The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-12-10
IMPROVEMENTS
In Building During the Past
Year,

1ne building improvements carried
on in the city of Redwood Falls, or
rather completed during the year
1896, will amount to nearly $4,000.
This budget of improvements may
not seem large until the reader allows
his mind to go back over the year and
recall that it was one of the dullest
years on record, not only from the
standpoint of improvements, but also
from the dire business staguation,
which was an awful blight on the
whole country.
The most extensive improvement
finished during the year was Hotel
Francois, which was completed this
spring, but the work on which was
commenced last year. This improve
ment alone amounted to about SIS 900.
The work was the erection of the new
part, the cutting through into the old,
the remodellng of the Offices, of the
culinary department and of the din
ing room, putting in steam heat
throughout the whole building, Great
ing bath rooms, completing the toilet
rooms and connecting with the city
sewer system. The completion of the
building gave Redwood Falls one of
the finest country hotels in the north
west, and it's handsome appearance,
neat interior arrangements, has been
the cause of a great deal of comment
on part of the travelling public, which
comes to Redwood Falls, whenever
possible, in order to stay over night
or remain over Sunday.
The next expensive building, fin
ished during 1896, was The GAZETTE
building, at cost of about $500. It
is two-story brick structure, plumbed
throughout, and is considered one of
the finest country newspaper Offices
in the northwest. Adjoining it is the
building erected by w. S. Mckay, and
finished this year, at a cost of about
$500. Next to the latter is the yell
low front, a single story brick build
ing, costing about $4,000. This COM
pletes the list OF business houses.
In the residence portion of the city
the new Episcopal rectory is probably
the most elaborate structure built dur
ing the year. The cost, when COM
pleted, will be about $1,000. An ad-
dition to the Catholic church cost $500,
an addition to P. r. Pease's house on
Fourth street cost $1,000, and so on.
DIR. Pease erected a new barn costing
$500, F. M. Isham added to his resi-
dence to the extent of $500, Leroy
Stegner erected residence at a cost
of $1,000, F. A. Gray added to his
residence at cost of $500, H. F.
Buechner added to his barn at cost
of $3.50, G. G.. Thune added to his
residence to the extent of ST. 900, j. B.
Moon built a barn costing 5000, John
Woffensmith erected a barn costing
$500, S. J. Race added to his barn to
the extent of $3.50, Laird Norton Co.
improved their office to the extent Of
500, the Blatz people made 500
improvement on their depot, the
Northwestern improved the stock
yards to the extent of 5000, Carl Pet
erson improved his residence to the
extent of $500, Herman Werder added
$3.50 to his residence, G. A. McNiel
erected house and barn at cost oil
$1,5OO, w. D. Martin regretted barn
at an expense of $3.50, j. H. Melges
put in new front to his barber shop
at a cost of $500 and the Standard Oil
Co. improved it's property on the
Northwestern right-of-way at cost oil
$3.50. Mrs. VIM. Smith erected resi-
dence on Ramsey Heights at cost OIL
$1,000.
Out in the country James Clark ad.
ded to his house at cost of $500, P
B. Nelson erected new barn at cost
of 5000, Andrew Stewart improved bis
property to the extent of 500, FL. T
Winters erected a $500 house anc
barn on his farm south of the city, L
Godell erected a house and barn at {
cost of $500, Clark Miller a shed at {
cost of $500, Chas. Beer a granary
worth $500, I'D. Lyman shed worth
$3.50, Capt Sanders and w. A. Near
ant additions at cost of 500 each.
James Barnes added to his resi-
dence property in this city to the ex
tent of $780,
Lumber dealers look for decided
improvement in building during the
coming year.