Nebraska Newspapers

    TITE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 12,
4MELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
WEftfS OF TEE BUSY HOME BUILDKIS
B
how Creates Lull in Trade, Although
Prospective Builders Are Busy.
'jTEL LOYAL TO BE ENLARGED
', C'aaanHjr to Be Doable Hr .a
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Work Prngrrun
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Real estate has been rather vitef f t
ut two week, because of t heavy
4anket of no which ha covered the
round anj yet a number of deals have
ten mailt. The man who expe ts to
did a home In the spring 1 looking for
I location and thua the demand for good
titlylng lots keep. up. Many of tliese have
en old this fall and the Indication are
nat the phviomenal building record of
hi year will keep Its gait In the spriog.
Inilia la essentially a city of beautiful
lomes and the class of buildings beina built
ocreanea in beauty each year. Hunga
wa are fast Increasing In number aa well
the larger houses.
Omaha la a (trowing city and there la a
yinttnued demand 'for houses. The house
-inter has his hands full In apite of the
;housands of new homes which were built
Hiring the year. Although many of the
rmie who live In the suburban houses
Wring the summer and move to apart
sent houses during the winter months most
f the houaea of Omaha are occupied and
he "for rent" sign is a scarce article.
Although public Improvements were put
it a standstill by the heavy snows and
ero weather, still there are few Idle men
o be seen as there Is a large amount
( Inside work being done. Carpenters who
rere shut out from doing outside work
;ot another Job putting up storm windows,
lany had delayed this necessary work, be
huse of tha fine weather which Is usual
It time of tha year, but the continued
oltl forced the contractors to get busy
aid put up the storm windows.
Announcement was made during the
veek of a large addition to the Loyal hotel,
rhlch will make that hotel the finest In
Omaha and make tt one of the finest
iotels In the west. Not only will the
building be raised three stories In height,
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a lut the large tract 01 grounu no vk"-
y the Metropolitan bowling alleys, has
' O' v.en secured, and a large addition win oe
to the hotel where the alleys are now
ated. This will give the hotel over j
n.ima heswies rivina more Biran iui a
ubby and for offices.
Work haa continued on all the larger
buildings In the downtown district in spite
the xero weather, and all are making
ffort to push the work as fast as pos-
The contractor for the Brandeis
lieater hns given up hope of having that
kullding ready when his contract called
!or it, but la pushing the work neverthe
ess. The City National bank continued to
rear its steel Into the air. as story after
itory of the steel is added. The contractors
tope to have most of the steel In place by
iprlng, so that the masons and finishers
nay continue their work. Applications
lave been received for more space than
Ihls fifteen-story building will have and
:be owners are pleased at the outlook for a
rood run of tenants.
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' Ed Johnston of Ed Johnston & Co., and
iV. 3. Wealey, have, formed a partnership
jnder the firm, name of Johnston & Was-
ty. Tha present office of Ed' Johnston A
;o. at 181 Farnam street will be retained
ntll January t Mr. Johnston remaining
!n charge of It. The office at 305 South
seventeenth street, opposite the colirt
louse, has been secured by the new nrm
ind Is now open for business, being In
shargrt of Mr. Wesley. After January 1
the business will be concentrated at H
South Sevnteenth street.
X. P. t'ixlt-8 & Co. report a good di-aiand
for acreage, both Improved and unim
proved, and for close-in investment prop
erties. Tha firm haa Sold recently the fol
lowing properties:
A lot at Thirtieth and Chicago streets
Belonging to J. K. Totten to M. M. Robert
son lor L.J. A
A targ E arm oi acre on ine nin
river, rvrar South Bend, belonging to M. E.
I'M Wards of Omaha and sold to Swarts A
Wiochel. merchants of Klmwood. Neb. The
consideration whs This property
las a large part under cultivation and
are axteuaive stone and ciay quarries.
IVxlge, Jr., sold five acres north of
ug park to R. W. MacMaiuuna, manager
of the clothing department of Dennetta.
Mr. MacManaina will Improve this prop
ert for a home.
Mr. Bogue sold his home. 1&3 Corhy
street, to Mrs. Mary Murphy for CTfli).
Mrs. Murphy turchaaed for Investment and
Mr. Uogua lmmeaiaxoi v purcnasea a lot
a Creighton a first atttlllon from K. S.
JTrnrnbell for SI,").
r ive acres in Sanson tietgnis. Belonging
t, illiam utnuoy, wun nouse ana omer
Viiajj'roveniants, was sold to I harles Olllen
for and In leas than thirty days Mr.
Uillen sold It to U. P. Jeesen for $2,700.
Charles Weber of South Omaha haa pur
chased two lota In Albright belonging to
W. J. Green of Utlca, N. Y.. and (Jus t:arl-
,on haa purchased a corner lot in the same
Jt 1' location.
rne prpny ui Lr. utxrora on lapitol
avoiiue, between Eighteenth and Nlne
tenth streets, consisting of a full elty lot
and large house was sold. The considera
tion waa S3.MD and the purchaser Mary E.
Otis.
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CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 Farnam St. Phones: Bell, Doug. 1823, and Ind. A3231
SHOLES AND SUTPHEN DIFFER
Agent Gives New Version of Land
Seal with Joslyn.
JOSLYH'S VERSION IS YET TO COJUE
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dansen, architect.
ELL. bes;un la half done," Is an
old Maying- of merit, and a!
though It may be claiming tot.
much to assume that a thint.
well started la half accom
pllshed. there is no doubt bu.
good beginning on a right baal
systematic manner, with a righi
attitude towards the accomplish-
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Love Lost, First
Wife Sues Second
iln. Walter Blackett No. 1 Asks
15,000 of Mrs. Blackett No. 2
for Hosband's Affections.
Mrs. Walter Blackett No. I may have
relented a little toward her husband, but
sho has not toward Mrs. Blackett No. 1
'lire. Katharlna Blackett versus Mrs.
Minnie Blackett. real name Minnie Wat
son," la the title of a suit filed In dis
trict court. In the petition Mrs. Blackett
No. 1 asks Sia.U'JO damagea of Mrs. Black
ett No. 1.
There are three counts tor eaon of which
$5 Ouo Is sought. The first la tha longest
and recites that Mrs. BlaukMt, No. S, "be
gan paying marked attentions to plain
tiffs husband and showed him many
courtesies, inducing him to accept gifts of
money aad vreaauta. and writing him let
ters couched In tha moat endearing terms
and sending him post cards of a kind and
description showing and Indicating affec
tion." Thua, says tha petition was, "he enticed
and allured."
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SCHOOL BONOS DELIVERED
Creaaser lafay lasaea Kavelst for
fl4,S3 te Bukm Meaerre
Life, Baeceaafal Bidders.
Th (leal step In the floating of the
Omaha aciiool bonds of the Issue of July
1, HWa, was taken Saturday, when a rec
eipt for tha payment of Sloattl was deliv-
la a n- Kooinson ol the Bankers
v lit company, the successful bid
or tha saoiuiiiea, by Frank A. Furay.
irer.
bonds bear 44 per oent Interest and
tn twacty years.
Musi i:
and in
mental
ment of the thing you have started out to
do, means that it will be accomplished
In a quicker, easier, cheaper and mora
satisfactory manner than If it were gone
about In a aimless, haphazard manner with
some mi.s(rtvlng aa to the final outcome.
Many people play the game of fife, "catch
as catch can," and wonder why they fail.
The building of a home Is to moat people
a trying ordeal; to many it '.a the first
experience of investing a considerable
amount of ironey. the responsibility of
Investment, the insane desire to get more
than their money's worth and the com
plications that arise from the lack of
integrity have been the ruin of many a
prospering' young man during tha con
struction of bis first home. Tha first
requisite of any undertaking Is to decide
definitely in calm momenta what plan to
pursue a clear mental attitude toward lta
accomplishment. A young man who bad
left a good position to start Into businesa
for himself waa being criticized by an
older member of -the family, a- properous
uncle for what the latter declared as fool
hardlnesa. The young man- waa asked
what capital he had with which to en
gage in hia new undertaking. He replied
to hla uncle's amazement that his capital
waa unlimited, and in response to an In
quiry for an explanation, said, "I have
Inegrlty, perserverance and a good con
stitution, i assume ine right mental at
titude toward everything thaj, I go about
and have a disposition that always sees
the bright side." The uncle was somewhat
taken back by this outburst of oratory,
but declared with an outstretched hand
that tha boy has learned a lesaon which
he had taken forty years to learn, and
that there was no doubt but what his
success was assured.
Few people realise the responsibility of
building a home. It Involves more than
Uie expenditure of a considerable amount
of money, for If properly Invested, the
returns are fai" greater than can be ob
tained through lnvestiu lu any oilier way.
The building of a modern home la mora
than a science. It involves more than the
mere structural problems to be worked
out along well defined lines. It Is an ait.
and there la no limit to ait. as there Is
to science. The design of a modem home
can vary accoriig to ones means and
preferences, expressing through the medium
of a competent designer one a Ideals, tastes
and social standing. This explains why so
many different designs of entirely different
style and appearance can come from the
drafting board of a single architect. It Is
oecause of his having to deal with so
many different phases of human character
and haa so many different tastes to
please. After the prospective homebullder
fully realise tha Importance of the
investment he la about to make, lta finan
cial obligations and the time and thoughts
which he will have to take away from his
business In order to give the building of
a home the attention it uierlta, the next
thing la to decide what the family require
ments are, making a detailed lint of them
and than take them to a competent archi
tect, working the remainder of the problem
out through h:ni.
Many people waste tmintha In trying to
determine the kind of plan beat suited to
their requirements, the sise of their pocket
book and tha advantages of location given
by the lot on which they will build. The
mora they study Into it Uie mora perplexed
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and to insure sanitary conditions
and warmth. The author of the book
alms to give the Intending home
builder advice on subjects such as
buying the lot, planning the home,
letting the contract, choosing the
materials, etc. Problems about front
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places, exteriors. Interior finish, etc.,
are taken up In detail and treated
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ar answered and the bonk should
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ought to emphasise the lnadvlaabillty of a
man attempting to prepare the plana for
his own home.
One of the advantages of having prop
erly prepared plana is that the owner
knows definitely what he Is going to get
In the finished structure- and la able to j
take competitive bids and let his contract I
S a taken, la Deposition, Afflra
Told Beth Ha Thenht
Coald Not Give Title ta
tha Property.
A different atory froni that of Charles
DeWitt Sutphen waa told by D. V. Sholes
In district court regarding the real estate
deal between Sutphen and Gaorga A.
Joslyn. Mr. Sholes was agent in the
matter.
The plaintiff Introduced Sutphen'a depo
sition taken tn Dubuque, la, before this
aide rested. Sutphen in this deposition de
clares that ha told Mr. Sholes and Mr.
Joslyn that be thought he could not give
title to the tract at Fortieth and uaven-
a systematic baals. saving a long list , port .treeta because, he said. It had been
of extras, some times amounting to sev
I eral hundred dollars, for things that are
usually not specifically arranged for when
' the building Is started without plans. If
I you can afford to build at all, you can af
j ford to build right, for It is both ex
I pensive luring the construction of a house
j and in the long run to build otherwise.
I Bear in mind that system alwiys means
' economy, and, start right.
they become and when they finally sur
render and go to their architect for advice
they are little hearer to a complete solu
tion than when they began. Some times
they think they have worked out the com
plete solution and In some rare cases,
where a home builder has more than the
average artistic talent, Uie proper arrange
ment is worked out before the architect
is engaged to l.".y out Vie plans In a sys
tematic manner. These Instances are very
few, however, and most people would save
considerable time and annoyance by taking
the matter directly to "the man who
knows" and who is capable of seeing the
entire situation almost at the glance, or.
if not, can soon work out the mutter upon 1 ft f-
giving it carrful study. Lake all profes- j zrr
HARRIMAN AS AM0NEY MAKER
Fortane Ciettlna; Dae to Ability,
Indnatry, Courage and
Patleace.
It is unfortunate for the country that
Edward H. Harrtman's fortune turns out to
have been much greater than It was sup
pnxed to be, before his death. Then those
who professed to know most about his af
i fairs thought that he owned from J60.W0,
XO to 175,000,000 In various kinds of property,
chiefly railroad stocks and bonds. Now" it
proves that he left about 1150.000.000. His
estate Is to pay inheritance taxes on $!.-
.40 000.
The piling up of such a fortune. In one
laborious lifetime, even though It began,
for earning purposes, very early and lasted
in the sense of full business activity, al
most to the end. Is bound to have a bad
effect upon the ctjuntry, in view of the
fact that It is universally believed to be
the result of shrewd manipulation rather
than of great discoveries br creative en
terprises. The Hariirnan estate Is looked
upon as the fruit of cunning JuggHiig with
left to his father and to himaelf with re
mainder to their heirs. Then Joslyn, says
Sutphen In substance, declared that he
would arrange "a friendly law autt," by
refusing to pay mora than $1,000 of the pur
chase price and that Sutphen would havo
to bring suit for the balance.
Mr. Joalyn'a version has not been told
yet to the court, but Mr. Sholes' waa this
morning. Sholes1 most important state
ment on direct examination was;
"That Sutphen said to me, ,for a time
afrer the death of my mother, we thougnt
that we could not sell the property be
cause of having only a life Interest, but
later. Mr. Nash wanted to buy a piece of
the property and we had an abstract made
up and submitted to Thurston A Hall, who
pronounced it all right. Then the deal
went on.' "
Said Xaab. Did.
"Did Sutphen say," asked John C. Cowln
of the witness, "that Nash bought tho
piece spoken of?"
"He said Nash did." replied the witness.
Mr. Sholes' testimony on direct examina
tion had chiefly to do with hia part as
agent In bringing about tha sale and in
cluded statements that he was "acting as
agent for both men" and that both men
were to pa.' him commission.
On cross-examination conducted searoh
ingly by Edson Rich for his partner. W.
O. Gilbert, Mr. Sholes' testimony had more
to do with ths lawsuit which followed the
deal than with the deal Itself. Mr. Rich
brought out a statement that Mr. Joslyn
told the witness he would not pay him a
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vast industrial and commercial forces. The , r.m(llmr of his commission until the law
country feels that Harriman gathered his ' hai, Wn ,ripj. saying. "I may never
wealth by clever tricks rather than making
it by adding to the possessions and pro
ductive power and prosperity of the nation.
This vi-.v Is rn.t altogether Just or accur-
Hainman w as a magnificent oi gan
of railroad efficiency. He had fine
Eional men. architects are not made, but col ,tt, anj enterprise in planning and exe
are born with the fundamental principles j cuting Improvements of the utmotit im-
of their profession strongly emphasised In
their mental make up. If they have added
to their artistic talent and constructive
ingenuity, technical training and the ex
perience of practical application, they can
solve intricate problems of plan or design
In a very short time when a home builder,
unaided, might never find the beat solu
tion. This Is an age of fpeciailsta. The "jack
at ail trades" belongs to the past. If a
man amounts to anything in his chosen
vacation, he Is too busy to give attention
to matters to which he haa received no
pi.itance in transportation facilities. H
was a trickster, but he was more than
that. Ho acquired railroads by dub'ous If
not lawless means, but he ustd tuem with
great foresight and faith In Uin dnveiop
mint of the country. Vet at best his money
nicking tvas too stupendous. He accumu
lated too big a fortune, for any Wall street
rr.anter of the craft and schemes of so
calied "high finance." His financial suc
cess was huge enough to serve the pur
pot es of revolutionary agitators. It is de
moralizing to ambitious youth.
But there Is an encouraglnie sldr of this
get the property.'
Henry l- Estabrook will be one of the J
next witnesses for the defense and his
testimony will be of interest not only be-
cause of his prominence, but because of
the role which the plaintiff asserts he
played In the lawsuit which established
Joalyn's title. Another declaration b
Wholes on cross-examination was that But- i
pheii considered Estabrook his attorney In j
the matter. !
M. Sholes was the only witness of Sat j
urday. for tne cuse adjourned at noon until
Monday morning. '
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training. Thla is why the average carpen- ' MWestion of the effect of the Tlarrlman
ter and contractor makes a total failure
when he attempts to plan a modern home.
If he la called upon to build a home ex
actly after the plan of one that Is already
built. ttas.ha can do fairly well, but when
it comes to laying out Uie plana and da
sign for an original home to meet the vary
ing requirements of a family, ha invariably
makes a botch of tha home, both from an
artistic and practical standpoint. It la a
significant fact that all of tha principal
contractors of very city invariably engage
the beat architect In the city to plan tbelr
homea. Since they ara In a better poattlon
to Judge of the advantage and economy
of a systematically prepared set of plana
than the avaiae Uttatm build ar, tals fact
money-getting, on a vast scale. It came.
as is usually the case, with extreme Indus
try, great courage and patience, the most
temperate living and clean personal habits,
and it was built upon the foundation of
poverty and entire self-reliance. Harri
man showed, once mora, what stuiendous
success, even though his was not altogether
crtdltable, can be won by American boys
who have sufficient brains and pluck and
energy, without the belp of rich or power
ful relatlvaa or friends, or of Inherited
capital, or anything outside their own
strength of body and mind. The vast Har
riman estate waa no gift of fori una. It did
not fall Into tha bands of a self-indulgent
Idler. It was not obtained In tha sensual
pursuit of pleasure. Cleveland Leader.
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Star Persoaa.
Five thousand more persona can be ac
commodated in the Omaha hotels and in ,
the large rooming bousea within a few ,
blocks walk of the center of Omaha.
Thla statement la given out by tha expo- 1
sitlon management after a careful can- !
rasa of tha situation and by examining tha 1
books at tha Information bureau main
tained by the Toung Men's Christian asso-
Omaha waa called upon to accommodate a
host of people last weak and mora will be
on hand this week when there are Just aa
many conventions to be held In connection
with tha exposition aa there waa laat week.
While tha hotels were filled, they were
not pushed to their utmost and the large
rooming bousea were scarcely called upon
at all to take oar lor tha overflow.
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