The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-05-01
MANY BUILDINGS GOING UP.
New II HoteI for Winona--Huqe Barn
for Fred AeschIiman.

Tor Fred Aeschliman.
Easum Bros Of this city have the con-
tract to put up big hotel building at
Winona to take the place Of the one de
strOyed by fire several weeks ago. Work
was commenced Monday The building
will cover 54x64 feet ground space, and
Will be three stories facing one street and
two stories facing another. The esti-
mated cost is $4,000 j r. Good {
70. furnish the lumber, steel and glass,
and do the mill and carpenter work.
Winona has stood greatly in need OF this
structure since the old one was
destroyed
j. N. Martin, on Little Alkali fiat, 16
| miles west of Colfax, is preparing to
build hay barn 4Sx6O feet. 1t will be
unique affair, neither a barn nor a
shed, but open on three sides so that
stock can 60 under it whenever they
please. Stalls will be built around the
three sides W. d. Parr will be the car
penter and leaves Monday for that pur,
pose. Mr.. Martin lost his barn by fire
last fall, this one being erected to take
it's place.
Thomas Baird, who lives on the Pa
louise road six miles east of town, is
building a six-room house which will
cost $1,000. Robert Butcher has the
contract.
David McNabb is adding two rooms
to his house and building porch rs or
80 feet around it at his home on Spring
fat, three miles from town. Duchemin
Bros. are doing the work
Fred Aeschliman, near Almota, is pre-
pairing to erect a huge barn on his
homestead, one of the largest and finest
in the Palouse country. He will do the
work himself, being an ex.carpenter but
now a prosperous farmer. j. r Good
& Co. have the contract to furnish the
lumber, which will be between 81, 900
aud 10000 feet. We cannot give the
dimensions at this time.
Sherman Colvin is getting together
the material for new house for Mrs. g.
T. Pickell, whose home is on Clear creek,
six miles east of town. The cost of the
building will be $25OO. The main part
will be 16x28 feet, two stories; IT"
1924 feet, two stories an addition
1924 feet, one story, besides toilet,
pantry, etc. 1t will be provided with all
modern improvements.
John Wiseman, whose place is four
miles vest OF COlfax, will soon commence
he construction Of large barn.
The Lynch brothers, who recently
bought the Thomas Amos place, on Dry
creek, six miles northwest of town, are
planning to build a house and barn.
John Huffman, whose farm is four
miles southeast, between Spring and
Rebel fats, is having plans drawn for
new house to cost $4,000
School District No. 122 (Belmont),
between Garfield and Oakesdae, will
build q $1,000 brick school house this
season Work will commence as soon
as title to the ground can be had.
A meeting was held at Hay to talk
over the matter of erecting a new school
building at that place. The proposition
to erect $4,000 wooden structure was
voted down, the sentiment OF the meet
ing being in favor of building a brick to
cost between $1,000 and $S0OO Philip
W. Cox and other large property holders
in that neighbOrhood were in favor Of
this, and brick school house there may
be looked for.
A. J. D. Cornelius is building a six
room house at his home at the head of
Pleasant Valley, 10 miles north of town.
1t will cost $4,000. 1t rests on a stone
foundation, is hard finished throughout,
and is provided with all modern i'm
provements. Steve Yange. a son in-law
of Mr.. Cornelius and a graduate of the
w. S. c., is the architect of this building.
Mr.. Yange is in the service Of the gov
ernment, with headquarters at Spokane.
James Benton of La Crosse, father of
Mrs. Seymour Manning, is building a
$1,000 bungalow, provided with all mod
ern improvements.
j. Z. Moore, cashier Of the First Bank
OF La Crosse, is putting up a bungalow
that will cost its owner $25O0 when
finished. J R. Good & Co. are furnish
ing the interior wood work.
1t will thus be seen that the territory
surrounding Colfax is marching on"
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