The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-14
MORE BUILDING
in NORTH DAKOTA
ALL OVER THE STATE AND PAR
TIcuLARLY IN FARGO THE
SOUND OF THE HAMMER AND
SAW is HEARD - MANY NEW
STRUCTURES REPORTED.

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Fargo continues right along in the
building business and many immense
structures are on their way and among
these may be mentioned the Emerson
Birmingham Co. building, the armpry-
auditorium and several others, while
all over the city the sound Of the
hammer and saw is going on. There
are a number Of handsome residences
going up all over Fargo, showing that
the people have the utmost faith in
the city and her prospects. There are
several store rooms in various points
of construction and one, the Porrit
building, is nearing completion IN N.
P. avenue, making a very fine i'm
| proVement.
Out in the. state there is also plenty
of building going on. B. M. Helseith
of Bowden is erecting a, fine concrete
blacksmith shop and will occupy it in
the near future. At Dawson j. S.
Weaver is erecting a two story block
that will be a fine one. At Minot
Leland's department store is being re-
modelled and placed in good shape.
here are plenty of school buildings
going up all over North Dakota. At
Napoleon parochial schools are going
up that will be "a credit. In Moore
township e Lisbon the contract
has been left for the new school
house.
-Four school houses are to be erected
near Langdon in one of the school dis
tricts and near the town of Hay there
is a similar number to be erected. At
Hannaford the erection of two new
school houses out in the country is
being planned. At Devils Lake the
new school house will be started as
soon as the bids are opened and the
contract. let. AT the town of Courtenay
a ten room building is to be erected
which will be modern in every way.
A site for an electrical plant has
been looked into for the town of Bow
bells and the council at the next meet
ing will disucss the question. The town
of Beach is to have electric lights and
a water and sewer system. At Hank
inson a company has been formed to
secure an electric plant for the place
and it will be a successful one. May
Vile is to have a complete electrical
system and bids are asked for the I
some. The Devils Lake Utilities Co.
has installed electric lights for the
chautauqua and a white way is being
installed at Minot. The Cakes Electric
Co. has been installed with a capital
stock Of $780, 600. The Valley City light
plant has recently been equipped with
engines that cost nearly $4,000. West
field has a new telephone company
that has a capital stock of $4,000.
New elevators are to be established
at Colfax, Paramount, Lankin, Leith,
McHenry and Medford and Rugby and
they will all be substantial and up to
date.
Material for a new church at Nc
Arthur has been ordered and is ex-
pected every day. At Wilmot the
Catholics are about to rebuild their
church in a substantial manner.
At Bowbells the Great Northern has
started its new depot. A new brick
creamery is to be erected at James
town. j. NJ. Akers is about to begin
the work of erecting a new Touring
mill at McHenry.
Ground has been broken for a new
hospital at the town of Harvey which
will be 4SxS4 and it will be erected
this season.