The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-06

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dollars. This does not show up well in
comparison with the great year of 1908
when the total swelled past half a mil
lion; yet there is no reason for dis
couragement. Far from it. Mankatc
grows. 1t keeps on growing every year
and though there is a marked variation
in speed development, yet this develop
ment, never stops; it is simply faster in
some years than in others.
The value of the real estate improve
ments for the year runs up to S24l )
SS5. Citizens and private corporations
voluntarily and of their own initiative
have improved to the extent of S2O3,-
600. The other improvements, amount
ing to $685. 25, mostly on the streets,
have been ordered by the council.
Twenty-siX handsome serviceable new
buildings have been added to the city
and six others have been so enlarged and
buildings. Small additions and other
little improvements run up to high
total, reaching in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
The superstructure of the Y. M. c. A.
building rightly belongs to the building
of the year 1904. About $4,000 is the
value of the work done during the year
on the magnificent structure on the
corner OF Second and Cherry streets.
The Hubbard Milling company has
constructed new office building on
North Front street, next to the mill
The building is of st. Louis pressed
brick and Mankato stone, has three
stories and a basement, and extends
34N60 feet. 1t cost 81 ,000
Extensive improvements have been
made on Leo. S. Lamm's building on
South Front street, occupied by the
Sons of Herman and by Schroeder &
Murphy. The third story has been
heightened; an entire new first floor
has been put in; and the building has
been heightened, making a three story
block, 33X150 feet. The cost of the whole
improvement has been in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000
II. Zimmerman, ST., has caused the
Athletic Hall building on North Second
street to be remodeled, enlarged and inn
proved, and fitted up for hotel The
expense of the work on the building is in
the neighborhood of $500.
Remodeling and renewing part of the
interior of the Bierbauer brewery has
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
j. r. Brandrup built new frame res.
idence on Byron street; two stories
cost, $1,000
j. B. Richards has built fine new
frame dwelling on South Second street
cost $4,000.
Gen. j. III. Baker built new frame
dwelling at the corner of Clark anC
+. w. Hunt has constructed a two
story frame cottage on Clark street; cost
$1,000.
Henry r. Case has constructed two
story frame dwelling at Fulton and Will
ard streets; cost $4,000.
Herman Haase has built story and a
half residence, frame at Fourth and
Mulberry streets; cost $2,lOO.
Jay Hubbard constructed an elegant
frame dwelling, three stories and base.
ment, at Center and Lincoln streets
cost, $1,000.
The Windmiller company erected ST..
500 frame dwelling at lOl East Rhine
street
John Gacke built a $1,000 frame
dwelling on North Fifth street in the
hospital block.
j. F. Herold built $4,000 frame dwell.
ing on North Fifth street.
Frank Magel has constructed a two
story frame dwelling on North Broad
street near Vine; cost $1,000.
Ben Bangerter built frame cottage
back of his residence at Third and Elm
streets; cost $4,000.
E, Johnson built $4,000 frame dwell.
ing on North Fourth street between Null.
berry and Plum.
Jacob Schorn has erected two story
frame dwelling on North Fifth street al
an expense of $4,000
i. c. Willard built frame DWELLING
house and barn on Moreland avenue cost.
ing $4,000.
w. j. Merchant completed an elegant
frame dwelling on Grove street at the
corner of Broad; cost, $4,4OO.
G.. +. Musser has a new brick veneer.
ed dwelling at BIG West Front street
quite an original piece of work, mas.
much as it was constructed with the old
street car barn as basic frame struc.
ture. Yet the work has been so well
done that no appearance of the old
jtreet car barn is now extant tbo,,ob II
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