St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
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Improvements "mpieted anu
Others Proposed.

Others Proposed.
Few people in st. Paul have visited
South st. Paul. Inver Grove, and the
other towns south and east of st. Paul.
One of the most lovely of the suburbs
of st. Paul is lnver Grove Park. tbs
located on the west side of the MISSES
sippi, one mile and half below the
Union stock yards. This suburban
town was started two years ago, having
been plated and put on record by
NessrS. Bushnell q Bushnell. A year
afterward they plated lnver Grove
Factory addition. adjoining lnver
Grove Park on the north. These add
tons have a river frontage of about one
mile. the fiat extending back from the
river about half mile. 1t is high and
above overflow. the ground rising grad
ually and forming range of hills from
fifty to siXty-five feet in height. The
property is nearly level, and is all
adapted for immediate improve
ment, very little expense be
ing necessary in grading streets.
The year the property was plated
brick depot, costing $500; brlck
hotel. costing 5000; frame two-Stary
building for a store and number or
cottages and residences were erected.
During the past season improvements
have been numerous. The principal
streets have been graded, sidewalks
constructed, and number OF wells
sunk. The following have erected
houses and are occupying them: Z. J..
Sowden, two-story frame dwelling, with
stone basement. His home is on the
bluff. and commands fire view OF the
Mississippi river. q. Ii. Hurd, hand-
some two story frame residence. with
Ill ;,,,nrOxrnnlnntSs IL + Pratt
twO-storv frame dwelling. few min
utes' walk from the depot; q. b. Hollis.
one and a half-story house. and the
most conveniently located at inver
Grove: Mr.. Kendall. one-story cottage
on Concord street; George Buchanan has
erected another on the same street. /.
G. Hobart has improved and moved into
one of the houses built in 1881. Charles
w. Walker has completed a two and
one-half-story frame house on the bluff,
and has fine and splendid location.
II II. ID. Evans. one and one-half-story
frame dwelling, and thinks he has the
finest location at the park tor his home.
S. Andrst, wo-story residence, near
depot. Henry Bogart has im-
proved the house built by, nm
in 1887, and so have +. {. Chaplin
and Mr. Cameron. Back OF the depot
large Oil refinery mas DeeI eIccttu. Inc
buildings are brick and will be enlarged
next wear. The total cost of improve
mpnts at Inver Grove. in 1888 amounted
| to $50. 600. The prospects for 1889 are
very good. A number of shops and
many dwellings will be erected during
the coming season. The town is so To-
Gated that it has natural advantages in
pleasant groves. good water. is reached
by the best rapid transit in the city: is
rot subject to high taxes, being outside
the city of South ST. Paul. and is con-
sjdered one of the healthiest places
about st. Paul. Two new railroads
have projected lines into the city, enter
ing by the West side. and form a juno
ton with the St. Pail 81 Kansas City
line. A railway bridge to connect the
Burlington u Northern and the Milwau-
kee Il St. Paul with the Union stock
yards will probably cross the river at
this point. The coal and ore dock pro-
posed by the st. Paul u Kansas City
road Will probably be constructed at
this point on the river. the land being
SO high that no filling will be necessary.