Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-19
Several Pine ousinsss Houses and
Manufacturing Additions included in
New improvements - New Resi-.
deness Ars Numsrsus-Prospsets Tor
Coming Year Are Drieht.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Fourth and Maple streets. This build
ing Is constructed Of cement blocks and
steel, is Ex132 feet in size, two full
stories In height. steam heated thru
out. and Is one Of the best constructed
and best arranged buildings of the
kind in northern Iowa.
Another substantial improvement to
Walnut street Just north of Fourth is
the new agricultural implement build
ing erected by Aldinger & Paullus This
building Is constructed Of cement
blocks and steel and Is 64x96 feet in
SIZE
The new Benz building on Reeve
street was finished a few weeks ago
and has Just been occupied by the stock
Of millinery Of Mrs. Joanna Benz. This
structure was erected especially for the
use to which 1t is now being put and
10 we'll arranged for the purpose. 1t is
11xss feet in size. two full stories In
height, with basement, has gas, sewer
and water connections, and ts heated
by hot water. using the mercury system
room is fourteen feet In height. and q
temporary partition will divide the
front store from a work room at the
rear. Ample light will be provided and
prism glass composes large portion
Of the front window. This glass is said
to be much superior to the ordinary
glass for throwing light back consid-
cradle distance in a room. The upper
story Is admirably arranged for living
roms, which are we'll lighted and easy of
access to the hall that extends the en-
tire length Of the building.
conersts 10 Popular.
Another new structure that Is near
ing completion Is the Coonley building
at Third and Reeve streets, erected to
replace the one Destroyed by fire two
years ago next January. This structure
will be two full stories and basement,
24x100 feet, and like the Benz building,
will be Of cement and brick and Of the
best construction. The entire front
will be Of plate glass in metal sash.
The entrance will be at the southeast
corner and the glass front will extend
around the northeast corner, giving
view Of the display window from the
north as well as admitting additional
light to the interior. Prism glass will
be used above the plate window and
still additional light be admitted by
four windows above the shelving along
the north side Of the room. The floor
will be Of maple. the ceiling Of steel, and
the side walls will be plastered. An
of light will also be furn-
ished the upper story as 1t will have
eighteen large windows. Sewer, gas
and water connections are installed.
A substantial addition to the store
room Of Charles Beed & Son has just
been completed that now makes that
place Of business extend the full dis
lance from the street to the alley. The
new building 10 2ox44, brick veneered,
one story. and one-haf Of 1t will be
used as q shop and the balance for
store house purposes.
Extensive improvements have been
made to the building used by the w. F.
Priebe Company at Fourth and Maple
streets. Tho building has been raised
and leveled up. good foundation built
under 1t, and an extension built on
both the east and west ends The lat
ter extension adjoins spur Of the
Iowa Central tracks. and the products
Of the company can now be loaded di-
rectly into cars. A refrigerator store
room has been installed in this por-
ton Of the building. Substantial i'm
have also been made to
the building occupied by the WOODBURY.
restaurant on Fourth street.
Many New Residences.
II building activities have been
plenty in the business district. no less
enterprise has been manifested in the
residence sections Of the city and
country adjacent. Among the new
that have been erected dur
ing tho summer. or those that have
been remodeled to such an extent as to
almost entitle them to the name Of new
structures we mention: New houses
Frank Wheeler. ]. e. Coonley, Catholic
Carl Petersen. L. e. Stone
braker. sophus Pohl, Jake Shoemaker.
D. w. Parks. J. Silkema, and George
Patterson. Houses remodeled-William
Avery, A. G. Vernon. Claude Roemer,
c. L Jernegan, N. A. Inglis, G. F.
J. e. Johnston, e. A. NAL
lory. e. n. Mallory, r. H. WOODBURY..
w. L. Robinson. and T. w. Purcell.
It Is somewhat early to predict what
may transpire next year in the way Of
new buildings In and about the city,
but one new block that 10 said to be
assured II to take the place now occu-
pied by the Pohl feed store at Reeve
and Third streets. This old structure
that has done good service for many
years will be replaced by q thoroughly
modern new DOCK in xeepil,s viii. ti,t, !
other new fronts adjoining at the
south.
EARLY In the summer extensive addi-
lions were made to the plant and
buildings Of the Hampton Kelley Can
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