The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-25

They work 10 hands constantly, and
TO mectthe requirements Of their con-
stantly increasing business, have put
up this spring nm addition to their
shop, 20x30 stories, costing $780, 90.
Chas. Miller, boot and shoe maker,
has added one story to his shop and
residence, Court street, greatly i'm
proving its appearance, cost $4,000.
Dan. Eaton & Co., on Samantha
street, have just completed one Of tho
best and most substantial manufac-
tories in the city, where they will
hereafter make large portion ofthe
furniture to supply their jobbing
house on Front st. tbs of brick .33x
65 feet, three stories and stono base
ment, and has cost up to the present
| SO, 10000
Hating at this point timo enough
to rccuperate the inner man, we COM
mence after dinner with descrip-
tion of the immense wagon and car
riage factory of w. G. Grimes, on the
corner of Sd and Market. Ho has
erected this spring and is just fairly
at work in them, two shops, one of
them 1l0x40 and the other 132x26,
besides this, he is now moving his old
shop to the rear of tho lot which is
66x22. His shop is Illuminated with
the light of 0 forges, while IA smiths,
II wood workers, 5 painters, and l
trimmer are constantly employed,
who in addition to a large amount Of
job work repairing horse-shocing, &C.,
turn out an average ofthrce of Grimes
premium wagons per day. One prin-
ciple reason why the 1920 wagons
already turned out of this shop hay e
acquired such fine reputation, is that
he ships the timber he makes them
of from Ohio and Indiana. Tho to-
tai cost OF his improvements this
spring amounts to S6,0OO.O0.
Nearly opposite the Post Office J.
w. Dixon has put up a livery stable,
estimated at $4,000.
Going down Market We find Full
ton, Mast & White, snugly cnsconced
in anew Office 14x26, costing 800.
Ed. Moriarty is next door, tempo
rarily in new building built by So
Ion Gray, costing 100000.
Coday has put up q new frame,
next door below, which is occupied
by VIM. Strang for meat market,
cost $4,000.
Daggett & Edgcrly, on Main street,
have extended their store 40 feet
back, two stories high, with fine airy
basement, which now makes their
hardware establishment the finest in
the State, with model office in the
roar on the alley. They have also
builta capacious wooden building on
their lot across the alley, For iron and
wagon timber warehouse. Total cost
of improvements this spring $4,000.
On Main street again opposite
Union Block, We find Fisher, Leigh
ton, and Crowley, erecting splendid
block 72x72 of brick, to be two sto-
ries with high basement, which will
contain three very fine store rooms
on the first floor, costing Sill, 400. 90.
Just below, DR.. UiSullivan has re.
paired his residence and business
house, nearly destroyed by tho late
fire last winter, at cosTof 81, 900. 90.
On tho opposite side of tho street
Ballingall has built house for his
soda fountain, which isnot us scostite'
as it is elegant, probably standing
him $4,000.
Cochrane Il Ballingall u little lower
down Main, have built franc fur
niturc store 16x2i, costing $4,000.
Next lot we find u new frame bust.
ness house just being finished by Els.
quirc Graves, ut an expense of $500.
We had almost skipped ono Of the
finest wooden stores on Main ST., Just
put up by Dir. Harrison Box for his
own use as a family grocery 32sx22
2 stories, costing 81 300.
On the corner of Main and Jefier.
son, Messrs. IIinsey, Gray, Daum,
Huggins, and Bonnifield, are building
a splendid house to be called "Ma-
sonic Block" 24x90, three stories, and
fine high airy basement; first floor 70,
jobbing grocery house; second offices
&C.; and tho third to be occupied by
the Masonic fraternity, to be finished
off as one of the best halls in the
State; total cost $4,000.
In the bottom We found the "Ot.
tumwa Manufacturing Co." doing q
| driving business, working - hands
and that they had built this season M
Office and warehouse 20xl0 Gin addi
tion to their capacious factory erect
cd last year., costing say $4,000.
Adjoining them we found Shock &
Koistcr building plow factory 30S
80, stories, with an engine house in
the rear 14x30 which together with
their other improvements, makes
their outlay this spring $4,000. co.
They will make 500 plows next year
MS q starter, and. their concern will
ultimately be one of the most benefi
cial in the city for the public, rs VIC
hope it may be to its energetic pro
prietors.
On Main ST., near Blake's branch
we find new frame house built this
spring by Mrs. Jones for 100000.
In Blakc's addition Nation has built
a small cottage costing $4,000.
Mr.. Wright has also added an i'm
provement worth $4,000.
Mr.. Huffman, ditto, $4,000.
Mr.. Picker, g $4,000.
Mr.. Vaneant, /" $4,000.
Coming again inside of the old city
limits, we find John Willard building
q beautiful house on most slightly
location on 9Th ST., Il stories of wood
six rooms and cellar, costing $4,000
Pursuing our devious way out Dab
loncga Avenue, we find Sam. Ill. Bur
ton, late Of tho Mercury, building .
fine largo frame house, on beauti
full four acre lot, house 2Ox2s, two
stories, six rooms, costing $500.
Beyond him VIM. A. Burton has
just moved into new building 26x2f
two stories, and ever SO many rooms
| costing $1,000. He has fine twelve
aero tract, and is preparing to &C
extensively into tho nursery business
On our way back We pass Richard
Ii. Warden's residence, and find he
has built IN addition to it, costing
$500.
Daniel Eaton, on 18th street, il
building large tenement house, 50S
81, two stories, Ii rooms, cost 50, 600
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