The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-15
THE MAKING OF A CITY
Building Operations Going on Here
and There About Town.

John r. White has been making nc
table improvements to his property
No. 521 Ninth avenue East and tn
whole is being treated to a couple o
coats of color.
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Charles w. Hunt, No. $40 Mint
avenue East, is making repairs ant
Improvements to his residence place
and giving the house a redressint
with fresh paint.
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Sam Green is making somewhat ex
tensive improvements to his residence
and business property on Seventh
avenue East. He Is adding a new
room to his store to secure additional
room for his increased business and
is also making an addition to his
house. which called for new ROOF
paint, etc. An outlay amounting to
several hundred dollars.
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improvements, repairs and new
paint are being INDUCED at the Den
MS property, No. 500 South Seventh
street.
Harry Morgan is improving proper
ty on Ninth avenue East by treat,
ment with color.
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George w. Hixson is improving his
residence place, No. SIS Ninth ave
nue. East and is repainting the pro-
perty.
School houses are being put in re-
pair and improved in anticipation of
the opening of the fall semester of
school the first week in September.
Something is being done at every
school in town. The high school build
ing is having some new ceilings and
new decorations, new black boards
are being installed in some of the
wards. Walls In the Jefferson school
building rooms are being decorated
and relieved. The white walls as they
came from the plasterer had not been
previously treated. Grant school will
have a new furnace. etc. etc. and
some of the buildings will have more
sanitary water closets installed.
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Charles Perry, No. 701 South A ST.,
in addition to other improvements to
house and lot, has laid new cement
walks about his property, several
hundred feet in all.
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Extensive improvements are in pro-
gress at the Congregational church.
The roof is being repaired and defec-
tive or worn out caves and down
spouts replaced! This work calls for
the replacing of defective single
covering and other repairs, On the
interior such changes and better
ments are to be made as necessity re-
quires. which includes new heating
apparatus. Finishing touches in the
way of paint for exterior wood sur
faces, window and door frames, stair
ways. etc, will complete the job.
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Frederic knight Logan has been
making extensive improvements to
the old home place, No. 416 B avenue
East, corner Fourth street. Not long
since Mr.. Logan changed the exter-
ior of the home property, putting on
a roomy porch and otherwise improv-
ing the place. This season he gave
attention to the interior and has sue
ceeded in making over the house in
a way that leaves little of the former
plan that can be recognized. Partl-
tons have been changed or removed
and columns and open work substitut-
ed. Hard wood floors have been laid
and the whole interior redecorated.
The convenience and the comforts of
the home have been enhanced and the
property much improved.
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E. w Martin. No 9O9 Second ave
nue. East. is erecting a fine new bun
gslow home, at cost around $500.
Mark Grimes is doing the work. The
new building will have six rooms In
one story over basement and will
have most of the modern convenien.
ces. II will be attractive in appear
ance and will be comfortable in its
appointments.