The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
IMPROVEMENTS.
a Glance at the Present Growth of En-
DOrfa-

n Glance at the Present Growth OF En-
DOria-
In the matter of growth, EmpOria re-
calls the rushing days of 1S69-70. Build
ings are going up ON every hand. New
roofs, as we look out over the town from
an elevated view, are thick. Every me-
chanic has all he can do, and all kinds
of business is lively.
We have taken notes hurriedly of the
principal buildings going up.
On Commercial street, between Elcv-
enth and Twelfth, Mr. Olin Phelps is
making improvements on lots lately pur-
chased.
j. X. Tyler, the new lumberman, is
filling up the old unsightly gap on the
corner of Commercial and Seventh, with
new building and large piles of lum-
Der, which gives that corner lively
business appearance.
On the same street, between Fourth
and Fifth, Messrs. Theis and Heustis are
excayating for brick building 25x50.
On the opposite side of the street, fur
Their down, the rock are being piled up
for a new business house by Thomas &
Jones, the popular grocerymen. 1t is to
be two stories, with brick front.
The masons are near the top OF the
second story of Perley's building, which
is being raised.
Nearly opposite is the cut stone front
building being erected by the Misses
Ridenour. The work is progressing on
the second story.
Messrs. Gilchriest & Fritz have clear
ed away the old blacksmith shop on
building, and are laying the foundation
of building 30x50, which will be con-
nected with their livery stable, making
it one of the largest livery barns in the
state.
Ed. Sprague is putting up building
on Merchants street, between the Mer-
chants hotel and Santa Fe depot, for the
Kansas Brewing Company, of Lcaven-
worth.
Over in the first ward, corner of COM
mercial and Seventh, we notice the car
penters fast turning the raw material IN
to commodious residence for G.. p.
Jones.
Opposite, builders are at work on
Frank Goodenow's coy brick house.
Still further up and on State street
near Ninth, Samuel Kirkpatrick is build
ing story and a-half frame dwelling.
Mr.. Peters large new residence on
Constitution street is approaching COM
pletion, and is an ornament to its local
ity.
Not far away, ON Merchants street,
W. II. Morehouse is putting up lar ge
neat cottage.
On the corner of Tenth and Constitu-
ton is Phil. Heilman's new one-story
frame
In the fourth ward, on the corner of
Market and Tenth, Judge Cunningham is
laying a foundation for something or
other. c. isn't working out in the hot
sun, however; he is doing the head-work
in the shade, while some other fellow
mot a lawyer lays the stone and mortar
S. II. Hall is putting on an addition to
his residence.
A new house is building on the corner
of State and Exchange.
Quite number of new small ones are
going up, or have lately been finished,
in the same vicinity, besides many new
fences, roofs and minor improvements.
Mrs. Nellis has completed good frame
house on Exchange near Ninth, and is
building its duplicate on the next cor
ner.
On Mechanics street near Seventh,
Adam Mohler is building large, sub
stantial frame residence.
In the third ward, Sylvan street, cor
ner of Fourth, Mrs. Ellsworth has finish
ed pleasant-looking story and a-half
frame, and is building another like unto
it on the adjoining lot.
Mrs. Sarah Morgan's frame dwelling
is nearly finished, on corner of Second
and Mechanics.
A large story and a-half house is build
ing on lower Market street.
There is a large new house on same
street, corner of Second. Besides these
are half dozen other new houses, be-
sides several barns.
On south Merchants, story and a-half
frame is going up on the corner of First
a block west, on corner of Constitu-
ton, Hugh Thomas is building house,
and near him Thomas Hughes is about
to build. Near by VIM. Corbett's new
brick cottage stands, on corner of South
avenue and Congress street, and south of
this is another new dwelling.
Messrs. Green and Murray are build
ing their respective houses on Rural, be-
low Fifth.
Fred Haussler's new buildings on State
street are being finished.
Philip Dudley is building on Congress
near Second.
Mr.. Holmes is fixing up his grounds,
and Chaplain Lutz, not behind the Van,
is doing likewise.
In the suburbs on the west o. ]. Hunt
has built him house. Near him John
Hamilton is improving his lot.
In the northwest many new houses
are noticeable, among them that of Thos.
Bishop and the pretty cottage of II.
Cook.
In Wilson's addition are to be seen
numbers of new homes started
Across the town, over in Fraker's adj
dition, p. p. Hillerman is about to build
comfortable place.
Near by on Sixth avenue are the two
new houses of John Mcmillan, and fur
Their out is one that Rol. Gray has built.
Real Estate Transfers.
John Wilson to William Hart-LOts
4, g, 8, 10, block ., Wilson'S addition
$40.
/. s. Weller TO Frank Goodnow-Iots