Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-06-01
Goings on in cresco Wednesday

A little drive about the city
was a surprise to us in the extent
Of the improvements going on of
various kinds in all parts of the city.
Among them we saw the large agri-
cultural implement house built by
b. r. Evans, corner of Market and
Cherry Street. The residence being
built for Edward Thomas by Henry
Fravel and Andrew Singer opposite
the public school building in the
second ward, the size is 32x30, with
wing 2OX20. Mr.. Birtwistle has lust
completed fine residence on the
Berg Addition. w. A. Smith has the
foundation in for a new residence on
the tract of land bought from e.
Gillett, east OF the Berg Addition,
Crittenden & Wentworth have the
contract, its size will 2SX32, a one story
cottage. e. A. BentS is having an
excellent residence bullion his place
on the northeast forty OF the Gillett
farm, its size is 2SX40, posts Is feet,
Walt Kendall and p. L. Thaycr are
the mechanics in charge, it will be
heated with hot water, cellar under
the entire structure. On the tract pur=
chased from Mr.. Gillett he is putting
out nursery, he has Is, 900 evergreens
planted, ornamental shruhbery of all
kinds adapted to our latitude, $4,000
apple trees, strawberry beds, raspberry
and other varieties of small fruits in
vast quantities, all of which in due
time he will place upon the market.
Joshua Page has completed and occu-
pies beautiful home in the north
east corner of the Berg addition. The
city fathers have the trench dug for
extending the water mains on Elm
street as far north as the Joe Bowers
residence, opposite of which G. L.
Gill has put in a solid foundation for
a residence for himself. Rev. G, 4.
Marshall has nearly enclosed a very
large residence on his farm adjoining
the city and which he will occupy as
soon as completed. Martin Johnson
has the contract, and from the gener-
al contour of the building. it will be a
model of taste and elegance. In con-
nection with it has already been COM
pleted large and substantial barn.
These buildings would seem to indi-
cate that Rev. Marshall contemplates
trying his hand at agriculture. W. B.
Lent has built and occupies a nice
cottage located on the north side OF
High Street between Elm and Cedar.
Rev: B9ente has ENCLOSED and is near.
ly ready to occupy fesidenoe on the
west side of Cedar Street. Orvine
McHugh has one of the model resi-
dences of the city nearly completed
located on Baldwin's Addition and
which he will occupy soon. Mrs. L.
M. Strother has commenced work on
an elegant residence to be located on
the grounds near the residence of c.
ID. Nichols. W: z. Converse has the
frame up for q very large two stony |
house located on the south side OF
First Street between Cedar and Pine
Streets and is having water mains put
in to supply it with city water. t. e.
Glass has far advanced a beautiful
home on the east side of Cedar Street.
In addition to these improvements,
walks have been put down, barns and
outhouses constructed all over the
city, streets graded and the city is
putting on its holiday attire. All
these improvements in the way OF
are on the north side except |.
the Evans building, but the south
side is progressing with an equal pace
but we must defer notice of them to
a future day.