The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-23
LauTiln Happenings.
Aaurium Real Estate
Boom Still On the
Alert.
Prospects of Increase In '9s'
Contractors Look Forward 10 sun
Greater RuiIding Boom Next
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Greater Ruilding Boom Next
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Already the real estate men are begin
ming to look forward to another busy
season next year in property dealings in
Laurium. and it Is freely predicted by peo-
pile who are in position to know, that
the property available for dwellings in
this city will be even in greater demand
and harder TO get next summer than at
present or the busiest part OF last season.
In fact there will be no let up to the de-
mand, as from present indications, there
will be important transfers during the
winter months and preparations are al
ready on foot for numerous new build
yings to be erected in the spring. This is
an indication which invariably results in
"A hustling season later On. Several OF
the contractors are figuring on plans Tor
new homes to be commenced as soon as
the snow leaves in the springtime and
they are all confident that the building
boom will be fully as great next year as
il was last Some appear to think that
the season just past was such an excep-
tioaally busy one that the building boom
has been overdone, but most of the con-
tractors think there will be plenty o
work next year, Mr.. Earnest Bollman is
making arrangements to put some more
property on the market in Laurium, but
mill NOT ha On solo anna time YET
Notwithstanding this there have been
hundreds of applications for good lots at
almost any reasonable price on the
strength of the simple rumor that some
lots would be available for building pur-
poses. That he will have no trouble
whatever in disposing OF the lots is GER
tain and the fact that most of those who
want TO purchase the lots are DESTROYS
OF building on them is an indication that
there will be plenty for the builders to do
next season.
The State Savings bank which re-
y Gently opened here is doing a fine BUSH
mess, in fact business is a great deal bet
ter than was ever anticipated by those
interested and it has been steadily on the
increase ever since the first day it was
opened for business. Last Saturday was
n hummer for the new bank and Cashier
Efinger says he was kept on the jump
all day and until late in the evening.
The plan OF having new ice rink in
Laurium is going through and the new
rink will be run by the Laurium band who
intend to make il success if possible
and there is apparently no reason why
it should not prove a good enterprise,
particularly il it is handled by the band
boys. They have made arrangements to
secure the use OF the lots on the corner OF
Third and Tamarack streets which is
very desirable locality for the rink. They
, will put up good-sized structure and it
will be open every night in the week with
I the band in attendance three evenings
. each week TO furnish music for skating
and dancing.
Mr.. W. S. Smeed is getting his new fur
niture store in shape for the grand open
ing which will take place soon. He re-
Gently returned from the markets below
where he secured some fine purchases in
high-grade furniture. Part OF the new
stock is at the store now and more OF IL
is on the way. He intends to make
ghis undertaking department complete in
everything.
August Solmanson was up before Just
s ice Murphy this morning after spending
part of the night in the village lookup.
He was taken in this morning at an
early hour by Nghtwatchman Lester for
being too drunk TO take care OF himself.
Solmanson was aronnd town all even
ing and by a late hour had considerable
more than be could comfortably carry.
He finally got boisterous and when the
officer run him in was carrying on Kick
aapoo war dance all by himself in the
street. He was quite well sobered up
this morning and explained in court that
he was just getting oyer his pay day jag.
His honor imposed fine OF So and the
costs OF court which he paid.
The carriage works started up for bus
mess yesterday although all of the ma
terial for the.!entire factory has not yet
arrived. They will endeayor to attend
to the repair work which is liable to come
in at first and get things in shape for a
atusy season as soon as they can.
TThree little children OF MIR. Meehan, the
cigar man, are down with dlphtheria
ssnd the house is quarintined.