The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-29
NEW RHILDIN0a

NEW BUILDINGS.
The time has hardly come yet for the
''land boom" to set in for the present
season, but there has been quite q
''building boom" in progress this
spring, especially among the farmers
and new settlers. We hear of many
new structures throughout the county
already, and of many more in contem-
plation. Below is a list OF few which
we have heard Of:
The materials are accommodating for
the new Catholic church, corner 7tl-
av. and 12th-st., Worthington. The
building will be 24x38, main part, with
II feet posts, and steep, half-pitch raj.
tiers. A 10 feet vestibule will be placed
at the front or 7th-av. end, and wing
or sacristy, IL feet square, on the west
side, near the rear end. The pulpit,
altar, ETC., will be in a rounded and
arched projection at the rear. The
contract is let to 8. Allen and the
work is to be completed by July LIST.
Fl. G. Free has the contract to build
a dwelling house for Frank Crandall
on the corner of 10th.st. and 7tl,-ay.
Also new dwelling for Mrs. Bulls
on STRAY, two stories, 14x2l, present
house to he moved to the rear and re-
constructed.
F. A. Torrance is building dwell
ing on 7th.av. adjoining the w. A.
Peterson property. Thos. Griffin is
doing the woodwork.
II. G. Free has built a dwelling for
II. thinner, new conner located on
the former Odell place, on the Elk
road. The building is 1924. story and
a half, with an l. 16 feet square, Also
a barn "a feet square.
In Summit Lake and Bloom we hear
considerable building has been going
on. Among those building in Summit
Lake are: Thomas Lynch. dwelling;
Mr. Chute, dwelling; J. W. Reed.
dwelling and barn; Mr.. Millington,
dwelling aud barn; Mr.. Levine, dwell.
ing. A subscriber informs us that he
counted seven new houses the other
day from the Sanger place, near the
Bloom and Summit lake line.
In I.orain Henry Williams has built
new dwelling, 16x9o.
In Jersey, VIM. Peverill, on section
Is, has built dwelling, barn, etc. Geo.
Gordon has bnilt a dwelling. stables.
etc. John Motfat, on the former Oar.
ling place, is building dwelling
12x24. A. T.. Greene is building 4
store in the village, and Mr.. McCarvel
is building an addition to his house.
Mr.. Hagerman has built dwelling
14x20. In the banner wheat township
of Grand Prairie we hear there is con.
siderable building going on. j. 1.eece
is building a two story dwelling on Sec
ton 81. In the village of Ellsworth,
NJ. J. Bryan is building a two story
dwelling, 1924. Thos. Johnson,
dwelling, 22x24. NJ. Fahey. dwelling,
same size. A. NJ. Crosby, machinery
warehouse, SO feet long.
In Bigelow, John DeBoos and G.. G..
OAK, the merchants, are both improv-
ing in the way Of barns, sheds, etc
Wagner brothers have built barn and
granary on their land. and Mr.. Welp,
who owns considerable land, is pre-
pairing to build extensively.
A new house is going up on the for
mer Hill place, now owned by jackson
Tharpe.
W. +. Moss, q newcomer, has built
house and barn on SectiOu IS, Summit
Lake.
Another newcomer has built on sec
ton 6, in Elk, near the Findlay place.
II. F.. Yeske. On section IS. Bigrlow,
has his house mp and will build extern
sive barns and outhouses. lie owns
$50 acres. and recently brought nine
horses from Illinois. lie tx; ects to 60
into bloo''ed stock raising.
Geo. G. Mackay. on section %, To-
rain, has built barn.
Roos brothers on SIT same section
have built "a barn.
Bronx & VanDyke, of ILL.,, on soc.
ton 33. Elk. have built Il house and
barn and are preparing to do quite
lot Of breaking.
Samuel Easto. Of New York, who
purchased the former Klingrns!nith
place, has taken possession IF the farm
and is preparing to put up new build
irgs.
Olof Noren, Of Omaha. who has pur-
chased 240 acres on Ii and Is, Elk, is
to build.
j. JOynsen, on the former Aiken
place. in Elk, las built new house
and barn.
John Riley, on section 16, Bigelow,
has built Il house.
These are only few mentions, pick.
ed up ut random. Will our CORE.
spondents please make a note of any
new buildings in their several neigh
borhoods and send them in us soon as
possible.