The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-07-06
improvements in Lexington,

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II Is very evident to a careful observer that
the value of real estate IN Lexington Is g"ad-
uaIly improving from year to year, and sales
are more frequent and more easily made. and
values are becoming moro fixed and stable.
Unimproved property particularly has adj
yanced in price from 90 To 100 per cent. with
In the last two or three years-lOw priced
lots even more than that, and not only adj
yaucei In price, but in demand and more
salesble. The advance has been regular and
steaGv, and the demand moderate but con-
%tinuous. New buildings hav5 been gong up
ali the time, and occupied as soon AS built.
This shows a healthy condition, and II 1t con-
tinues, which we think it will, Lexington
will more than ever maintain her position Us
one of the solid towns OF Missouri.
With the increase of new buildings which
are now going up, the solid Improvements on
streets now being made by the city. the
building of the pontOn bridge now under
construction, the abundant crop of all kinds
aud particularly the superintendent "heaI
crop now being harvested, the prospect thaC
our three female colleges and the male
academy will all be full TO o~verlo"m%' ana
also that our coal interests will be largely
developed and inc rea-ed the coming season.
we see no reason why Lexington should not
| rejoice over the prospect OF the coming pros
perity.
To show that Lexington is neither dead nor
| sleeping we give below a partial list OF the
improvements that have fallen under our
ewes, and which we will complete next week:
Messrs. VIM. Ii. and Percy Silver are just
| finishing their new cannery, which Is Il good
| deal larger than the one which was burned
during the winter. This alone Is enough 10
start some towns to pulling and blowing, but
| this IL not "a starter for us. They Will De
running next week or the week after and
from twenty-five to seventy-hve men, boys
and girls will lind employment for the sum
mer In and around the cannery, to say hoth-
ing Of the number that will be engaged IN
gathering the crop 10 be canned.
The mill of Mr.. j. G. McGrew, which does
not step out of the way for any mill in the
state, while not exactly Il brand new one, Is
nearly so, and is Just in its infancy. Alter
the fire a few months ago, the mill was
thoroughly repaired and now instead OF
grinding one hundred barrels per day, two
hundred Is the number. They run night ana
day ALL the time-only one stop being made
each week-at twelve o'clock Saturday night
end remains so only until twelve O'Clock Sun
day night. There is now some little delay
on account of being out oil wheat, nut the
bountiful crop Of old Lafayette will soon fix
that all right.
The Wiuker Furniture Company are also
SIM and a-coming." This year they have
built an entirely new factory and placed IN 1t
all of the newest and best machinery obtaina
Bile. This Is an institution IN which Lexins-
. ton takes q good deal of pride. Starting rs
nothing but a little ''two-by-four" carpenter
| shop they have finally grown to be one oil the
largest and most substantial companies in
the county. They now employ forty men all
the year round.
C1as. Simmons has this spring built two
frame houses, one OF which he has just com
a pleted, on oath street.
Louis Smallwood Is just completing n sub
|, stantial double store house at the corner OIL
O oath and South streets.
, Pete Coen has recently built a nice cottage
q. residence and a green house which measures
9Ox3O feet.
q 11lc DuhUSs III NhSi NtN
man. has by using his spare-time, about com
ploted a neat four-rOom brick residence oil
y oath street.
In Estell Heights, where a year ago ths:
d was not a house TO be seen, are nice Tram
!, residences scattered all around. The street
L have been nicely graded and the place Is
n very desirable one.
T.. chandler is building a twO-room ad
A. ditton TO his nice home on 9th street an
contemplates building Il new fiVe-room build
"A ing on the lot Just north OF his present resi-
re- dence.
Geo. King has bought of Mr.. Otto Cali
~ a recently-erecied and pretty cottage on 2it
IL street.
Robt, Berrle has Just finished an dditio
to his home on 24th street.
Washington Price, cOlored, Is having h
neat little residence on Main, between 23r
If and Oath streets, newly painted aud u ne'
he portico placed In front.
a. What is familiary known as "Tutts hill
and which two or three years ago was
, beautiful prairie and cow pasture is no
q. dotted with the homes OF working mel
40 Twenty-fourth street has Is Of these hous
10 and 2Srd street, on Blue Ridge, has 10.
Macad am Is being broken to place on Sou
,v between 23rd and 9th streets. The coun'
.n should have the macadamiGing that W
al .tarted on 23rd street, south OF Morath
flushed and dirt scattered over It. The W
40 it Is. only one side OF the street Is used al
this will soon need repairing.
nj. The property at the corner of 9th Al
40 South streets has been much improved
~. half Of II being torn down and rebuilt.
m e. G. Loumis Is building II handsome frar
residence on South street, between 21st q
20 22nd.
The German Metnodists have this sprI
81, built for their pastor q heat parsonage
Iad Franklin between Goth and 2ist streets.
Chris Walks neat little home is not an o
one by any means.
Within a short space OF time three n
Inc cottages have been built on the old Gosewis
,od property. on Main, between 21st and -
Tho streets, by M. Jos. Bailey.
j. ID. Shewalter has erected a neat Gotta
On Main between Goth and 2lst streets.
The Episcopal church parsonage has be
= improved considerably by I new addition II
nd other necessary repairs.
IT. Marcus w. Smith Is erecting q very ban
=, some frame house on Main street betwe
18th and 1871, streets.
All. Curbing has been put down on Main sire
ro between 10th and 18th streets, and brick ba
been hauled for pavements in front of sol
,t,h OF the residences along there.
Bour n Son are giving their store a n,
re. appearance by placing u new coat of pa
thereon.
Mr. POmerOy's addition, which a few years 8
an was the fsyorIte prairie chicken shoot
md place IL now full Of neat residences. Mr.. /
re. Kelly recently lost his house in this addit
by fire, but u neat cottage has Just been t
,r,v lshed on the SAINT grounds. Mr.. Rudol
Nicholas Is just finishing q neat cottage the
ard Mr.. Cullom has moved into the two.st,
and frame just completed by him. These are
. In three most recent improvements in this
dILion. There are fourteen other houses
te. here.
-, II ALTAR.
= "o MarrIed-At EldOradO Springs, Mo-.
Tuesday. June %. 1889, Mr.. w. il. SMIl
OF Il ldorado, TO Miss BETTE SOUTH,
UiRginsYille,