Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-26

are being planned for the present sum-
mer Is that Of e. S. Ketchum on the
site of his present nome, cornersoi
Fourth avenue and Church street. MT.
Ketchum expects to build q modern
| home to cost $4,000,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Andrews are go
| ing to have fine new home at Soutn
Fourth street. the foundation of Whlcn
| Is completed. 1t is to be q cot1ase,
modern in eevry particular, and VIII
cost $4,000 Mr.. Andrews expects TO
have the work all finished and ready
for occupancy by the middle of July.
Rev. CLAUS Quallen, pastor. of the
| Norwegian Lutheran church, Is build
ing a new home at 112 South Tenth
street. It will be one and one-halr
stories, eight rooms. The foundation
| was all completed Thursday, and the
house will be done by June 20. MT.
Qualien's new home viii cost $4,000.
f. I. Jones, former lumber dealer
of Beaman, is building on the lot at
504 North Center street, an eight
room modern residence to cost $s,50o.
| The house will be completed the middle
OF June. MI. jules dllA AeAiAiAAS
move to this city and occupy IT..
p. l.. Nissen is building at BIZ ana
S111k North Third avenue, two modern
six room cottages, each of which VIII
cost $1,000. Both Of them are to be
rented. They will be completed In
from two to three months.
b. F.. Cummings has under course OF
construction new residence for rent
ing purposes at 1101 West Main. The
house Is modern, two stories, and Is
now plastered 1t will cost, when com
pleted, $500. Mr.. Cumnins also ex-
poets to build during the summer three
more dwellings to rent on his west
Church street lots, between Tenth and
Eleventh, on the south side OF the
street All that is preventing the start
ikk of the work is the city's decision on
furnishing sewage facilities. II they are
secured the houses will be- built this.
season. Mr.. Cummings VIII spend
$4,000 each on these new houses.
Public improvements, $52,50o.
In the line OF public improvements
the largest piece OF work will be the
expenditure Of the state at the Iowa
Soldiers Home. The appropriation for
this summers work amounts to VII
900, and included in the new buildings
will. be the quartermaster's office ana
storehouse, which has been badly
needed for, years. This building VIII
be erected on the site Of the old barn
that was destroyed by fire few years
ago. The present quartermaster's
building will be used either for DOR
nitory purposes or dining room, as the
needs most demand. The q. A. r. hall
is to be, another of tho needed improve
merts, and will be made by fitting up
the basement OF the assembly hail.
improvements to the power house and
others that are needed about the In
stitution will all be made during the
approaching season.
The next largest improvement in q
public way will be the new Presbyter-
Ian church, the plans for which have
been accepted by the church building
committee The church will occupy
the present site Of the old structure,
and will cost $4,000.
The First Baptist church Is contein-
plating the erection OF a brick addition
to the south end Of the church, to be
used for Sunday school class rooms.
1t has not been definitely decided as
yet whether this addition will be built
or not, and no plans have been pre-
pared. An estimate Of the cost places
it at $4,000.
The county will. soon let the contract
FOR an annex to the Jail, to be built in
the rear of the Jail and adjoining the
county heating plant. at an estimated
cost OF. $500. The building will have
ground dimensions Of 24x40 feet, OF
concrete and brick construction, two
stories in height.
Stores and Factories, $32,550.
In the way Of new business buildings
and improvements to manufacturing
institutions. +. r. Benedict will make
the largest Improvement OF the sum-
mer. Mr.. Benedict will build on the
lots at l3 and 10 West Main street a
two-story brick store building 40xl30,
the main part of which will be occu-
pied by the dry goods firm OF Bened1ct
& Brintnall. This firm will occupy all
Of the first floor and part OF the sec
ond, and, the remainder Of the second
door will be, fitted UP as modern Offices
Work on the excavations Of the east
lot will begin July l, and that OF the
west August !. The contract will be
let soon, ana all Of the material, mill
work. ETC., will be In readiness so that
the building can be rushed to compile
ton when started. Mr.. Benedict will
also build separate heating plant In
the rear Of the building, in order that
there will be no fire, dirt or dust In
the basement Of the business block.
This Improvement will cost close to
$4,000.
a very substantial Improvement is.
being made to the fremont block on
West Main, which WIS built new only