The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-03
THE MAKING OF A CITY
Building Operations Going on Here
and There About Town.

| We inadvertently made an error
few days ago in reporting the paint
ing of house in our column, Max
ing of City" The residence proves
! TO be that of Reed Brown, at 645
North b street. and not that OF Fred
venable, at 649 North B street, as
reported The two houses are next
door to each other and our reporter
in passing along College avenue noted
the Improvement and simply got them
mixed. There was no intention to
work an injury TO anyone, but was
one of those unintentiOnal errors that
happen in the lives Oh all of us. The
Improvement was a notable one and
very praiseworthy and we greatly re-
gret the mistake.
J. F.. Donnelley, No. 9lj South b
street, is making extensive improve
ments and additions to his home that
amounts 10 partial rebuilding OF
the property. New cellar room Is add
ed and this furnishes the foundation
for an addition to the dwelling. Then
the other parts of the home have been
'remodeled and made over and with
new paint and decorations, roof ana
porches and with modern convenien-
ces installed the house is equal to
new building.
Win Harvey has been making not
able alterations and improvements at
his new location, no. 219 High avenue
West. New furniture and fixtures
have been added Wall cases now &C.
lcupy both sides OF the retail depart
'ment at the front OF the room and
new show cases and additional equip
ment make the room take on new
appearance.
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Sol Popofsky. who purchased the
building at No. All High avenue
West. of August Gosman, is making
big improvements on the place. He
is putting in new front and is other
wise improving the property. This
room was vacated only a few days
ago by the Harvey cigar store, which
has been housed therein through a
term of several years. The building
was erected originally for the accom-
mediation of the Higlin Bros. cigar
factory and has sheltered tobacco
business for the greater part OF the
time up TO the present day.
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Ira Kellogg has commenced the
erection of a neat and convenient,
dwelling that will stand at No. S13
North E street. 1t will be cottage
style, contain seven or eight rooms,
over basement Excavation for the
cellar have been completed.
! John Tovrea, No. 1912 High avenue
West, is making improvements and
betterments 10 his property that add
to its general appearance and con-
venience.
Carpenters are making Roadway
with the Winter building, No. l09
High avenue West. Joists have been
placed during last week for both
first and second floors and the roof
timbers are in place The old cor
nice has been taken from the front
end removed, also from the Lewis
Cruzen property, preparatory to TAX
ing down the old bbFF brick afraa replacing
the same with more modern front
that will give the building the ap
pearance OF new block.
William D. Attig has erected a new
seven room cottage. modern resi-
dence property at No GIG Fifth ave
nue. East. corner Sixth street. It is
a mode! Of its kind, modern and con
yenieEt and makes an ideal home
1t contains cellar, bath room and toll
ct. closets and numerous other home
cOnyeniences.
Mrs. Mary Foster, at No. $40 Fifth
avenue West. has built a pretty and
coy properly. containing six large
rooms and a bath room and toilet. 1t
IS a modern dwelling in all particu-
lars and has every convenience OBJ
tainable. A. L. Howerton was the
contractor and builder of these new
properties.
Harry Carr is the owner and occu-
pant Of a small new residence place
erected on Seventh avenue East. Mr..
Carr contemplates adding to the
building next season.
U. Hadley is making an addition TO
his property, No. 4O7 South Market
street, enlarging second floor apart .
ments and changing the appearance OF