is your chance for unmatchable
bargains Monday will be a hummer. All black Silks of every
kind, 20 per cent off. Crepe de Chines, worth 85c and $1.00,
at 79c and 55c a yard. Silks at 69c59c, 49c and 39c, worth in
some instances two and three times as much.
Don't pass the Dress Goods section a look at the signs and
tho goods oi the counters will explain why.
We are ?$oing to sell on Monday in the basemnet, a few 100
pieeo sets of Austrian China which sold from $13.50 to $18.00,
at $9.45 a set. You will have to come early if interested.
And remember the 20 per cent discount off nH China and
Glassware will last only a few days more it behooves you to
get busy if at all interested.
Gloves
The remarkable Glove Sale will continue on Monday. All
the elbow length Prime Imported Kids, worth $3.50, at $2.49
a pair. All that is left of the special purchase $1.50 Kids will
go at 89c. All our cashmere, wool and golf gloves for ladies
and children, worth up to $1.00, on Monday, without reserve,
at 29c a pair.
BooksLast Call
All religious books, Bibles, Testaments, Prayer Books,
Hymnals Protestant and Catholic one-half off. All Rosaries
one-third off. $1.00 and $1.50 Copyrights 29c. Few sets re
maining, one-fourth off what were already low prices.
Now for the 2nd Floor Again
Children's department a lot of Coats for 2, .3 and 4 year
olds, exactly one-half former prices . 2, 3 and 4 year old white
Russia blouse dresses, sold up to $1.50, at 79c each.
Corsets Her Majesty, Nemo, C. B. a la Spirite, which sold
up to $5.00, on Monday at 89c a pair.
Silk Skirts, blacks and colors, sold up to $7.50, at $4.89.
Closing out a lot of Ferris Waists G. D. and Kabo Corsets,
broken lines, were $1.50, at 49c.
Fine French hand made Underwear 20 per cent off.
Children's Drawers, hemstitched, cheap at 25c, Monday 10c.
Beautiful lace trimmed Skirts, a remarkable bargain at
$3.95 each.
We have just jumped around from place to place in this ad
as the matter has been handed into us. We hope we have listed
just enough to awaken your interest. Never before such a sale.
Never before such genuine bargains. We beg of you to come
in the morning, early. Comfort and satisfaction for both.
have
remedied these defects and made the home
a much more attractive place in which to
live."
. Furniture men report a "coming In" or
renaissance of cano furniture. Chairs with
cane bottoms and cane backs are getting
to be tho "rage" again, according to what
the dealers say. and they are Mie correct
thing In furniture. This type came into
Its greatest favor In the reign of Louis
XVI. of France. The designs of the pieces
end the execution of tho work then was re
markable for lis beauty and some of the
rare pieces are still preserved. It Is from
these that most of the modern specimens
have been moulded. There is one design of
a- bed done in cane. Of course the frame
work is of wood, but large panels are cut
out of the head and foot boards and woven
with enno. Cane Is not only beautiful, but
Is sanitary, as well. It Is said that the
raging and roaring microbe which goes
about In little squads of ten billion or so on
nearly everything used by human beings,
finds no lodgment on cano. It Is too slip
pery for his feet.
The beauties of the olden style are well
Illustrated In a house recently completed
on Sherman avenue. It is built of plain
red brick without any modern finish of
peculiar kind upon it. A wide porch runs
around the front and half around one
side. The house Is not big, but it has an
air of snug comfort that Is lacking In many
a larger dwolling. The comfort looks out
of Its gracefully gabled roof, It peeps from
the windows placed at points of artistic
yantage, windows finished neatly In snow
white casements and provided with real
old fashioned green shutters, Just like you
read about In books. The windows really
seem to smile at one. Then there ore
mailer windows peeping out from the low
eavet of the half second story. The house
lias also an air of substantlalness and sta
bility and protection that Is by no means
the least pleasing part of it.
"People ought to be careful what esti
mates they make on a house of a given
lie and costing a given price," said a
local architect. "Now there was a couple
In here the other day. They had been
saving money for years and had finally
amassed the sum of $2,000 and they were
going to build the home at last. Well, sir,
you never saw such Ideas as some of those
people have and thlsnuple was an ex
aggerated example of the tendencies of
some to want to do too much for a cer
tain sum. Why they actually were figur
ing on "servants' quarters.' Think of ser
vants' quarters In a $2,000 house. They had
evidently been reading the dazzling desciip
tlons of some of the big mansions and
country houses which are given In the
magazines and never realized that their
money wouldn't reach that far and never
'BnidDimiai
stopped to think that they didn't want
any servants' quarters for the simple rea
son that they never keep any servants."
LESLIE PAYS IN CUPID FEES
Does Not Care to Take Chance on
Holding Out Contrary
to Un,
By an agreement between the county
board and County Judge Leslie the $1,936
Judge Leslie collected for performing mar
riage ceremonies between January 8, 1008,
and July 1, 1907, will be paid over to the
county treasurer, with the understanding
its final disposition will be decided by the
action of the supreme court In the case of
the county against former Judge Vlnson
haler. The question raised In that case
was whether the marriage ceremony fees
belonged to the county or to the judge as
a perquisite to the office. The case has
been taken to the supreme court for final
adjudication. ' ,
As tho law requires the county Judge to
pay over all fees to the county treasurer.
Judge Leslie did not care to be placed
in a position of refusing to pay over the
fees In case the court decides they belong
to the county. If It decides they belong
to Judge Leslie the money will be returned
to him. July 1 the new law went Into ef
fect, which provides the county shall re
ceive the fees.
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Conditions in Omaha Better Than in
Many Other Cities.'
BUILDING MAY BE LESS IN 1908
Some Real Kstate Dealers Predict
that People Will Walt Hoping
for ltednction In Price
of Material.
BUSHEL A DAY FOR EACH NAG
Rate at Which Horea that Are Starv
ing- to Death Devonr
Peed.
Barney McCormlck was arrested by De
tective Savage Friday night on the charge
of obtaining goods by false pretense. Ac
cording to the story told at Petersen's feed
tore, McCormack went to that place hur
riedly Thursday and told them his mother
had eight horses starving to death and
that he must hava some feed at once. He
couldn't even wait for them to deliver It,
but got a rig and took eight sacks of feed
away. Friday afternoon he returned and
wanted eight more sacks. This aroused
Mr. Petersen's suspicions and he asked
him what manner of horses they were that
could eat eight bushels of feed In a day.
McCormack said there were holes In the
sacks and the feed had spilled out. Inves
tigation showed that he had sold the feed.
Announcements, weaatng stationery and
railing cards, blank book and magaxln
binding. 'Phone Doug. 1804. A. I. Root. Inc,
...OMAHA...
Loan and Building Association
Now in its twenty-fifth year of successful
business, offers to patrons a safe, well managed
asssociation for the investment -of saving ac
counts. k
Dividends are paid at the rate of six per cent
on deposits.
Present assets are $1,850,000 invested in first
mortgages in Douglas county, of which there is
no better security.
Full information will be furnished at the
office at, South-east Corner 16th and Dodge Sts.,
or by pnone Douglas 4W.
G. W. LOOMIS, Pres. G. M. NATTINGER, Sec'y.
W. R. ADAIR. Ass't Sec'y.
Viewing the real estate situation in
Omaha and other cities In various parts
of the country, the dealers are of the be
lief that conditions on the Missouri river
are, like the banking situation, a great
Improvement over the situation In other
cities. No realty values have fallen In
Omaha. No rents have decreased. Mort
gage money Is temporarily scarce, but not
high. Farm lands are in good demand
and buyers are paying the cash. There Is
already talk of much building during the
year.
Reports from other sections are scarcely
to be compared with the real estate and
rental business In Omaha. Returning from
Washington only a few days ago, F. D.
Wead of the Weod building said: "I
have a circular almost as large as the front
of a dally newspaper. It Is printed In
small type on both sides. It would appear
to be a list of burgaln books or the entry
list for a season's horse races, but it is
not. All that paper Is used to list the
vacant homes for rent In Washington by
one firm."
Mr. Wead said he lid not think It could
be said of Washington that it is u city
of rented homes, as congressmen and sen
ators are usually presumptuous enough to
buy homes when they are first sent to
the capital city, and the larger part of
the homes are owned. After each house it
Is designated whether or not the property
will be rented to colored people.
Others who have correspondents with
firms in New Kngland report that there has
been very little activity during the past
six weeks, the larger manufacturing cities
suffering especially. A great many work
men have been laid off and this has cut
down the incomes on the cheaper tene
ment properties, making collections of rent
difficult, the selling of property for invest
ment almost Impossible. Money conditions
are said to be severely felt In all the New
England states.
Charles Irwin, a Denver attorney, who
was In Omaha during the week said: "Colo
rado, Wyoming and Montana undoubtedly
feel tte money stringency and things are
not as active as usual, but we expect
things to open up with a rush in the spring
In Colorado."
From Seattle comes the Information
that there Is much activity In farm lands,
but the city property Is not booming
and the large amount of building under
way has been hindered by money condi
tions, which has caused mortgage money
to soar. Almost the same report comes
from the south, while along tho Ohio
.river it has been learned from corre
spondence that conditions are stationary
and money very high.
While there Is some talk of the yesr
1908 being a duplicate of 1907 as a year
of home building, the opinion seems to
prevail among the real estate dealers that
fewer homes will be erected during the
coming year. There are more houses
empty, for one reason, and the general
hope of lower values and lower material
will probably hold operations off during
has been placed at Sixteenth and Farnam
streets. The four way sign Is fastened to
a public service polo on A steel bracket,
while the letters placed on malleable Iron
"boards" are riveted and are of white
metal. They should last for a quarter of
a century. Another suggestion made by
Mr. Patterson is that an ordinance be
passed requiring all who build cement side
walks in the future to Imbed the name of
the streets at the corner In blue stone or
some material whlchv may easily be seen.
John A. Scott, one of the delegates of
the Omaha Real Estate exchange to the
national rivers and harbors congress, spoke
of tho good to be derived from the meet
ings, at the special meeting of the exchange
Thursday. Mr. Scott sntd, "No one appre
ciated what the opening of river trans
portation means to this western country
until they had heard the nuentlnn aim.
' cussed
the year. Byron R. Hastings Is authority
for the prediction that while 1,000 homes
have been bUllt . during the year 1907,
there Is little pronpect that so many will
be built In 1908. Mr. Hastings does not
believe that too many houses have been
built for the growing population, but
enough have been added to the dwelling
places In Omaha, to release a number of
desirable homes for rent. A few months
ago it was almost Impossible to find a
desirnble home for $25. There are a large
number on' the lists .now ranging from
$25 to $40 which are desirable residences.
President W. T. Graham of the Real Es
tate exchange has already won distinc
tion among the members. Calling a spe
cial meeting for Thursduy noon, telephon
ing others to attend and then forgetting
all about the meeting himself is the stunt
which distinguished Mr. Graham. Nu
mermin hotel nil rentlir.antn wen called
ud. but Mr. Graham disappeared as com-1 cuRea and comprehended some of the
nlutalv a u thnnrh BmnArtna hnri removed I facts. I belli
pletely as though someone had removed
the force of gravity In the vicinity of
where he stood and he had shot off into
the saturated ambient.
Since the Real Estate exchange has
recommended new street signs for the bus
iness and residence districts of Omaha, It
Is tho opinion of D. C. Patterson that the
exchange would do a good thing If a re
ward were offered for the arrest and con
viction of boys who tear down or deface
the signs. "There is llttlo use putting up
signs which will be marks for all the rocks
in the neighborhood," said Mr. Patterson.
"I know of no one who will be more con
venlenced by new signs than tho real es
tate dealers, and for one I would like to
see liberal Tewards paid for Information
leading to the arrest of the vandals who
tear down street signs."
A sample of, the new street signs to ho
used In the business district of Omaha
Handsome Home of an Omaha Attorney
The home recently completed by Attorney
A. S. Ritchie at 2123 Douglas street Is an
excellent model of up-to-date design suited
to a city like Omaha. It is compact and
yet roomy, built of common material and
yet moulded Into a beautiful whole.
It Is a modest two-Btory and attic build
ing set Just a little back from the street.
Advantage has been taken of every oppor
tunity for variety of effect and saliency of
treatment. The entrance porch Instead of
being merely applied to the building Is
really attached to it by being enclosed
within a wall running parallel to the build
ing. The wall Is broken by the posts mark
ing the entrance and is capped by a course
of white stone. The overhang of the roof
with Its strong shadow helps the wall of'
the porch to line the house up with the
street while at the samo time It assists the
white window and door frames to provide
agreeable contrasts on the front of the
little building. The roof gives the com
fortable effect of a man with a broad
brimmed hat pulled down over his eyes to
ward off either sun or rain.
The interior of the house Is very attrac
tive In Its excellent use of comparatively
small spaces, and In ttu thoroughly simple
and consistent treatment throughout. The
living and dining rooms are practically one
apartment separated only by bookcases
standing out Into the room as screens. Hut
while separated by these bookcases they
are united by similarity In the lines and
the effect of the woodwork charac ter which
harmonize with the mission furniture of the
room.
lt la very rare to find a house as smajl
aa this, architects say, which la so com
pletely designed and finished. Even the
tables and chairs are rseclslly select 1
with a view to harmonising with the deli
cate whole.
It la a type of building with the com
pactness of the flat and without the sev
erely Tectangular and uncompromisingly
fixed Unta of tlx flat.
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eve the best thing we can do
now Is to go to Sioux City, January 22 and
i3, where the Missouri River Navigation
congress Is to be held.nd learn about the
possibilities of waterways. We must
Miiiut-r simpiy Decause we say
Sioux City, It does not mean that It Is to
help Sioux City especially. It Is to help
all the cities In tho Missouri valley and
Omaha is Interested.
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OFFICER FREE WITH HIS GUN
Wooidrldtre Rones IMelichbnrhond and
Then Shoves Pistol .ITnnder Noses
of Couple.
An Indignant citizen called up the police
station late the other night.
"Send the patrol wagon out here, a po
liceman is running amuck," he said.'
The following day he told his experi
ences to friends.
The citizen was calling with a young
woman at a house near Twenty-sixth and
Farnam streets when the entire neighbor
hood was alarmed by quick revolver
shots. The women sought shelter and the
men bravely ventured out to view tho
slaughter done, to seize the murderer or
murderers and to lend what aid they could
to the bleeding victims.
Instead of the massacre they found only
Policeman Wooldrldge, erstwhile sanitary
officer, with an empty and still "smoking
revolver." He explained he was Just try
ing to shoot a dog.
Later the young man tooft the young
woman -to the house where she Is staying-
during her brief visit in the city. The
house Is at Thirty-third and Farnam
streets. They were standing at the gate
behind the shelter of a tree saying gdbd
night when a. voice suddenly demanded
"hands up" and a revolver was thrust
from behind the tree Into their faces. The
young woman screamed and fled and tho
young man faced what he supposed to bt
a highwayman. Hut it was the same offi
cer who now sternly bade him begone,
saying he had no right to bo talking with
a young woman at that hour of the night.
Then the citizen called up the police sta
tion and reported ubout the officer.
SEVERAL REAL ESTATE DEALS
Kouth Omaha Woman Pnrs Ten Thou
nud Dollars for Poppleton
A venae Home.
Qulntella M. Dresher of South Omaha
bought the homo near Twenty-ninth street
and Poppleton avenue of A. E. Becker for
$10,000, the Decker home being one of the
most desirable residences In Hanscom
Place.
J. H. Devlne has sold through J. H.
Dumont & Son, eight lots In Riverside
Park addition to John Mack. Mr. Mack
Intends to erect' a large modern home as
soon as spring opens.
George & Co. have renewed the lease
for the ground floor of the Board of Trade
building for the coming year at a rental
of $3,900. This space rented a few years
ago for $2,4C and George & Co. had a
lease for five years, the rent advancing
ll.Soo in a few years.
Dr. II. aifford has sold through J. II.
Dumont & Bon his farm of 959 acres In
southwestern Douglas county to William
Weldenhaf of Jefferson county, the con
sideration being $3(.,0iX. The farm is known
as the C. li Mayne ranch and has two
modern farm houses as well aa other Improvements.
P.ee Want Ads They bring results.
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SPECIE LOW RATES
On certain dates you can get firstlass round
trip ticl e s to any part of thz West or South"
west'v'N'J.issouri, Kansas, Colorado, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Tens, Oklahoma or Mexico. The
rates are a little more than
One Cent a Mile
This winter is a good time to go to the rapid"
ly growing Southwest with its mild climate
and opportunities for outdoor life, and the
splendid chance for investments.
yr full iia tlcu'.ir aU out ciup-m b:Uw and mill it.
THOMAS F. CODIRKV. P. T. A., Kissoori TacUic Iron Mountain By.
1423 Fercim St, Omaha, Neb.
I'leate tend me full particulars uliout your Special
Low Kates, dates, etc., and cost of trip. I am must
interested In
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