THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 30, 1006.
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TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK
lortb Sixteenth Ptnst Storekeeper! Eugy
Huntine Sew Locations.
GOOD PLACES ARI HARD TO FIND NOW
Dedrahlr Ultra for Dailnrm In C'on
gfnt'il District Arc fcnrr and
lOiunnalon orth and Went
Srvraa to He Certainty.
Types of Houses Thai Are Making Omaha a Great City for Home Life
OPPOSITION TO CROSS LINES
Creithton Uniters tj and Senator Killard
Beiiit Inilding Car Track.
WANT NONE ON TWENTY-FOURTH STREET
Street Railway Receives Protests on
Itather Than Demands for (on
necvlnn- l.lne Across
Heart of City.
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the itora keeprra lncatrd on the cast
ftldr of Sixteenth nreet, between Capitol
avenue and . Davenport street, are hunt
ing new location!!, as they will noon havo
to make way for the new structure which
Herman Colin Is to build on that half block,
gome of tha leases expire January 1, and
holders of them will have to move at onca.
The others will expire In February and
March.
This again brings to the front the scarcity
of business locations within the buslmss
district of Omaha. In the last two years
more than twenty-five Arms have opened
up business locations on Farnam street
west of Sixteenth. While some of this.)
are not the most pretentious in the world
they are forerunners of something better
for that street. Other buildings on Farnam
street are neaiing complotlon.
With the building of a cross-town line
on Twenty-fourth street, Twenty-fourth
and Farnam will become a business center,
for here passengers will be transferred for
all directions. That the retail space In
Omaha Is entirely too small has been
brought home to the people of Omaha sev
eral tlmea during the last year. Beveral
firms have desired to move, but have been
unable to find suitable locations anywhere.
The Wabash did not Want to stand the
raise in rent which the Board ci Trade
Is placing on Its tenants, but was abso
lute unablo to find another location.
Tha olty cannot expand much farther to
the south because the railroad tracks put
an end to expansion in that direction. The
Jobbers are tnktng up more room than ever
back from the river front, so that leaves
but two directions It can expand, the north
and west. Sixteenth street has been Im
proved Immensely and many new blocks
are going up, with plenty of tenants In
sight. The repavlng of Sixteenth street
saved that street and It Is now a busy
thoroughfare again. This demand for more
tores is forcing the business out Farnam
treet and realty men say next year will
ea quite a string of new business houses
of all descriptions along it. The Jennings
Hyde Co., which was forced from the Six
teenth street location by the building of
the Conn block, has chosen Farnam street,
and will soon be In the new Wead build
ing at Twentieth and Farnam streets.
An effort will be made to have the park
fund Increased, by the legislature from
,000 to $uO,0(o. This decision was reached
at a meeting of the Park board held
Thursday. Reports were read from sev
eral towns of the slxe of Omaha nnd It
was found that Omaha expended less for
its parks than almost any city of Its size.
Commissioner Cornish will prepare a state
ment to the members of the Douglas
county delegation to assist In their work
at Lincoln. Omaha has a splendid park
system and needs money to keep up some
of the larger parks. Elmwood park will
be more In the limelight, with the forma
tion of the new Elmwood Driving club, for
the best driving road to reach the club's
new site is through Elmwood park. Con
siderable work has been done on the
boulevards which connect the parks, but
more money la needed.
Per tha purpose of building a Hebrew
Institute a corFpratlon will be formed
early in January. An active canvass will
be made for money, and as soon as an
additional $10,000 Is raised, the building
will bo begun. The sum of $10,000 has
already been subscribed and It Is the pur
V.Ke to expend about 130,000 in a site
and building. The Idea is to have a place
where all the Jewish societies of the city
may meet and where the children may
be taught, as in a Toung Men's Christian
association. There will be a gymnasium,
rooms for the meetings of Vdges and
rooms for children. As soon as the or
ganization is perfected. It Is the purpose of
the promoters to buy a site and be ready
to pnoceed with the building as soon as
the rest of the money is raised.
The Russian Congregation Israel has se
cured title on a lot at the southeast cor
ner of Twenty-first and Chicago streets,
which has been under negotiation for
about two months. The congregation
plans to build a synagogue on this lot.
and will be enabled to do so as soon a
It can sell its lot and building on Capitol
avenue. Several bids have already been
made on this property and it is likely
to be disposed fit soon, so that the new
building probably will be erected next
prlng. The new synagogue is to cost
$20,000 to $25,000.
Although the Omaha Real Estate ex
change probably will discuss for the next
three months matters requiring legisla
tion, yet it seems to be through talking
South Omaha annexation for the present
After the debate pn the subject last
Wednesday It was announced that the
matter would be allowed to rest for a
while. No special program is offered for
next Wednesdny, and the realty men
probably will do nothing but eat and talk
real estate matters.
Formal transfer of the Mercer pond
lots, the sale of which was announced
several months ago, Is being made, Fri
day deeds ere recorded transferring two
lots from Dr. 8. D. Mercer to the D. T.
Sholes company. Mr. Sholea Is supposed
to be getting these lots for the Kunderland
and stimulating, as well as most
economical Anything clearer
than Arbuckles ARIOSA is
extravagant, and no one can sell
as good coffee for the same price.
People who drink Arbuckles'
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HOME OF F. C. JORGENSON,
Bros, qfimpany.
Line.
They are near the Belt
Just at present the.real estate business
In Omaha Is a little dull, which is always
the to be expected at the holiday season
of the year. Conditions are expected to
Improve after the first of the year, and
January's business Is expected to prove
larger than December's. Realty men see
every indication that business will be
better next spring than last, which saw
tne greatest activity in nearly twenty
years.
Hastings & Heyden have bought a block
of - ground from N. Merrlam, through A.
P. Tukey & Son, at the northeast Inter
section of Thirtieth and Ruggles streets.
They have bought to Improve and sell.
Arthur Remington and W. A. Redick
have bought 120 feet of ground adjoining
the residence of Ben Cotton, which Is at
the northeast corner of Thirty-eighth
street and Dewey avenue. The price paid
was $8,400. They will build two line
homes on the land.
Miller, Stewart & Beaton moved Into
their new store on Sout,h Sixteenth street
and opened for business a week ago. Last
Friday the last load was moved from the
old store on Farnam street.
The town of Florence Is being worked
up over the prospects of a suburban line
to run through that place to the country
beyond. The Florence Items has printed
a series of arguments to show why the
line should be built. The country north
of Florence Is divided into small tracts
and has a large population. No prettier
sites for building can be found ip. Doug
las county than around the hills of Flor
ence, says the Florence Items. The county
commissioners have a large force of men
at work on the road between Florence
and the county line. The road Is being
graded in good shape, the hills being cut
and the holes being filled. One of The
largest buildings ever put up In Florence
Is now under way and Mr. Pascalo hopes
to have his business - house ready for
occupancy before the end of another
month.
DREXEL HOTEL RECEIVERSHIP
Judge Manner Directs Receiver to Use
Uest Jadttinent and Heport
Wednesday.
The matter of the Drexel hotel receiver
ship cume up before Judge Munger Satur
day morning In ordi r to secure a modifica
tion of the order Issued December 10, by
Judge Trleber for the convenience of cer
tain tenants of the property.
It appears that the heating plant which
supplUs heat and hot water for the Drexel
hotel Is on property adjacent to the hotol
site and ts not Included In the property
under control of the receiver, William
Fleming. There seemr to be some misun
derstanding relative to heating the prem
ises and certain tenants of the property
are complaining. Receiver Fleming was of
the opinion that the matter could be amica
bly adjusted, regardless of tho controver
sies of the attorneys representing the sev
eral interests.
Judge Munger directed that Receive.'
Fleming should use his best Judgment In
the mutter for the benefit of the estate and
submit his proportion to the court for
approval Wednesday morning.
GUILD RECALLS OLD DISASTER
Remembers Tay Bridge Accident Near
Ills Xatlve Town of Dundee
tu Scotland.
Speaking of the railroad accident Friday
near Abrnath. Scotland, John M. Guild, who
Is a native of Dundee, says he remembers
very distinctly the Tay bridge disaster In
1879, about twenty miles from the scene of
yesterday's wreck. He had gone down
from Dundee to Abroath to vlHlt his grand
mother. Although but a small child, he
says he remembers the gloom cast over the
community, and In fact, over all Scotland,
by tho news of the disaster.
who take vacations in Sanitariums,
on featherweight rations, but the
healthy vigorous manhood and
womanhood that constitute the
useful majority. The first roasted
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THlRTT-FOCTlTn AND MAPLE AVEXTJa
SPIRIT OF SAN FRANCISCO
FroeressiTe 8tridei of the 8trickan Oitj at
the Golden Gate.
UP AND DOING DAY AND NIGHT
What Has Been Accomplished Since
the Disaster of April IN-blonlng
( Tribute to the Courage and
Devotion of People.
The annals of 1906, when Impartially writ
ten, will record no greater tribute to hu
man courage and devotion than that dis
played by the people of San Francisco In
rising from the ruins of disaster. Evi
dence of that splendid spirit is strikingly
displayed In the "rehabilitation number"
of the San Francisco Chronicle, Issued on
the 20th. Pictures of buildings completed
and under way, of fire-scorched buildings
rebuilt and streets cleared show what has
been achieved In eight months and are
fortified with slatsltlcs of development
and restoration In all lines of commercial,
financial and industrial activities. Review
ing the achievements of that brief period
the Chronicle says:
On April 18 the world was aghast at the
crushing blow dealt San Francisco. Eight
months later the world Is amazed at the
extent of San Francisco's recovery from
the effects of that blow. Strangers who
have visited this city In the past few
months have been not so impressed by the
extent of the disaster as by the extent of
the rebuilding, and Impressed less by either
than by the perfect faith and courage with
which the citizens of San Francisco .have
gone about restoring their devastated city
to Its former state. How many who have
come here since the reconstruction began
have been heard to say: "I am appalled
at the extent of the fire, but It doesn't
soem In the least appalling to San Fran
ciscans! Why, you positively go about the
rebuilding of your city with smiles on your
faces. I think you ar the bravest people
Id the world."
From the reflections of strangers visiting
this city can best be Judged the opinions
of the disaster that were commonly held
by the outside world, and from which It
will be seen how much they were at vari
ance with those commonly held In the city
most affected. A few predicted a second
Pompeii, to be unearthed In the future cen
turies, more believed that a thriving little
town would spring up out of the ashes and
ruins, but scarcely any outside San Fran
cisco thought that this could ever again be
come the metropolis of the Pacific coast,
or that Its citizens would ever npaln be
the care-free, well-fed, well-dressed, well
housed and altogether happy people that
had formerly lived here. As a matter of
fact, eight months after the fire San Fran
ciscans, taken as a whole, are the best
fed, best-clothed, best-housed, best-nald,
moet prosperous and happiest people in the
world.
San Francisco TVearly Devastated.
The fire burned over an area of about
2,500 acres and destroyed In value about
one-third of the Improvements In the city,
or nearly $fj00,ono,000. More than 15O.0n0 peo
ple were left homeless, and practically all
the supplies, except those In the posses
sion of the army, were destroyed. Fami
lies that still had homes were compelled
to cook In the streets, and about one
fouth of the population had no homes.
Here was the most critical situation that
ever confronted a city In the modern his
tory of the world. The country at large
was generous In Its treatment of San Fran
cisco, and Immediate needs were nut
mainly from outside sources. But this
was a condition that could not long con
tinue, and San Franciscans realized the
fact that for the permanent rehabilitation
of their city they must look to themselves
and depend on their own courago and ef
forts, and the undaunted courage and su
perhuman efforts with which they met the
condition have been productive of results
that are amuztng mankind.
Of the two main causes that led to thr
rapid rehabilitation of the city, one was
Internal and the other external. For the
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first San Franciscans have to thank them
selves, and for the second they are In
debted to the relation that this city bears,
and must always bear, to the rest of the
world. To their own courage at the time
of the disaster and during the few sub
sequent days of Indigence, to the energy
of the men who directed the public and
quasi-public utilities, to the confidence of
the capitalists who had undoubted fnlt h
In the future of the city, to the prompt
ness with which merchants built and re
stocked their stores, and to tha fortitude
with which everyone went about his dally
duties is partly due the most remarkable
achievement of modern times the re
habilitation of San Francisco.
The World Xeeds Snn Francisco.
The other case is external, but Is no
less Important. The rest of the world could
no more do without San Francisco than
San Francisco could do without Itself. The
Importance of San Francisco to the Pacific
slope can hardly be overestimated. A vast
and rich territory Is of necessity tributary
to 8an Francisco, and this city can always
deiiond on a large tax which this territory
must, and Is willing to, pay for the ad
vantages which San Francisco nnd Its port
offers advantages that cannot he obtained
elsewhere. This territory had as vital an
Interest in the rapid reconstruction of this
city as the city Itself had, and the stream
of wealth continued to flow undiminished
from this territory.
AVlth a portion of the city undestroyed.
and with the confidence of the citizens of
the city and those of the tributary country,
San Francisco started. During the eight
months that this city has been In the
course of rehabilitation the achievements
have been somewhat underestimated here,
but they have positively amazed the rest
of the world, and the list of broken records
Is so long as to be almost unbelleveable.
In a few weeks public or seml-publlc serv
ices had been partly or wholly restored.
In attempting to get supplies to this city
the railroads broke all previous records
for the amount of freight hauled over
single track divisions. No such amount of
street railway construction was ever be
fore completed In the same period as has
been done in this city since the fire. The
building permits Issued hero in tha last
eight months, In the cost of buildings repre
sented, surpassed those Issued In Baltimore
In a period of two years following the fire
In 1904. The greatest activity was dis
played in the erection of buildings. Some
of the temporary structures were built
In a single nli-'ht, and the rapidity with
which the steel frames of the permanent
buildings are rising Is attracting the at
tention of architects and engineers through
out the United States.
Shopping districts and stores sprang up
with amazing celerity. Streets which be
fore the fire were lined with homes now
present the spectacles of metropolitan shop
ping districts, with block after block of
plate glass and displays of mcrrhandls:'
that are not surpassed anywhere. With
practically all the stocks of merchandise
destroyed by the fire, eight months latet
there Is no article of modern trade thai
cannot be purchased here, and as cheaply
as It could have been bought' before the
dlsater.
Necessities and I.nxurlea dapplled.
Hotel accommodations, amusements and
menus have been supplied by their re
spective purveyors in a -space of time and
with a completeness and excellence that
is scarcely credible. The length of time
required to erect the buildings necessary
for a hotel or a theater has not permitted
these adjuncts of modern city life to as
sume their former sumuptuousness or dis
play, but the buildings nre being rapidly
constructed, and In the meantime the best
dramatic talent shows here in temporary
quarters, and visitors to the city are en
tertained as well as la possible In an
nexes and hastily erected buildings. In
the inexpensive structures the proprietors
of hostclrles have Installed all the appur
tenances of modern hotels, and tho excel
lence of the service Is maintained us It
was before the fire. The proprietors of res.
taurants were among the first to re-establish
themselves and now offer menus that
for variety and the taste with which they
are served were not excelled before the
fire.
Outside the commerce of the city, which
was scarcely disturbed by the fire, perhaps
the least affected Interest was the flnunclal
Institutions. From the nature of the se
curities of the banks and trust companies.
their soundness was never endangered, and
with the revival of business their prosper
ity has been greater than ever before.
As an Illustration of this, San Francisco,
during the period of its recovery, has
passed, in the amount of Its weekly bank
clearances, littsburg, which Is admitted to
be the center of the greatest manufactur
ing district In the world.
The great mass of the people Is better off
at the present time than it ever was be
fore, in San Francisco or anywhere ele.
Twice a many mechanics and laborers
are employed here as there were before
the fire, and the number still remains about
one-fourth of what Is needed to meet the
demand, and these men are being em
ployed at unprecedented wages. The
average professional man throughout the
United States, the teacher, the lawyer, the
doctor, the minister, is In receipt of an
Income which amounts to about one-hnlf
what a first-class plumber or brick mason
receives In San Francisco, and architects
and builders say this condition cannot help
but continue for ten years to come.
With health assured, happiness Is chli-fly
dependent on prosperity, und prosperity Is
measured by the ratio bt t ween Income and
the cost of living. There Is no question
but that the purchasing power of a day's
wages is greater in San Francisco at pres
ent than It ever has been here or any
where else In the history of the world.
It ou have anything to trade advertise
it in the For Kxcharuje column Of The
Bet Want Ad pa,
HOME OF O. BRVNENKANT, SEVENTEENTH
WOODBURY WRITES WRIGHT
President of Water Company Replies t)
Letter of attorney far Water Board,
POINTS IN CONTROVERSY MADE CLEAR
Position of the Company on the
Matter of Appraisement Again
Stated and Contention of
the Board Answered.
President Woodbury of the Water com
pany has added to the growing volume of
literature on the Omaha water supply
situation In the following letter in reply to
Attorney Wright of the Water board:
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 Carl U. Wright,
Esq., Attorney for Omaha Wuter Hoard,
Omaha: Dear Sir I have read In the
Omaha newspapers a statement by you as
attorney lor the Water board, which, 1
supixiee, is meant to bu a seml-oiiici.il
answer to my letter of December 17, ad
dressed to that body, which otherwise
seems disposed to Ignore communications
from the Omaha Wuter company.
My letter of December 17 was written for
the purpose of setting the Omaha public
rlBht about the facts of the matter, and
not from worry aliout any action the Waier
board lias taken or may take.
Your statement as given In the news
pnpers conveys such a wrong Impression of
the facts that, much agninst my Inclinat on,
1 am impelled to write you stating tliein
correctly.
You are reported as saying that In one
of my previous letters 1 stated th'it the
bill to compel the city to purchase the
works at the appraised valuation was pre
pared and expected to be filed If the ap
praisement exceeded H.(xxi,0no, f ri m which
you suggest the inference that any ap
praisement above that mim would have
been satisfactory to the company. That
there may be no misunderstanding by the
public, I quote my exact language from
the letter to which you refer. Speaking
of the preparation of the papers in the
specific performance suit, I said: "In fact
so soon as members and representatives of
the Water board began to declare publicly
that If the appraisement Bhould be over
$4.0n0,0u0 valuation which the olflcers of the
Water company f,rom their knowledge of
the plant felt sure must be materially ex
ceededthe city would not be advised to
complete the purchase of the water works,
It became evident that the Water company
would have to refer to the court to make
tho city carry out its contract." I claim
that the appraisement of these works
sliould have been more than It was, but,
as I stated in my letter of December 17.
we had been advised by our attorney that
whatever the appraisement, we wculd be
obliged to accept it. In absonce of fraud.
Status of the Controversy.
Y'ou are further reported to have given
your opinion as to tlio proper basis of val
uation of the plant. You made the same
sort of argument before the appraisers,
but without effect. Y'ou talk now as If
there had been no appraisement. There
can be no getting away from the facts thiit
the city elected to buy the water company's
plant and that both the city and the cum.
I'liny appointed an appraiser and that the
third appraiser was t lie selection of these
two appraisers, and that the city paid one
half of his expenses, and that nil three ap
praisers took part in the examinailon and
valuation of the works. While the result
was not concurred In by the engineer ap
pointed by the city, the two concurring
engineers, as you know, are as eminent for
ibility nnd experience as any hydraulic en
gineers in the country and are men of un
ilemlshed personal character. To talk
about such men as If they were crooked
r did not knew their business can only
(leech e tho Ignorant and unthinking.
You and t lie Water board continue to
withhold from the public any statement of
the valuation by the engineer whom the
city appointed. Why not let the people of
Omaha know what the real difference was
between the two engineers and the third
engineer, who at the very end of the ap
praisal hid his own estimate behind a mere
nonconcuirence?
Y'ou Intimate that the Water board Is
ready to consent that any additions neces
sary to supply Omaha with water may be
made and the cost thereof repaid If the
purchase Is completed, but, you say, that
to pay not only the cost, but interest
thereon, is asking too much. This may
sound very well to the uninformed, but let
me call your attention to the fact that
when extensions are ordered by the city
hydrants are required to be put on each
extension, which will give the company a
revenue, but the building of a new supply
main would not call for any additional hy
drants; neither would It involve any ma
terial Increase In the company's revenue,
but would simply be for the greater pro
tection of the community.
Ownership of the Plant.
You talk about the bondholders as the
real owners of the plant, but these works
are not under foreclosure, and you know,
as a lawyer, that therefore the real own
ers of the plant are the stockholders, wnoin
the directors represent.
You are also reported as stating that
whenever I desired In good faith to present
any reasonable proposition to the Water
board for action you ran assure me that
the board will meet with me at any time
and act upon the same. I thought that I
had made the position of our directors per
fectly dear in my letter of December 17.
We regard the present relation between the
company and the city as ono of coniruct,
and not one of negotiation for a contract,
and therefore I fall to see why 1 should
niiike any proposition to tha Water board
with regard to a purchase of the works
on any other basis.
Of course, I propose to give this letter
such publicity as you gave your state
ment. Very truly yours,
THEODORE (J. WOODBURY.
President.
ANENT THE YEAR-END WEATHER
Forecaster Welsh Notes that Omaha
Decembers Linger In Lap
of Aatnuin.
"While the prevailing mild weather Is
unusual for December, it Is not extraordi
nary," said Weather Forecaster Welsh
Saturday morning. "It will be recalled
that December of last year was also a
beautiful month. The average temperature
fur that month was 32, or 6 degrees abovo
the normal. December of 19"4 did not have
quite so good a record, as tho day follow
ing Christmas of tliat year we had a pretty
stiff blizzard. But, getting back to Decem
ber, IK'S, there has been an average of 1
degree dally above the normal for the firm
twenty-eight days. ,
"We all know what a beautiful I i
1 Christinas was. and on the 10th the let I j
I ature was 19 degrees above the norm:XXt(
' lowest temperature during the,
month waa ca the 15th, wtUc
AND LAIRD STREETS.
grees above xero. The highest temperature
was on December 12 and 28, when 64 de
grees above tero was registered.
"On the whole, there Is nothing remark
able about the prevailing mild weather for
this season. There has been no snows dur
ing tho month of I'ecemtier to speak of.
So far as ice Is concerned, the river was
practically closed for the first time this
season on Monday. The average thickness
of the river Ice Is three Inches, while six
Inches have been reported on ponds In this
vicinity. There has been a deficiency In
precipitation for the month."
CUDAHY EXPLAINS ACTION
Says Increase in Capital la for New
Plants and ICnipIoye Stock
Holders.
K. A. Oudnhy, Interviewed at his South
Omaha office, made this statement respect
ing the recent meeting of the stockholders
In Chicago, at which It was voted to raise
the capitalization of the company from
$7,(w.ooo to U2,noo,oo:
"The object of the Increased capitaliza
tion at this time Is to accommodate our
growing business. We contemplate no ex
tensive Improvements In South Omaha at
present and our policy will be to make im
provements In the plant here only In ac
cord with the Increasing growth of the
market here. We do not expect to enter
the markets hero In any greater propor
tion than we now ahare It, Of course, as
the market Increases our facilities for ac
commodating it will be Improved. About
tho same can be said of the Chicago mar
ket. We are, however, establishing a new
packing plant at Wichita, Kan., nnd this
wl'l account for a large per cent of the in
crease In capitalization. The rest of, It, as
previously stated, Is to meet tho demands
of our growing business. '
After Mr. Cudahy had given out this in
terview he had The Bee called up by tele
phone nnd this statement made to it:
"In addition to what has been said It
should be stated that a number of our
employes are taking stock In the concern.
They are head men. This comes In as
one reason for the Increase in capital
stock."
JUDGE LESLIE STOPS GRAFT
County Coart Cots OfT Fat Fmolnment
of License Clerk
Morrill.
After January 1 bridegrooms will not be
able to purchase marriage certificates of
Marriage license Clerk Harry Morrill.
T'nder an order Issued by County Judge
Leslie the practice of selling the certifi
cates will be stopped and the happy couples
will have to be satisfied with tho common
certificates usually furnished by ministers
or go pomewhero else to get the more elab
orate ones.
The sale of certificates has been the
source of considerable revenue to the li
cense clerk. They sell for from $1.60 to
$.1 or $4 each, according to the design, and
this Is practically all profit. The sale of
certificates Is said to have yielded over $100
a month in profits. The county Judge will
furnish a plain certificate, as heretofore,
to nil couples married by him. This cer
tificate has always been furnished free, but
heretofore the license clerk has kept a line
of more elaborate ones which he sold to
such applicants for licenses as cared to
buy them.
MORE BONDS FOR IRRIGATION
New Issues of Half Million Dollars
Decided on by Trl-State
Company.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Trl-8tate Iand company Thurs
day In Omaha the same officers were
elected for the year, with Heyward O.
Leavltt as president. It was decided to
issue $5X,000 short time bonds with which
to complete the work. The officer were
able to report that by time for spring
opening sixty miles of ditch will be com
pleted and ready to water 6o,0W acres of
land. This will Include the territory as
far down as Red Willow creek.
Japanese Anarchist Active.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. .-Secret serv
ice agents here have had their attention
called this morning to an Inflammatory
paper published In Berkeley by Japanese en
titled "The Revolution." In which the as
sassination of the mikado, President Rooae
velt and others in authority la advocated
in plain language. Marked copies of the
paper were sent through the malls to the
Board of Education In this city. The paper
was mailed In Btirkeley. It is printed in
both Japanese and Engllsn. The articles
In the latter language are the onee that
advocate assassination.
A
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I kindly ad Ives you to take ad
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especially if you are temperamen
tally nervous or sensitive.
Or, if you are overly particular
about the appearance of your
teeth, you'll be pleased with my
porcelain and enamel work
(natural looking.)
Again, If the sense of nicety
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My prices are very reasonable.
I FICKES, Dentlst
.one Doug. 6J7. lit Bee Uldg.
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Iu3
With the announcement that the street
railway company was to build a cross
town line rnme opposition at onca Instend
of a demand for the line. Hut two prac
tical lines are available. Twenty-fourth
street and Thirty-third street, and numer
ous complaints have reached the directors
of the street railway company In respect
to both these lines. Crelghton university
complains against the Twenty-fourth street
line nnd opposition to this line Is also met
rx-ar Farnam street from Senator Millard
and other property owners in that neigh
borhood. They maintain the street Is too
narrow for a double track, which, if put
down, would occupy most of the street
Residents along Thirty-third street also
are making complaints against the use of
that street. There are some fine residences
along Thirty-third street and the owners
maintain their peace and quiet would be
disturbed by having a car run along that
fashionable thoroughlare.
The company is considering several plan
for a cross-town line. One plan for the
Thirty-third street line would bo to run
cars out Farnam street to Thirty-third and
run soma north to Thirty-third and Cali
fornia, and then on north along the rout
of the Harney street line, and to run some
south to Ieavenworth and on over to
Thirty-second and Pacific streets. Another
plan is to run a cross-town line back and
forth along Thirty-second street to connect
the Harney street lino at Thirty-third and
California street with the Park line at
Thirty-second and Paclfie streets.
Opposition Not New.
Some years ago a scheme was on foot
to cut through Twenty-fourth street, from
Purt to California, and make a grade front
California street to Cuming street. Tha
scheme bad even gone so far as to have
the appraisement made and an ordinance
was before the city council for passage with
Crelghton university protesting. Count
Crelghton appeared in person before the
council and made a plea to stop the pas
sage of the ordinance. It failed to carry.
By many the Twenty-fourth street line la
looked upon as the most practical for a
cross-town line, as it would serve people
from all sections of tho city and cars could
be run from Twenty-fourth and Ames ave
nue to South Omaha over the line which la
already being built from Vinton street to
Leavenworth on Twenty-fourth street.
necelver for Railroad.
MOBIIR. Ala.. Dec. On tho appli
cation of Messrs. Monell, Morrison nnd Mc
I.eod, tho Chicago and Gulf railroad, waa
last nlKht placed In the hands of Messrs.
y. K. Dewey and J. I.. Dantzler as re
ceivers by order of the chancery court at
I jvew AlDany, Miss. The roan is part Or tne
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City line, whica
was recently placed in the hands of re
ceivers. If you only try. You will find
that the saving habtt pays after
you have practiced It for a
while. It is better than the
legacy of a fortune. It In
creases the desire to practice
economy and thrift and this en
ables the persistent saver to
lay the foundation of a fortune.
One dollar or more will start
you. We pay Six Per Cent in
terest on saving accounts and
make monthly payment loans
on homesteads at good ratea
easily paid.
The Omaha Loan and
Building Association
NEW LOCATION'.
S. E. Cor. 16th and Douglus tU.
G. W. Loomls, Pres. C. M. NattJnger, Sec'y.
All Good Lands Will
be Sold Soon
The opportunity which the
U. P. R. U. is offering to the
farmer and ranchman will soon
be gone. They are selling the
last of their lands in Kansas,
Western Nebraska, Colorado
and Wyoming at
$3 to $5 PER ACRE
EASY TERMS
It would be hard for you to
find an investment more profit
able and as safe. For full par
ticulars regarding lands and
special excursions apply to
Land Agency U. P. R. R.
Ipt. II, 818 South 15th St.,
Oiuuh.
Shinier & Chase Go;
Builders of Modern Houses
"Be it ever so humble
There's no place like home."
Your means must determine th0
alse ot your Investment UappU
ness and contentment is Quite as
often found in a cottage a
palace. Draw a pencil sketch of
the house you would build. We
develop ideas and relieve you of
ail the details of construction,
SHIMER & CHASE CO.
Btlldlns Sites. Suburban Acreage, Homti
1609 Farnam. Ground Floor
H"MUla 38(7
