Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-25
NORTH SALEM.
Commentary on a Slightly and Pros
perOus Suburb.

nmmenlafy ON SIGNIFY ana ffOS-
perOus Suburb.
North Salem is a smooth, level
and slightly addition to the Capital
City. It's easily graded streets, cas-
lily improved grounds and lands not
cut up with watercourses, are 80
close To the business part of the city,
with street cars running every
twenty minutes,-all these are
points that explain why this region
is developing so rapidly. A JOUR-
NAL representative went over the
grounds this morning for the pur-
pose of noting improvements and
found a good many.
The public school building in
North Salem is being completed
aud Is very attractive structure
showing eff TO fine advantage from
all parts of the city. Several thous-
and dollars are being spent at pres
ent finishing the second story.
Thos. Bruce will move into fine
new house that cost $4,000.
DR.. Patton has nearly completed
new house on Water and Front,
$1,000.
Chas. Doty, has moved into $500
cottage.
Henry Brown, is living in his $500
house.
II. B. Branson has put up new
barn at cost of $3.50.
Robert McKillopp, has erected a
house and barn, $500.
G. II. Fromm, is building him a
house and barn at cost of $40O.
Frank Earle's new residence will
cost $500.
0. G. Smith has put up a cottage
costing $3.50.
H. c. Eppley's new house will
cost $1,000.
Mrs. Ferguson, has spent about
$500 on an addition.
VIM. Stanton, new residence,
$1,000.
Tom Ryan, dwelling and barn
$500
NJ RS. Deboiah King is building a
new residence costing $500.
r. A Riggs has lumber on the
ground for a new barn.
j. H. Mccormick, superintendent
of the poor farm will be lucky If he
gets his house finished for less than
$4,000.
A. J. Gilliam's new house cost
$3.50.
r.. S. Ramsey, has just moved
into neat cottage, which cost $500.
VIM. Kaiser has got settled on his
oak grove lot in regular old folks
style. His cottage and barn cost
pretty close to a $1,000.
S. r. Scott has put up a cottge at
$500.
G. M. Beeler has built house on
Mill street, to give someone else a
cosy house-cost 500.
Frank Morrs has finished a house,
being his own carpenter, 500.
Eli Neal, who delivers groceries
for w. l.. Wade, has put hundred
dollars making an old house COM
Portable.
Paul Muenzenmeyer, who came to
Saem from Albany few months
ago, has spent $3.50 improving his
residence. He paid $2125 and can
double his money today.
Ryan has put $500 onto his Fair
Grounds residence and it is very
slightly place.
l.. P. Adams, janitdr North Salem
school, painting and improvements,
$3.50.
Samuel Mundell, a 5ricklayer, is
remodelling next to Wade's store
aud will put in brick foundation,
and extension.
G. B. Wagon is putting up new
barn on his place just outside the
limits, cost $40O.
F. A. Wanlcss has raised his
house and painted it nicely, in the
absence of Mrs. Wanless in the
mountains, cost $3.50.
Louis Lardon, IA carpenter, has put
up home for his little family, to
cost about $3.50 when finished.
VIM. Wiche has put up a house
and barn that cost about $3.50.
Geo. Estrem, who spent $3.50 on
new home has moved to Portland,
and Mr. Patterson, who runs a
ranch for H. w. Cottle, has moved
in.
w. H. Hunt has opened a new
meat market, and has erected
suitable building for his growing
trade.
We must not omit to mention
that WI. Wade, the pioneer North
Salem merchant, set the ball rolling
with improvement early in the
spring, by putting on a new porch,
bay window, paint, etc.
r. P. Boise; Jr. has built tene-
ment to rent, costing, $3.50.
Tom Northcott who works at the
prison, has built a cottage to rent,
$400.