The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1909-07-01

HALF A HUNDRED CHANGES
Cost of r1aterial So High That Much
Repairing is Being
Done.

progressing about as in recent years.
Several new residences are being put
up and others are completed. The
Johnston Lumber company, the j. Ia.
Stewart Lumber company aud the
Carpenter Lumber company report
many sales for repair work. On ac-
count of the price of material many
houses are being repaired instead of
being torn away TO be replaced With
new ones. All of tne lumber compan-
les report good sale on cement and the
contractors in this line have been reap
ing harvest.
Below is partial list of the improve
ments in and about Baraboo:
John Travis on Seventh avenue, is
rebuilding his residence.
Warren Wickus has made some re-
pairs.
Robert Koch is building anew house
on Fifth avenue. Fred Schacht and
Mr.. Koch are doing the work.
Mike Griffin is repairing his house
on Park street.
Jack Alexander has built new barn
on Seventh avenue.
E. F. Seaman, 412 Elizabeth street,
is remodeling his house.
The residence of DR.. HI. E. Cross on
Sixth avenue is nearing completion.
New walks have been laid around
the home of Henry Ringling on Ash
street and the grade has been raised.
The lot is being filled, a greatimprove-
| ment.
Henry Waddell will build new
house and barn ON Quarry street. Otto
Kruger has the contract for the mason
work but the remainder of the contract
has not been let.
A. L. Spencer, 2lO Maple street, has
excavated for new furnace to be in
stalled by the e-Radtke Hardware
company.
Hawley & Shepard have begun the
erection of the new cement coal sheds
for Davis & Cooley.
The work of remodeling the Bank Of
| Baraboo building is reaching compile
ton under the direction of the con.
tractors Isenberg Brothers.
Chris Ennis has begun the erection
of new residence on Third street.
r. A. Wood is building an addition
to his home just east of town. Ben
jamin Kamrath is doing the work
| with lumber from the j. L. Stewart
Lumber company.
The addition to the Clark hotel is
| receiving the finishing touches. Gust
& Hintz are the contractors.
The new residence of Martin Dyrud,
Lynn street, is about ready to be
plastered. John Pugh is the contractor
and George Carpenter is furnishing the
material.
The residence of Joseph Davis across
from his coal office on Lynn street,
has been rebuilt. 1t will be occupied
by one of his employees.
James Keane has built ne v addi-
ton to the house he occupies on Elm
street. Frank Moulton and Mr.. Keane
have done the work.
Contractor Henry Graft has COM
pleted the addition to the home of
Adam Schuster on Martin street.
The residence of g. Ebert, 2O3 Maple
street, will have new addition. Frank
Moulton has the contract.
Thomas Moran, $40 Lynn street, has
a new porch.
William Shale has built new barn
at the corner of Lynn avenue and
Moore streets. A new nine room house
is being erected. Stacy Elias of North
Freedom has the contract. Mr.. Shale
comes to Baraboo from the village.
The residence of Charles r OFT at
318 Second street has about been re-
built. The finishing is now being
done. Mr.. OFT and William Kaston
have done the work using Carpenter
Lumber company lumber.
T. B. Byrne, 415 Second avenue, has
new porch, walks and lawn in
creased in depth.
Superintendent of Bridges M. Riney
and family enjoy the pleasures of a
new porch.
LII Ferris, sos Second avenue, has
completed new addition to his resi-