Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-10
OLD LANDMARK Is FALLING
Historic Dwelling Erected BY ], L, BediOk
in 1866 Suocunbs 70 Progress
HOME OF SEVERAL PROMINENT FAMILIES
Recently Occupied as xeeIy Institute
and Gives way 60 Erection OF
Smaller Residences on
the Block.

Razing Of the old brick residence for
merly used a Kelley institute on the
Rogers tract at Nineteenth and Leaven-
worth streets was begun Thursday morn
ing by the contractors to whom the build
ing was sold and the contract for grading
the high blum on the site, which extends
from Nineteenth TO Twentieth streets on
Leavenworth street. has been let to the
| firm Of Tompkins & Fitzgerald.
! The grading contractors will begin work
on removing the blum next Tuesday morn
ing and proposals for the new buildings
to be erected on the site will then be
given consideration by the representatives
Of the estate of the late Milton Rogers,
which is the owner Of the property.
Although the question has not been def
nitely determined it is probable row of
two-story brick fats and stores will be
| erected on the Leavenworth street frontage
of the site and several brick houses on the
Nineteenth and Twentieth street lots.
The site is we'll known to the pioneer
residents Of the city. The old brick house
now being torn down was erected in 1866
by John 1. Redick and has been occupied
by members of many Of the prominent
families of Omaha. 1t was later acquired
for use as a Kelley institute and then
rented as large boarding house.
six-stOry Incubator Factory.
Tentative plans have been prepared by a
local firm Of architects for a new six-story
Incubator factory for the George II. Lee
company, whose present quarters at Ills
Harvey street have become inadequate to
accommodate the business. The new fac
tory probably will be constructed of rein
forced concrete, 19Ox182 feet in dimensions
and will cost about 100000
Several sites for the new factory are
under consideration by Mr.. Lee and a Sc
lection probably will be made within a
short time, as It is desired to begin the
actual work of construction during the ia
vorah!s Ddiroifs heather of the coming
summer.
1t is possible the construction CT the new
factory will be delayed, however, II store ge
space for manufactured incubators and
brooders can be obtained, but It is the de-
sire of the management of the incubator
factory to have the new building completed
as soon as possible.
Nine Small Cottages.
Nine small cottages comprising the entire
block on Twenty-second street from Pacific
to Pierce street have been bought from
Russell & McKitrick by A. p. Tukey &
Son at the reported price of $1,000 and will
be placed on the real estate market for
immediate sale to home buyers with mod
crate capital
The houses contain five rooms each and
were bought in response to the unusual
demand for homes OF this size, which Turkey
& Son were unable to meet from their
clients. Five OF the cottages face east on
Twenty-seccnd street and two each are
situated on the corners of Pacific and
Pierce streets.
Charles Gruenig, stock broker and owner
! OF much real estate in Omaha, has bought
the small frame store at 1916 Douglas
street for 5000. which Rdjoins his vacant
lot of twenty-five feet frontage on Douglas
street on the west, and will erect a two
story brick store building on the site.
The store was bought from Stanley p
and Elizabeth Black and is occupied al
present by barber shop and shining shop
! The site adjoining the store on the east
which was bought some time ago by Mr.
Gruenig, is being cleared by a large force
of laborers for the new store building, and
, the store recently bought will be TORI
down, giving Mr.. Gruenig forty-four feet
frontage on Douglas street for the new
store building, with depth to the alley Of
1872 feet for the combined lots.
Some Minor Deals.
Deeds have been recorded transferring
t the title OF the old Yost homestead, neal
Twenty-fourth and Burt streets, from Cas-
per E. Yost of the Nebraska Telephone
company to Nathan Horn. The considera.
ton was 1890 and the sale was made
through c. B. Denny and Robinson &
Wolf. The property consists Of a large lot
and house, which was erected many years
ago by the father of Mr.. Yost
The large double frame house at the
southeast corner of Twenty-sixth and
Dodge streets has been sold by E. S. Mar
ston to Wallace A. Hildreth for 5000 Mr.
Hildreth bought the property as an invest
ment for rental purposes.
John Kuhn. who is identified with the
Woodmen Of the World, has bought the
seven-room residence of Charles Dyball
near Twenty-seventh street and Woolworth
avenue, for $500 and will occupy the res
idence for a home. Mr. Kuhn recently sold
his home at Twenty-hfth avenue and
Leavenworth street
Patrick c. Corrigan has bought the large
vacant lot at the southeast corner OF
Twenty-third and Webster streets for
, s. $50 and will build a large, modern resi-
lot was owned by Alexander M. Ferris OF
Boston, who has extensive real estate hold
ings Of Omaha residence property.
William p. Warner, United States mar
shall, has bought two lots In West Dundee
on Cass street between Hoagland and Ne
vada avenues, for $500. from Ii. G. Mad
den and contemplates building a home on
one Of the lots this spring
PALMER BOOSTS FOR CLERKS