Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-07-03
WHAT MAKES
A CITY GROW
A Complete Resume of the Past
Two Months Building
Activity.
EVERY WARD MAKES
A GOOD SHOWING
All the Houses Substantial and
Up.to-Date-Cement Side
walks Laid.

/ The building and improvement
activity has been going on at a rapid
rate since a representative OF the
REPORTER made the rounds of the
city's eight wards April %. In the
issue OF April 80, mention was made
OF thirty houses and additions that
were being built. The bright
stranger who said that he could
both 'sfeel, hear and see the growth
of Grand Rapids appears to have
stated the truth. Every ward has
done its share in the good work. OF
course one ward may be doing more
building at one time than another,
but at the present time they have
about the same average.
e. A. Van Malta has just completed
hve-room cottage in the Fourth
ward. He is now erecting a porch
and summer kitchen. This property
has been purchased by William
PetzoId.
The house of Harvey Gee, in the
Sixth ward, has been raised one story.
1t now contains seven rooms, and has
all the modern improvements. Mark
Martin was the architect and William
Leder, the contractor.
Joe KOnkel's house in the Fifth
ward is nearly completed. The main
part is 24x26 and the wing,
16x12. 1t will contain five rooms.
Harry Konkel is doing the carpenter
work.
| Joseph Quasigroth has moved into
his new eight room, two story house,
in the Fifth ward. John Kubesack
had charge of the carpenter work.
John Trudell has had an eight
room, two story house built in the
Fifth ward. Its dimensions are 24x
"A. Nick White was the carpenter.
The house is ready for occupation.
N. J. Boucher has moved his house.
near the west side market square,
twenty feet, in line with his new
house. II has been raised and other
| Improvements made.
Joseph Kirklin has his house in the
Seventh ward well under way. It is
2Sx16, l4-fOot posts, and will contain
seven rooms. Lazer Rayome, of
Rudolph, is doing the carpenter work.
The house of Hans Carlson, in the
Seventh ward, is nearly finished. It's
| dimensions are 24x26 and will contain
eight rooms. james Corcoran is in
charge OF it's construction. When
completed it will be for rent.
Jake Lutz's club house, up the river,
was completed short time ago. Those
in charge of the building were Messrs.
Rhinehart, August Miller and Rath.
| +. MacKinnon's house, on the street
back OF his residence property, is now
ready for renters. John Mosher did
the carpenter work, Pete Holberg,
Lee Cook, John Mcsher and George
Ellis, the plastering, Lee Cook and
George Ellis, the painting.
BoSSert Bros. g. Ebert recentiy
moved into their new quarters in the
Fifth ward. The building is 2Ox44,
12-foot posts, and will be divided off
for the broom factory and barn. This
firm has also built a shed for the
manufacture of side walk tiling.
Nels Wirum has erected an eight
room house, 16x26 and 16x24. which is
nearly ready for occupation. A.
Reerder, and son, Arthur, OF Waupaca,
were the carpenters.
| John Petre is having the old broom
factory remodeled into dwelling
house. Amos. Budreau is doing the
carpenter work.
j. B. Thompson is having a resid-
ence built on High street. 1t will be
la 10-rOom house, 36x44, two stories
high. Il will have basement under
the entire house and equipped with
all modern cOnveniences. A. T.
Billmeyer, who made the plans, now
has force of carpenters at work.
The building will be of Georgian
design; the interior finished with
quarter sawed oak, Washington fir
and Georgia soft pine.
| The house Of VIM. Ristown, on
Cranberry street, is we'll under way.