The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-10-26
A Reporter Takes Round Among The
Contractors.
A NUMBER OF NEW HOUSES.
The Carpenters Tell What is Going on in
Weiser in the Construc-
tion Way.

In order to ascertain what new
there was to be told this week re-
garding the steady progress in build
ing lines, reporter made n round
among the contractors of Weiser to
ascertain what they were doing and
learn what they had TO say
STEVENS & HUMMELL.
ave are just closing the interior
fnishings of the p & L. N. building,
and of course the size of this struct-
ure has been sufficient to occupy all
of our attention this fall so far, but
we are now building the Anderson
house on the north side of Livings
ton street, between Washington and
COMMERCIAL and also the hveroom
cottage for j Fuller on Second
street.
A. J. HOPKINS.
81 have nothing much on hand
outside of the Butierfield building,
except a cottage on Main street OPP
posite Foor's, for Mr. Orr. 1t will
be built right away"
r. Al is somewhat modest and the re-
porter is informed since that Mr..
Hopkins will put up two more two
story cottages on his lots on Com
mercial street. They will be for rent. ]
J. A. JONES.
81 am finishing the interior of the
Congregations parsonage and will
soon turn it over. 1t is handsome
building, if do say it myself, and
it will be one Of the structures which
the town can be proud of for this
season. am pushing work on the
Morris Sommer residence and will
have it ready for occupancy in ;
short time. Then have force o
0 men on The Dick Hartley house-si1
rooms, two stories. 1t is located ad
joining the lots where his father in
n tends to build"
POWELL CAH00N.
U "Although | have been here fo
n several months, principally doing
carpentering in the country, we arr
0 practically new firm; Mr. Cahoon
there, having come down from Bois
y purposely to put up this (the Kur'z
N residence. Mr. Kurtz insisted upol
it. In the spring we expect to g
S into active contracting and we ar
NJ pleased to have this piece Of work a
~ an introduction to the people {
Weiser. The house will he tw
10 stories, eight rooms and brick ve
~ neered to the second floor. 1t vii
~ cost $4,000"
)O ARTHUR & WALKER.
O. "We've got but little time to tall
;;o having so much on our hands th
Sc every moment is valuable Let's SCI
n the work we now have contracted il
. cludes the slx-room, two story Wate
house residence, which we are pusl
ing and will complete first. Then
have men working on the four co
nd tages on Commercial street, for I
ls- G. Butterfeld-tw will contain fo
rooms and two will have five rooms
IT'S and before the paper il out we w
ay have the work started on five CO
ier tages of five rooms each for Vance
an on Lore, in the Galloway addition v
have also signed the contract for t
or- Shanwald residence, the lot is gra
ed and the rock for foundation
IT, being hauled. 1t will be a sev
room, two story house, and will CO
ich $500
OTHER BUILDING NOTES.
,ils Mr. Conklin is building a dwelli
en-. house on the west side of town, a
igh his son in-law, Mr. Bruce, will a
lor- build in the same locality.
no.. Sr The 10x50 BRICK being put up
and J. ]. Fuller on Commercial sire
aud will be an odd appearing structu
cor standing alone, but will attract
,or. unusual attention as other buildii
pay reach it. IL covers fraction OWL
ion, there by Mr.. Fuller, and is just 81
ana ed for an assay Office, which it is
' tended for.
ms Rock is now being hauled
for three brick cottages, which will
wn, built by A. B. Anderson on Sec
o.. street.