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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1906)
lha Sunday Bee VMUT AD SECTI01 Pz?4zs 1 (o B. THE OMAHA DEE Ccst & West ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APKIL 22, 1906. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Beautiful New Dietz Memorial Methodist Church on South Tenth Street MAKING HOME BEAUTIFUL ue?etioni for a Summer Setting of Lawns and Flower. N TUfiTS COLORS RLWARD INDUSTRIOUS I'leaanre and Comfort Seenred at Irlfllns; Kspendltnre of Money and Knernr What to 1X ad How ta Da It. TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK Acreaea Property Sal Give Interest to tho Week Anion? Dealers. NOT MUCH OF THIS CLASS ON MARKET Desirable Pareele of Land Lying Oat t Town Ar Nearly All In Hnnda Where They Will Remain. ,A,, Omi If "Clothes Make the Man," as sartorial artists proclaim, how much more does the home surroundings proclaim the taste, skill and energy of the family. Trees, lawns, flowers and shrubbery makes a set ting for a home that delights the eyes ami increases the comfort and pleasure of tiie family. The season for making a start In beauti fying home surroundings Is at hand and a few suggestions In that line will prove helpful. L. C. Corbctt, government horticultural Ist tt V.aa'iinjton, responding to requests from civic Improvement clubs for advice on lawn beuuilllcution, says: "livery de vice should be employed when working with small areas of ground to give the lawn as great extent as possible. The building should be well back the founda tion hot too high and the grading of the ground should be slightly convex that is. a gentlo convex, rolling surface from the base of the foundation to the street line- rather than concave. The extent of a lawn la also amplified by preserving as large areas of unbroken greensward as possible. This means the use of trees and shrubs only on borders or margins of the lawn. rather than a promiscuous dotting of them over the grennsward." In speaking at grasses adopted to suc cessful lawn making the government hor ticulturist says: "In general, because of the varied condi tions of shade and moisture existing upon a lawn as the result of trees, shrubs and architectural objects, mixtures are more desirable than pure grasses. The different degrees of shade and moisture maintained In the sell, which result from the presence of trees, shrubs and buildings afford a . variety af conditions under which a single species would not produce a uniform lawn. These obstructions to the sunlight produce lights and shades In different parts of the lawn, so that any difference which may ex ist In the color of the various grasses In a lawn mixture Is not so obtrusive as It would an were different portions of the area made up of grasses of different hues. Even If there Is a variation In the tint of the green In the different grasses used In a lawn mixture, this will not be objectionable unless the lawn becomes patched and made up of one variety In one place and a dif ferent variety In another. "In procuring aeed for establishing a lawn too great care cannot be exercised. Pure seed, of high germination, la of great Im portance In securing a good stand of grass. Pure aeed Is the keynote to a clean lawn, provided the work of preparing tha land has been efficiently done. Thorough prep aration Involves not merely the mechanical treatment of tha soli to reduce it to a proper eedbed, but the use of weed-free manure and the adoption of a course of treatment previous to preparing -fr the" lawn -'which will aorve ta eradicate weeds. Euch prep aration, eoualad with pure aeed, ahould give a satisfactory stand of grass which shall need only the usual care necessary ta main tain a ' lawn after It Is once established. Too much cannot be said In favor of secur ing pure seed, and. If possible, specially se lected seed. This is of considerable im portance with light seeds like bluegrass, red top and seeds of the bent grasses. In the case of bluegrass, select aeed which weighs about twenty-two pounds to the bushel, while the ordinary grade of blue grass, although it may be called pure, av erages about twelve pounds tt the bushel. Select or recleaned bluegrass Is, therefore. the most economtoal to buy, although the original cost is considerably more than that ofthe common commercial article." Pie (or Garden Walla. ' There are two ways of getting outdoor privacy at home. If your houaa la placed on a hillside, says the Atlantlo Monthly, you may build a retaining wall, and so provide yourseir witn a terrace which lifts you above the surrounding country, but such roofless outdoor rooms will be few com - parea witn tnose obtained by building a wall or planting a hedge on the level ground. The mere mention of a wall disturbs the equilibrium of many Americans; one or two actual walls have stimulated the pen to action, and fears of the "revival of feud allsm" have appeared to warn us that such treatment of our grounds would place us I" a most precarious condition; but there Is the hedge, and if the difference between mineral and vegetable matter will produce such a calamity aa "feudalism," let us by all means keep to the vegetable and have the hedge. ' If your hedge la properly' planted, with the trees not more than one foot apart. your boundary will, In time, be almost protecting as a wall. The evergreen Is pref erable, (or then you may have a Winter garden. Nothing can exceed In beauty the deep green hemlock. The desire for a garden Is too old. even though comparatively new in our country. to be called a fad. Tou can leave a part of your grou.ids open to the public gase, and there Indulge In a lawn and such- flow ers, as will give education and pleasure, but if you want a garden to live in and enjoy, and not to ahow to the world as a rare ex otic, the first thing to do is to enclose your space. The garden should be quite personal an affair aa the house. Flowera Easily Grown kr Aattr The beginner ahould try to grow a few varieties of flowers ar.d learn their habits thoroughly, for In thoroughness lies sue ces. lie should not construct a garden In fancy out of highly colored plates in a seed catalogue and expect to produce it In reality. ut he should choose his plants with regiu-d to the place be will grow them ai;d study their needs carefully. There la a wealth to choose from. For early spring flowers, for Instance, there are bulbs of tulips. Jonquils, narcissi, hya Cinths, crocuses, snowdrops and squills. It Is best to plant them In the fall, then as soon as spring begins they b-.-gln to bloom and produce a surprising amount of color. The crocuses, snowdrops and squills may be planted In tea lawa and mowed down. for they flower very early and will ecu tlnua to bloom for several years. Jonquils and narcissi may also be left la shrubbery or in grass where they are not cut, and they will bloom many years. The bulbs may also be planted In the early spring. Few persons are acquainted with the merit of the galllardla. or blanket flower, which Is a hard perennial and blooma In the summer In great profusion. It la about a foot high and has good stems fer cutting. For an old-fashioned garden the new hy- brida of French, marigold and ainnlaa. asillMa-lls-! "j-r us ) as i ini i sssasSaaaawMiaM -Qw i ill!) M -' EXTERIOR VIEW OP larkspur and fringed petuniaa are beautiful and furnish a wealth of bloom for cutting. Gardens of Annnnla. The National Council of Horticulture, through Its press committee, discussing good plants for a garden of annuals, says: "Thero aire places around many home that look dark and vacant all summer, when at little expense they can be trans formed Into places beautiful to look upon. The easiest way to decorate these lone some spots Is by growing some of the easily cared for annuals. "Of the tall-growing annual plants, the cosmos, nlcotianas and cleomea are among the most deservedly popular. The better way to plant these Is between scattered shrubbery, although they can be used In beds. Cosmos blooms In the fall. It grows gracefully to the height of flv feet, spreading out rich, green feathery foliage and bears an abundance of delicately col ored single flowers on long sterna It Is well suited for cutting. It may be planted close to some unsightly building or fence and will form an excellent screen, If trained against a support. The young growths should be pulled gently to the supporting piece of wood' and fastened with short pieces of rubber or cloth. The nlcotianas are useful in obtaining subtropical effects. Their rich foliage and numerous sweet-scented tuberous flowers make them vary decorative. Nicotlana sylvestrl grow from four to five feet high and bears great number of pure white flower. Nicotlana sandora I three to four feet high, with rich carmine flowers. "Cleome punguen 1 useful between shrubbery along fences. It flower are attraotlv because of their long- green ataraa, ..reaching out Ilk spider' legs." Climbing Rastartlam.' This variety of the nasturtium has come into much popularity during recent year and it popularity 1 merited. In raising plant much better progress can be made by atartlng the seeds In the house early to set out when all danger of frost ha passed and the weather has become steadily warm. They will do well, however. If seed Is sown in the garden where the planta are to remain. The seed should be sown early; that Is, as soon as the gronnd is warm enough. The plants grow very rapidly in good soli and stirring the ground occasionally with a hos will greatly encourage them. If sown thickly In a line and given a string trellis to run on they will make a fine screen, showing a mass of brilliant col ors. They also make excellent pot planta. and by starting plants at different times and proper management they - may be had In bloom the year round. A heat of sixty degree is sufficient, as too high a temperature is undesirable. Plenty' of air is also one of tho requisites for strong. healthy growth, for if kept close and In a high temperature the planta be come drawn and poorer both In foliage and flower. Cnltaro of Crimson Rambler. If you have a Crimson Rambler which has not been doing well outdoors, try it as a pot plant for late winter or Easter blooming. Cut It back well in the spring, and grow it out doors until hard freezing time in the fall, then take It up and put it in' a pot aul table to Its slse. Sink the pot to the brim in the garden, and about the holidays cut the canes back two feet, twining them In open form, and cover them with an empty nail keg. Six week before you want It to bloom bring into a warm room or conservatory where it will have sixty-five degrees at night, and water freely for the first week, after that only when needed. You will be sur prised at ' the wealth of bloom you wilt get. Keep off the red spider by spraying. RUSSIAN MONARCHISTS MEET Deelar Csar Has Ko Right to gar render Powers Shoald II So Desire. MOSCOW, April 21. The congress of monarchists,- which assembled here yeiiter- day, was opened with a prayer by the Met ropolltan Vladimir. The gathering was chiefly notable for a remarkable spiech made by a priest. Father Vostorgoff, In which he declared that the emperor, even If willing to do so, had no right to abrogate his autocratic power, adding: "The true Russian people, who hereafter will be proud of the name of 'Black Hun dreds,' cannot consent to It." ST. PETERSBURG. April SI. Ia reply to a message from the member of Parliament elect of Sampariaa province protesting agilnst the further Infliction of the death penalty, Prepiler Wltte haa telegraphed that In order ta secure the pacification of the country the daily round . of murders committed by revolutionists roust cease. Only then would the government be deliv ered of the necessity for administering the death penalty. (k Koraers Convicted. NEW TORK. April yj. Sentences passed yesterday on three of the men con victed ef forgery of the Norfolk 4c West ern stock certificate swindle, in which bogus paper having a face value of hun dreds of thouKanris of dollars mas circu lated. T. C. P. Colmey was sentenced to seven years and six month' Imprisonment, Samuel J. Humphries to six years and Ixjuglas E. BmlUi to one year. Sentence waa deferred on Charles Aurustua Seton, the fourth man convicted in this case. H waa. however, given an eight-year sentence fer grand larceny In connection with the promotion ef the Houston A Ulveton In Urwbaa railway, a Tax corporation, CHURCH DEDICATED LAST BUND AT. Humorous I H. PERKINS, not Eli, has col lected and . prints in the April number of Success an entertain ing bunch of stories about Bam Davis, Insurance commissioner of s Nevada, whose defl to the. big insurance companiea of New Tork earned-for him the sobriquet, "The Sagebrush AJax." .Mr, Davis Is a newspaper man first of all. Offlceholding Is incidental to the profession he adorns. He did considerable reportorial work in the Missouri valley towns ta the early '70s and swapped confidences .. and copy with Dr. Miller when the Omnha Her ald was "the only religious dally" In the great west. The doctor agrees with Si that Davis is a man of great personal worth. Mr. Perkins says, In part: "Mr. Davis was born In Branford. Conn., In I860. He Is, as was the late Matthew Stanley Quay and is the live E. H. Harrl man, the son of an Episcopal clergyman. Early In Ufa Mr. Davis manifested such a sensational leaning toward Jocularity that he was led from a theological school by the ear. Subsequently he turned up at Raclno university In the aame class with Paul Morton, president of the Equitable. Aa editor of the college paper In Racine, Bam Davis got a taste for Journalism, and moved from the university at the request of tho faculty after editing three numbers. He went to ' Brownsville, Neb., where he took, by force, a reportorial position) on the Democrat at SS a week. The audacity of his attack upon crooked politician at tratehe'"a.ttentSorr of Ur.' Miller, pub lisher of tho Omaha Herald. There waa a fight on at Lincoln, from which the Her ald's correspondent had been driven -by a gang of Infuriated corruptlonls'.s. Mr. Da vis took tha vacancy and went Into the thick of It. He fell foul of a senator from Nebraska City who threatened to kill him If he did not retract certain statements by noon the next day. Mr. Davis wired to Nebraska City for a delegation of the irritated senator's constituents and re peated his charges to them, as soon aa they arrived In Lincoln. Tbey threatened a lynching unless the lawmaker lived up to his platform pledges. Davis at once be- A Tree-Planting ONB OP Side of Sam came the best known legislative corre spondent In the state, and went on the staff of the Lincoln Statesman, where he con tinued to stir up trouble. ' A Paying; Compromise. ' One afternoon a stranger dropped Into the Statesman office, and w'.th a bland smile Informed Mr. Davis that, he had been en gaged by a local politician to punch bis head. "How much are, -you charging him?" Inquired Mr. Davis. ' , "I've tapped his pocket for a hundred," was the reply. "Have you1- got it with your "I surely have," said the hireling, pre paring to remove his coat. "Ah!" exclaimed Mr. Davis, rising and extending his hand, "you are a man of discernment. I should like to go Into part nership with you. A fight, at best, is al ways an uncertainty, and it la a good idea for us to split the purse. Give me fifty. I'll send a man down to your friend with tho news, that you earn in her and beat tno to a pulp; that'll satisfy your backer, and then, tomorrow morning, I'll print an Item to the effect that a stranger waded la oa the quiet of the Statesman and with out rhyme or reason pounded a printer nearly to death. Ton can explain that you mad a mistake, and let It go at that.". , Tha partnership, was effected and the program was carried out. Later Mr. ' Davis drifted to St. Louis, whera he went to work on the Repub lican, la an effort to liven tip the river column, he pie jlplltttd 'aoi4sr hr the Republican building and was discharged. His next move was' In the direction of Chicago, where he applied for .a position oh the Ttmea ' . ": "Any credentials?" Inquired the city ed itor. . "None." ;; "Where wero you last employed?" "St. Louis Republican." '"That'll do. Any man qualified to work on that sheet can't' get a Job here" ' "But I was discharged inside of a week," observed Mr. Davis, as he waa being es corted to the door. "Oh, I beg your pardon!" In that case Triumph in i ;i mjuj t in"! lib, 1 ' rv ' V V- - S t Jt .J V- TUB BHADT BESIDJtftCJB ftTRXiTa OF INTERIOR VIEW OF CHURCH. Davis' Life. you must be a good man. Please accept the political desk, Mr. Davis, I beg of you!" exclaimed the city editor, bowing with fine courtesy. Bam Davis prided himself on his ability to fill space whether anything Important was happening or not. One day the owner of the "Times" met him In the hall and shook his hand warmly. "Are you the man who manufacture those bogus stories?" he asked. Davis blunhed. "Oh, don't be embarrassed, young man. They're grat. If you don't find news, make some." This approval turned the Journalst's head and he went so far as to write a letter to the proprietor In which he set forth the fact that be was "worth more money than he was being paid." In referring to It Mr. Davlu remarked that it was the "best fake he ever wrote but somehow or other it didn't seem to catch on." Sinking; m Stir on tho Coast. From Chicago Mr. Davl drifted to Cal ifornia and at once became Identified with tha newspapers and magazines of San Francisco. He joked with everybody and wrote Action and biography so true to life that much of it haa gone Into historical worku subsequently published. Endowed with tremendous energy and considerable physical strength he was able to cope with any and all condition of western society. Whim ho wa not writing for half tho publications in San Francisco he wa oo C HI led. with the scheme and enterprise thi.t involved a 'capital .wveral thousand tines greater than he was able to lay hi hind on.. Tho only man who was abl to separate his serious hopes from his piactical Jokes wa Davis himself. He once made a wager that he could suc cessfully imitate the style of any living or cead poet and do it so thoroughly that the difference 'was not discernible; and that the public, the press and the critics would not detect the fraud. As a result he wrote "Blnley and 46," to which he signed F. Bret Harte's name. The fake was put out In a publication known aa "The Open Letter." It described an engineer who took hla train through a snowstorm In the in Omaha i in in m r -'! si" a1 nw 17: "1 VT- 4 'r 11 'X OMAHA. Sierras, dying at his post. From the Atlantic to the Paclflo tho poem wa copied. "Blnley and 46" wa given a full page In "Leslie's Weekly." with a portrait of Bret Harte, and de scribed as the "best short poem of the de cade." It wa many year before Mr. Harte de nied its authorship. The poem haa since been Incorporated In several bookn of pop ular recitations, notwithstanding Blnley freezes to death beside a roaring locomo tive with one hundred and fifty pounds of steam up and two cords of wood ' within reach. Another famous joke from Sam Diivl was a yarn about a Nevada boy 'who was sup posed to have a telescopic eye. The par ticular charm about the youngster wa hla ability to fix his magnifying optio upon a haystack or a barn located at a distance of one mile and, by focusing the sun's rays in the retina of the said eye, produce a conflagration In the said haystack or barn with the same facility that one may make flame from a burning glass. Mr. Davis used hi mythical Incendiary in a speech In which the boy was made to devastate the fiirmlng districts because of his hatred for agri cultural life. A sufficient air of verisimili tude was given the story by Mr. Davis to entice the San Francisco Academy cf Sci ence to Indulge In some correspondence on the subject. Jolly Tim With Bernhardt. , In tho 'go h west to Carson, Nov.. and assumed the KUtorshlp of the Carsjn Ap peal, which, aefor he went aqtlvaly Into state politic, waa on of tha most widely copied country paper in tho United States. When Sarah Bernhardt first passed through p4vad -hr Wistrni'tcUT-the Examiner of Uau Franolaco wired Davis to board the "divine Sarah'" train at Ren and escort her Into California also to- get a good In terview ecroute. Mr. Davis made himnelf so agreeabli) to the entire company that Bernhardt. Insisted that ihe "romantic' mon sieur of the. press" be assigned by the Ex aminer to osoort her through the mazes of western life. Mr. Davl turned San Fran cisco upside, down for her entertainment, and even arranged a number of attrac tions to show her a aample of western ac tivity under the stress of strong emotion. When the company left Ban Francisco, and farewells were being said, Bernhardt walked up to Davis in the presence of thn admiring throng and kissed him on either cheek and On the lit. "On the cheek," she exclaimed, with a naive toss of her head, "for the 'Exami ner' and the 'Appeal'; on the lii for your self." Sam Davl, !.'or the second time In his life, blushed, but recovered himself In time to remark that there were a lot more up country papers that be represented, all of which would like to have him return to Nevada w'.th similar tokens. Some Kamoos Stories. As a story-teller he is famous in the west. He has written a great many short stories, one of which, "The First Piano In Camp," is lnoluded in a recently prepared edition of "Classical American Humor." He hasn't the slightest objection to a joko on him self in fact, ha appear to Ilk It. Sev eral year ago, when he waa spending more time in editing hi newspaper than in running the politic of Nevada, an ad vertising agent wandered Into the "Appeal" office ar.d requested Information concerning the ratiis. "What do you want to advertise?'' in quired Davis. ' "A cur for the drink habit." I "Habitual Intoxication?" "Yes," replied the advertiser; "I have a remedy , that will positively cur drunken ness In Us worst form." "Don't go 'any further. Sit right down her and algn thia contract. I've got the medium you need.' Every Inebriate In town takes my paper." "But do they read It?" asked the adver tising man, anxiously." . "Certainly they do. That' their only reason for staying Intoxicated." Mr. Davis Is a man who ha not lived In vain. He 1 married, ha two daughters ar.d gets all the peace out of life that Is tc be had on a comfortable farm two miles from the capltol at Carson. He Is not disposed to the strenuous life, nowadays, though some who know him best are of the opinion that his attitude toward in surance companies who confess the use of a corruption fund In politics 1 not es pecially friendly. FRENCH SHIPS AT ACADEMY Admiral Campion and liasarea Ready for tho John Panl Jones Service. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April a.-Th French squadron, under command of Rear Admiral Campion, sent to participate in the Paul Jones commemorative services, arrived off the naval academy last eight. The flagHhlp Marseilles' big guns boomed out a salute of nineteen guns to Admiral Sands and this wa returned by the naval academy ahore batteries. The official visits will be ex changed this morning. Lleatonaat Grant for Hoyal Wedding. WASHINGTON. April H.-Flrst Lieuten ant U. B. Grant, grandson of President Grant and military aide to Prerldent Roose velt, ha been detailed to represent the United State army at the nuptials f King Alfonso of Spain at Madrid in June next. The aaval rtproaeutaUv has not yet been designated. Were It not for the activity in aoreaga property, the week In the real estate world would have been comparatively quiet. Aa It waa, however, two sales of acre land excited no little Interest, for the move ment Indicated a growing demand for such property, which Is getting soaroer every day. Realty men say there are few desir able pieces of land of any considerable slse at a reasonable distance from the city and within a reasonable distance from tha car line. They declare that such as Is available Is cheap at present prices and predict a substantial advance In the near future. One of the pieces which changed hand wa that of W. W. Morsman. a forty-sore tract just north of Krug park, which went to Garvin Bros, and Hastings & Heydcn. These real estate firms will cut the prop erty Into acre, half acre and city lots, and place It on the market this spring. The price paid waa 112,000, or $300 an acre. This tract Is on a county road and but a short distance from the Benson car line. The other sale waa one by Henry Rleck, of forty acre a half roll north of tho park. It brought $2G0 an acre. Tho name of the purchaser has not been announced, but It I understood to be a real estato firm, which will cut It up and put It on the market on the same plan as will be fol lowed in disposing of the Morsman forty. This makes 120 acres, taking Into con sideration the Brown forty, a short distance east of the park, which ha been sold In the vicinity of Krug park in the last two weeks. It will furnish homes for a largo number of families. Out In the vicinity of Elmwood park there Is a lot of beautiful land which would mako fine country homes, but it Is too far from the car Una for tho ordinary business mortal. Only tho man who can afford an automobile, er who ha time to spend with horses, can live so far out. Harry Busch and George Payne have recently bought land there. . The highest prlco paid lno 1SS7 for land a mile or msre outside af the city limit wa paid by Harry L. Busch for a part of the David Reed homestead on Dodge street. Just north of Elmwood park. The deed for this piece went on record last Monday. Ten thousand dollars for twenty-two and a fraction a-res, or about $500 an acre, wa the prioe paid. David Reed' ha owned tho farm for thirty or forty yeara Only on Instance ha been recorded where ruch a prlc ha lieen paid for property that far. out. In 11T7 the Elkhorn road bought about 130 acre west of Elmwood park at $C0 n acre. The report Was that the road Intended building shop or something or other on th land, but tho report -wa aovwp fulflUed. ' Not long ago Lewi S. Read old twenty acre Just east of tho Reed homestead for $8,000, or $400 an acre, to George Payne. It la said Mr. Payne and other will divide tho ground and build residence there. "Ha It occurred to you lately?" asked a- member of the real estate fraternity, "that In spit of the activity In house and lots, there Is less property on the market than there haa been for a long time? I venture to say that there 1 not an agent In the city who ha a for sale' list a long a he had a year ago, or five years ago. It seems the better th time and tho higher the price of real estate th less there is seeking market. Tho Omaha peo ple who invested long ago and have not old, have com to th conclusion that they will hold on now while th market Is rising and in a year or two get a much better figure than they ar offered now. Perhaps some of them have had their property listed for year and were ready to sell at any time. The time has come when they can ell at their former sklng price and more, but they have withdrawn from the market altogether. Many of them are so confident ef a steady advanc that tbey do not even look around to ae what they can get at present. They ar lmply holding on." "Thero I quite a demand for small atom buildings in tho suburbs," said a real es tate man the other day. "A woman cams to me this morning looking for a small building in which to locate a millinery shop and dry good notion business. Sha had travelled about the city all of tho day before and had found nothing. I had to admit I had nothing for her unlea sha would take a dwelling house. Bh wanted to rent, not buy, , "Why 1 It people do not bnild more stores to rent?" she asked me. "From what I have seen, they must b much In demand." "I told her It wa for th reason that when the semblance of hard times coma the people In s urban store begin to kfck on the rent and want to have tt cut down. Again, when hard times come such place are the first one vacated and th last ones filled. "I do believe, though, that thero 1 room for store building out In the suburb and that they would pay If built two etorleo high with living rooms on the second floor. The rooms would always rent." The dealers In real estate continue to turn over a piece of property now and then with a good profit. The Dodge syndi cate, represented by Peter Jessen, Jr., haa sold to Harry Marewlts the house and lot at the southeast corner ef Twenty-fourth, and Dodge streets. It was bought by tho syndicate a month ago from th North western Mutual Life Insurance company for $7,600. What the figure was In th re cent transaction 1 not generally known, but the property ha been placed on th market again at $10,000. Among the proposed residences which have been announced during the week 1 one for Mr. Billings, at Thirty-third and Harney street. Mr. Billing bought a lot immediately west of th Nebraska Tele phone company's new exchange from th Byron Reed company, and will build on It a $4,600 residence to accord in size and beauty with a number of other which th Reed company 1 building in the neigh borhood. Transfer above $3,000 recorded for th week were: Mary E. Glbbs to Flora Kahn, lot S, block S. Paddock Place. $t,000; Nellie Klrby to William Klrby, lots t, 10. 11 and U, Am addition, $4,100: Franklin Realty Continued on Pag Two.)
