THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AIWST 31, 1913.
Current News Pertaining to Building A&ivity in- Omaha
SAFE INVESTMENTS j
Do You Know
that if you should die without mak
ing a will, whether the law would
distribute your property, as you
wished? THink it, over and you'll
see why it is" wise to make your
will now and appoint the Peters
. l rust Liompany as tne executor 01
" . ? your estate.
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NEW HOME FOR REALTY GO.
Bankers Realty Investment Com
pany In Bee Building Corner.
MAKING BAHD PRO ORE S3
142 rARMAM STREET
OMAMA.NCBRASKA.
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Good Paint is Cheap Always
IT IS ECONOMY TO BUY THE BEST PAINTS.
GOOD PAINT ALWAYS LOOKS OLZANER AND
BITTER, AND INVARIABLY LASTS L0NQ1X.
THMtlFORE OTJJt REPUTATION AND EVE
aEOWDXa BUSINESS.
Thm Paint Men You Know
Birkir Brothers Paint Co.
IGOOVa Faraam St.
Tol. Douglas 4750.
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E. J. Davis
SAFE MOVER
Heavy Hauling
1112 Farnrim
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Our masons Mrs all competent, skilled mechanics. 0BT 6BTS SSTIXATS
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Cement Building uiocka are welt adapted for all building purposes, Our up.
to-date facilities enable us to manufacture the most durable and finest appear
Ins cemont block.
IIOEVL CEMENT STONE CO.
Stata Offlee and isly Soeaa lm-la Casals UU
Prom it Small Beginning', Concern
Una Unlit Up Growing limine
that Mecesaltntea More Con
venlent Location.
The announcement - that the Bankers
Really Investment company, 'a Nebraska
corporation owned by hundred of
Omaha and Nebraska people, is noon to'
occupy the Seventeenth street corner of
The Dee bulldthg may corrle as a surprise
to many, but not to those who have bean
watching- the progress . that has been
made .by this, company In the past.
Its incorporation In thp first place was
Inspired by, the extraordinary aueceas
achieved and maintained by companies
in the .leading cities of .the. United States,
who bought up vacant lota and built res
ldenccs and apartment houses upon
them. The venture has teen a- profit
sharing enterprise In practically ever)
instance and many of these companies
have grown from a miniature beginning
to' operations extending - Into yearly c
gregates of millions of dollars. Among
banking Interests of '.Now. York and. Chi
cago securities ! based . upon such ' valua
tions, are deemed extra good, which, tn
Itself, Is a fair criterion of their sound
ness. Similarly the Banker Realty Invest
ment company was organized and its
growth has been. so rapid -and Its-future
so. assured . that Its board . of directors
decided upon more convenient, quarter.
'Where Its scores of small Investors and
customers would be In-'closer touch 'with
It 'It now has over $375,000 worth of as
sets 'at' ls disposal for ' carrying -on Its
enterprise and 'Its outlook promises a
continuous Increase of this amount.
'Since early spring of the present year
this company has' built' over fifty' now
homes and' had many "more completed
and1 soldi It-has never missed a dividend
date and on Jufy 1- distributed a semi
annual dividend at the annual rate of
per. cent. . 4 ,
A. great factor In d,eciaia,on Tho Boo
business. office for a permanent location
was its location and easy accessibility foa
the company's hundreds of vstockholdors
and clients, ai well .aa, for- the actual
carrying on of 1U busslness.
Tho Compwny'o Personnel.
At the helm of the Bankers Realty
Investment company's affairs are oxpert
enced men, who have unbounded confi
dence In Omaha aa a city in whloh to
grow big.
Peter Klvad, president, has been a rerl
dent of Omaha for many years and is In
actual charge df the company, and It Is
largely through his effort! that it has
grown into its present scope.
Dr. ZYederlek J, Weame, vice presi
dent, la one of Omaha's well-known sur
geons wins Mm Uvea 'and worked and
proeperftd here.
frank. .Anderson, treasurer, .has been. a
resident of Omaha for several years past,
ooqtiHg. Mre from, ,Xe, City, .where
he 'wan jwonriMnUft' eHMcted with1".
large hard vy are concern. He 'has taken
charge of the .purchasing department and
Is ako la charge of detail work In the
a-tofcKsot' 4srtmt
Fred C. Haver, secretary,' has lived la
Owiaha for saany years, was formerly
connected with the accounting department
of the Burlington railroad company and
la'ter, was lh charge of the' accouhtlrig'de
partment of the- Union Outfitting com
pany. '
All of the management la In the bands,
of men well, fitted to fill .their positions,
having an Intimate knowledge' of Omaha's
conditions and the ability to meet them
In a thoroughly effective manner. ,
The work of the Bankers Realty In
vestment company is clearly outlined and
future rapid progress for this company
Is very promising. The spirit of progrca
slreaes which this company is arousing:
Is doing much good for Omaha In a gen
eral way as well as In an Individual way
for its many hundred atockholders.
Sunday's Coming
to Omaha is Now
Certain, He Says
Evangelist W. A. (Hilly) Sunday passed
throughOmaha last night on. tho .Oregon
Washington limited, en route to his home
at Lnko Winona, Ind.. from the- Hood
Illvtfr valley, Oregon, where he and his
family have been Bpondlng the summer.
Mr. Sunday, was met at the train by
the . executive committee .of the -Omaha
Evangellstlo association and Mr. Sunday
assured the secretary, Rev. Qrant E.
Fisher, pastor of the Dundee presbyto-
rian church, that ho would lead the
evangellstlo campaign In Omaha in. the
fall or early winter of 1914. Mr. t Sunday
said that he could not get to Omaha
before lSll.'as he had made preparations
to begin an extended tour at Stcubenvllle,
O., September 14 and he had his Itinerary
completely arranged for 1SU.
WESTERN DOUGLAS. COUNTY
LIVESTOCK SHOW STARTS
What waa the beginning of a live stock
show that will probably ' In time toko
rank with the best In tho state came off
at Elkhorn on August 23. This show had
its inception In the fact that' the farmers
and breeders of -western Douglas county
feel that a show of this kind will' have
a tendency to encourage 'tho production
of more and better live stock in their
Immediate ' territory. The organisation
terms, itself the Western Douglas County
Live Stock association. B. 'B. 'Baldwin
of. Elkhorn, Neb.,' is. president and Clydo
HolUater of the some place. Is secretary
and treasurer The exhibits of live stock
and farm products on August 13 wcro of
a- .very high class. The display, of . draft
horses was ono that would do credit to
any, county, fair tn the state. One of tho
principal, exhibitors In. this line' was W".
H. Kerr, of Uonnlngton, Neb., who
showod a .line of drafters that ' would
make, mighty warm . competition , In any
state fair in the country. In faot, a num
ber of the animals .exhibited' here' will
.also be. on exhibition at Lincoln during
the state fair. . ,
The . Western Douglas County Live
Stock association anticipates acquiring
permanent grounds and j building . up a
show that will rank with the best In the
state. Some of the very best' farmers
and breeders In western Douglas county
are Interested In the movement
Stores Will Close
at Noon Monday
Monday at 12 o'clock retail stores of
the city are to closo In observance of
Labor day. The Association of Retailers
has asked that all the stores close
promptly at that hour. Last year the
retailers observs-thc day by closing dur
ing the afternoon. At that time It was
0;imettfleWhak . ,tey ,would ,oloa .t,
aeon, but the' definite hour, was not net.'
The result was that the retailers strung
their closing time out to anywhere 'be-'
tween 12 and 1 o'clock. This year they
are all urged to get In unison.
Millionaires' Sons
; Returning to Homes
The Moore party, mode up of twenty
five sons of eastorn millionaires, U
scheduled to pass through Omaha over
the Northwestern on Its way from Wyom
ing Sunday morning. The boys will re
main until evening, when thoy will
leave for their eastern homes. Thy have
been roughing It In' the Wyoming moun
tains during the last two months, hav
ing visited Yellowstone park and num
erous stock ranches.
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TIMELY REALESTATE GOSSIP
Casper, Wyo., Decidedly on Boom,
Saya Omaha Man.
OIL IS MAKING THE COUNTRY
nnrllngtnn la Unlldlno; Bis Ronnd
honae, Immenae Ynnl, New
Depot and Ttrenty-NLne
Sidings.
George C Flack, real estate man of
Omaha, returning from a trip In tne
Wyoming oil fields district, says: "The
boom In Casper has really not starts
as yet, although that town baa had a
good growth. The Standard Oil company
has started to break around for It now
oil refinery, which will employ 0 men
ana cover eighty-lour acres of ground.
Tanks with a capacity of 65.000 barrels
are being built in considerable number
to store the 'oil that Is brought In from
the oil fields through the pipe liner
-"The Keystone Refining company of
Pennsylvania will be starting buthllng
operations soon, while the Prance Petro
leum and Oil company have a largo plant
well under way. The Midwest Oil vom
pany Is now building another plant, which
will make flvo oil refineries for Casper
alone.
"Tha Standard Oil roflnnn, nmivi in
mako a specialty of Its motor spirits and
by-products from the- oil after the other
refineries have taken off their gasoline
and kerosene.
The Burilnrton Is bulMlnir a mum!
tlOUSO and Immense vat-flu- oivirlnv lit
acres. They are planning twenty-ntno
swings, each siding a mile In ' 'rogth.
Tho ground has" also lust bocii broken
for a new Burlington dertot
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j. no JuiiM.uu lmsauon proposition
which lu to Irrigate 14,000 acres Is within
ten miles of Cmmf anrl wnrlr rtrl'1 nmh.
abfy commence before long on that
Casper la building a new $60,030 school
building 'and ' work was started on two
large business blocks 'the first of tho
weeK. The Midwest Hotel company has
Its 1125,000 building now under, construc
tion. 'It Is to be four stories high ind
will rival the now Plains hotel In Chov
enne..' There will be 125 rooms with
baths.'
Sir Offley Wakeroan of London, after
miking huge profits by holding flvo
farms he bought In Douglas county ten
years ago, has just sold the last of tts3
to E. S. Redlck. This was a farm of J40
acres, some two-miles north of Irvlngtm.
At lost tho ruins of the old Dowey ho
tel have all been cleared away. Tho lapt
broken brick and piece of rubbish hs
been dragged from the basement and n
clean slto for the beginning of the new
Joslyn building Is ready. A high bomd
fence has already been constructed
around the place for "keep out" pur
poses and work will begin at once. Tho
building, which Is to be occupied -by the
Otaaha Printing company, is to coit $75,
090. It Is to be a concrete .building.
EfeYear-OldBby
Browaed in Sker j
Brother Lost a teg
Jerry DokulIU a rf-year-old son' of Mr.
and Mrs. John Dokulil, Beoond street
and Poppteton. avenue, was drowned yes
terday In the' Mlsomirl river at the
foot of Poppleton avenue. The youngster
had been playing on the bank and slipped
and fell In. Before help could reach him
he Went dbwn the lost time. '.Max Kahl,
Union Paclflo car repairer, who was told
of the accident by a brother of the boy,
notified the police, and the river was
dragged to recover the body.
According to the father, who Is em
ployed as boUormaker at the Wilson
Steam " Boiler company, South ' Omaha,
this Is the second disaster that has visited
tho family within the year. On Easter
Sunday his son, John, aged IS years, fell
In front of a train at Second street and
Poppleton avenue, losing his right leg.
Do You Want a Nice
HONE
ALL YOUR OWN?
Of couroo you do, and you want a homo Juat as soon as you
can get It. You can afford to own a homo (in a very short time)
if you put your money your savings, in Home-Builders share
at $1.08 each.- Thcso shares aro secured by real estate first mort
gages, the safest security known. You can buy thoso preferrod
shares 1 or 1,000 at a time. They noil for cash only. You can't
get In debt to Home Builders. Your savings and tho guaranteed
interest will soon equal tho first payment on the "HOME ALL
YOUR OWN."
Don't bo a renter. Live under your own root. If you don't
own a home all your1 own within one, two or three years from
today, it will bo your own fault. OPPORTUNITY is calling to
you. Invest your savings In theso preferred shares and then lot
us build you a nice, cojy homo. Home Builders wants to' be
your best friend. , Come In rind let us get acquainted. Our books
and plans aro always open Tor inspection. -
Home Builders. will save you money on a home, If you buy
a "hand-me-down" or second hand home you must pay two profits.
When Home Builders does th work, you pay but one small profit
on the Job, and you have the advantage of our largo experience
as practical builders. ' "
- May wo hear from you soon?
, American Security Co., fiscal agents for
7
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Guaranteed
HOME
BUILDERS, it
Corner 17th and Songlas sts..
Omaha.
WHY NOT SAVE MONEY?
Our second 'hand lumber Is bone dVy. S12 to $18 per M. Iron Beams,
Columns and .Lintels, lHo per pound, good as new. Plumbing and all kinds
of machinery. Bargains only.,
H. GROSS. LUMBER & WRECKING COMPANY
aist as rxvx, sts.
7X0X33 WXBTEX 2334.
Continued Drouth
Reported.Damaging .
Nebraska CornCrop
'The forecast of tea railroad' crop re
ports for this week, due to be made pub
lid nekt Monday, Indicates' that the corn
has 'gone backward instead of forward,
as compared with 'the estimates of one
week ago.
So far as conditions south of the Platte
were concerned, they were bad last week,
but the Monday report will show them to
bo still worse -
North of the Platte, the reports of last
week showed the corn to have been but
slightly damaged by the drouth. The
next Monday report -will place the dam
age at' from E0 to 00 per cent and rapidly
Increasing.
According to the'rallroad reports, there
has been no' rain la Nebraska during the
;lask week, aside- from very few light
and scattered showeis, that did little if
anygoeiS. The., crop , experts of the rail
roads ,ealcu(ate" 'tnat Mf'c'oof :w"eather
should continue . and there be soaking
rilna,early next week, much of the corn
Bsvth, of the Platte would make from 90
to" .44 per cent of" a' crop, otherwise it will
be nearly a total failure.
COUNTY JAIL INMATE ASKS
COURTS TO RELEASE HIM
HUKO Peters. Who was luintnnrwrf n
sixty days In the county Jail for carrying
concealed weaDona and ualnir nrrifan law.
guage over the telephone, Is seeking re
lease by a habeas corpus suit started la
district, court on the srroUnd of lrresrul&r.
Ity In his prosecution at the hand of
jtoubo vomnussionor iiyaer, captain
Demnsev and Chief nt Pnllc. rinnn 1 1 -
was tried before Acting Judge O'Brien.
BOWLING LEAGUES WILL
MEET SUNDAY MORNING
Members, of the Metropolitan and Com
mercial Bowling-leagues will meet Sun
day, morning at the. Key t alleys between
fifteenth and Sixteenth streets on Capi
tol avenue. Plans for the coming season
will be. discussed and schedules made out
for games between the various clUbs.
LINEMAN SEVERELY HURT
WHEN HE FALLS FROM POST
Le Roy Hughes, lineman for the Ne
braska Telephone company, fell fifteen
feet from a pole at Tenth and Center
streets early Saturday morning, sustain
ing tevere sprains and injuries. He was
and removed to St. Joseph's hospital, He
lives at Cuming street
AUGUST BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW GROWING INCREASE
Omaha bank clearances for ttie month
of August show -a gain of $3.6BS.3g3.3S
over the corresponding time last year.
For isu the total was $09,810,95.03; while
for $1313 it was $71,489,213.17.
TO EXTEND WYOMING LINE
Northwestern Road to Build Fifty
Miles West of Lander.
TIMBER RESERVE WILL OPEN
Bonneville Reservation Stnmpase tm
Be Offered for Sale by the Cot
eminent, trlth System tis
Active Bidder.
While nothing will be done this fall, l(
Is more than probable that next year 'the
Northwestern railroad will extend Its
Omaha-Wyoming line at least' fifty miles)
west from Lander and to the Bohney'lUe
National forest reserve, the timber ot
which Is to be offered for sale.
The extension of the Northwestern to
the Bonneville reserve would bo a part
ot the plan that the company has had
la view for years, whloh ultimately
means a line from Omaha to tbe coast.
Thl Knrihw(rn wnnti tho ttmhr n
tU . BonneyUJe, reserve, (.ftndnow that U ,
Is to be offered for sale "by the "govern
ment. It. Is likely to In the market for
the whole of tbe stumpage, which Is esti
mated at UB,09Q,X)0 feet. This timber Con
sists of Rocky mountain conifers, lodge
pole pine, Englemann BprUco, Douglas
and Balsam fir, and the moat of it ilea
In the Wind river water shed. In fact,
the tract is one of the largest offerings
for sale In tbe history of the lumber In- '
dustry tn the west.
Covered Trlth Timber,
Much of the Bonnovtlle tract is covered
with saw timber, and besides this, thert
Is an Immense quantity of tie, post and
and mine material. By the terms of sale
proposed by the government the pur
chaser has eight years In which to clear
the timber from the land, which, when
cleared, reverts to tho United States.
The minimum price fixed is $2.75 per 1,000
feet for saw timber, $1.60 per 1,000 feet for
posts and mine timbers and 8V& cents eacb
for hewn tics.
Fined Fifteen Dollars
for Stealing New Hat
George Bailey, South Omaha, was fined'
$15 and costs In police court for the theft
of a hat from the Edward Zeiss Furnish
ing company, 1S04 Farnam street A cleric
noticed Bailey slip a new hat beneath
his coat anl after trailing him to the
corner, summoned an officer and had hint
arrested.
THE FUEL SAVERS
NESB1T ALL CAST
WEIR ALL STEEL
Gas and Soot
Consumers
THE MATE WiTMIT THf lLE
Badolpa Xrson, T18 so. ASta St. St. 3.
Price, 6003 Vadsrwooa Ave.; Saaxord
'Wright, 04 1& aad Ames Ave.; SC. Soften
bexg, 3163 so. 15th stxeet.
Sold Through
the Regular
Keating Trade
LOCAL MENTS
Xneller i JoJutsuu, 1814 (hiss BUi O.
W. Boston, riorenoe, sTeb.t Ideal Plumb
lag and Seating Oo, Seasons O. Kelson,
Co on oil sioffe, Xa.
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