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

has purchased a couple of lots at
Nos. S14 and 316 North J street. He
has moved old houses to them and
rebuilt and remodeIed the same,
making good rentable properties.
The improvement cost in the neigh
borhood of $500.
The Hutchinson estate place occu-
pied by Dick Davis and family has
been repaired to the extent of $50.
II. E. Mason No 216 North L street
is remodeling, adding to and gener-
ally improving his residence and the
work will improve the property to
the extent of $500.
A. FL. Rodgers No. ZIG" North L
street is erecting modern six room
cottage that will have all the conven-
fences of the day. 1t is slightly and
convenient and will make a model
small home. Value about 50 COO.
The second ward has been keeping
up with the Improvement procession
in way that shows up with any part
of the city. A number of the better
class of improvements, have been
made west of the Iowa Central
tracks butt over in the Green and
Crookham additions is where the
great changes have taken place. 1t
is like a strange city since the open
ing of the season.
Chet Quick has made some great
changes in the appearance of things
at the corner of First avenue and l
street. In the first place he repair
ed, raised, remodeled and improved
his residence place No. 916 First ave-
nue. west, at cost of several hun
dred dollars, He built a substantial
barn on the property that cost him
about $3.50. In addition to this he
has erected two five room cottages
on the lots east and south of the
corner residence at cost of about
81, 500 each. The work on the new
cottages is now in progress.
Mrs. Hoffman has erected a small
residence place at No, zoos First ave-
nue. west costing about $500.
George Sterling has made some
notable improvements at his place
No. 915 First avenue west. de has
made alterations in the house and
has had barn rebuilt at combined
cost of about $500.
James A. Bolts purchased the old
"O'Hara" house that was moved to
make place for the Q. W. Carr resi-
dence on A avenue east near Seventh
street. The old building was moved
to South NJ street near third avenue,
where it was placed upon a new
foundation and is now being repaired
and replastered to make comfort
able and slightly residence place. Re-
| pairs will cost about $500.
Thos. Russell has a new barn at his
place on Sixth avenue west worth
about $3.50.
Joe Young No. 712 Sixth avenue
west has a new porch to his resi-
dence that cost about S75.
The @. J. Kester residence No. Ga
Sixth avenue west has improvements
to theIamount of about $50.
J. P. McCrea has erected a couple
of neat and cosy cottages in GREEN'S
addition, Eighth avenue west. There
is a good cellar and a number of the
conveniences of modern home. The
cottages cost about 81 Zoo each. They
make a substantial and slightly addi-
ton to that part of the city.
The Joe Risney residence No. 812
Ninth avenue west has been improv-
ed to the extent of about $50.
VIM. Burnside is erecting new
cottage for rentable property out in
the Crookham addition on South D
street that will be worth about 81 800.
The house contains five rooms and
some of the conVeniences of an up-to-
date home.
James Sipes erected a FIVE room
residence cottage next south of the
Burnside place. Tom Ream has pur-
chased 1.-THE same as q home. The
place is,an Improvement worth about
81 ,25O.
Mrs. Mamie Bloomfield has a neat
cottage of the modern type erected
on Eighth avenue west, in the Crook
ham addition. 1t has FIVE rooms,
closetssand basement and is an i'm
provement worth about 81 500.
G P. sipes took part of the Long
residence that was removed from the
corner of Third street and First ave-
nue.. He took it out to lot on Eighth
avenue west, put cellar under it
and added some rooms and now has
a neat property worth about s1.25O.
Joe sipes did similar thing with
the Bartl Sinclair house that was
taken from the corner OF First ave-
nue. and O street. He took the build
ing to lot in the Crookham addition
and has fmade new and enlarged
house of it at cost of about $500.
Mrs. Ida Bunnell erected a resi-
dence place on South B street in the
Crookham addition and has very
cosy place, an Improvement worth
about 81 ,250.
Tom Long has made combination
Of couple OF old houses, practically
rebuiltlthe same, on South B street
in the Crookham addition. The new
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