The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-15
BUILDING NOTES.
What Is Doing In the Way of Build.
ing and Construction About the

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What Is Doing In the Way of Build.
Ing and Contradiction About the
State.
If the erection of buildings and the
progress of various kinds of construc-
ton work are indications of prosperity,
then this state is having fair share Of
that very desirable adjunct. One trade
journal, in it's itemized report in a cur
rent issue, of school houses in course Of
erection, or projected throughout the
Northwest, credits one-tenth to North
Dakota.
1t is reported, says the Improvement
Bulletin, that prices of brick have fall
en- this year, Notwithstanding the in
creased demands. Prices in 1891 ranged
around Sc and 1928 per 1000; but this
year it has dropped to $3.50 per 1000,
with demand just as sharp, and while
prices of other materials have adj
vanced. Competition is keener than
heretofore, new yards having been
opened up. The lien laws in some states
are very favorable to material dealers,
thus making very desirable conditions
Tor such people. Another reason is
that holding prices down to a reason
able basis will keep competition also
down to reasonable basis, and thus
inure, in the end, to those already es-
tablished.
Bids for the Carnegie public library
building at Grand Forks were rejected,
because they very much exceeded the
appropriation.
The Devils Lake Fortified Brick and
Stone company has been formed, with
capital of $4,000. The bricks are to
be made out of sand, by a chemical
process and are not burned in kiln,
but are, nevertheless, much harder
than ordinary brick. The capacity Of
the plant will be about 10000 per day,
plant running until fall, the first lot
being destined for the new city hall.
In an itemized list of structures to be
built, the Improvement Bulletin re-
ports the following:
Schools Eastview district, near
Crary. will build a school house; Med
icine Lodge, near Denbigh, will build:
lids are invited for building for the
Fairview district, near Harvey; extern
sive repairs are being made to school
houses at Jamestown; Improvements
are in progress on the school buildings
at Lisbon, Nelson, Grand Forks, Will
liston and Hunter: four school houses
are needed in districts near Berwick:
,Kenmare is to vote on $4,000 bonds for
a big schoolhouse; Litchille wants a
four-room building, and will vote for
$4,000 bonds; plans are being prepared
for a new school house at Wahpeton;
Little Heart district: near Mandan pc
titions for four new school houses; l..
Eilingsen, district clerk. will receive
bids until p. M, Aug. Z, for the cree
ton of a school house at Maddox.
In the line of business buildings there
are: A banking house for the State
Bank of Anamoose, for which W. E.
Cook Of Harvey has the contract. Work
has been begun on the foundation for
the State bank building at Brockett.
DR.. w. A. Macdonald will erect store
and office building at Courtenay. from
plans by M. E. Beebe, architect, Fargo.
1t will be of pressed and common brick,
Portage Entry stone and plate, double
strength glass, hard plaster, maple
flooring, oak and white pine finish, ce-
menting. electric light, metal ceiling,
plumbing, screens, thing. ventilators.
etc. At Dudley, the Billigmeier Hard
ware company will erect building one
and half stories, 24x46. c. G. Kappa
lovitz will erect a store 24x60. G. Roe
del will erect a building for hardware
24x4O.. New stores will be erected at
Jamestown. Lisbon, Michigan City and
New Rockford. Also, at the latter place,
work has been begun on the J. M. Patch
building, of brick, to cost $4,000. j. Z.
Kinnaird is erecting $1,000 store.
New residences are reported as fol-
lows: o. A. Bovnton will erect two
dwellings at Jamestown; ]. S. Wash
tok, one at Lidgerwood; at Richburg,
J. w. Page will erect modern dwell
ing; c. Derby has the contract for
dwelling for A. j. Drake. E. H. Gam
BILE of Wahpeton is taking bids for the
Ieating and plumbing of two-story
dwelling. from plans by Schiller Bros.
architect. The following will also build
houses: D. r. Pierce, kenmare: N.
McKinon, Bottinaau; John Davis. Dick,
inson: DR.. Wink Jamestown: c. Lab
ii, Brockett; John Woodruff. Richburg;
M. L. Sargent, Wyndmere: M. Nc
Koane. Minot; H. Iceberg, Northwood;
81 Bradshaw. Crystal: Fred Kelly,
Lakota; Fred Kyes, Page: A. M. Iver-'
SON, Leeds; W. Williamson, Bottineau.
A water works system is projected at
Lidgerwood.
An Odd Fellows hall is in course of
erection at Rugby.
w. j. Olson Of sanborn will erect an
elevator ut Leal.
Chicago. Aug. 5.-All the features Of
an epidemic of typhoid fever have APP
feared in Chicago. In the Cook county
hospital there are Isl patients suffering
from the disease. Seven. patients out,
Of total of 40 admitted on Friday had
typhoid, and Saturday IL more typhoid
patients were received. There are Is.
cases at The Presbyterian, 40 at the
sAlexiani Brothers and 20 at the West
side hospitals; and nearly every one OF
the Instructors in the city has a colony
suffering from this disease. The week