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    THE OMAITA SUNDAY BEEi JUNE 2, 1907.
mined. The appla wrt froseu at tha
tenia and dropped oft by thousands when
touched by the sun. On the a.nith shl4
of the rtver the gentleman decrlb the
country as having the appearance of s
Innd scorched by Are, so severe wns th.
frost."
This wave of coK' sterns to hare crose1
the mountains and extended to the At'antlu
TlMdY REAL ESTATE TALK
Two of the Handsome Homes Thai Adorn the West
District
Acricnltarat rpartmeitExp'a'ni AdvasM
in Firm Land Values.
CHANGE IN BUSINESS SECTION A. PROELIM
coast. An editorial In the Knqturer oi Sun
day, June 12. says- "We have accounts
Switch ot Comntrrr from One Tart
of City to Another (nKri llluc
And full of Valas.
tlona.
fnm Philadelphia and Its vicinity of an
other seve frost which was experienced
on the night ff June 10, doing much dam
age to fruits and crops, lleforo these late
disastrous frosts there was every Indication
of the most ahtttulHnt harvest the country
has seen for years. Tho damage they hav
done Is InralculaMe."
The same day there was a clipping front
the Advertiser of noeliester. N. T., wl leh.
after reci'lng the henvy fnst and gen-rnl
damage, descrlh"d some of the e!Yoits wlileli
had been made to protect flowers and
tender plants. It srIiI: "The paper an 1
cloths with which the plnnts were covered
took the dew. frnr.e solid, and became
sherts of Ice arotiml the ten.ler plants."
Tho same day tho weather report said
that the day before "was so cold tl nt
overcoats had to bo worn." Cincinnati En.
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An explanation of the advance 1n the
value of farm lands given by the Drpnrt
mi'nt of AKilculture In a rt-cent report, anil
basd on answers to inquires, Is In-
tt'rpsllnf as an economic study of general
real estate conditions. Farm land has In
creased In value throughout the wliolo
(ountry more than 38 pT cent since 190i, aa
reported by the experts of the department,
and tills la such an astoundlns fact that
an explanation la Important. An extensive
nnd exhaustive analysis la made of the Bit
uatlon and many reasons given for the
unprecedented advance, which may be di
vided Into stable reasons and artificial rea
sons. Among the stable reasons are: Rural free
delivery; electric railways and good roads;
the movement of townspeople to the coun
try; the pressure of population and the
scarcity of free land; better and cheaper
transportation and market facilities; bet
ter culture methods, better fertilisation,
to. j
The rise la value from these causes may
be regarded as permanent and, to the ea
ter t to which they have raised values, these
Vaiues will endure, but other causes are
asKlgned. which may prove only temporary,
uch aa: A series of good crop years; tn
oreaaed prices for farm products and the
decline In the rate of Interest In farming
communities. These causes naturally fol
low In the wake of the other rauses and
re but aecondary. Insofar as values have
advanced because of speculative or seml
speculatlve purchases, because of tempor
ary plenitude of money nnd a succession
Of good crop years. It may prove a fictitious
advance.
The farmer has profited to a great ex
tant If permanent values have risen even
half of 88" per cent In five years, and prob
ably far beyond the Increase In the prosper
ity of any other one class of persons.
The Increase In values of farm land, by
ectlons of the country, has In five years
been as follows:
The southwestern states, 40 per cent;
western states, 40 per cent; southt Atlantic
states, M per cent, and north Atlantic
states, 13 per cent.
Measured by the crops that the land pro
duces, cotton land showed the largest In
crease, with 48 per cent; hay and grain
land followed with an Increase of 36 per
cent, and live Btock farms; 84 per cent.
Among the many problems confronting
real estate dealers and Investors Is the
great change that has taken place In the
retail and wholesale districts of Omaha.
Property In the retail business district
which was bringing 2 or 8 per cent a year
on the Investment and hard to rent at
any prloe Is now yielding air Income which
ranges from 7 to 25 per cent, and the sup
ply of business buildings for retail pur
poses la so small that several retail mer
chant have been forced out of business
recently because of their Inability to secure
suitable altes.
Contrary conditions, however, prevail
with regard to the supply of buildings for
wholesale purposes and a large district,
which was formerly the center of whole
sale activity, now contains many large
three, four and five-story buildings stand
ing Idle, with little hope of their immedi
ate rental. N
Real rsnte brokers and owners are Just
bcglnr'n.f to realise the fact that much of
their property In the former busy whole
alo district Is now on the market with r
visible demand. The cause of the vacancy
of so many large buildings suitable for
wholesale Durposes can be assigned to two
principal reasons, although subsidiary
causes may enter into the situation in In
dividual cases.
The first and main reason Is the lack of
trackage facilities, and tho socond Is tho
'haracter of the buildings themselves,
"lthln a tract bounded by Harney, Jones,
aith and Twelfth streets there are at
least eight or ten large buildings vacant,
which could and should be filled with busy
blves of industry In the wholesale oommer
I world and were formerly occupied by
Pleading wholesale firms of Omaha.
la said by many prominent real estate
lealera that these buildings are now vacant
because they are old and Ill-adapted to the
modern methods of transacting business,
but, they are also without trackage facili
ties Man of the Arms, which formerly
tocuplod' these buildings, are now oocupy
,ng new buildings east of Tenth street with
pur tracks built to their sites and other
flrma are planning to build or move to
more desirable locations, with the result
. that a large area of vacant buildings has
been made.
It Is reported that the owners of the
buildings are willing to remodel them to
meet the changed conditions, but hesitate
when It appears hopeless to secure tracks.
The building of aeveral spur tracks Into
this district Is objected to because It would
entail many grade crossings Intersecting
the street railway tracks with consequent
danger from collisions.
Some real estate brokers report that the
business during the last month has been
mailer than any this year and the most
unfavorable experienced for many months.
The remedy for the prevailing conditions
Is now in a fair way of solution, however,
as It Is possible that a concerted effort
. may be made by property owners In this
district toward the establishment of a
number of spur tracks Into the dlislrlcL
The movement has met with objection on
the part of the street railway company, but
It la hoped that these objections can be
removed by an agreement not to do any
switching of freight cars across the street
railway grade crossings during the hours
of street car traffic, all cars to be moved
in and out between 1 and 4 a. m.
Complaints are heard on all aides from
real estate dealers regarding the condition
of the market during the month of May.
To a certain extent business has been al
most paralysed, notwithstanding thut ex
tensive advertising has been done univers
ally lu an effort to counteract the unfavor
able weather conditions. It is reported
that the Inquiries from prospective In
vestors have been very numerous, but diffi
culty has been encountered In closing up
perilling deal.
Many new residence and suburban subdi
visions were formally opened during the
month and plared on the market, with tho
result that the sale were somewhat dis
appointing. Real estate brokers art now convinced
(hat weather conditions play most Im
portant part In their business and the con
ditions existing In Omaha have been dup
licated In nearly all other large cities of
the country. The backward spring has
made it difficult for Improvements to be
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HOME OF Q. T. BUTL.ER, 1334 SOUTH THIRTY-SIXTH 6TREET.
made to the new sections opened up and
appearances are a factor In the sale of real
estate.
Recent Bales reported by Hastings &
Heyden: W. O. Dunn has bought the new
modern house on twenty-third street, Just
south of Ialrd, for a home. Charles W.
Martin has bought the beautiful lot at the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and Spencer,
on which he will build a bunsalow. at once.
H. D. Rice has bought a lot In the new
Kountze reserve on which he Will build a
home. Mrs. John M. Klein has purchased
a north front lot on Spencer street In Sul
phur Springs addition on which she will
at oqco build a modern home. Bralley
& Dorrance have purchased a lot at the
southeast corner of Nineteenth and Cum
ing on which they will build a building for
their own use. W. F. Johnson has pur
chased a south front lot on Spencer street
In Kountse reserve on which he with build
a home. John A. Schults has purchased
a south front lot on Lothrop street In the
new block of Sulphur Springs addition,
just opened, on which he will build a homo.
Duff Oreen has bought the large double
brick houses at 2573 and 576 Harney street
for an investment. Soren Jensen has pur
Chased a lot In Sheridan place addition on
which he will build. Charles Snyder has
purchased the new modern house at JS06
Templeton street for a home. Theodore
FarnBley has purchased a lot on Templeton
street on which he will build a house for
an Investment. Delbert C. Hlch has pur
chased a lot on twenty-ninth street near
Plnkney on which he Is now building a
modern home. J. W. Kingston has pur
chased a modern house at 2137 Martha
street for a home. M. J. Shehan has pur
chased another lot in Summit addition, ad
joining the lot owned by him, on which he
will build a home. Frank Martin has pur
chased the lot at the southeast corner of
Twenty-fourth and Wirt street In Kountse
place for an Investment.
It Is confidently believed that the ensu
ing month will witness a great Impetus In
real estate transactions, as the few days of
pleasant', weather had during the last
month resulted In many sales.
Payne, Bostwlck & Co. has sold the house
and lot at M3 North Twenty-flfth street to
Christian Kaelber, who bought for Invest
ment. The property was formerly owned
by Mary A. Clouse of Oklahoma, has a
monthly rental of $18 and was sold at the
reported price of $1,425. Another sale re
ported by Payne, Bostwlck & Co. Is that of
the lot 64x128 feet at the northwest corner
of Eighteenth and Martha streets to Fat
rick McElllgott for 11,025. The lot was
owned by H. Q. Wiggln of Krunvlllo, N.
T and will be Improved by the buyer by
tho erection of a 2 000 residence.
Title to sixty-three lots In Monmouth
Park and ninety-seven lots In Collier Place,
which are two new residence subdivisions
north of Ames avenuo, between Thirtieth
and Thirty-sixth streets, which were re
cently platted and pluced on the market
by Hastings & Heyden, was formally trans
ferred to Hastings & Heyden last week
from the Byron Reed company by the re
cording of a number of deeds.
The large tract of land was formerly a
cornfield and was bought last March by
Hastings & Heyden for over 135,000 cash.
The new residence section has been platted
and greatly Improved by the Installation
of all modern conveniences. Water and
gas pipes have been laid, the sidewalks
have been laid and thousands of shade
trees planted.
The deeds to the property conveyed title
from Rev. Francis J. Collier and wife of
Woodstown, N. J
Rov. F. J. Collier and 1
Mary C. Denlse, widow of Dr. J. C. DcnlBe,
and Mlas Hettle Collier, who lived for many
years with her sister, Mrs. Annie C. Mere
dith, at Nineteenth and Dodge streets.
One of the Important transactions In
downtown business property during the
last week was the sale of the lot and old
frame building at 1320 Douglas street to
Charles Gruenlg for tlO.000. The sale was
made through XV. R. Homan and W. B.
Melkle and tho property adjoins sixty-six
feet on Douglas street now owned by Mr.
Gruenlg, which gives him a Bolld frontage
of eighty-eight feet. The lot Is twenty-two j
feet on Douglas street and 13a feet deep to j
the alley,' being occupied by a one-story 1
frame store building, which Is occupied by
a barber and shining shop. The building
will be torn down to make way for the
construction of a one-story brick store
building, which will be so constructed as to
admit of additional stories being added In
the near future.
The large lot and house fronting south on
Cass street between Twenty-first an!
Twenty-second streets, which was formerly
owned by Dr. Andrew B. Somere, has been
sold for W.500 to Jennie Diamond. The
I property was sold to Harry Reuben by Dr.
Homers and consists of a large, two-story
frame residence and a full-slse lot.
L. Berks Son bought two frame cot
tages and a double lot at the northeast
corner of Fourteenth and Pino streets on
behalf of Aaron Q. Welnsteln from Charles
Btegger at the reported price of S.3;J. Mr.
Welnsteln bought the property for Invest
ment, Charles E. Williams of Los Angeles has
sold his home and lot at Forty-seventh and
Lafayette avenues, through W. H. Gates,
for 11,900, to Adam Worsham, and It will
be UMd by the buyer for a home.
XV. O. Bhriver report the following sales
made durfhg the last ten days: A house
and lot at Forty-fourth and Farnam streets
for $3,000 to Mr. Wegman, for a hornet a
house and lot at Twenty-fifth and Parker
atrcets to S. B. Shirk for J1.S00. as an In
vestment; a lot at Eleventh and Arbor
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streets for ttM5 to E. M. Wellman, who
bought for Investment; a cottage and lot
at Nineteenth and Spruce streets for S1.000
to Mrs. Altman, for a home; one-half of a
lot In South Omaha, as an Investment, for
an Investment, and an eighty-acre farm
near Paclflo Junction, la., for Jl.SOO,
MORE CHANGES IN TRAINS
Several Revisions In Time Schedules
of I'nlon Pariflo Are
Announced.
Additional time changes for the Union
Pacific trains to and from Omaha are an
nounced to bo effective June 9. Overland
IJmltcd No. 1 will leave for the west at
8:56 a. in., an hour earlier than usual. No.
3, the China and Japan train, will leave at
3:50 p. m., twenty-five minutes earlier than
now. No. 5, the Portland special, will leave
Omaha at 4 p. m., twenty-five minutes ear
lier than now. No. 7, the Los Angeles Lim
ited, will leave for the west at 12;55 p. m.,
almost an hour earlier thnn now. No. 9,
the fast mall, will leave at 8:60 a. m.
The principal change and that In which
Omaha and the entire state of Nebraska
Is the most Interested Is No. 11, whlrli
formerly left Omaha at 7:45 a. m. This
train will now be the midnight train from
Omaha to Denver and will leave Omaha
at 12:10 a. m. No. 13 will leave Omaha at
7:49 ft. m. and will connect with trains to
the South Platte country
The Overland Limited from the west will
arrive about an hour and a half later than
formerly, reaching Omaha at 9:40 p. m. In
stead ot being scheduled to arrive at 8:18
as at present. No. 4 from the west will
arrive at 9:40 as now, and No. S will be the
Portland train and will reach Omaha at 5
p. m. No. 8, the Los Angeles Limited, will
reach Omaha at 9:15, ahead of tho Overland
Limited, Instead of behind it as at present.
No. 10 Is the California train and will reach
Omaha at 5:50 p. m. Instead of at 5 p. m.
as now. No. 12 Is the Denver train and
will reach Omaha at 6:50 In the morning,
and the Nebraska local, No. 14, will arrive
in Omaha at 7:45 p. m.
These changes are made In accordance
with an agreement with all the western
roads to lengthen out the running time of
all trains west of Chicago. This was of
necessity because of the Increase of busi
ness, both passenger and freight. The offi
cials sny they hope to be able to better
maintain the schedules under the new run
ning time.
FIND TRACE 0F EARTHQUAKE
Selsmogrranhs of Washington Weather
Uarenu Record One Lasting;
Over an Hoar.
WASHINGTON, June 1. A special bulle
tin issued by the weather bureau says that
the seismograph of that Institution re
curded a distant earthquake beginning at
8:47 a. m. today. The quake; probably oc
curred several thousand miles from Wash
ington and consequently the amplitude of
tho motion was comparatively slight. The
total duration of the tremors was slightly
over an hour.
Members of
Distinguished members of the bench and
bar of Omaha and the state were present
Wednesday evening at Creighton Institute
on the occasion of the annual commenee-
ment exercises' of the Creighton law school.
Seven members of the class of 13OT received
their BheepsklnB after three years of studi
ous work, and degrees were conferred by
the president of the university, Father
Dowllng, and the dean of the law school,
T. J. Mahoney. These graduates, together
with' Arthur G. Abbott of Grand Island,
C. K. Barnes, son of Judge Barnes of Nor
folk, and Charles M. Marley of the legal
department of the Burlington, were form
ally admitted to practice before the su
preme court of the state of Nebraska, the
oath of office being admlnletered by Judge
Barnes, as the chief justice of the court
was unable to be present at the ceremonWe.
Nearly all the members of the judiciary
of the dlBtrlct and county courts, as well
as the supreme court of the state, were
present and many of the alumni.
The degree of bachelor of laws was con
ferred on James P. Boler, M. Joseph Don
nely, Edward F. Leary, George H. Merten.
C. Joseph MeMurphy and William A. Bchall
by Father Dowllng and Dean Mahoney.
C JOSEPH M CAFFRET.
BEST WAY TO RUN RAILROAD
Fnipoga of feoond Annual Meeting of
Union Paoifio Operating; Cffi)ia',.
TWO DAW SESSION AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
Prof. William mil of University of
Chicago Political Economy De
partment Will Talk F.dnca
' tlori of Railroad Man.
The second annual meeting of the op
orating offleials ot the Union Pacific will
be held In tho Comerelal club rooms June
17 and 18, for the discussion of papers pre
pared by tho chairmen of the various com
mittees as shown In the program that fol
lows. The topics are open to discussion
and the committees need not conform with
the Ideas as expressed by the chairmen.
Advanue copies of the chairman's papers
will be furnished the members of the com
mittees and they will discuss either af
firmatively or negatively according to theli
own views.
The special feature of the evening session
on the opening day Is an address by Prof.
Williams Hill of the department of poli
tical economy of the University of Chi
cago on the subject of "The Education of
the Railroad Man."
Program In Foil.
MONDAY MORNING SESSION.
a. m. Subject: "Negligence." Commit
tee: Dr. A. F. Jonas, chairman; d. J.
Peterson, W. C. McKeown, E. 8. Van Tas
sell. 9:45 a. m. Subject: "Recent Railroad
Legislation. Committee: Edson Rich,
chalrmnn; C, J. Lane, A. W. Scrlbner, W.
8. Baslnger.
10:30 a. m. Subject: "Operating In Con
nection with Tenant Lines. Committee:
Charles Ware, chairman; Edson Rich, A.
T. Palmer, William Jeftere, W. R. Cahtll.
11:15 a. m. Subject: "Catering to the
Traveling Public." Committee: F. E'
Lewis, chairman: W. H. Murray, W. C,
Francis. H. G. Kaill.
12 M. Adjournment. 1
AFTKRNOON SESSION.
2 p. m Subject: "How to Effect Fuel
Economy on Locomomf Ives." (a) Should
the same be determined on an engine mile,
gross ton mile or revenue ton mllo basis?
(b) Proper distribution of charges against
engines in various classes of service. Com
mltte: J. H. Grove, chairman; J. A. Turtle,
William Niland, A. H. Fetters.
2:15 p. m. Subject: "Maintenance of
Way." Committee: .1. O. Brlnkerhoff,
chairman; W. H. Putcamp, A. J. Wiarf,
O. G. Austin, Otis Thayer.
8-80 p. m. Subject: Harmcny." Com
mittee: E. L. Lorn ax, chairman; J. O.
Brlnkerhoff, 8. R. Toucey, F. C. Letts.
4:15 o. m. Subject: "Deslgrn and General
Arrangement of Important Frelcht Sta
tions. Committee: J. Suniland, chair
man: H. K Anderson, J. F. Barron, W. 8,
Woodworth.
6 p. m. Subject: "TTnnecessary Use of
the Telegraph." Committee1 I,. H. Korty,
chalrmnn: W. D. Lincoln, J. C. Ferguson,
A. F. Vick Roy.
8:30 p. m. Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
8:30 p. m.-Address by Professor William
Hill of the department ot nolltical econ
omy, Chicago unlvers Subject: "The
Education of Rallrcnt' ""
TUESDAY MOlViVtl SESSION.
9 a. m. Subject: "Linployment, Develop
ment and Promotion of Men Irj the Oper
ating Department." Committee: H. L. An
the First Class oi Creighlon Law School
WILLIAM A. SCHALL,
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JOSEPH DONNELLY.
HOME OP J. N. HASKELii, 1321 SOUTH THIRTT-SIXTH STREET.
derson, chairman; Charles Ware, A. D.
Schermerhorn, H. W. Sherldnn.
9:45 a. m. Subject: "Ways and Means
of Decreasing Cost of Locomotive Repairs,
Including the General I sago of locomo
tives on the Road as Well as In the Shop."
Committee: A. XV. WheaMey, chairman;
C. B. Smyth, Joseph Roberts. G. H. Ltkert.
10:30 a. m. Subject: "Weighing Freight,
Return of Scrap, Handling Curs With and
Without Waybills." Committee: H. J.
Stirling, chairman; J. H. btufford, A. Tay
lor, J. J. Sherlock.
11:18 a m.-Subject: "General Conditions
Controlling Water Stations Where Pump
ing Is Necessary." Committee: C. B.
Watson, chnlrman; A. J. Wharf, J. H.
Howe. David Bell. George F. Davis.
12 m Adjournment.
2 p. m. Subject: "Train Dispatching."
Committee: A. F. Vlck Roy, chairman; I
H. Korty. H. K Richards, J. F. Clnbaugh.
2:45 p. m. Subject: "Bud Order Freight
Cars. Causes and Cures." Committee: R.
Klvett, chairman; If. Jullcn, D. H. Hrees,
H. Stovel.
8:3 p. m. Subject: "General Condition
Affecting Design ol Freight Yards." Com
mittee: C. C. Post, chairman; A. Taylor,
C. C. Cornell. O. C. Curtis.
4:15 p. m. Subject': "Block Signaling on
Single Track." Committee: J. C. Youns,
chairman; W. C. McKeown, J. P. Carey.
MODERN WOODMEN MEMORIAL
Camps Will Pay Their Annual Trlbnte
' to the Dead at Hanacom
Park Sandfly.
The Modern Woddmen of America camps
of Omaha, Soutii Omaha, Florence and
Benson will hold their annual memorial
exercises at Hanscom park Sunday. Rev.
Frank L. Loveland of the First M. E.
church will deliver the oration and there
will be addresses by several pTomlnent
members, of the Modern Woodmen. Muslo
will be furnished by the Modern Woodmen
quartet and Greene's band. The full ritu
alistic services ot the order will be curried
out.
Preceding the exercises at the park a
parade will take place through the down
town treets. Formation will be at Fif
teenth at Douglas streets at 1:30 p. m., and
several degree teams and hundreds of
members of the order will form the pro
cession. Early In the morning committees from
the. various camps will visit the cemeotrios
and decorate the graves of deceased Wood
men. FUNERAL 0FJM. PECKHAM
Oae of Oldest Settlers Near Century
Mark is Laid to
Rest.
The funeral services of the late Perry M.
Feckham were held Saturday afternoon at
Calvary Baptist church, Twenty-fifth and
Hamilton streets. They were conducted by
Rev. E. R. Curry, pastor of the church, as-'
slsted by Rev. X W. Conley of the First
Baptist.
The pallboarcrs were George A. Wilcox,
A. Mapes. S. V. Fulling, L. D. Holmes, O.
W. Douglas and L. Householder. Interment
was at Forest Lawn cemetery.
Mr. Peckham died at the home of his
adopted daughter, Mrs. Dr. Womersley, 1001
Purk avenue. He was one of the earliest
settlers of Nebraska, coming to the state
In 1854 and locating at Bellevue. He Was
EDWARD IL M'MUTUniY,
CDWAJU) F. LEAR.
born In Bristol, R. I., In 1816 and was con
sequently 92 years old. Upon his arrival
at llellevue he at once engaged In farming
end continued In that vocation until 1S85,
when he removed to Omaha because of I
falling health and threatened blindness. He
lott his eycplgfil a few years afterward I
and has been totally blind for many years
and has made his homo with his adopted
daughter, Mrs. Womersley, for nearly a
quarter of a century. Ills wife died In
ISM. He leaves no direct fumlly and Mrs.
Womersley Is the only ono remaining of his
adopted children. He has been a helpless
Invalid for a great many years.
LOOK BACKWARD FOR WEATHER
Recollect Ions of Bygone Years When
Overcoats Were Worn
In Jane.
The prevailing talk about the late frosts
and damaged, crops was brought up to an
Interesting point on tho floor of 'change in
Cincinnati through the recalling by James
A. Loudon, one of the oldest active grain
merchants in that city, of the destructive
frost which visited this country on May
17, 1K9, forty-eight years ago.
"There are few who recall that frost,"
he said, "but I have a very distinct recol
lection of It. That season, or spring, like
the present one, had crops and produce
coaxed tut early with mild, warm weather.
Then came a sudden turn cold, which re
sulted In the blighting frost forty-eight
years ago. From tho Mississippi river east.
-and you must remember there was nothing
west at that time to amount to anything,
crops were blighted. Prices Jumped with
leaps and bounds, and flour was shipped
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and from
New York to Buffalo. Farmers, thinking
that their crops had been ruined, went Into
the market and bought flour. I remember
having an order for 200 barrels of flour,
which I sold at a profit of 11.50 a barrel.
After the excitement had died down there
came a period of excellent growing weather
and crops were resown."
The frost of May 17 was not the last for
that season. On June 6 there was a heavy
frost, and the river column of the Enquirer
referred to It as follows:
"The decks of steamers were ornamented
with this white mantle, which left the im
pression that even the most vigorous fruit
must have been destroyed."
The editorial column of June 7 said: "The
severe cold weather which was evperlenced
in this vicinity on Saturday and Sunday,
June 5 and 6. and which created a necessity
for fire great coats, has, as . we feared,
done much damage to the crop. We hear
disastrous accounts of It from Cleveland,
Zanesvllle, and other places where the fruit
was badly Injured and the young corn de
stroyed." By June 11 word had reached this olty
from Pittsburg of great damage done In
that vicinity, and the Enquirer of that date
carried the following extract from the
Pittsburg Dispatch: "Fruit Is seriously
damaged by heavy frost on Sunday night.
An extensive grower of grapes In this vi
cinity estimates his loss at (3,000. Another,
residing near East Liberty, says his apples
and peaches are mainly, if not completely,
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for Free Booklet, Color Card and
List of Dealers.
Trial Can Tt (send 10c to pay
postage). Enough for a Chair, Table
or Kitchen Cabinet.
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AND BRICK CO.
Office ul Tarda i
Serrenteonth and Cuinlng Streets.
Telephone DougUa 4428.
Tents and Awnings
Omaha Tent & Awning Co.
llth and tlarney. TeL Dosg. 881
national Roofing Co.
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Doug. 1281
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F. M. Hamling
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Floors, Iluth Itooiiis,
Porchoa.
309 South 17th Street.
R. L. CARTER
Sheet Metal Works
Clothes Drying Cabinet
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large Stock Hotel G tiling
1711-20-11-24 ST. MAIY'S AVENUE.
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