The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-24

Many New Construction Ac.
tivities During Past Week
Some Are Important.

Many new building contracts are
being made this month, the jobs to be
concluded during the fall months and
early winter. Generally satisfactory
crop conditions have resulted In the
active building season being enjoyed
by the state. which is, quite remark
able or;thas period.of the year. usual
ly considered slow. 4
Onesos the most important building
projects sthatr will be realized this fall
is that Of the Sisters Of st. Francis
hospital in Minot. which will be con-
etructed at a cost of 100000, and
for which the site has just been pur-
chased. The building Is to be en-
closed this fall and the work will be
concluded during the winter season.
, Mohall has just completed the con
struction Of a $4,000 school,, modern
throughout. with a gymnasium and
assembly hall as one Of the interest
ing features. The building has Just
been occupied.
Catholics Of williston will construct
q church and the basement and
fall. The structure will cost $40, 900.
Fessenden is doing much building
at the present time. operations there
! being quite marked. An addition to
the electric lighting plant is proposed,
about IL new residences are being
constructed and several business
blocks r going up
Ed. Lowe will build another grain
elevator in Wil]iston, the building to
be completed in record time.
New PRESBYTERIAN Churches.
At Adrian a $1,000 Presbyterian
church is nearing completion: Blanch-
ard and LuVerne each will have new
Presbyterian churches. while. Pills
bury and Baldwin are both building
new Presbyterian churches now.
Darlington has let the contract for
q new waterworks system. and Hills
boro will extend its system quite ma
terially. =.
Tioga and Alexander will have new
lighting plants, while at Ryder a rural
telephone system is to be extended.
A new 'theater is to be constructed
already laid.
More New schools.
School construction activities con-
tinued marked. The Edgemount dis
trict, nea Alta. let the contract yes
teriay for two school buildings: a dis
trict near Belield lets a contract this
week for a building; on October 4 the
contract will be. let at Danzig for a
new schools; last Saturday q contract
was let for a new building in a dis
trict near Hankinson; near Hebron
one district will construct two schools,
both to be completed this fall; Hesper
will have a new school. the contract
| to- he let October ?, Lee will let, a
contract Saturday; Leith has voted
the contract September 80 for a new
England has just let two building con-
tracts: Bremen, near New Rockford,
is nov constructing a school, and Tut
tie will let the contract Sept. "a for a
new building.
At Sykeston, the German Lutherane
are building q new church, while at
Tioga the Catholics will build a
church this fall. =
Funds have been raised for the pa
per mill which will be constructed. on
the shores of Sweetwater lake, near
Devils Lake. 49,.
c. w. Gutill and Peter Miller are
building a new elevator at Westby.
John Holman of Bismarck will con-
struct a 'two-story bakery building; H,
K. Geist Of Grand Forks will erect a
two-story candy factory; a new bank
will be constructed at Clementson,
Stutsnan county; Adam Lefor OF
Lefor will construct a general store
building: A. Stern Of Wahpeton will
erect a fireproof building, four stories
high; G. ]. Harding Of Williston will
erect a two-story block.