Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-24
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HE fact that a brother Of the future mistress u
II the White House lived in Omaha for several
years during which period quite number Of our
local people made his acquaintance socially or in bust
relations gives little added interest TO the com
ing enlargement OF the presidential family which viii
make him White House brother-n-law. Nebraska
has never furnished president to the nation, but
here that have made them appear little closer to US
than they otherwise would have been.
President Rutherford b. Hayes had no little
notorety forced upon him through his ownership OF
lot North Sixteenth 1t s matter OF history
that President Hayes benished intoxicating liquors
from the White House long In advance OF the grape
Juice" era, and when Il disclosed that on the
Presidents Omaha property stood fourishing saloon
that had acquired foothold there through the rental
agent without the owners knowledge an embarrassing
question raised, which followed promptly by
order to SELL regardless Of the price at which the
lot might have to be sacrificed
The Cevelands also had real estate interests here,
rather Mrs. Cleveland, for the property came 10
her part of what she inherited from her father
her uncle BENJAMIN r Folsom, Familiarity known
Uncle Ben" had come 10 Omaha in the early days
and had acquired several pieces OF land for himself
and for his brother. TO which he held fast after he
returned TO Buffalo to live. One of Mrs. Cleveands
lots was Immediately back OF the Bee building facing
Douglas street, part Of II being included in the
Bee building annex and the rest in the Brandes
theater. This particular lot, l happen to know
sold by Mrs Cleveland for S25 900 when the Cosmo-
poan hotel project. which ultimately fell through.
was pending, and the correspondence in these
tiations carried with ex-President Cleveland,
ful-of-detan letters in his characteristic long hand
Mrs Cleveland inherited some other Omaha real estate
also, which was looked after for her until recently by
the Byron Reed company but II IL my impression that
she has disposed Of the last of her Omaha hold
ings.
For President Benjamin Harrison. as is well
known. Omaha furnished a daughter for the White
House by the marriage here of Russell B. Harrison.
the presidents only and the daughter OF Senator
Alvin Saunders, who. before going TO the senate had
been Nebraska's governor Omaha very
much in evidence around the White House just after
that happy event and have the lneal descendants
OF two presidents among us in possession OF this
branch Of the Harrison family. That part OF the
Saunders estate which eventually Harrison
heirs WILL therefore, put another presidential
the real estate map OF Omaha along with the many
notable labels It has carried from time to time.
While on the subject of famous owners of Omaha
real estate notice, walk downtown, the further
land which once belonged to William Pitt Kellogg.
governor Of Louisiana, in reconstruction days, and
also United States senator from that state President
Lincoln appointed Kellogg chief justice for Nebraska
territory but on his application gave him leave Of
absence from his judicial duties to permit him to raise
a troop OF cavalry for the war. Of which he became
colonel. He resigned from the army after two years
and then in 1866 from his office of chief Justice and
went TO New Orleans account of his health but
without first pinnng his faith TO the growing value OF
Omaha real estate. on which he afterwards realized
Handsomely. Coming back to this particular Twenty
fourth and Farnam tract, kellogg bought It "for
song" as II were from man named Chapman I'm 1868,
and some twenty afterwards sold third of II
the Twentyfourth street side to Guy c. Barton
]. H. Mlllard $31 900 when point of making
the transfer reached they bumped up against
claim that Chapman stl owned eght-foot strip
on the north, which would shut out completely the
abuttment Farnam street The discrepancy was
explained by the fact that Kellogg had made his pur-
chase before Farnam street cut through west Of
Twenty-fourth. and the final plat a survey
swerved eight feet from the original recorded survey
The dispute evidently adjusted for this part of
the property passed to Mr.. billiard who sold IT only
about two and It is bound to be all fully
improved within a very short time.