The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-23

the old Tracy house that stood on
the property purchased by j. G. OPP
penheimer, and he will remove the
same to location east of his new
house and remodel it to look as good
as new. 1t will be improved to make
a modern tenement property.
Joe Oppenheimer will erect one of
the best and most slightly residence
properties on his lots on First Ave.
east that has been put up in Oska-
loosa for many years. 1t will be
strictly modern in every particular,
in architecture, convenience, style.
1t will be full two story house of
nine rooms, exclusive of halls and
closets, basement and stairways. The
style is after the Old English.
The first story wilt be brick laid up
in Flemish bond and the second story
will be frame, half timbered and ex-
terror plaster. There will be.a "beam"
ceiling in the library and a pressed
brick mantle. With it's broad porches
and striking construction the house
will be one of the most attractive
that has been put up this season.
Frank Wetherell is the architect.
John W. Russell has plans for a g.
room cottage on North B street, fur
nishod by Mr. Wotherell, Callins for
all modern convenience, that will
cost in the neighborhood of 81 800.
He will commence building immedi-
ately.
Thos. Riley has planslrfrom Mr..
Wetherell for a fine modern home
that he will erect on North 1st street
in the near future. 1t will contain
rooms and cost about $4,000.
Chas. Glover has made an i'm
provement at his shop on South I'd
street in the way of new roof that
cost about $40.
There is a new roof on the o. L. &
T. Company barn that represents an
outlay of about $3.50.
Mrs. Martha Jones 424 North Sixth
street, has a new residence of rather
modest dimensions costing in the
neighborhood of 5000,
Grant Gatlin, of 43s North Fourth
street has made improvements to his
home place to the extent of couple
of hundred dollars or more.
B. F. Shoemake and Mr.. Murphy
have repaired their properties on F
avenue, between Market and First
streets, at a cost of about 500 each.
Andy Ruby is making a wonderful
change in the appearance of North
Market street north of F avenue. The
gentleman some time ago purchased
the lots on the west side of the street.
The lots were quite little below the
grade of the street but Mr.. Ruby has
been filling them up whenever he
could get bit of dirt here and there.
He now has one new house of eight
rooms and modern appointment well
under way, the frame work being up.
The foundation for another of the
houses is completed ana third will
be built upon the completion of the
others. The houses will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 each. With
the new buildings Mr.. Ruby will have
a string of seven houses. The change
in the appearance of the street al
this point can hardly be realized.
George Moore, at the corner Of
Fourth street and Fourth avenne, ID
remodeling and adding to his home
at cost of not less than $500.
] O Farr has erected a small cot.
tage on North A street near the Fifth
ward school building at a cost Of
about 5000.
F. Cooper has made repairs to anc
changes in the old Leander Eddy
property on North O street at cost
of about $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. W. Bollinger ar,
making improvements and additions
to their property on North O stree
at cost of about $500.
Minor improvements are seen oil
every side in the city. There ar,
new roofs and other Improvement
of less amount but in the aggregst,
amounting to hundreds of dollars
There is SO great demand for labo
to do this "odd job" work that It i
impossible to find men to do it on de
mand.