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HOI DATS AND REAL ESTATE
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RECORD-BREAKING FALL LOOKED FOR
CfMl Mjtay "ale Cooasaaata' Dal
lav tha Week Whaes Aggregate
Ran Par lata tba Tho a
ads sf Dollar.
Th hot weather of the Uat weak h
not helped the real estate business;
act, it haa cued a decided decrees In
the amount of bualneea done, ear . the
realty men. Prospective buyer do bo
call at the real estate offices when the
thermometer etanda tat X nor do the
salesmen feel at all Inclined to search for
buyer under such torrid conditions, tome
business has been closed up on which ne
gotiations had startsd last week or last
month, but entirely new business was light
What business was transacted was In nt
dlum priced dwelling bouses, no business
property to speak of having changed hands.
Present conditions, In the opinion of the
fraternity, warrsnt the assumption that
the fall activity will be such as ha not
been seen In Omaha for years. They pro
fess to say this not because they want
to boom the town, but because the dodu
latlon haa grown rspldly this spring and
summer and the newcomers must have
comes.
The real estate men sr the best office
force I have," said Health Commissioner
connell. speaklna- of the flrht whirh hm
la making against the weed plague. He
rererred to the fact that the realty men
ars engaged In cutting weeds from prop
erty whloh they control, and probably also
to the faot that they frequently report to
him Instance In which weeds are allowed
to grow by property owners, to tha tr-
ment of the publlo health. Commenting on
me same topio, one realty man said he
and his brothers In the business often
persuaded their neighbors to cut weed and
icu relieved the health department
Two large sales of acreage property for
Mpioiiauon as additions to the city were
reported last week, Charles E. 'Williamson
announcing that a ivndirat. nf kih h.
I trustee, had bought the Flora Brown
xony. just east of Krug park, and
BTilmer ok Chase announcing that a syndl
oats headed by them had el
tract for the purchase of Boulevard park.
which Is a part of the old ( exposition
grounds. The price of the Brown land was
17,800 and of the other somewhere be
tween 6,tw ana 1100,000.
Ths Oats City Malt company promise
to begin ths erection soon of Its proposed
now maai nouse on Iota in blocks 7 and
18, South Omaha, and last week, by the
transfer from Luther nrv nt w.nt.
Hamilton, completed the purchase of the
u. in company now has nine lots with
trackage, and Is ready to begin work on
ne piani as soon as the contract Is let.
Sir Horace Plunkett s Informal announce
ment that he will erect In Omaha a k.,h.
Ing to duplicate1 the Chatham haa arnnuil
som speculation among realty men as to
wners ns win nulla It. Borne think that,
owing to the suocess of the Chat hum hi.
will place his new structure on the lot
Immediately north of that hniMino-
Indeed, Blr Horace has thought seriously
Of that Very thing, but there are nh-r-
who Insist that the Englishman wUl be
wie enough to get further out of the lower
part of the city. At all events, this will
not be decided until fall, when Blr Horace
win max nis annual visit to Omaha,
In ths course of time there comes an
ana to ail litigation and som one, sooner
or later, Is given clear title to the prop
erty involved. The site of the marirt
gardeners' stalls, at the northeast corner of
jueventn ana Jackson streets, which Is a
cart of the Linton estate, haa hi in
litigation for several years, during which
time the Omaha Wholesale Produce Market
company has stoood ready to buy It. An
ion E. Beeker, however, has Anally so
cured a clear title to the property and has
transferred It, for 16.800, to the company.
This purchase will assure a permanent
home for the market gardeners, who rent
tneir space from the Omaha Wholeaaia Pm
Suce company, many of them being etock-
aoiaers.
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W. W. Morsman has sold his double
brick dwelling house at the annthnaa mr
cr of Twenty-eighth street and Dewey
avenue for 17,500. The nam of the buyer
ta withheld for a time.
A. P. Wood, the Omaha mAliu n
tractor, In company with his son, has
uougni a quarter section of land Just west
f Elmwood park from an eastern owner,
for 119.000. The Woods will establish a
sanitary dairy on this farm, and will 1m
prove it for the purpose as soon as the
present lease expire.
W. V. Bennett has bought from the Na
tional Life Insurance eomnanv twn rnma,
dwellings at 11-U Georgia avenue, for
invTOimeni. me price was 6,500.
W. A. Challis haa bought from the
Omaha Loan and Bulldlna- association i
and modem residence on Thirty-first street
oetween wooiworta and Poppleton avenues
He paid B.Wo.
Ono business sit which changed hands
last week was a lot on South Thirteenth
street, just north of Williams street. It
was sold by Mary 8. Barta to Charles F.
Xunol for W.00O. '
W. J. Connell has sold three of his lots
' In Orlffln Smith's addition near the
Field stub to Hilton Fonda for 14,400 and
tract 122x16s feet at the northwest cor-
ner of Wcol worth avenve and the Thirty,
fourth street boulevard ta A. w patt.r.
for t&toe. Both of these men expect to
ouiia nna residence.
The XX V. Shotes company has sold lots
In Bholes subdivision at Sixteenth and
Vinton streets to Michael J. Barrow, Anna
M. Peterson. Tames Peterson, Joseph E.
Bclurottnsr and John EL Bchrottaer.
Robinson at Wolf report the following
recent sales: Frame Bat at Thirtieth and
Wooiworth avenue, from the Franklin
Saving bank to Phnip Schlatter, s.(0O:
' fiat at 11J8-SS-40 North Eighteenth tret.
from Erie Peterson to Joseph Butt, W.500;
house and lot at 1014 South Twentieth
street, F. D. Wead Co. to Harry Ollck.
man, $3,150; house and lot at 1KB South
Thirteenth street, from H. Hollander to
B. Zoger. tl.WO; house and lot at 23SS North
Elghtoenth street. Robinson A) Wolf to
man whose name Is not disclosed. W 150;
house and lot at 0s Military avenue, Mr.
Klrsgard to May Rlaje, C.W0: house and
lot at ins Cass street, Mrs. Cook to man
whoso name Is not disclosed, 12.500.
"We paaatly Retaraa.
NEW TORK. Aug. 11 Mrs. Leslie M.
haw, wife of the secretary, and the Misses
f.haw rr,tvt1 here today on the steamer
New Tcrk from Europe and wer met by
Beoretary Bhaw at the Guarantiee station.
DENTISTRY
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I4W Eeildsoos of Dr. J. J. HoKulKn Tina
Tjpe of Enrliah Villa,
MANY NEW FEATURES IN DWELLINGS
Oae of Few in City Bellt of Clinker
Brick, Affordlng Maeslve Appear
ance Eatphaslsed by Broad
Masonry Veranda,
Unique in Its exterior as wall in.
terlor Is the residence of Dr. J. J. McMullen
at 3901 Dewey avenue. The house was com
pleted only a few weeks ago and is perhaps
the best example of the English vlUa In
the city. It was designed by F. A. Hen
nlnger and cost about 18.000. 8n pJnaiv nn
some of the .exterior features supplement
the interior that one can scarcely be con
sidered Independent of tha nttiar . Thla an.
plies particularly to the porches, which,
during the warmer months at least, when
the doors and windows are open, are prac
tically an ex-tenslon of the main floor. The
house Is one of a very few In the city built
of clinker brick, affording a rough, rather
massive appearance whloh is emphasised
by the broad masonry varanda that ex
tends around the north and Mit airfoa an
would give to the Irregular, Inconspicuous
upper portion or the house an almost In
significant acDearance If It von laaa alrll-
fully proportioned. The porch Is inelosed
at the east wltth masonary arches and
connects with the living and dining rooms
with broad, latticed French windows.
Throughout the house the rooms are large
and alrv with deen rajinment wtnAnw an
woodwork finished la mahogany and white
enamel. , v, ( ., .
A small, square- vestibule opens from the
front entrance on the north Into the living
room, which Is ths chief apartment of the
main floor and extends across the entire
north end of the house. Here the English
treatment is combined with the colonial In
a manner that gives to the two ends of
the room a distinctly different style that Is
still perfectly harmonious, making tho
apartment an admirable combination liv
ing room and library.
The east end is ooen and alrv with Its
white-framed French doors and long ample
windows opening out on the veranda
while the west end is Inclosed. Its win.
dows being high and occuring In groups of
three, giving an expanse of wall space that
admits of heavier furniture.
The room Is lone and wide anil Ha
posed mahogany beams crossing in lars-e
rectangles give the appearance of being
low. inese beams are set In a mahog
any cornice and at their crossing the light
fixtures are' placed. They are clone bulha
surrounded with cut glass pendents. From
tne southwest corner of the room the In
closed stairway rises. A half dnn atm.a
extend Into the room and thaaa with tha
square landing are screened with a tall
Duuiiraae, me slender balusters being of
white enamel and the rail and newel posts
of mahogany. The same combination la
carried out In ths steps, the tread being
01 manogany and tn riser of white.
A wide, recessed brick flrenlaee an ma n-
tie contribute the heaviest feature of the
room. This 1 set midway of the smith
wall and give additional width to that
portion of the room. Tha lira niar
deep but not large and the chimney breast
wnicn is or perfectly plain shale brick nar
rows and recedes sllshtlv toward tha tnn
ana is crossed by a heavy white enamel
shelf supported by block brackets. The
manogany cornice follows the celling line
of the chimney recess. Around the walls,
about five feet above the floor, excent at
the east and west ends, extends narrow
cox book shelves. These are not con
tinuous and are finished in whit enamel
as is also the base board. The door
frames and window caslnra are of whita
enamel and the paneled doors of mahogany.
inm wans are covered with a rich, green
art paper.
The open, airy effect of . the east am nf
the room I enhanced by a wide, high door
way into the dining room at the south
whloh I on tep above the floor level t
th living room. Here the muata.nl tinta
are combined with the, white and mahogany.
A mahogany cornice extends around th
room and a skeleton wainscoting of an art
overprint, about 6V feet high, la crossed
ana topped witn white enamel slats. The
window are wide and long and like the
door casings are of white enamel. White
enamel latticed French windows open onto
the east veranda whll the door loading to
the kitchen and the pass to the butler'a
pantry are of mahogany.
The house Includes nine rooms in atl
four large, airy Bleeping rooms on the sec
ond floor and a finished trunk and stor
room above.
MUELLER WILL UP IN COURT
ratter leeares Order' Restraining;
Transfer af Htock la Plana
ass.
Edgar A. Mueller, as antwial .i--
Utrstor Of tha aat&ta n hi. K .1.
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Arthur C. Mueller, secured a restraining
order from Judge Kennedy 8aturday morn
ing to prevent the transfer of the stock
of tho Schmoller Mueller company be.
aueathed to Mr. Schmnliar ..k
th will left my Arthur Mueller. The order
wsv prevents to aecendaatg from asUig
tha stock formerly owned a u- u.. -li
ft collateral or voting U at stockholders'
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SIDE OF THE LIVlNO ROOM.
meeting or exercising any right under it.
Mr. Schmoller, John V. Steger and various
corporations they are Interested In are the
defendants. The brothers of Mr. Mueller
are now trying to break the will in a con
test In county court. The hearing on the
restraining order will be held September 20.
POETIC NAMES FOR HOMES
Helps for People Seeklnc Titles that
Mean "onset bins; and Are "Ilean
tlfnlly Melodious."
Many a happy cottager Is Indebted to
that virile thinker, Mr. Edward Bok, for
his suggestions that Indian words be se
lected as names of country and suburban
homes. Th old "Crest Ridges" and "Rose
Dale" and "Woodlawn" have suffered a
staggering blow under the masculine on
slaught of Mr. Bok and such dreamy, sug
gestive, musical name a Egchugluk,
Quntbunk, Snoqualmle and Matakakwat
have supplanted them, each telling Us
poetic tale. Mr. Bok Insists that these
Indian names are not only "beautifully
melodious," but "full of poetic meaning."
There is no doubt of It. Look at this of
names for country home which th crea
tive Bok submits:
Tekenlnk, meaning "In the woods."
Wompanand, meaning "God of the dawn,"
Munnnhannlt. meaning "On an Island."
Egwnnultl, meaning "By the river."
lldahll, meaning "Married."
Nanokomuk, meaning "A landing place."
Wadehukontu, meaning "Among tm
mountains."
Wosumonk. meaning "Brlghtnew."
Powanla, meaning "Southerners."
v aniens, meaning "fretty. '
fleboshshon. meaning "Bend of a river."
hplmlng, meaning "Above all."
Osreedankee, meaning "Up the hill."
Kemah, meaning "In the face of the
wind."
Mushkoday, meaning "Meadowland."
Pshata, meaning "Blue hills."
Acting upon the hint, a friend of the
Post and of mankind has scanned the lists
of the Indian office and extracted a num
ber of melodious and poetlo names which
may serve admirably In designating subur
ban homes, apartments, etc In some of
them the Bok muse Is nalnablv rtlntnnoo.l
The Bok suggestion for an Inn or road
house Is Wehplttituck, meaning "Let us
eai logetner." How much more musical,
apt and poetlo is Omeomi, meaning "No
kids theret" Or lionkahonk, meaning
Bong of the red devil T" As for suburban
homes, our contributor Alls a long-felt
want by furnishing names which are in
herently poetic, while subtly conveying a
hint of actual oondltlons. There is a com
bination of beauty and utility In his se
lections which seems to be wantlna- In the
Bok list. A few, taken at random, wlth-
Chukaluk. meanlna- "inatnlltTiant villa
Hukamote, meaning "Washing on the
1111.
Flshaming, meaning "Land of the mos-
quuo.
Nolonltl. meaning "View of the csr line.
Ogmatuck. meaning "Neighbor's fool
dog"
Moomooantlc, meaning "Cow in the
creex.
Wanota, meantnor "Not much malaria."
Nardlnlk. meaning "Divorced."
Ogeewhls, meaning "Un-hlll null."
Patahtah, meaning "Cabbage arid
Onions."
Wakamup, meaning "Rooeter fight at
There are other highly uirretlve and
poetic Indian name which might be com
piled by real estate agent and given to
prospective buyers. Indian folklore Is pe
culiarly rich In these directions. Some of
the names are a little highly spiced,
being somewhat blunt to th cultivated
ear. but they rarely fall to describe condi
tions accurately. If real estate man aalaa
upon this hint, as they should, they need
noi insnx us ror tne tip. Let them thank
the versatile Mr. Bok. Washington Pot,
taft Invited to Nebraska
eeretary of War Is Asked by Valen
tin ' Commercial Clab
(or a Visit.
The Commercial club of Valentine,
through Its president, C. H. Cornell, ho
extended' an Invitation to Secretary Taft,
General Franklin Bell, chief of staff, and
other staff officials to visit the Fort Nio
brara reservation while on their tour in
the west. It is understood that Fort
Crook and Robinson are In the Itinerary
of the war official1 visit. The invitation
of the Valentine Commercial club was
traomltted through Senator Millard, who
wired General Bell, and the latter ha just
replied that he would submit the Invita
tion to Secretary Taft on his return to
Washington. The secretary la apendlng th
nested term in Canada.
police get after the boys
Offleer Compelled ta Look After
Complaint Against swim
mer at Cat Off.
Th police have been rtcelvlne- comnlalnta
about boy swimming In Cut Of lke, near
tne Illinois Central bridge. Passenger on
railroad train have been disturbed h tha
boys, who have been posing altogether for
the edification of tourists. Whll th po
lio are in full sympathy with boy swim
ming on warm day, yet tbev are in dntv
bound to heed the protest of cltlsena. it
looks dark for th boy at Cut Off lake.
Marriage Meeaecs.
Th following marriage llcansea have Wan
Issued:
Name and Address. a
Edward T. Skerls. South Omaha i
Bessie B. Buyts, South Omsha Is
John L. Ruf. Des Moines, la 41
Martha Herron, Lead. S. D , M
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aengers who arrived today on board th
loiitci v c 1 1 nvm unrpooi ana WUaens-
town was Mtaa Vfav But Iran iKaa ta.ni.la
pUyer. Mis Button wUd ah would ilk
ta tl-V Brain fl.P fViA 11 e-teiaan
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TIIE OMAIIA.' SUNDAY BKE; 'ATTOTJST
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INSURANCE MONEY IN DRIBS
Policy of Uanana Adopted hj San Franoiioo
lire Adjuiteri.
MOST COMPANIES BALK ON . PAYMENT
Progress of the I'pballdlag of the
City Character of the Building
Going Up High Wage for
AH Classes of Workmen.
Th fight for and against the .payment of
Are insurance losses in San Francisco is
growing in Intensity and promise long
drawn out litigation. Suit have been
started for the purpose of testing the
validity of the earthquake clause In cer
tain policies. Several foreign companies
have taken shelter under the earthquake
clause, practically repudiating all fire
losses. Against some of these proceedings
have been Instituted in the federal courts
of New York, attaching such property as
they possess in this country.
The evident policy of the companies
seeking to compromise or scale their losses
is to force settlement of claims by delay.
This fact was developed by questions put
by the San Francisco grsnd Jury to agents
and adjusters. Agents admitted having
orders to settle from SO to 75 per cent of
policies. When policy holders demand the
face of their policies they are referred to
the adjusters, who conveniently put them
off on various pretexts. Two adjusters
have been passed up to the courts tor con
tempt In refusing to answer pertinent
questions put by the grand Jurors.
The character of the quibbling adopted
by adjusters 1 thus explained by the
Call: "The adjuster tells the insured that
payment will not be made because the
buildings were in one or another of what
they call "the earthquake belt," although
they have no definite information that the
particular building described In these
policies were even injured by the earth
quake and although affidavits by responsi
ble citizens that there was no earthquake
damage to them beyond the falling of
chimney, are presented.
In some Instance earthquake damage
is admitted, the extent of It being so
limited as not to affect the Insurance,
however, but the company's representa
tives will not even deny liability In such
cases, so as to give the Insured the right
to sue, but they put off action on tho loss
until some Indefinite time In the future.
Claim Paid.
About $50,000,000 have been paid to San
Francisco policy holder to date by fire
insurance companies. The larger part of
this sum has gone to wholesale merchants,
downtown retail business men and capi
talists who filed early proofs of loss and
whose claims were easily adjusted. A large
Increase In payment 1 expected by Sep
tember L the additional sixty days' grace
given the companies on account of the ex
tension of time for the filing of proof of
loss expiring on August 18. With the in
crease in payments is expected a corre
sponding increase in the number of new
buildings to be erected.
The American and English companies
have paid almost all of the (50,000,000 which
Ban Francisco has received, the Oerman
and other foreign Insurance companies
having found, for the most part, temporary
protection from liability behind earthquake
and other finely written clause on th
back of their policies.
Th Liverpool and London and Globe
leads the "dollar" companies with 12,500,000
paid up on August 1. The Aetna ha
turned over $2,200,000 to it policy holder,
the Royal 12,100.000, while the Continental,
Home of New Tork. North British, Phenlx,
Hartford, Springfield and Royal Exohange
have all passed the $1. 000,000 mark.
This total payment of 150,000,000 I about
10 cent for every dollar of Insurance Ban
Franolsco carried on Its burned section.
Th official figure show that the entire
amount of insurance was 1222.836,307. It Is
estimated that the Increased payments
made during this month wilt bring tha
total to about ?6 cr 30 cent on the dollar.
Progress of Rebuilding;.
A an Indication of what San Francisco
Is doing In th way of rebuilding, a meet
ing held at the assembly hall of the Cali
fornia building Thursday afternoon was
extremely algnlflcant. When the California
promotion committee erected the California
building no work was being done anywhere
In the vicinity of Union square with the
exception of the St. Francis hotel. Within
the six week which have elapsed a mar
velous change has come to this neighbor
hood, and twenty-three new buildings sre
under way within three blocks of the
square, the estimated cost of which will
reach nearly 110,000.000. This doe not in
clude the St. Francis hotel, the reconstruc
tion of which 1 estimated at about a mil
lion more.
The Union Square Property Owners' as
sociation held a meeting to take such step
as might be deemed neoeasary for th
proper protection of their Interests, and at
this meeting It developed that the twenty
three buildings mentioned were already
under way. Tha buildings now being
erected In this district are the Starr King
building, eight stories; St. Paul building,
sight stories; Sontsgg building six
stories; Whittell building, sixteen
stories; Col man building, six stories;
Waterman building, six stories; But
ler estate building, ten stories: Scott and
Van Aradale building, twelve atorlea; Bur-
bank building, seven stories; Oreen build
ing, six storle; Sohroth building, twelve
stories; Byron Mausy building, six stories;
Demlng budding, six storle; Parrott es
tate building, sight stories; Hopkins build
in;. U atorl; Ounst building, aU storle;
19, 1906.
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Stewart building, aeven atorlea; Alexander
hotel, seven stories; Barron estate build
ing, ten stories; Elysium hotel, six stories;
DeToung building, seven stories.
All of these buildings will be Class "A,"
and all of them will be rushed to comple
tion. They are all replacing building
which were destroyed by the fire in this
district and ax in the former retail center
of the city.
Clearing Array Obstacle.
About 1C0 buildings of similar character
are now under way in San Francisco and
building permits for large permanent
building are being lsaued at th rat of
about fifty a day. As rapidly as Insurance
adjustments are made property owner
begin work of removing the debris and
preparing the foundation of their new
buildings, without waiting for the financial
Settlement of insurance claims.
Whll building Is still hampered by lack
of skilled labor in the building trades, more
men are coming In every day and con
tractors are rushing all work well a
they can under the circumstances. With
high wages, and prospects for long con
tinued employment In a climate where no
time is lost the whole year round. It is
expected that there will be an Influx of
killed laborer with the coming of the
winter months when building lags in the
east. Building material la now in ample
supply. With several thousand additional
workmen on the buildings a year's time
would make a wonderful difference In the
situation, but even under present condi
tions new buildings are going up so rap
Idly that the entire burned district will be
under roofs within two years.
Residences are under construction all
over the western part of the city, and In
addition to these the rehabilitation com
mute will begin the Immediate erection of
2,500 houses to be used by those now
dwelling In tents. These house are to be
built and sold to th people on Installment
payments, and It Is expected by this mean
between 12,000 and 15,000 will be housed be
Tore the beginning of winter. These houses
with others which are going up and with
the barracks to be erected In various part
of the city, wilt house all who are now In
tent and will provide home for others
who come to the city to work.
High Wages. ,
a correspondent of an eastern paper
writes that waiters can make M or $5 a
day In the city, exclusive of tips. Chinese
cook in private households receive from
1G0 to $70 a month. Thi would suggest a
high market generally, and we find the
following schedule In a California publica
tion: Minimum wage for railroad work and
warehouse work, $2.25. Bricklayers receive
$7 and $3 for an eight-hour day, with a
minimum wags of $6. Cement workers get
$5, hod carriers $4, plasterers $6, stone cut
ter $1.75, carpenter $5, cabinet makers
$4 75, mlllmen $3.60, lather $8, shlngler $4,
painters $4, fresco painters $5, paper hang
ers $4, plumbers $5, machinists $3.75, tinners
$4, sheet metal workers $4, glaxlers $4 and
stationary engineers $4.
The report that Clau Bpreckles haa de
elded to move from Ban Francisco to New
Tork prove unfounded. HI manalon on
Van Nesa avenue 1 to be restored at an
expenditure of $"0,000. According to the
terms of the contract it wlltibe ready for
occupancy within a year. Before th fire
the Bpreckles mansion wu on of th
mot pretentious home in America. The
marble in the hall alone cost more than
$100,000. The rest of the house was fur
nished In corresponding style. In less
than an hour after the fire the famous art
treasury, paintings, tapestries and carvings
were reduced to heap of ashes and
charred stones. The house was completely
gutted by th fire.
According to a pres dispatch from Ban
Francisco, the Lumber trust, a glgantlu
monopoly of the Pacific coast, has raised
the price of lumber for building purposes
by the amount of $3 per 1.000 feet It I
anticipated that a (till further advanc
will soon be made.
COTTAGE HOMES AT LAKE
Ten to Dosea gammer Remtdeaee
Will Be Ballt at Cat Off
Next lommtr,
From ten to a dozen cottages will be
built at Cut-Off lake next year, according
to present indications. Many of those who
are living In tent this summer have de
clared their intention of putting up perma
nent summer home on the Rod and Gun
club grounds next season If satisfactory
arrangement can be made. The club
ha not taken definite action, but som
of the members favor the leasing of build
ing lots to members at a yearly rental,
the club reserving th right to approve
plan for cottage that are erected.
There are now thirty tent on th club
ground and adjoining property and those
who have tried It are enthuslsstlo over
this method of taking an inexpensive out
ing. SAGE OF FLORENCE BURIED
Chester M. Hamilton, On of th
FortyKlner Is UK
at Rest.
Chester M. Hamilton, a venerable cftlxen
of Florence, wa burled Saturday morning
at For rit Lawn cemetery. Rev. Charlea W.
Savldge conducted th service. Mr. Ham
ilton was 87 years of age. He was born at
Portsmouth. O , and moved to Iowa during
183S In 184 he joined the rush of gold
seekers to California, returning later to tho
Hawkeye state. He took a homestead near
Florence In th early days. He is sur
vived by four son and two laughter.
Mr. Hamilton was known as a hunter and
eonversatlonallst He had a remarkable
memory. Many old settlers Attended th
service and funeral.
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RAILROADS SPEND THOUSANDS
Ifaka ImprovennnU and Expansion on
Gigantio Scale in Dou?lai.
UNION PACIFIC AND (N0RTHWESTERN LEAD
Farmer's Series of Shop Balldlngs aad
Cat-Off aad Lntter's Vast Ter
minals Latest Move la
i This Direction.
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. Thousand upon thousands of dollar
have been expended by railroad In Omaha
within the last year or two; In fact, this
great campaign of Improvement and ex
pansion haa been going on for more than
two or even two times two years, but in
the Immediate past enormous expenditures
have been made. To say nothing of the
completion of the Illinois Central bridge,
the establishment of the Great Western
terminals, the Union Pacific and North
western are now engaged in tha process
of laying out cold thousands within ths
limits of Omaha, and the Influence of these
glgantlo expenditures will reach far Into
years to come in behalf of Omaha, Ne
braska and the vast west behind them.
The Union Facino's expansion Include
new shop buildings already built and un
der way, new car shops which will be built
before fall, a commissary building, th
Lane cut-off, the double track to Valley
and trackage in Omaha. Announcement
also was made by General Manager Moh
lor some tlmo ago that a new headquar
ters building was to be erected. Mr. Moh
ler made this announcement before he had
secured hi site, and before thi was
bought the price of every available alto
waa raised out of reach of even as rich a
corporation as the Union Pacific
gome Buildings Now la Vie.
The sum of $400,000 was set aside for' the
shops buildings, which are now completed
or under way. Thes Include a complete
office building. Mr. McKeen, superinten
dent of motive power and machinery, had
Ideas of hi own, which ha carried out in
the construction of this building. He has
bath rooms, lounging rooms, reading rooms
with library and every modern convenience,
with plenty of working room. A stripping
shed also was built, which is something
new for a railroad shops yard. Generally
the engines are stripped In the open air
and the parts left to He around. Here is a
building, which cost $20,000, which is used
to house old material. These new buildings
are in accord with all the rest of the
shops. The sum of $7S0,000 has been set
aside for new car shops and the moat
complete shops of any In the country will
soon be under way. The plans are com
pleted and the contracts will soon be let.
In these shops It Is the Idea of Mr. Mok
ler and Mr. McKeen to be prepared to
manufacture new steel cars, which modern
railroading will demand. The advantage
of these new steel cars Is so apparent to
all that th road i forced to make some
fast move toward replacing the old
wooden variety. These steel car are still
In th experimental stsge and are now
being worked out by Superintendent Mo-
Keen. Steel cars, built on the line of th
wooden one, are too heavy and bulky
and some new designs will be worked out
which will make better use of the added
strength of steel and still reduce the
weight. Mr. McKeen worked out this idea
considerably when he built some of his
motor cars, which are of steel.
New Olommlsaary Balldlng.
Another new building which the Union
Pacific 1 now erecting la a commissary
building on Leavenworth and Eleventh
atreeta. It will be built against the bank
on the west aide of the Eleventh street
viaduct The north side will be four storle
high and facing on the lower track and
Fine Farm and
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UUIOil PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Is closing out its lands in
Western Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming
From $3 to $5 Per Aore
Take advantage of the low prices and eUy torn
offered. Tne opportunity will
t Special Excursion Rates to the Landa. '
, . For further information apply' to ..H
union pacific
318 South Fifteenth
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating
General Contracting and Repair Wort Work Guaranteed tfat Best
-C1T OUR PRICES
1812 Harney StreetJ O H N SO N
Phone CoujUs 68S3
the south aid will be two stories high and
facing oa th upper track. Th building
will be of brick and rot about 10,00. H
will be used for handling supplies for tha
dining car and for th eating house)
along the road. Th tipper storle will
used aa office for Superintendent War.
The most axpenslv work th Union Pa
cific I doing In thi county la th building
of th Lan cut-off from ftouth Omaha ta
I An: a station directly weat of South
Omaha and on th preaent line of tha
Union Pactflo. The preeent line make a
regular ox bow Into Sarpy county and by
the new line nine mile will be saved, whloh
la considerable In this ag of spaed and
heavy load a Th new road present soma
engineering difficulties, It I run In a bee
line, turning neither to th tight nor to tha
left. Some of the biggest fills In thi Mo
tion of the country ar to bo seen on thi
lino, that over the Little Papplo being
ninety feet Treasel work 1 being built on
these fills and dirt filled In by dump car.
Thi cut-off will port th Union Faelft
$2,600,000. Th double-tracking haa bean fin
ished from Lane to Valley, so with tha
completion of th cut-off th Unloa Paclfl
will be well provided with outlet from thi
city, a the old track will be used for alow
freight and stock to South Omaha,
Northwestern' Big; Mara.
In th last two or three year tha North
western haa expended no money In build
ings or track In Omaha. Substantial Im
provement in th shape of a roundhoura
and extension of yard wera mad in Bout
Omaha In l&l, but since that th road baa
don nothing In th building Una In thai
vicinity.
It has, however, planned and begun.
rreignt terminals which mean an axpendl
turo of about $000,000 In good hard eota;
right her In the city, half of that amoaat
for real estate and half for grading, build
Ing and laying tracks. For years tho Wh
ater street freight house of th Chicago,
St Paul, Mlnnoapoll Omaha road hag
been too small for th business, and finding
trafflo atlll growing at a rapid rata tha.
officials of th road decided last aprlng om
a new' and larger depot
Through a local real estate firm th com
pany bought four block of ground lying
between Thlrtenth and Fourteenth atroetg
and between Webster and Davenport, ale
a part of tha first block north of Websteg
street, th remainder of which waa already
owned by th railroad. A tbl tract wag
the home of nearly 100 families. It required
a mint of money to buy them out, and tha
company claim to hava paid $100,009 fog
the real estate.
All but four or fly of th houses on ths
tract have been torn down or moved away,
and the work of Improvement will be be
gun this week, when W. B. Cronk of Min
neapolis, who has th contract for th
grading, will arrlv with a force ef meg
and a steam shovel. About tO,ooo or T,00t
yarda of earth will bs removed to bring
th ground to grad.
Two Freight TVepo4a.
Two new freight depot ar to b hall,
costing about $100,009 aoh. Only on wll
be built this fall, and It will be for out
going traffic while th old Webstar street
depot will continue In ervtc for Incoming
freight Next year another depot will b
built parallel to th on which I to be
erected thi fall, and It will be used fot
Incoming freight whUs th old depot prob
ably will become a Storage house. The.,
length of the new depots will b nor'wii4
south and they will extend f joava
port to Cass.
Th depot which Is to be rectd this fag
will be 728 feet In length. Including ths
office building on Davenport tret which
win De eighty feet on Davenport street
and. fifty feet In depth, and wlU b twa
stories and basement Th depot propel
win do inirty-nve zeet in width. -
Four track will be run along tha was
aid of th building and on of them wlU
be under the hed which extend over the
platform. Th east aid la to ha left un
obstructed for wagons. Th saoond depot
will be to the weat of th first parallel ta
it and of practically th same dimensions.
Mortality Statistics.
fiv2!ha fo,low'n births and deaths hava
"'i cfrfuiicu iu wie noarq or neaitll Cur
Ing the twenty-four hour ending at noon
Saturday:
Births-Floyd W. Smith, 10U Park avenue,
girl; Isaac Zedman, 1411 Cass, boy: Edward
A.-,loi-a.n F3 North Twenty-flfth avenue,
girl; Theodore Miller, 171J Pacific, girl!
Henry C. Pierce, 1900 Elm, boyi Georie
Moeller, .420 Bouth Eleventh, girl.
Deaths Charles Brewer, Florence, t!
Mary Charle Nolan, 8008 South Twentieth,
82; Mrs. Jane P. Montgomery, Fort Omaha
82; Catherine A. Furst, 120$ North Thirtieth.
68; George Peterson, Valparaiso, Neb., Ml
Bertha Llehr, South Omaha, 30; John
Ledgerwood, Fremont, Neb., 17; Chester M.
Hamilton, Omaha, $6; Kail Bogats,
county hospital, 14.
Shinier & Chase Co.
Builders of fMrn Houses .
"Ba it ever 10 humblo
There's no pltce like home."
Your means saust Aatamta) Qw
stag of your In vastm eat Ebtppt
Bess ad eontsstmtot Is quit M
of tan found in a cottaga u
Palaca. Draw a pencil akatoh of
th honsa 70a would baUd. Wg
dtrralop tdM and rellrr yaj )
all tha details of conalroctJotk.
SHIMER & CHASE CO.
Bonding Silas Soborbu Aenm, Eosa
ItOt Pamsm. Qravntf Flo
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Ranch Lands
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