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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1922)
THE SUNDAY !!EE: OMAHA. SEPTEMBER 10, 1922. 7-B Public-Spirited Men Named in Novel Election Selected in Ballotine Conducted ly Mrmhrri of Omaha Athletic Club 140 Votei Cait. John L. Kennedy, George Bran Hen, Walter F. Head, Dr. Harold (iif. ford, Kverett Buckingham and Ward Hurgrss are Omaha' six most public-spirited men, according to a see ret vote conductrd among 140 mem ber of the Omaha Athletic club. Kditora of Goldenrod, official pub lication of the club, conducted the balloting and announced the results. The complete mrmbmhip of the club was not polled, it was announced, because directors of the conteit de sired to prevent possibility of cam paigning. The 140 members voted for a total of 90 men and the count showed that the six nan named, in that order, re ceived the largest number of votes. Only the club's auditor and Golden rod editors are supposed to know the names of men to whom letters were sent askinu them to cast ballots. Hafctingg & Heyden Sell Dewey Apartment House The Dewey apartment house lo cated at the southwest corner at Thirty-third street and Dewey Ave nue was sold lat week by Hastings & I ley den to Mrs. JIulda Litiberg, for $,X)0, This building contains 14 apartments mid was erected in 1914, by Hastings K Heyden. Slater Company Buys Two Acreage Tracts The purchase of two tracts of acreage property was announced last week by the Slater company, along with the announcement of plans for development of one tract this fall, and the other next spring. The tract to be developed, this fall, is 10 seres on Sixtieth street south, of Center street, purchased through the Hsrnsm Smith company. Several small houses are to be built there this fall, and the tract divided into large sited lots. The other tract is a 40 acre piece just north of Forest Lawn cemetery and west of Florence, This ground is wrll wooded and high. It was pur chased by the Slater company from the Parker estate, which is the estate from which the Charles W. Martin company bought the ground known as Minne Lua, also the ground now being developed as Florence Field. This 40 acres Is to be developed and improved next spring, according to K. M. Slater, head ol the Slater company. New York Investor Makei Profit on St. Louia Flat The St. Louis flats at 609-9! Ml II South Nineteenth street were sold last week by Glover & Spain to Fred Htinikcr for $21,500. an in crease of $7,0X) over the price paid for the property five years ago by the former owner, James C John son, a New York investor. Mr. Johnson never saw the prop erty, although he owned it five years. He bought it through correspond ence with the Payne h Carnaby company, his realtor representatives: in Omaha. During the time that Mr Johnson owned the property the building paid htm an income en its increaxd valise, according to Payne h Carnaby. Third Building Show to Be Held April 2-7 The third annual complete building show will be held at the Auditorium April 2-7, incluive, according to an announcement made yesterday by Charles A. Frankr, manager of the exhibition. Arrangements are now being made with a number of con struction experts, as well as several editors of magarines dealing with home building, to have them preent at the show tor a series of lectures. It is predicted by the management of the exhibition that the third show will excel in many ways the others. One feature will be tlie tatet im provements In residential conduc tion. Glover & Spain Slea for Week Total $71,000 Six real estate sales were reported by Glover & Spain the last two weeks, totaling $71,000. Following are the sales; 317 North Fifty-first avenue. Frani Nelson to E. H. Deputy (through Willard Slabaugh). $16,750. 4416 Farnam street, to Mary J. Richards, $4,500. J616 Lincoln boulevard, Mrs. John Parrish to J. T. Shea (through Walsh-Elmer company), $fl,5Hl. 4J8 North Thirty-eighth avenue to Dr. S. E. Isaacson, $7,500. 5105 Webster street, F, S. Martin to Rabbi Frederick Colin. $12,000. 609-609.-61 1-61 1 Ji South Nine trenth street, Jamrs C. Johnson to Fred Hunsickcr, $21.500.- Bee Want Ads are the best busi ness boosters. Payne Company Sales for Week Total $68,925 Tbt Taynt Investment company in the last two weeks made 12 sales of city property totaling $oi,92J. With one exception the properties sold were homes. There was one vacant lot in the list, Following is the list of sales, SITT Wl aiPMl, I- ft W.r Wil liam lWiia Hkivaatt IS It, IS, Hue inmtttajtl, tt,t4. tm Nori. Taraalrfiral airaal, 11, 411(4 44Us4 14. Wsllw ;, 1H. ' la Rout) flfir sir. Mart Waul I llur Wtrii lifciMis fa ma hi Hn.im Hlaiil, III Ua im Mli ir I, Jut, iiai, I ArlW noa.ahl.nl. SI IS. lu IS Mw-boiaa airaal, H W, Attlr U W. V. .ia. I , ' SMS Norm Twanty.tliM . H. M Hull 1 Kof.al llun-h (tbruub Ik C. IS, luhl ratianyl, SI. IKS. u:l iMtuib Ntn.ia.nln airaal, H. W. Uull I M. N. Nalaoa. II tut. fits J. aural avanua. Ilru kUMatl I U:i II. A barman 4.0o IS Mavpnn nua, liana Slarfar la rt-.l t'aii.ua librouik J. J. UIibill, !." IMS Mapla r.t. Oabrlal 4rn I Amr Kdairom. ts.ttt.. Mann an.l una hall f -ra at f.irtr ninth nl Hrowna irata A. J, aalatroiu Is lianrial s.lorno. H ISS. lint North rmrtaall wn. Harrr Matlawa, lu Ba St. Claps, .l. $200 Advance in Price Announced for Acreage An increase in price of $200 per acre t ffective September 20 has been announced by Hastings & Heyden on all the northwest acreage con trolled by that firm. I his acreage includes auuitioni known as Benson Gardens and Ben son Acres. These additions are be ing built up rapidly, there being over two hundred homes in Benson Gar dens alone. There are only a few tracts remaining unsold and K. B. Hastings, president of the firm, be lieves the addition will be entirely rold out by the erid of the month. Shivering Mayor Admits He Backslid But Vow AW Ih'll Hold Out Till 15th, EnJ of Proclaimed Straw Hot Seaton Thousands Acclaim Him as Benefactor Mayor Jun Dalilman wavered with indrcUion yesterday as regards bis proclamation extending the straw hat season to September IS, He gared at two hats on a rack in bis ofhre, lovingly at a battered old straw and in doubt at a drtby leposmg at its side. "Yes," he admit u-d as be putted bis coat a little tighter around him and pressed bis chin against his col lar to keep out chitting brecies, "I am a barklid-r. I wore the derby this morning, but" and he thumped hit fist on bit desk, "I'll stick to my proclamation. It shall not happen again. "He it ever to cold "and again be thumped the poor old desk resound ingly "I'll wear my dear old straw until the 15th." , Thousanda Rejoice, 1 Whereupon he lilted the summrr lid and placed it gently on his dome. Hundreds, yea thousands, of men acclaimed the mayor as a benefactor at a result of the issuing of the firorlamation, although a few frank y declared, "The mayor be hanged," Here's what they laid: Frank Stone. District Court Bailiff "I'll throw it away in a frw days; it is getting old. F.lfred Matthews, Abslrater I wilt wear mine six days longer. My wife took my toft hat to the cleaner." "Last Roto of Summer," A. II. Murdoch. Attorney "My motto it 'Waste not, want not,' " . - i Cornelius Farrrtl, Deputy District Clerk "I dislike to spend money or another." Kobert Switsler. Attorney "I'll wear it until tomouow." Pat Tobin, Abstractor "Miue's the last rote ot summer." Guy Dorsey, a County Surveyor "I'm saving it for breakfast food a week from Sunday," II...... l,lt,L. "!,,:., la .111. card the old headgear in a few days. Certainly I will observe the mayor'a - . , proclamation, T. F, Sturgess "Going to wear the bat until the ISth. The mavor gave ut that right, 1 am a law abid ing omen. "Ashamed of It." J. T. Dysart "At long as the atmospheric conditions are O. K, I will wear my hat. The mayor'i proclamation meant nothing to me. If lh llii-riunmlrr rlimbs to U0 Thankigiviiig day I will wear the old hat.7. John Battin "Oht The str.iw bat I I'm ashamed of it. 1 have decided to discard it Monday, I was only waiting for the new fall styles to arrrve." Judge George Holmes "I am go ing to wear my Panama until it stays cold. I'm a good friend of Mayor Dalilman, but his proclamations mean nothing in my 'young life." Irvinff Stalmaster "I have to wear my lid until the 15th. I am with the mayor- I think hit wtt a great proclamation (or young bai ! listers. , "Won't Rush Season," Max Fromkiu "My 'intended' in forms me to wear it unnl it is cold. So I guess I will abide by her de- I ClSlOfl County Judge Crawford! net. er like to rush a season." A. II. Vosburgh, Juvenile Officer - I shall wear my straw hat, pains beach suit and white thot until September 1$," Henry Bcal. Deputy County Altor. ney "My wife just cleaned mine and I'm to proud of it wrar jt until it't dirty again." "On a Bet." Abel V. Shotwell, County Altor liey"! am depend. ng on the mayor'i proclamation to protect my ttraw hat until September IS." George DeUcy, Attorney "Just bought a new car and have to econo mise on hats," , E. A. Baird, Attorney "I'm wear mg It on a bet." Jerry Howard, Politician ad La boring Man "I've been so busy talking politics that I clean forgot to hunt up me other one." John Yeager, Deputy County At torney "I'm trying to get the great est service out of this one." Charles Unitt, County Commis sioner "I'm too poor to buy a new one," Trying to Save, Raymond Corfey, Chief Deputy County Attorney "I think I'll wear the hay Welly all winter " District Judge A. C. Trour-"Itt a good hat; why pot it away?" . , District Judge Charles Leslie "I'm trying to tave wear and tear on my winter hat." , District Judge A. C. Wakeley I read the other day where some girls at a Country club imnhrd all the men's straw hit a tnJrtW I'll put mine away toon. William lUlltr, tout I Reporter- "I base no time to buy new or.. There'a No Hurry. Dittrkt Judge Willis Stars "I S"t relying on the mayor'i prot Umstn u ol amnesty ir my stiaw bat tdl September IS," Rev, Father William Sanson-! am having my other one el'snrd,' John U. Palmer, Court Clerk! have sis children." Kliner '1 nomas, Attorney "Then it no hurry about changing the sirs bat, no hurry." Frank Dewey, County Ceik.."Thi Panama bat with pur .In band it " pretty that I want to give the public a treat by wearing it as Imtg it pos sible." Tom O'Connor, County Comniis tmner "I wasn't renotinnatrtf so 1 have to econom sr ." Nick Halter. MM Pound Deputy Sheriff "The straw bd makes me lee lighter." At the C. of C. J. David Larson, committlunef of the Chamber ol Commerce, enterrif. yesterday, wore a fedora. W. A, Litis, assistant commissioner, wore hit ttraw bat. Harry Wattt of the Strand lhea tcr, Julmt Johnson and AuguM Her man of the Kialto discarded the f straws several days ago. C. F Childe, director of the traffic bureau o( the Chamber ol Com merce, has supplanted his siraw U t, . -,.i.i... ii, i... -..-.. secretary of the foreign trade anil rommercc imreau. We Clean Hats DRESHER BROS. HIT rnm Itraat AT laalK OMS Man' To r Tfcra Tla-' 1 Crt aylli CtrniMl sua rrataad. ' Ii il lr - ilf A Page of Dependable Firms Ready to Assist You in Building and Furnishing Your Home The City's Greatest Need: More Homes Wolverine Furnace? Pipe and Pipelett. - Inatalled complete for a few daya only. jit ON EASY TERMS. t i Have our beating engi neer estimate , your job. This expert, advice costi you nothing. i L- ' Mid-Western liance to. Appli Opp. Orpheum AT 4289 413 S. 15th St. D I LT A WELL WORK The Trade Mark on any material " means , only whatever quali ties the manufacturer puts into jthe material or service. 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