The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-06
.NEARlAQUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS
Real Estate Improvements In the City for Year 1904
About Half the Value of Those of Previous
Merchandising New Structures.

Miss Mary Cheshire built two story
frame dwelling on Clark street at an
expense of $1,000
The Standard Lumber company inn
proved Browns Cafe building at an ex-
pense of $l,400.
w. r. Hammett built $1,000 addi-
ton to his frame residence on Willard
street.
j. A. Lewis put a $500 brick addition
back of the hardware store on South
Front street, to be used in connection
with the same trade.
The Austin block on South Front
street between Cherry and jackson has
been remodeled and equipped with new
front; cost $780,
L. G. NJ. Fletcher rebuilt the two story
frame dwelling, that had been badly dam
aged by fire, at All South Front street
cost, $780,
Mrs. Barbara Kieffer built a two story
frame dwelling on North Fifth street
opposite the court house; cost $4,000.
b. f. Pay erected $500 brick dwell
ing on South Fourth street, near Main.
The Mankato Manufacturing company
put 81 600 into new brick building on
Poplar street for a coal shed and core
oven.
j. c. Noe at a cost of $500 has built
another dwelling on the site of the one
that was burned on Feb. 9, 1904, the
former home of DR.. Webster, at 222
Clark street
Bachertz Brothers have erected build
ing costing $4,000 for their broom fac
tory on West Liberty street.
On the normal school the sum of 81 SOC
has been spent in a new smokestack, &C.
ment sidewalks, cement floors in the
basement and miscellaneous repairs.
Mayor Taylor has built coal shed
costing $1,000 on the Omaha right of
way near Minnesota street.
A cover for the curling rink at the
foot of jackson street is going up at an
expense of $685..
j. r. Snow has put 81 900 in the way
of improvements on the Buckley block
on South Front street, where he has his
photograph gallery.
The Trinity Norwegian Lutheran
church at Carroll and Van Brlmt streets
has been improved by raising the super
structure about six feet and building
the foundation up to meet it, and by fit
ting up the cellar for basement room
The cost of the work was about $500
A new Baptist parsonage has been
commenced on East Warren street; ex.
pended so far about 81 800.
The foundation is in for a modern
frame residence at Pleasant and Rec.
ord streets for I. M. Evans; expended SC
far $3.50.
Benjamin Deke has the foundation con-
structed for cottage. at Fourth and
Ann streets; spent so far, $780,
George w. Scherer built an office ad-
dition of brick to the east of his laun-
dry on Hickory street; dimensions, llx3S
feet; cost $780,
Kleinschmidt Brothers have expended
about $500 in improvements on their
interior finish factory ON North Broad
street.
John Page bought the old milwaukee,
passenger depot, moved it up on Glen
wood avenue, and by the expenditure of
800 in building improvement, trans
formed the same into handsome dwell.
ing.
Firecscapes have been put on some OF
the buildings of the city. The Man
kato Manufacturing company put one on
the |. o. o. +. building, valued at $l75;
another on the Hunt building valued at
SS5; and another on the Lamm building
on South Front street, valued at $l75
Mayer Brothers put one on the 'Mankato
State Bank building; cost $50.
+. G. Heinze has built an ice house
and barn on Poular street near the
railroad yards; cost 5000.
Frank Mettler put new porch on
his home on North Broad street, at the
corner of Vine; cost $500.
Mrs. Schambeck has raised her brick
dwelling at Sixth and Plum streets
about three feet and built up the founda-
ton that much higher; cost, 500.
i I. G. Nicholson has put in the foun-
dation and rough floor of new frame
dwelling on Pleasant street; cost SO
far, $500.
Joseph Ruder built $500 addition
to his frame dwelling at Fourth and Ann
Istreets.
Wendell Engwalson has in the founda
ton for fine frame dwelling at Third
and May streets; cost so far about
$3.50.
improvements on the ST. Peter and
Paul's church and school the past wear
have amounted to about $780, At Cal