The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-23
H. r. GRAssE, Special Observer.
BUILDING SEASON
NEARING CLOSE
FARGO FINISHING UP HER NEW
STRUCTURES. WHILE OUT IN
THE STATE THERE IS A GREAT
DEAL OF NEW WORK BEING
PLANNED.

Fargo's building season is rapidly
drawing to a close, but with q number
Of business blocks and residences yet
unfinished, the work is being hur-
ried and will be finished before the
real cold weather sets in.
Out in the state there are many
structures in various courses OF COM
pIetion while many more are being
planned for construction If possible
this season. 40 rs,' -
E. g. Ahern is erecting new bank
ing building at Bailey, and a general
store for the same town is also con-
templated. Fred Bellerud of Esmond
is starting the work of erecting a
store building at Baker via Brinsmade,
this state, and work has also started
on the state bank OF Baker.
At Beach the foundation work for
the new bank is about completed,
while the new Farmers & Merchants
bank at Crawford is well under way.
At Devils Lake the second story of the
Wineman block is to be remodeled
into an office and fiat and it will cost
$1,000 to make the change. The new
furniture store of Fred Berg at Nc
Clusky will be completed about Nov.
/, and the new warehouse for the
Rumely people at Minot is nearing
! completion. It will be 150x200. feet. {
At Devils Lake the General Hospital
Co. is getting ready to build and bids
are asked for.
In the way of educational buildings
! there is much being planned out in
the state. A new school is to be
erected FIVE miles west of Forman to
replace the one that was destroyed
by fire. At Medora a large addition is
| being erected to the present school
house. Contractor Dinhie is making
| rapid progress on the excavation for
the new Minot Normal school. At
| Tappen bids are asked for a new
schoolhouse. The Fargo Plumbing &
Heating Co. received the contract for
the work in the new Mohall high school
| which Is being erected from HaXby &
| Gillespie plans, and a water system
is to be placed in the same building.
The Western Improvement Co. is
building the structure. The new $4,000
| schoolhouse at New England has been
commenced and it will be one of the
| finest in that section. In the Koenfg
| district lei Washburn a new school
house is to be erected yet this fall. l
At Juanita A. E. Rachel has begun
the erection of a new residence which
will be completed by winter. The
town of Hope will have to vote over
| again on the question of a new town
hall, as there was something wrong in
the first election held which was
favorable to the project Haxby &
Gillespie drew the plans for the
hall. .... ..s., ..' --
The Swedish Lutheran Birka con-
| gregation will soon begin the erection
| Of a new church, and the Lutherans of
Ryder are also to erect a church
which will cost $4,000.
The Western Utilities Co. is to make
great improvements In the Devils Lake
electric light station and water works.
At Cakes the Dakota Central Tele-
phone Co. will make improvements
! that will cost $40, 900 and Williston is
! trying to make arrangements for Sc
| curing electric power from the govern
ment plant for the city lighting. .
Grand Forks is to erect a shed in
which to store the city tools, wagons,
etc. at a cost of about $4,000, In the
same city Peter Werslein is thinking
of putting up a $4,000 slaughter house,
which he hopes to erect this fall or
early next summer.
Bids are to be received at James
town for the, heating of the armory
building in that city. At Grand Forks
| A. J. Kavanaugh is thinking seriously
of erecting a theatre that will seat at
least 1900 people. A gas plant is to be
erected in the city of Bismarck, and
another is to be installed at Devils
Lake. Plans are being prepared at
Grand Forks for a pulp mill for twin
city capitalists.
There will be several new garages
erected in the state within a short
time. Fred Redetzle will build one in
the. town of Hebron; Charles Culp is
going to build one at New Rockford
and it will be ready by the middle of
next month, and Austin Bros will
erect one at Ryder, this state.