Iditarod pioneer., 1910-09-18
With the City Builders

Not to be outdone by his neighbors along First avenue, Isadore Goldstein, who installed one of the first plate glass windows in town, last week had the entire countenance of his business house changed, and now has two very wide and deep windows in which to dis play his goods. MT. Goldstein is an Alaskan product-having spent nearly all the years of his business career within it's borders. He resided num- Der of years in Juneau, where he was connected with the Goldstein Mercan- tile Co.
 A. E. Light, the road overseer, is having q cozy residence erected near the corner of Willow and Third. The pretty cottage home of Billy Porter, in the rear of the NJ. x M. bank building, Otter street, is almost ready for occupancy.
 Kemp's new dry goods store is com pleted and occupied, and presents an attractive appearance. T. l.. Thurston, of the Cascade laun- dry, is building a substantial frame residence on Willow street, between Second and Third avenues.
 The two-story log building on Rich mond street belonging to Mrs. Roscoe is now receiving the inside finishing work.
 The Dominion Commercial Company, formerly of Dawson and Fairbanks, has jumped into the commercial game of this city and has just started the found- ations for a big store and warehouse hotel on First street. Charles Wolters, manager of the company, has been in town for some time selecting a loca- tion and he has been busy starting building operations, at the same time making arrangements for the landing of a considerable stock of goods which the concern is shipping into the camp. The present building will be 25x40 feet in dimensions and will be ready for oc- cupancy in short time. f In preparation for the reception of his wife, who is due here from Seattle to spend the winter, Eddie Troughton, one Of the proprietors of the Vienna cafe, is now busily experimenting the erection of comfortable log dwelling on First street, east of Black.
 It is said that the present site of the Vienna cafe is soon to be occupied by substantial two-story building to be erected by Robert Graham, owner of the lot.
 William "Alabam" Ansley, manager fer Landahl's bookstore, who is super
 
 two-story log building adjoining the Budweiser on Richmond has an- nounced his intention of filling long felt want by providing a spacious dance and assembly hall in tie upstairs DOT tion of the building. This room will be 30x40 feet in dimensions and will con .t; ha hn1 wh in and social events may be pulled off this winter. Landahl's bookstore and Sales jewelry store will occupy the ground floor.
 Just like their advertisement in the Iditarod Pioneer, the Merchants Cafe is all upset these days pending their final settlement in their new First street quarters. When they do get stlaightened around they will have the finest eat emporium in the whole blooming country. Their new building is frame two-story affair where the upstairs of offices are to be occupied by DFS. bfOOhS anu bFduOuFg. uc Cdle will take up the whole of the lover story, for in addition to the old counter which has always looked like a Bos- ton notion counter on bargain day there will be some nicely-furnished boxes for the convenience of the more exclusive.
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 The big Nestor building last week received it's primary coat of paint,
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 Mrs. F. A. Stevens has lately added to her store's attractiveness by having it tastefully painted.
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