The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-12-12

fixtures for new store on south side
and refltting building 1899. $4,000
Bertsch-Boal Drug Co. have new
paint and shelving ..........$ 100000
Bowling alleys, two places, E. w.
Dunbar and Berry G Hedrick; new
outfits brought to the city costing
something near ........... ", 100
DR.. Sam Clark, business block on
High avenue west, improved by new
basement and changes $4,000
Chas. Grill altered and improved
business room on High avenue west
at a cost of ................ 100000
| j. B. Doll, improvements to Royal
Cafe ........ .............. S250.00
Elks of Oskaloosa purchased old
Simpson church building, and have
rcmodeled the lower floors for rent
able room. Have erected addition at
rear of building for heating plant.
Value and improvements -. 100000
Frank Eisiminger established the
Royal Cafe" on Market street. Furni-
ture, fixtures and fittings and i'm
provements to the room were worth
e. H. Gibbs erected a strong and
! substantial three-story building, base
| ment and attic, addition to the H. L.
Spencer wholesale house on First ave-
nue. west; floor dimensions 20x110
feet; another one of the best business
buildings OF the season $40, 000. 90
The E. H. Gibbs building at the cor
ner of Market street and A Ave was
made over and enlarged for the Utter
Millinery Co., on the first floor, and
for Offices on the second floor. An i'm
provement worth about .... $4,000
e. H. Gibbs repaired and improved
business place on North Market that
was formerly occupied by Chris Ma
lone; new front and other Changes at
Cost OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SZoO.OU
c. B. Gruwell put new front in the
building occupied by the Hibbard
Hardware Co., built new shelving and
literally made new business room Of
the place at cost of. so, 10000
Chas Glover's improvements 70 his
shop on South Second street. $4,000
Frank Glaze doubles room of gro
Gerry store on High Ave. west. $4,000
The Home Telephone Company as
reorganized purchased the property of
the local company and have proceed
ed to rebuild, extend and to improve
the same. The lines have all been re-
built and new cables have been put
in. A new switch board and system
have been incorporated and put up.
All instruments in use in the city
have been changed. The improvement
has cost fully .$35, 00O. 90
Harry Hostetter made changes and
improvements in his building on High
avenue at the instance of the executive
officers of hte city of Oskaloosa. The
improvement cost about .$250.00
The Hanna Garment Factory put up
a modern two-story brick factory
building, 40A120 feet, on South First
street, added new machines and other
| up-tO-date equipment ..... S1O,O0O.O0
Chas. Holt raised roof of shop and
made other improvements at a cost of
about ......,. 100000
The Hedge-Wilson company invest
ed in new furniture and Office con-
veniences at a cost of. 100000
John p. Hiatt new roof on the Her
aid building .................$1 10000
Mrs. Harbach improved and repair
ed building occupied by Staten &
Rinehart .... ...... Isl ,OO0.06
The. Iowa Telephone Co., improve
| ments and repairs ....... 100000
VIM. kirkpatrick, improvements al
Imperial Bakery $4,000
Ley Brothers added to their factory
space on High avenue by an addition
| 3OX40 feet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000
| w. A. Mcneil erected a couple of
| large shelter barns on his lots on the
corner north of the Hawkins Bros.
livery stables. The first one was erect
ed early in the season and the second
| one was completed but short time
| ago. The buildings cover almost the
! entire fourth of square block. The
| sheds cost in the neighborhood
| of .......... 50, 500. 90
Mr.. Mcneil also put q new roof in
the o. L. Il T. Co. barn, repapered and
repainted the offit 8 and made other
| improvements here and at light plant
| Offices. He made additions to the
equipment of the transfer and freight
| departments of his business entailing
| 4 Cost OF aDOuJ ,UUO.UU
]. B. McCurdy has done consider
| able new work at his place of bust
| ness during the year. He has built
new show racks, has a new basement
room with cement floor, improved fur
| niture show room and new stairway.
| Total cost of work ......... $500. 90
The Marshall Oil Company erected a
| large ware room and storage house,
dimensions 5SxSO feet, west of the
Iowa Central track between e and F
| avenues. Cost about. ......$ 81 900. 90
Masonic building was remodeled
and repaired for the occupancy of the
tailoring establishment of Mr.. P. II.
| Brlnker .......... .......... $250.00
Morris JewelTy store, new furniture
and fixtures and other improve
| ments ................ ...... $4,000
Matthew Myers, improvements to
property at corner of A avenue and
| A street .......... ......... 100000
E. D. Nugent, repairs, alterations
and fixtures to property at the corner
of D street and High avenue $4,000
DR.. Nugent building on the west
side of the park, repaired and altered
for the accommodation of E. l.. Shaw,
| photographer ...., ....... $S00.O 90
Oskaloosa Blank Book Co., new
binding, ruling and printing plant,
machinery and fixtures. lei, 500. 90
| Oskaloosa Water Co. have dou-
bled their filtering capacity in this
city; have made improvements in the
battery of boilers at the river pump
ing station; value of changes and ad.
ditions ...... 81, 000.O
| Oskaloosa Gas Co. have put in al
most one mile of new gas mains dur.
ing the year at cost of. SO. 000.0 90
| The Oskaloosa Wood Working Co.