BUILDING IN OMAHA TO GO BEYOND THE LAST RECORD
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June Is Big
Building
Month of’24
Central States Recovering
From Slump More Rapidly
Than the Eastern
Districts.
168 CITIES SWU E
Building In Omaha in the first six
months of 1924 was 27 per cent less
than for the first six months of 1923,
but the big Increase of June as com
pared to June of last year, Indicates
that renewed building activity will
yet bring the year up to and possibly
beyond any preceding one In the city’s
history, according to facts presented
•in a survey of 340 cities made by the
bureau of publicity of the Chamber
of Commerce. i
On Increase.
The survey shows that in the first
six months of 1924, Omaha's building
program totalled $5,384,795, as com
pared to $7,427,868 for the first half
of 1923. In June, increased activity
brought that month's total 65 per
cent greater than for the same month
last year, the totals being $1,233,180
in June 1924, as against $746,140 in
June, 1923.
Many other cities of equal or lar
ger population than Omaha failed to
show such gains in the month, and
others suffered greater slumps in the
month than they experienced over
the six months period. Of a total of
340 cities, 172 show decreases in June,
1924, over June 1923, and 168 increas
ed their building activities, some of
these showing decreases and the per
centage of the slump are:
Atlanta, 66 per cent; Duluth, 57 per
cent; Seattle, 60 per cent; Kansas City
53 per cent; Baltimore, 50 per cent;
Spokane, 44 per cent; Los Angeles,
32 per cent; St. Paul. 24 per cent;
Minneapolis, 27 per cent; Columbus,
21 per cent; Cincinnati, 17 per cent;
Pittsburgh, 14 per cent; St. Louis.
10 per cent: Indianapolis. 9 per cent;
Des Moines, 8 per cent: Boston, 6 per
cent.
Some Decrease.
In the six months’ period Omaha
was one of 172 cities to suffer a de
crease in its building program as
compared to last year, while 168
cities compared In the survey showed
increases over the longer period. Of
107 cities of the central states In
cluded In the survey, 54 were In the
"decrease'' column and 53 In the "In
crease'' column. In Kansas City, Mo.,
for instance, the building program of
the first six months was 29 per cent
less than for that period of 1923; in
Atlanta, Ga., 56 per cent less; Minne
apolis, Minn., 26 per cent; St. Paul,
Minn., 24 per cent; Dayton, O., 22
per cent; Providence, R. I., 20 per
cent; Columbus. O., 20 per cent; Des
Moines. Ia., 20 per cent; Bridgeport,
Conn., 15 per cent; Los Angeles, 16
per cent; Chicago, 15 per cent; Indian
apolis, 12 per cent less than In 1923.
The survey also shows that the
central states are recovering from
the slump in building more rapidly
than the east, west or southern
states. The June Increase in the cen
tral states was 23 per cent as com
pared to 17 per cent In the east; 14
per cent in the south, and a 28 per
cent decrease for the month In the
western states.
The gain In the 107 cities of the
central states In June. 1924, over
June, 1923, totalled $19,007,623, or
from a total of $81,321,629 for the
month last year, to $100,329,252 in
1924. This is $243,403 more than the
4 per cent decrease indicated for
these states for the first half of the
year, which totalled $18,764,220.
Realty Sales of
Firm Are Large
Payne Investment Company
Reports Deals Totaling
More Than 342,000 in
Week.
One week of ruahing business has
been reported by tho Payne Invest
ment company. During the week of
July 6 the company handled realty
deals amounting to $42,125 and had
one deal for a one and one-half acre
tract still pending.
The week, iq the opinion of com
pany officials, Indicates a return of
the excellent business prospects of
early spring.
The transfers for the week were:
Ann* C Hambacher to Christian J.
Brlnker. 2428 Whitmore avenue, $7,500.
J. W. Muldoon, to Raymond Stroud.
2928 North Forty-ninth avenue, 13.000,
Harry Tobeeion to Hugh C. Keating.
255e Vane atreet, 13,800.
William A Forrey to Arthur E. Jen
sen 2408 North Forty-ninth street. $4,000.
Nels Steel to Robert Jackway, 2449
Bauman avenue. 17,300.
Josephine Brinker to Anna Harabacb
er. 28«i» Saratoga etreet, 14.100.
William Winton to Llbora Teres!, 4121
Nor’h Tv-enty-eerond atreet, $4,750.
Lillie M Gormley to Alta Irene War
ren, 2580 Crown Point avenue, $5,500.
France* Gibson to M A. Anderson. Lot
11. Block 19. Minne Luta addition. $775
And one sal-j of a 14-acre tract which
has not been closed
MORTON MEADOWS
FAST BEING SOLD
Paving haa been completed along
the west side of Morton Meadows,
Forty-fifth street, and other paving
in that addition will be started'this
summer, according to Oeorge T. Mor
ton of Harrison A Morton, developers
of that district.
Building of homes Is continued in
the addition, along with the public
work. Sam A. Robertson, of the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass company, has
moved into his new house at Forty
second and William streets, and Earl
■J. Graham Is now moving Into his
new brick bungalow.
Charles M. Wllle. of the poetofftce
money order department, has bought
a lot and contracted for a new house.
Roy Thorpe of Armour A Co., and H.
A. Stelnhatisen have started excava
tlon for new houses.
FORMER 0MAHAN
DIES AT HAVELOCK
Word was received recently by A.
P. Tukey, of the death of F. A. Helln
at Havelock. Mr. Helln was for
many years proprietor of a grocery
at Twenty-third and Cuming streets.
He moved to Havelock 15 years ago
and has lived there ever since.
Surviving him are one daughter.
Mrs. Sophie Gerund, and three sons,
George, Oscar and Edward.
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Omaha Realtor Prefers Thrills
of Sailing to Those of MotorCraft
In modern times, at lake resorts,
the picturesque sail boat has given
place to speedier craft, but N. P.
Dodge, Omaha realtor, who' with his
family. Is spending the summer at
the Dodge summer home at Clear
Lake, la., much prefers sailing to
any other form of navigation.
“'To ride In a speed boat Is fun
for a time," rays Mr. Dodge, "but
sailing! That's the sport of kings!"
As a child, Mr. Dodge learned to
sail at Clear Lake and he has never
lost his enthusiasm for the sport. His
family, too, are all good sailors.
The picture shows N. P. Dodge and
his family In their boat, which Is
one of the few sail boats now used
at the lake.
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RUNNYMEDE NEWS
409 Hlllitrot Building
Lot Angalm. Calif.
Tax on Homes and
Farms Offered as
One Plan for Aid
Owner of 150-Acre Tract
Would Pay ?.89 An
nually and $5,000
Home $2.35.
.Nebraska should Immediately adopt
agd put into operation, a good roads
program, which will lift this state
out of the low rank of forty-fifth in
hard surfaced roads, according to
Daniel G. Cary, chairman of the good
roads committee of the Omaha real
estate board.
A comparFson of Nebraska's road
operations with those of other central
western states, and a proposed good
roads program by the Nebraska Good
Roads association, should persuade
every citizen of the state to approve
a better roads program, Mr. Cary be
lieves.
"No one can deny that we must
have more hard surfaced and well
graded roads," Mr. Cary said. "And
for the small cost per capita, no one
should refuse to support such a pro
gram. A levy that would raise $J,
500,000 a year would be an average of
only $2.98 per farm of 160 acres,
according to the roads associa
tion, and only $2.35 a year for a city
home of $5,000 assessed value. A fund
of approximately $2,000,000 annually
can be raised by a 2-cent gasoline tax
which motorists should be willing to
pay. Added to this, the state can get
$2,000,000 annually from the federal
government.”
DRUGGISTS’ GROUP
MEETS AT OMAHA
The first of a series of group meet
ings planned for druggists was held
at Aurora Thursday.
The druggists from surrounding
towns were Invited to meet at a sup
per given In the Christian church
and served by the ladles of the
church. After supper a meeting was
held at the Commercial club rooms,
where federal laws and restrictions
hampering the business of the legiti
mate retail druggist was discussed
President Carlson of the state associ
ation and Secretary McBride and ex
^presidents Loran Jordan of David
City and D. S. Simms of Hastings
were present and all gave talks on
the subject under discussion.
While the meeting was fostered by
the association no attempts were
made to form a local association of
any kind but was primarily for the
•social feature and a more uniform
understanding of the recent rulings
on narcotics and the abolishment of
the nuisance taxes on various Hems
handled.
Just Arrived - Four Car Loads
GOLD STARS FURNACES
Best by Test. Get Your* Now. Start Paying Sept. 1
On Easy Terms. Estimates Free. Phone Walnut 2971.
ft, W. A. HABERSTROH & SONS ft,
“The Furnace People of Omaha”
General Sheet Metal Works and Repairing
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Realty Deals
Total $250,000
in One Week
Transfers Recorded With the
Register of Deeds Indicate
Prosperous Outlook
for Omaha.
Forty-two realty deals of $4,000 or
more each filed last week In the office
of Register of Deeds Pearce totaled
over $250,000. Following are these
transactions, listed by districts:
Minna Luia.
O. H. Petarsen to J. H. Hauser, 2436
Bauman cvenue, $6,250.
Talmage-Thurston company to J. F.
Cleveland, 2855 Ida street, $6,500.
Deaton.
Lillie M. Williams to Bessie K. Watson,
2628 North Sixtieth avenue, $5,200.
J. L. Campbell to O. H. Cave, $826
North Fifty-ninth street, $6,000.
D. C. Stafford to F. P. Briscoe, 2922
North Fifty-ninth street, 94,898.
Northwest.
Peter Jacobsen to E. P. Hansen, 2811
North Fiftieth avenue. 97,250.
Margaret Mullen to Anna Reichenberg,
2711 North Forty-eighth street, 96,760.
H. J. Orove to H. J. Lee, 4681 Lari
more avenue, 94.600.
Bankers Mortgage Loan company to N.
W. Doran, 4634 Larlmore avenue, 94,900.
E. A. Sowerwlne to J. W. Bates. Forty
eighth, between Erskine and Burdette
streets, $6,600.
Bankers Mortgage Loan company to H.
E. Baldwin, 4645 Larlmore avenue, $4,000,
West Fa room.
Ksthne M. Templln to Magda P. Elliott,
120 South Thirty-fifth street, $9,000.
Central.
Emma Nystrom to Sarah Sellcow, 2826
Chicago street. $4,450.
A. M. Lundgard to Ruth Kennedy, 714
16 North Twenty-third street, 97,760.
Harry Thibodeau to Anna C. Edqulst,
506-8 North Twenty-fifth street. $12,600.
H. A Wolf company to A. M. Lund
gard, 714-16 North Twenty-third street.
$6,264.
J. O. Mars to Laura M. Antlsdel. 2823
Capitol avenue. $4,000.
Lizzie Shomshor to Cordelia E Peyton.
510 South Thirty-first street, $17,260.
North Side.
Lillie M. Gormley to Alta I. Warren,
2680 Crown Point avenue, $6,600.
W. H. Win ton to Liboria Teresl, 4121
North Twenty-second street, $6,000.
Peter Reinhardt to L. R Feller, 4129
North Nineteenth street. $5,600
Emma Pope to G. L. Pope. 2516 Bristol
street, $4,700.
Mary E. McCreary to H. F. Honlg. 2416
Manderson street, $6,000.
Anna C. Edqulst to Harry Thibodeau.
3002-4 North Tw-enty-fourth street. $8,000.
R. J. Hess to H. L. Sewell, 2739 Sara
toga street, $4,250.
Alice J R. Humphrey to Sara Ep
stein. 2302-4 Grace street. $5,000.
Matilda Peterson to Edyth M. Grace,
2565 Ames avenue. $4,700.
G. N. Rose to H. W. Blackwell, 4711
North Twenty-ninth street. $4,250.
William Whlttatn to John Reifschneld
er. 6919 Florence boulevard. $10,000
Louisa M. Knapp to Claudia E. Fink,
1831 Spencer street. $4,900.
South Omaha.
Hans Nielsen to Mario Nelsen. 300| Vin
ton street, $4,000.
Nettle O'Rourke to Lenny Katusln.
Monroe, between Thirteenth and Fif
teenth streets. $4,100.
Went Leavenworth.
Barker company to F. C. Helnrod. 4423
Barker avenue. $6,250.
T. W Metcalfe to Ella O Palmer.
Fifty-eighth and Poppleton avenue. $4,000.
BemU Park.
M. C. Pentlcoff to W M McOlbbon,
3018 Hawthorne avenue. $6,100.
Dundee.
A E P*<-k to A J Worthing. 1003
North Fiftieth avenue. $6 100.
A!ic* w Mass to a J. Kean. SOI South
Fiftieth avenue. $1,600.
Benson A Garrett to Kathleen W.
Planck. 620$ Western avenue. $9,241.
Kouth.
Byron Reed company to S J. Gattneld.
2415 South Twenty-third street, $4,100.
Florence.
C. W. Martin to Chalmer McWilliams,
7603 North Thirtieth street. $6,600.
Hans com Park.
J S Fullerton to W T Colgrove, 1718
South Twenty-eighth street. $4,000.
Southwest.
H J Roessig to Temple McFavden.
Fifty-sixth and Frances streets. $4,000.
SON 75 YEARS
RETURNS WITH SON
By AunrUtnl Prcw.
Plattsmouth, Neb.. July 26.— Fred
Panska, whose whereabout* were un
known to his father. August Pan
ska of Murdock for the past IS pears,
yesterday surprised member* of his
family at Murdock when he walked
In their home, accompanied by a wife
and young son. He came from Canada
and Is now a missionary. He left his
home 19 years ago.
Adoption of standard plans to
minimize the cost of constructing
homes and yet a laudable effort to
make a home attractive and comfort
able. That is the latest announce
ment of the D. E. Buck company,
realtors
So far, seven of these homes have
been built in Standard Place. They
are being erected to sell for J6.550,
complete. Five more will be com
pleted next month.
The houses are noteworthy In that
they differ from many standard
homes by being exceptionally well
planned and well built.
A large living room, two bedrooms,
a dining room, a comfortable sun
porch and an attractive kitchen oc
cupy the space. Entrance Is gained
into the living room from the porch.
From that room access may be had
to the front bedroom, opentng onto
the sun porch, or to the dining room
The second bedroom opens from the
dining room.
For the particular house which
Buck Is specializing on In Standard
Place, the plans call for concrete
blocks, 6x16 inches, under each of
the foundation bases. Seven-inch I
beams are laid along the top of the
foundation to support the framework
of the house, and the floor is sup
ported by two by ten floor Joists. All
posts in the basement are of steel
for further strength.
To aid in heating the place dur
ing the winter months all walls and
floors are lined with tar felt building
paper.
Each rafter in the roof is braced
separately from the floor with four
2x4- inch supports. The roof is cross
tied.
All foundations are red matt, or
oak bark pressed brick, to add beauty
to the place.
But the thought of making a real
home of the structure did not stop
vith the erection of the four walls
and the root. The Interior cam* In
for lte (hare of consideration.
All electric light fixtures have been
Installed and are Included In the pur
chase price. So, also, have the plumb
ing fixtures. The bath boasts com
plete tile work, built-in bath tub and
pedestal stand.
The kitchen has been arranged so
that there la ample space tor an Ice
box, a table and a kitchen cabinet.
The gas stove, which Is part of the
equipment of the place, Is covered so
the smoke and odor of cooking may
be carried from the room. /
All In all. the httries are complete
and are planned^nd built to be
homes. Even the fireplace, arched
colonial. Is planned to furnish the
maximum amount of comfort.
Standard Homes Being Built by
D. E. Buck Company Are Attractive
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Fifteen Towns
to Have Guests
at Ak Den Show
Monday Will Be Fremont
and Union Pacific Night
at Historic Meeting
Place.
Fremont and Union Pacific night
at the Ak-Sar-Ben den promises to
be a record-breaking one from the
standpoint of attendance. It has
always been a record breaker for pep
and enthusiasm, ever since it was in
augurated 20 years ago. .
And Monday night is the night.
From some 15 out-state towns will
gather groups of loyal Nebraskans,
prepared to be presented to King Ak
at the historic den.
The following ambassadors will lead
these groups in their pilgrimage to
Samson's stronghold: George F.
Wols of Fremont; Julius Schuldt of
Elkhorn, D. C. Webber of ArUngton,
H. J. Otte of Bennington, Frank
Cox of Waterloo, H. C. Cusack of
North Bend, Floyd Peterson of Cen
tral City, H. H. Harrington of Mil
lard, C. E. Byers of Valley, C. X. Le«
of Washington, William Dau of
Hooper. C. J. Stegeman of Columbus
and J. Folda of Schuyler.
Truman Redfield, formerly of Oma
ha but now of Sioux City, will bring
15 residents from the city to the
north to be Initiated Into the mys
teries of the realm.
Ak-Sar-Ben's membership is now
3,700. There will be only five more
nights of the big show.
Beatrice.—Jay Constant and family
left by auto for Estancia, N. M ,
where Mr. Constant will engage in
the newspaper business with his
father. He has been employed as a
linotype operator here.
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The only harmless
way to blsach the
■kin white Is to mix
the juice of two lem
ons with three ounces
of Orchard Whits,
which any druggist
will supply for s few
cents. Shake well In
a bottle, and you
have a whole quar
ter-pint of the most
wonderful skin whltener. softener
and beautifler.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lem
on bleach Into the face, neck, arms
and hands. It cannot Irritate. Fa
mous stage beauties use it to bring
that clear, youthful skin and rosy
white complexion; also as a freckle,
sum-urn and tan bleach. Tou must
mix this remarkable bleach yourself.
It cannot be bought ready to use be
cause It acts best Immediately after
It Is prepared.
Stop That Suffering
with Sciatica, rheumatism, neu
ritis and similar complaints.
/ Let Chiropractic, n a t u r e’s
way, correct the cause and re
move the seat of suffering.
A visit to my office will re
move all doubt.
Consultation is without
charge. Office adjustments
are 12 for $10 or 30 for $25.
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Ninth Year of Successful Practice in Omaha,
Dr. Frank F. Bur horn, the Chiropractor
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