The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-30
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General Improvement lettings and
Building Trade .Tips. 81. s9

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Building Trade Tips.
Reports Of new buildings in all parts
OF the state continue to be made. In
Fargo several large contracts are un-
der way, and builders have begun pre-
liminaries for several others. The pub
lie library structure has advanced to
the stage where Observers can obtain
some idea as to what the beautifully
designed pile of brick and stone will
really look like. The excavation for the
McHench block of stores and residence
mats Is completed and the laying of the
foundation walls has been begun. OPP
eraticns will soon be in progress for an
immense plant for the Standard Oil
company. The warehouse, offices and
stabling will be substantial structures
OF brick, stone and iron. Another build
Ing to be begun within few days will
be an up-to-date printing house of brick
and stone, for Walker Bros. & Hardy,
and that will be closely followed by a
gigantic pile of warehouses and offices
for the j. I. Case Threshing Machine
company; and then there will be the
Northwestern Telephone company's
building for it's Fargo exchange and
offices. Included with the latter will be
the construction work incident to the
undergrounding of the company's wires.
Besides the structures noted, there are
numerous houses and modern resi-
dences under way and projected.
Hope township is building a school
house al Wang. Cavalier county, which
has improved features over the average
country school house. There will be
two entrances. and the interior, 2Sx3S,
Is divided by folding doors, either maxi
ing two rooms for classes, or opening
up into one spacious room for public
gatherings.
The Catholics at Bowbells expect to
erect a church. Rev. Father Callahan
of Glendale is working to form body
of the same denomina ton at Edgeley.
Thomas Casey, chairman Of tine build
ing committee, will receive bids until
noon, May 90. for the erection of St.
Anne's Catholis church at Litchvil!e.
and the Methodists at Omemee have
bids for the erection of a church edi-
flee 24x40 feet.
District school buildings are projected
near Braddoclz, Grand Forks, Lisbon.
Michigan City. Portal. Sanborn ami
Towner, eleven structures in all.
ID. Mcdonald of Valley City has TIN,
contract to erect q b1nk building for
the Stutsman County bank at Courte-
nay.
At Washburn, ]. A. Edwards has be-
gun work on a fcIty-room brick-ve-
neered hotel.
At Grand Forks the Great Northern
has received plans for it's new freight
house.
Charles H. Davidson, Jr., the CARING
ton banker, has received plans for his
handsome modern frame residence, to
be erected there this summer. 1t will be
36x60, two and half stories and base
ment. and will cost $4,000.
At Langdon, Valentine Vol has the
contract to erect a cottage for Cashier
Sheehan. f. P. Kopriva has the found
alton in for a dwelling. William Hav-
erty has let the contract for a dwelling
to Pickering & Moore. Harry Golf has
let the contract to Mr.. Mcpherson for
$1,400 cottage. Mr.. Mcpherson will
erect $4,000 farm house for Walker
Hamilton in Manila township. He also
has the contract for George -Agar's
house and has begun work. William
Stevenson will erect dwelling, and e.
A. Pennock will erect a two-story
fra me house this summer.
These will build houses: Adam Good
man. Sheldon; M. Rutten. Crary: w.
Henry, Hoople: l.. Colwill. Barney; S.
w. Black, Cooperstown: l.. ]. Sabin,
LaMoure; George Schofield, Portal
Kenmare is to have an electric light
and telenhone system, and Edgeley Q
gas plant.