The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-26
news
OF NORTH DAKOTA
MORE NEW SCHOOLS GOING UP
IN EVERY PART-MANY TOWNS
ARE GETTING NEW BUSINESS
BLocks-eooo CROPS KEEP UP
BUILDING BOOM.

The most important
ment in the world of building
in this city is that the Chill
dren's home is to be materially en-
larsed and that Bowers Bros. will put
up a three-story addition for the use
of the Hotel Gardner. The other
building operations i'm Fargo are get
ting along nicely and many new resi-
dences will be completed in the near
future. The nine new houses now
being constructed by George w.
Poague on the north side are about An
ished, the two Olsen buildings n the
new Annex will all be finished accord
ing to contract time. ...
Schools in the State.
All over the state there are new
schoolhouses being planned with sew
eral in various degrees of completion.
The people of Ardoch are preparing to
erect one, and one will be erected in
the town of Binford. The site for the
proposed new North Dakota M. e. col
iege has been selected in the city Of
Bismarck and 1t is expected that work
will begin next year. Near Center a
new schoolhouse is to be erected in
district No. 10. At Crosby a new four
room ~schoohouse is being erected. Bids
for the high school at Minot were
considered too high and all were re-
jected. At Persevere bids will be re-
ceived for the erection of a school
house in Eagle Butte district
there will be two schoolhouses erected
in the Rainy Butte district, with an
other at Sherwood.
A four room school is to be erected
at Wild Rose, and hot air furnaces
will be placed in the two schoolhouses
at WilIiston. Wheelock is also erect
ing a new school building.
Business Blocks and Homes.
At Gfenfeld work has been started
on a new bank building, and at Nc
Henry a bank building a also been
started. At Steele the Loerch Cash
Store Co. has begun the work on a new
block.
Joseph Thompson, Fairdale, is erect
ing a new home. At Grand Forks E.
o. Lowell is building a two-story frame
residence; Ole G. Neros is erecting a
one-story cottage, and so is Charles
LIE Page, while Gus Peterson Is putting
UP a two-story residence. Residences
are being constructed for Messrs. Hal
vorson and Beckyold at Neville.
Within $4,000.
At Bismarck they are planning on the
construction of an auditorium. When
the bids were opened they were all
found to be too high. The plans have
been modified and now the contract
will be awarded on an $4,000 basis.
At Grand Forks the county will vote
on the question of a new schooihouse,
and at McFIenry bids are being re-.
ceived for a new town hall. At Minot
the foundation has been laid for a new
Lutheran church. while the building
committee of the Methodists in the
same town is planning for a new
house OF worship.
Other Buildings.
At Devils Lake the Western hotel is
I o be remodeled.
a. $4,000 hospital is being planned
by physicians at jamestown, and at
Mandan a horticultural and agriculture
al station which has been authorized
by the legislature will be constructed
next spring at a cost of about $4,000.
1t is rurnored that Otto Barth will con
struct a roller rink and operahouse in
the town OF Minot.
Garages are being planned for MI
not and New Rockford