The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-12-13
OSkaIOOSa, s improvement for IL
I. Months Almost 100000.
Careful Review of What Has Been Done In the
City and Who Has Been Doing IT,
.sss9,95O.OO

cradle Improvement of the most sub
stantial sort and there are numerous
changes in the "sky line of the business
part of the city The total of the bust
ness column is not as large as it has
been heretofore and this cuts down the
sum total of the improvements in the
city
Browning. II. D.-Enclosel wood
yard and additions to business. 500 90
Bertsch- Boal Drug House-New pre-
scription Ease and repairs to store, at a
cost of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5000 90
Cudahy Packing company--Establish-
ed a Branch in the city and built Of
fee, platform and ware rooms on A
avenue west east of the Iowa Central
Clark, b. C.-Built and equipped bar
Der shop on High avenue west $500 90
Christie, Frank-Enlarges barber
shop go. ....,. ...... ......... $500 90
Blattner, Fred-Rebuilt stables at cold
storage plant Removed ice houses from
Iowa Central property and prepared
same for ice packing ..... $4,000 90
Beaman. s. N.-Made extensive inn
provements in the building that is occu-
pied by J. S Lobenstein Racket Store:
He added brick room to the rear OF
the store and painted and improved the
interior at a cost of ........ 81, 500 90
Belts George-Erec small Office !
for wall paper and painting trade at
cost of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500 90
Baugh, John M.-New metal ceiling,
and improvements in the c. w. Boil
linger store room ...........S 1900 90
Franke State Bank put in new front
in their building on the north side OF
the square, rearranged the interior and
have new Office fixtures, new tile floor
and handsome granite columns I'M
provement ...... ...... 1900 90
Evans Block-Repairs and changes for
tenants ....... .............$ 5000 90
Foehlinger Chas-Enlarges business
room. Changes and improvements $3.50
General Improving and Repairs
There have been a number of new roofs
put on buildings in the business part of
the city Easements repaired and num-
erous repairs and Improvements and in
Guiding omissions and things not noted
this will make figure Of about 5000
Hetherington. J W-Erected fac
tory for manufacture of cigars, al his
lots on north Ninth street -. $500 90
Howard. Geo.--Ware and Storeroom
for East End grocery ~. . 5000 90
Hub Clothing Store--A new room and
repairs made by the Abraham esta.e and
J, {. Myers .................$ $500 90
Herbig Block-Repairs and additions
for Imperial Hotel ......... $1,000 90
Harrison & McCuIloch - Repairs
and fitting of "The Turf in the Mrs.
Ed Parks building near the Narrow
Gauge ............ .:...,.....$ $500 90
Iowa Manufacturing Company-Ere:t
ed large brick foundry building. Ioox
200 feet. south OF the Rock Island tracks
and near Seventh avenue. Warehouses.
sheds machinery. etc, represent an in
vcstment and improvement of $4,000 90
McCurdy. J. B.-Repairs and inn
proving business room for the enlarg-
IN OF his business. New front put in,
etc. ...... .......... $1,000 90
McCulIoch & McMulIen-Repaired and
enlarged the livery and sale stable on
High avenue east, and raised the build
ing 70 two full stories: also erected
two Story brick shop and business block
on South Second street. north OF the
khngman building. Total value OF i'm
provements will be i'll the neighborhood
OF .......... ................$3 500 90
Mcmillan BIock-RepairS and addi-
tons to business rooms. ....... 500 90
Moore. J L. and Zeigcr Jewelry
Store-New floor and changes. 5000 90
Monarch Steam Laundry-Improve
mentS made during the year Boilers
machinery, etc. ..............,$I. 900 90
Masonic Opera House-New roof and
repairs .......... ............ $500 90
NJ. & NJ Star Boiling Company--Re
built stables and added sheds TO bot
ting works, at an expense of $3.50 co
VIII Neagle added second story to
the rear of his building at the south
east corner OF the park and remodeled
and rebuilt the entire second floor Later
IN the season he put in a new front and
the entire improvement will be worth
in the neighborhood of ga. $500 90
Nugent. Ed - Removed wholesale
house from location east of Iowa Cen
trail tracks on First avenue 10 lots east
of B. & w. tracks. Repairs to same will
amount to Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
OskalooSa Gas Company-O re-
modelled and refurnished ..... 5000 90
Oskaloosa Woodworking Company
Repaired their mill at the corner of
4 avenue and ID street New sltylights
and new machinery. Building repainted
and repaired in general at cost of
about Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
IncipS, Onds.--EFSCtSu foundry ana
machine shops. 4ox6o feet. on South
Market street for Greasby foundry at
cost OF ............. 81. 600 90
Rhinehart. Mrs M-Metal selling and
Improvements to building for F. D. and
T. II Boyer ..............S 200 90
Sewers. Harry - Added machinery
and made improvements in Oskaloosa
Steam Laundry to the extent of $1,000
w. c. Sheppard has erected two
story. forty-foot front business block on
high avenue east near Third street.
The Improvement is worth in the neigh
borhood of ,,..-.., ......... $1,000 90
Sewers, W. A. Repaired building
and made changes for the Western Un-
ion Telegraph company. Adams Express
company and w, II, Heating $500 90
II. H. Sheriff purchased business
building of the Iowa Central, removed
the same to the west lot corner of High
avenue and ID street and the same is
now occupied by portion of the Fair
Store ..... 1895. ....,.... 81 900 90
Sinclair, Bart--Improyements to plan
ING mill 800. ....,.......... $500 90
1o Sloan. Mrs Anna--Repaired building
damaged by the Brown fire. and ini-
proyements. which amounted to 5000 90
Winter. Chris-Built additional brick
room for the Bonaparte Clothing cons