Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20


THE following is list of the improve
ments completed and on foot in the
city this spring:
In the north end Mr. Richardson is
rebuilding the house next south of the
old Farnsworth place, the latter, also,
having been repaired, and Henry Hart
line has completed his building on the
west side of the Mount Hope road south
of the railroad crossing
On the east side the Barber estate is
putting up frame 16 by % across the
street north from the old Borah place;
a new house has been built by Mr.. Patch
and ID. Griffith has added to his resi-
dcnce. The house diagonally across
the street from the Borah place has been
reftted.
In the south end Mr.. Barstow has re-
paired and added To his house east of
the school-yard and is building II new
one "a by 80 between that and the one
occupied BY County Treasurer Lester.
On the west side the property owned
nv Messrs Halbert and John e. Clark
has been laid out in blocks and partially
sold. Doctor Kinney owns the block on
the south side of Maple street nearest
the center of the town and intends to
move a house on it. Mr.. K. Showalter
has purchased the next block and ex-
poets to build brick % by A. NJ. S.
Trowbridge owns the next block and is
putting up frame y by 26. Dick"
lluftil has bought a lot in the block OPP
posite (north) from DIR. kinney's and
built frame Is by 20. Gene" Hyde
is putting up a frame 30 by 81 between
Halbcrt'S and Mrs. Coolies and Mr..
Lothrop is building frame between
Mrs. Coolies and the Ketner property.
j. II. Baldwin ('Jeweler') will build a
frame Is by 70 between 10 Books and
John Reed and John Hurley is going
to move and rebuild his barn and have
Ills property newly fenced.
Nearer the center Of the city the old
barn owned by Col, Clark has been
moved from the property bought last
fall by Mr.. llorStman and the present
owner will build n brick ON the south.
east corner having IS feet frontage on
each street. The old barn has been
moved from DR. BARRIERS place to tn,
southwest corner Of Col. Clark's block
and fitted for use as machinery depot
Doc will cover the corner thus vacated
with 4 residence - by ~. His father
will build on the north side of the same
block. near the center. C.. II. Thoma,
: is putting in brick just tllling the space
between McLimans' and Zeigler's anC
TO feet long. 10 Nathan is moving the
: back part of his corner building oppo
site the Lancaster House TO the founda
ton on the southwest corner of hi
property where it will be fitted up rs ;
residence for Perk. and is moving tn,
; front part and the building occupied b,
John Jeide back on the north and soutl
street and will replace them with ;
brick 20by 50. OFT Stevens has bough
I Henry ResSmey er's place and win rais'
; the first story Of the larger part Hen
/ nv will move into the part formerly oc
cupied by Bartlett, who, in turn, il
, building frame between VIII Van d,
Walls and the new-old machinery de
pot Will by the way, contemplate
doubling the size Of his building. Col
/ Clark expects TO build on the south-eas
3 corner of the same block which will ne
ccsSitate the moving Of Mrs. Reed
, building to the west w. Barlow ha
bought the property he occupies as 1
; cabinet shop and will bring it down t,
J grade-line
9 la the neighborhood Of the depot j
e Vented and Hon Geo. Clementson arr
: both adding to their residences. Thomp
t son Bros warehouse win wande
r around between Hawley's warehous,
and the stock yards.