Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

ton are just as safe as the prices in the
middle states.
The Uncle Sam oil company Of Kansas
has bought through the Befpis company
leo feet of lot on the Omaha side Of
the Missouri river just below the Union
Pacific bridge. This company has an
nounced its intention Of extending its busi-
ness to the northward, Kansas City now
being its farthest north distributing point.
Omaha viii be the distributing point for
Nebraska and the northwest, according
to representatives Of the company. The
concern has also bought land on the Coun-
Gil Bluffs side of the river. 1t is the in
tention to haul the oil up the river on
barges.
Real estate and rental men are interested
by the announcement that the Commercial
club desires new and larger quarters, and
many of them are looking about to find
floor space to offer the club 1.-THE incest
arrangement that could be made" said one
member of the club, would be to have the
owners of the property Immediately west
Of the Board OF Trade building erect a
five-stOry structure and rent us the top
floor. In that way we could double our
room and yet not DO compelled to move
away rum lAAANOAAh aAAa y nam"
Orders have been received at Omaha to
proceed with the construction OF the North
western freight depots in the Third ward.
These orders call for an expenditure OF
100000 in addition to the grsN ag, and
even this figure does not include all the
work to be done. The construction of the
depot will afford employment for good
many men. It is the intention to have the
work completed by March l.
The building movement keeps merrily
on in Omaha. Friday a permit was granted
the Union Pacific for the erection of shops
/ to cost $4,000. This is a part of the pro-
iect in which the company expects to spend
| about 81 100000 in shop buildings and equip
| ment. The company is now taking bids
| on a brick paint shop a story and a half
high and 6OxSOO feet In dimensions. An
other structure on which bids are being
taken is a two-story bottling house for the
Metz Bros. brewery.
Mrs. Ben Gallagher's three lots at the
southwest corner Of Fortieth and Farnam
have been sold to c. A. Foster of st.
Louis for $1,000. What Mr.. Foster will do
with the property is not known.
Thomas Brennan reports last weeks sales
as follows Thirty-three feet and brick
barn on Douglas street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth, 5000; q lot and two houses
on South Tenth street, near Center. s. 400;
a lot and two houses at the southeast
corner of Twenty-eighth street and Wool
worth avenue, $500; house and lot at
7N South Thirty-sixth street, 81 300; a house
and lot at 2452 South Twentieth street,
/ e Enn. "a.
South Thirty-second street, NI,25O.
The Burnham fats at the corner OF
Twenty-fourth and Hamilton streets, a
two-story brick building, have been sold
by Robinson & Wolf and A. P. Turkey &
Son to ]. vangrOuid for $1,000 The pur-
chase is for investment.
In addition, Robinson & Wolf report the
following recent sales. aggregating $4,000:
House at 2116 Cass, DR.. Somers to H
Reuben, for home; lot on North Eight
zenith street, Robinson & Wolf TO c. Lar
sen, for investment; house at llR North
Eighteenth street, Jacob Kendis to II.
Hollander. for a home; row of flats al
northwest corner Twenty-third and Mason,
w. L. Parker TO Ed f. Morrison, for in
vestment; two cottages at $50 and 259f
Ohio street, Ed F. Morrison TO siegbert
Kahn; two cottages at 29Os and $40 sahler
street, Robinson & Wolf 10 T. p. Ma
hamitt for investment; four cottages al
the northwest corner Of Thirty and
Seward. Robinson G. Wolf to Emil Elan.
agan; uS6, 11Ss and I14O North Eighteenth
brick mats. Joseph Bait to s. Newman
22i5 Webster, through Byron Reed Co.
Henry Ram to s. Tabor. for a home; two
, houses at southwest corner Twenty-secont
I and Howard, Judge Kennedy 10 B. Som
/ berg Of Gran, Neb.. one house for home
) and other for Investment; four houses a
southeast corner OF Twenty-sixth and Bur
dette. L. Goldsmith to A p. Turkey & Son
A few OF the recent sales reported by tn,
: George p. Bemis Real Estate company
. Two lots at tho southeast corner OF Twenty
frst and Chicago streets to Jacob Katie
man for $500; lot and house at 1913 st
Mary's avenue to j. d. Baum for 5000
lot and house at 500 Seward street {,
Richard Golden for $3.50; lot and hous,
! az S226 Seward street to Morris Mortensoi
for s. 80: mis- Grand avenue to A. E. smitl
Of Council Blufs, for a home. 5000; Ea
North Thirty-sixth street 70 ]. A Frye
for home, 1850; B02 Fort street. two lot
and house, 10 John a. Ryder, 81 800; 40i
North Twenty-sixth street 20 John Clauson
H.S75; 45l3 North Thirty-sixth street 10 A
} p Brown, u,700; fi3 North Thirty-sixtl
street. to Anna sohap, 800; north 100 fee
Of tax lot ]. In section s6-15-lS. TO the Uncl
Sam on company OF Kansas. being a Httl
south OF the Her distillery ana Union Pa
I eihc bridge, near river They have ais
. bought property on Council Rluffs side o
Z the river. Lot 4, block g. Parker's add
ton, to A. Richardson. 800; lots and
block / Bowers addition, to Thomas Ken
bricks, $50; lots 10 and -. block /. Bowers
addition. 20 Stella and Bdith Williams. 500
lot ], Phelans addition, 70 d. r. c. smith
, 500; lot 10. Phelans' addition. 20 W. s
Fitch 500: lot 4, block 8, A. 6. Patrick
to 3. =. 4iles. tsoa