The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
IMPROVEMENTS.
New Homes and Additions Be-
ing Built About the City.

ing Built ABOUT the lily.
b. w. Preston has added much to
the appearance OF his residence 1909
High avenue east by the addition Of
a roomy porch.
M. III. Davidson, 1888 High avenue
east has painted his house and made
other improvements.
VIM. Mclaughlin, corner of 18th
street First avenue has added a
couple of rooms to his property and
has new out buildings.
David Low who has purchased the
H. p. Weaver property at the corner
of First avenue and Seventh street is
making numerous improvements and
changes in the same that viii cost
about $3.50, and others will be made
later in the season.
John Mattison is building an addi-
ton of several rooms to his residence
on Second avenue east at a cost of
several hundred dollars.
The Oren Schee residence corner
of Second avenue and Sixth street is
moving along nicely and win soon be
ready for the plasterers and the
hnishers. There will be nine rooms
in the residence and all the modern
con~yeniences. The Improvement will
be in the vicinity of 81, 200.
The John Ross residence s21 Seventh
avenue east has been improved by a
new shingle roof.
F. B. Turner 710 Fifth avenue east
has a new roof and other improve
ments.
Geo. johnson is adding a couple of
rooms to his place, 700 Fifth avenue
east and making additions and
changes that will be worth in the
neighborhoed of a couple of hundred
dollars.
j. M. Parker sl5 South 18th street
has a new cottage of several rooms
valued at about 81 800.
Another new cottage that has been
completed on South Second street is
the property of j. A. Barnard. 1t is
a neat place of about six rooms and
is worth about $500.
A. L. Howerton has added to the
value of his property on South Second
street by the election of a new barn
valued at 500.
There has been a $50 addition to the
BENZ. Slemmons property son South
First street and Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Mary Yetzer has added a
couple of rooms to her property $40
South Market street, costing about
500.
Will Mattox has made an addition
to his residence on Third avenue
west worth about 500.
j. A. Mccullough is investing sew
eral hundred dollars in an addition
built to his residence on South B
street and Fifth avenue.
The John Fitzgerald residence has
a new shingle roof.
The Harve England residence SIG
Second avenue west that was dam
aged by fire not long ago, is being
repaired and rebuilt at the cost of
several hundred dollars.
The Mckinley property on First
venue west has a new shingle roof
and other improvements.
Mace Hagan has a new porch for
his residence at 8o7 First avenue
west.
There is a new shingle roof on the
old Banjamin Glaze property, No Ale
Fourth Avenue West.
There is a new barn on the F. s.
Chew property on South d. Street
that cost about $3.50. Opera Switzer
but the building up.
Henry Kuntz, No. 609 Sixth Ave.
West, has a new cottage home that
cost him in the neighborhood of $500.
@. P. Sipes has another property
and addition there to on South C.St
that is an Improvement valued al
S400 for the new work done.
The E. E. Kentfield place, No. Gil
Eighth Avenue West is improved by
a couple of coats of fresh paint.
N. R. Hook, No. 515 Eighth Ave,
West, is making a number Of inn.
provements to his residence. There
will be an addition and other things
that will be worth 5000.
John Holt, at the corner of Eighth
Avenue and E Street, has commenced
the erection of a residence property
that win be worth about 50, 800. The
gentleman will build another house
on the lot west during the season.
Benjamin Flanders, No. 500 Ninth
Avenue West, has a cottage home
that cost about 5000.
w. Esgen is making improvements
and repairs to properties in the west
part of the city and the sum tota.
will be several hundred dollars.
j. Frank Clark has a new barn or
his place that is worth about 100.
Ellis Dunsmore has a lot of new
cement work at his place including
a new cellar,
The M. F. Thornton place on High
Avenue West has some new cement
walks.
The John Shannon business room
of High Avenue West has been re.
nairad and rahttAd and Ia now nc.