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

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value OF something like $1,000. Mr..
Parr will erect another smaller place
on the lot next west later.
The Standard Oil Company over in
the Third ward is not yet through
with the transformation scenes that
they have been enacting during the
season. The old sheds on Third street
are to be removed Immediately and
neat fence will be there placed instead.
The whole place is shining from the
effects Of recent paint.
Amos Evans has made a substantial
Improvement at the east end of Sixth
avenue. He removed the small house
that stood on the lot at the corner of
Eighth street and built In its place a
slightly nine room residence that has
all conveniences of a perfect home
The new house makes wonderful
changein the appearance of that part
of the city. The cost ofthe new place
viii be in the neighborhood of So, 800.
Mr.. Evans repaired the little house
moved from the site of the new home
and has it made over for tenement
property. Repairs cost about 5000.
]. w. Dunshee, on the corner of
Fifth avenue and Eighth street in the
same block with the Amos Evans i'm
provement, erected a cosy and COM
Portable residence place. It's a story
and half house or seven rooms and
cellar. 1t is neat in design and helps
the appearance of the street, That
part of the city is like a new town
this fall. The cost of the place was
in the vicinity of $4,000. o..
d. w. Capper erected a handsome
cottage residence at the corner of
Third street and Fifth avenue that
cost him about So 800. The house is
a story and half structure and has
nine rooms with closets and some
modern appointment. A neat porch
on the east and north sides gives a
very attractive appearance.
The James hanna residence on
Fourth avenue aud Fifth street 10 one
of the the best houses erected IN the
Third ward this season. 1t is full two
stories with basement under the en-
tire house and roomy attic. The
house contains eleven rooms with
numerous closets and is modern and
up-to-date in all particulars. The
plasterers have about completed their
work and the family will be at home
in the new place in the near future.
The value of the improvement is near
the 1900 mark.
Mrs. Mary A.Armstrong, SIG Fourth
avenue east, erected a new cottage
home of nine rooms and some modern
conveniences. 1t is a very neat piace
in appearance and was erected at a
cost of about $4,000.
Mrs. John Sarvis has put up a new
and slightly residence at 5O2 Second
avenue east. The old residence was
removed and the new stands in its
place. 1t is a two story house with
basement and is modern and up-to-
date making a modern and attractive
home. The cost was about $500.
The new D. B. Long residence at
the corner of Third street and First
avenue Is nearing completion and is
a great change in the street land
scape. twill be very pretty place.
@. W. Carr is rushing the con-
struction of his new eight room two
story residence on A avenue east near
Seventh street with a big force of
workmen. He will have a very pretty
and convenient home when COM
pleted.
Benjamin Evans has repaired the
fire damage to his residence on North
Third street and the repairs and i'm
provements necessitated a cost of
about $500.
A. M. Weatherwax bought apart of
the old O'Hara residence that stood
on the site of the new O. w. Carr
residence and moved it to a lot out
on North Fourth street. He has fixed
the place over and has made very
slightly residence of it at the cost of
about $500.
Simpson Mitchell has made addi-
lions and improvements to his resi-
dence place on North Fourth street
that cost him about $3.50.
Tom Gilchrist, of the Oskaloosa
Wood Working Company, erected a
new modern style and convenient
cottage of seven rooms at the corner
of Seventh street and O avenue. 1t
makes a very neat and cosy home
place and stands at the head of the
improvements that are booked for
the North Seventh street addition to
the city. The property is an inn
provement value of about $500.
John Lambert has this fall inaugu-
rated an improvement at his place at
the north end of Eighth street that
is to make noticeable change in that
part of the city next season. He has
erected the rear part OF what is to be
the new residence property and has
made changes and improvements
about that place at a cost of several
hundred dollars.
"Billy'' Madison has new home
out on North Market street that will
cost something like $500.