Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-07
SEVERAL BLOOMFIELD CITIZENS
ARE IMPROVING THEIR
PROPERTY.
Residents Of Davis County are Build
Ing New Homes and Remodelins
Their Old ones-All Have Modern
conveniences.

/ proVements of the summer have not
been numerous but a few handsome
homes have recently been completed
and other resident properties have
Deen improved by new porches and adj
ditional rooms.
The most beautiful new home In
the city Is the Baptist Hardy residence
which is now ready for occupancy.
| after being under construction for
more than a year. The builders might
have completed the work last fall, but
We're delayed by the nonarrival of
materials. The house is of colonial de-
Sign. 1t Is two story frame structure
a5x56 feet and contains eleven rooms.
al-o bath rooms, attic and basement
the latter containing hot air furnace,
laundry and store rooms, The in
terror is finished in yellow pine and
red oak, the latter being used in the
hall, dining room, parlor and library,
The porch which is two stories high
Is supported by columns Is feet high
and % inches in diameter The cost
OF the dwelling l.. estimated at $500
Newt. Battin, having recently lpur-
chasel a building lot of Mrs. J. W..
Stark, formerly of this city, is pre-
pairing to build pretty little 35x43
feet house, containing besides six liv
ing rooms, basement, attic, bath
room and pantry. The interior will be
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not exceed $1,000.
/ Wilbur Carroll Is putting up a fine
two story frame dwelling 30x42 con-
| tanning three rooms each on the upper
and lower floors. When completed it
will contain all modern improvements
Mrs. Thomas Davies and family are
moving into the handsome home which
has been erected on the site of their
former residence, which having stood
for more than half century, had
become one Of the land marks of the
county The design is colonial
1t is two story frame dwell
ing. containing three rooms and
reception hall and pantry on the
lower floor and five rooms and bath
room up stairs. The living rooms are
furnished in yellow pine and in the
hall and library red oak appears. Heat
is supplied by hot air furnace and
water will be furnished by pressure.
George Smith, residing six miles
west of the city, is building a two
story frame dwelling containing eight
rooms and basement. Furnace heat
1 will be supplied $500
One of the largest and finest cattle
pavilions of the county is being built
on the James MCGOWAN property
which will soon be completed at cost
/ of $4,000. The building is 44x10O feet
\ with % feet to the square and con-
tains ten box stalls, buggy room, Office,
granaries and corn cribs. The man
4 gers and troughs are steel. The base
ment is 44x50 feet. TIE drive way Is
:E2o feet wide and the approach has a
cement floor 20x40 feet. 1t will be
A completed by the middle Of next
month.
j BY the expenditure of $500, the Cy-
rus Turner home has been remodelled
and improved by modern porch, roof
and brick foundation. The interior
was also remodelled.
4 The g. e. Young residence has been
greatly improved by a colonial porch
extending 80 feet on the west, 16 feet
on the south. The design Is very
pretty showing circular corners and
| balcony.
Mrs. Mary Deal Cascaden has erect
ed neat little cottage in the east part
Of the city, The contract was In the
hands of Lucas and Barnett.
I. A new Baptist church has been built
at Paris station and new homes have
replaced old ones on many farms
throughout the county.
Personal and Otherwise.
William Hawley Smith, of Illinois,
Is visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. M. Smith
The regular meeting Of the order of
Eastern Star was held Tuesday even
| Ing. The business session was fol-
lowed by a social hour in which the
principal amusement consisted of a
baby picture contest, in which Mrs.
Chas. D. Shelton having made the
most successful guesses was accorded
the honors. Light refreshments were
4 served.
Rev. j. c. Wilson has returned from,
Sharon where he has been assisting
in several services for three weeks.
4 Webster Creel received a dispatch
| Wednesday stating that his brother
who moved his family from Pulaski
to Colorado few years ago, had been
badly burned and that Mrs. Creal had
been burned to death. Mr.. Creel left
Wednesday evening for Colorado.
1 Mrs. Will Wallace and baby, OF
/ Moscow, Idaho, are visiting. at the
home of Mrs. Nancy Wallace
Mrs. ]. T. Barker and Mrs. Frank
Warner left Tuesday night for Okla
homa City to visit relatives for time.
Mrs. j. A. Rominger and daughter.
Dorothy, left "Wednesday for Oska-
loosa to visit the formers mother,
Mrs. Baker.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Tom Hill. of Spring
dale Ark. left Tuesday for Milton to
visit Mr.. Hills sister, Mrs Holmes.
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