Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
now Creates Lull in Trade, Although
Prospective Builders Are Busy.
pTEL LOYAL TO BE ENLARGED
.oaEn Capacity to ne Doubled ny An
ner and Three Additional stories
Work -PrOEresHez oR
Large B~uiIdfnEs.

Real estate has been rather quiet for the
lt two weeks, because OF - heavy
danket Of snow which has covered the
round and yet a number Of deals have
cen made. The man who expects to
Cild a home In the spring is looking for
location and thus the demand for good
utlying lots keeps up. Many Of these have
cen sold this fall and the indications are
nat the phenomenal building record OF
his year will keep its gait In the spring
)raha is essentially a city Of beautiful
ZONES and the class Of buildings being built
Increases in beauty each year. Bunga-
pws are fast Increasing In number as we'll
q the larger houses.
Omaha is a growing city and there is a
, ontinued demand for houses. The house
lunter has his hands full in spite OF the
thousands OF new homes which were built
hirfnE the year. Although many Of the
popie who live in the suburban houses
airing the summer and move TO apart
hent houses during the winter months most
Z the houses Of Omaha are occupied and
he "for rent sign is a scarce article.
Although public improvements were put
4 a standstiil by the heavy snows ana
ero weather. still there are few idle men
b ne seen is lhGAF 10 N ne
Z inside work being done. Carpenters who
sere shut out from doing outside work
ot another Job putting up storm windows.
Feny had delayed this necessary work, be-
huse Of the fine weather which is usual
y ,hls lime Of the year. but the continued
old forced the contractors TO get busy
nd put up the storm windows.
Announcement was made during the
week OF a large addition to the Loyal hotel
(which will make that hotel the finest in
omaha and make It one Of the finest
iotels in the west. Not only will the
building be raised three stories In height
lut the large tract Of ground now occupied
~ the Metropolitan bowling alleys. has
y ,een secured. and a large addition will be
lut to the hotel where the alleys are now
R.cated. This will give the hotel over 800
: ,ooms, besides giving more space for q
obby and for offices.
Work has continued on all the larger
buildings in the downtown district in spite
" the zero weather, and all are making
IN effort TO push the work as fast as pos
lible. The contractor for the Brandei'
heater has given up hope OF having tina
,uilding ready when his contract called
lor it. but is pushing the work neverthe
ess. The City National bank continued tC
'ear its steel into the air, as story after
tory OF the steel is added. The contractor:
hope to have most Of the steel In place by
ipring, so that the masons and flnisher'
nay continue their work. Application
lave been received for more space thar
his fifteen-story building will have anC
he owners are pleased at the outlook for
good run OF tenants.
Ed Johnston OF ED Johnston & CO., AM
". s. Wesley, have formed a partnership
Inder the firm name OF Johnston g. Yves
ey. The present office of Ed Johnston &
20. at 1914 Farnan street will be retained
antn January /, Mr.. Johnston remaining
n charge OF it. The office at S6 Soutl
Seventeenth street. opposite the cour
house, has been secured by the new nru
md Is now open for business. being +
.harge OF Mr.. Wesley. After January
The business will be concentrated at 81
south seventeenth street.
n. p. Dodge & Co. report a good dehnanu
Tor acreage. both improved and unim
proved, and for close-in investment prop
critics. The firm has sold recently the FOL
owing properties;
A lot at Thlrtieth and Chicago street
belonging 10 J. r. Totten TO NJ. NJ. Robert
son for $500.
A large farm Of G2-acres on the Plat
river, near South Bend, belonging to NJ.
Edward Of Omaha and sold to Swarts
Wiechel. merchants Of Elmwood, Neb. TIL
consideration was Sl2, 900. This propert
Nas a large part under cultivation an
there ara extensive stone and clay quaTrte
n. p. Dodge, jr, sold five acres north {
N[rug park to r. w. MacManama, manag'
of the clothing department of Bennett
Mr.. MacManana will improve this prof.
erty for a home.
Mr.. Bogue sold his home, 1923 Corh
street, to Mrs. Mary Murphy for &, "a
Mrs. Murphy purchased for Investment ar
Mr.. Bogue Immediately purchased a Il
~ Creighton's first addition from r.
I rrumbeli for 81, 400,
NFive acres in Benson Heights. belonRin
~ William Ormsby, with house and 9th,
improvements, was sold to Charles Gille
for s.. 100 and in less than thirty days NJ
Gillen sold It to II. p. lessen for S.TO0.
chased two lots in Albright belonging
w. J. Green OF Utica, n. Y, and Gus Car
son has purchased a corner lot in the san
Vocation.
The property OF DR.. Clifford on Capt.
avenue, between Eighteenth and MIN
tenth streets. consisting OF a full city Il
and large house was sold. The consider
ton was $500 and the purchaser Mary
Otis.