Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-30
GOOD SHOWING
FOR THE YEAR
Over One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars Worth Of Building Done
In lewistown.
GOOD HOMES ARE BEING BUILT
Many Substantial Residences Erected
During the Year-Whst the Next
Year May Bring.

other good one for the contractors,
carpenters and stone masons OF Lew.
istown. A painstaking investigation
by the Argus shows that during the
twelve months there have been $780,
$50 worth Of building done In this city.
This is phenominal showing. the
best, undoubtedly OF any city in the
state, when the difference In popula.
tion is proportioned. This figure
might have been increased had IL not
been for the labor disturbances In the
summer. or this sum $S3,S50 have
been put into business and public
buildings and $66,70O into residences.
The largest and most important
building of the year is the new high
school structure. which is now near.
Ing completion. When completed and
equipped this building alone will rep
resent an expenditure Of 100000. Tubb
brothers have the contract and have
done the work In rapid and work.
manlike manner The building would
now be ready for use had II not been
for the stone masons strike, which
caused delay of three weeks during
the best part of the year. The build
Ing is prominently located on an emil.
nence In the southern part OF town
and, when completed, will not only be
the finest building in Fergus county.
but one OF the best school houses In
Montana.
The Allen & Robinson business
building on Main street is another
source Of pride to the citizens of the
city. John Foster is the contractor
and the contract price was about $l1,.
900. II is of stone, two stories In
height, 80 by 80 feet in size and or.
namented with an especially beautiful
front. Walter Smith will occupy this
building with his mammoth furniture
store and expects to move In by Feb
ruary 1st. A part Of the second story
is divided into some very desirable
office rooms.
NJ. l.. woodman has cone some ex-
tensive building In the city during the
year. On Fifth avenue, one door be.
low the Argus office, he has put up a
fine two-story business building cost
ing about $4,000. Tubb Bros. also had
this contract and have just complet-
ed the building. The first floor Is al.
ready occupied by Woodman & Char
ters with their hardware store and
the second floor Is being fitted up for
lodging purposes. At cost OF three
thousand dollars David Hilger has
made a substantial addition to his Of
flee quarters just below the land Office
on Fifth avenue. This addition is the
new home of the Lewistown Demo-
crat.
L. Clifford Wilson, of Trenton, N. j..
came to Lewistown last summer and
was SO impressed with the future Of
the place that he took the contract
for putting up the new postoffice
building. II Is located on Fourth ave-
nue., Is built of stone, two stories high,
80 by 80 feet outside dimensions. On
the first floor is located one OF the
best equipped postoffices In Montana
and above are some class A Office
rooms. II took $1,000 to put up this
structure.
DsEudGu m'IOuhtli, HaNiub a iSW
thousand dollars OF spare change, de.
cided to put II In second story TO
his saloon building across from the
postofYice. II cost $1,000 to make the
addition and 1t up the rooms ready
for lodgers.
Walter Knight and Morris Sloan al
so decided TO go into the building bus.
mess and as result their two stone
buildings are almost ready for occu.
pancy. The knight store joins the
Mcdonnell saloon building. Is 30 X 81
feet, two stories high and built OF
stone. Charley Zang had the contract
for the Knight house as he did for the
Sloan building, which completes the
block and Is almost the counterpart,
of the Knight building. The combined
cost of the two buildings was $13,500
knights tailor establishment will oc
cupy one-half OF the lower floor OF the
knight building. and the other half IL
yet for rent. There has been some
talk OF another "five-cent beer" sa
loon going In. Wright Bros. have
rented the entire Sloan building. They
will use one-half Of the lower floor fol
their abstract, real estate and insur
ance offices and have rented the othel
half to the Misses Slater, Of Butte
who are putting In stock OF confec
tionery. The upper story has beer
leased to Mrs. Suprenant, who will
At II up into a frst-class lodginl
house.
The Culver opera house has beer
entirely remodeled at a cost OF Sc,
900 and is now very creditable pla,
house. The stage ls large enough fol
a company OF 35 or 40 persons and 4
the arrangements are carried out thu
people Of Lewistown will have an op
portunity OF seeing some first-class at
fractions before the winter is over
A $3.50 front was put In the build
ing now occupied by the Fad ShO'
store. J. w, Foster doing the work. an,
81 200 was spent In enlarging the Hoff
man house on Watson street. Thi'
completes the list OF buildings OF /;
public nature and Is most enyiabl,
= one for a town OF 1000 inhabitants.
. During the year there were thirty
. six residences built In Lewistown
They range In price from $500 TO S.
500. T. B. Lease has Just complete,
? for NJ. J.. Woodman a modern two
I story frame residence, located on tn,
! corner OF Fourth avenue and Wash
I ington street When all the outsid
improvements are completed Il will
. be one OF the most beautiful home
In the city. The cost, including tn
heating plant, was $500.
Mr.. Lease also built the VIM. Ber
' nett residence on the corner OF Mint
avenue and Watson street. Thi