Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-06

gagee did not wish to hold the lot and
instructed his agent to sell it at once for
what he could get. This he did. The last
purchaser was the same party who for
merly paid $500 for it, The price of
$3.50 is considered small.
sale of 1000 acres OF Holt county land
at S. an acre was made this week There
are no improvements on the land and the
agent who negotiated the sale declares
that the same land could have been bought
year ago for S.
Nebraska Farm bargains.
In speaking of the recent rush for farm
lands George +. Bems declares that Ne
braska farms are not yet bringing as high
prices as are paid for equally good land
in Iowa or Illinois. This he ascribes to
the fact that in the older settled states
the communities are closer together and
farmers show natural aversion to taking
their families too far from the towns.
Just at this time, Mr.. Bemis points out,
there is a rush to Oklahoma and people
are passing by land in Nebraska and in
Kansas which they could buy for less money
and which is at least as good that which
they will find in the newer country. This
Is an indication of a movement directly
opposed to that which keeps up the prices
of Iowa land, which he ascribes to the ex-
tensiye advertising OF Oklahoma's advan-
tages in the central states,
Tendency Is for Brick,
feature of the present building opera :
tions TO which little attention has been
called is that a large proportion OF the
houses now going up are of brick. Besides
being attractive in design and appearance
I..gl ,,.I,z
ting their savings into buildings of this
class are realizing that it is cheaper in the
end to spend more in the first instance and
save on the repair bills.
The two brick cottages now going up at
the corner of Twenty and Burt
streets are of this type The corner, which
Is 69x66 feet, was recently purchased by Or.
Upjohn, whose father preempted the first
farm near lrvington, when the only build
ings in the neighborhood were the Indian
mission buildings. DR., Upjohn sold 12O
acres near Bellevue at S55 per acre, in the
belief that Omaha residence property would
yield better returns than farms at that
price, The buildings he is putting up will
be two stories and basement, and face
south, They will be modern throughout
and similar to those built by the Creighton
college on California. These houses be-
longing 10 tue Collese nave proved good
investment and during this year the col
lege will probably erect three or four like
them fronting on Twenty-fifth street,
There are also some frame dwellings going
up, however Hamilton Bros, who have
sold for good prices the four houses they
put up not long ago at Nineteenth and Burt
streets, are now erecting three frame houses
fronting west on Thirty-fo street just
north OF the Turner residence. These will
each have 44-foot lot and will be desirable
in every way.
Out on North Twenty-fourth street Or.
c, Davis is about to build two eight-room
frame houses. His lot is sc feet wide and
runs right through 10 Twenty-thrd street
One house will face west and the other
east and each will have piece OF ground
siNty-six feet square, II is Dr. Davis in
tention to put in the very finest improve
ments and the houses will contain all mod
eIn improvements even down to q gas
range. The lot is the second north OF CLARK
street.