Farm Land Prices Hold Throughout First Week of May Good Prices Testify to Pros perity of Nebraska and Iowa Agricul turally. Recent sales of large farm* and ranches at comfortable prices testify to the prosperity of this section of the country. Many transactions have featured the land market of Nebras ka and Iowa and other sections of the Omaha agricultural district of late. One of the largest deals reported last week to the Omaha Real Estate hoard concerned the 310-acre farm of W. Askeson In Cass county. A Lin -■(■■in man paid $60,000 for it, or about Coo per acre. Two farms, one of "40 acres and the other of 160 acres, near Dodge, Neb., sold for $217.50 an acre. .1. E. Jones of Missouri Valley sold .60 acre* in Dodge county for $31, 675, cash. A Cedar county farm brought $100 an acre during this week. It was a 240-acre tract. — One of the highest priced pieces of land reported sold last week was a farm near Alta, la , which was bought for $288 an acre. PAYNE COMPANY IS 25 YEARS OLD The real estate firm headed by H R. Payne was 25 years old May 1 The firm is now known as Payne & .'■'one company. The beginning of this firm w-as when H. B. Payne went into the real estate business for himself in 1899 In a small room at 601 Omaha National Rank building, the same floor of the building In which the firm now has a suite of offices. At the time Payne began, his one employe, confidential clerk and er rand boy was Edward M. Slater, who later became his business partner, and who a few years ago withdrew from H e firm to organize the Slater com pany. Brader Opens Office. E. P. Brader, formerly Identified with Charles W. Martin ft Co., plans r-i open a general real eatate and betiding office at 408 Omaha Loan billding. Reader has been in the real estate •i ,■: incss. in this city for a number o; years. • 1 1 'll 1 p,,.. i ■ r • • * 5vm Kautou ia 1 , 'Hr |uj| J - I... 1 * *. 5 * ‘ L 69*!. f'k A 4* i » ‘ * A structure that would be more than merely a house and yet would not be a "show place,'' was the dream of J. J. Mulvihili, and he designed this home. lie desired to have the place spacious enough to accommodate a good sized family, compact enough to be easily heated In void weather, sufficiently ventilated for the sum mer months and yet attractive, both Inslds and out. To this end the home ■was designed two stories in height. The first floor was devoted to the rooms in which a family would live during their hours awake, and the second floor is devoted to bedrooms Boasts Spacious Porch. The front porch is large enough tc mark the place for a home. Tt is a step entirely away from the more numerous types of homes that have discarded the porch to better acccn tuate the entrance. As the home is entered there is a small reception hall. In grandfr tiler's time it would have been ailed :i ves tibule. This is one of the device* used to aid in the heating. \ second door helps to break the cold drafts from outside. From the entry hail access is gained to the dining room. This room occupies the from corner of the first floor, gives space enough for a k.re table and boast* of enough window* to make it very attractive. Behind the dining room comes a small passage (way. From this passage opens the breakfast nook. This nook is large enough to comfortably accommodate four persons. It has a large window at the end of the Pullman table that furnishes excellent light and air. Kitchen Is Well Planned. At the end of the passage is the kitchen “ The most essential room has been planned large enough to give room for all the work that Is to be done, and > et is compact enough to save a great many st*ps. It has been equipped with plenty of closets for the storage of t*th foodstuffs and utensils. On the opposite side of the hous« is the living room end the sun room The living room occupies half of the floor e.pac» on the first floor. It is planned for comfoit and achieves its aim. The sun room is. in truth, half oi the porch. The porch is built but halt vva across the front of the hours anti the tun room occupies the re Running half The stali-way to the second floor ’ at the e r of the house. That i i, r near the entrance to the kitchen. I pper llall Cleverly Planned A square hay at the top of the -lairs vrivt- access to all of the rooms. The bath Is the center front. A bed room is planned on each s-do and two c.i-ci I edrooms divide the real of the floor. I Every room is equipped with a large closet. Every •'home'1 requires space for storage and this space has been amply provided here. The house, when all Is said, really reaches the height of MulvihlU’s am bition In designing a home. From the outside It is not as "showy" as some other of the homes he haa designed, but for comfort, and that Is what v.as foremost In the plan, it Is all that can be wanted. Real Estate Transfers Are P1 e n t i f u 1 ! Record « Show Thirty-Sixi Deals of $4,000 or More Each During Week. Thirty fix leal estate dtals averag ing $4,000 or more each were filed Ian week in the teglsler of deed* office. - The largest of these deala wag for $23,000, a property at 139 North Thir ty.first a\enue. sold by Mary A. Pat ! rick to O. M. Bly. On* of the best known pieces of j property*sold during the week was a 33 foot strip of va« ant ground on the south eido of Farnam street at Twen j fv.fjfth sUeet. sold by Alfred Millard, j Jr., to William Redgwick for $23,750 Thfs strip now consists of a high : bank which will cost several thou 1 sand dollars to grade to street level. Following is a list of the deals thaf were for $4,000 or more; bouth Omaha. F J. Wgehal to W. J. Ra'ta. ?lll J atr*ef, 15.55* C E. Barchu* to J. F. Chleborad, 2416 i F street. *5.100. North west. J A. Shopen to W. E. Ta'#!, 3415 Grand i *.veiiuet $6.25*. * W. V Nteman to Harriet Fugate, eouth- i *-ast corn r Thirty-seventh and Curt s a\t nu» 14 < ■" Occidental HuiI«Vng and T.oan asaocla Tton to Ida G Kn.ght, 46 6 Ames ave nue-. $4.5**. C. L. Steven to C A. Thurston. 4308 Camden avenue, $4,***. J. M. Pltal to E M Buttery, Fiftieth., between Corby and Mat!* street. $4,525 North Mile. vr. A. HHd r*.h »o 1 almadg*-Thurtton company, 6622 North Twenty-fourth Street, $6.85* M. I Do'phln ♦* H *» Telter. 2411 [ Crown Point avenue $6.50* J. A. Tufveeon to \v \? Kaufman. 6921 Florence boulevard $4.9*0. Octavla D Overton to Georgians J WM*o\cr. 6713 Florence boulevard. $4 5*0 MeCagu* I n veer men t company to Mary Andreaa. 2208-10-12 Clark atreet. $6.*** Dema XI Larimer to J. K Ryan, 4130 North Eighteenth street. $6,000. Bom rnuraton t<. Jtstloj Rtvini, "911 North Eighteenth etreet. $7.50*. i athf1 North Forty-third atreet. $6,880. Falracrea. Margaret B Burgers to TV p T BsT. tract in Falracrea south of Dodge, $$,0AQ. Dundee. Margaret L. Cleveland to P TV Lyle. 51$ Webster street. $7,600 Lillian C. Jacobs to A. M. Erickson. 6519 Ja ki-on atreet, $4,000. Mlttne Ium Am es Hildreth to I L. Archer. 272V Whitmore street, $6,200 w. A Mathews to Matilda. F. Tyson. 275$ W hit more street, f* 90^ G. TV. Platner to J V. Flearl, Van*, between Twentv-fiftb avenue and Minna T.uaa avenue. $4,000. # West l.emirnworth. M H T.lpp to Horn* Terrace romoan Wool worth. between Fifty-first and Fifty - second streets. IS,000. D A Johnson to K B. Johnson. Fifty ninth, between Leavenworth and Marry streets. $$.000. liny ri*rce to Hayden TV Ahmanson, northwest corner Fifty-seventh and Pa cific atr«ets, $6.too. Mouth west. Lillian P. Carman to <*> G Wltham, 13n9 South Fiftieth avenue, $4 000. Hernia I’ark. M M* n-’ater to \v. j. Mitchell. 1510 Califon a a'leet, $7,200 Henson If o W rff to T M. Jones.-f408 North Sixtieth street 15,^00 r - South met -Ky *n fo Mar” Cn**a 13^; South Sixteenth itrea' *4 000 Hnnerorn Park. '•II I * *'!«d»k to Jam** Fr*nd* eaa- :r,4 Pou'h Thirty-fourth * *«' M.ouo. _ South. Madaltna Kruh to .lotto North, ar . Jim South Twenty-third atreet, $3,100. Central. . H A Wolf company to F. Krnoear, -,n; North To ent >■■ third atreet. 110.00". :1am t; Richmond to Mary Ph*th«mer. |tr North To enty eeventh etreet, *0.?»*. H A Wolf rompany to Frank Pender. Jit North Twenty-flrat atr»et, $t*.$00 Mar A Patrick to O M Uly. 13* North Thirty-ftrar avenue *58.00". Alfred Millard Jr to William K»dp wuk r * - foot atrip at Tw*t*v fifth and i arnam ■'rr*t* eoutli aide. *5i.,780. ( urtalns. Plain white curtains may be trim med or lengthened by stitching ging ham In a border on the sides and bottom. They may also be tied back with bands of the gingham. The bands of blu*. pink or any desired color to match the color scheme of the room in which they are used should he about three inches wide. The touches of color add much to the attractiveness of the curtains. ,, ... i -- :OLD, NEW HOMES IN DEMAND NOW The demand for homes, both n**c and old. has been steady all year and has increased noticeably during the past month, according to officials of Shopen * f'o., realtors. During the month of April the Arm sold 22 houses for a total of IS5.105. The houses fere located in all parts of the city and Included every cla*s of homes. To meet the greatest demand of the market the company now has several homea under construction of the small cottage type. These will be completed and ready for sale soon. Hasting* at Realty Meet. Byron It Hastings, director of tbs national and state real estate asso ciations, was In Columbus, Neb . Fri day night to attend tli* quarterly meeting of the board of dir* tor* of the Nebraska. Realtors' association 'i Omaha Reed & Rattan Co. Manufacturer* of Reed and Rattan Furniture Individual Designs Reasonably Priced Porch Furniture Jr.pan Banket-. Reed Lamp* Sun Room Furniture Porch Mat* Flower Stand* Fern Fienger* Baby Cabs and Go-Carts Expert repairing of Reed and Rattan furniture, etc. 16TH AND JONES STS. j| Phone JA ekion 2043 CrOOD FENCES Mil Wire and Iron Fences Gatea for Dawns Wire Flower Bed Borders 1C Clothe* Post* r Ires and Wire Window ■ Guards £ Screen Door Guard* ft Wire Arche* Jj j ?>es and Flowor Guard* S C halo I.Ink Property Protection Fenee CHAMPION IRON rStb *ad Jackses Street* There Is St ill Time to Plant Successfully Tt’s not too Into in • «ra«oi to plant Trees, Shrub-. Pr-' t*j. Peren rial Plants, etc., nro- id-tic you -*•* t j pood, hardy Nebraska v-or. »i Visit our nursery diarl*.' s* 0;h and Dodpe and let v help • ou w h your landscaping problem; C prices are reasonable because we prow all our own toe’; ; 4 20th and ftodpe. f . lb Tin til win, Mar. \T. 01U or HA. MM >orth Side—C.alde Flower ehop 2511*/ N. 24th —————~ KE GOOD FRIENDS Tnllton far Vian anal Fun Wmmtm F«»fr Bin.". Oftlua rt«n *<•*1 rente T»*:» ft wni WORKS J. J. lstdHr. ;>|Of. No, It Is Not too Late to plant trees and shrubs if you plant Dormant Stock. We have our frost and heat-proof storage in which to keep stock in a dormant condition for late planting. We atill have a full line of quality stock in shrubs, ornamentals, fruit trees, imported sladi olas, hybrid roses arid hedge plants, specially priced this week. Call at the nursery and be convinced. Landscape shrub planting our specialty. Estimates furnished free. Benson-Omaha Nursery Office and Saleagrounds Same Old Cornrr 65th and Spencer St». WA Inut 4271 P. J. FLYNN. Proprietor I LET SHEEPO FERT1 ZER Make that Lawn, Garden and Shrubbery grow by enriching and j eoftening the earth. An application will convince you, or ask your neighbor what SHEEPO wiu do. > Maaafaataped by NEBRASKA FERTILIZER CO. Phone JAckaon ISPS *01 Keelina Bldg. Garden j j . Specials For Ore Week i | Self-adjusting, ball-bear ing lawn mowers $12.00 Metal bottom grdfss catchers $1.00 Garden hose, corrogated ®g inch, SO ft. length . $5.50 Nozzles .45c Full line of garden tools, screens, screen wire, fishing tackle and base ball gloves. 10% reduction on these prices if ad is presented with purchase. W. Laserowitz Hardware and Sporting Goods 612 North 16th St. Tornado Insurance L. J. Goodall 1 HAMILTON & CO. j I 303*4 Neville Block J A ckton 06S7 M ' L ' 1 — T — I Hardy Trees, Shrubs and Vines There are still about two weeks left for planting hardy : nursery stock and our assortment is still quite complete. Also, we are now offering everything that we have in j stock at specially low price?. Call at one of our stores and secure your trees and shrubs before it is too late. Plants for Bedding, Hanging Baskets and Window Boxes | Our assortment of flowering plants, foliage plants and I annual vines is very complete. Also, we will make hanging baskets and boxes up to your order and we j suggest that you come in and personally select your plants for this purpose. All of our plants are very reasonably priced. Garden and Flower Seeds (Jet the garden in order at once and, by all means, ] plant dependable seeds. All of our seeds are fresh stock and full of vitality; they arc sure to grow. Ha\< us supply your seeds this spring. Meneray Nursery & Seed Stores OMAHA SOUTH OMAHA ! 1918 Farnam Street y 2505 “Q” Street I COUNCIL BLUFFS 34th Street and Writ Broadway Phone Co. Bluff* 1698 I SCREENS TO KEEP OUT FLIES % Monarch Metal Weather Stripa to make your windows rattle, dust and cold-proof. For old or new houses. l>o it now before you clean house. We rewire and paint old screens. New ones made. )Ye mak^ Rower Boxes, Trellises or anything in wood. Repairing of all kinds. A nice Screen Torch adds an extia room to your h"ni> Let U» Help You With Your Spring Clean Up F. H. TURNEY SCREEN CO. AT Untie 4737 707 South 27th I j — ■ That house would be comfortable now, yet only the sheathing is on Why do you say that’ Because Celotex —nailed direct to the studs and rafters, with all the joints sealed with the studs, headers and rafters— mal es a more rigid structure than does wood sheathing, ' 7| insulates against heat and cold, weatherproofs the house. r:r> To* «rt«nly fro* >■architecture. Mar, ii'-Vir'o? ,0.n* Well, 1 do know about Celotex, because Fred and 1 expect i-f'i-r rhtn wood both comfort and economy from its use. netthinf tQutli i-rfc i. t ir.juittion. The use of Celotex—whether as sbeathifig or as piaster Cci