The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
Progress ON Big Buildings.

Rapid progress is being made by the
contractors erecting buildings in the city.
The two store buildings on Fifth between
Nicollet and Hennepin are being pushed
and the other edifces Of like nature are
coming up like magic The brick layers
on the new J. I. Case building are at
work on the second story. The iron work
on the Chamber of Commerce addition
has reached the third floor and the brick
layers are close at hand. The work on
the foundations of the Dayton building
at Seventh street and Nicollet do not in
dicate by appearance the rapid progress
that is being made on this difficult work.
The foundations of the Times building on
PostOfice court are being hustled to get
the building ready for occupancy by
Sept. /. The ground is being prepared
for the excavation of the Hale building
at the rear of Boutell Brothers. The en-
tire floor tilling is being replaced by larg
er tiles in the Pillsbury office building.
Some Large Sales.
One of the large real estate deals Of
the week was the sale of the front Sc
feet of lot 10, block 227, Brown & Jackin's
addition on Seventh street and Third ave-
nue. S. for $12, 900 by the Mechanics Saw
ings bank of Providence to the Twin City
Telephone company. The sale was nego-
tiated by T. A. Jameson, who is the west
ern representative of the Mechanics Saw
ings bank of Providence, R. l., the Peo-
pies Savings bank of Providence, R. l.,
and the Manchester Savings bank Of Man
chester, n. H. These institutions have
large holdings here, most of which are
improved. The telephone company will
erect an exchange building on the cor
ner, which will cost $20 200, and the
equipment at least $4,000. The Savoy
and Seville flats buildings at Thirteenth
and First avenue S, were sold this week
by Erick Lund to James T. Elwell for
100000
j. b. TabOur's Sales.
]. B. Tabour reports the following sales:
Lot g. block 2, Watman & Hecombe's addi-
tion, east side of Stevens avenue. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, to George
Shepherd for $4,000.
Five lots in Bakers second addition, $3.50
each.
Lot 8, block 2, Hayward Ponds addition.
east side Humboldt, between Twenty fourth
and Twenty-ffth streets, to John F. Irwin,
for 100.
Corner of Second avenue S and Thirty
fourth street for H. B. Higgins, s., 400, to be
improved.
Fifty-eight feet facing east Fremont avenue
S, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh
streets, for $1,000. to be improved.
Bell Investment Company.
The David c. Bell Investment company
report forty three cash sales during the
month of May, which is a record breaker
Walter A. Eggleston, secretary, reports
the sales for the current week as fol-
lows:
Lot 8, block 8, Nichols & Sager's addition,
to E. F. Hurd, $500.
No. 2117 Fifth avenue S. to Peter Hanson,
1,4OO.
Lot Z, block 1, Burgess addition, to John
Luther, $175.
No. HOS Twenty eighth street, to An
drew Hoagness, 1925.
Lots IL and Il, block 9, Palmer's addition,
on Minnehaha avenue, $270.
Lot 8, block 8, Bakers addition, for John
L. Johnson, 5000.
Lot 80. block 4. first division Remington
Park, on Sheridan avenue, near Lake Har-
riet, $275.
Lot 10, block 9, Palmer's addition, to Kath-
arine Rowen. s135
Lots % and 29, block 49, Palmers addition,
to Charles Durose. $12O.
The Bell company has also sold the
Judge Torrance residence, Park avenue
and Twenty-f1fth street, to George w.
Yates for $4,000