Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-18

/ ton. the engineer on the c., R. I. & P.
road. a fine $4,000 frame house on the
. east side of Elm street between Seventh
and Eighth avenues.
Mr.. John Crubaugh is planning to erect
81 900 cottage on Second avenue be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets.
But there is long list Of
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
that not only speaks volumes for the
good healthy growth the city is undergo
ing this season, the confidence felt in il
by property holders, but is a great source
of qualification to all having the city's
interests at heart.
The George Mixter homestead at the
head of Twenty-third street has been
nicely painted and otherwise improved
in appearance.
The houses on the Channon estate,
Twenty third street and Fifth avenue,
are undergoing painting and other gener-
al improvements.
Landlord j. G. Mueller, of the Union
house, on the east side of Twentieth
street. opposite Union square, has had
his hotel neatly painted.
The c., R. 1. & P. passenger depot on
Moline avenue is undergoing the annual
Improvements. A new hard-finish floor
has been put down, and paint and var,
nish applied where necessary.
Some very noticeable improvements
have been made in the Star block on
Second avenue, by Mr.. Fred Hass.
| Mr.. Porter Skinner has vastly i'm
proved the store room now occupied by
the American Express company in his
block at the northeast corner of Second
avenue and Eighteenth street.
New tile walks are being put down in
front of the residences of Capt. Joseph
Cameron and Mr. Frank Nader, on the
west side of Twenty>third street above
Fifth avenue.
Mr.. George Roth is painting his newly
acquired brick house at the corner of
| Fourth avenue and Eleventh street.
Mr.. David Don's brick residence on
Second avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, has been greatly i'm
proved by the addition of wing in the
rear and the application of paint.
| A brick smoke house with dimensions
of fourteen by eighteen feet is being put
up in the rear of Gilmores packing house
on First avenue.
| Capt. Whistler has made extensive i'm
provements in his residence property at
the corner of Second avenue and Ninth
street, putting on an addition and apply,
ing new paint.
Andrew Herman, ST., has improved his
place on the bluff by a new fence.
Mr.. August Heinbeck has made 800
worth Of improvements on his home on
Third avenue.
Messrs. Ben DeGear and NJ w. Bat
ties are kept busy with the improvements
under their charge about town.
i Mr.. j: G. Rasmussen has made some
attractive Improvements in his newly pur-
chased homestead. the old Osborne props
erty at the corner of Third avenue and
Fifteenth street.
DR.. Thomas Gait has greatly beautified
his house and office on Second avenue by
the application of paint.
John Won der Geist is putting on $500
addition to his homestead in Glyer's adj
dition.
Chas. CRANES is making improvements
amounting to 5000 to his residence in
Guyer's addition
Sutcliffe & Lerch have a great many
Jobs of painting under contract.
Ben DeGear is putting in an addition
and making other repairs amounting to
$500 on Mrs. Ranfrenz's house on Second
avenue.
Mrs. J. Smart is adding $500 in i'm
provements to her home on Third avenue
Mr.. Ben DeGear has charge of the
work.
Mr.. A. Hill is adding $500 in improve
ments to his house on Seventh avenue
and Twenty,fourth street.
Mr.. G. F. Gaeijer has painted his house
on Seventeenth street above Seventh
avenue.
Aid. Frank III has given the fence
about his Seventeenth street home an at
tractive coat of paint.
Mr.. E. E Parmenter has improved his
residence on Second avenue by giving it
a thorough painting.
Mr.. John Aster has put brick walk
down in front of his home on Third ave-
nue. west of Seventeenth street.
Mr.. John Crubaugh has thoroughly
renovated and improved the property
lately purchased of NJ s. O'Neil on Sec
ond avenue.
John Beihl is putting second story on
his house on Seventh avenue and making
other improvements amounting to $500
Christ Singer is making improvements
on his property on Ninth avenue and
Eleventh street amounting to $500.
Mr.. Alphons Mosenfelder is improving
his Twentieth street property by putting
down brick walk and erecting an iron
fence.
Mr.. E. B. Knox has given the iron
fence about his Twentieth strvet proper
ty neat coat of paint.
Mr.. William 'Rinck has handsomely
painted his business block and houses on
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