The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-12
THE MAKING OF A CITY
Building Operations Going on Here
and There AboutTown.

Charles W. OFT has made some re-
cent changes, improvements and ad-
ditions to his store, No. 119 North
Market street, that count for conyen-
fence ind betterment and add much
to the general appearance of the
Iplace. Wall cases and display racks
nave been moved bach and several
new snow cases added until the
place looks like an entirely new store.
Considerable new shelving has been
added, built in to accommodate new
| lines of goods and the improvements
have cost considerable money. Mr..
OFT has been making improvements
and additions to his store building
year after year, until he now has one
of the places that helps make North
Market famous. ,ra..
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! Work is being pushed on the i'm
/ provements at the Mahaska County
State Bank building with vigor and a
great change is being produced. A
large new vault two stories high has
been built of steel and concrete, the
Hover or basement section will be
useu for storage purposes and the
! floor will be used for bank purposes
and also for safe deposit uses. This
section is in two parts with door
for each part, one opening toward the
front into the banking room and the
rear part opening on the side into
corridor. The size of the banking
tfeem- has been largely increased and
| the whole plan embOdies the very lat
est in bank fittings and furnishings.
The exterior walls are being rebuilt
in stone and brick WORK and the build.
/ ing will be practically new when COM
lpleted.
A new barn has been built on the
LathrOp property, corner of High ave
nue. West and South J street, and the
whole place renovated and cleaned
up.
A fine new barn has also been erect.
ed on the Alva c. Reynolds property,
ga North G street. This site was
formerly the Mrs. f. z. Smith resi-.
dence and has recently been bought
by Mr.. Reynolds and notable improve
mentS have been made to the proper
ty. Both the exterior and interior
have been improved by painting and
papering and other comforts and
conVeniences have been added which
go to make the place an ideal home.
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Work on the new Friends church
Is moving along rapidly. Contractor
Winters is now placing the structural
steel in position and the arch" or
opening between the audience room
a M oil nj
There will be two other arches over
the audience room, or three in all.
The side walls of rough notified
brick are nearly up to the caves and
the window frames have also been
placed. 1t will not be long now be-
fore they will be ready for the roof
The whole building will soon be en-.
closed and rooted over and then the
work on the interior will be pushed
with VigOr.
The work of cleaning up has been
in progress for some days past at the
new Spencer building. The concrete I
mixer and engines have been moved
away and nearby forms and Scaffold
ing has been taken away. A fine
new cement walk and parkway has !
been put in on the First avenue West !
front of the building and the new |
switch on the G. b. & Q. or east side !
has been placed ready for work. New |
iriveways of vitTified brick and &C. =
nent have been built, connecting the |
tear covered dTiveways on the north |
with the driveway back of the NJ. x !
81. l.. passenger station. The roof /
las been completed and the brick ele-
rator hoods erected. The chimney OF 4
he building Is at the northwest cor /
Ter and practically ali OF the outside
work Is about completed. Work on
he interior Is now being pushed and
/ will not be many days before the
,uilding will be ready OF occupancy.
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New bulkheads have been built in
( the street end of the first two II
racks on the west side of the W. &
T. L. freight depot, They are built !