Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-15
WITH STONE
AND MORTAR
The Appearance of lewistown Will
be Much Changed by the I'm.
provements of This Year.
MANY BUILDINGS ARE GOING UP
All of the Most Substantial Character
Residences Also Inereas.
ing Rapidly.

The great number of buildings now
in process of erection or contracted
for in Lewistown has excited much
comment, even from those who have
the most ardent faith in the future of
the city, and in order to get an accul
rate statement of what is actually be-
ing done in the building line the Ar
gus this week consulted with the con-
tractors and builders, and it is found
that when all Of the present contracts
are filled over one hundred thousand
dollars worth of buildings will have
been added to the wealth of Lewis
town since the nrst of the year.
The largest contract is for the erec-
tion of the new county high school
building held by Tubbs Bros. This
contract calls for an expenditure of
$2S,000 in the building and heating.
Excavation for the foundation has al.
ready been completed and the work
will be pushed with the utmost rapid
ity. When completed this will be not
only one of the most handsome struc-
lures in Lewistown, but one of the
finest school buildings in the state.
On the corner of Fourth avenue and
Broadway the Home Title & Trust
company, of which the Wright Bros.
are the principal stockholders, will
put up magnificent stone office
building to cost not less than $15,-
600, and beautifully finished outside
and In. The first floor will be used
by the company for their business of.
fees, while the upstairs will be fitted
up into elegant offices, some of which
have already been spoken for by pro-
fessional men. A plate glass front
will make this building a source of
pride to the city.
Robinson & Allen, OF Kendall, who
recently purchased the three lots be-
tween the Golden Rule store and Leh.
mans Department store on Main
street, are going to put up an imposing
so 80 feet two-story stone business
building, which will cost between $12,.
900 and $4,000. Grant Robinson is in
Helena this week after the architects
plans for the building. Walter Smith
has already rented lhe first floor for
his furniture business. A tier of Of
fees in the front end of the second
floor will take up the remainder of the
space. The contract for the building
will be let next week and 1t is the
expressed intention of the builders to
make the building among the finest
in the city.
Tubbs Bros. have already done much
OF the work on the new postoffice
building, which is being put up by e.
Clifford Wilson, of Trenton. N. j., on
Fourth avenue. The cost of this build
ing, which will be two stories high,
will be about $500. The lower part
will be used by the government for the
postoffice and the upper story will
be made into office rooms. Some of
these offices are already engaged.
A second story to cost about $4,000
will be added to the Majestic building
next to the postoffice building. An
effort is being made to organize gen.
tlemen's club, of which this second
story would be the headquarters. The
proposition is meeting with favor with
many gentlemen of the city and II
the project succeeds the club room
will be furnished in elegant style.
Across the street Bernard Mcdonnell
is having a second story put on his
building, the rooms to be used for the
90 10
costing $500 to build 1t.
On the corner of Fourth avenue and
Janeaux street Morris Sloan is excav.
ating for another two-story stone
building, which, when completed, will
cost $1,000. The builder has tenent
but has not made public the name nor
the business. The second story Will
be divided up into offices.
On Fifth avenue M. L. Woodman
has let to Tubbs Bros. the contract
for the erection of 80 K 80 two-story
stone business building to be situated
between the Argus office and the Dark
Horse livery barn. This structure
will cost Mr.. Woodman between VI
900 and $4,000. The owner has not
vet stated by whom the building will
be occupied. Across the street from
this building, on the present site of
the Hilger & Busenburg real estate
office. David Hilger will put up anoth-
er elegant new stone real estate office,
which will call for an outlay OF be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The large
real estate, stock commission and In
surance business of Hilger & Busen-
burg will require the use of the first
floor and the second will be made in
to offices. The 80 80 foot addition
to the Electric building on upper Main
street is almost completed, having cost
]. L. Bright, who put 1t up, not less
than $4,000.
Many other business buildings are
talked OF by different parties OF the
town, but the above mentioned are
the only ones positively decided up
on up to the present time.
Not alone in the business portion
of the city, but in the residence Sec
tions also. has the building activity
been most pronounced. There are now
in course of construction In different
parts of the city no less than thirteen
dwelling houses. The costs OF these
residences range from 500 to $4,000.
the greater number Of them costing
over 81 900 each. AS In the business
houses. permanence and solidity are
the chief characteristics OF these fu'
ture homes OF the citizens OF Lewis
town. They are. for the most part,
being put up by people who intend
10 occupy them and the natural pride