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12 C THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 25, 1920, THE BEE'S HOME BUILDERS' PAGE , : : ' ' " ' . . - SPRING FEVER GERMS GET IN DEADLY WORK . Omahans Afflicted With Itch ing Feet Take Yearly Course to Ticket Agent's Office. By FRANK W. MULOCK. Some of the people of Omaha may have an itching in their feet, hut there is nothing to worry about. It's just a sign of spring, like skipping rope and marbles. They i have "travelitis." Some people have it all the year around, but with the ' majority it starts at this season. They wake up mornings full of ginger, their imagination active and hankering to go somewhere. The farther off the call the more it ap peals. Now, there's Siberia. Every soe cial writer tells of the opportunities awaiting Americans in Siberia. You mtfiht get the agency of some agn cultural implement and with your -- business experience and Yankee smartness say, in four or five years you might be wearing a sable over coat. Anyway, it won't do any harm to stop in the railway consolidated ticket offices in the Unjon Pacific building and ask Louis Beindorff, the joint agent, the easiest way to get to Siberia. Advises Air Route. "Fly there," says Mr. Beindorff, laconically. "Nothing is working in Russia but the ax; besides, it is dif- , ficult t get passports. As the itching continues, you think next about thdHudson Bay country and of exploring the interior of Lab rador, working your way up into the Arctic circle. You. might acci dentally come across a new tribe that would settle the. question as to whether the Esquimaux were Mon golians or just grew, there. . . How about Peru? Gee, wouldn't it be great if you went, to Peru and some of the old priests took a lik ing to you and gave, wou . a . map showing the hiding place of some of the wealth of the Incas. It won't take but a minute for Mr. Beindorff to look up the steam- -i. : t xr - i . om(. sailings irom xvcw wricans. "Could you give me some liter ature on Brazil and the Argentine?" you ask. I Also tell me the lines running to Buenos Aires." Passes Out Pamphlets. "Certainly," passing out the pam phelts and information. "Let me know when you are ready," as the door closes. "I 'used to make arrangements every year for an Omaha man to go to Patagonia to hunt for a species of brown bear he'd heard about," Mr. Beindorff continues. "Now when I take his instructions I scrib ble as they do writing stage let ters. Some day he may really fool me and go to Patagonia. British East Africa. New Zealand ..and Austrlia are favorite destinations for some phantom travelers, but the real mental globe trotter, who cleans me out of- literature and keeps me from getting rusty on geography, wants to go around the world, and nothing short will satisfy him. "Traveling produces a rosy state of mind which makes the person attnetea torget he has responsibil ities or that he can't afford it. He has to be jarred back to normal by the price of the ticket and other ex penses. But as we were saying, the Guayaquil and ijuito railroad" But you make vour escaoe and take a car ride out to South Omaha or t lorence safe from another at tack until next April. Oats By FRANK RIDGWAY. The cold wave early this month, followed by cold rains has greatly interfered with oats sowing. Wet fields and disagreeable weather checked the work so that many farmers have not been able to com plete their sowing. Some are won dering if it will pay to sow them this late. The usual, sowing period in Illi nois and adjoining states is from about the middle of March to the middle of April, but in wet sea sons such as this seeding during the last half of this month is advisable. One may be reasonably assured cats will mature when sown this late, un less there is an extremely dry sum mer. If sown this week nr nvr a fair crop may be expected. There is still time to sow oats in orcnaras where they are used as a cover crop, or as aliurse crop for clover and grasses. When oats are usea as a nurse crop in "starting siass or ciover on small lots a small, early maturing variety should be used, as they do not grow as riuK as me late, large growing vane lies. me small, early varieties take less moisture from- the soil and - are usually ready to harvest oeire the hot, dry period in the summer that is so injurious to the young, tender grass or clover plants. Oats , sown in an orchard form a heavy mat and protect the soil from intense heat. If left on the ground they furnish fairly good protection aunng tne winter. It has been found that bv SO win tr. a frw am: along with the clover where it is used as a cover crop in the orchard it will increase its value as a pro tector and will also add nitrogen and humus to the soil. Whether oats are sown in the field, in the orchard as a cover crop or as a nurse crop, tne seeding should be done as early in the spring as pos sible." ' However, a good seedbed should never be sacrificed for early sowing, in an cases.the ,dnll should be used if possible. About 10 "necks to the acre is a fair average rate of sceaing. ' If a drill is not available or the seeding is to be done on land where a dill cannot be used, the oats may be sown broadcast and covered with a spike tooth harrow. 1 r i I A Handsome Home j i i t i . i I I' ll' H- ! fca -5fr jL--a-r " . Strawberries. The strawberrv is alwavs in errat demand and offers quick returns, probably more so than anv of the other common small fruit. Straw berries may be raised on a more ntensihed scale than almost anvi otner small truits. in this section they demand more interest from both the commercial and home gar- This house is not of the ordinary design generally seen in a suburban com munity. The attractive stucco exterior and splen didly arranged floor plans make it a most desirable home. The living room and dining room both have bay windows. Tho kitchen has direct com munication with front en trance. On the second floor there are three bed rooms all provided with large closels, bath room, and an extra large closet in the hall. v Clyde Smith Adams, Architect. VALUES ALONG FARNAM STREET MOUNTING FAST American Bank Building Lo Increases 100 Per Cent in Less Than Year. Kitchen 12X12. - f BOOM E 1 orxir v " EE PL ib'xK - I; Vix- C m &- I ' I 2ED USOOM mt Jk f I lZ'x! Real estate values have been in creasing along Farnam street for the past 40 years regardless of con ditions. About six months ago the American Bank Building company purchased the properly located a j : i .. . ueiicr, Because tne p ants require 17, v. .u cnmnaraiivPiv litfi. ,J,t, ul the southwest corner of Nineteenth harvesting comes when it does not and Farnam street and recently the interfere with other fruits. Darticu- American Bank Buildine comoany jariy the tree truits, either in pick- was 0ffcred $120,000 profit for the ng and packintr or marketing Strawberries mav be raised on a variety of soils, including clav where properly mixed with sand and ma nure. They will do fairlv well in various climates, but are best adapt cu iu iiiuiM, cooi irow me conai. tions. Their favorite location is on the north side of a hill, -where the same property. This being, an in crease of 30 per cent for this prop erty in less than a year. A big busi ness man of Omaha placed the val nation veitprtlav on this same Amer ican bank building site at, a figure which makes the property's increase 100 per cent m less than a year. Umaha financial center win remain Recent Sales Include Many Small Acreage Tracts of Land Hastings & Hayden report a large number of recent sales, which include many small acreage tracts. F. M. Tator bought 4128 Maple itreet for :.250: U J. Haydf.n bought 2813 North Twenty-seventh street for 11.100: . C. K. Weller bought 1S07 Spencer street for 5,000; Leo Ardlto bought one acre In Benson Gardens for 1750; Charles E. Wilson boujht two lots In Glendale for TV. H. Mullen bought 382S Webster strt for J27.000: Harney Dolosky bought ono acre In South Side addition for $70.1; J. W. t.owry bought one acre In South Slda addition for I7JS Rooert Kulisek btupht 2614-1S Woolworth for S7.000; J M. Effonberger bought 1808 North Forty eighth for 85.750: V. Bailey bought 8508 Bedford avenue for 81.750; Alex Peterson bought 160 acres In South Dakota' for 88.000; N. L. Jackson bought 2406 North Ft.rty-ninth street for 83.650: AV. Hatha way bought five lots In West Benson for 8860; Clara King bought three lots . m west Benson for 8525; J. C. Mllota ,hought one acre In Wft Benson for 81,100; A. Chickerlng bought one lot in Waverly park for 8960; D. I,. I.ucore bought 2516 Ogden street for J4.000; M. Becker bought S4I0 I.arimore street for 83,600; J. W. Everett bought ttir lots in West Benson for 8700: Peter Mogensen bcught half ah acra in Benson Gardens for 8400. Wyoming Ranch Land Handled By Omaha Firm Selling Fast More than half of the 50.000 acres of Wyoming ranch land put on the market by the Payne Investment company three weeks ago has been sold. The dry land is bringing $6 an acre arid the irrigated lands are bringing $25 an a,cre. f. M. Martin CI the company expects to cfose the sale by June I. -- Examination for Typists Internal Revenue Collector Loomis of the local ' department announced yesterday a civil service examination for typists qualified as billing ma chine operators" for the Omaha of fice to be held here May 14. The salary will be $1,200 a year for those who qualify, but in addition, appoin tees whose services are satisfactory may be allowed the temporary in crease of $20 a month granted by congress. Both men and women are eligible to appointment. Leases Colonade A 09-year lease has been taken by the Homer B. Robinson on the Colonade property, 70x132. Harney street frontage at Twenty-fifth ave nue. , The property is owned by W. R S.oeker. George F. Jones handled tho tise. The valuation basis was $50,000. .- . - ' , -: r: " s " 4. DV Me.. :,Pr?.r Jk.,nd J on Farnam streets between Seven- air and the soil will be well drained. They will not respond if their roots are kept in soil too moist. inere snouia oe no trouble in finding all that is needed to raise the strawberry in this section, for it is favored by natural conditions. Deep, sandy loam soils seem to fur nisn tne Dest Dea. sucn sou is easily made by spading in an inch layer ot decayed manure. A thin covering'of wood ashes may also be spread over the ground. Bone meal applied lightly may be used instead ot the ashes, use the latter at the rate of about one pound to a bed 10 by p0 feet, spreading it evenly over tne surtace. ' Since they require a moist, cool growing season, there is no better time to set strawberry plants than early spring. Plants should be se cured and ready to be transplanted as soon as the ground can be worked. Sowing Rape teenth and Twenty-fourth, is the opinion of the large realtors of this citv. Property values have increased very materially at Twenty-fourth and rarnam also. City Building Inspector Edgecomb estimates that there- is in Omaha actually now under construction, about $4,000,000 in buildings and about $2,550,000 prospect for the season in addition to what develops later, The City Building department issued permits in the total amount of $3,117,250, which was a.record for anv month in the history of. this department. The total permits for the same month last year were only $169,015. One of the new permits for this vear was for the 20-story Amen can State bam? building at Nine teenth and Farnam for $1,500,000, another for the Medical building at Seventeenth and Doda-e for $1,200,- 000, another for the Drake Realty and Construction company garage at J wenty-eighth and farnam tor 3.1UU. 000 and permits were issued for 52 H ir 1 1 1 ti rr Kape sown now will be ready for Official records on sales sliow in grazing the first half of June. Early creases every year in the price paid jccuiiiK is ucst, especially u tne tor Umaha real estate. Dwart fcssex variety of raoe is used. I Fmm Tannarv V 1010 fn Tmio 1R as it grows rapiaiy in most any kind there were 523 new businesses start- ot weather and remains green all ed in Omaha. sum.m?.r without going to seed. Real estate increases in .value with wnne rape is seldom raised as a that kind nf crrnwHi regular crop on tne average com r ucii larra, a iew acres as an d.i r.i-i. n x i :i emergency pasture will nav if hoes "Cdl -MdlC UCdlfc IUI MUI II feohchickenskcpt u m4y also be Show Increase Over Last Year The most desirable place to raise I The register of deeds' office rape- is in feed lots where there is shows that during the first 21 days plenty of manure, or in odd corners of this month the real estate deals and patches found on most farms, totaled $3,863,597. Last year for the On such small patches that are not entire month totals were $3,399,901, more than four or five acres, raoe is Dunne this neriod of time this ordinarily seeded alone, but often year 858 deeds have been recorded, it is grown to advantage in comnina- in comparaison with vol lor tne tion with some other crop, such as same period last year, oats and barley. ... , A good way to cut down the cost of producing pork is to seed rape in the corn at the last cultivation and turn the hogs in the field in the fall as the corn crop reaches maturity. When seeded alone the . ground should be prepared as for other crops so the seedbed will be fine. Some farmers seed the rape and oats at the same time, although most find it best to delay the seeding of rape for about two weeks, as the rape grows rapidly and frequently interferes with the harvesting of the oats. When the oets are about two or three inches high broadcast about six or seven pounds of rape seed to the acre. Eight pounds of seed will be needed if sown alone. If drilled in solid witn. a grain drill only about five pounds of seed will be needed. Two or three pounds will be suf ficient where it is drilled in rows two and a half feet apart. " Ten Residences Sold, Ten residences were sold in two days last week by the Byron Reed company, according to Linn 'I Campbell in charge of the real estate department of the firm. This firm claims the icford. A D VERT1 SF.M ENT No More Worries Over Excessive Coal Bills it it not generally known that even the email coal consumer ran have his coal shipped direct from the mines, thus sav ing the profits that otherwise would go to wholesaler and. retail dealer,' besides sav ing hauling expense. Of course, bite man ufacturers and other large consumers have always bought this way, but the man who buys only enough for his household is now in position to take advantage of the same purchasing privileges. The well known BERNICE COAL CO., '660 Como Building, Chicago, is doing an enormous business in supplying small consumer as well as the big ones with all grades of hard and soft coal at mine prices. That these customers are highly pleased in evidenced by the letters they write after receiving and trying their coal. The following are extracts from several such letters: "Have found your coal entirely satisfactory and your dealings courteous and fair. . I shall continue to buy my coal from you." Ed. G. Gereka. Burlington, la.. "More than pleased with it. TMease quote me prices on same coal for Decem ber." Arthur Churchman, Alexandria, Ind. "Well pleased with it. Expect to buy more from you." Fritx Bros., Pom peii, Mich. "'Coal arrived on time: has given entire satisfaction; rm exceedingly well pleased. Winli to thank you for your courteous treatment! In our dealing. " U. B. Fori. fjrukUi, Ky. f. tor Txock. J:caND Hoop, Memorial Buildings Being Remodeledto Dodge Grading The Jacobs and Gardner Me morial hall buildings on Dodge street, just above Seventeenth street, will be remodeled and leased for of fices and store rooms. The grading of Dodge street is delaying the oc cupancy of the buildings. The second and third floors will be leased for offices. The first floors, now on the same level with the newly graded street, will be leased for stores. A new entrance will be built. The buildings are under the direction of the American Security company. , HEAVY Hoisting E.J. DAVIS 1212 Farnam. Tel. D. 353 -s i M BIG EVE.IGREEN SALE And Gut Leaved Birch Sale 5,000 Gladiolus bulbs, mixed, at 35c to 50c a doten. Strawberry Plants, Grapes and finest lot of all kinds of Nursery Stock in Omaha. GATE CITY NURSERY 51st and Burdett Come Out and See Us. Open Sunday ' Open Sunday 1 , lilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllKIIIIHIHIHHH,,!,,!,.!!,!,,,,,, : AWNINGS Sea our Special Awning Patterns and i get our prices before ordering else- - where. Ideas and estimates fur. : niahed without coat. - Nebraska Tent & Awning Co. Z H. S. McDonald. Mgr. 1204 Farnam St. i iiiliiliiiniuniiiliiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiij-innnJi Henry Johannszen Glass & Paint Company ' GLAZING Phone Douglas 349 114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. MODERN FIXTURES Gas and Electric Home Labor-Saving Devices of All Kinds. GRANDEN ELECTRIC CO. 1511 Howard Street Omaha YOU SHOULD USE CARE in selecting your nursery stock. Buy irom a reliable firm. Our best advertisement is our pleased customer. Phone us to call and estimate your landscape shrub planting or call and inspect our stock. Also large stock of shade trees especially priced this week for Arbor week planting. BENSON-OMAHA NURSERY Corner 65th and Spencer . Phone Walnut 4278 P. J. Flynn, Prop. 1 JAMES BLACK MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO. Constructionists find Engineers Eitimataa Furnished and Work Dona on a Fixed Fea Bali OFFICE BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES HOTELS STORES And All Kinds of Industrial Buildings Offices New York Boston Detroit Chicago St. Louis ' Omaha Kansas City Seattle Phones Harney 3463 and Tyler 1122 Gorilla Weeps Like Child When Owner Offers an Affront London, April 24. Master John the Gorilla probably the most in telligent non-human animal in the world is to continue his education by making a trip to America. He is to stay at the best hotels, and there is every prospect that he will be "lionized" at smart receptions. "I called on 'John' last night," writes a Daily Chronicle representa tive, "at his house in Sloane street, and was received, if not with cor. diality, at any rate with no small measure of good breeding. Occa sionally he was overcome with childish shyness he is but 5 and then he hid his coal-black face on the shoulder, of his owner. Mine. Alyse. But here is the most intelligent thing he ever did. I pushed him off my lap one day because I had a light-colored - frock on, and 1 thought his feet might soil it. He sat on the heartrug and cried like a child. Then his eye caught a sheet of newspaper on the floor. He seized the paper, Spread it out over my lap, and climbe3 up and was quite happy.' " , Sell 20 Bungalows Tayne & Slater company will soon put on the market' JO five-room bun galows ill" Yale Place. Tlip rnn- struction of the first house was start ed last January. They are about all comuleted. Ahont 12(1 Inic in flic addition will also be out on the market. Yale Place is north of Prospect Hill cemetery. ganization s weekly dinner at XVd Hotel Fontenelle Monday night, fj. P. Sass of Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. will speak on "Retail Salesman ship." Miss Dorthea Sass, who has spent several seasons on the Red path Lyceum bureau, will give p ciil readings. Women Will Be Guests Members of the Advcrtising-Sell-ng league will take their wivf daughters anti sweethearts to the or- READY-BUILT HOUSES . Complete, Attractive, Strong;, Best Materials $200 to $800 i e KOHL MFG. CO. Douglas, Wyoming MOVE IN tr in 28m Have You a Buildiisg Problem? So, Let Us- Work With You to Its Proper Solution HOME BUILDERS SERVICE' METHODS for the con struction of all kinds of buildings solves most building problems. , See Construction Department RomeftuilderS INCOaPOfjATtt ) W. BOYD JONES, Mgr. M. W. Cor. 18th and Dodge Streets Omaha Authorized Capital $1,500,000 If Desired, We Finance Buildings When Constructed by Us Wall Paper and Paint Sale Now Is the Time to Beat the High Cost of Papering and Painting by Coming to This Sale Inside Floor Paint, gal. . . $3.50 Varnish Stains, qt. 80c Varnish Stains, pt 45c' Auto and Wagon Paint, quart 1.35 Floor Wax, Lib. can . . . 65c Vernis Martin Gilding Outfits 95c Outside White, per gal. . . 4.40 All Other Colors, per gal. 4.25 Flat Wall Paint, per gal. 3.45 Weatherproof White, gal. 3.70 , 0. LIMNER Wall PaperPaints. Glass Painting and Decorating Full Stock of Sunlight Paints. 2302 CUMING ST. DOUGLAS 8753 , Good Fences Make Good Neighbors I5k Wire and Iron Fences Gates for Lawns Wire Flower Bed Borders Garden and Poultry Yards Clothes Posts, Iron and Wi. Window Guards Screen Door Guards Wire Arches Tree and Flower Guards Trellises of Vines and Roses Waste Paper Burners CHAMPION IRON & WIRE WORKS 15th and Jackson Sts. J. J. LEDDY, Prop. Tel. Douglas K9S. The Wife Saving Station BLUE BIRD ELECTRIC SHOP Let the "Blue Bird? wire your house. 308 North 16th Street Tyler 5050 Omaha, Neb. Whv have ffmaliA h of White Lily" Washing Machines this year? When you have a 1900 Electric Washer and Simplex Ironer in your home, you will no longer dread washing and ironing days We Sell Ho The over Vacuum Cleaner Come in and let us tell you about our Economical Payment Plan. "Beats While It Sweeps" 312 South ms s.. &2Mw Tyler 1011 8v v t. 1 J
