Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

giving a mortgage for $1,000 OF the pur-
chase, money, which is about $t13 per acre.
The farm lie in the center of a number Of
farms under a high state OF cultivation
along the Big Pappio creek and is short
distance from the fine dairy farm of the
Atlantic Sanitary Dairy company.
Oficial investigation Of the alleged recent
order to employees of the Union Pacific
railroad to meet their trains in Council
Bluffs instead Of in Omaha, as has been
the practice, will be made by the Omaha
Real Estate exchange as materially AFFECT
ing the real estate interests of Omaha. A
committee was appointed at the last weekly
meeting of the exchange to make
thorough investigation as to the facts In
the case and II the alleged order will re-
dound to the detriment of the city's inter-
ests. 1t has been asserted that the new
order will cause the removal of number
Of railroad employees to Council Bluffs N.sh
their families and, IL such Is the case, IL
is probable that steps viii be taken leading
toward the revocation of the order by the
railroad company.
Several sales of property in the north
ern part of the city were reported by real
estate dealers during the last week and
this residence section appears to be attract
ing much attention from prospective home
buyers. i. T. Lyon bought the large lot
and new modern residence near Twentieth
and Miami streets from the c. n. Dietz
Lumber company for 81, 800 and will occupy
the residence for a home. A. A. Linstrom
sold his two cottages and full lot at the
northwest corner of Nineteenth and Charles
streets to Sophia Sterile for $500 as an in
vestment and Louise Salmon bought the
home OF Mrs Nellie P. Monroe near Twen-
ty-second and Spencer streets for $3.50,
The lot at Dol Burdette street was sold
by the Byron Reed company to John Mullin,
a well known engineer for the Union Pa
ciflc, and ground has been broken for
modern seven-room residence, which, with
the lot, will represent an investment by
Mr.. Mullin OF about 5000.
Tom T. Lee the former city prosecutor.
has sold his brick fat on Chicago street,
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets,
for 5000 to c. c. Kendall, who bought the
property as an Investment. The nat is
situated in a choice residence section and
is near the site where row Of new brick
fats will soon be erected by John A. Nc
Shane.
Citizens of Kountze Place and Boulevard
park are making vigorous plans for a
concerted campaign toward the successful
termination of the movement for park
at Cut-On lake. Several informal meet
ings have been held and cooperation will
be had with members of the park board,
who are attempting to secure the good
offices of the mayor and city council A
plat Of the new park has been filed by the
park commission with the city clerk show
ing the proposed park, which extends
around the north end Of the lake. begin
ming at Locust street, to Avenue F. The
main entrance OF the park would be at
Ames avenue. running OF from Sherman
avenue, and IT is hoped that bonds will be
voted upon and carried for the new park,
which is one of the most extensive projects
now before the park commission for con-
sideration.
Keystone park, the new suburban resi-
dence subdivision about one mile west Of
Benson, which was formerly the fancy
stock farm of w. A. Paxton, was formally
opened yesterday afternoon by the pro-
moters, the d. V. sholes company and the
Payne Investment company. The new
acreage tract has attracted much atten-
ton and many investors were present at
the opening to make their selections or
to inspect the property. They were shown
over the subdivision In the automobile re-
Gently bought by the d. V. sholes COM
pany for the purpose and II Is expected
that many sales will result. The tract has