Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-13
TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK

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paid 1890. Louis v. Stem has bought the
lot Immediately west OF All Saints church
on Dewey avenue, for 81, 400 He expects to
build a 5000 nat. The Pennsylvania Mort
gage and Trust company has sold to V. p.
Chiodo. for 5000, a lot on Twenty-hfth
street, one block south OF Leavenworth.
The lot is 1OOSi45 feet and on 1t is one cot
tage. Mr.. Chiodo win build two more
cottages on II.
Trevanyon L. Mathews, ex-United
States marshal, has bought from w.
H. Becker the improved farm and coun-
try home, Hollywood" half mile from
Bennington. Hollywood consists of a quar-
ter section. It was improved eight years
ago by Z. s. Rood with a large country
residence and other buildings, all costing
upwards of $4,000. Mr.. Rood sold the
farm TO C, W. Hamilton OF the United
States National hank and II passed
through several hands before reaching
Mr.. Becker, MT Mathews will make his
home on the farm. and Mr., Becker will
come to Omaha
One of A. L. Reeds new, modern, $1,000
residences in the West Harvey district,
that at 351S Harvey street has been sold
to Mrs, James Creighton She owned a
half block on the north side of Daveu-
port street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth, and she recently sold to the North
western Railroad company for $4,000.
She had lived for more than twenty-five
years on this property.
Mrs. Eliza Callahan, another Of the pic.
neers OF the same section, bought a new
hopna at Taighfaanth ana TQurf frou,
the Provident Loan and Trust company,
paying $4,000. II is seven-room DWELL
Ing, which was the first Omaha residence
OF the late DR.. Neville.
Difnculty is still being experienced in
| finding homes for the tenants who have
been driven from their homes by the pur-
ohases OF the Northwestern. Most Of
these people have become attached to the
lower part OF the city through long resi-
dence there, and refuse to look for homes
away from the business district. Conse-
| quently, 1t is very hard for them to ind
houses. The railroad is pushing the
/ Sholes company, which handled the deal,
to get the tenants out as quickly as pos
/ sible, so that track may be built the
length OF the purchase and excavation be
started for the new freight houses
/ The real estate deal by which the North
western railroad gets possession OF four
blocks and a part OF 9Th for terminal
purposes ives practically completed last
week and deeds for all the property, with
| the exception Of those lots which have
been condemned and one other small piece,
are now in the hands OF the railroad.
| Three pieces have been condemned by the
county court and the owners have not
made appeal. The cost OF the entire pur-
chase was approximately $4,000 1t con-
sists OF four solid blocks between Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth streets and from
Davenport 10 Webster and three lots IN
the block next north OF this tract.
There has been considerable talk that
e passenger station viii be built on this
site. Ben T. White. general attorney for
the comptny, says no. He says the new
freight houses will occupy the two blocks
between Davenport and Cass streets. The
plans for the buildings have not been
made, but the company's architect from
Chicago was here a few days ago looking
over the grounds preparatory to drafting
plans.
Among the real estate transfers recorded
for the week were the following: O. q
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