Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

other town in the territory has start
ed out with a solid block of brick build
ings of the class that are under con-
struction in the new townsite of CO.
weta. The buildings are so feet deep,
pressed brick fronts, plate glass, steel
ceilings, and all have 1S-inch division
fire walls, the entire block being as
near fire proof as construction and
material can make il. The block is
finished on each end by two-story,
pressed brick buildings.
The First National bank building.
on the corner of Broadway and Syca-
more streets. is being constructed of
red and buff pressed brick trimmed
with Carthage stone and granite col
umns. When completed it will be the
finest bank building of its siZe-50 by
60-in the territory.
The other buildings in this block
are being erected by the following
parties: c. w. LumpEin. 25xsO: Hook
ing Bros. & Flule. s5OXSO; j. L. May,
25XSO: j. +. Hildt. 25XS0; II. Lytal, 25
XS0; c. c. Hultquist, 25Xs0; Killmer &
Blakesley. 25XSO: c. f. McComb. 25X
so; Phippen d Vernon, 5OXsO. Aside
from this block, q number of substan-
tial buildings are in course of con-
struction. Lytal 81 Hildt are erect
ing 50XSO brick, which they will oc-
cupy with their hardware business.
The Coweta Hardware company has
started walls for a 5O-foot front stone
building. number of temporary
buildings have been erected to accom-
modate merchants who have already
started in business. j. w. Bailey is
already conducting Il grocery business
i'm the building on the corner of Syca-
more and Broadway. McCleery d
Kinney have Il livery, wagon yard and
feed stables in convenient location on
Cypress street. The Central hotel,
2O-roOm house. which was erected by
the enterprising merchants of the
new town. and conducted by c. NJ.
Blankenship. is doing a thriving bust
ness; in fact. it is crowded to such an
extent that an addition is being con-
sidered.
"A new 22-room hotel was erected
by the townste company and is open
to the public. 1t is a two-story frame
building. convenient in arrangement,
rooms well lighted and ventilated; is
very tIdCliNS HI tCSi IT, anu VIII sti
ford accommodation to the public SUI
perior to that offered by older and
larger towns.
Duke & Wheeler are installed in the
Rucker building at the corner of
Chestnut and Broadway. They are
house, sign and decorative painters,
and carry new line of wall paper.
''W f Laster has tonsorial parlOrs
in the same building.
I'VE have two of the best lumber
yards in the country.
The Monro Lumber company, un-
der the management of L. l.. Reed,
located near the depot, has convent
ent and modern lumber she'd. In ad-
dition to well equipped stock of
pine. they do quite a business in ma
tive lumber and walnut logs.
THE Dickason-G goldman Lumber
company. with F. NJ. Bostick in
charge. is located on Cypress street
In addition to first class lumber sheds.
this company has a two-story brick
building for the accommodation of
their stock of lumber, furniture and
vehicles. Their improvements are
substantial as well as attractive and
are in keeping with the surroundings.
The First National bank, organic
ed by Messrs. Phippen &5 Vernon, of
Texas, has been operated for the past
60 days. and is domiciled in the office
of the townsite company, pending the
completion Of their two-story bank
building. This is the only national
bank between Tulsa and Muscogee.
Two cotton gins are located near
the depot. The one just completed
was installed by the Lone Star com
pany, of Texas, under the manage
ment Of c. c. Hultquist. 1t is mod
ern round bale plant and began oper-
ating last week
"'The Midland branch of the Peavy
Elevator company is erecting a grain
elevator of $4,000 bushels capacity on
the right of way. This will be an en-
enlargement to the raising of grain,
and will no doubt increase the acre
age of small grain in this vicinity.
"W. \. McCord, contractor and
builder, has a convenient and commo-
dious shop on West Sycamore street,
and is already doing a thriving bust
ness.
-. S. Jones is completing a shop
on East Sycamore, and will soon be
ready for all kinds of contracting,
building. etc.
THE interest being manifested in
church building bespeaks much for
the moral atmosphere. The Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian denomi-
nations have selected sites and the
erection of buildings will begin at
once. A site has been selected for the
Christian church and a building will
be erected thereon in the near future.
The Creek Indians have a mission
school just joining the townsite on
the east. 1t is in charge of capable
superintendent, teachers and matron,
and is a power in preparing the In
dian for the higher duties of life.
There are about fifty or. sixty pupils
in attendance.
"Coweta as yet has but one school
building, and that is very inadequate
to the demand. There will be a mass