Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11
Improvement Notes

Beatrice-The old frame building owned
BY Dr. H. j. 1roemPef Pc is being di'mantisd ,a
National Refining company. which will
soon begin the construction of a fill
ing station to cost $4,000.
Sell Garage.
Gothenburg-The A. B. A. Independent
Oil company. which operates filling sta
tions at Kearney and Lincoln, has taken
over the filling station Of e. A. Calling
here. A garage also belonging to Cali
ing was sold to Elmer Axthelm Of suth-
erland.
Sell Jewelry Store.
Bloomfield-C. A. Hackett has sold his
jewelry and optical business here to Mr..
prietor Is now in charge. Mr.. Hackett will
spend the summer looking after real
estate interests in southern Illinois.
Will Enter Movies.
Columbus-Millard Binney. who 10 years
ago owned the job department Of the
Columbus Tribune. later ran a newspaper
at Fullerton, and more recently has been
connected with eastern advertising
agencies. Is going into the moving picture
production game at Los Angeles. He is
vice president and general manager OF
the Silver Shield service. new corpora
ton being formed on the coast to produce
pictures for release to nontheatrical trade
Tractor Firm Sold.
York-The Krause Tractor and Automo-
bile company sold its implement and au-
tomobile business in the city to P. F.
Bell of Norfolk. Mr.. ~Krause will remain
in York for time and later will go
west and look up new location. The
Gath Tractor company. former owners
OF the plant have purchased tho bust
ness from Mr. Bell and have taken charge
OF the business.
New Photo Studio.
Columbus-Raxing Of tho old frame
structure formeI:y occupied by D. c. Kav-
anaugh is under way to clear the ground
Tor the new brick building to be erected
by c. J. Fennel as a home for his photo
studio. The new building is to be - BY
so feet in dimension with two floors and
1ull basement 1t will represent an
Investment Of $4,000.
Pioneer Grocer Quits.
Beatrice.-F. A. Claussen, who has been
IN the grocery business in west Beatrice
for se years. has sold his business to
Archie and Cleveland Arndt Of this city.
Sell Union Store.
Lindsey.-The Farmers Union store
which went through bankruptcy. closed
lumbus BY A. svislowsky. This store
had rather = stormy existence, going from
one manager to another until about 3
years ago they moved into a building
built by the farmers that cost them
a2s. 900. The load was too big, and it
finally went into tbs hands Of a receiver.
Charlie Thelan Of Humphrey was appoint
| ed receiver and tried to sell at private
sale ana then lump 1t off at auction. The
bids were rejected and the former man
ager, J. o. Moelier. was appointed = sales
manager.
Pioneer Sells Store.
| Beatrice.-W. A. Dawson who has been
engaged in the furniture business At
| Wymore for years. has disposed Of his
store to f. J. Miller Of Wymore. Mr.. Daw-
son retires because Of i'll health.
McCook Garage Sold.
| McCook.-J. J. Cragg has purchased the
garage business. building and apartment
house Of NJ. Kramer and is now in charge.
| Mr.. Kramer retains the hide business and
buildings Of the big Kramer plant. The
deal was . $4,000 transaction.
New Columbus Firm.
Coiumbus.-A new firm entered the To-
| cal business field when Harry and Charles
| Graves bought r. F. Stuarts plumbing
| business. They took charge. operating un-
der the name Of Graves Plumbing COM
pany. Mrs. Stuart retains ownership Of
| the building.
Sell FArmefs Elevator.
| sold At public auction here, Henry Pohl-
known what Mr. Pohlman intends to do
| IA nil sps-