The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-10
MANY PLANS ARE
ON EXHIBITION
SCHOOL HOUSES FOR sANRoRN
AND LISBON AND BIG ACADEMY
BUILDING FOR THE CITY OF
cRooKsToN. MIMI AMONG
PLANS FILED HERE.

There are two or three good build
Ing contracts awaiting the successful
bidder and the plans may be seen at
the Fargo Builders andd Traders exc
change. The plans and specifications
made by Hancock Bros Of this city
for a large addition to the Sanborn
school are on. file and it is estimated
that it will win cost about $40, 900.
The bids will be opened June IL.
Then there are the plans and speci-
ffcations for a small frame school
house for the town of Hunter, this
state, and the bids for this will be
opened June % by the school board
Another fine school house Is to be
erected from the plans OF Sam Crabbe
Of this city at Chaffea this state, and
1t will cost about $4,000. The bids
for this will be opened June IL.
Then there is a new home for the
Northwestern Telephone Co. to be con-
structed at Lisbon. and 1t is estimated
that 1t will cost $4,000, and there are
two residences to be built together
with a big barn in the town of Gard
ner. this county. and the bids will be
opened June 16.
One Of the great big contracts that
are to be awarded is that. for a new
academy for the city of Crookston.
Mimi and 1t Is estimated that it will
cost not far from the sum of $4,000
~ ~ aus &OA 3&C 10 ORpIkCd S1AfOl
Is, 1t Is understood that Fargo con-
tractors will be bidders on all of these
plans and specifications.
1t is stated that rs soon as every
thing is safe regarding the crops of
the state there win be g great deal.
of building done during the late fall
and early winter, and many items are
appearing in the state papers to the
effect that this and that man is in
tending to build residences and store
buildings. Nearly all of these plans
find their way into the local exchange
where they al be examined by the To-
cal contractors.
Out in the state there Is a good
deal of building projected right now.
At Ashley the Union State bank is
getting ready to build its $1,000 bank
building and at Benedict the new bank
has bought a. lot and Is about ready
to build a substantial structure.
There are some stores going up, for
Walton & Davis are getting ready to
erect a two-story brick business
block, and at Fort Clark e. F. Nut
cher has already completed the foun-
dation for his new block. At Minot
Dinnie Bros. have begun the work of
putting up the new Union State bank
and the Leslie Shnson building, the
two costing about $4,000. The State
bank at Penn Is about to be remodeled
anu pIdCSu III AEb6-Ild6S SlapSs AT
Raleigh the Mobridge Mercantile Co.
has begun the erection OF a new build
ing and at Regan the Jahr- Eastman
Mercantile Co. has started a new store
room.
The First State bank at Sawyer has
begun the erection OF a new bank
building which will be completed by
fall and a new bank building ig be-
ing erected at Wahpeton and Regent
is also to have one.
At Williston the j.. r Case Co. is
erecting a large addition to their ware
house and Office building.
In the hotel line there is also some
thing doing. AT EIIendaIe the
cial club proposes to turn v rthe old
courthouse into a hotel and will re-
model the building. At Marmarth an
eight-room addition Is being made TO
the hotel.
#. G. Davis is about to begin the
erection Of q new hotel at New Rock
ford, which will be modern, and at
Sheyenne william Lausverk IS think
ing of adding ten more rooms to his
present public house.
Manager Milton Ii r~eYnodeIing and
improving the Merchants hotel at
Wahpetorl.
Contractors are having hut little to
complain about theses days and a
stated above there ie every indica-
ton that there will be plenty OF wcrk
yet thiasummer and fall
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