Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-01-26
A PROSPEROUS YEAR
The EXPENDITURE FOR BUILDING IN Lew
IST0WN DURING THE PAST YEAR
REACHES 500, 900.
COSTLY BUSINESS BLOCKS AND FINE
RESIDENCES ERECTED
Bright Outlook For the Year se3
Bright Outlook For the Year 1898.

The year 1892 was one of marked pro
reSs and prosperity for Lewistown. b.
( 'otIng up the improvements that we not,
his week it will be seen that the value o
he buildings finished up. erected and be
,nn during hat year, and the improve
IN tuts made upon those build MS already
e rcted is very nearly 500. 600. While il
may be true that the estimated value o
some is high. it must lie Gerrd thai
we have unintentionally undoubtedly over
looked some improvements aud underesti
mated Others; We have aimed to give a fail
valuation to all.
The largest aud most valuable improve
ment of the year was the two-story arc
basement brick and stone building, 5ox9o
On the corner OF Main street and Thiro
avenue, erected and finished by the Lau1
Bros, at "A cost of SIT, 900. The buildin.
= well finished inside. and is occupied BY
I. c.. Power * Bro. for their general store
he basement being used as a store room
for heavy groceries, the first fioor as a
general sales room, and the second floor as
sales room aud sture room for furniture
rhe first lloor is unusually well lighted anG
conveniently arranged.
The large two-stUry brick building Of w
W. Dewitt was began in 1891, but "a large
moun of the inside finishing, amounting
TO about SO, 900, was done last year. A
unique feature OF the sales room, or first
Lioor. lis a gallery on three sides, which add
almost another Aoor OF availab BILE space
That, together with the large cellar ana
upper floor, makes IA spacious building.
The lightning, which caused the destruc-
ton of Lehman Il Co.'S store at Cotton
wood last summer, resulted in their estsb-
fishing their business in Lewistown. They
erected here IA Substantial stone storr
building, 4ox9o, and warehouse of the
same dimensions, On the corner OF Main
and Fifth avenue, ana they are as nearly
ire proof as possible. The store is a light,
spacious and conveniently arranged place
of business and in an excellent location.
The cost OF these buildings is $4,000
w. G. Norman and Maurice Sullivan
have each put up buildings 25x63 on Main
street. NornIan's is two-story, faced with
brick, and conveniently fitted up, at u cost
- fDISN"s " DoiAefhe 10 HoN" " WI
nan Bros. as the palace Hotel" Mr..
Sullivau's building is OF stone, and is very
handsomely finished and htted up as IA
saloon and club room, at "a cost OF Sc, 900.
Camille Hogue's twu-story brick veneereu
building, Oh the corner oil Main street and
FIRST avenue, occupied by Chambers &Co. Is
hardware store, 10 the only large building
erected on the east size during the year.
The cost was 81, 600.
Brooks Il Bro. began the erection OF the
two-story frame occupied by Hobensack
& Sloan and the Montana Democrat print
ing office, in the fall of 1891, but most OF
the work was done aud the tin shop in the
rear of the bu .ldin. WAS added last spring
The large warehouse occupied by Hoben-
sack Il Sloan was built last fall; making a
total Improvement to that lot of about
$1,000.
Brooks d Bro. also added thirty feet to
he Main part and "A shed eighteen feet
wide, running the whole length, to the Elk
norm livery stables at "a cost of 81, 800.
Orlando Sawyer, the lessee, has put in IA
"ater-wheel and rotary pump, and added
other c~onvenienees TO the stables.
Last August Hammond ~ Roberts and
E. A. Foster leased twenty-five feet front
OF DIR. Lapalme, and they have erected a
two-story frame, which is occupied by them
as "a iewelry shop, boot and shoe store aud
tin shop: Tn building and fixtures cost
about 1000.
William Hortop has added to and re-
paired the Lewistown and other buildings
belonging to the Toombs estate to the
value OF $1,000. Two appreciabIe i'm
provements are the removal of the bay
window from over the walk and lowering
the sidewalk.
The addition To Stevens K Baylies drug
store cost the owner, Mrs. Anderson, 5000.
E. IL. Dahl built his butcher shop or the
east side at an expense oil S4Oo.
I. NJ. Conway repaired and fitted up his
club room aud saloon at an expense al
$500
Oliver Jutras repaired and finished his
tin shop, expcDdiug o
Last but not least OF the improvement
Of the business buildings OF the town are
town hall. He has enlarged the stage, put
IN scenery, ana made otncr improvements
to the hall, expanding $500.
The most valuable Improvement aside
rom the larger business blocks is the Pres
byterian church on Filth avenue and
Janeax street, which is now being finished.
Besides the auditorium, with "A seating
capacity of five hundred, there is a large
lecture room, both being heated by a fur
mace. The building is a brick veneered
structure, and is an ornament to
our rapidly growing town. When com
pleted and furnished the church will cost
about 1900.
The Methods church was repaired and
greatly improved last fall by an outlay of
$500, and they nov have one of the most
and inviting audience rooms in the
state.
just north of the church the M~ethodists
b I'VE erected a neat two-story parsonage.
The tower and Mansard roof make a well
come change in architecture, and add
nue..
On the corner OF Fifth avenue and
Washington street is the new residence Of
VI. Stafford, which is a six-rooni
two story frame. The building, together
with barn. windmill and other improve
ments are valued at $500.
Next north on Filth avenue George Bach