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TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP !
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Prospective PtiTchasers Are Backward
Much Activity in Store.
MANY INQUIRIES BEING MADE
Architects Are Ila, omr Tarsia;
Work Away, and Indlratlona Art '
that mil raon Will Re
I nunall Ho dir.
Willi pro.ppitlve purchasers of rral m
tat are Inclined to b backward and there
1 not much disposition to commenca
hulldlnir at this time, theis Is every reason
I to believe that there will be unusual activ
ity In transfers and construction work dur
ing the ne.-iHnn of 1111.
y Building operations are reported acatter-
fnaly from all parts of the city, but at this
time there has been little work started on
structures of any magnitude. Excavations
are now belnK made for the 1123,000 apart
ment building at Seventeenth and t.
Mary's avenue, and this Is probably the
most pretentious structure that has been
started this spring.
The most convincing facts that 1911 Is
to be marked by unusual activity come
from the offices of the architects. All of
them are busy and some report that they
are turning work away, having more at
hand than they can turn out. There are
a number of the architects who nrc pre
paring plans for massive dwelling houses
and apartments, but thev are not In a
position at ti ls time to give out anything.
One architect la preparing plans for a.i
$M.0fO apartment house which will be built
close In, and will be one of the finest of
Us nature In the city.
There Is a. gcneml feeling of satisfaction
and encouragement among the real estate
dealers. They are not bringing about many
sales, but they are encouraged by the large
number of Inquiries that are being made
by those, who have money to Invest. A
great many of the prospective purchasers
have It In mind to build, and they do not
feel that It- would be profitable to make
purchases until spring begins in real earn
est. As long as the weather remains
j wlnterih backwardness will exist, but as
soon as the trees begin to bud and the
dandelions poke their noses above the sod
there Is going to be plenty to do for all.
Burd F. Miller, architect, has created
something entirely new in the plans drawn
northwestern
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Me It an Enduring Homo 3 Build Nov;
We offer you the best grade atone and the
greatest experience In cement building atones.
Your order for sidewalks, atepa, basements, porch
floor, retaining walls, reinforced concrete houses,
etc., will bring best results when placed with us.
IdealCement Stone Co.
Main Office and Yard, 17th Cuming t. Phones, Douglas H8, Omaha, Sell.
. Factory and Yard 31st and Byaoldlng Its. Phones i- 'Sowg. 443S."
THIS INTERESTS
YOU :
IF YOU DO NOT OWN YOUR OWN H0IIE
You know, how difficult it U to rent a suitable house in
Omaha, at the prest'iit time.
Why not stop paving rent and have a home of your
ownf
.This Association was organized to help you own your
home as it has helped hundreds of others.
Our funds are loaned to you ; and are repayable in
monthly payments.
Our office is now located in the McCague lildg., north
west corner l.'th and Dodge Sts., and our officers will be
pleased to explain our plan.
Omaha Loan & Building Association
Assets: $4,00,000.00
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and DOO
for the Martin and Redmon flats. The
elevations show a something ranging be
tween the ever-sought colonial and th
ijJcturesuup. cUaae Mr.. Miller.. Is satis
fied to classify his creation as the out
growth of modern architecture, but thutte
who have seen the plans are willing to
admit that every line Is original Both the
Martin and Redmon flats have been
started and will be completed by midsum
mer. J. W. Martin Is erecting a four
apartment flat at Twenty-fifth and Cass
streets and A. Redmon will have a like
structure at Nineteenth and Jackson
streeta. Both buildings are of Individual
design, different from anything et ex
ploited In Omaha.
The Pavne A Slater company will be
lessee of the new Fascn apartment house
which will be erected by the KounUe estate
on the St. Mary's avenue triangle, and
they announce that already leases for
three-fourths. of the spacs in the building
have been signed. The f'asco will have a
frontage 'of 1S9 fee on St. Mary'" avenue,
is feet on Howard street and 106 feet. on
Eighteenth street, The main entrance will
he In the center of the 8t. Mary's avenue
frontage and will lead through a vestibule
to a tile-floored lobby and office, at the
end of which will be the main .stairway and
passenger elevator. The; building complete J
will cost In the neighborhood or U2.0"0.
The Knights of Columbus, who are rap
Idly growing In numbers, expect some day
to occupy their own club house. Toward
that end they have appointed a committee
to make an Investigation and formulate a
plan for financing such a project. The
committee Is rompoed of C. J. Pniyth,
chairman; T. P. Redmond and Thomas Mc
Hhane. They expect to make a report
soon. The knights do not expect to be
able to build Immediately, but are desirous
of having plans well In hand so the work
can be started when the opportune time
comes. There are now 430 knights In the
local organization.
BIRTH RATE IS INCREASING
Twntr-Mne More Children Darn la
March This Venr Than
Last.
Two hundred thirty-one children were
born in Omaha during the month of March.
.Of the number 116 were white males, 112
white females, 2 colored males and 1 col
ored female. During the month of March,
1910, 202 children were born.
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Resenre Fund: $105,C03.00
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Omaha Window Screen Co.
W take measurement a4 glr estimates free.
llas uu ut (124 North 10th htrtt, Oniaha.
Tclcphouo 1oukU 4IJ.
L.I. extremes have their reac
tions. For many years the na
tional tendency has been to
ward the superlative or the
superfluous. The man who
could build the largest locomo
A
tive, the tallest building or the most ex
pensive palatial home, Is looked upon with
mixed admiration and awe. While efforts
to do great things should not be dis
couraged, they have necessarily created a
feeling of discontent among whose means
would not permit them to do as much.
A marble palace costing a million or two
may be a gem of architecture, and a
Veritable museum filled with art treas
ures, but such a home can not be said to
be truly homelike, and establishes a false
standard.
There is more true homelike beauty to
be found In a simple cottage designed and
furnished In good taste, than Is to be found
In the palaces of the rich. Why? Because
the true home spirit. Its true significance
as the abode of love and happiness Is lost
track of In the effort to out do some rival
millionaire.
The reaction from this tendency has been
toward the simpler things, the living of
simpler lives In simple, homelike habita
tions. Without question, the leader In this
movement towards simple homes which
Is a fact becoming nation wide, is Mr.
Guitav Stlckley, the acknowledged head
of the craftsman movement. Like all In
novations, the craftsman Ideal has had to
receive and live through Its Bhare of critic
ism. By those who preferred excessive
adornment on and In their homes It was
called "dry goods box architecture." It
is unite true, that everything In craftsman
architecture Is "on the square," but not
to the extent that a craftsman home would
resemble a box.
The keynote of the craftsman Idea Is
simplicity, not riisiM j)r)mittveness, but the
straightforward expression In the outward
appearance of a home, of the simple needs
within. Everything is. real. Selected ma
terials are not used as a veneer on, baser
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What Is considered a record-breaking
piece of house wrecking was done recently
by the Southern Coal and Supply company
In South Omaha. A three-story building
was taken down In eleven day and all ma
terial cleared away from the1 premlie.
This bulldlne mi called the Pelmonleo
hotel. The time mad In tearing down this
structure J believed to be a record, and
it show that .the Boutbern Coal company'
worker, are very rapid.
At an expense of a few cent you can
get In your new hme a three-trand cov
ered wire to attach your thermostat. This
fixture will ave you money. Tha Omaha
Stove fUpalr work will be glad to glv
you Information about thi Instrument.
Miller. Stewart Ik Beaton company la
knowing a complete line of the latest wall
paper and decorations for making your
home pleasant during the summer.
The Ciarkson Me mortal hospital is be
ing refinlkhed witli koystona, furnished by
Uarker Uros. Paint company.
The following sales were made by the
Anihor Fence company during the lat
week: Clerhart LoHike, Columbus. Neb.;
Anton Foreman. 1453 South Twelfth street;
M. C. Foley, J01:' Chicago street; Nst I..
Hryson. 3006 North Seventeenth street;
John Spedie, Benson; C. N. Forbes, 1811
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Treasure-House for Home Builders
)ur department of interior deforating offers this spring a lare assortment t most
iful pajiers, draperies, curtains, cretonnes, etc., for making your home beautiful, lleally
ive a treasure-house for one who is preparing to get his home in fhape for summer. Our
Our
heautif
WA llllVf
selections are out-of-the-ordinary distinctive and will give
harmony with nature.
Experts from this department will' call at your home, take measurements and later sub
mit plans for your approval. Our specialists, qualified by long years of experience, are al
ways ready to give suggestions without charge. Before you place an order it will be greatly
to your heuefit to consult with our expert.
MILLER. STEWART (& BEATON CO.
tttp. TAfl POLICY HOUSE . Established 1884.
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The Craftsman Idea
Arthur C. Clausen, Arohlteot.
MR. CLAUSEN'S BOOK
"The Art, Science and Sentiment of
Homebuilding."
30 chapters. 300 illustrations. It
covers a wide range of subjects. In
cluding the planning of bungalows,
suburban and city homes, costing
from $2,000 to JO,000. letting con
tracts, choosing materials, proper de
sign of entrance, windows, fire
places, etc. New third edition. Trice,
postpaid. $1.00.
Address, Arthur O. Clausen, Archi
tect, 1136-37-30 Lumber Exchange,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
materials to give a false impression of
quality at low expense.
Mr. Stlckley believes, and Is supported by
the profession, that a home should be
planned In as simple a way as possible, and
make up for the saving In cost by using
a better quality of material than Is ordi
narily used In the construction of Inex
pensive homes. "In fact, the one central
thought In all craftsman activities Is the
simplification of life and p return to the
more democratic modes of thought and
conduct of our fathers. Accordingly the
exterior lines of the Craftsman house are
very simple and Its Interior divisions are
few. One Immediate result of vital Inter
est to most builders Is the economy thus
effected. Aside from economy, however,
the ruling principle of simplicity effects
other Important results. It gives the
Craftsman House a beauty and a dignity
that is all its own and reacts most favor
ably upon the life and character of the
Inmates. Passing for a moment the beauty
of slmplloity In design, its effects on
character are worthy of the most careful
consideration.
The beginning of life and character lies
in the home. Its Influence Is paramount In
shaping our social and national destiny.
Our future welfare as a nation depends
ujion the kind of surroundings In which
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Building Notes of the
Wirt street; J. B. Went. Twenty-second
and Seward streets; M. Goldberg, 4332 Par
ker street.
Sherwin-Williams paints are being sold
extensively this spring by Barker Bros.
Paint company, lOOftty Farnam street. These
paints are famous over the country and
are recognized as among the best made.
F. H. Turney & Co. report that the
American weather strip Is very popular.
Mall order have been received from va
rlous parts of th state for this strip. It
is dust proof.
When you want seeds that really grow,
tha Nebraska Seed company would b
pleased to have you visit their establish
ment or write them. They sell seeds that
bring tha result you want.
Many Omaha families are now engaging
private rooms in the fireproof storage of
the Omaha Van and Storage company for
storing their household goods during the
summer.
Iong 4 Voase. plumbers, are strengthen
ing their reputation for doing the best
kind of work In the city. They are 'sani
tary" plumbers and put In the kind of
work that endures. They arrange the
pipes In such a way that damaging leaks
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our children grow up. And present lack
of principle in building is not having the
right eort of influence.
The desire for superfluity Is equally
harmful to men. women and children. The
man who Is ambitious to provide for his
wife and children surroundings equal to
the best Is burdened beyond his strength.
Tho woman who Is trying to keep up the
appearance which she believes should be
long to her station In life Is taxed to the
utmost. Worst of all, It starts the children
with standards that (end to preclude the
possibility of their going Into housekeep
ing for themselves In a simple and sensible
way."
A craftsman house can be either one or
two stories high, although the one-story
bungalow makes the Ideal craftsman home,
and fits In well with the craftsman Idea
of living in as simple and economical
way as possible. Simplicity does not mean
barrenness, and the design of a craftsman
home should rot be carried to that ex
ereme. It Is the same In dress. Simplicity
In dress indicates good taste, but a man
should not go to the extreme of leaving off
his necktie on the ground that it Is n
superfluous ornament, not contributing to
his comfort. One can carry even simplicity
to an extreme.
When a craftsman house 's two Btorles
high, the second floor Joist tire left visible
and a saving in the cost of plastering Is
made up by making the Joist of better ma
terial, to match the rest of the woodwork,
and in this way to make a very satisfac
tory beamed ceiling, strictly In accordance
with first principles. Imitation .beams
made of thin material boxed up
and mltered at the corners, and merely
hung on the underside of the celling to
give the appearance of support without
actually sustaining the floor above would
not be In accordance with the craftsman
Idea. The craftsman Idea In short, means
simple, virtuous living, in ' simple, Inex
pensive homes, well bulit of simple, easily
obtainable materials, and the utter elimina
tion of all needless superfluity both in the
home Itself and In the lives of Its occu
pants, j
DCjblOM MO.'eST
DiHIMC I CnMtX.K
Room.' e'M
Week
will be done away with. They will be
pleafed to make estimates on work and
will promptly answer all mall Inquiries.
The residence of Mrs. Herman Kountz
has been beautifully decorated by C. L,.
Benson. Barker Bros. Paint company fur
nished the material.
The Northwestern Kxpanded Metal com
pany of Chicago Is recording banner sales
on Its expanded metal steel plastering lath
this spring.
Cement in it varlou forms is in great
demand this spring and the Ideal Cement
Stone company of this city Is taking many
orders for work that will be done later In
the year.
When your key will not unlock your
house door or desk drawer call up C. K.
llcflln company, Douglas -U74. and get a
man who will take care of you at once.
Efitlmates on electrical work are freely
given by W. W. Bherwood, VlVi i arnam
Htreet.
Screens that will protect your home
against flies are being sold by the Omaha
Window ricreen company. This firm has
received several favorable criticisms of Its
material.
your home an atmosphere in
Street
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kind" Let us I.hvc vonr pln ami submit to you sn estlmnte.
Cor lurger mid more pretentious houses the Combination Whiiii Air unu
Hot V liter i. letter tlinn nnv known system.
You nre eoirili.lly invited to visit our saleroom where sample ate on
display, also see how beautiful Is our display of Mower vue.
Omaha Stove
Tr!ephone: Doug. 0IO,
You can get the
best attention
I'HO.M
17. 17. SHER170QD
Klertricat Contracting.
Wiring for Light, Power and
Electric Bells. Agents
for Hawthorne Motors.
1212 FAHXAM .Strort, OMAHA.
Phonos:' IHmnlns 763:1;
Ind., A-2201.
KstiniatoH Cheerfully KurnlKlipd.
'''l''lliVilllllllVf'lLsilWH'a-TillM-"MT';t!'-H-f t !M.Hi3inBaisV10liTv
Be Independent--Get
Independent Prices
Y6u don't have to stick to the old rut and keep paying high prices.
You ought to know that. We have Independent prices that donhle the
value of your money. Wfe can furnish you everything In lumber and
save you money. YOU SHOULD SKK US HK.FOHK OU ltUlLD.
Look at these: 250,000 bricks, $3.00 per thousand; 100,000
4ffoot white pine lath, $3.60 per thousand; Joist or planks, 2x8x22,
2x10x22, 2x12x22, $18.00 per thousand; flooring and celling, all
widths, $16.00 per thousand; Iron pouts, I beams, anchors, plates and
store fronts, 2 cents per pound. New oak flooring, 2,i-ineh fHCe, at
$40.00 per thousand feet.
Our building wrecking operations enable us to make these start
ling reductions.
Mail Orders Get Special Attention. Write Now.
SOUTHERN COAL AND SUPPLY CO.
21st. atid Paul Sts. . Webster 284; H.3:J2;J ltli and l.anl Sts.
the thi! Out This Summer
With the .
American
Weather Strip
It's. Dust Proof, but
will fit jour windows
bo they will run with
ease.
F. II. Turney & Co.
OMAHA, NEIJ.
303 So. 13th St. "rhono Ioiig. 03.
Keep
Anchor Fence Company
207 N. 17th St., Omaha Telephone Red-814
Time and Place to Buy Fencing
When Yo
ou Discover f
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Leak Pall . . . UUU IOC Uttau
Up-to-Date Sanitary Plumbing and Heating
4004 North Twentylourlh St.
They'll av 70a great cxpens. Estimate on wort furnished on application.
Phone: Webster 48.
Frank Barker Al Barker Jos. Barker, Jr. Geo. Barker
Barker Bros. Paint Co.
l0l KA UNA M STKKKT.
lU)th Thones lU-U, DoukIhh -17S0; Jntleprnth-nt, A .382 1.
Do you want to sell or rent your house?
It will bring 25 more money, either In rent or K-lling juice. If
you paint and varnish it Inside and out. l!e only pure matt-rial
Sherwln-Wlllianis Paints and Varnishes, Carter Lead Hnd Pure Colors
and Pure Oil and Pure Turpentine.
Where Your Household Goods Will Be Safe
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OMAHA. VAN AND STORAGE CO.
AUSOl.UTKLY KIHEPHOOF
Kala Offlc, 806 So. leth St. Brancbss, 30 So. 17tn and 1120 Mo. lth Bts.
Tslspbonsi Donfla Wti aad Ind., A-133S.
good Business
would demtnd that you ilo not l't
M.nr house a furnnre of the
EGG SHELL VARIETY
If you will ex.iiiilne our Marvel
Wrought Iron Holler l'hito l uinine
or Kxielslor All Cast Iron Furnace
you will at once realize why they tire
called the "Hotter ;ind", hiuI what
Is still better thrv tire sold und In
stnlled ut prices which Hie nlinost the
sumo as you pay for the 'egg siieii
Repair V orks
I20(MIN OoimliiH Street.
Let us repair your
lawn for you.
Sow first Lawn and
Top Dressing and ten
days later sow Blue
Crass and Clover.
SEEDS
THAT tiKOW.
XKKD AXV?
Nebraska Seed Co.,
101S HOWARD STKKKT.
'l'liono UuuKlaa 1201.
Open NHtimla)- KvrninK ltir
Inn April and May.
C. R. Iloflin Co.
1516 Douglas. Upstairs
We Duplicate All Kinds of
1 Keys.
Tel. Douglas 21)7 J.
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