Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-23
NEW BUSINESS BLOCKS
Several New Buildings to Be
Erected in the Business
Districts OF City.
E. f. Benedict Buys Valuable
Lots on State ..Will Build
Two-Story Brick.
Alva Arson to Build on North
First Street-.A Soap
Factory.

Building operations in Marshailtown
have opened up al a lively pace, in ali
parts OF the city, and the business dis
tricts are to receive additions in the
way of several substantial structures.
Aside from the erection of the Let's
Fletcher wholesale house, the rebuild
ing of the Kirby and Woodbury. blocks
there has not been a great deal of inn
provement in the uptown portion OF
the city in several years. The present
season, however. will mark the begin
ming of many changes.
E. r. Benedict has purchased of Her
man Rithmeier, of Newton, the three
lots at Nos 4, Sand s East State street
just east of the Scheeler livery. The
purchase price was $4,000. and the old
residence has been moved away and the
property cleared for the construction Of
q neat business block to cost $4,000. The
building viii 40x60 and two stories in
height, and will be brick veneered with
Il pressed brick front. "A double store
room will occupy the entire ground
| floor, and Will be utilized by MIR. Bene-
| 0ict In his business
\ MIR. Alva Arson has obtained PERMITS
1 sion from the city authorities to move
the old residence at No. . North First
4 street to the north side of the lots, to
enable him to erect thereon suhstan-
/ ial Two story brick block adjacent to
the Birford building, formerly known
as the Rice block. The ground floor
will be divided into two store rooms.
Work will be commenced soon.
4 L. f. Hockersmith is erecting. at the
corner of South First avenue and Me-
vada streets, two-story brick veneer
ed building which viii be utilized as a
soap factory. which he will establish
there. Several men Will employed in
! the Institution.
The excavations have been completed
ard the concrete work for the founda-
i lions Of the new Painter building at the
4 corner of Main and Second streets was
commenced today. This building Win be
both substantial and neat. The frs;
floor and basement will be occupied fol-
business purposes, with apartments and
Offices on the second
MIR /. S. Finkie, on his lots ON Eas
4 STATE street.. near flrst avenue. VIII
erect a two-story pressed brick from
building, with frontage of 10 feet ans
forty feet deep. 1t will contain fou
! store rooms. waiting room and office Of
a the ground floor and large hall an,
other rooms ON the second floor
In all parts of the residence districts
of the city rev homes are either un
der way or being planned. ranging il
i price from 500 UP to the neighborheoe
. of $4,000. Operations have bee;, de-
81 layeta somewhat hy q stone famine. hui
this is being relieved now tina. tn.
I. roads are in condition for hauling
4 heavy loads. Stakes have been set fol
!. the handsome residence TO be erected
a on West Main street by Mr.. N. A. Car
mean, adjacent to the new Carne.
i home. Excavations for the f. L. Meek
er residence on North FIRST street hav,
been completed, and work OF Postmas
ter Saints and II. j Alard's resi-,
dences on North Fourth street has bee,
\ commenced Numerous residences ar
going up in the Electric addition. ant
the south SIDE continues to grow.