The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-05
NEWS OF
NORTH Dakota
BIG CROPS HAVE AFFECTED ALL
LINES OF BUILDING ACTIVITY
NUMBER or NEW SUBSTANTIAL
HOMES BEING ERECTED OVER
THE STATE.

A look over the city OF Fargo indi-
Gates that there is a great deal of
building going on. There doesn't APP
pear to be a great big boom in any m
line, but there are some very nice bus
mess blocks going up and they will all
or nearly all be finished by the late
fall. Then out in the northern part
Of the city George w. Poague is just
completing nine pretty little homes
for renting purposes and all over the
city there are other homes going up.
Out in the state a great deal of ac-
tivity in building is being shown.
In the town Of Ashley, William Rit-
terbush is erecting a bank building
which will be completed in the fall and
a new bank is to be established in the
town of Baker by Messrs. Craig and
Engel of the First National bank of
Esmond, and a building to house it Is
being planned.
At Fillmore, near the town Of Rugby,
several buildings will be erected for
a store, a bank, auto livery and a pool
hall, and there will be the makings OF
a new town there. At Shelby excava-
lions have been started for a new
store building, and this will contain a
bank, restaurant and general store.
North Dakota continues to shine In
the educational line. The LIE Mars
school district near Paramount is
about to erect a new schoolhouse.
while Bowman is to install a heating
plant between now and fall for its
schoolhouse. additional plumbing is
to be done in the Central building in
Fargo and the contract has been
awarded for the same. At Minot the
bids for a new schoolhouse in the city
of Mfnot have been advertised. The
Newberg school building is to be en-
larged and made modern. Schafer
will readvertise for bids for two new
schoolhouses as the first bids were all
rejected by the board. Steele is show
ing city life and is going to erect a new
brick school building from plans OF
Haxby & Gillespie OF this city. At
Trappan a new frame schoolhouse is to
place. At fWheelock bids are asked
be erected for the rapidly growing
for a new schoolhouse in the Adams
district and bids are asked for a new
~schoolhouse in district No. 80 neal
Wiliiston.
L. w. Holder Of Forman has the
contract for a handsome bungalow
for J. p. Williamson at Havana, this
state, while Matt Gillen is erecting
new residence for himself at Wahpe-
ton.
The heating plant for the Devils
Lake courthouse is to be repaired and
placed in good condition for the win
ter and bids are asked for the work
An addition is to be erected to the
schoolhouse at Medora and a heating
plant installed and the town Of Dick,
inson is about to install the cluster
lights,
Members Of the session OF the Men,
denhall Memorial Presbyterian church
are endeavoring to raise funds to re.
build the present church at Crane
Forks. Work on the new Lutheran
church at Powers Lake has been com
menced, and at Regent a new Catholi,
church will be erected that will cos
about $4,000. while the Catholic churcl
at Stanley which was burned will b,
rebuilt, with Rev. Father Deschauer a.
pastor. The contract for the new au
ditorium for the city of Bismarck ha
not yet been let as it was found tina
the bids were much higher than tn
expectations of the projectors, tn
lowest bid being $95, 975, i~rrespectiv
of the electric light fixtures, etc.
At Devils Lake the Colonial hotel !
being ~refurnished and remodeled at
cost OF about $1,000 and a concret
root cellar is to be erected or built a
the Cass county hospital and Count.
Auditor Leeeh is receiving the bids 10
the same.