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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1907)
TttE OilAnA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 17, 1907. 0 TIMELY' REALEST ATE TALK Suburban Homes WhereiCily Advantage and Country Comfort Abound SLOW AT GRAIN EXCHANGE Bill Em Soiunce in Omtta ! GIt.b rio!!i Oesslderatiea. Scent Chance la &at by Vortuwertera Inimical to Omaha. DIVER1S HEAVY SHIPMENTS FROM HERE Refo.es to Deliver Cars of Grain to Great Western at Council BlalTs for Local Market. si -."V BEAUTY OF CITY IS MARRID BY THE SIGNS t Owners Permit Them Because of Llle Revenue that Help to Tar Tun oa Varaat Property. n .1' I 4 j i i 0 e f 1 y ' ' U A, ''' vorlferou agitation It under way in lnuny metropolitan eastern and won tern cities for at least the partial abolishment Of billboard advertising to. the detriment V the beauty of the cities. It would appear -?iat little, if anything, is being done in this rrspert by tiie various civic Improve ment clubs of Omaha, where the evil, if vil It be, flourishes at Its height. Cam paigns have been waged for years In many astern 'Cities with good results by ma-' terlnlly decreasing the number of dis figuring billlxards on prominent streets and the results obtained have been almost olely secured through the voluntary action of real estate dealers In refusing to allow tha erection of billboards on vacant prem ises In their control. , The. billboard situation in Omaha la such as to deserve considerable thought. If the beauty and attractiveness of the city as a i whole la worthy of consideration, A tneas. (re for the prohibition of display banners I ! now up before the city, council, but the most obnoxious signs are tbose erected . with some degree of permanency at many of the most prominent street corners of the city. The use of billboards and building signs form a fpaterlal part of the Income derived from many properties." said a prominent feei estate man recently. "Sometimes the Income from such signs pay half or more of the taxes on the property and billboards often help to conceal accumulated debris on the vacant lots, which would otherwise ' appear unsightly and hurt the chances of Its sale.'' Other realty operators Intimated that a concerted movement leading to the elimi nation of- billboards on vacant lota would meat with their approval and co-operatlnn, giving It as their opinion that a well kept lot, cleaned of rubbish and void of un sightly billboards, would render It more salable, as well as enhancing the value of ths adjoining properties. The prevalence of billboard advertising In Omaha Is on of the first Impressions given to visitors to the city, and, while the agitation 'Is strong for a Greater Omaha, projects for a Batter Omaha could well be given careful consideration. Considerable discussion ensued at the meeting of the Real Estate exchange last Wednesday over the merits of a bill In troduced by Lee In the legislature provid ing that deeds shall not go on record until alt taxes levied against the property have been paid In full. The bill was officially condemned by formal action of the ex change and Representative N. P. Dodge, jr., requested to lend his effort toward Its In definite postponement. Several real estate j brokers were of the opinion that the bill was decidedly good legislation and spoke In favor of recommending Its passage on the ground that such an act would tend to greatly simplify sales and transfers In aLdlUon to causing teas friction between TBetter Than Certified Public Accountants Verily Predictions oi Policyholder SURPLUS (Dec 31, 1906) - - $68,710,332.74 80 Per .Cent of Total Disbursements Paid to Policy Holders i hi n t t ..'firC SBIASMMOSI 111 r'ssal HWmtmdJVmW ummix Hsviii at Gentlemen: I desire to say that I hold in the Equitable Life Assuranoe Society a large polioy and I wish to express to you my great satisfaction with the polioies and with the new management of the Equitable. Since Mr. Paul Mor ton has been eleoted president of the Equitable, I can truthfully say that I believe the management of the company will be even better than ever before. There can be no doubt but that the in terests of the policyholders will be strictly guarded. To anyone who con templates taking life insurance, I am glad to recoommend to them the Equit able, as I believe it is the best life insurance oompany in the world. Very truly yours, Equitable Life Assurance Society Of the United States PAUL MORTON, President. H. D. NEELY, Manager for Nebraska 4J2-M-5 Merchants National lank Biililnj, . . - 6MAIA WU. EEKRY George M. Cooper, U. Fay Neely, Ctieral Agents, Omaha Joe Klein, Ceieral Aft- Llaetla, Kefe. i 1 1 - --, J 1 (j ir r;;:,ij::.kHiiill'? CItA.RLES O. TAliMAOE), 002 CASS STREET, DUNDEE!. clients on account of unpaid tax assess ments. The consensus of opinion among members, of the exchange, however, was that such a law would impede business to a great extent and tie up property so as to I absolutely prohibit its transfer on account of the enormous amount of tax litigation In Douglas county. Active plans have been made during the last week for the construction of the new Clarkson hospital on the site bought some time ago and which is free from debt, with the exception of one payment of $5,000. The Clarkson Memorial Hospital nssociatlon has been formed for pushing the work In the diocese of Nebraska at the instigation of Bishop Coadjutor Williams and It is planned to erect a perfectly modern, fire proof building to cost about 175,000, ex clusive of Interior furnishings, which will allow for a capacity of seventy beds. The present endowment fund of tho hospital Is about $35,000, but this cu not be used for building purposes, as only the Income' Is available for the maintenance of the pres ent hospital. One of the dullest weeks In an otherwise very active season has Just been experi enced by the real estate dealers of the city. Business has been almost at a complete standstill during the last week and the larg est sale reported was that of a house and lot on Burt street for $6,800. The weather was adverse to active trading, being disa greeable during most of the week, but the lull was expected and a period of great ac tivity Is now expeoted. J. H. Dumont & Son have sold the house and lot at 3604 Harney street to Attorney James H. Van Dusan of South Omaha, who bought for Investment. The property was sold for J. W. Akin, a contractor, who had Ever Before i ftiasuswtMMla t C&aJ&tZ$J& Jan. 18, BROWN, Cashier H I, III JLHIjl lllt,IJ built the house. Three lots at the southeast corner of Twenty-first and. Oak streets have also been sold by J. H. Dumont & Bon to Carl Olsen for 11,500, on behalf of the former owner, KOgar H. Bcutt. The lots will be held by the buyer for speculative purposes. The house and lot on Nineteenth street, near Spruce street, formerly owned by General John C. Cowln, has been sold to C. P. Forsell for 12,600. and will probably.be occupied by the buyer as a home. From a recent sale made In the vicinity of the home of the late Count Creighton it Is evident that there has been a marked advance of values In that neighborhood. A. Wolf bought the house and lot at 1915 Chi cago street about a month ago and rold It last week to Ella M. Murrell at a hand some profit,' so It Is rumored. Mrs. Murrell bought the property for the reported price of C800. The house contains nine rooms and the lot Is sixty-six feet In width. Rob inson & "Wolf acted for Mr. Wolf In the ne gotiations for both deals. Lots In the new suburban addition, Key stone park, which Is being exploited by the D. V. Sholee company and the Payne In vestment company, will probably be placed on the market about April 1, as grading has been started at the subdivision by the contractor, T. C. Shaw, to whom was given the contract for beautifying the landscape of the addition. Driveways are being laid through the entire tract of 443 acres, which was formerly the W. A. Paxtoh fancy stock farm, and several hundred, trees will be planted along the roadway. The grades will be established for the different acre ages as soon as the weather permits. Although not yet given the official sanc tion and support of the Real Estate ex change, E. A. Benson has not given up his idea of securing competitive submission of specifications from architects for houses of moderate price, and hopes that the move ment will receive outside and voluntary as sistance on the part of Individual real es tate men and others. Over M has been subscribed to be Used as prises for the best plans submitted, and It Is hoped that the remaining 1100 deemed necessary to the suc cess of the Idea can be secured. It Is Mr. Benson's contention that home' builders wtth small means are doprlved of the serv ices of an architect to plan their homes. ana the submission of a large number of plans In competition for prizes Would be of great assistance along this line, the plana submitted being for public use. In periods of financial depression it Is usually the case that the business of the co-operative building and loan associations prosper more than In times when the small home builder Is more prosperous and able to build his modest home without the help, lng hand of the associations. This has not been the case, however, during the last year of great prosperity as It. Is reported that the business of the several associa tions In Omaha has been of greater magni tude than at any timo In their previous his tory. These conditions prevail also In other sections of the country, the 262 associations In New Tork state being reDorted as hav ing had receipts of nearly $29,000,000 and net profits of over J2.000.000. The assets of the companies In question were t43,S0O,a& The supply of cheap lands placed on sale by the various railroad companies Is gradu ally diminishing and. If sales during m7 equal those of the last year, It la predicted that (5 acreage will be a thing of the past. Over a quarter million acres of land were sold during 190 by" the land offlce of the Texas & Pacific company and shows how rapidly the land of the southwestern rail roads are being disposed of. It Is said that the lands sold by the Union Pacific com pany during the same period In western Nebraska and Wyoming alone would more than equal the sales In southwestern ter ritory. Probably nothing, except the build ing of railroads themselves and the intro duction of population, has contributed so much to the growth of wealth In the west and southwest as the sale of railroad lands to actual settlers. The popularity of apartment houses Is gradually Increasing among both builders sna tenants In Omaha and, to meet the growing demand for model apartments, Shtmer & Chase and the Barker company are building a three-story brick apartment houe at the northwest corner of Nineteenth and Harney streets. The building will cost about (36,000 and be 86x86 feat In slxe. Building promises to be. very lively on West Cuming street during the coming sea son as several new buildings are being planned for construction In that section, among which Is a two-story brick grocery store for A. K. Nuckolls at the southeast corner of Fortieth and Cuming streets. The specifications are being prepared by Architect J. B. Mason, but bids will not be received for several weeks. Mr. Nuckolls has been occupying rented quarters owntd by Dr. 8. D. M.rc.r and contemplated building his new store last spring, owing to an Increase In rent, but has been de layed one year. The new store will cost about $4000 and the second story of the building will be used as an apartment. , Niies A Moser, cigar distributors, have contracted with Robert Houghton for the erection of a one-story brick warehouse at tha rear of the lot 0 Mrs. M. O. Maul on Douglas street between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. Mr. Houghton also has the contract for building the new un dertaking establishment for Cole & McKay on the front part of the same lot and on which work will begin early next week If the weather permits. Excavating has been started for the warehouse of Nllea Moser by Contractor Houghton, who has the contract for the erection of sey.rai i h Cj"" brick flats for Edward Callahan at Twenty, fourth street and Capitol avenue. The business of Henry Rohlff, distributor of bonded liquors, has Increased to such an extent that he has found It necessary to double the capacity of his present ware House at the southeast corner of Twenty sixth and Leavenworth streets by the erec tion of a two-story frame addition on the east, for which foundations have been laid. The new building will cost about $2,000 and will be used for offices and storage. The contract for tho construction of the new brick home of Joseph Cudahy at the southeast corner of Thirty-eighth avenue and Dodge street has been let by Architect F. A. Hen.ninger to Jonas Prints, who be gan the preliminary excavating last Tues day." The residence will cost about $12,000, exclusive of plumbing and Interior fixtures, and will be built entirely of a special qual ity and style of brick manufactured by a Kansas firm. The foundations for the house will be laid as soon as tho ground Is en tirely free from frost, which will be in a very short time, and the work will then be rushed to completion. In exchange for western ranch land, Mrs. Emma M. Ross traded tur house and lot at the southeast corner of Twenty-second and Lake streets last week to the Peters & Williams company, who bought the prop erty for investment at the reported price of $13,000. The lot is In one of the best res idence districts of the city and has a front age of 143 feet on Lake street and (u feet on Twenty-second street. , Material Improvements In Mcrtmouth Park and Collier Place have been con tracted for. by Hastings & Heyden, who are exploiting , those subdivisions and In which many beautiful arid 'comfortable homes will be erected . during the coming building sea ecu. . A mile of si walk Is to be built ad joining the 175 lots recently bought by the real estate firm, and 10,000 cubic feet of earth token from bluff tracts to be used In filling low'Iylng lots In the subdivisions. It is also planned to plant 200 maple trees, and water mains are to be extended through both additions,, sewers laid, gas mains ex tended and other minor work done. Peti tions are being signed for the paving of Ames avenue west of Thirtieth street. The former residence cf Colonel J. F. Tll ley at 977 North Twenty-sevtnth street has been bought by Erick SeJilstrom, through the Byron Reed company, for $2,600. The lot Is 96 by. 126 feet and Is situated at the top of a high bluff, overlooking many miles of tha surrounding country. While the prop srty .Is not In one of the most desirable residence districts. It will be occupied as a home by the 'buyer, who Is troubled with asthma and who hopes that the elevation will be beneficial to his health. Mark Twain Goes to Derranda. NEW TORK. March 1 Samuel I Clem ens (Mark Twain), the author, sailed for Bermuda today. Omaha boys who ppear at the Boyd with tha University Glee and Mandolin club next Thursday under the auspices of the Pan-Hellenic club. From left to right: Robinson C. Switzler, who Is the son of Mr. Warren Bwltxler, Is well known among the Omaha High school people graduating In 1906. While In High school he was di rector of the band and a member of the Mandolin club. He plays first mandolin In the University Glee club and takes a prominent role In the comic opera part. George M. Wallace Is the son of George O. Wallace, a prominent real estate man of Omaha. He was graduated with ths Omaha High school class of 19u6 and en tered the university this lost fall. Mr. Wallace sings first . tenor. ' Fred Hofmann, baritone, was graduated from ths Omaha High school In 14 and entered the university the following falL Mr. Hofm&nn was a member of tho Utah school octele and also of the Mandolin olub; also sang In the KounUe Memorial choir. J. Addison Mould, son of R. D. Mould and treasurer of the club, was graduated from tho Omaha High schoel In 19A, as member of the . High school . octet ts and U one f tho best base tho olub has. lis Omaha Boys in Uni Glee Club U i ' JI - IHi-fr-"'"" vrc-! ,':rivVr .. HOME OF F. S. TUCKER, COST OF THE DOUILE SHIFT Bniinesi Van Estimates liiuimum of EeTeutj-FiT Thousand Dollars. AFRAID OF INCREASING INSURANCE RATES Effect of Leeder Hill Now In Hands of Governor Scarcely Can Be i Foretold? Just at Present. Until It Is known what charter limitation the legislature will place on the Omaha fire department fund, only speculative de ductions may be made as to the effects of the Leeder double shift bill, should It become operative. The bill went to the governor Friday. Using as a basis the present force of the fire department, and reducing that force from 121 men to 101 men. the double shift system would entail an additional expense of about $80,000 a year when the system had been running 'a few years. The oxpenso of the double-shift system, figuring on the present scale of wages, would Increase each six months for three years, for the reason that drivers, plpemen and truckmen now begin at $50 per month and are raised $5 every six months until a monthly salary of $30 Is reached. These men constitute nearly two-thirds of the department. This estimate Is based on the present force and without considering the houses at Eleventh and Jackson and Twenty-seventh and Jones, both of which places have apparatus, but there, are no men to opernte these houses. Another house Is being erected at Twenty-first and Lake streets, virtually making three more houses to be considered In figuring the extra cost of the double-shirt system. The department this year has been al lowed 90 per cent of $170,000, the regular appropriation of $17B,C00 having been re duced at the time of the $50,000 cut in the general levy funds.. Business men generally are opposed to placing the fire department on a footing that will affect Insurance rates, and It was figured Saturday morning by one of them that to maintain the fire department on anything like a safe basis with the double shift system would entail a minimum added expense of $76,000 a year. The firemen themselves feci elated over the Btetus of their bill. Although they now receive a total of seventy-two days a year for themselves, they have felt that too much of a fireman's life Is spent In the fire house. Chief Salter said It made no personal difference to him which system was adopted, but he could not ste that the double shift system would In any way ben efit the fire lighting force of Omaha as a department Persian Drills Cease. TEHERAN, Persia, March 16. The daily drilling of the Persian military has been stopped by order of the shah on the ground that It is alarming the people. sang In ths First Presbyterian choir Omaha. In Ernest Johnson was graduated from the Omaha High school in 1903. He Is president of the Glee club and Is spoken of for man ager next year; sings baritone and Is one of the reliable men In the club. Mr. Louis Meyer of Omaha Is also a mem ber of the club. He plays as flute soloist. George 8. Johnston, tenor soloist with the University Glee club. Is one of the best known tenors west of Chicago, his en gagements extending from Denver, whare he sings at public cantatas and recitals very frequently, to points In the east, where he appears as soloist every season. Mr. Johnston Is not unknown In Omaha, having appeared here at several of the leading churches as soloist at different times in the last few years. He Is soloist at St. Paul's Methodist church In Lincoln. J. H. Agee, manager of the University Glee and Mandolin clubs, was a member of the Law school at the state university last year, also singing on last year's Olee club, being then elected as this year's man ager. Although engagt-d In business In Lin coln this year, he was retained as manager and has so far successfully guided the financial course of tho dubs. ! lr V .t-...j a k . , FLORENCE. FEDERAL COURT EARLIER NOW Spring Term Will Open First of April Instead of May as Before. Under the new law creating the subdivi sion of the Nebraska federal district the term of the federal courts In Omaha will begin April 1 Instead of May 1, as here tofore. Judge Munger will preside, as usual, and lists have been sent for from all the sub divisions of the Omaha district from which to belect the panel of grand and petit Jurors for the April term. These Juries will be drawn. In all probability, during the coming week. The process of selecting the federal Juries Is somewhat different from that prevailing In the state courts. Requests are made by the court officers at Omaha from the different towns and locali ties of the district for a list of available names for Jurors, It being the aim to se cure names of the best character of citi zens of the several communities. These lists, with the occupations of the tales men, are then written on card slips and are preserved in the Jury box wheel or cylinder and the panels are drawn there from as needed. A panel of at least eighty names are drawn from the wheel, and tho first thirty or forty drawn from the wheel will constitute the grand Jury "and the re mainder the petit Jury. As a consequence of a division of the district grand Juries will be drawn only In Omaha and Lincoln, the Lincoln term beginning In May. The land cases on the present federal docket will all be tried In Omaha, the first one being that of the second group of de fendants In the Richards and Corn stock case. These defendants, who were Included In the big Indictment and under which Richards, Corn stock, Jameson and Trlplett are con victed, and whose motion for a new trial will be definitely disposed of next Monday, are Thomas M. Huntington. Fred Hoyt, James C. Reld and Ami B. Todd. Proctl oally the same evidence produced in the Richards and Comrtock trial will have to be gone over with again, with tb same witnesses. Aside . from these cases a large number of minor cases will be tried during the April term In Omaha, which were neces salary left over from the November term. A considerable number af equity and law cases, left over from that term, will be tried at the May term at Lincoln before Judge T. C. Munger. BIDS ON THEC0UNTY PAVING Three Contractors Enter Contest for Macadam Inder Inheritance Tax I.aw. Three bidders entered the competition for macadam paving of the county roads under the Inheritance tax. when bids were opened by the county board at noon Saturday. E. D. Van Court was low on all the propo sitions, wtth the following figures, the first amount being for 10-lnch macadam per lineal foot, and the second figures for eight-Inch macadam per lineal foot: Calhoun Road Van Court, $1.83 and $1.47; G. W. Craig & Co., $1.96 and $1.69; Hugh Murphy Co., $2.10 and $1.7S. Military Road Van Court, $1.86 and $1.B4; Craig & Co., $1.92 and $1.66; Murphy Co., $2 and $1.70. Dodge Street Van Court, $2.03 and $1.69; Craig & Co., $2.26 and $1.92; Murphy St Co., $2.22 and $1.85. Q Street Van Court, $1.34 and $1.09; Craig & Co., $1.57 and $1.27; Murphy Co., $1.60 and $1 32. ' Leavenworth Street Van Court, $1.34 and $1.09; Craig & Co., $1.SC and $1.21; Murphy Co., $1.60 and $1.22. Center Street Van Court, $1.6$ and $1.29; Craig & Co., $2.M and $1.29. For grading Road 77C J. W. Williams was low at 19Hc per yard. Williams Is also low on grading Road 11SB with a bid of 19H cents. Dan Hannon bid t cents more per yard on the first named road and did not bid on the other. For grading county line road between Douglas and Sarpy W. M. Williams was low with a bid of 18 cents. The high bid on this Job was 20 cents by Ludln & Vance. COUNT'S WILL IN PROBATE Document Filed by Judge MrHoth and Other Attorneys Inter ested Are Present. The will of John A. Crelghton was filed for probate In the county court Saturday morning. The document wae brought to the court house by Judge W. D. McHugh. attorney for the estate. Others present when it was probated were: T. J. Mahoney, representing the hospitals and charitable Institutions remembered In the will; Judge Fleeter Wakeley, Judge O. W. Doane. C. B. Keller and W. H. DeFrance. four at torneys for some of th unremembered rel atives. John D. Crelghton was also pres ent. Alvln F. Johnson, the only living witness of the will, swore to the signature snd the document wss admitted to probate, the three men named as special administra tors Just after Count Crelghton's death were appointed executory, as directed In the will. They sre John A. McShane, John D. Crelghton, Jas. H. Mc8hane, John Bchenk. The will directed that the executors should serve without being required to give a bond. Attorneyi for the unrcmrmbered relatives will Insist, however, that a bond of considerable proportions be given ta protect the Interests of these persons not named In the bequests. The Inventory of the estate will be pre pared and filed as soon as possible. Ths law allows a maximum of tbree months for filing this. Py a recent secret change In tariff It Is alleged by responsible grain dealers that the Northwestern railroad has struck a severe blow at the Omaha grain market. It is alleged that for tho last ten days, sines the Inauguration of the new tariff, ths Northwestern has refused to dollver cars of grain to the Chicago, Great Western at Council Bluffs for shipment to Omaha at the reduced rate of $2 per car given by the latter road. . The Northwestern will ship the grain to Omaha, but at Its reg ular tariff of $S'per car, which moans a loss of $4 for each enr to the shipper, who Is thus precluded from taking advantage of the lower rate offered by the Oreat Western. Formal complaint has been filed before the transportation committee of the Omaha Grain exchange by several grain dealers, who allege their business has been ma terially Injured by the new conditions caused by the action of the Northwestern and the matter will probably be taken up by the transportation committee at Its regular meeting next 'week. Result Would Bt Serious. The result of the action of the North western. If allowed to continue, will be that farmers In Iowa and other eastern points on linos of the Northwestern will not be In a position to tnke advantnga of the Omaha market, the delivery costing them $4 more per car than their neighbors, who ship over other lines.- The Rock Island company and the Mil waukee, as well as other roads, deliver cars to the Great Western at Council Bluffs for transfer to Omaha or South Omaha without question at the request of the shipper, andthls was also done by the northwestern until about ten days ago. In order to assist the Omaha and South Omaha grain markets some time ago thn Great Western reduced Its tariff for ship ping cars from '"Council Bluffs to South Omaha and Omaha from the regulnr rats of $6 per car to $2. While the other rail roads centering at Council Bluffs did not meet the reduction, cars of grain consigned to Omaha were .cheerfully turned over to the Great Western company at Council Bluffs on request- until the recent abroga tion of this custom by the Northwestern. Shippers were not advised of the change by the Northwestern and in consequence of the refusal or the Northwestern to de liver the cars for transfer by the Great Western many cars of grain have had to remain In Council Bluffs and be sold at a materia! loss. Tho new tariff has been kept secret by Northwestern officials and the change only' leaked out when shippers complained to dealers of the fact Grain Shut Out of Omaha Should the Northwestern adhere to Its new policy, grain men say, It would mean that all grain originating on ths line of that company would be shut out of the Omaha market and shippers would have to use other rqads or seek another market, even though special advantages In price might prevail on. the Omaha market. Ths difference of $4 ' per car In the transfer price from the Council Bluffs terminal to Omaha would cut off competition by North western shlppersi with those whose grata was shipped over other lines, which now transfer cars to the Great Western and give the shipper the benefit of the $3 rata, B. E. Bruce,v" chairman of the transpor tation committee' of the Grain exchange, is out of the city, so. an opinion could not be secured as. to the probable steps to bo taken by the exchange .In the premises, but It Is certain i that : the new policy of tho Northwestern will be bitterly opposed. KOUNTZE HOMESTEAD TO GO A- Forest Hill Placed on tho Market and Will Bo Residence Park. A new subdivision known as Forest Itlll park, formerly the homestead, of Herman Kountze, was placed on ths market Satur day morning by . the D. V, Sholes com pany on behalf of the Kountze estate. The tract consist of five tiers of lota sixty-five In all, between Eighth and Tenth streets and Pierce and William streets. The lots average . about 50x126 feet In size with the exception of a few along Forest avenue, a new boulevard which has been made through the subdivision, and will sell for from $i,000 to $3,500, according to Ipcatlnn and 'size. The Kountze residence Is In the center of the tract and Is also for sale. Sewers, water pipes and pipes will bo laid throughout the park as soon as tha weather permits and the streets are to bo paved. Permanent side walks will also bo laid In front of every lot In the park, all cost for Improvements to be Included In tho soiling price. Several of the lots adjoin ing the new addition have been sold and the opening of the park will probably wit ness an Influx of home buyers to that section. SMELTER ASKS FOR TRACKS Wants Council . to Grant More Space to the Union Fuel Bo for Yards. f ' , : . The smelting works Is asking the city council that the Union P uiirlc be permitted to place three trucks al ng Eighth street from Webster to, Seward street, to accom modate the cars of ore which dally arrive for the smelters. These cars were formerly handled on the tracks In the Union Paclflo shop yards, but 'these tracks have been torn away to make room for the $780,000 Improvements which are being made at tho shops. The smelter receives from sixty five to seventy-five cars of ore per day and this Is now being handled on tracks near Cut-off lake because of lack of track nearer 'he smelters. The mna-er of the smelters argues that Eighth sl.cet is not used at present, that It is 100 feet .vide, - and he Is not asking to have It close.', but simply that the use of thirty-four fe of the hundred be given for tracks for ie handling of the ore for the smelter. Th street Is not paved, but Is a mudhole at pi "sent, and In some parts Is occupied by squ'ers. A DEMTISTR TOOTH TALK NO. Ill Jost a word about my raetkod of removing the pulp ("nerve") of a tooth. It takss from ao to 30 minutes and toe yatlsnt ex periences absolutely no pain. The old method takes from a to $0 days, and Is vsry painful. DR. FICKES, Dentist 'Phone Doug. $17. lit Bee Bldg.