Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-19
HOT DAYS AND REAL ESTATE
Heat Cheeks the Business That Is Going at
Such Bounds
MISUNDERSTANDING FALL LOOKED FOR
Great Many sales Consummatea Dur
ing the week whose AggreEate
Runs Far Into the Thou
sands of Dollars.

The hot weather Of the last week has
not helped the real estate business; N
fact, 1t has caused a decided decrease in
the amount OF business done, say the
realty men. Prospective buyers do not
call at the real estate ofices when the
Thermometer stands at %, nor do the
statesmen feel at all inclined to search for
buyers under such torrid conditions. Some
business has been closed up on which ne
gotiations had started last week or last
month. but entirely new business was light
What business was transacted was in me-
dunn priced dwelling houses. no business
property to speak Of having changed hands
Present conditions, In the opinion Of the
fraternity, warrant the assumption that
the fall activity will be such as has not
been seen In Omaha for years They pro-
TESS to say this not because they want
to boom the town, but because the popu-
laton has grown rapidly this spring and
summer and the newcomers must have
homes
THE real estate men are the best office
force I have" said Health Commissioner
Connell, speaking of the fight which he
IL making against the weed plague. He
referred to the fact that the realty men
are engaged in cutting weeds from prop
erty which they control, and probably also
TO the fact that they frequently report to
him Instances In which weeds are allowed
to grow by property owners, TO the detri-
ment Of the public health. Commenting on
the same topic, one realty man said he
ana MS brothers In the business often
persuaded their neighbors to cut weeds and
thus relieved the health department
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exploitation as additions to the city were
reported last week, Charles e Williamson
announcing that a syndicate, of which he
10 trustee, had bought the Flora Brown
forty, just east of Krugs park, ana
Sinner g. Chase announcing that a syndi-
cate headed by them had signed a con-
tract for the purchase OF Boulevard park.
which Is part of the old exposition
grounds. The price of the Brown land was
1880 and of the other somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
The Gate City Malt company promises
to begin the erection soon of its proposed
new malt house on lots In blocks and
H. South Omaha, and last week, by the
transfer from Luther Drake and Frank
Hamilton, completed the purchase of the
site. The company now has nine lots with
trackage. and is ready to begin work on
the plant as soon as the contract is let,
Sir Horace Piunketts Informal announce
ment that he will erect in Omaha a build
ing to duplicate the Chatham has aroused
some speculation among realty men as to
where he will build 1t. Some think that
owing to the success of the Chatham no
will place his new structure on the lot
Immediately north Of that building, and,
Indeed, Sir Horace has thought seriously
OF that very thing, but there are others
VINO insist that the Englishman will be
wise enough to get further out of the lower
part OF the city. At all events this will
not be decided until fall when Sir Horace
will make his annual visit to Omaha.
In the course of time there comes an
end to all litigation and some one, sooner
or later. IL given clear title to the prop
crty involved. The site of the market
gardeners stalls, at the northeast corner of
Eleventh and Jackson streets, which is a
part Of the Linton estate, has been In
litigation for several years. during which
time the Omaha Wholesale Produce Market
company has stood ready to buy It, An
son E. Becker, however has finally So
cured clear title TO the property and has
transferred II, for $4,000. to the company.
This purchase will assure a permanent
home for the market gardeners, who rent
their space from the Omaha Wholesale Pro-
auce company, many OF them being stock
holders.
w. W. Morsman has sold his double
brick dwelling house at the southeast cor
ner OF Twenty-eighth street and Dewey
avenue for $500 The name of the buyer
is withheld for a time
A he ~
tractor, In company with his son, has
bought a quarter section OF land Just west
Of Elmwood park from an eastern owner,
for $4,000. The Woods will establish q
sanitary dairy on this farm and will i'm
prove 1t for the purpose as soon as the
present lease expires.
w. v. Bennett has bought from the Ma
tional Life Insurance company two frame
dwellings at 1129-u Georgia avenue, for
investment The price was $500.
W. A. Challis has bought from the
Omaha Loan and Building association a lot
and modern residence on Thirty-first street
between Woolworth and Poppieton avenues.
He paid 5000.
One business site which changed hands
last week was a lot on South Thirteenth
street Just north OF williams street. II
was sold by Mary s. Barta to Charles r.
Kunol for $1,000
w. J. Connect has sold three Of his lots
IN Grimm q Smiths addition near the
Field club to Hilton Fonda for 81 400 ana
tract l22xib feet at the northwest cor
ner Of wcoiworth avenue and the Thirty
fourth street boulevard to A. H. Fetters
for $500. Both of these men expect 10
build fine residences.
The ID. v. Sholes company has sold lots
In Sholes' subdivision at Sixteenth and
Vinton streets TO Michael J. Barrow, Anna
NJ. Peterson. James Peterson, Joseph E
Sehrottner and John u. schrottner.
Robinson a Wolf report the following
recent sales; Frame fiat at Thirtieth ana
Woolworth avenue from the Franklin
Savings bank to Philip schlaifer, $500;
nat at ifS6-&-+0 North Eighteenth street.
from Brie Peterson to Joseph Butt, $500:
house ana lot at 1o1t South Twentieth
street F. d. Wead g. Co. to Harry Click
man, $3.50; house and lot at 1908 South
Thirteenth street from II. Hollander TO
8. zoger, s1.ico; house and lot al 1855 North
Eighteenth street. Robinson 4 Wolf 10
man whose name Is not disclosed O. $50:
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