Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Real Estate Men Report a Bright ostlOOk
for the Coming selson.
BIG DEMAND FOR RESIDENCE PROPERTY
Considerable Talk of Building In the
Business District, but NothinE
Definite Has Materialised
Yet.

The prospects OF a good year IN the real
estate business in South Omaha are con-
sidered good BY all Of the real estate men.
so far no very large deals have been re-
corded, but several are looked for in the
future. Sales have been active in almost
all directions. H. NJ. Christie said yester-
day that the northwest section of the city
was at the present time the seat Of the
greatest building activity. A large number
OF lots have been sold north Of l. street
and west Of the tracks and the sales have
been made to bona fide residents. At least
twenty-five new cottages have been erected
during the last two months. The spring |
season IL well begun and good things are
looked for in that section for the balance
Of the year. p. c. Caldwell reports that |
the demand for resident lots on the West |
Q road beyond the limits where 1t will be |
paved by the funds appropriated from the |
inheritance tax, is assuming large proper |
tons. Every day brings inquiries in that !
direction. Several boarding houses are |
planned for the vicinity Of Thirty-third |
street. When the new paving ordinance !
providing for the paving Of West Q from |
Thirty third to the limits Is passed, the de- !
mand for property along that street will
take another jump. In both the above sec
tlons the larger land companies added 500
to the price Of each lot on sale, The sales
have not notlceably changed, showing that
the demand is keener this year.
b. f.. Wilcox speaks in glowing terms
Of the movement of property on the Belle
vue car line. Property there is changing
hands every day. 1t Is said that the Chi
cago Realty company has bought forty
acres in that section and has a landscape
engineer on the ground, o. NJ. Zander, VINO
is plating the same, laying out streets
and preparing to lay sidewalks for a new
suburban residence district. Summer cot
tages in that direction are sure to demand
a high price in the near future 1t is one
Of the finest views of the Missouri valley
which can be found on the entire course of
the river.
AS to prospective business ventures I'm
the city reports are not wanting and sew
| eral of them will doubtless materialize be-
fore the close of the summer. e. Gulick
of Denison,a brother-in-law OF ex-Secre-
tary Shaw, was in South Omaha last week.
1t is said he intends to build a block on
Twenty fourth street, near L, to cost $4,000.
Mr.. Gulick is manager Of the bank in which
Secretary Shaw was formerly interested.
1t is also said that the secretary himself
! is interested here and talks of erecting a
/ four-story office building on Twenty-fourth
street. AS yet no location is designated.
J b. u. Wilcox said he was quite sure also
OF a good business exchange before long.
/ The Monarch Coal company of Wyoming
\ had a representative in the city during
| the last week looking for a location for
wholesale coal yard on the Burlington
tracks between Q street and the city limits.
Sir Horace Plunkett's agent was also
visitor and his present mission was to
size up the prospects for a modern hotel.
He also talks Of theater and auditorium
in connection
Ed Barrett OF Dunlap, Ia, is said to be
planning another building, to be used for a
store and offices.
| The blocks now in process Of erection are
progressing rapidly
| Arbor Day Proclamation.
The mayor calls on the city as a whole
to make a special observance of Arbor day,
which is Monday, April %, in the follow
ing proclamation:
! whereas The legislature of Nebraska
has designated the twenty-second day Of
April as Arbor day and made the same
Therefore, l. Thomas Hoctor mayor of
the city Of South Omaha, Neb., do
hereby proclaim and declare Monday, April
| % 1907, a holiday; and under the provisions
! Of the statutes call upon the citizens OF
South Omaha to recognize the said day
as ArDOr DAY. II Will De meet ana apprO-
! pirate for our citizens on that day to plant
! in public parks and private premises, orna-
mental and shade trees, thus observing
both the spirit and letter OF the legisla-
tive enactment, and doing honor TO the
founder and promoter of Arbor day.
Among the tenderest ties Of life are as
the parks, school grounds and the old
home beneath the shade OF trees. Plant
trees. make Arbor day what its founder
| of business and professional life and de-
vote Monday, April p, to the Observance
Of Arbor day and TO the identifying and
decorating Of our city
The children OF the schools OF the city
will observe the day in an appropriate man
ner. Special programs have been arranged
| in a number Of the schools Tree plant
ing will be feature. The board has or
dered a number OF trees planted on the
various grounds. Special attention is to
be given to the artistic features Of the
grounds.
Magic City Gossip.
E G. RozeTle is reported under the
weather from an attack Of grip.
The funeral OF Celia Coombs was con-
Quoted yesterday afternoon at 2. m.
p. c. Caldwell, justice OF the peace, notary
public, real estate, fire Insurance, 2517 N
William Holmes has bought a residence
and settled on the Thirtieth street boule-
ward.
Mrs. ]. A. wild and daughter Of Wilbur,
Neb.. are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs b, 2.
Wilcox
Robert Wonder, an old resident Of the
city, has sold his city property and moved
with his family to Colorado.
Lee Bailey was arrested yesterday for
! disturbing the peace. He Is a soldier OF
the Thirtieth infantry at Fort Crook
The funeral services over Milton B.
Sipherd will be conducted by Dr. r. L.
Wheeler this afternoon at O'Clock.
Mrs Fred Guthrie has gone to visit her
parents at Central CITY. She and her
husband leave soon for Wichita, Kan.
/ A. ]. H. Jensen and Miss Hattie Fisher
were married Friday and have gone or
their wedding trip TO the Pacific coast.
John Wood, Twenty-second and Jeffer.
! son, reports the birth OF a son Fred
Ftola, Twentieth ana s, has a daughter.
Mrs Phillip S. McCandless, l4Ol Archer
avenue, Is reported very low. Ii was MOI
| expected last evening that she would live
| through the night
| Floyd Finch won the second amateur
| chess tournament game at the Young Msn'S
! Christian association by a score Of i've
straight games
Principal NJ NJ Graham went to Platts
mouth Frid9y evening to be a Judge In
/ the debate between the Plattsmouth anC
| WahoO High schools
j. A. Ian expects 10 make several ad.
vance announcements the Nav carnfva