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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1915)
Tin: OMAHA NIWDA Y MSITtt.M liM( 12, J'.na. TIMELY-REAL ESTATE.GOSSIE .PracticaLD.csiguforMixlerAiteMci?OQme i tt II I t t . l O M l) li tt t ',i!liij-t 1-1 s-c r rj . ; t 1 -FKpr t-Ttrrsyj 1 . -. ! Douglas Street Rapidly Coming Into Iti Own Kennedy MaXei a Good Deal. JXW BASIS OF VALUATION Th Mtfrest rl estste Aral of til wn I th nub-leas made by John l Kennedy n tha property at I ho northeaat corner of Fifteenth and Doti1aa sireeta, with tho nnonncement that a new hotel U to be treated thera anon. Incidentally John I. Kennedy, although principally a lawyer and candidate for tha United Statea era It a, ably qualified a a ahrewd real estate Sinn In that deal. He obtained tha ninety, nine year lease on that property about a veer aim en a basis of a Mno.ooo valuation, tnd now baa auh-leaeed It on a basis of i half million valuation. w Basis f Yalaatfon. ' Thla Beta a new besls of Douirlaa atreet raluee, eapeclally fUiteenth and Douirlaa. Up to year aco It waa aertoualy ques tioned In real aetata otrclea whether the .e!b rated Myers Dillon comer at Hlx- teenth and Farnam waa really worth a half million. Then cam tha leaae on that corner with Its high valuation. Now cornea the first Douglas street corner to be valued at a half million, and thla has riven real estate men a new baala to work jpon. It la recognised by all. of course, that Douglas atreet Is rapidly coming to Its iwb, and that It waa never more rapidly on the way to tha goal than at present. The Brandels theatre building la but a few years old. The Pontenclle hotel gava plcturraquenesa and dignity to Douglas street. The Masonla temple to be built at onre at Nineteenth and Douglas, la to lend still more Importance to that street. and thus one step after tha other Is In creating the Importance of that thorough fare. I Omaha Builders Have Many Jobs on Which They May Bid Omaha Builders exchange ha Its bul letin board crowded full of good. Juicy proapeetlv Jobs that members axe bid' ding on In various parts of this and ad joining states. Plana are on file there for a school house at Robertson, la., with J. W. Brodford of Tort Dodge as architect. The complete plana for the First Na tional Bank building In Omaha are to be ready to be figured by September 20. They are to be on file at tha exchange rooms after that .data. Bids went In yesterday on the contract for a big brick and stone building at Valley. Henry Ohleon of David City waa awarded tha contract for the erection of the high school building at ft-huylor. BUIa went In Friday for tho contract for a school house at fiharpaburg, la. Eagles' Hall to Be Beady Next Year Early In the year 1911 tha new Eagles' hall la to be completed and ready for oo cupancy. Tha contract waa let last Thureday night. It la to b built at tha Bouthweat corner of Eighteenth and Cap itol avenue. The building la to be 10x81 feet, two stories high, of brick and atone. W. EL Stookham Is ' the architect Charles B. Nelson waa awarded the gen ral contract. WANT NATIONAL BUILDERS TO MEET HERE NEXT YEAR Hugh Wallace, EL 8. Jewell. II. O. Loomls, E, O. Hamilton, EL O. Sweet and Dr. F. S. Mlllener went to Atlanta, ' Qa., to attend tha national convention of the Building Owner and Manager, i They are going with a pocket full of liv vltattona to the association to hold Its next meeting In Omaha. . They carried Omaha buttona, badges and Omaha lit erature with them to be distributed among tha delegate. Signal Men Going to Salt Lake for 4 Annual Convention A number of local railway men will join the epeclal train on tha Chicago North weetern-l'nlon Paclflo tin at 1:16 p. m. BundAy en routs to Halt Ike City for the Twentieth annual convention of the Hallway Signal association. F. VV. Pflegtng, signal engineer of the Union Pacific, Is chairman of the local commit tee In charge of convention arrange ments and ha. In company with about fifty other railway and supply men from Omaha, Ht Louis, Kansas City, BL Paul. Minneapolis and Intermediate points, will loin the party from Clilcago and tT& ut, at Omaha. The apodal train will carry eight tar and will arrive at Salt L.ke City Monday evening at o'clock. The Hallway Hlgnal association is the national organisation, comprising signal men on the railway of th United State and Canada, and having about 1.S0O mem ber. Omaha Soon to Have Orchestra of Its Own Omaha Is going to have a municipal or chestra. The start will be made thla month. City officials hope that soma day th Omaha Symphony orcheatra will have a place In the mualo of the nation, aa much so as the Minneapolis and Chicago vi ganltatlona Tills new musical org animation will be formed under th direction ef the Recrea tion bard, which avlll ngag a competent leader on a monthly aalary baala It Is proposed to have aUty player and to 1v a eerie f free concert In the AadW torlam en Sunday afternoon thla winter. An Omaha man already la being con sidered for tha position of leader. The playera will stnrt without pay, but will get the benefit of Instruction, and prac tice. Watchman Hands Over Roll to Negro Frank Kantiield. a watchman In a Junk )k.ni at Mfchth and Farn&iu etreeta, waa .taik up at eaventh and Lea veo worth lata Friday right by a negro, woe an swers about Ol earn deaerVtloa a th one iu til red th boiri ef Surry Oue-itr-liy at Pierce. Tbe negro braik- dUim.1 a piece at artillery that waa of euffK'lnit magnitude to tana Frank to prwxnt tha arUllerymaa with 7, whloh was all Frank Uad. A "Kir a-1 turn second -hand jf" 1 f 1 I Tha residence Illustrated la one of the most practical and economical designs for a moderate priced house that one oould possibly obtain. This hous waa built for John P. Ueary. on Thirty-fifth street, and has every feature that c could wish for In a house of Us char acter. Tha first floor coupt of living room, dining room, kitchen, with entry and r porch attached. The kitchen, with Its built-in cupboards, wortnblo and sink; the stairway leading to the grade entry and to the basement from the kitchen are all conveniently arranged. The liv ing room haa a large open fireplace, with bookcases on each side. The stairway leading to the second floor Is of a very attractive design. On the second floor are three largi bedrooms amply supullod with closet space and connected with a large open hall to both bathroom and sleeping porch. This design will meet With the requirements of the average family and can be built at a moderate prlo. Anyone desiring further Information relative to the cost of this house or the price of the plana for same, should get in touch with the architect, Bvarett 8. Dodds, 611-611 Paxton Block, Omaha, Nub. State Federation of Labor to Meet Here This Week ' Ooremor Morvhead and Mayor Dahl man will address th Nebraska Stat Federation of Labor next Tuesday morn ing at the court hous. Th federation at that time will begin a four-day an- mini uif,Mnni . President Tom Reynolds. Chairman Frank Manaell of th local commute and other will meet Sunday morning at th lbor temple to complet th I program and arrangements for th ! meeting. ' Headquarter will be at th Welting- South Side Lad is Hit by Street Car John Rabb, an employ of the Paxton ft Oallagher company, waa struck by a street car at Fourteenth and Harney streets and suffered sever Injuries, In eluding a broken leg and serious Injuries about th head, which may prov to be a fractured skull. Babb waa rushed to his home at Twenty-first and II street, South Bid, and la being attended by Drs. Frickk and DeLaney. He Is 1 yeara old. ould You Want Anything Safer? , Horn Culldera haa narer bor rowed a dollar never algnad a not never Incurred a debt beyond monthly bills never built a house except to order (or the owner, who bad mad a. substantial payment lUmeBuadeiV 7 Preferred Share are secured by all of Us assets, without a dollar or liability, beyond current bills. Tou can Invest a 'large or small sum, weekly or monthly, leave It as Ions as you wish or convert It Into cash on short nolle. ( Our booklet the "New Way 4o any address, elves full Infor mation. AMERICAN SECURITY COMPANY FISCAL. AOENTB Home Builders' (Inc.) Corner 17th and Douglas. Omaha, !d n o a o a o a o a o a Heavy Hoisting o . J. DAUIS nUFsr&mSt. Tel D. 353 ' I Sa -- H XaW Jf 9o I J y vI x , : -"-" :i 4 r c M '4..r-e t .Sa ? , , 0.:mk-';vi m...., a " :!',!. ', '-j," "'YM "' ' ' ' j. j, si Iowa Editors Will Make Omaha a Visit Editor of th western part of Iowa want to see Omaha. They are to have that privilege in th latter part of February, whan a day will be set apart for the entertainment by the bureau of publicity. Manager al V. Parrlsh of that bureau haa Just returned from "Woodbine, la, where he attended a convention of the western Iowa editors. Ho made arrangement to have them come to Omaha Immediately after they hold their one-day convention In Council muffs some time In February. There are to be about aeventy-flv of them. 1. E. 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Yes, indeed, be cause there is nothing more ab surd than that old statement to to the effedt that Opportunity knocks once - , and passes on. Why? Where? In the Real Estate columns of THE ' BEE. If you don't be lieve it, turn over now to the Real Estate offerings and see for yourself. There are many opportun ities all offering safe and sure returns for the money invested. Business sites, residence lots, houses, suburban homes and a farms. Scan the list and in vestigate, these which interest you most. TPT Tip OMAHA ii.Wii iftMwiii iw iiM winiiMiai nMiifc Regular Clock mMm li" fcTill ! ill i .i mmm n n 14 I! B : : 11 j " I It tv j SI I t l ! t !' ' if TiUurfj Into Ch. t