The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-17
IMPROVEMENTS.
New Homes and Additions Be-
ing Built About the City.

The j. M. Price residence on North
Third street is improved by new
shingle roof.
F. M. Sheppard improved resi-
dence place on North Third street
that was completed some time ago.
There was the addition of number
of rooms and the grading of the lot,
at cost of several hundred dollars.
{ AL Jones has practically new resi-
( dence at 422 North Fourth street.
The old house has been rebuilt from
cellar to garrett and additions made
at the cost of about 81 900.
F. M. Sheppard has commenced
the erection of roomy residence on
B avenue east near Sixth street that
will be occupied by VIM. P. Nelson.
The place will cost in the neighbour
hood of $4,000. Mr.. Sheppard is put
ting extensive repairs on the dwell
ing west of the new place and it will
be used as residence property.
/ W. A. Cowan, 4OS North Fourth
street, has a new barn on his place
that improves the property to the
extent of about 500.
John G. Hammess has improved
his place at the corner of 9Th street
and A avenue by filling and grading.
The F. M. Moss residence on North
Eighth has been bettered by paint.
The D. s. Yocum place on IA ave-
nue. east has new paint.
The F. E. Wetherell home at the
corner of A avenue and Ninth street
is Just finished. 1t is an improve
ment worth SO, 800.
]. c. Montgomery has made a num-
Der of changes and improvements to
his residence on G avenue east, max
ing it possible for two families to oc-
cupy the residence.
Ira Thomas has about completed
neat residence property on Eleventh
street, north of G avenue. There are
seven rooms and modern convenien-
ces. A barn has also been erected
on the place. The value of the i'm
provement is in the neighborhood Of
900.
Chas. Farmhouse has a small addi-
ton to his property on First avenue
west.
George Brewer, on North Tenth
street, has a new kitchen and other
improvements that cost about $50.
Al. Weatherwax, 426 North Sixth
street, has made several changes in
his residence property that cost near
$3.50. He has a new porch and new
barn.
J. w. Mcmillan, sic East High av-
enue, has made improvements with
paint.
Tom Smith No. sO7 south Twelfth
street has a new six room story and
a half residence that will be worth
about 50 800 completed.
g. E. Anderson place No. sos south
Fifth street, is being improved and is
keeping in line with the season.
Their additions valued at $4,000.
One of the most noticeable changes
of the city landscape is to be seen at
the powerhouse addition where the
Acme manufacturing company has
has been at work in more ways than
one. Their are eight new cottages
on this strip of territory and there
will be more during the season. The
cottages will average a cost of $780,
90.
Geo, R. Belts has erected a small
Office for his painting and paper
hanging business near his home No.
10 Sixth avenue east.
The Phil Swayze residence Fo. 612
south Fifth street has a new roof and
other improvements.
Walter Wells No sol Third avenue
east has new forty dollar carriage
shed.
The improvements on south Second
street continue, John Pendray is Just
completing residence property that
was commenced last season. 1t is a
large one and one half story residence
and will be an improvement worth
about $4,000.
Q. J. Kellogg has a new cottage
residence on south Second street that
could not be purchased for 81 500.
200 hundred houses are painted
every day, the year round, with Ham.
mar Paints. TwentY-eight years
record behind it. Wears five years
Costs 81. 25 Der gallon when poiYad