Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18
IOWA lSON The BOOM.
Despite the Floods Many struc.
lures are Being Built.
NEW RESIDENCES AND FACTORIES
No Less Than Twenty Churches Are
Contemplated For the Coming Sum-
mer-Money Appropriated For Many
Schools.

SoulSIVPidICu EOT tHS MUMMY gum
mer-Money Appropriated For Many
Schools.
Despite the rains and floods and
repeated predictions of falling off in
the crops, Iowa people continue to
build fine residences, new churches
and improve their schools. No less
than twenty churches are being plan
ned and half million dollars for i'm
provement of school facilities is being
planned
Schools Planned.
Schools are planned as follows:
Sioux City, Casper school addition, ST.
900; Alton bids close June %; Audu-
bon bids close June 10; Centeryille
contract $2,973; Chelsea bonds $4,000
to be voted upon; Colfax bids close
June 20; Davenport high school cost
$175000, bids close July 81; Esther
vile bids close June %; Fairfield con-
tract $4,000; Indianola bids close June
~; La Motto contract $1,000; Mara
thon bonds voted, $4,000; Northwood
bids close June II; Olewein contract
fHl1VOVy Vim SOlLid St, YD,OoO cid
bids close June % estimate $4,000;
Shenandoah cost $500; Washta will
vote on $1,000 bonds; Winterset, new
bids to be taken; Sheffield will sell
bonds, June 10, $4,000. Bloomfield is
to build a new high school
Residences Contemplated.
Residences are planned as follows:
l.. q. Jones, Iowa Falls; A. B. White.
Humboldt; P. IL Walker, John Sher-
man, S. H. Shaw, Henry Principle, H.
c. Brown, G. w. Goddard. Wells &
Porter, ]. M. Harris, Des Moines; ID.
B. Wilson, Sioux City; j. d. Spanlding
Baskerville; H, p. Quincy, Sioux City;
r. & G. A. Howe, Ayoca; w, H. Spur
geon, Harlan; Henry Beck, Luana; N.
o. Chase, New Hartford; c. T. Brown,
Wayerly; John Penland, Oskaloosa;
Jos. Link, West Peints Emmett Nixon,
Eddyville; Alex Ness, Sigourney; Bert
Snyder, Keota; G. d. Marsh, Prim-
CHAR; Christian society, Montezuma;
Martin Noll, Humboldt; Peter Hennes
Elkader; VIM Singleton, Columbus
Junction; Hugh FELTON,, ST. Charles;
Martin AleXsen. Extra; Conrad Grier,
Center; Dave Denniston, Collins.
Olner improvements.
The manufacture of clay single
is being agitated among the brick and
tile men of the state.
Congregation Tifereth Israel will
build a $4,000 synagogue in Musca.
tine next year.
The Iowa City Ice company will build
a factory.
The Massachusetts, Real Estate
company of Sioux City plans an $780,
900 building at Fifth and Jackson
streets.
The Joseph Payette Construction
company of Sioux City will erect a
building at Sioux City.
st, Paul capitalists are planning the
erection of new gypsum plant at FIT
Dodge.
Lanesboro Methodists will build.
The Swedish Lutherans of Creston
will build.
Iowa Falls Catholics will build a
church
Laurens Methodists have let a 49,
600 contract for a church.
Livermore Methodists have planned
a church building.
Moorehead Christians have started
their church foundation.
Mt. Zion Presbyterians have let the
contract for new edifice.
Sacred Heart Catholic society OF
Oelwein will take bids on $4,000
church up to June 10.
Bids on the Ottumwa First Baptist
church close June 16.
Red Oak Swedish Lutherans will
build.
Shenandoah Baptist will build a
church
The First Christian society will erect
a building at Sioux City.
The Methodists of Scranton will put
up $4,000 building.
West Grove Methodists plan a
church.
The st. vincent's Young Ladies'
Home, Seventh and Peoria streets
Sioux City, will have $4,000 add.
ton built this summer Will be three
story, 41x77, and will more than dou-
BILE the size of the building.
Aurelia will have new hotel 1880
Bids on the M. D. Peterson hotel at
Davenport will close June 10.
The House of the Good Shepherd at
Dubuque will erect new home.
The Clinton library has contracted
for new edifice valued at $34,512.
Bids are being taken for the new
Carnegie building at Iowa City.
The Lawler Grain and Live Stock
ASSOCIATION will rebuild it's elevator at
New Hampton.
The Practical Gas Co., of Chicago
was awarded the contract for village
gas plant at Armstrong.
AT Anamost the WEIGH Co., has
started the construction of factory
for the manufacture of school desks
The main building will be 75x280, the
engine room 30x30, and the foundry
100x100.
Plans for new factory building for
the Brammer Manufacturing Co., OF
Davenport. s1x220 have been made.
A Clarinda COMPANY has been form.